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EXPLAINER: Despite Spain smashing it with a healthy economic outlook, 70% of Spaniards think the economy is in the dumps – why is that?

WELCOME to the Spanish economic enigma: where over 70% of Spaniards think the economy is struggling, while the same number considers their personal financial situation

29 Nov, 2023 @ 08:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Electric scooters will be BANNED on all Renfe trains in Spain from this day in December

SPAIN’S state train operator Renfe is prohibiting passengers taking electric scooters onto their trains from December 12. The ban has been introduced because of scooter

28 Nov, 2023 @ 18:30

Lead·National News

British expat’s home is taken over by squatters who turn it into mammoth marijuana farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO people have been arrested for running an indoor marijuana farm out of an Aspe property belonging to a British national who died in 2022.

28 Nov, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain is selling six houses a second - a third in cash - despite prices soaring by double digits

Number of new mortgages plummet in Spain: Bank loans fell by 30% year-on-year in September

HIGH interest rates are continuing to reduce the number of new home mortgages, with a 29.6% annual fall in September. Figures released on Tuesday from

28 Nov, 2023 @ 16:35

Lead·National News·Property

Pedro Sanchez challenges opposition parties to bring down Spain's government

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez promises ‘certainty and predictability’ to multinationals and new foreign investors

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday promised ‘certainty and predictability’ to multinationals and new foreign investors in the country, despite the turbulent political events

28 Nov, 2023 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

EXCLUSIVE: Nolotil campaigners are suing the Spanish government for ‘failing to properly regulate painkiller’ suspected of causing 40 deaths among Brits and northern Europeans

A PATIENT advocate group has filed a lawsuit against the Spanish Ministry of Health for failing to protect people against the potentially life-threatening effects of

28 Nov, 2023 @ 15:46

EXCLUSIVE·Health·Lead

Some 40% of young people in Spain almost never use a condom during sex

Four in 10 young Spaniards say they ‘almost never’ use a condom during sex, according to data released to mark World AIDS day. The report,

28 Nov, 2023 @ 13:41

Health·Lead

British man arrested in drug den selling marijuana to tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AT LEAST one British man was part of a ten-strong group arrested for their role in a bogus l’Alfas del Pi ‘social club’ that acted

28 Nov, 2023 @ 12:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Heatwave 'ends' in parts of Spain from Sunday but some areas will notice little change

This winter in Spain is set to be much warmer than average, say weather experts

WINTER temperatures will be above normal levels in Spain according to the eltiempo.es weather portal The meteorological winter includes the months of December, January and

28 Nov, 2023 @ 09:00

Lead·National News·Weather

Major breakthrough to help 'natural treasure' of drought-hit Doñana wetlands in Spain's Andalucia

Major breakthrough to help ‘natural treasure’ of drought-hit Doñana National Park in Spain’s Andalucia

THE NATIONAL government and the Andalucia region signed a deal on Monday to stop illegal irrigation in the drought-hit Doñana wetlands. It brings the end

27 Nov, 2023 @ 18:30

Andalucia·Environment·Huelva·Lead·Nature

Ay, caramba! Moment a huge €130m haul of ‘Bart Simpson cocaine’ sent from South America is seized in Spain

THE Guardia Civil has seized 600 kilos of cocaine hidden in a container on a Quart de Poblet industrial estate in Valencia province. Some of

27 Nov, 2023 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

British woman 'went our of her mind due to abuse' and strangled Benidorm flatmate with vacuum cleaner cord

British tourist has expensive gold chain stolen by Benidorm ‘love hug’ thief who foolishly publishes social media photos of her showing it off

A WOMAN stole a gold chain from a British tourist in Benidorm but was arrested days later after posting social media images of her wearing

27 Nov, 2023 @ 16:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Migrants in Ceuta wearing Civil Guard clothing

‘We found them in the trash’: Authorities open probe after African migrants pictured in Spain wearing police uniforms

SPAIN’S Civil Guard has opened an investigation after a photo spread via social media of a group of African migrants wearing its regulation clothing. The

