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...
Red carpet for ‘La Roja’
The members of Spain’s World Cup winning side were received by acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez today at the Moncloa Palace.
The PM announced that...
Red carpet for ‘La Roja’
The members of Spain’s World Cup winning side were received by acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez today (Tuesday) at the Moncloa Palace.
The PM announced...
Island forest devastated by wildfire
A total of 7.3% of the land mass of Tenerife has been burned by a devastating wildfire which has raged on the island since...
Giant shark freed by fishermen
Fishermen who accidentally caught a two-and-a-half-tonne basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) managed to release it unharmed after several hours of unravelling their nets.
The Jávea-based crew...
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...
Inflation rises – but remains low
Inflation in Spain rose to 2.3% in July – up from the figure of 1.9% recorded in June.
The hike in the price of fuel...
Great glacier in ‘end of life’ phase
The largest glacier in the Pyrenees and southern Europe – on Aneto mountain, which is the highest peak in the mountain range – is...
Football match fixing plot exposed
In an operation supported by Europol, National Police have arrested 17 members of an organised criminal network accused of being engaged in sports corruption.
The...
New ‘jewel’ of Roman Spain comes to light in Mérida
Excavations at a site in Mérida in Extremadura – close to the Portuguese border – have produced more exceptional discoveries in a city famous...
DGT tips for summer road trips
A total of 95 million car journeys are due to take place in Spain over the summer.
According to the national traffic department (DGT), more...
Tourism drives summer job creation
The importance of tourism for job creation was underlined by figures for June which the minister for industry, commerce and tourism called ‘extraordinary’.
Employment related...
General election – Spain unlikely to turn right
Even though the Partido Popular (PP) won the most seats in Sunday’s general election (136) they do not have enough representation in Congress to...
Murcia tops ‘delay’ list for Spanish airports
Murcia international has the joint-worst punctuality record of any airport in Spain.
Only 65% of flights departing from the infrastructure in rural Covera took off...
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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...
