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Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:25:42'Pob lwc', Princess Leonor! Royal teen heads for sixth form in Wales
SPAIN'S future Queen is likely to be experiencing a rollercoaster of nerves and excitement today as she gets ready to start a new adventure: Still only 15 years old, Crown Princess Leonor will not only be living away from home for the first time, but...
Sun, 29 Aug 2021 19:32:26Motorways 'going toll-free' from September...and which ones still carry a charge
MORE motorways are set to become toll-free starting from September, now that their franchises have expired and the State has taken on funding and maintenance.
Sun, 29 Aug 2021 13:30:56Latest on 'Spanish vaccine': First volunteers jabbed, and what's involved
CLINICAL trials are now well under way with the new 'made-in-Spain' Covid vaccine - 30 participants have been recruited and at least six of them now jabbed in a crucial step closer to a home-grown inoculation being on the shelves.
Sat, 28 Aug 2021 00:40:34Record number of mortgage deals signed: Biggest increase since before pandemic
MORTGAGE contracts signed for buying new residential property have risen by 41.2%, according to the most recent figures – the highest increase since December 2019, three months before the Covid-19 pandemic hit Europe, according to the National Stat...
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 23:11:58Afghan student who spent exchange year in Madrid flown to safety in Spain
A YOUNG Afghan student who spent his 'sandwich' year in Spain has been safely evacuated to Madrid along with his family, thanks to a petition on Change.org.
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 19:16:38Operation Return: Traffic authority offers advice ahead of busy weekend on the road
IN WEATHER terms, summer is far from over in Spain just yet, but the holiday season is drawing to a close and, with it, major trunk roads are expected to be chock-full with cars between now and about the middle of next week.
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:21:42Lawyer leaves €4,100 tip for Marbella restaurant
A BUSINESSMAN from Catalunya left a tip of nearly €4,100 at Marbella's Playa Padre Restaurant as redress for criticism he had seen on social media.
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 08:53:03'Staycation' tourism above pre-pandemic figures and at least 60% of 2019 foreign holidaymakers are back
HOLIDAYMAKERS on 'staycation' in Spain are now back to pre-pandemic levels – or even higher – in many regions, although foreign tourist numbers still have some catching up to do.
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 23:35:08Teruel village offers free rent and job for family with young children
A VILLAGE in the province of Teruel is calling for a family with school-aged children to go and live there, offering guaranteed employment, three months' free rent and a heavily-discounted price thereafter.
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 20:16:06Spain gets to work on 'recovery plan' with EU's €9bn first instalment
ECONOMY minister Nadia Calviño has celebrated the 'huge' and 'positive' news that Spain has just received its first €9 billion from the European Union as part of the post-Covid recovery cash.
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:44:21Spain welcomes Morocco's olive branch: “ An opportunity to forge a new and stronger relationship”
KING Mohammed VI of Morocco has contacted Spain's president Pedro Sánchez and expressed his wish to 'turn over the page' and 'start again' – an announcement Sánchez calls 'great news'.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 22:20:32More than half of Spain's teens have had first vaccine dose a fortnight before school starts
OVER half of all secondary school-aged students have now had at least their first dose of the Covid vaccine, with two weeks to go before the new term starts.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 21:13:08Spanish soldier embracing Afghan refugee goes viral as EU praises country's solidarity
A FEMALE soldier embracing an Afghan woman who had just arrived on an evacuee plane in Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid) has gone viral and shown the 'human' side of the Armed Forces.
Sun, 22 Aug 2021 13:56:47Overtaking explained: Times when illegal passing moves are permitted
ROAD traffic rules such as the meaning of signs and markings and use of lanes are similar in the majority of countries, but some minor elements differ as we cross borders and, in practice, a lot of native or resident drivers in a given country may no...
Sun, 22 Aug 2021 08:11:08Afghan national women's wheelchair basketball team captain flown safely to Spain
CAPTAINS of Afghanistan's national wheelchair basketball women's and men's teams have landed at the military airport of Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid region) to start a new life.