January 2024

Horror as pet dog is electrocuted to death ‘after stepping into a charged puddle’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A PET dog died on a walk after allegedly being electrocuted to death in the resort town of Fuengirola.  Police were alerted after reports of an electrical incident on Avenida Condes de San Isidro last Friday evening, January 19.  According to police, a nearby electrical junction box may have caused manhole covers in the vicinity […]

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Children aged 12 and above could soon challenge parents who refuse to let them change their gender: Trans Law amendment is being proposed in Spain’s Catalunya

A UPDATE to the Trans Law in Catalunya could see children able to challenge parents who refuse to let them change their gender. Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash The draft legislation could allow children aged between 12 and 15 to ask for ‘mediation’ if their parents disagree with their decision.  The changes could also

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IN PICS: Stunning new property development coming to Marbella’s San Pedro de Alcantara – with prices starting from €450k

SAN Pedro de Alcantara continues to be one of the most sought out locations for property hunters. The town’s proximity to Marbella centre and Estepona make it an attractive option for both Spanish buyers and Brits looking for a bolthole in the sun. Looking to capitalise on the area’s ever-growing popularity, the Gowerla Group have

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Meet Spain’s first LGBT+ matador: Mario Alcalde, 31, comes out as pansexual

MARIO Alcalde has come out as pansexual, making him Spain’s first ever LGBT+ matador.  Mario Alcalde has come out as pansexual, saying he ‘falls in love with what’s on the inside’ Photo: @marioalcadetorero/Instagram The Madrid-born bullfighter, 31, opened up about his sexuality during an interview with El Mundo.  The matador, who grew up in the

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Aldi is expanding across Spain: Budget supermarket announces 50 new store openings this year

GERMAN discount supermarket chain Aldi says it plans to open nearly 50 new stores in Spain this year. To back its expansion, the retailer will soon open a 40,000 m2 distribution centre in Miranda de Ebro to cover the north of the country. Aldi says that it will focus on strategic regions such as the

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Spain’s National Police arrests five in Madrid and Valencia on suspicion of exporting an anti-drone system to Libya

THE National Police have made five arrests in Madrid and Valencia after they detected a group that was trying to illegally export an anti-drone system to Libya.  The four suspects detained in Madrid ran a technology company dedicated to the supply of defence material, according to a statement from the National Police.  The investigation began

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Green revolution: Spain’s Correos mail service crushes its CO2 emissions in Andalucia by over 200 tonnes annually with a fleet of new electric vehicles 

THE Spanish postal service has managed to cut down its CO2 emissions in Andalucia by 215 tonnes annually with a new fleet of electric vehicles. The province of Malaga and the Costa del Sol accounted for nearly a quarter of the region’s total, knocking 54 tonnes off Correos’ annual output of greenhouse gases – beaten

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This ‘crowds-free’ resort in northern Spain with Gaudi buildings, pristine beaches and pre-historic caves is a must visit in 2024 – according to the Sun

THE north of Spain is seeing a surge in interest from British and other European tourists who have grown tired of the typical holiday hotspots.  Many holidaymakers are also looking for less scorching temperatures in the summer, following last year’s often unbearable heatwaves in the likes of Andalucia and the Costa del Sol.  Enter Cantabria,

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Popular Costa Blanca tourist area in Spain is getting its first five-star hotel

CALPE is set to get its first five-star hotel on the site of a half-built hotel in the Los Pinos seafront area. A building licence application has been sent to Calpe council’s Urban Planning department, and if approved, it would become the town’s 12th hotel. Urban Planning councillor, Juan Manual del Pino said that it

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WATCH: Incredibly rare white albino deer is spotted in Spain’s Andalucia as government praises the area’s natural wildlife

NATURE lovers were stunned when they managed to capture on film one of the rarest sights in the natural world: an albino deer in La Doñana National Park. The 30-second video, posted by the local town hall in Almonteño, Huelva, shows the creature calmly grazing in the grass – until it notices it is being

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