Germans outnumber British property buyers in Spain for the first time
GERMANS are now buying more properties in Spain than Brits for the first time since the College of Registrars (Land Registry) started compiling the statistics.
Man who stole a car in Malaga with a six-year-old boy in the back arrested
POLICE in Malaga have arrested a man who stole a car in Malaga that had a six-year-old boy in the back. The Guardia Civil arrested
Woman in Murcia attacks medical inspector after being told benefits would stop
POLICE in the region Murcia Spain were called out to a disturbance at the San Andres Health Centre in Murcia, on Tuesday, November 9 after
Spain’s capital gains tax reform comes into force
SPAIN’S capital gains tax reform comes into force on Wednesday, November 10. THE royal decree-law with which the municipal capital gains tax is calculated came
La Palma air quality improvement allows schools to reopen
THE air quality over La Palma has improved so much over the last few days that a resumption of classes on the island has been
Spain extends pensionable retirement age
SPAIN has extended the pensionable retirement age due to pressure from the EU. The pension system has been the focus of a large portion of
Residents in Malaga warned to be on the alert for bogus gas fitters
RESIDENTS in Villanueva de la Concepción Malaga have been warned to be on the alert for bogus gas fitters. The City Council has asked the
Military Hospital in Sevilla discharges its last patient with coronavirus
THE Miltary hospital in Sevilla Spain has discharged its last patient with coronavirus and is now COVID clear. The Vigil de Quiñones Military Hospital in
Limits to Brits travelling abroad ‘considered for those who fail to take booster jabs’
LIMITS to Britains travelling abroad that are eligible but do not take a third booster jab are being considered by UK ministers. If the proposal
DGT proposes to automatically issue fines for vehicles with no ITV circulating on Spanish roads
THE Director General of Traffic (DGT) is proposing – through the Congress of Deputies – that the hundreds of traffic cameras installed on Spanish roads
Mediterranean real estate exhibition in Malaga attracts thousands of visitors
SIMED, the Mediterranean Real Estate Exhibition, held in Spain’s Malaga, closed its doors on Saturday, November 6, after three very successful show days, attracting over
Malaga University begins blood donation campaign
MALAGA University has announced it will begin the first round of its blood transfusion campaign on Monday, November 7 which is scheduled to continue until
Firefighters in Malaga discover human remains in burnt out vehicle
Firefighters in the province of Malaga Spain discovered human remains in a burnt out van late on Saturday, November 6. Emergency services received calls from
Experts in Spain all agree masks should be worn this winter
EXPERTS in Spain have all agreed that masks should be worn this winter and would keep cold, flu, and COVID outbreaks to a minimum. Eastern
Spain donates over a third of a million Covid-19 vaccines to sub-Saharan Africa
SPAIN has donated a total of 326,400 COVID-19 vaccines to sub-Saharan Africa. The first shipment of the vaccines arrived on Thursday, November 4 in Abidjan,
Spanish naval ship helps farmers in La Palma gain access to their land
THE Spanish Navy amphibious transport ship Castilla has docked in La Palma on the Canary Islands today, Saturday, November 6. The vessel’s crew will help
The crime rate in Barcelona Spain falls to well below the national average
THE crime rate in Barcelona Spain has fallen below the national average, registering a 39% drop compared to figures released by the Ministry of the
Malaga public health system treatment delays likely to continue for months
DELAYS in treatments for patients in the Malaga public health system are likely to continue for months due to a backlog of cases caused by
Spain’s Palma de Mallorca airport closes after escaped passengers block runways
PALMA de Mallorca International airport was closed to air traffic on the night of Friday, November 5, after more than twenty passengers escaped from a
Ryanair unveils more flights to Spanish destinations from East Midlands airport
RYANAIR has announced that it will operate more flights to Spanish destinations from East Midlands airport next year. The Irish no-frills carrier, headed by controversial
Catalunya offers two sites to SEAT for electric car battery production in Spain
THE regional government of Catalunya has offered Volkswagen’s SEAT the choice of at least two possible sites for a large electric vehicle battery plant the carmaker
Electricity blackout fears cause panic buying in Spain’s Mallorca
GOVERNMENT announcements of possible electricity blackouts across, Austria, Germany and Sweden have prompted many people in the Balearic Islands to stock up on food and other
Google News returns to Spain after a seven-year hiatus
GOOGLE NEWS is returning to Spain after a seven-year break, the service was discontinued in 2014 ahead of a change to the country’s copyright law.
Electricity prices in Spain rise for the fifth consecutive day
THE average daily price of electricity in Spain for the wholesale market will rise again this Friday, November 5 for the fifth consecutive day to €171.45
Coronavirus incidence rate creeps up and pushes Spain into ‘medium risk’ category again
THE COVID-19 incidence rate in Spain has risen slightly over the past week and is now at 51.61 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The latest data
EasyJet lobbies for pre-Christmas scrapping of all testing requirements for UK arrivals
BUDGET airline EasyJet is lobbying the British government to scrap all COVID tests required by arrivals into the UK in time for the Christmas holidays.