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Thu, 08 Jul 2021 21:46:29No more quarantine for vaccinated Spain-UK travellers
ANYONE travelling to the UK from one of its 'amber list' countries will not have to quarantine from July 19 onwards – provided they have had their complete Covid vaccine, says British transport secretary Grant Schapps.
Thu, 08 Jul 2021 17:23:37Dinosaur 'discovered' in Castellón lived 130 million years ago
A 'NEW' species of dinosaur thought to have lived over 130 million years ago has been discovered in a remote rural area of the province of Castellón on Spain's east coast.
Thu, 08 Jul 2021 13:23:32Ryanair to run to over 70 European destinations from Costa Blanca this summer
LOW-COST carrier Ryanair has scheduled over 70 routes to and from Alicante-Elche airport this summer and is promoting special offers and cut-price seats to get people travelling again.
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 07:26:10Seeking a quiet life: Rent falls in big cities and home sales outside them soar
RENTING a property in most of Spain's largest cities has become cheaper, largely due to the 'urban exodus' following the pandemic and the switch to working from home, according to market sources.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 22:56:19Cristiano Ronaldo to open hair transplant clinic in Marbella in August
FORMER Real Madrid ace Cristiano Ronaldo is on a mission to open a string of hair transplant clinics, with more in the pipeline after the one in Spain's capital and the second branch in Marbella.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 21:53:10Catalunya is 'capital of whales': Over 200 spotted this spring
WHALES have made themselves at home off the coast of Catalunya – a total of 222 have been spotted this spring alone, nearly double the number seen in the sea-mammal 'feeding zones' identified by conservationists since they started off the 'Rorqual ...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 12:18:14Trilingual school to open in Estepona
A TRILINGUAL school in a Costa del Sol town will be open to pupils by next September, part-funded by a loan from the European urban development pot, or FEDER.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 07:29:51Málaga lottery shop seeks owner of unclaimed jackpot-winning ticket
A LOTTERY shop on the Costa del Sol is urgently seeking the owner of a ticket worth nearly €78 million.
Sat, 03 Jul 2021 23:13:04'Hot Super-Earths': Spanish scientists find new planetary systems
ASTROPHYSICISTS in Spain have discovered two new planetary systems circulating around red dwarf stars, made up of 'Earths' and 'Super-Earths'.
Sat, 03 Jul 2021 22:09:55Princess Leonor: “Young people are key to society's progress”
PRINCESS Leonor's presentation of a key awards ceremony in Barcelona was given in fluent catalán and stressed the need for young adults to be given opportunities in life – and, in fact, will probably be the last Royal speech she will give before s...
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 23:23:40Scorcher! Weekend temperatures set to break 40ºC barrier
AFTER a relatively dry, warm month of June, the first full month of summer in Spain is set to start with a sweltering weekend – the mercury could bust the 40ºC ceiling in the eastern half of the mainland, particularly in inland and pre-coastal are...
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 22:12:33On the white track: What's with coloured railway lines?
ALTHOUGH not widespread as yet, travellers on one inter-provincial train link may have been surprised to see the track was not the usual dark gunmetal-grey colour, but bright white.
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 17:30:38Europe's favourite holiday islands revealed (Spoiler: Spain does rather well)
IF YOU had to choose your favourite island for a holiday or short break, which would it be? This was the question asked in every country and several autonomous regions on the continent of Europe – and, as we would expect, Spain was mentioned quite ...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 15:49:54Pfizer and Moderna jabs could create 'years of immunity even against new strains': Spain's scientists evaluate findings
SCIENTISTS in Spain are discussing recent research that seems to show RNA-messenger vaccines against Covid offer long-lasting immunity, even against newer and more aggressive variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:56:38Expat parents can now legally register their children's surnames according to home-country practices
EXPATS from countries with a patronymic or gendered surname system can now register their children's names in Spain when they are born as they would be able to in their own nation, the national ombudsman has revealed.