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Disgraced ex-king Juan Carlos plots return to Spain with demands for his old palace and a €200K annual salary

KING Juan Carlos is plotting a return to Spain from self-imposed exile in the Middle East and wants the taxpayer to pay for his retirement

7 Dec, 2021 @ 20:45

Lead·National News

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Spain’s ex-king Juan Carlos pleads immunity in English court citing 300-year-old Gibraltar treaty to avoid spying and harrasment charges brought by former lover

A high court battle brought against Spain’s former monarch took a surreal turn this week, when his legal team cited a 300-year-old treaty that established

7 Dec, 2021 @ 17:15

Gibraltar·Lead·National News·Politics

Spain’s Christmas party warning after 68 Malaga medics catch COVID-19 at super-spreader seasonal lunch

A GROUP of 68 medical staff working at an intensive care unit in Malaga have all tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a Christmas party.

7 Dec, 2021 @ 10:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

DiverXo: ‘World’s best chef’ David Muñoz raises price tag to become the most expensive restaurant in Spain

JUST months after Spain’s culinary whizz kid David ‘Dabiz’ Muñoz was voted ‘Best Chef in the World’ he has upped the price of a tasting menu

6 Dec, 2021 @ 10:00

Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid

Malaga Cf Vs Cd Tenerife Friendly Match In Malaga, Spain 07 Aug 2021

UPDATED: Where in Spain COVID passports are required and for what activities

SPAIN’S central government has not introduced a nationwide policy concerning COVID health passes and whether they should be required to enter certain establishments or to

3 Dec, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Lead·Must Read·National News

Family appeal for funds to bring home British granny stranded in Spain’s Canary Islands after bout of food poisoning

THE family of a woman who became seriously ill after suffering a severe bout of food poisoning while on holiday in Gran Canaria has launched

3 Dec, 2021 @ 10:30

Lead

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Brits step in to carry out hotel safety checks in Spain’s Balearic Islands in bid to prevent ‘balconing’ deaths

A NEW system of safety checks will be carried out by British consular staff at resorts across the Balearic Islands following a spate of deaths

2 Dec, 2021 @ 18:55

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Sagrada Familia Cross Of Virgin Mary's Spire Installed

WATCH: A new star is born as final piece placed atop tower in Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia changing the skyline of Barcelona in northeastern Spain

THE architectural masterpiece by Antoni Gaudi took another step towards completion as a giant multifaceted star was lifted into place atop one of Sagrada Familia’s

2 Dec, 2021 @ 10:58

Barcelona·Catalunya·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Skyline Planta 33 Torre Emperador Castellana

IN PICS: Dine in the Madrid sky at the tallest restaurant in Spain

IT BRINGS new meaning to the term ‘haute cuisine’; A new restaurant has opened in a Madrid skyscraper to become the highest dining establishment in

1 Dec, 2021 @ 19:04

Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel

Ecologists demand national park status for Sierra Bermeja above Spain’s Costa del Sol in wake of devastating wildfire

HUNDREDS joined a protest held in Estepona last weekend (November 27) to demand greater protection for the Sierra Bermeja in the wake of a devastating

30 Nov, 2021 @ 14:37

Environment·Lead·Malaga

First case of Omicron variant of COVID-19 detected in Spain

SPANISH health authorities have confirmed that the first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in Spain. The variant was detected

29 Nov, 2021 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Demolition of peoprty in southern Spain . Photo: AUAN

Expat campaigners claim ‘small victory’ as Andalucia approves new planning laws

ANDALUCIA has approved far reaching new planning laws in a move welcomed by expat campaigners as ‘long overdue’. The Junta rubber stamped laws that will

29 Nov, 2021 @ 14:15

Lead·Property

WATCH: Lava engulfs cemetery on La Palma in new blow for residents as volcano eruption continues in Spain’s Canary Islands

Residents on the island of La Palma were struck a new blow when lava flow engulfed a cemetery during a sudden magma surge and covered

