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Snow and rain coming to parts of Spain this week: South will remain dry and mild

Storm Nelson arrives to Spain: Rain, strong winds and rough seas predicted for much of the country

STORM Nelson is set to put a dampener on Spain’s Easter Day celebrations this Sunday according to weather forecasters. It’s predicted to bring strong gusts

26 Mar, 2024 @ 17:12

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EU could block merger in Spain between mobile phone giants Orange and MasMovil

MasMovil and Orange forge one company in Spain after agreeing huge merger deal

SPAIN’S biggest telecoms merger became a reality on Tuesday with Orange and MasMovil completing the legal process to become a joint company. The two operators

26 Mar, 2024 @ 16:15

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Startup company grows top quality indoor hops to keep beer supplies flowing despite climate change problems in Spain

A SPANISH startup company is producing indoor hop plants under multicolour LED lights to ensure that weather changes don’t halt beer production. Ekonoke says the

26 Mar, 2024 @ 12:15

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Boeing settles lawsuit in Spain over 2008 plane crash that killed 154 passengers and crew

AIRCRAFT manufacturer Boeing has paid out an undisclosed sum to settle a lawsuit after a Spanair plane crashed in August 2008 with 154 people losing

25 Mar, 2024 @ 14:00

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Telegram latest in Spain: Messaging app gets last minute reprieve as a judge temporarily blocks plans to ban the platform

AROUND eight million users of messaging app Telegram in Spain have been given a reprieve after a judge changed his mind about suspending it over

25 Mar, 2024 @ 11:45

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These are the most dangerous roads in Spain for drivers

A GALICIA highway has been named as having the most dangerous stretch of road in Spain in a comprehensive study. The ‘black spot’ honour goes

24 Mar, 2024 @ 08:00

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Online gambling skyrockets among young people in Spain

GAMBLING has soared among young people in Spain since the Covid pandemic according to the Directorate-General for the Regulation of Gambling The number of people

22 Mar, 2024 @ 17:00

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Spain’s most popular festival and top acts- led by Coldplay- revealed as live music continues to prosper

LIVE music concerts and festivals in Spain during 2023 reported a 26% increase in turnover- nearly €579 million. The figures come from the Association of

22 Mar, 2024 @ 14:45

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Gender violence surges in Spain: Number of young victims increased by 32% last year, figures show

Quarter of girls aged 14 to 17 were victims of sexual assault or harassment in Spain last year, shocking figures show

ONE in four girls in Spain aged 14 to 17 says they have been a victim of sexual assault or harassment in the last year,

20 Mar, 2024 @ 15:32

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Clocks to change in Spain this month: All you need to know

CLOCKS in Spain go forward on March 31 to herald Daylight Saving Time for the summer with longer lighter evenings. The switch over Easter weekend

18 Mar, 2024 @ 16:15

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Pilgrims in Spain are forced to hide up an oak tree after being charged at by a herd of cows

TWO men doing Spain’s famous Camino de Santiago pilgrims walk had to take refuge up an oak tree after being charged by several cows. The

15 Mar, 2024 @ 15:27

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New man in Madrid named as UK appoints new Ambassador to Spain

THE UK has appointed a new Ambassador to Spain- Alex Ellis- who will take up his post this summer. Ellis, 56, will replace Hugh Elliott

14 Mar, 2024 @ 14:54

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Crucial victory for Pedro Sanchez as controversial amnesty law for Catalan separatists gets parliamentary backing in Spain

CONGRESS in Madrid on Thursday backed an amnesty bill for Catalan separatists by 178 votes to 172. The lower house of parliament result is good

14 Mar, 2024 @ 14:18

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Spain's fashion giant Inditex owner of brands like Zara announces record profits

Spain’s fashion giant Inditex- owners of Zara- reports record profits in 2023

FASHION chain Inditex- owners of branded stores like Zara- reported record profits last year. The Spanish company achieved a net profit of €5.3 billion- up

14 Mar, 2024 @ 11:11

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Watch: This Mercadona wine for less than €2 is flying off the shelves across Spain

Mercadona breaks all-time record as profits soar past €1 BILLION following expansions in Spain, Portugal and online

SPAIN’S biggest supermarket chain, Mercadona, recorded a record net profit of just over €1 billion last year- up 40% on the 2022 total. Sales grew

12 Mar, 2024 @ 14:46

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No dishes no baby: Spain’s shocking fertility rate linked to men’s reluctance to help out around the house – but what’s behind the demographic time bomb?

THE refusal by men in Spain to chip in with the housework has been linked to the country’s shockingly low birth rate – the second

11 Mar, 2024 @ 17:30

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Angry patient throws computer at female doctor who would not sign him off work in latest medical assault in Spain's Murcia

Nurse in Spain is kicked so hard in the testicles he dies – as figures show attacks on doctors are soaring

DOCTORS are continuing to endure a rising number of physical and verbal assaults in Spain according to figures from the Spanish Medical Association(OMC). The worrying

11 Mar, 2024 @ 17:01

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Madrid train bombings: How the 2004 terror attack changed Spain – as country marks 20th anniversary of its deadliest ever terrorist incident

SPAIN has been marking the 20th anniversary this Monday of the Madrid train bombings that killed 192 people and injured 2,000 others. The Al Qaeda

11 Mar, 2024 @ 10:20

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Spain’s top court rejects bid to stop removal of medals awarded by dictator General Franco

SPAIN’S Supreme Court has backed the stripping of medals awarded to dictator General Francisco Franco by himself as well as his collaborators. It rejected an

9 Mar, 2024 @ 11:00

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Home viewers of pirated La Liga soccer matches can now be fined individually in Spain

A LANDMARK ruling by a Barcelona judge means that home viewers of pirated feeds of La Liga football matches could be fined. The order of

8 Mar, 2024 @ 15:30

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Warnings of 'historic and extraordinary' DANA weather front: Spain to be rocked by torrential rain, lightning and HAIL from this weekend

Heavy localised rain predicted for parts of Spain this weekend

AFTER mainly calm weather this week, forecasters a predicting a storm stretching over a large part of Spain over the weekend leaving ‘widespread and abundant’

8 Mar, 2024 @ 11:03

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Inside Amazon’s new pre-fabricated house that’s available in Spain for just €27,556 – but how safe is it?

A NEW high quality prefabricated home is being marketed for €27,556 by Amazon in Spain. Covering 70 m2, the Nyab is larger than other prefabs

6 Mar, 2024 @ 14:45

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Police swoop on people uploading child pornography to the ‘cloud’ from Spain

SEVEN people have been arrested across Spain by the Policia Nacional for accessing and storing child pornography. Four other suspects are still being investigated. Details

6 Mar, 2024 @ 14:24

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Bars and restaurants in Spain see drink sales plummet after rising prices

BAR and restaurant customers are buying fewer drinks because of high prices according to a study by market analysts NielsenIQ. The firm says that beverage

6 Mar, 2024 @ 09:46

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IPTV crackdown in Spain: First-ever sentence for pirate TV sees company fined €670,000 and its employees up to €7,000 each

A PONTEVEDRA court has become the first in Spain to convict a company for proving pirate television services by selling decoders. Engel Systems S.L and

5 Mar, 2024 @ 11:10

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Spain's December unemployment rate is the lowest since 2007 as economy continues to grow

Spain posts lowest February unemployment rate since 2008

SPAIN’S jobless total for February was the lowest for the second month of the year since 2008. The Ministry of Labour said on Monday that

4 Mar, 2024 @ 20:00

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