Get your diary out: Spain’s 2026 public holidays confirmed – with four long weekends to enjoy
WORKERS in Spain will be able to enjoy 14 public holidays in 2026 – including four long weekends. That includes 12 official work holidays plus
Driving in Spain? New rules come into force TODAY – including mandatory V16 warning light
NEW Year’s Day isn’t just about grapes, fireworks or nursing sore heads from the night before. For the tens of millions of motorists who drive
Tributes pour in after Valencia football coach and three children are killed in horror Boxing Day holiday boat tragedy
TRIBUTES have poured in for a Spanish football coach who was killed alongside three of his children in a horror tourist boat accident in Indonesia
MELT YOUR CREDIT CARD DEBT: Practical strategies to tackle high-interest balances and save money
By Peter Dougherty TODAY’S ‘money’ topic is a practical one: how to pay down credit card debt. That we should pay down our debt seldom
Spain is home to 11 types of snakes, three of them venomous vipers—but how dangerous are they?
THERE are 11 types of snakes in Spain, but only three of these are venomous, the last of which causes between 2,000 and 5,000 bites
Tourism chief slams Madrid over Christmas travel nightmare at Malaga airport
MALAGA’s top tourism boss slammed Madrid after chaos erupted at Malaga Airport during the Christmas rush. Francisco Salado, president of the provincial council and head
12 Spanish insults that will make you sound like a native
I’LL never forget the day my Spanish teacher insulted the projector. Not because it was hilarious to threaten a small electronic device with defecating on
Take care! The main reasons people need emergency treatment on New Year’s Eve in Spain, according to a medical expert
EXCESS alcohol and people choking on food are among the leading reasons for hospital ER visits in Spain on New Year’s Eve, according to medical
Why New Year’s Eve is called ‘nochevieja’ in Spain – and what it says about the Spanish way of life
AS the clock ticks towards midnight on December 31, Spain prepares not just for a new year, but for nochevieja – a name that never
Andalucia pharmacies to start screening for colon cancer
ANDALUCIA pharmacies are set to start screening for colon cancer from 2026 onwards. This new permission comes from the Junta de Andalucia who have deemed
Here’s a list of Spain’s most sought-after holiday spots over Christmas – and most of them are in Andalucia
DESTINATIONS in Andalucia were among Spain’s most sought-after holiday spots over the Christmas period, new data has shown. Figures from holiday rental platform Holidu revealed
Big Scandinavian boost unveiled for Spain’s Valencia airport
VALENCIA airport will- for the first time in 2026- run direct flights to all four Scandinavian capitals. Services to and from Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm and
Where does Spain’s tradition of gobbling 12 grapes on New Year’s Eve come from? Hint – government scrooges and the year 1882 have something to do with it
THE minute hand on Madrid’s Puerta de Sol clock tower nears midnight. Millions of Spaniards already have a grape in their mouth. Millions of others
The majority of Spain’s ‘lucky’ midnight grapes come from one part of the country
TWO-thirds of grapes that’ll be eaten at midnight in Spain to welcome in 2026 will have been grown in Alicante Province. They are the Aledo
Good news for wallets in Spain as inflation falls for second month running
CONSUMERS in Spain will get more bang for their buck in the new year after the rate of inflation fell for the second month in
Why the world is eating twelve grapes this New Year’s Eve
FROM Spanish plazas to UK supermarkets, the tradition of eating twelve grapes at midnight is spreading – here’s why people all over the world will
FIESTA! The best festivals in Spain for your 2026 travel bucket list
Now Christmas is out of the way, it’s time to look ahead to 2026 and plan your fiestas for the year.
Man arrested in Malaga for allegedly abusing pregnant underage girlfriend
A YOUNG man in Malaga has been arrested for allegedly abusing his pregnant underage girlfriend. The woman told staff at Hospital Materno Infantil that her
Tenerife is spearheading a new kind of whale and dolphin watching – here’s what you need to know
A DARK, curved fin slices briefly through the Atlantic’s surface before vanishing into the blue. Moments later, a sleek grey back breaks the water again,
REAL-LIFE MONOPOLY: You too can participate in the property market without committing your life savings
By Peter Dougherty ARE you tempted to buy a home before Spain’s rising property prices make them too expensive to afford? In the game of
Two expats in Spain are awarded the British Empire Medal in New Year Honours list
KATE Mentink-Duncan has been given a British Empìre Medal(BEM) in recognition of her exceptional, decades-long service to British nationals living in Mallorca. Terry Curran, the
Motorhome marauders busted: gang of thieves caught after €200,000 crime spree across Spain
A GANG of roaming thieves who went on a €200,000 crime spree across Spain has been busted by police while cruising the country in a
Birmingham-Tenerife Flight Hit by Severe Turbulence
A RYANAIR plane was struck by ‘severe turbulence’ on Sunday afternoon (28 December) and was forced to return to England. Some passengers were injured. Flight
British man executed in second gun attack within 10 days in same Costa Blanca area
A BULLET-RIDDEN body of a British man was discovered in an Orihuela Costa property before Christmas. Details have only just been made public over the
BE LUCKY! Maximise your luck for 2026 by following these New Year traditions from Spain
WE’RE all hoping that 2026 will bring a new start and good fortune but to make sure the New Year gets off in the best
High-speed police chase with drunk driver ends in terrifying crash on Costa del Sol during red weather alert
A DRUNK driver was arrested on the Costa del Sol after a wild high-speed police chase ended in a terrifying smash in the early hours