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Mercadona worker who was fired for eating a ‘croqueta’ destined for the trash wins legal battle in Spain

A COURT says the Mercadona supermarket chain was wrong to sack a worker who ate an out-of-date ‘croqueta’ which was going to be thrown into

18 Nov, 2024 @ 15:00

Lead·National News

Spain investigates far-right ‘falsehoods and hate speech’ on social media following fatal stabbing of 11-year-old boy

THE Prosecutor’s Office is investigating ‘false’ and ‘hateful’ social media postings following last weekend’s murder of an 11-year-old boy in Toledo province. A 20-year-old man

21 Aug, 2024 @ 14:24

Crime & Law·Lead

Two-year-old boy drowns in a swimming pool in Spain: Death is second such tragedy this week after a baby boy fell into a pool in Mallorca

A two-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool at his Castilla- La Mancha home on Thursday. It’s the second pool death involving young children this

30 May, 2024 @ 17:13

Lead·National News

Flu cases in Spain surged by 75% in last week of 2023: THESE are the most affected areas

CASES of the flu in Spain have grown by 75% in the last week to 438 cases per 100,000 people, overloading hospitals across the country.

6 Jan, 2024 @ 09:46

Health·Lead·National News

Cyber scammers pocket over €5 million by defrauding users of cloned electronic product websites in Spain

Hacker from infamous cyber-attack group Kelvin Security is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after ‘targeting town halls and businesses’

A CYBER-HACKER has been arrested in Alicante for being involved with the notorious Kelvin Security hacking group. The Venezuelan national was jailed after appearing in

11 Dec, 2023 @ 18:00

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

Mayor in Spain is under fire for carrying a huge gun during a local parade

THE MAYOR of Pantoja in Toledo province faces a Guardia Civil sanction for carrying a large shotgun during his town’s fiesta parade. The Partido Popular’s

9 Oct, 2023 @ 16:52

Crime & Law·Lead

This November was one of the hottest and driest on record in Spain, stark figures show

Spain’s June heatwave to last until at least Thursday, with 44ºC temperatures likely

THIS WEEKEND saw Spain officially enter a heatwave, the eighth since the year 2011 to fall within the month of June. The extreme weather is

26 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead·Weather

Iberian Lynx population continues to rise in rural Spain and Portugal

THE IBERIAN LYNX population is continuing to rise in the wild of the Iberian Peninsula with 1,668 animals reported in 2022 according to the Ministry

20 May, 2023 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Lead·Nature

Meta’s planned data centre for Toledo town will require ‘660 million litres of water a year’

A PLANNED data centre that will serve Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is due to be built in the Toledo municipality of Talavera de la

10 May, 2023 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics·Technology

Child contracts cholera in first reported case in Spain since 1979

Child contracts cholera in Spain’s first reported case since 1979

A Toledo Province farm has been sealed off after a child contracted cholera by drinking water, possibly originating from a well. It’s the first recorded

22 Jun, 2022 @ 15:05

Health·Lead

Man Stabs Wife To Death In Front Of Young Children Weeks After Protection Order Ran Out In Spain's Castilla La Mancha Region

Man stabs wife to death in front of young children just weeks after protection order expired in Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha region

A man stabbed his wife to death in front of their three young children on Monday in Cuenca Province, Spain. The attacker, 38, went to

2 May, 2022 @ 15:44

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Petrol prices hit record high in Spain—close to two euros per litre even with government discount

Petrol con in Spain with 230 service stations reported for jacking up prices when government discount started

SPAIN’S consumer group FACUA has reported 230 filling stations for putting up pump prices on April 1- the same day that a 20 cents per

8 Apr, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·National News

Spain brings back mandatory face masks: Protective gear MUST be worn in hospitals and health centres from this date

Spain will discuss changes to indoor mask wearing rules at top-level health meeting in early April

THE one main remaining Covid-19 restriction of indoor mask-wearing is likely to be discussed next week at a national level. The next Interterritorial Council meeting,

28 Mar, 2022 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Albacete: Why you should visit central Spain’s underdog tourist destination

To mark Castilla-La Mancha day on May 31st we take a look at one of Spain's most under rated cities.

19 Feb, 2022 @ 17:15

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Malaga to Madrid from €7: Renfe launches sale on train fares starting TODAY

Spain by train: Tickets now on sale for new low-cost high speed rail journeys between Madrid and Valencia

TICKETS are now on sale for a new high-speed ‘low-cost’ rail service between Valencia and Madrid. The Avlo service, starting on February 21, is being

27 Jan, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel·Travel News·Valencia

Guide dog ‘graduates’ with History degree from university in Spain

A GUIDE dog has been included in the official photo of students graduating with a History degree from Spain’s University of Castilla-La Mancha. Desi, a

25 Jan, 2022 @ 11:15

National News

Marbled Duck quacks back in Spain with rise in breeding population

Marbled Duck quacks back in Spain with much-needed population rise

SPAIN’S Marbled Duck population is bouncing back after serious concerns about its decline. Falling numbers in the 2010s led to the official declaration of the

20 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Environment·Lead·Nature

Pedro Sanchez sets 90% COVID-19 full vaccination target for Spain

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has raised the stakes over the country’s vaccination programme by announcing that he wants 90% of the population fully immunised.

2 Sep, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead