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Madrid vice-premier, who earns nearly €105,000, is claiming heating benefits for ‘vulnerable consumers’

THE VICE-PREMIER of the Madrid regional government has come in for fierce criticism after it emerged that he has been claiming heating benefits meant for

15 Mar, 2023 @ 20:30

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Liverpool fans try to skip out on €2,200 bar bill in central Madrid

TWO LIVERPOOL fans in Madrid for today’s Champions League game against Real Madrid have been arrested after running up a €2,200 bar bill and then

15 Mar, 2023 @ 19:30

Lead·Madrid·Sport

Benidorm pays tribute to over 200 residents who died from Covid-19 during pandemic in Spain

A white candle and memorial plaque have been erected at a new Benidorm roundabout to remember the 200-plus local victims of the Covid-19 pandemic. A

15 Mar, 2023 @ 19:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Demonstration Against The Ley Mordaza 'gag Law' In Madrid, Spain 13 Feb 2022

No change to Spain’s ‘gag law’, as parties fail to find common ground on reforms

AN ATTEMPT by the Spanish government to reform the country’s so-called ‘gag law’ failed this week, after the ruling Socialist Party and junior coalition partner

15 Mar, 2023 @ 18:30

Lead·National News·Politics

Study finds 20% of female dating app users have experienced violent sexual assault

The report, Apps Without Violence, revealed 3 in 4 women admit to having felt pressured to have sex on dates after meeting online and 21.7%

15 Mar, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Other News

UK ambassador to Spain presents honorary MBE to family of late Benidorm mayor, Agustin Navarro

THE family of the late Benidorm mayor, Agustin Navarro, were presented with an honorary MBE on Tuesday- awarded in recognition to his services to the

15 Mar, 2023 @ 17:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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‘World class’ violinist and ‘acclaimed’ pianist set to play concert at Gibraltar’s Convent Ballroom

A WORLD class violin virtuoso and pianist will perform classical works by Brahms, Ravel and Kreisler at the Convent Ballroom in Gibraltar at the end

15 Mar, 2023 @ 16:53

Gibraltar·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Madrid tops ranking of most competitive tourist cities

Madrid has overtaken Barcelona as the most competitive in tourism according to the Urbantur 2022 report carried out by Exceltur, which analyses 22 urban tourist

15 Mar, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Travel News

Woman gets €211 service charge for fire crew preventing her suicide on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE city council has waived a €211 charge levied on a young woman who was saved by a fire crew after threatening to take her

15 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Drivers from Gibraltar get green light to drive in Spain without international licence

DRIVERS from Gibraltar will now be able to drive in Spain without a separate international licence and vice-versa. It follows a Spanish Council of Ministers

15 Mar, 2023 @ 15:22

Gibraltar·Lead

Move over Ukraine: Spain and Portugal have a new Moroccan darling in their bid to host 2030 World Cup

Morocco has announced it will join forces with Spain and Portugal to launch a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup. The move would

15 Mar, 2023 @ 15:00

Lead·National News·World Cup 2022

Jet2 CEO questions Lanzarote’s president on tourism statements

The CEO of Jet2 Holidays, Steve Heapy has written to Lanzarote’s president, Maria Dolores Corujo, asking her to clarify whether or not she wants British

15 Mar, 2023 @ 14:30

Canary Islands·Lead·Travel News

Famous St. Patrick's Day parade returns to Spain's Costa Blanca after four years

Famous St. Patrick’s Day parade returns to Spain’s Costa Blanca after four year gap

CABO ROIG’S famous St. Patrick’s Day parade will be hoping nothing will stand in its way this Friday as it celebrates its 10th anniversary. The

15 Mar, 2023 @ 13:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Brits heading to Spain over Easter and summer warned to expect long passport queues

Over the weekend over 1,000 passengers were held up in long queues for passport control at Terminals 1 and 4 at Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport

15 Mar, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·National News·Travel News

Wedding photographers lead the way at Barcelona’s annual Photo Forum Fest

For the next three days Barcelona will be transformed into the photographic centre of the world as the Photo Forum Fest comes to town. The

15 Mar, 2023 @ 12:45

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Marbella with pool – € 380,000

Marbella, Málaga 3 beds 2 baths € 380,000 The ground floor apartment offers a good size living room, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a

15 Mar, 2023 @ 12:05

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Spain’s fashion giant Inditex owner of brands like Zara announces record profits

SPAIN’S Inditex- the world’s biggest fashion retailer- posted a 27% rise in net profits last year as sales exceeded pre-pandemic levels. Net income soared to

15 Mar, 2023 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Drugs gang used latest technology to foil police in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas

AN Albanian drugs gang that grew marijuana in Costa Blanca and Murcia properties has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. The group committed similar

15 Mar, 2023 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

Airline seats on offer to Spain’s Costa del Sol grow by 14.5% this spring

AIRLINES are offering more seats to the Costa del Sol this spring than they did in 2022. The supply of airline seats to Malaga during

15 Mar, 2023 @ 10:15

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Gibraltar signs ‘huge’ partnership with Philips for heart scanning and surgery equipment

A NEW 16-year private sector partnership will help Gibraltar take a ‘huge’ step toward diagnosing and treating heart problems locally. The Gibraltar Health Authority closed

15 Mar, 2023 @ 09:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Three of the 10 best cold soups in Europe are ‘Made in Malaga’

THREE cold soups that are made in Malaga are considered to be three of the ten best in Europe. The renowned food guide, Taste Atlas,

15 Mar, 2023 @ 09:00

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Drought Forces Earliest grape harvest in continental Europe to be brought forward

Traces of 6,000-year-old wine discovered in Spain’s Malaga

RESEARCHERS have discovered traces of wine in Malaga dating back to the fourth millennia BC – meaning Malagueños have been making and drinking wine for

15 Mar, 2023 @ 08:45

Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Police in Spain seize passport of toddler after parents seek female genital mutilation procedure

THE AUTHORITIES in Catalonia have confiscated the passport of a 17-month-old girl in a bid to prevent her parents from subjecting her to female genital

14 Mar, 2023 @ 20:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead

Ex-Spain player Gerard Pique finally breaks silence over ex Shakira’s ‘revenge song’

IT HAS taken him two months, but Gerard Pique has finally broken his silence about the ‘revenge song’ dedicated to him by his ex-partner, Shakira.

14 Mar, 2023 @ 20:00

Celebrity·Lead·National News

Riddle of dismembered corpse found at waste treatment plant in Spain’s Valencia

WORKERS at a Valencia waste treatment plant were shocked to discover a dismembered body amongst the rubbish during their shift on Tuesday. The gruesome find

14 Mar, 2023 @ 19:30

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

'Spain WILL NOT be on UK 'Green' travel list before the end of July' says UK ambassador on a visit to Benidorm and the Costa Blanca

UK ambassador releases video explaining next steps for victims of driving licence debacle in Spain

THE UK ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott, on Tuesday posted a video on social media that he said, he hopes, is his ‘last update for

14 Mar, 2023 @ 19:12

Lead·National News

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