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Fri, 18 Mar 2022 12:09:15
Keeping your cash safe: Kutxabank tells us how to beat the scammers
FOR AS long as banks and the internet exist in the same space-time continuum, there will be 'phishing' attempts – which is why the focus is on advising the public how not to fall for them, rather than advising the fraudsters to stop 'phishing'. In ...

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 11:34:06
Fallas and other UNESCO fiestas in Spain
NOW THAT the Fallas are well under way, fiesta fans in the Comunidad Valenciana are not likely to let a little bit of rain stop them celebrating for the first time since March 2019.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 23:43:17
Which Spanish beach is in TripAdvisor's world top 25?
THIS YEAR'S Travellers' Choice Awards for TripAdvisor's top 25 beaches worldwide have just been revealed – and, unsurprisingly, Spain is in it.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 22:18:46
'Historic' sponsorship deal for Barça and Spotify
BARCELONA football club has just signed one of the biggest and most lucrative sponsorship deals in the history of the sport – and which will involve renaming its home stadium.

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 23:43:39
Rolling Stones live in Spain for 60th anniversary tour – tickets on sale this week
LEGENDARY rockers who have been rolling since before most of the working aged population was even born are still at it – and they'll be live in Spain for one night only this spring.

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 23:12:44
“Stop stockpiling!” Mercadona says there's no sunflower-oil shortage
YOU CAN stop worrying about a sunflower-oil shortage and the knock-on effect of biscuits, cakes and the like disappearing from the shelves – national supermarket chain Mercadona's founder and CEO Juan Roig has assured there are 'no supply problems'...

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 23:13:43
Emeralds Franco gave his granddaughter for her wedding were 'just painted glass'
A JEWELLER has revealed how the rock-sized emeralds General Franco gave his granddaughter for her wedding were 'just painted glass stuck together with egg-white'.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 22:54:21
Trilingual American school to open in Estepona with halls of residence and sports teams
AN INTERNATIONAL school set to open this coming autumn term in Estepona will be the first centre on the Costa del Sol that offers the US curriculum, according to local education authorities.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 21:07:20
Extra GP surgery to open in Marbella
A BRAND-NEW health centre should be open in Marbella by next spring, giving the Costa del Sol town 'an indispensable facility' to help cater for its growing population and ever-increasing tourist numbers.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 23:31:45
Spain's president 'at home' in fly-on-the-wall TV documentary 
A DOCUMENTARY series on TV starring Spanish president Pedro Sánchez and showing the 'human side of the Moncloa Palace' is currently being filmed by a Goya-winning director.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 22:18:39
Fallas festival is back in Valencia...with 24-hour metro services
THREE years after it was last celebrated, the Comunidad Valenciana's giant March Fallas festival is back on, with massive, colourful papier-mâché monuments in every neighbourhood of almost every town within the province of Valencia.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 20:45:45
Valencia student designs 'ECG-shirt': Heart-monitoring without being wired up
A STUDENT in Valencia has invented a T-shirt which detects heart attacks, arrhythmias and other cardio problems and sends a message to the wearer's computer or mobile phone.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 20:07:07
Ukrainian child cancer patients and their families flown to Spain
AROUND 30 children with cancer were due to arrive today (Friday) in Spain along with their families on a flight charted from Ukraine, Spanish president Pedro Sánchez announced.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 23:02:26
Covid revisited, two years on: Survival rate 'over 90%' in 2022
TWO years on from the Covid-19 pandemic entering Spain and with its first peacetime lockdown in centuries on the horizon, survival rate among those who catch the virus is now 'above 90%', according to medics.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 22:12:44
'Automatic' residence for all Ukrainians in Spain, existing expats included
UKRAINIANS without valid residence permits living in Spain will automatically be given leave to remain in the country, even if they arrived before the war broke out, the national government has confirmed.



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