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Extinction Rebellion fills in golf course holes in Spain in excessive water usage protest

CLIMATE activists from Extinction Rebellion(XR) said on Sunday that they had plugged holes on 10 golf courses in Spain to protest at the sport’s excessive

3 Jul, 2023 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Basque Country·Environment·Ibiza·Lead·National News·Navarra·Valencian Community

Cyber-scammer caught after avoiding arrest for years on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a major cyber-scammer in Alicante who avoided been caught by authorities for over a decade. Operation Zenigata was launched in

29 Jun, 2023 @ 17:42

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

ETA victims call on Spain’s Congress to ban convicted terrorists from public office

TERRORISM victims have called on Spain’s Congress of Deputies to ensure that convicted members of now-defunct Basque terrorist group ETA cannot hold public office. Speaking

27 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead·Politics

Spain has three of the world’s top four restaurants following Valencia awards ceremony

SPAIN’S restaurants held their heads high in Tuesday’s ‘Best Restaurants in the World Awards 2023’ staged at Valencia’s Les Arts Opera House. The ceremony honoured

21 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Basque Country·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid·Valencia·Valencian Community

Young man arrested for allegedly murdering his 89-year-old great aunt in the Basque Country

A YOUNG man accused of murdering his 89-year-old great aunt has been arrested in Bilbao (Basque Country). The 28-year-old reportedly walked to a police patrol

18 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

Basque Country·Crime & Law

Chief inspector in Spain’s Basque Country offers extra days off for officers who arrest immigrants

A PROBE has been opened in the Basque Country after it emerged that a chief inspector from the National Police offered his officers days off

8 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Crime & Law

Clandestine cannbis club goes to pot on Spain's Costa Blanca

No dope: Man absolved of cannabis possession in Spain because the drugs ‘were to be shared with friends’

A MAN who was arrested in Spain in March 2020 in possession of more than two kilos of cannabis has been absolved of his crime

7 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Woman admitted to hospital in Spain with Ebola symptoms

A WOMAN is in a special unit of a Basque Country hospital with symptoms compatible with an Ebola infection. She is currently awaiting test results

1 Jun, 2023 @ 12:41

Health·Lead·National News

‘Serial predator’ and evangelist is arrested in Spain’s Valencia for ‘sexually abusing eight young girls’

Woman pregnant with twins allegedly killed by ex-boyfriend from Spain’s Valencia area

A 33-YEAR-OLD Valencia man has been jailed after being accused of murdering his ex-partner who was pregnant with twins. The man named as Jaime R.N.

31 May, 2023 @ 16:30

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Free transport offered to elderly and disabled voters on May 28 in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Seven former terrorists convicted for involvement in murder pull out of elections in Spain’s Basque Country

SEVEN former ETA terrorists, all convicted for their involvement in murders, announced on Tuesday that they were withdrawing their names from standing in Basque Country

16 May, 2023 @ 15:07

Lead·National News·Politics

Rally driver killed in accident during event in Spain’s Basque Country

A RALLY driver who was taking part in the Azpeitia Rallysprint race in Spain’s Basque Country was killed on Saturday as the result of an

14 May, 2023 @ 15:00

Lead·Sport

Spain’s prime minister calls plan to include 44 convicted members of ETA terror group on election lists ‘indecent’

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has slammed a decision by Basque political party EH Bildu to include 44 convicted members of now-defunct terrorist organisation ETA

13 May, 2023 @ 12:53

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

Costa Blanca City Becomes Tenth Most Populated In Spain

Costa Blanca’s Alicante enters Top 10 city list in Spain

ALICANTE has made it into the top ten list of the most populated cities in Spain, replacing Basque Country capital Bilbao. Figures from the National

8 May, 2023 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Richard Lewington Outside Oñati Town Hall

British resident of Spain ‘makes history’ by becoming first UK national to run as a candidate in a Basque Country election

A BRITISH resident of Madrid is ‘making history’ by becoming the first UK national to ever run in an election in the northern Basque Country

27 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Madrid·National News·Politics

Judge sides with restaurant in Spain’s Basque Country that fined three diners €510 for failing to turn up

A JUDGE in Spain’s Basque Country has sided with a restaurant after it charged three diners €510 for failing to turn up to their dinner

17 Apr, 2023 @ 19:15

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Jon Rahm becomes fourth Spanish golfer to win US Masters in Augusta

JON RAHM became the fourth Spaniard to win the US Masters in Augusta on Sunday to become the owner of the coveted green jacket, after

10 Apr, 2023 @ 10:32

Lead·Sport

Hospital in Spain's Valencia becomes first in Europe to implant miniature pacemaker in premature baby

Record high numbers of people waiting for public hospital operations in Spain

WAITING lists for a non-emergency public hospital operation in Spain reached 793,521 last December 31- the highest figure on record. The Ministry of Health said

4 Apr, 2023 @ 17:35

Health·Lead

Passenger tries to smuggle suitcase crammed with live giant African snails into Spain

A TRAVELLER who flew into Bilbao airport has been arrested for having 38 live giant African snails in his luggage. The man had arrived in

22 Mar, 2023 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

REVEALED: Where UK businesses are investing the most in Spain

THE Madrid region was the most popular part of Spain for British investment during the first nine months of 2022 according to figures produced by

9 Mar, 2023 @ 11:15

Balearic Islands·Business & Finance·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Valencian Community

Top Spanish fashion designer Paco Rabanne dies, aged 88

SPANISH fashion designer Paco Rabanne, known for his eccentric clothing designs and for founding one of the world’s best-known fragrance brands, died on Friday, aged

3 Feb, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·National News

Ancient ritual ‘awakens’ spring during special festival in Spain’s Basque Country

THREE small towns in the Spanish Pyrenees are staging the ancient festival of Joaldunak to ward off evil spirits and to waken up the ‘forthcoming

31 Jan, 2023 @ 12:39

La Cultura·Lead

Twin Children Recover After Mother Tries To Poison Them And Take Her Own Life In Spain's Basque Country

Twin children ‘on the mend’ after mother poisons them and tries to commit suicide in Spain’s Basque Country

TWINS aged nine are expected to make a full recovery after being poisoned by their mother in Barakaldo in the Basque Country’s Bilbao area. The

2 Jan, 2023 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Dutch narco boss accused of shipping cocaine worth €228 million is arrested on Costa Blanca

Series of domestic violence killings set to turn December into one of the worst months on record in Spain

A SERIES of domestic violence murders of women in Spain has turned December into the month with the highest number of such deaths this year,

29 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Lead·National News

Hospital operation and consultation waiting times fall in Spain but pandemic impact continues

THE average waiting time for a public hospital operation in Spain is 113 days according to latest figures from the Ministry of Health. Their twice-yearly

25 Nov, 2022 @ 13:30

Health·Lead

Seven-time Michelin star chef Martin Berasategui to open new restaurant on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A big name Basque Country chef with seven Michelin stars under his belt is cooking up a plan to open a restaurant on the Costa

14 Nov, 2022 @ 13:00

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Heroic police officers save life of unconscious baby in Spain's Valencia

Spanish judge rules parents can’t name child with Basque word for ‘semen’

A FAMILY in Spain’s Basque Country has vowed to take legal action after a judge refused to allow their newborn daughter to be named Hazia,

6 Nov, 2022 @ 12:00

Alicante·Lead·National News

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