Mercadona to enjoy a record year with more than €30bn in sales predicted
MERCADONA is enjoying rapid growth in Spain, while the rest of the supermarket sector is stagnating- according to figures published by online portal El Economista.
Hundreds of British and Irish tourists are infected by a parasite found lurking in swimming pools in Spain
HUNDREDS of British and Irish tourists returning from recent holidays in Spain are suffering from cryptosporidium- a parasite of the digestive system- which Spanish experts
Revealed: The 10 richest people in Spain as Zara founder Amancio Ortega reigns supreme with €81bn fortune
THE WEALTHIEST people in Spain got richer by 37% last year despite the Ukraine war and inflation according to the latest Forbes list. Inditex fashion
Over 60 in Spain? Get a Renfe ‘Gold Card’ and enjoy up to 40% discounts on train journeys across the country and even to France
ANYONE AGED 60 and over- and of any nationality- can buy a Renfe ‘Gold Card'(Tarjeta Dorada) at any Renfe station in Spain to enjoy rail
Revealed: The regions in Spain which take in the highest number of boat migrants
THE ANDALUCIA region has the largest number of foreign immigrants housed by Spain’s central government, accounting for 9,874 people. That’s followed by the Canary Islands
Brits who have lived in Spain for over 15 years will likely be able to vote in the next UK election
BRITISH citizens living overseas in countries like Spain for more than 15 years are set to be able to vote in the next UK general
Vodafone Spain is sold to British firm for £4.4billion
VODAFONE SPAIN has been sold to UK telecoms investor Zegona Communications in a deal valued at up to €5 billion. Zegona will pay at least
Investigation into missing British rugby player Levi Davis, 25, is halted in Spain a year after he vanished from Barcelona
POLICE in Barcelona have suspended an investigation into missing former Bath rugby player and X Factor: Celebrity contestant Levi Davis, who was last seen on
Spain to cut back on short-haul flights: THESE will be the most affected routes if the socialist coalition forms a government
A DEAL struck between the socialist PSOE and the far-left Sumar party to form Spain’s next government includes environmental plans that would cut domestic flights
‘Intimacy coach’ is hired by major opera house in Spain to make actors more comfortable with passionate scenes
AN OPERA production in Barcelona has hired an experienced ‘intimacy director’ to ensure performers are comfortable taking part in passionate scenes- a first for Spain
Conservative leader Alberto Feijoo calls for English to be prioritised in schools across Spain
THE LEADER of the conservative Partido Popular, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, called on Monday for English language lessons to be prioritised in Spain’s schools. He said
Stolen jewels worth €60 million are discovered in Spain after vanishing from Ukraine museum
THE Policia Nacional have arrested five people in Madrid and recovered 11 gold items of jewellery valued at over €60 million taken from a Ukraine museum
Pavements across Spain are too narrow and offer poor accessibility, study finds
MANY pavements in Spain’s cities are too narrow and don’t meet accessibility rules according to a study published by the Network of Walking Cities. The
Pro-Palestine protesters screaming ‘murderous Israel!’ try to storm synagogue in Spain: Tensions mount in Melilla as hundreds take to the streets and police are forced to intervene
SEVERAL hundred people demonstrated on Wednesday night in Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla in support of Palestine over Israel’s military action against the Hamas
Israel reveals Spanish man, 46, is among the hundreds of hostages taken by Hamas
ISRAEL’S Foreign Ministry has confirmed that missing Spaniard Ivan Illarramendi Saizar is being held hostage by Hamas terrorists following their attack on Israel on October
Supermarket prices in Spain surge by almost 15% in a year
GROCERY PRICES have soared by 30.8% in Spain over the last two years and 14.1% in the 12 months up to last May, according to
Dancer is ‘devoured’ by bedbugs in Spain: Young woman is forced to seek hospital treatment as number of pests surge following ‘plague’ in Paris
A YOUNG woman has been left with ‘wounds’ after being ‘devoured’ by bedbugs in Spain. In comes as the French government has had to take
New ‘co-paternity’ company helps prospective parents in Spain find friends to raise a baby with
A CO-PARENTING agency is awaiting the first baby birth from a client who will raise her with a co-parent with the two people having had
Bed bugs surge in Spain: Population of pest swells by 71% amid ongoing ‘plague’ in Paris – here’s how to avoid them taking over YOUR home
THE FRENCH capital Paris is suffering from a plague of bed bugs affecting thousands of homes, hotels and businesses and the pest is also spreading
Monster pit bull weighing 30kg kills a family’s tiny pet Maltese at a dog hotel in Spain
A FIVE-KILO Maltese bichon dog called Toby was mauled to death by a 30-kilo pit bull at a Valladolid area boarding kennel. It’s been reported
Air Europa cyberattack: Airline tells anyone who has bought a ticket to CANCEL their credit cards
SPAIN’S Air Europa said on Tuesday that it had suffered a cyberattack on its online payment system that exposed some of its customers’ credit card
Pictured: Soldier, 19, from Sevilla is among two missing Spaniards in Israel following deadly Hamas attack
THE NAMES of two Spaniards who went missing after Hamas’ weekend air and ground attack in Israel have been revealed. One is a teenage soldier
Young woman is fined €500 for leaving her dog tied up outside a pharmacy in Spain as new animal laws take effect
A YOUNG woman has become the first known person in Spain to be fined for breaking the new Animal Welfare law, but she ended up
Spanish startup’s private rocket launch is a success after taking off from Andalucia at the weekend – and it’s reusable
ELCHE startup PLD Space launched the first-ever private European rocket into orbit on Saturday morning. After two postponements in the spring, the first launch of
Summer 2022 was the hottest in Spain for 700 years, data collected by TREE rings reveal
SPAIN experienced its hottest summer last year in 700 years, according to analysis of tree rings from north-east Spain which contain key insights about weather
Get your shopping done! Spain to enjoy ‘bridge’ national holiday weekend from THURSDAY – when most supermarkets will close
SPAIN marks its National Day or Dia de la Hispanidad with a public holiday every October 12 and that means many supermarkets and large stores