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100 staff walk out at scandal-hit hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca only days before handover back to public management

DESPITE what bosses claim to be an “impeccable” transition from private to public management, Torrevieja Hospital has seen “about 100” professionals leave their post this

15 Oct, 2021 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Spain keeps its amber status on UK COVID-19 travel lists

NEW TRAVEL RULES: England introduces cheaper COVID testing for fully-vaxxed travellers from non-red list countries including Spain

FULLY vaccinated passengers and children arriving in England from non-red list countries such as Spain will be able to take a cheaper lateral flow test

15 Oct, 2021 @ 10:00

Coronavirus·Lead·Must Read·Travel News

These 4 Tips Will Help You Manage And Treat Anxiety At Home

Anxiety is a disorder that many people deal with. It can be crippling if you are unaware of how to handle it properly. If you

15 Oct, 2021 @ 09:46

Health

Two British men are jailed for over 19 years for committing violent Costa Blanca revenge robbery in Spain

TWO British men, 44 and 54, have each been jailed for 19 years and six months for a violent robbery committed in La Nucia in

14 Oct, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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Call of duty: Policeman from Valencia spends 3 days holiday in Gibraltar to learn ‘policing by consent’

THEY say that a policeman is always on duty – and one Spanish officer has proven so by using his own time for a trip

14 Oct, 2021 @ 19:15

Gibraltar·Lead·Valencian Community

VIDEO: Watch drones drop food for dogs stranded by lava from Spain’s La Palma volcano

A DRONE is being used to help feed dogs left stranded by the volcano eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma. As the rivers

14 Oct, 2021 @ 18:30

Canary Islands·Lead

Fresh job losses expected at Sabadell Bank as Spain's banking sector continues staff purges

Spain announces €100 support package for every low income family in 2022

THE Spanish Government has announced additional funding that the minister of Social Rights hopes will help tackle child poverty in Spain. The support package includes a direct

14 Oct, 2021 @ 17:44

Lead·National News

Power prices take inflation in Spain to 13-year-high as government is unhappy with the EU

Electricity price hikes take inflation in Spain to 13-year-high as government criticises the EU

SPAIN’S inflation rate has hit its highest mark since September 2008 due mainly to rising power prices. The National Statistics Institute(INE) said this Thursday that

14 Oct, 2021 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Pedestrian, 20, dies on Costa del Sol after early morning road crash horror

A 20-YEAR-OLD has died after being hit by a car on a motorway on the Costa del Sol. The youngster was killed on the A-7

14 Oct, 2021 @ 16:15

Lead·Malaga

Warning issued over scam targeting Gibraltar International Bank with fake messages used to steal account data

FRAUDSTERS are targeting Gibraltar’s International Bank by sending out fake text messages to trick clients into revealing account information. The Royal Gibraltar Police have warned

14 Oct, 2021 @ 15:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Twin Girls Suffer Serious Injuries In Head On Car Crash On The Costa Blanca In Spain

Twin girls seriously injured in ‘head-on’ car crash on the Costa Blanca in Spain

TWIN nine-year-old girls were seriously injured in a car crash on an Elche area road on the Costa Blanca on Wednesday(October 13). Two cars collided

14 Oct, 2021 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Imminent terror strike stopped in Spain as five jihadists detained in Barcelona and Madrid

SPANISH National Police, with the support of EUROPOL, stopped an imminent terror attack on Wednesday after detaining five suspected terrorists in Barcelona and Madrid. Police

14 Oct, 2021 @ 14:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

Man arrested after firing shots at windows at university campus in northern Spain

PANIC spread at a university campus in Spain’s Basque Country on Wednesday afternoon after a man fired shots at the window of a building full

14 Oct, 2021 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Gibraltar hails return of cruise tourism as Fred Olsen’s Borealis docks on maiden voyage to the Rock

GIBRALTAR gave a warm welcome to new cruise ship MS Borealis on its maiden voyage to the Rock with its arrival hailed as a sign

