A court in Cordoba has awarded primary custody of two children to their mother after finding their father was a, “pathological smoker.” A judge found: “It would not be logical that children are not protected in their home- a place society deems, ‘protected,’ for any citizen, young or old- when […]
An investment group controlled by Russian tycoon Mikhail Fridman plans to make a €300 million takeover bid for Spanish supermarket chain DIA, valuing the group at more than €400 million. Letterone announced yesterday (Tuesday) it will offer 0.67 euros per share for the 70% that it doesn’t already own, a […]
Presenter Jordi Évole interviewed deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro for Spain’s channel six, or La Sexta show Salvados just as Spanish leader Pedro Sánchez announced his government’s acceptance of Juan Guaidó as the South American country’s head of State. Évole bravely visited the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, for the person-to-person interview – against […]
Spain’s Ministry of Health has issued a warning over tinned sardines bought from Dia supermarkets. The alert warns anyone with cans of the supermarket’s own brand of sardines in olive oil should not consume them but, instead, return them to shop where they were purchased. Dia alerted the Ministry of […]
A new type of public transport has successfully launched in Barcelona, busses on demand. The “El Meu Bus” service was launched last month by the city council and TMB to operate in and around north Barcelona, with a timetable designed by it’s customers. The new service is envisaged to provide a connection […]
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez also announces a humanitarian aid program for the crisis-stricken Latin American country. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez held a news conference on Monday at 10am to announce that “Spain officially recognizes Juan Guaidó, the leader of the National Assembly, as the interim president of Venezuela.” Sánchez […]
Investigators suspect that employees at a Valladolid funeral home were removing bodies from their expensive caskets and placing them in cheaper ones before cremation. In a joint investigation with the Spanish Tax Agency, police officers are investigating a funeral home in Valladolid, a city in northwestern Spain, for allegedly removing […]
An 85-year-old man has been arrested for a horrific assault on his 78-year-old wife in Torrevieja on Saturday. According to a spokesman for Torrevieja town hall, the man allegedly attacked his spouse with ‘different weapons, including an axe and a hammer’, and then ‘threw her down the stairs’. Mayor José […]
‘Coincidence? I think not’: Fans blame the ‘Morata effect’ for Atletico Madrid losing for first time in 19 La Liga matches after striker continues nightmare season on his debut. Atletico Madrid were beaten 1-0 by Real Betis as Alvaro Morata made his debut Chelsea forward returned to his boyhood club […]
The nine Specsavers Ópticas stores in Spain have renewed their commitment to support the Lions Clubs in their region. All stores are collecting used glasses and have made agreements with their local Lions groups to distribute those glasses to people who need them in developing countries. Specsavers Ópticas and the […]
Gale-force winds, blizzards and snow-drifts brought by Hurricane Helena have led to weather warnings being issued for 44 provinces in Spain this weekend, and traffic authorities have advised everyone in the northern third of the mainland not to go out in their cars unless it is literally life or death. […]
Motorists in built-up areas in Spain may be down to first gear permanently if the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT)’s plans go ahead – speed limits could be cut to just 20 kilometres per hour (12.5mph). The road transport management authority has recommended many times that speeds in town centres […]
