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A doctor treating 'English' patients paying €10,000-20,000 a pop has been arrested in Valencia. Guardia Civil arrested the 52-year-old Pakistani national on Tuesday (17th November) in Picassent, to the south of Valencia city. He has been charged with crimes against workers' rights, a crime of not being qualified for his work, fraud, money-laundering and a crime against public health. Eight of his workers were also 'liberated' from work exploitation – […]

Spain's proficiency in English has ranked the worst in the EU. A new ranking suggests the Spanish are making very little progress when it comes to mastering English. The nation has been placed below the French in the annual EF English Proficiency Index. Furthermore, this year saw Italy overtake its Latin-influenced neighbour. The report read: "English proficiency levels are rising in the European Union. France’s scores have improved for the […]

Spain's deadline to exchange pesetas for euros has been extended until 30th June, 2021. The 134-history of the peseta currency (Pta/Ptas) ended in 2002 with the eurozone. But some €1.6 billion-worth of coins are estimated to be sitting among Spain's 18 million households, according to the Spanish treasury. A final deadline was set for the last day of 2020, but due to the pandemic this has just been extended six […]

An explosion of LPG bottles has caused serious damage to a 1st floor apartment located on a busy street in Torrevieja this morning. The explosion at 06:15 this morning caused damage to cars and shut off the Diego Ramírez street as firefighter and police attended the scene. Torrevieja's judicial police are reportedly searching for the owner, who 'accumulated' propane and butane LPG bottles in his or her apartment. Torrevieja's provincial […]

The Spanish government is working on a reform of the criminal code that would halve the prison terms for sedition – a crime that several leaders of the 2017 Catalunyan declaration of independence are serving time for. Justice Minister Juan Carlos Campo is expecting to have a draft bill ready before the end of the year, according sources in the Spanish executive, which is headed by a centre-left coalition of […]