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Heatwave with highs of 46ºC to bake Spain’s Andalucia this week— with temperatures above 42ºC expected in Malaga

SPANISH weather agency AEMET has predicted temperatures could hit a blistering 46ºC inland this week. Mainland Spain is preparing for the first big heat wave of the summer. Up until now the mini heat waves have been just that ‘mini’ lasting two or three days, intermitted with days of cooler temperatures that have offered temporary […]

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Global Online Lottery Market Forecasted to Grow by 8.7% Annually, Experts Say

Reportlinker.com recently released its latest market report on the online lottery market—and it’s got good news for lottery players! Though COVID-19 has had a huge impact on many industries over the past year, it doesn’t appear to be slowing down the online lottery business. While last year’s report estimated the global market for 2020 to

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Outrage after escaped bull rammed to death by car during town fiesta in central Spain

ANIMAL rights groups have expressed outrage after a bull was mowed down by cars after escaping from a bullring during a fiesta in central Spain. The incident took place early on Sunday morning during the annual fiesta in the town of Brihuega, in the Guadalajara province of Castilla-La Mancha. Townsfolk had gathered in the bullring

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Hollywood arrives in Spain: Studio to bring big bucks into Spanish economy and create boom in jobs

SPAIN is set to become the new Hollywood during the COVID-19 pandemic after major movie studio entered into an exclusive contract to film in Andalucia for the next 12 months.  Chinese company, Un Nouveau Jour, are making the move to capitalise on Spain’s gorgeous backdrop by investing in Wanda-Halcyon who have pledged to make three

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Madrid will prioritise vaccination of pregnant women by offering drop-in appointments

MADRID has said it will prioritise pregnant women who have not yet received any dose of the coronavirus vaccine.  Expectant mothers are now able to go to any public and private centres in the city without an appointment.  The health centres will then either issue them with a jab or refer them to their closest

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Still got it! Dame Joan Collins steals the show at charity gala in Spain’s Mallorca

DAME Joan Collins stole the show when she attended a glitzy charity ball in Spain. The 88-year-old and hubby Percy Gibson, 56, were at the Remus Charity Night, which attracts socialites from all over Europe to Mallorca. Joan Collins and Percy Gibson at Remus Charity Night. Photo: Cordon Press The Dynasty actor proved to be

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Yachts banned from stretch of coast in southern Spain after recent spate of killer whale attacks

SPAIN has once again ordered small vessels to avoid sailing in a stretch of coast that is being terrorised by a rogue pod of killer whales. The Ministry of transport has put the ban in place between Cape Trafalgar and Barbate off the coast of Cadiz province after a spate of recent attacks on boats

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Spain’s San Sebastian Festival to honour Johnny Depp with Donostia Award

SAN SEBASTIAN Film Festival has raised eyebrows by choosing to honour Johnny Depp by giving him the highly coveted Donostia Award.  The festival, which takes place from September 17-25, said yesterday that the controversial A-Lister would receive its highest accolade next month.  Organisers described the American as ‘one of contemporary cinema’s most talented and versatile

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Mum arrested after two kids, 2 and 4, found walking naked alone at dawn on streets of Madrid

TWO young children were found walking naked along a busy road alone in Madrid on Friday morning.  A frantic search was launched to find the parents after the alarm was raised by a citizen security patrol in the city centre at around 6am.  The youngsters, aged just two and four years old,  were taken into

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Teenagers stopped from lynching another for sexual assault in Spain’s Valencia

A GROUP of teenagers had to be stopped by the police as they chased an alleged sex offender through an urbanisation on the outskirts of Torrent (Valencia). Reports suggest that the 16-year-old suspect had previously forced a female friend of the group, also aged 16, to perform a sexual act against her will. When the

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