Costa del Sol can accommodate more than half a million tourists each day
The Costa del Sol can accommodate more than half a million tourists each day, according to new figures. The Malaga province alone has a staggering
Spain set to make it mandatory for corporate boards to be made up of 40% women
Spain’s government is seeking to make it mandatory for corporate boards to be composed of at least 40% women. Parliament is hoping to pass the
Lawmakers in Spain sent replica 12-week old foetuses after approving new abortion law
LAWMAKERS from a number of different Spanish political parties have been receiving bags containing fake human foetuses as a form of protest against a new
Strikes of airport ground handling staff set to affect Easter holiday plans
Strikes are planned by unionized Swissport ground staff across Spanish airports. Ground staff operating with the airport handling company have announced walkouts on Mondays, Tuesdays,
Barcelona named top destination in Europe for gluten-free food
Barcelona has been named one of the top European cities accommodating those who need to follow a strict gluten-free diet. It came in eighth place
Disturbing trend in number of bodies being found by Spanish authorities
The number of bodies being found in Spain is on the increase, disturbing figures show. According to the Ministry of the Interior, state security services
Question and answer with Mallorca The Agency managing partner Alby Euesden
Real estate agent Alby Euesden is originally from the UK but has called Mallorca home for the past 24 years, and now he’s taken on
Where is Amy Fitzpatrick: Irish officials contact Spain’s Guardia Civil about 15-year mystery
Irish officials are pressing Spanish police to step up investigations into the ongoing case of missing Amy Fitzpatrick. The Olive Press has sparked renewed calls
Ukraine refugees in many parts of Spain have not got special payments promised last June
MANY Ukrainian families that arrived in Spain after Russia’s invasion last year still have not received a penny of their promised €400 per month payments.
Spain had more foreign tourists in January than three years earlier- just before Covid pandemic
SPAIN welcomed 4.1 million foreign tourists in January to slightly beat the total three years earlier- weeks before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The
The price of silence: Inaki Urdangarin ‘wants €25,000 a month’ in divorce from King Felipe’s sister, the Infanta Cristina
THE former Duke of Palma – and jailbird – Inaki Urdangarin is reportedly asking for €25,000 a month from his soon to be ex-wife, the
Spain’s controversial consent law sees 721 sex offenders’ sentences reduced and 74 get early release
SPAIN’S legal watchdog has revealed the first official number of sex offenders who have benefitted from the government’s controversial ‘only yes means yes’ consent law.
As Spain’s new Trans Law comes into effect, 20-year-old Lucia becomes first person to use it to legally change gender
ONE OF SPAIN’S most controversial pieces of legislation, the so-called ‘Trans Law’, came into effect today. And in Madrid, 20-year-old Lucia was the first person
Spanish farmer’s grape collection could be client resistant, could tackle global warming
A farmer’s vast array of grape varieties he has been collecting since the 1980s could play a pivotal role in tackling the country’s current climate
Light at the end of the cable: Spain and France finally set to agree funding for undersea electricity link
SPAIN and France are set to resolve their long-running dispute over the cost of their first undersea electricity link. The 400 km-long cable link from
February’s unemployment figures in Spain stay virtually unchanged
THE number of people registering as unemployed in Spain rose by just 0.1% in February compared to a month earlier, according to Labour Ministry figures
ECB boss brings little cheer for people in Spain on variable-rate mortgages
THE president of the European Central Bank(ECB) has offered little respite for over four-million households in Spain that are struggling to pay their variable-rate mortgages.
Former deputy in ‘Mediator’ corruption case ‘went to brothel’ on day his Socialist Party denounced prostitution in Congress
THE FORMER Socialist Party deputy at the centre of a corruption scandal, Juan Bernardo Fuentes Curbelo, went to a brothel on the day that his
Alleged right-wing extremist Kristofer Kearney, who was extradited to the UK from Spain, enters guilty pleas
AN ALLEGED right-wing British extremist who used to live in Spain’s Alicante has admitted to a UK court that he shared a stash of terrorist
New study: Frightening statistics show high obesity levels among Spanish children
Spanish children spend 294 minutes per day on screens during weekends, according to an alarming new study. The 2022 PASOS Study on Physical Activity, Sedentarism,
Opposition parties pile on to Spanish government over ‘Mediator’ corruption scandal
THE LEADER of Spain’s main opposition Popular Party, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, on Tuesday accused the governing Socialists of covering up a corruption case that has
Harry Potter star joins FreakCon 2023 festival in Malaga
A Harry Potter movie star will join a festival in Malaga which celebrates geek culture next weekend. FreakCon 2023, which takes place on March 4-5
Popular medicines used to treat flu, cold under review in Spain over brain disease risks
Hundreds of medicines used to treat colds or flu are under review in Spain due to risk of brain diseases. The European Medicines Agency (EMA)
Spain’s airport operator returns to making a profit for first time since pandemic
SPAIN’S airport operator Aena recorded an annual net profit in 2022 for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic struck in 2020. The firm that
Court in Spain gives man one-year jail term for slapping wife during live TikTok stream
A MAN who assaulted his wife during a live broadcast via the social network TikTok has been sentenced to a year in prison by a
Corruption prosecutors in Spain seeking 15-year jail term for former interior minister in ‘Operation Kitchen’
THE ANTI-CORRUPTION public prosecutor at Spain’s High Court has called for former interior minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz to be given a 15-year prison sentence as