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Tue, 13 Jul 2021 23:48:49
Pharmacies to sell OTC Covid self-test kits from next week
SELF-TESTING kits for Covid-19 will be on sale in pharmacies across Spain from Tuesday next week without prescription, health minister Carolina Darías has announced.

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 21:28:49
Catalunya to vaccinate health workers' children to guarantee staff availability
REGIONAL health authorities in Catalunya have started vaccinating teenagers and 20-somethings who live with parents working in the medical profession to prevent staff having to be off sick.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 23:17:39
One to watch: Ane Mintegi, Spain's second female Wimbledon champion this century
A NEW name to watch out for in the future has emerged on the global tennis circuit – and is now branded on social media users' minds after the recently-appointed minister for sports spelled it wrong on Twitter.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 22:04:20
'Egg-watch' volunteers needed to keep unhatched sea turtles safe
TARRAGONA city hall is seeking volunteers to 'monitor' 99 turtle eggs laid on a beach to make sure they are safe and hatch.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:32:09
All change: Who's who in Pedro Sánchez's cabinet reshuffle
A MAJOR restructure in Spain's government means new faces on the scene and sideways moves for some of its ministers, whilst others will be relegated to 'mere' MPs rather than heading up a department of their own.

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 21:50:18
Top-rated attractions in every Spanish province
ONCE again, 'staycations' are set to make up the bulk of Spain's tourism this summer, especially as Spanish residents themselves are not planning on heading abroad just yet – a study shows that 91% of those intending to take a holiday before the st...

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 13:37:38
How to travel to and from Spain this summer: Entry guide by country
TRAVELLING to another European country from Spain, either for a holiday or to visit family, or returning home from Spain if you live elsewhere in Europe remains subject to certain procedures which differ from nation to nation. 

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 08:15:57
'Hotel-train' from Barcelona to Zürich could be on track by 2024
A NEW 'sleeper train' will link Spain with Switzerland in less than three years, making it the sixth overnight rail connection in the country, unless others launch between now and 2021.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 21:46:29
No 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 17:23:37
Dinosaur '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 13:23:32
Ryanair 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 07:26:10
Seeking 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 22:56:19
Cristiano 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 21:53:10
Catalunya 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 12:18:14
Trilingual 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.



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