December 2022

REPRESENTATIVES from Spain’s travel industry have railed against the government for keeping in place the obligatory use of masks on public transport, including on planes. Leaders from the sector claim that the measure is damaging companies as well as the country’s reputation as a travel destination.  Spain is now the only country in Europe and […]

SPAIN’S 20 cents per litre fuel bonus- introduced in April- is likely to be scrapped on December 31. The measure was brought in to counter rising fuel prices in the wake of Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine. The expensive measure was welcomed but now pump costs have fallen to levels not seen since February. Depending

TORRENTIAL rain in Spain’s Extremadura region from Storm Efrain caused chaos on Tuesday, sweeping away part of a road in Caceres province due to the huge volume of water that passed underneath a bridge (see video below).  The weather caused other roads to be closed, including the route linking the cities of Caceres and Badajoz.

A FAMILY in Spain’s Huelva province has suffered two tragic losses in the space of just five days. Last Wednesday Antonio Blanco Gil, 55, went missing with his 22-month grandson Daniel, to be found dead in his car the next day with the child in a critical condition. On Tuesday, the toddler died in hospital.

A serial stealer with 90 Calpe area robberies to his name returned to his old ways just days after he finished serving a prison sentence. The 27-year-old man had over 30 previous arrests to his name before he was put behind bars. After his release, he robbed an occupied house in Calpe and was later

A woman has been arrested in Tenerife as part of a probe into a crime gang suspected of laundering dirty money linked to the €219 million Magnitsky corruption case in Russia. 75 properties with a total value of €25 million have been seized across Spain in a joint Policia Nacional-Europol operation. Russian investment fund lawyer

GIBRALTAR and Lincoln Red Imps striker Lee Casciaro, who still plays against top international opposition at the age of 41-years-old, has given the new national stadium his vote of approval. Famous for his sensational 2016 winner against Glasgow Celtic FC in the Champions League, he has continued to lead the Gibraltar national forward line against

AMNESTY International has accused Spain and Morocco of trying to cover up what happened in the enclave of Melilla on June 24 when dozens of migrants died trying to cross into the Spanish territory. In October, UN-appointed independent experts said at least 37 people died, describing the lack of accountability from both Morocco and Spain

SPAIN’S anti-trust watchdog, the CNMC, says it has opened an investigation into various energy companies over possible anti-competitive practices. The CNMC did not specify the names of the firms and what the alleged transgressions are. In October, the body said it would probe the country’s four leading gas suppliers for not doing enough to get

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