Spain’s government plans movement towards ‘cashless’ society
SPAIN may take future steps towards cash transactions becoming something of the past, according to a plan put forward by the ruling coalition in Madrid’s
BREAKING: NO ACTIVE CASES of COVID-19 in Gibraltar
The Chief Minister of Gibraltar announced on social media that the number of active COVID-19 cases on the Rock has finally reached zero in phase
Top Spanish tourism association begs government to permit air travel corridors between Spain and ‘parts of the UK that have low coronavirus rates’
A TOP Spanish tourist association says that air travel corridors between the UK and Spain have to be set up as losing British visitors would
Tourists flying to Spain’s Alicante airport to be required to inform authorities of contact details and holiday destination
FOREIGN travellers flying into Alicante-Elche airport will have to fill in a form with details of their home area and final destination, to stop any
Squatters hurl rocks at holiday homeowner and TV crew after being filmed breaking into house in Spain’s Seville
A SPANISH TV crew and a holiday-home owner had their lives put in danger by squatters hurling rocks at them in Espartinas, Seville. The Antena
Three arrested in Alicante for robbing car owners using the ‘Peruvian method’ – watch method here
GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested three men in Alicante who robbed unsuspecting car owners using the so-called Peruvian method. The thieves punctured car tyres and robbed
Elderly British ‘Romeo and Juliet’ found dead in home on Spain’s Costa del Sol
POLICE are investigating the deaths of two elderly British expats after their bodies were found within hours of each other in their Nerja home. The
Snooker star Willie Thorne dies at Torrevieja Hospital surrounded by family following cancer battle and septic shock
SNOOKER legend Willie Thorne has early this morning died surrounded by his family at Torrevieja’s Hospital Universitario. The 66-year-old Leicester-born star announced he was being
Two ‘smokers’ arrested as second forest fire on Spain’s Costa del Sol in 24 hours erupts in area of dry scrub
A YOUNG person and a woman have been arrested over the second Malaga forest fire in 24 hours. The suspects were believed to have been
Barcelona train crash hospitalises 10 people with driver and children among injured
A TRAIN has crashed in Barcelona, injuring the driver and 16 passengers, including children. Some 10 people have been hospitalised after a Renfe train collided
Valencian Community announces ‘massive vaccination campaign’ to avoid mistaking influenza symptoms for COVID-19
THE Valencian Community plans to launch an annual flu vaccination campaign earlier than normal because of the coronavirus crisis. The vaccinations will not be mandatory,
BREAKING: Number of new coronavirus infections in Spain almost doubles in last 24 hours
THE number of new coronavirus infections in Spain has almost doubled in the past 24 hours.
Just 12 COVID-19 patients remain in intensive care across Spain’s Valencian Community
JUST 12 coronavirus patients remain in intensive care (UCI) in hospitals across the Valencian Community. It is the lowest figure since a state of alarm
Charlotte Tilbury sells her makeup empire to Spanish fashion company Puig
SPANISH fashion company Puig has purchased Charlotte Tilbury’s makeup empire.
COVID-19: Spanish Government to extend Spain’s ERTE schemes until September 30
THE Spanish Government has said it will extend its ERTE schemes until September 30. The financial programmes, which allow employers to lay off or temporarily
Snooker star Willie Thorne put into coma in Spain’s Torrevieja following battle with leukaemia
EX-snooker player turned TV commentator, Willie Thorne, has been placed into an induced coma in a Spanish hospital after suffering from respiratory failure. The 66-year-old
WATCH: 3m-long bigeye thresher shark plucked from Alicante’s port
A 3m-long ‘bigeye thresher’ shark has been plucked out of Alicante port waters this week. The body of the shark was spotted by port authorities
Torrevieja town hall announces €82 million package to stop regular flooding – no hike in water bill
PLANS to end flooding on Torrevieja’s roads have been jointly unveiled by the city’s town hall and water company Agamed. An €82 million water and
Work restarts on Guardamar beaches to repair damage on Spain’s Costa Blanca from Storm Gloria last January
WORK has restarted on Guardamar’s beaches to repair damage caused by January’s Storm Gloria. Spain’s State of Alarm, imposed in mid-March, stopped emergency projects that
77% of all Spanish houses buy ElPozo meat products as company named 2nd best-loved brand in Spain after Coca Cola
MURCIA region-based meat producer, El Pozo, is the second-most bought grocery brand in Spain, after the international soft drinks manufacturer, Coca Cola. El Pozo´s origins
President of Valencian region calls for new and ‘improved normal’ of public health following the coronavirus state of alarm
PRESIDENT of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig, wants a ‘powerful reform process’ of Valencian public health, once the Coronavirus pandemic is over. Instead of just a
Angry neighbours force squatters out of two houses ‘within hours’ following street protest
NEIGHBOURS protesting outside two squatted buildings in Cuenca have led to a rapid eviction within ‘hours’. Residents in Horcajo de Santiago informed Guardia Civil of
Gibraltar’s bathing season starts today in Phase Four of ‘Unlock the Rock’
Phase four kicks off Gibraltar's bathing season, contact tracing and antibody testing to the whole population while active cases decrease to two.
Second day with zero hospital admissions in Spain’s Valencian Community
ONE person has died from coronavirus in a 24-hour period between Sunday and Monday in the Valencian Community. The latest regional figures from the health
Donkey therapy launched for health workers battling coronavirus in Spain’s Andalucia
DONKEYS have been roped in to provide therapy for health workers battling the coronavirus crisis in Andalucia. The so-called Doctor Donkey programme in Huelva has
36-year-old expat arrested for smacking partner in public in Spain’s Orihuela on the Costa Blanca
A 36-year-old man has been arrested by Orihuela’s Policia Local for hitting his partner in the street. The assault happened on Monday evening (June 15)