October 2021

AFTER a rocky start, negotiations over future relations between Gibraltar and the EU-bloc are set to begin within weeks. The negotiating mandate was approved by European Union ambassadors on Friday (Oct 1) following months of discussions paving the way for talks to begin later this month. The initial mandate which was presented in July was […]

FORMER Catalan Separatist leader Carles Puigdemont walked free from an Italian court on Monday after a judge delayed a ruling on Spain’s extradition request.  The former Catalan president who is now a serving MEP told reporters that he was ‘very happy’ with the decision as he left court in Sardinia.   Agostinangelo Marras, his lawyer in

RESIDENTS in the south of La Palma, in Spain’s Canary Islands, remain on tenterhooks as more than 40 earthquakes have rumbled the area since 8pm on Sunday evening. The seismic swarm in the south of La Palma, specifically in the municipalities of Fuencaliente and Mazo, has once again increased its activity causing panic among local

MALAGA City and Guadalhorce health districts are set to see restrictions on capacity and opening hours eliminated. According to the latest data from the Andalucian Institute of Statistics and Cartography (IECA), the health districts of Malaga City and Guadalhorce are a step closer to a return to ‘normality.’ The current cumulative incidence rate in Malaga

NEXT year people in Spain will be treated to eight national Bank Holidays in addition to the holidays decided by each autonomous community. It might be wise to get your requests in early as these holiday booking hacks have become popular with savvy employees hoping to get the most time off for their leave. Full-time

SPAIN is set to start dishing out booster COVID-19 vaccinations from October after official approval was given for a third vaccine shot. The European Medicines Agency(EMA) gave the go-ahead this Monday(October 4) for the Pfizer vaccine to be administered as a booster. The green light applies to all EU countries and means that over 35

THE ever-glam Dame Joan Collins graced Palmanova with her presence whilst taking a break on the island.  Despite her recent candid comments about weight where she claims to be “a bit overweight” at present, she looked as stunning as ever in a large floppy hat and dark sunglasses in her Instagram picture taken recently at

FACEBOOK, WhatsApp and Instagram are offline after their servers crashed globally. Users have had to take to rival platform twitter to complain that they can’t connect to the trio of messaging and social media services. They have been unable to send or receive messages through  the three popular services. It is not known how many

SPANISH TikToker Naim Darrechi could face up to two years in prison for tricking multiple women into having unprotected sex with him. The courts in Palma are in the midst of processing a complaint against the TikToker for sexual abuse by deceiving an undetermined number of women, after a report was filed by the Balearic

A GRANDFATHER accused of sexually abused his young granddaughter in the north of Spain could be sentenced to 10 years in prison.  The young girl who was abused after school while in the home of her grandfather in Vigo, has become withdrawn and anxious as a result of the sexual assault.  The minor, who is