December 2023

A GROUP representing 83 newspapers in Spain has filed a €550 million lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta Platforms, claiming that its breaching advertising competition rules. The case has been lodged by the AMI newspaper publishing association in the Madrid commercial court. The papers say that said Meta’s ‘massive’ and ‘systematic’ use of personal data from […]

SPAIN’S unemployment total fell by 24,573 in November with 2.73 million people out of work- the lowest figure for the month since 2007. It’s only the sixth time since 2000 that there’s been a drop in the penultimate month of the year and comes after three successive months of rises. As of November, there were

SCIENTISTS have revealed the healthiest bread options, with results that may surprise you.  Although the World Health Organisation recommends just 250 grams of bread per day, some options are healthier than others.  If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, it’s likely that you’ve cut out bread altogether or opted for supposedly healthy options like wholegrain

THIS is the moment a group of British tourists were scolded by locals in Spain for scaling a sacred nativity display. In a video shared online, two men can be seen clambering over the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus in the centre of Jerez de la Frontera, in Cadiz, on December 1. A local approaches

THE Guardia Civil has arrested 11 people in Spain and Italy for belonging to a gang trading tampered olive oil.  Authorities have seized 16 containers with over 5,200 litres of oil ready to be sold in Jaen, Ciudad Real and Cordoba.  It is part of a joint operation between Europol and the Carabinieri, Italy’s foreign

LIDL has announced plans to open 30 new stores in Spain next year, taking its count to over 700 outlets. The aim of the German retailer is to reach 1,000 stores in Spain, according to corporate director Ferran Figueras. Lidl is the country’s third-largest supermarket chain by share (6.2%), behind Mercadona(27%) and Carrefour (9.7%). Speaking

SIERRA NEVADA ski slopes will be open to skiers in Spain from tomorrow (Tuesday, December 5) – sort of. Cold nights over the weekend have allowed the resort to use artificial snow cannons to cover some of the lower slopes in time for the upcoming bank holidays. But skiing on the Granada resort will be

MUSIC and entertainment will welcome shoppers every Saturday in the lead-up to Christmas finishing off with a bang or two for the New Year. The Ministries of Culture and Business have combined to put on a Christmas extravanganza in town on December 9 and 16 with dance, music, fair attractions and an art and dance

ONE of the eighties’ biggest rock bands, Simple Minds, are set to return to the Costa del Sol next summer.  On July 22 the group will take to the stage at Starlite Festival alongside other famous names like Take That and Sheryl Crow.  Simple Minds last played the festival in 2022, wowing audiences with their