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Mobile phone charger caused deadly house fire that wiped out entire family in Spain’s Andalucia

AN EXPLOSION of a mobile phone battery left to charge overnight caused Sunday’s fire in Guillena(Sevilla province) which killed four members of a family. Experts

9 Oct, 2024 @ 11:13

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Horror house fire kills four members of the same family in Spain’s Andalucia

FOUR members of a family died in a house fire in Sevilla province on Sunday. The blaze- reported at around 8am- happened in Guillena, a

7 Oct, 2024 @ 12:54

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Missing British father is found alive and well after vanishing from Spain’s Andalucia

THE family of a British man have breathed a sigh of relief after he was found alive and well on Monday evening. James Moore (pictured

30 Sep, 2024 @ 18:09

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Sevilla

Humiliating police blunder in Spain: Major city loses almost HALF its patrol cars overnight after ‘bosses forgot to book their MOTs’

THE city of Sevilla was left with 45 fewer police cars on Wednesday following a blunder by the force’s headquarters. Dozens of Policia Local patrol

25 Sep, 2024 @ 16:59

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

West Nile virus threat level is raised to four in several areas of Malaga province - including the capital

Sevilla city records its first death from the West Nile virus

THE death toll from the West Nile Virus outbreak in Andalucia continues to rise as Sevilla city records its first fatality. The victim has been

24 Sep, 2024 @ 14:00

Health·Lead·Sevilla

Ryanair loses ‘historic’ battle in Spain after passenger wins back €13.20 in out-of-court settlement

RYANAIR has paid back €13.20 to a passenger after she successfully challenged their booking policy. According to consumer rights group FACUA, it is the ‘first

19 Sep, 2024 @ 18:52

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla·Travel News

British motorist chased TWICE by police in Spain and fails excess alcohol and drug tests

Spain roots out ‘narco moles’ among high-ranking police officers: 10 arrests are made in Andalucia and Valencia

POLICE corruption in Spain has exploded into the spotlight with a combined ten arrests of high-ranking officers ‘working for drug dealers’. Scandal has rocked a

17 Sep, 2024 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla·Valencia

Caña believe it! New study on beer reveals Spain's favourite drink can have a range of health benefits

This is the best supermarket beer in Spain, according to consumer watchdog – and you’ve likely never heard of it

A STUDY has revealed the best supermarket beer available in Spanish supermarkets – and it isn’t Estrella, Cruzcampo or Mahou. The consumer watchdog Organisation of

13 Sep, 2024 @ 12:48

Catalunya·Food & Drink·Lead·Sevilla

New direct flights between Istanbul and major city in Spain’s Andalucia begin this month – this is how much they cost

IF you are a long-term resident of Andalucia, you might be interested to hear that very soon you will have the chance to take a

11 Sep, 2024 @ 12:19

Sevilla·Travel News

Horror in Sevilla: Body of unidentified woman is found floating in the Guadalquivir river near the city centre

MYSTERY surrounds the death of a woman who was found floating in the Guadalquivir river in the centre of Sevilla. The unidentified corpse was discovered

6 Sep, 2024 @ 20:26

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Spain’s West Nile virus death toll rises to six: Woman dies after being bitten by an infected mosquito in Sevilla province

ANDALUCIA’S Health Ministry confirmed on Thursday that a Navarre women died from the West Nile virus after visiting Utrera in Sevilla province- taking the death

5 Sep, 2024 @ 18:00

Health·Lead·Sevilla

Olive thieves are caught in the act while trying to flee with half-tonne haul in Spain’s Sevilla

THE Guardia Civil has thwarted the theft of nearly half a tonne of olives in Sevilla province that had been illegally harvested by seven pickers.

