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Ex-Real Madrid star Sergio Carrallo proposes to cougar girlfriend in Himalayas

EX-Real Madrid star Sergio Carrallo has proposed to reality star girlfriend, Caroline Stanbury, 44. The Spanish player, 26, showed off his romantic side on an adventurous

6 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Celebrity·Lead·Other News

Eastern European slaves freed as large scale illegal tobacco ring dismantled in Spain’s Andalucia

DOZENS of workers from Eastern Europe have been freed from slave-like conditions as police dismantle illegal tobacco factories across Andalucia. Police made the swoop in

6 Jan, 2021 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Two years of daily Covid-19 infection figure announcements ends in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

RECORD DAY for new COVID-19 infections in Spain’s Valencian Community

3,930 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in just one day in the worst 24 hours for new infections during the pandemic in the Valencian

6 Jan, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Harry Winks with Jose Mourinho during the Carabao Cup match in Stoke on December 23

Spurs star to make a move to Valencia

TOTTENHAM Hotspur star Harry Winks could sign for Valencia CF on loan, it has emerged this week. The 24-year-old midfielder has grown frustrated with his

6 Jan, 2021 @ 11:15

Sport·Valencia

Four municipalities in Spain’s Malaga are above 500 cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 inhabitants—as province registers most cases of British Strain in Andalucia

FOUR municipalities in the province of Malaga are in the red with alarmingly high numbers of COVID-19 cases registered per 100,000 inhabitants. According to the

6 Jan, 2021 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga

Child porn swoop leads to 40 arrests throughout Spain

THE National Police has arrested 40 people throughout Spain on charges of distributing child pornography through social media. An investigation was set up following a

5 Jan, 2021 @ 21:00

Lead·National News

Benidorm has a COVID-19 infection rate that's three times higher than Spain's national average

Bars and restaurants in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca and across Valencian Community slam enforced early closing times

TWO leading hospitality associations in the Valencian Community have branded new closing times as a ‘coup’. Bars and restaurants will have to stop service from

5 Jan, 2021 @ 20:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Schengen EU deal could ‘unlock wealth’ of Gibraltar, business group claims

The Schengen agreement will help Gibraltar and the entire Campo area get much wealthier, according to the Rock’s Chamber of Commerce.

5 Jan, 2021 @ 19:57

Business & Finance·Gibraltar

Town popular with expats goes bat crazy to help control mosquitoes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BAT SHELTER boxes have been installed in Rojales, the town with the highest density of Brits on Costa Blanca. The purpose is to ensure that

5 Jan, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Infections and deaths increase in Andalucia but most populous region has third lowest incidence rate of COVID-19 in Spain

ANDALUCIA has recorded 42 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, its deadliest day in a week. The daily death count was only beaten in the past seven

5 Jan, 2021 @ 19:15

Coronavirus·Lead

Eva Herzigova shares first pictures of cover shoot with ELLE Spain as she battles COVID-19 from home

EVA Herzigova proved testing positive for COVID-19 won’t slow her down as she shared a picture of herself the cover of ELLE Spain’s January issue.

5 Jan, 2021 @ 19:15

Celebrity·Lead·Other News

Spanish Renaissance painter El Greco’s works expand as new painting discovered in private collection

RESEARCHERS from a Spanish University have unearthed a previously unknown piece of original work from famous Renaissance painter known as El Greco. The modest piece

5 Jan, 2021 @ 18:30

La Cultura·Lead

Two more COVID-19 deaths in Gibraltar as active cases rise past 1,000

TWO elderly people became the latest COVID-19 victims last night as active cases soared past the 1,000 mark on the Rock.

5 Jan, 2021 @ 17:50

Gibraltar·Lead

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Automatic renewals of job retention schemes inflate unemployment numbers in Spain

THE job retention scheme is exaggerating the downturn in the labour market, according to the Employment Secretary. According to data released Tuesday by the Spanish

5 Jan, 2021 @ 17:45

Lead·Politics

Spain’s Balearic Islands registers highest number of unemployed people since 2009

This is also the highest number of people registered in the social security system as unemployed since the 2009 financial crisis

5 Jan, 2021 @ 17:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca

Number of international tourists to Spain drops by 90%

THE number of tourists visiting Spain from overseas has plummeted by 90% year on year in November. Figures from the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed

5 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Lead·Other News·Travel News

Separatists Protest In Support Of Imprisoned Quim Forn

Gerry Adams and Yoko Ono among signatures calling for Spain – Catalonia dialogue

FORMER Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and John Lennon’s former wife Yoko Ono are among the names on a petition to open talks between Spain

5 Jan, 2021 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Lead

The cold winter weather returns to Malaga

ORANGE: Weather warning upgraded for Spain’s Costa del Sol as deluge begins TOMORROW

THE warning level for rainfall in Malaga has been raised to orange for both Wednesday and Thursday. The second-highest warning possible will be in place

5 Jan, 2021 @ 15:21

Lead·Malaga

Business is “BIG” on Spain’s Costa Blanca after radio station reports surge in advertisers

COSTA BLANCA business is booming, according to a radio station that has just added another broadcast to its services after a surge in clients. Despite

5 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

EXCLUSIVE: Expat British boxer accused of stabbing teen to death on Spain’s Costa del Sol pictured

THE British suspect accused of stabbing a teenager to death in Estepona has been named as Lewis Harry Briggs. The 21-year-old allegedly fatally stabbed Ulrich

5 Jan, 2021 @ 14:45

Lead·Malaga

Expat family’s desperate plea for specialist surgery after young son diagnosed with cruel spinal cancer over Christmas on Spain’s Costa del Sol (APPEAL)

Doctors found a tumour in his cervical spine before further tests revealed the cancer had spread to up to seven vertebrae

5 Jan, 2021 @ 14:28

Lead·Malaga

COVID-19 passports extended across hospitality and entertainment sectors in Costa Blanca area of Spain

TIME CALLED on Spain’s Costa Blanca as bars and restaurants will shut early at 5.00 pm due to COVID-19 case rises

TOUGHER restrictions are being imposed in Spain’s Valencian Community, including the Costa Blanca, which has some of the highest COVID-19 infection rates in the country.

5 Jan, 2021 @ 14:13

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community