27 Nov, 2023 @ 16:19

Crime & Law·Lead

Man arrested in Madrid after allegedly murdering 25-year-old ex-wife and their five-year-old daughter

POLICE in Madrid have arrested a 26-year-old man after he allegedly stabbed to death both his 25-year-old ex-wife and their five-year-old daughter. The shocking crime

27 Nov, 2023 @ 15:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

British cybersecurity start-up will remain in Malaga with plans to expand – as city becomes new tech hub in Spain

A CYBERSECURITY startup from Leeds is set to open a new office in Malaga as part of a drive to make the city Spain’s next

27 Nov, 2023 @ 12:55

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

Have-a-go' shop worker dragged by robbers getaway car for 100 metres on Spain's Costa Blanca

‘Have-a-go’ shop worker dragged down the street by robbers getaway car on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO robbers ran over an Alicante shop worker who clung onto the hood of their getaway car for around 100 metres. The Policia Nacional went

27 Nov, 2023 @ 11:21

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Thieves steal 700 joints of jamon in Spain’s Andalucia worth more than a whopping €200,000

A PAIR of pork product plunderers have been pinched after pulling off a heist that saw them escape with a haul of Iberian jamon worth

27 Nov, 2023 @ 10:25

Cordoba·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

‘What have you done?!’ British ambassador to Spain joins chorus of shock over Marks & Spencer’s Chorizo Paella Croquetas

IN THE long list of British crimes against Spanish cuisine, there is a new addition. Marks & Spencer is selling what it is billing as

26 Nov, 2023 @ 16:28

Food & Drink·For Foodies·Lead

New historical revelations from Spanish ships captured by Britain in the 1700s offers insight the lives of noblemen, royalty, sailors – and their wives

A TREASURE trove of Spanish documents captured by Britain during historical conflicts between the two countries have been made open to the public. A significant

26 Nov, 2023 @ 09:00

La Cultura·Lead

Man who kidnapped, attacked and bound a woman in Burgos has been arrested after she escaped with a CHAIN around her neck

A KIDNAP suspect has been jailed in Spain after being released on bail despite his victim turning up at a local hospital with chains still

25 Nov, 2023 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Live music boost as concert ticket sales rise by 48% in Spain with UK fans amongst the mix

Live music boost as concert ticket sales rise by 48% in Spain with UK fans in the mix

TICKET SALES for live music events in Spain this year soared by 48% compared to 2022, despite the state of the economy. The ‘IV Live

25 Nov, 2023 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Catalunya·Entertainment·Lead·Madrid

Hip or knee pain? Learn about the solution

Living with bone and muscle pain prevents people from leading a normal daily life and causes emotional exhaustion due to the limitations they encounter in

25 Nov, 2023 @ 09:56

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Health

Minister encourages Gibraltar men and boys to reach out to overcome mental health issues

MEN and boys who have mental health challenges need to reach out for help to overcome their mental health issues, according to Gibraltar’s Minister for

25 Nov, 2023 @ 09:25

Gibraltar·Health

Robbers travel on 'days out' to rob shop safes on Spain's Costa Blanca

Gang from Madrid which robbed safes at shopping centres on Spain’s Costa Blanca is brought down

A MADRID-BASED gang travelled to the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas to rob store safes in large shopping centres after hiding inside premises before closing

25 Nov, 2023 @ 09:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Mar Menor·Murcia·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Where does your clothing go when it gets recycled? This investigation reveals the surprising – and surprisingly far-flung – locations

DOES anyone really know where items go when you put them in the recycling? Eco-activists Greenpeace decided to find out, and traced the surprising global

24 Nov, 2023 @ 19:00

Environment·Lead

Catholic Church in Spain's government strikes deal with Catholic church to compensate sex abuse victims

Catholic Church in Spain to pay reparations to sex abuse victims without needing a court ruling

THE Roman Catholic Church in Spain is to set up a ‘comprehensive’ reparation plan for victims of sexual abuse. The secretary general of the Episcopal

24 Nov, 2023 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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