SHOPPERS in Spain are going wild after spotting ‘fake Kinder Bueno nougat’ in supermarkets ahead of Christmas. When it comes to dessert, Mercadona certainly doesn’t mess around, and their newest creation has got every foodie talking. Think layers of gooey chocolate and hazelnut nougat – our mouths are already watering. Ok, we’ll get to the point – Mercadona’s […]
SOUTHERN Spain is the cheapest part of the country to die, according to the OCU consumer association. The highest prices for funerals and cremations were reported in Vigo in the north-west, averaging out at €6,115. Cadiz in the south averaged a far more modest €2,551. An OCU investigation contacted 113 funeral homes in 29 cities.
RENFE, Spain’s state-owned rail operator, is having talks about operating a high-speed passenger service between London and Paris that would compete against Eurostar. CHALLENGE: Spain’s Renfe Since its high-profile launch in 1994, the channel tunnel service has been provided by just one operator, completely unchallenged. Renfe wants to run its own two-hour service between the
FRANCE international footballer Lucas Hernandez has escaped a jail sentence in Spain after he broke a restraining order to marry his girlfriend. The case dates back to February 2017 when he and his girlfriend Amelia Lorente, were both convicted of domestic violence. She had hit and scratched Hernandez, while he had hit her in the
SPAIN is to bring in rent controls to stop landlords of multiple properties hiking prices and hitting low income families as housing becomes more unaffordable. And owners of property portfolios where homes lay empty will also be hit with extra tax to try and force them to rent rather than sit on them hoping for
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THIS Christmas you may have to stick to the beer and wine. International transportation ‘issues’ could lead to a shortage of whisky, gin, vodka and rum on the Spanish costas, industry bosses have warned. Already many bars, restaurants and nightclubs in some parts of Spain have had difficulties getting their usual supplies. And Spanish distillers
IT was recently announced that Spain’s Covid transmission rates have taken it into the ‘low-risk’ category for the first time since July 2020. The cases have fallen below 100 per 100,000 and life is starting to get back to normal. More rules are being relaxed as the pressure on the healthcare system begins to ease.
A EUROPEAN COMMISSION jury has named València as next year’s European Capital for Smart Tourism. The European Union will promote the city’s status as a mecca for smart tourism with a wide ranging publicity campaign, part of which includes building a large sculpture (complete with a hashtag) in a prominent place in the city. The
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THE Guardia Civil intercepted a parcel containing potentially lethal black cocaine that was shipped to Alicante-Elche airport. The package containing five kilos of the dangerous narcotic was hidden among packs of coffee despatched from Columbia. The parcel was addressed to a Columbian man, 37, in Elche. He and his wife were arrested, with bail refused
A Benidorm police officer rescued a disorientated griffon vulture walking around the streets of the Costa Blanca resort last Saturday. The Policia Local received multiple calls about the bird and an officer named Chema rose to the challenge of bravely capturing it on Avenida Callosa d’en Sarria. The bird, estimated to be aged around a
