‘Orgy of blood and death’: Outrage over mass slaughter of trapped animals during hunt in southern Spain
THEY each paid €1000 to participate in the shoot which took place on a huge private estate in Andalucia. The 70 hunters dispatched half a
Children will no longer have to wear a face mask in the school playground as of this Thursday
THE Council of Ministers has agreed to eliminate the use of face masks outdoors from Thursday, and put an end to their use in school
REVEALED: The most popular and iconic Spanish location for movies
FILM FANS have favourite actors and genres, but which locations prove to be the top go-to destinations in Europe for film-makers themselves? Research shows that
Unruly drunk passenger drops his trousers on Ryanair plane at Costa Blanca airport in Spain before police eject him
A Ryanair flight from Alicante-Elche airport to Dublin was delayed by 40 minutes on Monday after an intoxicated passenger dropped his trousers and verbally abused
EXPLAINER: The areas of Spain that still use COVID-19 passports and where you have to show them
EIGHT areas of Spain are still running COVID-19 passport schemes while other regions have stopped the measure as ‘sixth wave’ coronavirus infections fall. Passport will
Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz: Spain’s golden couple both nominated for Oscars as 2022 Academy Awards list revealed
THEY already each have an Oscar to their name and now Spain’s golden couple are both among those nominated for another at this year’s Academy
Funding pledge to encourage tourism on volcano-ravaged La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands
Spain’s government has announced a 9.5-million-euro plan to boost tourism to La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands in the hope of rebuilding livelihoods in the
Dry January raises drought fears in not-so rainy Spain as reservoir capacity goes down to 44%
THE second-driest January of the 21st century has sparked fresh fears of a drought in Spain. The government conceded this Tuesday that it was monitoring
Seven bar-restaurants on Javea’s Arenal beach ordered to close ‘within months’
VALENCIA’S anti-fraud agency has ordered seven businesses on the popular Arenal beach in Javea to close. Javea’s town hall has three months to shut bar-restaurants
TRAVEL UPDATE: Do I need a COVID-19 booster shot to travel to Spain?
NEW rules come into play from February 1 in Spain that mean vaccination certificates are only valid if you have received a jab against COVID
Spain’s fat cats under renewed investigation over corporate spying
SEVERAL of Spain’s most powerful businessmen are once again implicated in a far-reaching spying scandal. On Monday Spain’s High Court has placed Antonio Brufau, chairman
Police raid illegal Vietnamese Pig farm and seize 12 animals in Murcia area of Spain
A dozen Vietnamese pigs have been seized from an illegal breeding farm in Aguilas, Murcia. Officers from the Guardia Civil’s environment division, Seprona, raided the
Cheap Benidorm accommodation offer to tempt bar and restaurant workers from around Spain into filling vacancies
BENIDORM is wooing new hospitality workers from around Spain by offering somewhere cheap to stay in the resort. The hospitality industry’s biggest-ever crisis caused by
3 bedroom Villa for sale in Chiclana de la Frontera – € 230,000
Villa Chiclana de la Frontera, Cádiz 3 beds 2 baths € 230,000 Great property next to a golf course, just 10 minutes by
Drunk man urinates inside taxi on Spain’s Costa Blanca and then posts social media footage of cab driver’s reaction
A drunk man who urinated in an Alicante taxi and posted social media footage of the driver’s reaction, may face legal action over his behaviour.
Estrella Damned? How Boris birthday bash is proving great publicity for Catalan lager brand
THEY say that no publicity is bad publicity and while a photograph showing Boris Johnson clutching a beer during a lockdown event at Downing Street
What happens in Elche, stays in Elche: Vegas-style ‘weddings’ in shopping centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE MONTH of love has brought mock Las Vegas-style weddings to Elche on Spain’s Costa Blanca. L’Aljib Shopping Centre, on the outskirts of the city,
Jellyfish population surge on southern Spanish beaches as rising sea pollution kills predators
MALAGA’S beaches could soon be inundated with record numbers of jellyfish, marine experts have warned. Climate change, water conditions, the urbanisation of the Mediterranean coast
Valentine invitation to ‘fall in love’ with local business from city council on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BUSINESS boost for commerce and hospitality in an area popular with expats has been launched. Orihuela City Council launched the Saint Valentine-themed initiative in
Dog falls six metres down Costa Blanca well in Spain followed by man who tries to rescue it
A man fell six metres down a Torrevieja well on Monday after he tried to rescue a dog. Both were both rescued within an hour.
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Like normal tourists’ Dutch King and Queen make incognito visit to romantic Ronda in Spain’s Andalucia to celebrate wedding anniversary
RONDA has had a royal visit. The King and Queen of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander and Maxima, visited the iconic Andalucian town to celebrate their 20th
Guns under the hammer in bumper weapons auction in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A bumper public auction of seized weapons is being organised by the Guardia Civil in Alicante Province. It’s the first sale since November 2019, when
Spanish government proposes raising minimum wage to €13,944 per year
THE Spanish government has proposed increasing the minimum salary to €13,944 a year, or €996 per month if paid in the traditional 14 installments. The
Spain set to probe church sex abuse with independent commission
SPAIN’S prime minister wants to launch the first nationwide official investigation into the full extent of sexual abuse committed by Roman Catholic clergy. Pedro Sanchez
Dance floors reopening next week if COVID-19 cases continue falling in Spain’s Murcia region
DANCE floors in Murcia region nightclubs and concert venues are likely to reopen next week if COVID-19 case rates continue to fall. Infection rates have
Serial burglar breaks into dozens of homes within a few weeks in Murcia area of Spain
A serial burglar targeting Murcia City homes has been hit with 70 robbery charges. The Policia Nacional have also thrown in three fraud charges against