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Watching Brief On Forest Fire Zone With No Serious Problems Reported In Spain's Castellon

Watching brief on forest fire area with no serious problems reported in Spain’s Castellon

SPECIALIST forest firefighting units and general fire crews spent the weekend carefully monitoring the area affected by the Alto Mijares fire in Castellon province that

3 Apr, 2023 @ 14:39

Castellon·Lead·National News·Valencian Community

Two fishermen die and one missing after boat sinks off coast of Spain’s Cantabria

TWO FISHERMEN died and one is missing after their boat sank off the coast of Cantabria on Monday morning. The two deceased men came from

3 Apr, 2023 @ 12:32

Lead·National News

Vending Machine Thief Armed With Drill Caught In Special Police Operation In Spain's Valencia

Spain’s Civil Guard busts gang scamming holidaymakers with adverts that were too good to be true

THE SPANISH Civil Guard has busted a gang that was allegedly scamming holidaymakers by offering fake accommodation, as part of an operation dubbed ‘Rent Scam’.

2 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Travel News

UK holidaymakers help Spain to a record-breaking year for foreign tourism|

Spain’s tourism sector hopeful of record-breaking Easter

SPAIN’S Easter break, which officially got underway at 3pm on Friday, is set to be a record-breaking one for the tourism sector, as the coronavirus

1 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·National News·Travel News

Spain’s prime minister calls on Chinese president for dialogue to bring an end to war in Ukraine

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez used his meeting on Friday with Xi Jinping to call on the Chinese president to engage in dialogue to bring

1 Apr, 2023 @ 09:15

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next week

Spain’s prime minister uses China trip to call for end to Ukraine war and less protectionism

ON THE FIRST stop of his two-day visit to China, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez used a speech at the Boao Forum for Asia to

30 Mar, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Politics

Ryanair boss fumes over latest Spain flight disruption caused by French air traffic controllers

RYANAIR CEO Michael O’Leary has described a new wave French air traffic control strikes disrupting flights to and from Spain as a ‘scandal’. Speaking at

30 Mar, 2023 @ 14:35

Lead·National News

Inflation rate shows marginal fall in December according to latest figures in Spain

Spain’s inflation rate tumbles to lowest figure since 2021

SPAIN’S inflation rate in March clocked in at 3.3% according to preliminary figures from the National Statistics Institute issued on Thursday. That’s down on February’s

30 Mar, 2023 @ 12:02

Lead·National News

Notorious Spanish fraudster ‘Little Nicolas’ collects fourth jail sentence

A NOTORIOUS Spanish fraudster known as ‘Little Nicolas’, due to the tender age at which his deceptions began, has been given his fourth jail term.

29 Mar, 2023 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

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Catalan politician Clara Ponsati, wanted by justice system for role in independence drive, arrested on return to Spain

Catalan politician Clara Ponsati, who is wanted by the Spanish authorities for her involvement in the 2017 independence drive in the region, was arrested on

29 Mar, 2023 @ 15:00

Catalunya·Lead·National News·Politics

Google being investigated over exploiting dominant market position in Spain

SPAIN’S competition authority, the CNMC, has launched a probe into Google and its parent company Alphabet into alleged restrictive practices concerning Spanish publishers and news

29 Mar, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·National News

Online scammer sells non-existent cut price cars to people around Spain

Woman and her son left dead in Spain’s Segovia after their business is fumigated

A WOMAN and her son were left dead after their family business was fumigated in a village in Spain’s Segovia province. The woman’s husband was

28 Mar, 2023 @ 18:30

Lead·National News

Two new cabinet ministers in Spain take oath of office

SPAIN’S two new ministers of Health and Industry have taken their oath of office on Tuesday morning. José Manuel Miñones will be in charge of

28 Mar, 2023 @ 16:00

Lead·National News·Politics

EU agrees to extension of energy price cap for Spain and Portugal

THE European Union has agreed to extend a price cap set on natural gas used for power generation in Spain and Portugal until December 31.

28 Mar, 2023 @ 11:05

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As Easter approaches, state weather service predicts rain in Spain

THE OLD adage that it always rains at Easter in Spain looks set to come true again this year, with good weather forecast for this

27 Mar, 2023 @ 19:00

Lead·National News·Weather

Spain second best country in the world for prospective American expats

Spain is one of the top countries for American migration

Spain ranks as the second best country for Americans to migrate to. Ibrinfo has compiled a ranked list of the 13 best countries for Americans

26 Mar, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·National News·Property

Back behind the wheel: Job done, as Olive Press U-turn campaign over UK driving licence swap in Spain finally sees success

TO the relief of thousands of expats around Spain, the government has finally approved a deal on driving licence exchange with the UK. The move

26 Mar, 2023 @ 12:03

Lead·National News

UK embassy to hold Facebook Live event to help Spain residents with driving licence exchange

THE UK embassy in Spain will be holding a Facebook Live event so that people can ask questions about exchanging their driving licences for Spanish

25 Mar, 2023 @ 19:00

Lead·National News

Balearic islands set to be region with highest economic growth in Spain this year

The Balearic Islands will be the region with the highest economic growth in Spain this year, according to new research. National bank BBVA made estimates

25 Mar, 2023 @ 18:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·National News

Lower temperatures in Spain help to bring massive wildfire blaze under control

First major wildfire of the year in Spain stabilises thanks to lack of wind

THE FIRST major wildfire of the year in Spain, which broke out earlier this week in the Valencia region, had stabilised by Saturday morning thanks

25 Mar, 2023 @ 13:30

Asturias·Lead·National News·Valencian Community

Young Brits increasingly want to move to the EU

Young Brits increasingly want to move to Europe

There has been a 31% increase in the number of young Brits (aged 18 – 24) looking to relocate to Europe. According to research carried

25 Mar, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·National News·Property

Clocks change in Spain: What you need to know about tonight’s switch to summer time

At 2am on the morning of Sunday March 25, the clocks will jump forward an hour in Spain to 3am, as the country switches to

25 Mar, 2023 @ 12:26

Lead·National News

Not to be sneezed at: Spain’s hayfever season likely to be ‘mild’ this year

IF YOUR NOSE is already starting to twitch and tingle, then it’s likely that time of year when you start to wonder what the hayfever

25 Mar, 2023 @ 10:00

Health·Lead·National News

Balearic government gives controversial solar farm in Mallorca the go-ahead

Plans for a controversial mega solar farm on Mallorca are going ahead despite strong opposition from environmentalists. The Balearic government this week gave the final

24 Mar, 2023 @ 19:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Mallorca has the most expensive area of Spain to rent a property

Mallorca to be first place in the world to have hydrogen-powered transport for tourists

Mallorca will be the first destination in the world to have hydrogen-powered transport for tourists. Mini buses running on hydrogen and operated by TUI will

24 Mar, 2023 @ 17:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Travel News

Guardia Civil’s first ever female director resigns amid a number of corruption scandals

The Guardia Civil’s first ever female director-general, María Gámez, resigned her post yesterday. Her resignation comes amid the ‘barracks’ scandal, in which several commanders of

24 Mar, 2023 @ 15:43

Cadiz·Lead·National News

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