ALICANTE-ELCHE airport is gearing up for another record year for passengers by announcing its biggest-ever schedule of ‘high season’ flights. The season runs between April 1 and October 31, with seven million seats available- 14% more than in the same period last year. There will be almost 38,000 scheduled flights during the season- 13.3% more […]
LIVE music concerts and festivals in Spain during 2023 reported a 26% increase in turnover- nearly €579 million. The figures come from the Association of Music Promoters(APM) at Friday’s presentation of the Live Music Yearbook. The music industry has beaten the previous record of €459 million recorded in 2022 and has been constantly growing since
SPANISH golf star Jon Rahm has revealed the menu for his Champions Dinner ahead of the 2024 Masters golf tournament. After winning last year’s major championship with a score of 12 under-par, Rahm has the honour of choosing the courses for the traditional pre-tournament dinner. Every year, all the players to have ever won the
A GLAMOROUS woman known in police circles as ‘the model’ is facing ten years in jail for running a sprawling cocaine empire from her Marbella mansion. Maria Teresa Jaimes Caicedo, whose 25-year trafficking network came crashing down as the Olive Press revealed in November 2022, traded in ‘Rolls-Royce’ branded blow. Prosecutors are demanding eight years
LA Liga president Javier Tebas has claimed that Spain is less racist than “any other country”, despite a rise in racist abuse inside football grounds. “If we compare ourselves with other countries’ behaviour, I think we have a lot less racism than in any other country”, insisted Tebas, 61, in an interview with POLITICO. Tebas’
THE doors are closing in on disgraced Spanish football official, Luis Rubiales as he escapes Spanish fraud investigation at his Dominican Republic hideout. Rubiales is at the luxury resort of Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. Photo: TardeAR READ MORE: Luis Rubiales’ home raided over Saudi Arabia contracts: Multiple arrests but the disgraced former Spanish
A MAN has been jailed for four years for the 2022 rape of a young Irish student in Alicante. The 33-year-old was also given an additional one year behind bars after the Policia Nacional discovered a marijuana plantation consisting of 48 plants in his wardrobe. He has also been ordered to pay the woman €5,000
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THE BBC is set to produce “high-quality Spanish language content” after announcing the acquisition of Brutal Media, a production company based in Barcelona. BBC Studios, the UK public broadcaster’s commercial arm, revealed on Wednesday that the Spanish producer, Brutal Media, would join its Global Entertainment production network. This move “will enable BBC Studios to respond
MALAGA is home to two of the happiest towns in Spain, according to a new study. Although Spain has fallen in the rankings, there are still some very happy towns. Photo by Count Chris on Unsplash READ MORE: Britain is a much happier country than Spain according to new ranking – but do YOU agree?
THREE alleged people smugglers have been arrested in southern Spain after being accused of throwing 37 migrants into dangerous waters, five of whom died. The suspects, two men and a woman, were detained in Cadiz and Granada following a joint operation between the Policia Nacional, the Guardia Civil, and Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement
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