NATIONAL supermarket chain Mercadona is seeking extra staff for the long Easter and the summer seasons, which will initially be temporary but could become permanent depending upon business needs in the near future.

TRAFFIC authorities in Spain have used Formula 1 legend Fernando Alonso's bike crash in Switzerland to illustrate how to avoid accidents on two wheels, but 'without prejudice' as the actual cause of the racing driver's mishap.

AN 'EXAMPLE' of anti-Covid management that has made it to the cover of The New York Times, but not through confining its inhabitants or any other restrictions – a municipality in Catalunya has suddenly leapt onto the global media stage.

SPAIN will restart administration of the AstraZeneca or 'Oxford' vaccine from this coming Wednesday (March 24) based upon a European Medicines Agency (EMA) verdict that it is 'safe and effective' and that the 'benefits outweigh the risks'.

FOR the second year running, the Valencia region's massive March Fallas fiestas are off the agenda due to the pandemic, but celebrations are still happening somehow or another – firework displays are still due to take place tonight (Friday), even i...

SPAIN has become the sixth country on earth to legalise the right to euthanasia for patients in extreme, constant and incurable pain with no possible relief, subject to a series of strict criteria aimed at preventing abuse, coercion or malpractice.

FREE public transport passes for all residents in Marbella will be automatically renewed for two years, the council has announced.

IF YOU'RE brave enough and you live in the Huesca-province town of Fiscal, you're just in time for a free 'go' on the brand-new zip-line that opened this week, as Thursday, March 18 is the final day for residents to try it out without charge.

SUPERMARKET chain Mercadona has detailed its game-plan for cutting plastic waste in a press release – which includes using 100% recycled material for its 'squeeze-your-own' orange juice bottles.

EIGHT months after he last raced, six-times world champion MotoGP whizz Marc Márquez has been signed off by his medics and is back in the hotseat in time for the start of the 2021 season. 

NATIONAL leader for Unidas Podemos Pablo Iglesias has stepped down as deputy president of Spain and handed over his seat in Parliament in order to run for regional elections in Madrid.

SPAIN has halted its roll-out of the AstraZeneca or 'Oxford' vaccine for at least 15 days pending further investigation after the country's first case of blood clots recorded in a person to whom it had been administered.

A PAINTING by Catalunya-born artist Joan Miró will be up for auction at Christie's in London later this month with a price tag starting at €10.5 million.

SAD news from Celebworld: Spain's 'golden couple' Iker Casillas and Sara Carbonero have separated.

SELF-EMPLOYED workers and owners of small and medium-sized businesses will be considered for a slice of the €7 billion fund approved by Spain's government this week if they can show at least a 30% drop in their income in 2020, based upon their figu...