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Wed, 13 Jul 2022 08:48:04Scorcher! Nationwide heatwave could break temperature records
TEMPERATURES across Spain could break all records this week, with inland provinces topping 40ºC – and even creeping close to 50ºC.
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 22:37:21Which companies in Spain have the best reputation? Top 100 revealed
THIS year's ranking of the companies in Spain with the best public reputation is now out, and once again, is topped by the two corporations run by the country's wealthiest families – although they have swapped places.
Sat, 09 Jul 2022 21:43:19Which villages are the most popular with foreign house-hunters?
HOMEBUYERS from abroad tend to head for coastal areas, large towns and cities, and tourism hotspots, depending upon their criteria - work, retirement, holidays, or eventually all three at different points in time.
Thu, 07 Jul 2022 17:06:21Princess of Girona Awards: Spain's 'Nobel Prizes' for young adults
IT'S NOT all sunning yourself by the sea during your sixth-form summer holidays when you're going to be Queen – sometimes you have to spend your down-time going to work. And in full public view, too, knowing your every move will end up in the newsp...
Mon, 04 Jul 2022 22:17:23Spain's New York statue story: Liberty, equality...and mattresses
IF YOU'RE reading this from the USA, you might have just finished watched the fireworks at the end of one of the nation's biggest public holidays.
Sun, 03 Jul 2022 22:17:35Ouigo launches high-speed Valencia-Madrid rail link for €9 each way
A HIGH-SPEED, low-cost train line now operating in Spain has put tickets on sale for the Madrid-Valencia route for just €9 each way.
Sun, 03 Jul 2022 20:06:49Masks indoors 'recommended' but not compulsory; health ministry urges public to get third jab
NATIONAL health authorities in Spain have once again recommended wearing a mask in indoor areas, but have not made this compulsory as yet.
Sat, 02 Jul 2022 17:56:11Cabin crew through the ages: Showcasing a lifetime of Iberia's uniforms
ONCE you're settled in your seat, belted in and counting the minutes until that moment you can pop your tray down, go to the loo and switch the reading light on – with one eye always on the qui vive for the food trolley – you probably only notice...
Wed, 29 Jun 2022 15:53:44Hollywood stars you didn't know were (partly, at least) Spanish
INTERNATIONAL celebrities from Spain or with Spanish relatives are not exactly rare, but are few enough in number that their names are well known – if a quiz show on a non-Spanish TV channel asked contestants to list them, chances are almost everyo...
Tue, 28 Jun 2022 15:47:05Ethan Hawke, Brokeback Mountain and Almería: Almodóvar goes west
JUST when you thought you knew what to expect from 'an Almodóvar film', the cult director from Castilla-La Mancha serves up something completely off the menu – and it's getting to the stage where there are few cinema genres left he hasn't dabbled ...
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 22:38:11Public transport discounts, cash payout to low-income workers and energy company windfall tax announced
A BATTERY of measures to soften the blow of price-led inflation has been announced following Spain's latest Council of Ministers, at a cost of around €9.1 billion.
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 19:28:32Madrid hosts NATO Summit amid stringent security measures
SECURITY in Madrid is at its tightest ever this coming week as Spain's capital gets ready to host the latest NATO Summit – in fact, residents and commuters have been urged to work from home if their jobs allow for it.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 22:51:59Midsummer magic: Les Fogueres, the Costa Blanca's Fallas-style festival
THE LONGEST day north of the tropics has now passed, and summer is officially here, exams are over, schools and colleges in Spain have broken up for the next three months, and fiesta season is ready to kick off.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 22:06:23Ford Almussafes' future guaranteed: Exclusive production of Europe's electric cars for Valencia plant
EMPLOYEES at the Ford factory in the province of Valencia are celebrating as though all their birthdays and Christmases have come at once – the global motor company has chosen the plant to produce all its electrically-powered vehicles in Europe.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 18:59:49Government halves value-added tax on electricity bills
A FRESH reduction in value-added tax (IVA) on electricity has been announced in a bid to reduce costs to Spanish households, taking effect from Saturday this week (June 25).