Spending by tourists has dramatically increased in Madrid during the United Nations’ Climate Change Summit, boosting trade for hotels, restaurants and shops in the capital. Occupancy in hotels for the duration of the summit is currently at 70%, and is expected to reach 90% with last minute bookings. The Tourist […]
The EU has issued Spain with a written warning over its radon gas levels due to lung cancer risks. It comes as the Spanish Government has failed to implement an EU directive on exposure to ionizing radiation. Although radon naturally seeps through the ground, high concentrations of the gas, in […]
A British couple and one of their relatives have been arrested in Spain after a baby girl was admitted to hospital with cannabis poisoning. Police are currently investigating the circumstances of the incident which took place in Marbella. The three people arrested are the parents of the 17-month-old child and […]
Eden Hazard is set to miss the Clasico against Barcelona after further tests revealed a fracture in his right ankle, Real Madrid confirmed on Thursday. Hazard was forced off during the draw with Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League last week and despite Zinedine Zidane saying after the match he […]
AN illegal gang master and his wife who fled to Spain to escape UK justice have been jailed. The couple are said to have exploited at least 41 workers in the Merseyside area, according to an investigation by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA). Ringleader Alexander Goran recruited the […]
JUST two years after it struck a deal with its lenders, El Corte Inglés is looking to refinance its €2.3 billion debt. There is no suggestion that this is a panic move, it simply believes that it can reduce interest payments as rates are now much lower and can also […]
The Bank of Spain has asked the Spanish Government (which is still reviewing next year’s budget) to offer incentives to workers so that they will continue to work past the age of 65 during what is a transition period. It is intended that the retirement age should be 67, but […]
Jo Swinson has apologised for voting to cut benefits while serving in government with the Conservatives. The Liberal Democrat leader told the BBC’s Andrew Neil her party had been wrong to back the so-called bedroom tax in the coalition government and “we should have stopped it”. Although some cuts were […]
Three MEPs are quitting the Brexit Party and urging people to back the Conservatives at the upcoming election. Annunziata Rees-Mogg – sister of cabinet minister Jacob – as well as Lance Forman and Lucy Harris are due to announce their decision later today. They will urge voters to support the […]
Labour is promising to cap class sizes at 30 pupils across all schools in England if it wins next Thursday’s general election. The pledge is an extension of the party’s commitment in its manifesto to limit classes to this size at all primary schools. The party said it would fulfil […]
From the 9 to the 19 th December donations of toys and Christmas cakes/pastries for disadvantaged children can be donated in the hall of the hospital. Torrevieja, 9 th December 2019. The Hospital Quirónsalud Torrevieja launches the solidarity Christmas campaign 2019 it will be held from the 3 rd to […]
Average prices for both new build and second-hand homes in the Balearic and Canary islands grew by 11.3% in November compared with the same month last year, according to Tinsa, one of the leading real estate valuation services. House prices increased by an average of 3.7% across Spain as a […]
