MALAGA can expect another influx of tourists as a new cruise ship company targets the Costa del Sol capital as a ‘destination of luxury’. Explora Journeys, founded by the giant MSC Group in 2021, will see its first two ships, Explora I and Explora II, dock in Malaga a total of four times and Cadiz […]
CARLES Puigdemont, the Catalan pro-independence leader and fugitive from Spanish justice, has accused Pedro Sanchez of ‘blackmail’ after the Prime Minister promised additional funding for Catalunya if his Socialist candidate is invested as regional president. The leader of Junts per Catalunya launched the attack after reports emerged that Sanchez was offering Esquerra Republicana (ERC), a
FOUR passengers escaped with only minor injuries after part of a Valencia Airport departure lounge ceiling collapsed on them. Airport operator, Aena, said the incident happened at 6.45pm on Sunday and the travellers were able to continue to with their journeys after getting medical treatment. They also inhaled dust generated by the collapse as it
A DATE has been announced for the trial of Luis Rubiales- the former president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF)- over the ‘non-consensual’ kiss on Jenni Hermoso following Spain’s women’s World Cup final win last August. The National Court has set February 3, 2025 to start taking oral testimony with 11 days allocated for the
THE number of sick days taken by workers in Spain has leapt up by 43% on average since 2018 according to a new study. The report from Umivale Activa and the Valencian Institute of Economic Research says that 5.9% of working days were lost last year to illness, compared to 4.1%- five years earlier. Common
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ANOTHER unseasonable polar front is due to bring more storms and cold weather to Spain a week after Murcia and Mallorca saw flash floods. This weather system will sweep in from the north and bring heavy rains, thunderstorms, and a notable drop in temperatures to many parts of the country. Meteorologists have been warning of
YOUNG people in Spain aged between 18 and 30 years can register for big summer season travel discounts via the Ministry of Transport website. Some of the reductions go as high as 90% for train, bus, and Interrail tickets across Spain and Europe. It means that people born between 1994 and 2006 can take advantage
SPAIN had the third-highest number of requests within the European Union for asylum in 2023, but was the had the bloc’s lowest figure for approving applications. These figures come from the annual report from the Spanish Commission for Refugee Aid(CEAR) which was published on Monday. It said that there was a 56% increase in the
NORWEGIAN goal machine Erling Haaland was caught up in a police raid at a famous Marbella beach club. The Manchester City star was even forced to hand over his ID to balaclava-wearing, machine gun-toting cops in Playa Padre on Sunday afternoon. Hundreds of tourists and revellers were ordered out of the pool and to line
A RECENTLY unearthed tablet in southern Spain from 2,400 years ago could be about to re-write ancient history. Pre-dating the famous Rosetta Stone by 400 years, the discovery could be evidence of a previously unknown written language used by the lost Tartessian civilization. The artefact, which was unearthed at the Casas del Turuñuelo dig site
