‘Enjoy Sales’ at Habaneras makes your ‘summer wishes’ come true The summer sales will start on 1 July at the Habaneras Shopping Centre where all your favourite stores are packed with this season’s latest trends at irresistible prices. But ‘Enjoy Sales’ means more than just the best summer sales, because […]
Spain’s Tax Office has included former International Monetary Fund head Rodrigo Rato on its list of individuals and companies that owe over a million euros in taxes. The Tax Office says Rato owes just over one million euros (1.1 million dollars). Rato was found guilty in 2017 of unlawful misappropriation […]
The PET scan is a highly tried and tested imaging technique for studying the spread of cancer. It allows doctors to detect a tumor in its early stages and to discover, with great accuracy, exactly what organs are affected. Therefore, it is an indispensable tool to be used before proceeding […]
Spain coach Fernando Hierro said Sunday his players would not make the mistake of underestimating a Morocco side playing for pride in their World Cup Group B decider in Kaliningrad. Spain need a result from Monday’s encounter and Hierro vowed his players would not take the North Africans lightly. “We know that […]
EX-BEATLE Ringo Starr is back in Spain, having not performed in the country since 1965 – a trip he remembers well for reasons other than his gig with the ‘Fab Four’. “I think we went to a bull-fight, and I became vegetarian that very day,” the 78-year-old legend admitted in […]
National police officers have arrested seven men for their part in selling fake sportswear in a Denia street market. According to a report in the Spanish media, they took advantage of the current staging of the FIFA World Cup and were able to sell mainly football shirts relating to a […]
A former doctor will go on trial on Tuesday in Madrid for allegedly stealing a newborn baby from her mother and giving her to another woman, a practice thought to have affected thousands of families during Spain’s dictatorship. Eduardo Vela, an 85-year-old former obstetrician at Madrid’s San Ramon hospital, will […]
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has expressed his support for an integrated European Union policy for dealing with a current refugee crisis facing Europe. “There cannot be a unilateral response … And that migration policy must have a joint, European response,” Sanchez said in an interview published on Sunday. Sanchez […]
Great news for everyone suffering in the baking Madrid heat – this summer will see the city’s first manmade beach arrive on the Plaza de Colón. Madrid mayor Manuela Carmena has approved plans for the construction of ‘MadBeach’, which will be a sandy zone complete with chiringuitos (beach bars) hammocks, […]
The production of organic foods in the country continues to rise, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The number of organic food producers rose 5.3% compared to last year, meaning Spain retains it’s position as the world leader in the field. Last year […]
Seasonal forecast shows no strong signs that Spain is in for another scorcher like last year. After an unusually cold and rainy spring in Spain, it looks like the summer season could be milder than the past four years, according to a forecast from the national weather service, AEMET. At […]
SIX Spanish athletes have been arrested in a massive anti-doping operation after huge quantities of performance-enhancing drugs were seized in Madrid, Valencia and the town of Calatayud (Zaragoza province). Growth hormones including steroids, testosterone, injectable vitamins and equipment used for re-transfusing one’s own blood to hide the presence of drugs […]
