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Police put squeeze on hugger muggers

National Police have arrested two young women and a man accused of stealing jewellery from elderly people by using the so-called ‘hugger mugger’ technique...

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...

BBVA launches hostile bid for Sabadell

Spain's second-largest bank, the BBVA, has announced a hostile takeover bid for the Sabadell, three days after an earlier approach was rejected. The new bid...

Get ready for the EU’s new Entry Exit System, says Embassy

The British Embassy is urging all Britons who live in Spain and are still in possession of a ‘green certificate’ to apply for the...

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...

Huge investment to transform social care

The government has approved a nationwide strategy to change the model of care for dependent people. Minister for social rights, Pablo Bustinduy said: “The future...

Lifeline for the Iberian Lynx

The population of the Iberian lynx has passed the figure of 2,000, according to the latest figures provided by the government. The ministry for the...

Single charger law approved

The government has approved a modification to regulations which requires all new electronic devices to be equipped with a USB Type-C charging port, the...

Sabadell rebuffs BBVA merger

The administrative board of Banco Sabadell has rejected the offer of a merger from the BBVA bank. After meeting on Monday to analyse the proposal,...

Homage to Spanish victims of Nazi camps

Two Spanish government ministers travelled to the former Nazi concentration camp of Mauthausen in Austria to pay tribute to the 9,300 Spanish victims who...

Spain to recognise Palestinian state

PM Pedro Sánchez has said Spain will ‘recognise the existence of the Palestinian state’ on May 28, along with Norway and Ireland. He stated on...

Plan to cut smoking to just 5% of the population by...

The government has given a detailed analysis of their ‘integral plan’ to reduce smoking – but has still not yet revealed which additional public...

Bank proposes merger to create ‘one of Europe’s largest financial entities’

The BBVA bank has proposed a merger with Banco Sabadell, offering almost €11.5 billion in the form of an exchange of shares to take...

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...

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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...