January 2024

Tommy Robinson back on Spanish soil in the Canary Islands and rubbing shoulders with a notorious German extremist who ‘dressed like Hitler’ and is banned from the UK

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FAR-RIGHT firebrand Tommy Robinson has been spending the festive season in the Canary Islands with a notorious German racist who is banned from entering the UK. The EDL founder’s reappearance on Spanish soil comes after he was pepper-sprayed during his latest arrest in the UK for refusing to leave an antisemitism march in November. Robinson, […]

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Drought latest: Region in Spain declares emergency as it brings ban on public showers, filling swimming pools and more

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SPAIN’S Catalunya region is to ramp up water restrictions from February 1 due to the ongoing drought with up to 202 municipalities being forced to reduce consumption. Measures will include restrictions on filling public swimming pools and using showers in sports facilities. The region confirmed on Tuesday that it will enter a drought emergency phase

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Tom Jones, Take That, UB40 and more are coming to Spain’s Costa del Sol this year: This is the full line-up for Marbella’s Starlite festival

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MARBELLA’s Starlite festival will host many big names this year as the full line-up is announced, including Tom Jones, Take That and UB40.  The Welsh singer is performing in July. Photo: Facebook The ‘best boutique festival in the world’ has just finalised its 2024 line-up and it’s set to be a star-studded summer.  From June

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BMW dealership drops ad campaign with actress from Spain’s hit show ‘Money Heist’ after she joins protest for the rights of ETA prisoners

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A BMW dealership in Spain’s northern Basque Country region has dropped an ad campaign featuring ‘Money Heist’ actress Itziar Ituño, after she took part in a protest in Bilbao on January 13 in defence of the rights of prisoners from the now-disbanded terrorist group ETA. Ituño played the police inspector Raquel Murillo in the hit

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Italian ‘mafia boss’ who ‘used a pizzeria in Benidorm as a front for a cocaine racket’ WILL be extradited from Spain – despite his family and children having ‘settled in well’ among the expat community

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SPAIN’S National Court has thrown out an appeal to stop the extradition of a major figure in an Italian mafia gang. Francesco Faillace, 40, rented and operated the Nduja pizzeria in Benidorm which he ran as a front to give the appearance that he was a ‘normal’ citizen. He was arrested in La Nucia on

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Revealed: Spain’s four most expensive homes in 2024 – with a €35 million villa in Marbella taking the top spot

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REAL ESTATE portal idealista.com has revealed the four most expensive homes in Spain in 2024, with a €35-million villa in Marbella taking the top spot.  The property in question is located in the exclusive Las Lomas del Marbella Club, and sits on a plot of land measuring 8,799 square metres, according to the Area Costa

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Spain’s black economy is laid bare: How fake goods lose the country €1.5bn each year and cost 15,000 jobs

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THE TRADE in counterfeit goods is depriving legal businesses of €1.5 billion annually plus over 15,000 jobs according to the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The survey from the Alicante-based EU agency covers three sectors- clothing, cosmetics, and toys. It has averaged out the losses caused by fake items between 2018 and 2021, which EUIPO

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City council is hacked in major British expat hotspot in Spain: Cyber criminals are demanding a €10million ransom while the government is forced to suspend ALL administrative deadlines

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A MALLORCA council computer network has been hacked since Saturday with the attackers demanding a €10 million ransom to get it back on line. The mayor of Calvia, whose area includes the party resort of Magaluf, made it clear that his council will not be paying up. “We cannot and do not want to pay

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How AI threatens up to 60% of jobs in Spain and other advanced economies, according to stark warning from the IMF

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THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued an alarming warning about the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on jobs. According to a recent IMF study, up to 60% of employment in advanced economies such as Spain could be impacted by the development of AI.  The impact is estimated to be lower in developing and

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Spain’s stay-at-home generation: Just 16% of 16- to 30-year-olds in the country have managed to move out of their parents’ house

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JUST 16% of young Spaniards aged between 16 and 30 years old have managed to move out of their parents’ home, compared to the European average of 32%.  That’s according to the latest Emancipation Monitor report from the Spanish Youth Council, which details that this percentage works out as just seven million youngsters in that

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