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Live pigs not fit for human consumption sold on streets of Spain’s Andalucia sparked fears of illness among population

LIVE pigs not fit for human consumption were being sold on the streets of southern Spain in December, police have revealed. A suspect has been

23 Feb, 2021 @ 13:19

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Largest synthetic drug bust in Spain history as 11 arrested in raids across the country

POLICE have blown apart one of Europe’s largest synthetic drug networks with bases across Spain, including Seville and Malaga. After a year long investigation, coined

12 Jan, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

Eastern European slaves freed as large scale illegal tobacco ring dismantled in Spain’s Andalucia

DOZENS of workers from Eastern Europe have been freed from slave-like conditions as police dismantle illegal tobacco factories across Andalucia. Police made the swoop in

6 Jan, 2021 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Hot air balloons, live streaming or static exhibitions will see the arrival of the Three Kings to Spain’s Andalucia this year

CITY councils cross Andalucia have got creative to make sure the children of the region don’t miss out on the festive magic. COVID-19 has made

5 Jan, 2021 @ 10:00

Cordoba·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

Heavy rainfall forecast for Three Kings Day in Spain’s Malaga and snow predicted in Sevilla

SPAIN’S weather agency has predicted the collision of a cold air mass and a humid subtropical one at the height of the Gulf of Cadiz

4 Jan, 2021 @ 10:00

Malaga·Sevilla

Spain’s Sevilla suspends Holy Week 2021 whilst Malaga and Cordoba wait until after New Year to make a decision

SEVILLA has officially suspended the celebration of its Holy Week in 2021 for the second consecutive year due to the pandemic. The Archbishop of Sevilla,

31 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Cordoba·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

Spain PM joins in praise as first female fighter pilot takes flight in Spain’s Andalucia

SPAIN’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has joined in paying respect to the first female fighter pilot to take to the skies for the Spanish Air

29 Dec, 2020 @ 12:45

Lead·Sevilla

Driver caught travelling in wrong direction, while drunk, without a licence and outside of curfew hours in Spain’s Sevilla

SEVILLA police have filed a slew of charges against a man for breaking almost every elementary driving rule in the book – including reckless driving

23 Dec, 2020 @ 12:00

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SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

Spain’s Andalucia detects just 478 new COVID-19 infections Tuesday as Sevilla and Malaga provinces revealed to have lowest incidence rates of virus

ANDALUCIA has detected 478 new coronavirus cases Tuesday as its figures return to a general decline. The ever-important cumulative incidence rate has now dropped by

15 Dec, 2020 @ 16:07

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

Police bust 300-strong wedding party in Spain’s Sevilla

A WEDDING party of more than 300 guests has been broken up by police in Sevilla. Police said the gathering, which took place in an

15 Dec, 2020 @ 12:00

Lead·Sevilla

STUMPED: Sevilla unsure what to do with its Christmas lights

SEVILLA City Council is undecided about what to do with the city’s Christmas lights. In fact, Sevilla is the only Andalucian capital that does not

1 Dec, 2020 @ 12:00

Lead·Sevilla

Man gets four years for raping woman in a side street in Sevilla

THE High Court of Justice (TSJ) for Andalucia, Ceuta and Melilla has given a man four years in prison for raping a woman on August

26 Nov, 2020 @ 16:15

Lead·Sevilla

Brits ‘barred’ from entering Spain ‘because of Brexit’ after their easyJet flight was diverted from Gibraltar to Malaga

EasyJet made to reimburse Spanish student after slapping him with €60 fine for carrying laptop onboard

A COURT in Sevilla has condemned the budget airline EasyJet for charging a Spanish passenger €60 to board with his laptop. 19-year-old Yoel was boarding

11 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

Lead·Sevilla

EXCLUSIVE: Doctor says COVID-19 causing chaos at hospital in Spain’s Sevilla as union warns restrictions having NO impact and health system close to collapse

HOSPITALS in Sevilla are close to collapsing due to coronavirus, health professionals have warned. The Sevilla Medical Union released a dire warning today saying that

5 Nov, 2020 @ 17:20

Coronavirus·Lead·Sevilla

Spain sends 130 Andalucian troops to Romania in joint NATO operation against Russia

THE Ministry of Defence has announced that it will be sending 130 military personnel to Romania as part of a joint effort to protect against

4 Nov, 2020 @ 17:00

Lead·Sevilla

Secret hash plantation seized hidden under rural tennis court in Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE in Sevilla have uncovered a secret marijuana plantation disguised under the foundations of two tennis courts. The police were tipped off after they learned

4 Nov, 2020 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Sevilla

WATCH: Dog robot serves beers in heart of Spain’s Sevilla

A CANINE robot has been filmed serving beers in the heart of Sevilla over the bank holiday weekend. Onlookers recorded the dog-like machine as it

3 Nov, 2020 @ 16:33

Food & Drink·Lead·Sevilla

Spanish youths hurl smoke grenades and fireworks in violent protest of new COVID-19 curfew

A GROUP of some 20 youths took to the streets yesterday in Andalucia to protest against the latest state of alarm. Organised by the platform

28 Oct, 2020 @ 20:00

Lead·Sevilla

Odeon launch new cinema in converted railway station in Sevilla

TWO giants of Spanish theatre and cinema have joined forces to create an original entertainment hub in Sevilla. Platea, which is located in the shopping

15 Oct, 2020 @ 17:09

Lead·Sevilla

Controversy after police shut down private house party of 21 people after neighbours complain of lack of mask use in Spain’s Sevilla

The group had been celebrating the bank holiday weekend on a large terrace in Calle Alemanes on Sunday afternoon when neighbours called in police

12 Oct, 2020 @ 17:10

Coronavirus·Lead·Sevilla

Andalucian cities of Malaga and Sevilla have highest number of hypochondriacs in whole of Spain, study reveals

The number of people who are overwhelmed by the slightest pain thinking that it could lead to a serious illness has shot up, especially in

12 Oct, 2020 @ 12:45

Malaga·Sevilla

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Deadline day dinosaur swap as Sevilla swoop in to secure Gunners mascot

After several hours of nail-biting negotiations, Sevilla secured the dino and returned to Twitter to share a shot of Gunnersaurus dressed in a Sevilla shirt

6 Oct, 2020 @ 11:15

Lead·Sevilla·Sport

WATCH: Footage shows fireball soaring 39,000 km/hr over Spain’s Andalucia

The fireball over southern Andalucia was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at around 39,000 kmph.

28 Sep, 2020 @ 12:15

Cordoba·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Father in Spain repeatedly raped and impregnated own 12-year-old daughter while mother and baby son slept in another room

During the trial the man admitted the charges against him, meaning only his statement, that of the victim and the DNA analysis were produced in

24 Sep, 2020 @ 10:00

Lead·Sevilla

Spain’s Andalucia ‘will monitor’ second homes of Madrid residents as it prepares ‘contingency plan’ to partially lockdown hardest hit COVID-19 areas like Malaga and Sevilla

Large parts of Madrid are currently back under lockdown-like measures, meaning they cannot leave their neighbourhoods unless they have a justified reason to do so

23 Sep, 2020 @ 10:00

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

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Sevilla earns important accolade in 2020 Andalucian Environment Awards

During 2019, the Port Authority of Sevilla along with the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), drew up a project to streamline the management of

21 Sep, 2020 @ 09:38

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