DEFENDING champion at the pre-Wimbledon Queen’s Club tournament, Carlos Alcaraz, suffered a shock last-16 defeat on Thursday to British number one Jack Draper. Spaniard Alcaraz, 21, went down in straight sets, 7-6, 6-3. Both players have been in top form recently with Murcia’s Alcaraz winning his third Grand Slam title at the French Open in […]
ARGENTINE President Javier Milei has asked for an audience with Spanish King Felipe VI on an upcoming visit to the country, but so far that request has fallen on deaf ears. Spain and Argentina are still in the midst of a diplomatic crisis, which began when Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente publicly speculated that Milei
CONCERNS over a flesh-eating bacteria from Japan reaching Europe have been overplayed in the media, according to a leading Spanish microbiologist. Microbiology professor at the University of Navarra, Ignacio Lopez-Goñi, says the so-called Japanese bacteria is actually a streptococcus, which can be treated in the vast majority of infections by antibiotics. He says that many
NEARLY 50 years after the death of Spain’s former dictator Francisco Franco, the Spanish government has just announced that it will start the process to outlaw a foundation that not only honours his memory, but also is the custodian of 30,000 documents from his personal archive – including letters from Hitler. The move was announced
INFLUENTIAL travel expert Simon Calder has warned Brits they could face holiday headaches at the Spanish border this summer. Writing in the Independent, Calder pointed out that stringent post-Brexit rules mean that Brits may be asked to provide complex paperwork at the Spanish border. The list of onerous documentation border staff might ask for includes
Six Andalusian designers aged from 15 and 35 will showcase their collections at the shopping centre during the 36th edition of MálagaCrea Moda. THE Plaza Mayor shopping centre in Malaga will be transformed into a centre for fashion this weekend. The MálagaCrea youth fashion show, organized by Málaga City Council’s Youth Area will take place
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SOARING tourism numbers are threatening to overwhelm airports in two of Spain’s most popular holiday destinations. Both Valencia Manises and Alicante-Elche airports are experiencing record passenger volumes, raising concerns about their ability to cope with the summer rush and potentially impacting flight operations. April saw a 9.5% year-on-year increase in passengers at Valencia Manises, reaching
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FOREIGN tourists are allegedly being put off from returning to Spain on holiday due to summer heatwaves, according to a CaixaBank survey. The study claims that up 14% of international visitors who wanted a repeat visit, are shying away from a return because of record-breaking temperatures in recent years. CaixaBank reached its conclusions by cross-referencing
THE Iberian lynx is no longer classed as ‘endangered’ on the global red list of threatened species after a two-decade-long conservation effort across the peninsula. According to the latest census figures, the lynx population on the Iberian peninsula has risen to 2,021 from a low of just 94 in 2002, with almost 86% of those