3 Sep, 2024 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

‘My head was exploding’: Young mother, 26, recalls her West Nile virus hell in Spain after being turned away by doctors SIX times and developing encephalitis

A 26-YEAR-OLD woman has recalled her horrific ordeal after becoming infected with the West Nile virus in southern Spain. Melody S.R (pictured above speaking to

3 Sep, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Sevilla

Exclusive: Anti-tourism graffiti brands tourists a ‘plague’ in Spain’s Sevilla as locals mock British visitors who had water thrown on their heads

NEW ‘anti-tourism’ graffiti in Sevilla has branded holidaymakers a ‘plague’ just days after British visitors were doused with water while enjoying a tour guide through

1 Sep, 2024 @ 19:24

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Spain’s Andalucia to launch direct flights with China: Plans will see visitors from the country soar to 50,000 per year

ANDALUCIA is hoping to launch direct flights with China next year following high level meetings between tourism bosses. President of the southernmost region, Juanma Moreno,

1 Sep, 2024 @ 12:32

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla·Travel News

West Nile virus is detected in a Malaga village - as Junta confirms ninth death from mosquito borne disease

New West Nile virus case is detected in Sevilla: Town hall takes ‘urgent measures’

A NEW case of West Nile virus has been reported in Sevilla province. An elderly man from San Juan de Aznalfarache has caught the virus

30 Aug, 2024 @ 19:15

Health·Lead·Sevilla

Fears of rat plague in Alicante: Pests are spotted in popular square currently being redeveloped

Plague of rats forces park closure in Spain’s Sevilla as locals claim ‘there’s more rodents than children’

A SEVILLA park was closed on Friday due to a plague of rats with council workers carrying out an in-depth treatment to get rid of

30 Aug, 2024 @ 18:30

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Sevilla can legally cut off water supply to law-breaking tourist flats, court rules

A COURT in the popular tourist city of Sevilla has ruled that the local council can legally cut off water supply to unlawful tourist flats.

27 Aug, 2024 @ 11:40

Lead·Sevilla·Travel News

British tourists are left in tears after water is thrown on them from a balcony in southern Spain in shocking ‘anti-tourism’ attack

Do you know the Brits involved in this story? Email tips@theolivepress.es ‘TURISMOFOBIA’ has reached new lows in southern Spain after a group of British tourists were

23 Aug, 2024 @ 14:44

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

West Nile virus spreads in Spain: Health authorities declare 13 new cases in Sevilla and Huelva – while infected mosquitoes are found in Cadiz

SOME 13 new cases of the West Nile virus have been declared in Sevilla and Huelva this week. According to the Andalucian health department, six

21 Aug, 2024 @ 07:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Health·Huelva·Lead·Sevilla

Spain’s West Nile ghost town: Residents in Sevilla village ‘fear going out at night’ after string of deaths caused by mosquito-borne virus

FEARS surrounding a deadly outbreak of West Nile virus have turned a village in southern Spain into a ghost town. Residents in La Puebla del

17 Aug, 2024 @ 13:31

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Sevilla

Spain’s Sevilla threatens to cut off water supply to 5,000 illegal tourist flats

SEVILLA City Council plans to cut off water supplies to around 5,000 unlicensed tourist flats in the continuing battle against unregulated holiday accommodation. It has

14 Aug, 2024 @ 11:08

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Spain’s third most visited city will cut off water supply to illegal Airbnb-style apartments

TOURIST apartments found to be operating illegally in a major city in Spain will have their water supply cut off, it has been announced. The

12 Aug, 2024 @ 16:13

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla·Travel News

Spain’s Sevilla takes ‘unprecedented’ measures to battle West Nile virus amid fears of a new epidemic

HEALTH authorities in Sevilla are taking ‘unprecedented’ measures to battle the West Nile virus. It comes as the number of mosquitoes carrying the disease continues

9 Aug, 2024 @ 12:00

Health·Lead·Sevilla

Health authorities in Spain call for calm after detecting possible case of tick-borne Crimean-Congo virus in Sevilla

HEALTH authorities in Andalucia have appealed for calm after activating procedures for a possible case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF). Samples have been sent to

9 Aug, 2024 @ 11:15

Health·Lead·Sevilla

Fears of a new epidemic in southern Spain: Protesting locals demand a vaccine for deadly mosquito-borne virus following multiple deaths

LOCALS in southern Spain are demanding a vaccine to fight the deadly West Nile virus following an uptick in cases and two recent deaths. Residents

5 Aug, 2024 @ 15:18

Health·Lead·Sevilla

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