A sanitary worker preparing a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine

AstraZeneca: Castilla y Leon region suspends vaccine even as Spain’s govt insists it’s safe

REGIONAL health authorities in Castilla y Leon will suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine, even as Spain’s central government insisted that they consider the jabs to

7 Apr, 2021 @ 17:36

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Spain’s Mallorca want to follow Barcelona’s lead and hold concert with 2,000 COVID-19 negative revellers

Inspired by the Love of Lesbian show which took place in Barcelona last month, the island's Association of Music has submitted a formal request to

7 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

Entertainment·Lead·Mallorca

Ready for Love! ITV bosses officially confirm new series of Love Island will go ahead in Mallorca this summer

Can you feel the love? ITV bosses have officially confirmed that the show will be taking place in Mallorca this summer, after months of speculation.

7 Apr, 2021 @ 16:45

Smuggler who fell off a fast launch rescued and arrested in Gibraltar

A PERSON who fell off a speedboat trying to escape Customs officers at sea was rescued and charged with smuggling offences.

7 Apr, 2021 @ 16:24

Gibraltar·Lead

Experts in Spain say stress makes women more likely to conceive a baby girl

WOMEN are twice as likely to give birth to a girl if they experienced more stress around the time of conception, a Spanish study has

7 Apr, 2021 @ 16:00

Health·Other News

ONCE ticket seller, two soldiers and a fishmonger at centre of €4 million cocaine network in Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE in the Cadiz region of Andalucia have dismantled an intricate and diverse network of criminals behind a multi million euro cocaine ring. At the

7 Apr, 2021 @ 15:45

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

FACE MASKS: What you need to know about Spain’s new proposals for beach, pools and waterparks

NEW proposals over wearing masks on beaches are being discussed today (April 7) between the Health Ministry and Spain’s 17 regions. A mandate was announced

7 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Coronavirus·Lead

Motorcyclist has foot amputated after being mowed down in hit-and-run in Spain’s Mallorca

Police are appealing for information on the driver that mowed down a man on Carretera Militar in s'Arenal on Tuesday afternoon

7 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Marbella suffers worst Holy Week in history as hotel bosses lament 50% COVID-19 business closures

BUSINESS unions in the Costa del Sol resort of Marbella have been left holding their heads after a disappointing Holy Week has added to the

7 Apr, 2021 @ 14:00

Lead·Malaga

Spain's pension time bomb keeps on ticking: Number of retirees grew by 35% in 2024 thanks to the 'baby boomer' generation

BREXIT: More help promised for Brits applying for residency in Spain

THE UK Government is extending Spanish residencia support for potentially at-risk groups including pensioners, disabled people and those with language difficulties. Those Brits who need

7 Apr, 2021 @ 13:45

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News

Two Million Single Jab Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Will Go To The Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas Of Spain

TWO MILLION single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccines will go to the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical firm has promised to send two million coronavirus vaccines to the Valencian Community between now and September. The pledge came

7 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Spain refunds fines imposed on thousands of people who broke 2020 lockdown rules

CURFEWS AND CLOSURES: How the end of Spain’s State of Alarm will change COVID-19 rules

SPAIN’S second State of Alarm is set to finish on May 9 if Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has his way. The measure was introduced on

7 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Lead·Must Read·National News

Two teens ‘stole goods from Marbella home and demanded ransom for their return’

TWO teenagers have been arrested in connection with a robbery at a Marbella. National Police say the pair were taken into custody on suspicion of stealing

7 Apr, 2021 @ 12:04

Malaga·Other News

Spanish government to scrap list of dangerous dogs and increase punishment for mistreatment

A national register will be set up to ensure that owners convicted of animal mistreatment will be unable to inscribe any more pets under their

7 Apr, 2021 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read·National News

Two endangered camel calves born in Spain

TWO endangered camels, of the double-humped Bactrian species, have been born at Oasis Wildlife Fuerteventura in Las Palmas. The largest theme park in the Canary

7 Apr, 2021 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·Other News

Three quarters of car accidents caused by driver error e

Road deaths in Spain, in the midst of the pandemic, returns to 2016 levels

DESPITE significant reductions in mobility due to COVID-19 restrictions, 32 people have lost their lives on Spanish roads this Easter. According to official data released

7 Apr, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·National News·Other News

Pringles Tubes Hiding Drugs And Cash In False Bottoms Don't Fool Police On Spain's Costa Blanca

Pringles snack tubes with drugs and cash in false bottoms don’t fool police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO Costa Blanca men could’nt fool the Guardia Civil at a checkpoint after officers discovered drugs and cash in two Pringles snack tubes. The men

6 Apr, 2021 @ 20:55

Costa Blanca

Couple accused of buying young boy as mother in Spain's Madrid says husband ordered sale to distant relatives

Man rushed to hospital with serious head injury after city centre brawl in Malaga

A MAN was rushed to hospital with serious injuries on Monday night (April 5) after a major incident in Malaga city centre. The victim was

6 Apr, 2021 @ 20:40

Malaga

Two-year home imprisonment ordeal ends for Madrid woman abused by her husband in Spain

A Madrid woman was rescued by the Policia Nacional after her husband refused to let her out of their home for two years. The 23-year-old

6 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

National News

Malaga based brewery announces launch of beer that tastes like red wine

A MALAGA-BASED brewery have announced a refreshing new launch. After 117 years of producing specialty craft beer, La Fábrica de Cruzcampo has launched a new

6 Apr, 2021 @ 19:56

Food & Drink

Another big weekly fall in new COVID-19 cases is reported in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases maintain just modest rises in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW coronavirus infections in the Valencian Community have risen by 43 in the last 24 hours according to figures released this evening(April 6) by the

6 Apr, 2021 @ 18:50

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Two men arrested after racist assault on taxi driver in Malaga

TWO men have been arrested by police in Malaga after they allegedly beat up a taxi driver when he told them they couldn’t get into his

6 Apr, 2021 @ 18:25

Elderly bus pest arrested after inappropriate behaviour towards female passenger on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE carted off an ‘elderly’ man from an Alicante area bus after a female passenger complained about his inappropriate behaviour. The woman had suffered previous

6 Apr, 2021 @ 17:44

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Experts in Spain slam damage done to Antequera Dolmens as ‘urban cruelty’

SLOPPY restoration work on a historic Spanish monument has been slammed by critics, comparing the work to “a job’s worth builder”. The renovations completed at

6 Apr, 2021 @ 17:41

La Cultura·Other News

H&M store closures in Spain: Thirty locations to close as retailer hit hard by pandemic

FASHION chain H&M will shut 30 of its stores in Spain, putting 1,100 jobs at risk. The closure affects one fifth of the retailer’s branches

6 Apr, 2021 @ 16:32

Business & Finance·Other News

BORDER REOPENS as Portugal lifts January closure at 18 land crossings with Spain

Madrid tops arrests for breaking border restrictions in Spain over Easter

SPAIN’S Holy Week ended with almost 8,600 fines for people breaking border restrictions and 99 arrests, more than half in Madrid. National Police and Guardia

6 Apr, 2021 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Lead·Madrid·National News

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