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Getting new doctors

The government is stumping up an extra €52 million to provide grants to enable more than 700 additional young people to study medicine at...

Taxing times

THE TAX agency (Agencia Tributaria) and state news agency EFE have given tips and general information on the annual tax return campaign which started...

Sánchez and Starmer meet at Blenheim

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met his UK counterpart Keir Starmer at the fourth summit of the European Political Community (EPC), which Britain hosted...

The final edition of the Costa Blanca News

It is with sadness and regret that the staff have to announce that this Friday’s paper will be the last edition of the Costa...

Organised gang of suspected muggers rounded up

Guardia Civil have arrested a gang of alleged muggers, two in San Miguel de Salinas, one in Orihuela Costa and two in San Pedro...

Extreme heat on the way

State weather agency AEMET has published a special report on ‘very high temperatures’ that are about to affect Spain. They noted yesterday that a high...

Storm force

Some of the worst effects of Sunday’s storm were felt in Mallorca, where the emergency services reported 86 ‘incidents’ – 37 of which were...

Asturias burns

‘Genuine terrorists’ – these were the words used by president of Asturias, Adrián Barbón to describe the arsonists who have set dozens of fires...

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...

Coronation visit

The Spanish king and queen, Don Felipe and Doña Letizia undertook a two-day trip to London for the Coronation of King Charles III. They arrived...

More help to buy the basics

A series of ‘anti-crisis’ measures were extended or adjusted by the Cabinet on Tuesday to counteract the effects of the conflicts in Ukraine and...

Long queues for flyers at Birmingham airport

International travellers – some of them flying to Alicante – were caught up in an enormous queue snaking out of the doors of Birmingham...

Spain to treat Gazan children diagnosed with cancer and trauma

PM Pedro Sánchez and health minister Mónica García held a meeting in Madrid this week with Hans Kluge, regional director of the World Health...

TIE appointment shortfall angers residents

British residents who are still trying to obtain the foreigner identity card (TIE) in Alicante province have been finding it virtually impossible to get...

POPULAR NEWS

Benidorm locks-up again

To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...

Deep snow in Alicante province

With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...

Brexit passport rule changes

BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit. During the current transition...