September 2023

Historic summer for Spain’s Malaga Metro as centre arrival attracts nearly two million passengers

THE Malaga Metro’s expansion to the city centre has had a significant impact this summer, with nearly two million passengers, setting a new record for the underground transport system. In fact, in July and August, it came close to the two million passenger mark (1,990,232), marking a remarkable 145% increase compared to the same period […]

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Two earthquakes shake Spain’s Andalucia just hours after deadly Morocco disaster – but experts insist they are not linked

THE two tremors that were felt over the weekend in Sevilla and Jaen, originally believed to be aftershocks of the earthquake in Morocco, are unrelated expert says. Just hours after the devastating 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday, two earthquakes were recorded in southern Spain. One in the province of Jaen and a

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Yellow alert for storms in Spain’s Almeria, Granada, and Jaen this Monday

MORE than a dozen provinces in ten autonomous communities will be under a yellow alert for rain or storms this Monday, September 11, according to the latest forecast from Spain’s Met Office, AEMET. Specifically, the alert is set to cover both rain and storms in the following provinces: Burgos, Soria, Guadalajara, Navarra, Alava, Guipuzcoa, Vizcaya,

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Prosecutor in Spain opens probe after bull violently gores three smaller steers in the full view of a crowd of children

THE PUBLIC prosecutor has opened an investigation into possible animal cruelty offences, after a video went viral of a fighting bull violently goring three steers in the small village of Barbastro in Huesca province, Aragon region.  The scene played out in the local bullring, which was sparsely occupied at the time, but with many youngsters

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Deadliest road in Malaga province is revealed: Figures show a surge in fatal car crashes this summer with at least a DOZEN lives lost

A TOTAL of 12 people have lost their lives on the road in Malaga province this summer, the deadliest figures in the last 10 years, according to Spain’s Directorate-General for Traffic (DGT).  The tragic numbers have doubled last year’s figures, as five people died in traffic accidents in Malaga in the summer of 2022.  There

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OLIVE PRESS OPINION: Luis Rubiales comes from a long tradition of Andalucian entitlement and impunity

THE Rubiales-in brigade like to wring their hands and ask – what is the world coming to? What is Spain coming to if, in this famously kiss-happy country, a man cannot give a woman a peck on the lips in a moment of joy? But Luis Rubiales has not become a hunted man over a

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1 bedroom Flat for sale in Barcelona city – € 320,000

Barcelona, Barcelona   1 beds   1 baths € 320,000 Promotion of flats for sale in Guinardó, Barcelona Promotion of new construction for sale in Guinardó, delivery NOVEMBER 2023. Multi-family building with 1, 2 and 3-bedroom homes in large spaces with exceptional qualities. Spaces designed with your comfort in mind, with plenty of natural light.

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High life: The mountain retreat in Spain’s Pyrenees that has meals (and views) to die for

AT just over 1,500 metres above sea level, it could be the highest-rated restaurant with rooms in Spain. ‘Certainly in Catalunya,’ insists chef, Oliver, a lively father-of-three, who trained at a cookery school in Barcelona before making a life choice to run the stunning Can Borrell retreat in the Pyrenees with his wife Laura. It

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Aid worker from Spain killed in Ukraine after Russian attack hit her convoy

SPAIN’S foreign minister confirmed on Sunday that a Spanish aid worker had died in Ukraine, after her convoy was hit by a Russian attack.  Emma Igual was the director of the NGO Road to Relief, and her death was conveyed to Spain via ‘verbal  confirmation’, said Jose Manuel Albares, speaking on Sunday from the ongoing

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Two Algerian ‘robbers’ are arrested for ‘targeting tourists in hotel rooms and Airbnb apartments’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO ROBBERS were caught red-handed after plundering a Costa Blanca beach-front hotel with the men having a busy summer stealing from holiday homes, apartments and cars in tourist areas. The Algerian nationals aged 49 and 55 have been arrested by the Policia Nacional after they were spotted behaving suspiciously outside the undisclosed hotel. The men

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