WATER supplies across Malaga province should last until at least October, say experts as they give a fresh drought update. As summer begins to set in, Malaga will enter the hottest season of the year with 34 cubic hectometres of water less than this time last year. Despite this, private and public pools have been […]
SPAIN’S annual inflation rate went up by 0.3% to 3.6% in May, mainly due to higher electricity prices and increased costs for tourism services. The National Institute of Statistics said on Thursday that its the biggest monthly rise in inflation since April 2023. Experts believe the rate will not reach the European Central Bank’s target
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A BRITISH motorist has been terrified after a Spanish motorist goes on a ‘rampage’ in Mallorca, Spain. The Guardia Civil Traffic department is investigating the incident, which took place close to the Palma Airport motorway on April 19. Identified in the UK media as British, the vehicle was followed and rammed by a reportedly Spanish
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‘SWIFTIES’ from Spain and all over the world may be celebrating that the wait is finally over and that Taylor Swift’s Eras tour will finally make its debut today in Madrid, for a two-night run at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. But not everyone is happy about the arrival of the musical juggernaut that is her
THE Spanish Supreme Court has sentenced a priest from Toledo to eight years in jail, after he was found guilty of abusing a minor and even ‘carrying out exorcisms’ on her. Jose Luis Galan has also been ordered to pay €100,000 in compensation to his victim, who suffered the abuse while at a school in
PRODUCTS from the Chinese-founded fast-fashion company Shein have been found to contain as many as 428 times the legal limit of cancer-causing chemicals. They include children’s clothes, such as shoes, as well as bags, belts and other items. Random testing carried out by South Korean officials revealed the worrying levels of so-called ‘forever chemicals’, which
A NURSE on Ibiza broke down in tears as she explained to Spanish television reporters how she was going to have to leave the Balearic Island due to the surging rent prices on the island due to rising demand from tourists and a limited supply of accommodation. “My mother lives here, my friends live here…
FANS have raced to snap up last minute entries to Taylor Swift’s Madrid concerts due to start TONIGHT as entries are made available at the last minute. As the world’s most talked about artist prepares to take the stage in the Spanish capital tonight, hundreds of fans have received emails inviting them to purchase late
THE Policia Nacional used rubber bullets to disperse a group of far-right German football supporters that assaulted a doorman at a Playa de Palma cocktail bar. The incident happened on Monday at around 7.00pm outside the Bamboleo Bar on Calle Pare Bartomeu. Staff phoned the police to report some 50 Germans were clashing with security
PALMA has joined mainland cities like Barcelona and Valencia in planning measures to combat tourist saturation. The City Council will not allow any additional properties dedicated to holiday rentals to be created, under a proposed change to its General Urban Development Plan. It means up to 4,000 rentals will be banned, which were going to
