June 2024

THE Junta has announced that schools in Andalucia will be able to close early due to scorching temperatures.  EDUCATIONAL teams in primary and secondary schools will be able to make the decision. The move is part of the ‘general action protocol for heat waves and exceptionally high temperatures in Andalucian educational environments.’  READ MORE: ‘Blood

THE Mallorca Film Commission and Palma Pictures recently organised a tour to showcase filming locations to high-profile supervising United States location managers. The tour covered areas from Andratx to Pollensa, including sites such as Soller, Torrent de Pareis, and the Nus de sa Corbata road. Location head at Palma Pictures, Eduardo Rodrigalvarez, said: “Mallorca is

A PAINTING by Italian master Caravaggio, which was credited to an unknown artist and almost auctioned off at a bargain price, has gone on display at Madrid’s Prado museum. Called ‘Ecce Homo’, the dark canvas depicts a bloodied Jesus wearing a crown of thorns just before his crucifixion. It is one of around only 60

Apartment Palma de Mallorca, Majorca   3 beds   2 baths € 595,000 Modern Apartment for sale in Bonanova This renovated ground floor apartment is located in Palma in the part of Bonanova, with about 106 m² and is distributed in a living-dining room with access to a nice, south west orientated terrace, a kitchen

DOCTOR shortages will force health centre closures in Spain this summer, according to regional health ministers. They’ve accused the country’s health minister, Monica Garcia, of not doing enough to solve the problem, while Garcia countered by stating the 17 regions should have contingency plans to deal with the issue. The minister said that most of

A CLEANER at a Madrid veterinary hospital faces up to three years in prison after he was accused of performing sex acts on a goat. The 43-year-old man has been arrested by the Policia Nacional and charged with animal abuse. The alleged incident happened on May 25 at the capital’s Complutense University Veterinary Hospital. READ

A UKRAINIAN man was the victim of an acid attack on a Benidorm walkway, motivated by revenge from a drugs gang. The assault happened on May 26 on Calle Dos Calas- a three kilometre traffic-free walk to an old watchtower. The victim suffered third-degree burns after a burly man wearing wearing gloves and a cap

SPAIN’S foreign minister, Jose Manuel Albares, announced on Thursday that his country will form part of the genocide trial proceedings that are underway against Israel in the United Nations’ Court of Justice.  Albares said that the Spanish government’s decision had been ‘pondered for weeks’, and that the objective was to ‘bring an end to the

MICHAEL Barrymore, the controversial former TV host turned TikTok star, has revealed he is moving to Spain this summer in search of a ‘better quality of life’. In a TikTok video posted to his 2.9million followers, Barrymore, 72, said he would be moving to Catalunya as soon as he found his perfect villa. The comedian,