14 Oct, 2021 @ 13:15

Gibraltar·Lead

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Estepona with pool – € 218,000

Apartment Estepona, Málaga 2 beds 2 baths € 218,000 Located in the sought after area of La Resina Golf & Country Club,Estepona,a desirable

14 Oct, 2021 @ 13:07

Featured Property

Gibraltar police officers awarded Spain’s Order of Merit for cross-border police cooperation against criminal gangs

Two officers from Gibraltar’s police force have been honoured for their work with Spain’s Guardia Civil in tackling money laundering and drug trafficking crimes. In

14 Oct, 2021 @ 13:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Alicante Area Factory Owner Ran Sweatshop In Spain Which Exploited Workers With Low Wages

Alicante area sweatshop owner in Spain ‘locked up’ workers for poorly paid 12 hour shifts with no COVID-19 protection

A textile factory owner has been arrested in Alicante Province for running a sweatshop that exploited employees. The businessman, 44, was detained by the Policia

14 Oct, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Eruption Du Volcan Cumbe Vieja Sur L Ile De La Palma Aux Canaries Espagne Le 03/10/2021 News : Eruption Du Volcan Cumb

VIDEO: Watch rivers of lava carry huge boulders from Spain’s La Palma volcano as experts warn no sign of end to eruption

DRAMATIC footage captured by drone shows the red hot lava flows carrying huge boulders surging towards the sea on the island of La Palma. The

14 Oct, 2021 @ 10:37

Canary Islands·Lead

Load of bull! Instagram removes Isabel Diaz Ayuso’s bullfighting photo in Las Ventas for ‘extreme violence’ breach

ISABEL Diaz Ayuso’s Instagram post has been taken down from the Community of Madrid Instagram after she shared photos of herself in the Las Ventas

13 Oct, 2021 @ 20:30

Lead·Politics

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Former police boss Jose Villarejo facing jail term for ‘running 20 year spying and corruption operation’ that implicated Spain’s great and good

WITH a network of crooked politicians, dirty cops, wiretaps and secret bank accounts, it might be the plot of a blockbuster Hollywood crime thriller. But

13 Oct, 2021 @ 19:55

Lead·National News·Politics

Iceland do it first and Spanish men at 19…according to world map showing average age people lose their virginity

MOST Spanish men lose their virginity at 19 according to a study that has pinpointed the average age for first-time sex in 35 countries. Icelandic

13 Oct, 2021 @ 19:30

Entertainment·Lead·National News·Other News

Far-right writer gets prison time for using offensive language to say that gay people caused monkeypox virus in Spain

Developers of unfinished Trampolin Hills urbanisation in Spain’s Murcia go on trial for defrauding overseas home buyers

TWO men accused of conning foreign property buyers at a Murcia development have gone on trial and blamed each other. One of them claimed to

13 Oct, 2021 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

TAKING IT EASEL: Boris Johnson relaxes on Costa del Sol break but gets slammed by UK papers

A RELAXED Boris Johnson has been spotted channeling his inner Winston Chrchill while on holiday on the Costa del Sol. The Prime Minister is staying

13 Oct, 2021 @ 18:46

Lead

Christopher Columbus statue splattered in red paint in Spain’s Granada in ‘colonization’ protest

TWO women have been arrested in Granada accused of vandalising a statue of Christopher Columbus. The suspects, aged 29 and 24, were cuffed for allegedly

13 Oct, 2021 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Granada·La Cultura·Lead·Other News·Politics

BULLS OFF THE MENU: Spain’s €400 ‘culture vulture’ voucher for 18-year-olds will exclude bullfights

A ROW has broken out after it was revealed a €400 ‘gift voucher’ birthday present to 18-year-olds to spend on ‘cultural’ activities will not have

13 Oct, 2021 @ 17:45

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Work begins to repair Barcelona’s famous Las Ramblas after cracks appear on touristy avenue

BARCELONA City Council has begun work to repair the pavement of the city’s famous ‘Rambla’, the poor condition of which has sparked complaints from local

13 Oct, 2021 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

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