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Newly-formed Multilingual Society extolls benefits of speaking different languages in Gibraltar

“MULTILINGUALISM is part of what makes Gibraltar”, its culture minister told a new group that wants to promote the benefits of speaking different languages. John

26 Jan, 2023 @ 09:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Spain’s leader of health emergencies Fernando Simón announces imminent farewell to obligatory masks in public transport

THE leader of the Coordination Centre for Health Alerts and Emergencies Fernando Simon has announced that the end of masks in transport will come ‘shortly.’

26 Jan, 2023 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Man exploited 40 migrants by cramming them into his flat in Spain and charging €100 per month in rent

One dead, several injured in suspected jihadist attack against two catholic churches in Spain’s Algeciras

TWO Catholic churches have been victims of suspected jihadist attacks, resulting in one person killed and one seriously injured. National authorities have said they are

26 Jan, 2023 @ 07:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Five years later, 45 National Police officers could face trial for excessive force at illegal Catalan independence referendum

A TOTAL of 45 officers from Spain’s National Police force could see the inside of a courtroom for their alleged excessive use of force during

25 Jan, 2023 @ 20:00

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Response Effort To Russian Rocket Strike At Dnipro Apartment Block

Mallorca-based airline put on US sanctions blacklist for helping Russia buy drones from Iran

An airline headquartered in Palma de Mallorca has been added to the US sanctions blacklist for allegedly helping Iran sell the drones Russia has used

25 Jan, 2023 @ 19:30

Lead·Mallorca

Benidorm police use famous Shakespeare line to discourage Brit tourists from buying drinks from illegal beach sellers

Benidorm hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca welcomed over two million people in 2022

BENIDORM got over two million hotel bookings last year according to the city-based Hosbec hoteliers association. The Hosbec Monitor report for 2022 says bookings were

25 Jan, 2023 @ 19:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Hotels·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Valencian Community

Mallorca Snow Major Puig Alberto Darder Rosell

Party islands turn white as largest snowfall in five years hits Mallorca, Ibiza

Mallorca has been hit by its largest dumping of snow in more than five years as a freezing polar front sweeps over Spain. About 7cm

25 Jan, 2023 @ 18:30

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Weather

Big medieval market returns after pandemic break to Spain's Costa Blanca

Big medieval market on Spain’s Costa Blanca returns after pandemic break

ONE of Spain’s biggest medieval markets returns next month to Alicante Province after a two-year enforced break due to the Covid pandemic. The three-day event

25 Jan, 2023 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain Will Not Send Leopard Tanks To Ukraine Due To Their 'pitiful State'

Spain to join EU plan to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine

THE SPANISH government announced on Wednesday that it will send Leopard tanks to Ukraine to assist in its defence against Russia, now that Germany has

25 Jan, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·National News·Politics

European Home Furnishing And Accessory Giant Looks At Opening Logistics Centre In Spain's Alicante

European home furnishing giant looks at opening logistics centre in Spain’s Alicante

DANISH home furniture and accessory retailer JYSK will open a logistics hub to serve the Iberian Peninsula and has identified a possible Alicante Province site.

25 Jan, 2023 @ 16:45

Alicante·Business & Finance·Lead·Valencian Community

Gibraltar ‘optimistic’ for EU treaty as next round of talks begins in London with EU and Spain

THE Gibraltar Government is ‘very optimistic’ that the UK, EU and Spain will sign a ‘safe and secure treaty’ after its leaders met in Madrid

25 Jan, 2023 @ 16:22

Gibraltar·Lead·Madrid

Spain’s Benidorm goes on tree planting spree to improve the environment

BENIDORM City Council has begun an initiative to plant new trees all around the area until the end of March. Some 200 trees will be

25 Jan, 2023 @ 16:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Rugby player Levi Davis, who disappeared in Spain, ‘owed £100,000’ to Somali mafia, claims private detective

THE FORMER rugby player Levi Davis, who disappeared in Barcelona in October of last year and hasn’t been heard from since, owed £100,000 to a

25 Jan, 2023 @ 15:14

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·National News

Nursing home places 'inadequate' in Andalucia and Valencia regions of Spain

‘Not enough’ nursing home places in Andalucia and Valencia regions of Spain

ANDALUCIA and the Valencia Community are not providing enough nursing home places for people aged 65 and over. The claim is made in a report

25 Jan, 2023 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Drug Traffickers Steal Boat From Costa Blanca Marina In Spain To Use As Narco Craft

Drug traffickers steal €400,000 boat from Costa Blanca marina in Spain to use as narco-craft

DRUG traffickers stole a pleasure boat from Altea marina in Alicante Province to convert it into a narco-craft. But a day after the theft, the

25 Jan, 2023 @ 14:15

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

Spanish-Cuban actress Ana de Armas bags first Oscar nomination for her portrayal of the original blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe

Rising Spanish-Cuban star and your dad’s favourite actress Ana de Armas has scored her first Oscar nomination in this year’s Academy Awards. The one-time Bond

25 Jan, 2023 @ 13:30

Entertainment·Lead

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Massive truck tips on A-7 motorway towards Marbella causing traffic chaos

A massive truck tipped on the A-7 motorway just before Marbella on Tuesday night sparking long traffic queues. The concrete pump truck tipped in slippery

25 Jan, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Malaga·National News

2 bedroom Villa for sale in Majanicho with pool – € 185,000

Majanicho, Fuerteventura 2 beds 2 baths € 185,000 Majanicho – Origo Mare – 2 bedroom semi-detached property located in a beautiful setting with

25 Jan, 2023 @ 12:05

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EXCLUSIVE: Mystery Cuban man arrested in case of decapitated woman washed up in Marbella

By Anthony Piovesan and Walter Finch A Mystery Cuban called Michael has been arrested alongside a man who murdered and decapitated a Colombian expat and

25 Jan, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Malaga·Must Read·National News

Pensioner who sent letter bombs to Pedro Sanchez and the Ukrainian embassy in Spain is jailed

Elderly ‘lone wolf’ arrested for sending letter bombs in Spain

THE Policia Nacional have arrested a former Vitoria City Council official for sending six letter bombs late last year. The 74-year-old Spaniard was detained on

25 Jan, 2023 @ 11:55

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Brave Generation Academy, is now in Valencia

Students can access the digital platform anytime while attending the Hub, a co-learning space where they interact with their peers and receive support from their

25 Jan, 2023 @ 10:16

Education·Valencia·Valencian Community

Good start to the year for megayacht marina in Spain’s Malaga

THE Malaga megayacht marina has started 2023 with a good forecast of berths. Since its inauguration last July, the flow of private pleasure boats sailing

25 Jan, 2023 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News