27 Nov, 2021 @ 12:00

Canary Islands·Lead

Matthew desoutter and Ben Giddings Simply Spanish wines photo by Abel Valdenebro

Meet the two Brits on a mission to help expats explore beyond the supermarket shelf and seek out Spain’s great wines

SPAIN produces exceptionally good quality wine at more than affordable prices but with around 150 native grape varieties and terms like denominación de origen or

27 Nov, 2021 @ 10:00

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Why you shouldn’t leave your dog tied up outside the supermarket in Spain

SPAIN’S Guardia Civil have launched a new campaign warning pet owners about the danger of leaving their dogs tied up outside in the street. Many

26 Nov, 2021 @ 18:45

Lead·National News

Catalunya delays COVID pass requirement to bars and restaurants after download system crashes

AUTHORITIES in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalunya were forced to postpone the introduction of mandatory COVID passes at bars, restaurants and gyms on Friday after

26 Nov, 2021 @ 18:30

Catalunya·Coronavirus·Lead

Spain to ban flights from South Africa over fears of new COVID-19 variant

SPAIN’S government is planning on restricting flights from South Africa and Botswana over concerns about a highly contagious new COVID-19 variant that has been detected

26 Nov, 2021 @ 16:30

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

EXPLAINER: How the black rat population is booming across Spain and what can we do about it

PEST controllers in Spain have issued a stark warning – the nation’s black rat population is booming across urban centres. Rattus Rattus is on the

26 Nov, 2021 @ 13:30

Environment·Lead·Must Read·National News

International Day For Elimination Of Violence Against Women In Barcelona, Spain 25 Nov 2021

IN PICS: Thousands march in streets across Spain to demand an end to violence against women

THOUSANDS of people took to the streets in demonstrations on Thursday evening to demand an end to violence against women. November 25 marked International Day

26 Nov, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·National News

Meet the flamenco dancer from New York who used Spain’s lockdown to forge a new career in folk music

IT’S no small feat for a foreigner to make it big in Spain’s competitive world of flamenco. But that is exactly what Leilah Broukhim, a

26 Nov, 2021 @ 10:00

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Metalworkers call off strike in Spain’s southern city of Cadiz after unions reach pay deal

METALWORKERS unions have called off a strike that had led to angry protests and violent clashes with police in the southern Spanish city of Cadiz

25 Nov, 2021 @ 09:37

Cadiz·Lead

Vox voting young men: Survey reveals the profile of Spain’s anti-vaxxers

SPAIN has one of the highest vaccination rates in Europe at close to 90% of its population over the age of 12 but who are

24 Nov, 2021 @ 18:55

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Other News·Politics

IN PICS: Why angry workers are taking to the streets in Cadiz in southern Spain

ANGRY protests have become a daily occurance in Spain’s southern city of Cadiz in recent days as workers take to the streets to demand higher

24 Nov, 2021 @ 15:45

Cadiz·Lead

Traffic lights stock Photo by Tsvetoslav Hristov on Unsplash

Spain raises ‘high risk’ threshold in overhaul of Covid traffic light system as cases rise

Spain’s Health Ministry has reached an agreement with regional authorities to raise the thresholds to determine low, medium and high risk infection rates in an

24 Nov, 2021 @ 13:02

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

La Palma volcano new lava river reaches sea. photo; involcan

Residents locked down again in La Palma amid toxic gas fears as new lava river from volcano reaches sea in Spain’s Canary Islands

AUTHORITIES ordered residents in one coastal area to stay indoors as new lava flow cascaded into the sea sending up clouds of toxic gases. The

23 Nov, 2021 @ 13:00

Canary Islands·Lead

Man arrested in Gibraltar over mysterious murder of Michael Montegriffo in 2018 following fresh appeal

POLICE in Gibraltar have arrested a 33-year-old man in connection with the murder of Michael Montegriffo in 2018. The 58-year-old was found lying on the

23 Nov, 2021 @ 10:45

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead