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Mysterious ‘A Team’ claims to have saved dogs trapped by lava on La Palma ahead of daring rescue planned by drone operators

MYSTERY surrounds the fate of three dogs apparently trapped in an area surrounded by lava flow on the island of La Palma. On Wednesday a

21 Oct, 2021 @ 16:41

Canary Islands·Lead

Chinese billionaire behind Alibaba group spotted cruising around Balearic Islands on luxury megayacht

CHINESE billionaire Jack Ma Yun, the founder of Alibaba group, has been spotted cruising around the Balearic Islands in his megayacht. The yacht, which is

21 Oct, 2021 @ 12:30

Balearic Islands·Business & Finance·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Man electrocuted in tub after dropping charging mobile phone into bathwater in Madrid

A man in Madrid died from an electric shock while taking a bath after apparently dropping his mobile phone into the water while it was

20 Oct, 2021 @ 14:15

Lead·Madrid

WATCH: Soldier rescues cat engulfed by volcanic ash on La Palma by performing ‘mouth-to-mouth’

IT IS said that cats have nine lives, and this lucky feline on the island of La Palma certainly owes one of them to the

20 Oct, 2021 @ 11:00

Canary Islands·Lead

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Spanish businessmen on trial over Valencia offshore gas project which caused series of mini earthquakes in 2013

TWO businessmen are on trial for their role in an offshore gas storage project blamed for causing hundreds of small earthquakes off Spain’s eastern coast

20 Oct, 2021 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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Sucked dry: How water theft to irrigate farmland is draining Spain’s precious wetlands and causing irreversible ecological damage

Environmentalists have sounded a harsh warning over illegal water extraction that is threatening to drain Spain’s wetland reserves and cause irreversible ecological damage.

19 Oct, 2021 @ 15:00

Environment·Lead·Murcia·National News·Nature

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Spain’s PM slams sovereign immunity and calls on King Juan Carlos to give public explanation of financial dealings

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has slammed the sovereign immunity that affords Spain’s monarchs protection from prosecution as “outdated and unnecessary” and called on the emeritus

18 Oct, 2021 @ 19:55

Lead·National News·Politics

DGT attempts to solve the mystery of how to navigate a roundabout in Spain without causing an accident

SPAIN’S DGT have issued a new plea to drivers in Spain to learn how to navigate around roundabouts safely after it emerged one in ten

16 Oct, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead·National News·Other News

‘Onion days’: Spain has a perfect way to describe this typical autumn weather

IN Spain, discussing the weather is as much a national pastime as it is in northern European climes, although across most of central and southern

16 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Lead·Weather

Adios Boris: PM returns home to crisis-hit Britain after relaxing autumn break in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol

BRITISH Prime Minister Boris Johnson, his pregnant wife Carrie and their son Wilf were seen leaving a villa in the hills above Marbella to head

15 Oct, 2021 @ 19:21

Lead·Politics

WATCH: Tsunami of lava flows from La Palma volcano destroying more homes, a football pitch and supermarket

THE volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma continues to erupt with more force than ever, spewing a great wave of lava on Thursday

15 Oct, 2021 @ 13:30

Canary Islands·Lead

Madrid warns of steep penalties for parents whose children are caught drinking in the street

PARENTS could face steep penalties if their children are caught drinking in the street, warned Madrid police chief after a spate of recent incidents involving

15 Oct, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·Madrid

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

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

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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

Estate agent predicts ‘record year’ for Brits buying property on Spain’s Costa del Sol

SPAIN’S property market is booming and in contradiction to tabloid reports that Brits are leaving in droves, British buyers are in fact back in full

13 Oct, 2021 @ 13:30

Brexit·Lead·Property

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Volcano latest: New lava threat forces evacuation of 700 more residents on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands

AUTHORITIES ordered another 700 residents to flee their homes on Tuesday as a new river of molten lava advanced towards the residential area of La

13 Oct, 2021 @ 11:14

Canary Islands·Lead

Residents locked down in La Palma amid fears of toxic gases as volcano destroys cement works

AUTHORITIES on the Canary Island of La Palma ordered around 3,000 residents to stay indoors amid fears of toxic gases released when lava from the

12 Oct, 2021 @ 13:45

Canary Islands·Lead

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Police arrest gang behind kidnap and torture of Belgian man in revenge for drug theft on Spain’s Costa del Sol

SPANISH police have arrested a gang of 12 people involved in a plot to kidnap and torture a Belgian man in revenge for a drug

12 Oct, 2021 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British Benevolent Fund extends help to expats on Costa del Sol amid twin challenges of Covid-19 and Brexit

A MADRID charity set up to help Brits in Spain who find themselves beset by financial difficulties has expanded to the Costa del Sol as

12 Oct, 2021 @ 11:30

Brexit·Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

290 Evacuees From Afghanistan Land At Torrejón De Ardoz Air Base In Madrid, Spain 24 Aug 2021

Spain pledges to evacuate more Afghans and their families from Taliban threat

SPAIN has said it will launch a new evacuation operation to extract those Afghans who worked for Spanish authorities and are now at risk from

11 Oct, 2021 @ 12:59

Lead·National News

Legal row brews over Franco’s flowery bathroom sink at dictator’s summer palace

A FLOWERY basin where General Francisco Franco carried out his daily ablutions when at his summer palace in Galicia is at the centre of a

11 Oct, 2021 @ 11:15

La Cultura·Lead

Lava chasers: Volcano tours prove popular in the Canary Islands as La Palma eruption continues

A TOUR company on Tenerife offering day trips to see the volcanic eruption on neighbouring Canary Island La Palma has pledged to donate profits to

9 Oct, 2021 @ 17:00

Canary Islands·Lead

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EXPLAINED: What are the new rules for travel between UK and Spain now amber list has been scrapped?

NEW simplified travel rules come into force in the UK from Monday October 4, with the traffic light system replaced by a single red list.

9 Oct, 2021 @ 11:39

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

WATCH: Raunchy rap video filmed in Toledo cathedral sparks schism between church authorities in Spain

A COUPLE grinding against each other in a music video is hardly considered risqué these days but the location chosen as the backdrop to the

9 Oct, 2021 @ 10:30

Lead·National News

Spain to give €400 ‘culture vulture pass’ as birthday gift when Spaniard turn 18

SPAIN’S government has announced a birthday gift to all 18-year-olds in the form of a culture voucher worth €400. The culture pass, which can be

8 Oct, 2021 @ 18:45

La Cultura·Lead·National News