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Covid surge in Spain: Number of cases in Valencia is six times higher than a year ago

Spanish doctor extradited to Uruguay amid shocking allegations of torture

A Spanish doctor will be extradited over accusations he helped the military torture prisoners during a right-wing dictatorship movement in the 1970s. The country’s High

17 Jan, 2023 @ 20:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

THE FRENCH CONNECTION: Cocaine gang based in Marbella and Paris busted

AN international criminal gang that shipped cocaine to Europe using sailing boats has been broken up. The organisation was based in Marbella and Paris, and

17 Jan, 2023 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

Spain’s central government takes action after region promises anti-abortion measures

A BIZARRE row over abortion measures has sparked a crisis in the Castilla y Leon regional government, and has also dragged in the central administration

17 Jan, 2023 @ 17:42

Health·Lead·National News·Politics

Lawyer takes Vueling to court in Spain and wins after airline charged him €60 for hand luggage in what judge branded an ‘abusive practice’

Spain’s Vueling Airlines becomes first European budget carrier to accept cryptocurrency

SPAIN’S Vueling Airlines will allow cryptocurrencies as payment for fares later this year. The low-cost carrier says it will be the first budget airline in

17 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Caballos Y Jinetes Saltan Al Fuego En El Festival Las Luminarias En San Bartolomé De Pinares

IN PICTURES: The festival in Spain where horses are ridden through flames

A TRADITION where horses are spurred to leap through 20 flaming bonfires has been revived after a COVID break – and not everyone is happy.

17 Jan, 2023 @ 14:15

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Premium

Tourism in Spain ‘totally recovered’ after pandemic, says industry study

TOURIST industry body Exceltur says that the sector has ‘totally recovered’ in Spain after the Covid pandemic and has predicted a bumper year for revenues.

17 Jan, 2023 @ 13:50

Lead·National News

725 complaints to Ombudsman for alleged medical negligence in Malaga

There were more than 700 reports of medical negligence in the Malaga province last year, new figures show. According to a new report the Patient

16 Jan, 2023 @ 17:45

Almeria·Cadiz·Cordoba·Granada·Health·Huelva·Jaen·Lead·Malaga·National News·Premium·Sevilla

Spain’s Emeritus King Juan Carlos attends funeral of wife’s brother King Constantine in Greece

OVER 1,500 mourners attended Monday’s funeral of Greece’s last king- Constantine II- in Athens. Spain’s Emeritus King, Juan Carlos, flew in from his self-imposed Abu

16 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

UK embassy offers update on driving licence debacle, but still with no end in sight

THE UK Embassy in Spain released an update on Monday about the ongoing driving licence debacle, but it will provide little comfort for those residents

16 Jan, 2023 @ 15:24

Lead·National News

Spanish tourist banned from Australia over failing to declare jamon, cheese in luggage

A Spanish tourist in Australia barely had one leg in the country before he was sent back under beefed-up biosecurity laws over failing to declare

16 Jan, 2023 @ 12:00

Lead·National News·Travel News

Far-right Vox party announces new abortion measures for Spain’s Castilla y Leon region

THE FAR-RIGHT Vox party wants to restrict abortion rights in the Castilla y Leon region by putting in new optional measures for women such as

15 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

Health·Lead·National News·Politics

El Rey Emerito Juan Carlos I Llega Al Puerto De Sanxenxo Donde Es Recibido Por Una Gran Cantidad De Gente

Spain’s disgraced former monarch Juan Carlos I due to reunite with family at relative’s funeral

ANOTHER uncomfortable family photo is likely to emerge tomorrow at the funeral of Constantine II, who was the last king of Greece. The reason? His

15 Jan, 2023 @ 12:29

Lead·National News

Chairman of private healthcare group slams Spain’s public system, calling it ‘broken’

THE CHAIRMAN of the private HM Hospitales healthcare group, the third-largest in Spain, has caused controversy in the sector after claiming that the public system

15 Jan, 2023 @ 10:00

Health·Lead·National News

‘Unknown to the West’: Madrid to host spectacular Ukranian art exhibition

A special Ukranian art exhibition will be hosted in Madrid at the city’s Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum. The exhibit In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism

14 Jan, 2023 @ 16:30

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Spain sees record surge in tax revenues, partly due to Covid-19 pandemic

THE COVID-19 pandemic had a lot of different effects on the way Spaniards live, from an increase in home working to a change in the

14 Jan, 2023 @ 10:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Aerial View Over Biogas Plant And Farm In Green Fields. Renewabl

WASTE NOT WANT NOT: Repsol signs agreement to search for ways of turning Spain’s agricultural waste into renewable fuel

OIL giant Repsol is joining forces with agricultural organisation ASAJA to transform agricultural and livestock waste into renewable fuels. ASAJA, which represents 200,000 farmers and

13 Jan, 2023 @ 19:45

Environment·Lead·National News·Other News

More expatriates tell of pension woes amid social security battles in Spain

A number of British expats, and even a Spanish national, have come forward with worrying stories about their struggles to claim their pensions in Spain.

13 Jan, 2023 @ 18:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Premium

West Nile virus claims its fourth and fifth victims in Spain’s Andalucia this summer after two more deaths are recorded in Sevilla province

Tiger mosquitoes carrying deadly diseases are flourishing in Spain’s mild winter

TIGER mosquitoes carrying serious diseases have found Spain’s mild autumn and winter weather perfect for extending their seasonal presence. The species usually becomes active in

13 Jan, 2023 @ 17:15

Health·Lead·National News

Ukrainians arrive in Spain for combat training

A SECOND batch of Ukrainian citizens have arrived in Spain for military training. Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles welcomed them yesterday (January 12) at the

13 Jan, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·National News·Ukraine

Family of missing X-Factor star fear he was kidnapped by British gangs in Barcelona

The family of missing Levi Davis fear the former X-Factor star was kidnapped off the streets of Barcelona by British gang members. Levi’s mother Julie

13 Jan, 2023 @ 12:48

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Woman’s foster dog disobeyed her… until she started speaking in Spanish to it

A woman thought her foster dog was not obeying her demands because it was disobedient, but it turns out the pooch only understood Spanish. Ariana

13 Jan, 2023 @ 12:45

Environment·Lead·National News

Spain’s inflation rate was 5.7% in December

SPAIN’S inflation rate for December was 5.7%- a tenth lower than in provisional figures announced a fortnight ago by the National Institute of Statistics. The

13 Jan, 2023 @ 10:46

Lead·National News

Spain's King Felipe to reunite with father Juan Carlos at another funeral

Spain’s King Felipe to reunite with father Juan Carlos at second royal funeral within five months

KING Felipe will reunite with his father, Emeritus King Juan Carlos at their second royal funeral service in five months. Felipe and Juan Carlos were

12 Jan, 2023 @ 19:30

Lead·National News

Doctors warn about ‘collapse’ of hospital emergency units in Spain due to increased demand

DOCTORS are claiming that hospital emergency units are ‘saturated’, with patient demand up by over 40% in some parts of the country. The Spanish Society

12 Jan, 2023 @ 18:45

Balearic Islands·Health·Lead·Murcia·National News·Sevilla·Valencian Community

Sedition charges dropped by Spain’s Supreme Court against ex-Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont

SPAIN’S Supreme Court has dropped a sedition charge against the exiled former Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont, but a new move will be made to extradite

12 Jan, 2023 @ 16:30

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Polar air, snow on the way for Mallorca as cold snap looms

Mallorca is set for a radical change in the weather next week with a sharp drop in temperatures, and wind, rain and snow forecast. The

12 Jan, 2023 @ 15:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Weather

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