UK clamps down on bogus hotel sickness claims
COSTA hotels and holiday apartments have this week welcomed the announcement by the UK government to enforce new rules in the coming weeks to...
‘Fake news’ on the Costa
The term ‘fake news’ has had much prominence in the world media of late, with even President Trump attacking CNN for fabricating news stories....
Three injured in shooting outside school
Three people were injured in a shooting reported outside a school in La Coma district of Paterna (Valencia) at 10.00 this morning. Initial reports...
Bones discovery that may change history
‘The face of the first European’ has been discovered at an archaeological dig site in the Atapuerca mountains in Castilla y León region, according...
British teen’s alleged rapist released
Italian man who was accused of forcing the 17-year-old in her cruiser cabin, in international waters between Mallorca and Valencia, walks free without charges...
Baby elephant born
Bioparc in Valencia recently had a gorgeous baby elephant born on its premises and as the youngster is thriving, it is now allowed outside...
Small Valencia outbreak ‘under control’
The regional health department has acted quickly to ‘control’ a localised outbreak of coronavirus in Valencia province, councillor for health Ana Barceló reported on...
Food aid for residents in the Valencia region
Households in the Valencia region with income of less than €21,000 a year will be able to claim a €90 food card.
Regional president Ximo...
Deal struck to improve conditions for firefighters
Following warnings that the Valencia region was not prepared to face what could be one of the worst ever summers for forest fires, president...
Killer heat
A total of 1,900 people died in Spain in July due to the extreme heat, according to estimations from the Carlos III health institute...
“They love us” – tourism chief aims to cement special relationship...
Valencia tourism chiefs set up a ‘beach’ at Waverly station in Edinburgh in an attempt to encourage more people from Scotland to visit the...
Wine war at the border
Unions and viticulturists are up in arms over attacks carried out by French farmers on trucks carrying Spanish wine and tomatoes.
They have accused the...
Sabadell records huge profits
Alicante-based Banco Sabadell has announced profits of €1.3 billion for 2023, which is a rise of 55.1% on last year’s figure.
According to analysts, the...
Motorway to France remains blocked
Catalan farmers are continuing to block the AP-7 – the main Mediterranean highway into France.
They are calling for an end to cheap imports of...
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School mobile phone ban brought in
A ‘general ban’ on mobile phone use by pupils in schools has been introduced by the Valencia government, except in specific cases.
Regional education councillor...
