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The number of UK pensioners living in Spain has fallen – in the wake of Brexit – as Britain came out of the European Union last Friday. Figures show that Spain is amongst countries where the numbers of UK pensioners have dropped, in this case by almost 2,000. Figures published reveal a drop of 1,900 expats living abroad in the last five years, falling to a low of 467,000. Spain […]

Employment fell by more than 244,000 people, in January, the biggest drop for the first month of the year since 2013. However, the Social Security Ministry said the overall number of contributors remained above 19 million. Registered unemployment rose by almost 90,250 from December, there are now 3.25 million unemployed in Spain. After Christmas, many seasonal hirings in retail and hospitality come to an end. So do many other contracts […]

Alejandro Ponsoda was murdered by three bullets as he was pulling in to park at his home in Polop, just inland from Benidorm. But the key defendant, Ponsada’s political successor Juan Cano, has now been acquitted by an Alicante jury along with six other defendants and alleged accomplices due to a lack of evidence.

Later a planned emergency landing by an Air Canada flight was prompted by “an engine problem,” and the reported rupture of one of the aircraft’s 10 tyres. Spain's Defence Ministry said that an F18 fighter jet had been dispatched to evaluate the damage done to the landing gear of Toronto-bound flight AC837 carrying 128 passeners. An emergency landing was requested in order to obtain landing priority, the airline said in […]

Madrid's Barajas airport was closed at lunchtime due to the presence of unauthorized drones near the facility yesterday. The Transportation Ministry decision to close the airspace was made just after 12.30pm CET after two pilots reported the presence of drones near the runways. Incoming flights were diverted to other airports, while all flights leaving were suspended, upwards of 26 flights were affected.

King Felipe VI presided the official opening of the new political term yesterday, addressing a chamber partly occupied by the first coalition government since the 1930s, and where separatist lawmakers were conspicuously absent. “Spain cannot be about opposing one another he said, Spain must belong to everyone and be for everyone.” Felipe VI urged political parties to work to restore citizens’ trust in their institutions, and to seek cross-party agreements. […]

Spaniards repatriated from the Wuhan area of China are in quarantine in Madrid, where they are said to be 'very content' and have been receiving supplies from their families. Around 20 Spanish nationals were brought home upon seeking help from the embassy following the Coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, and were placed straight into quarantine at a hospital in Madrid. Safety procedures are rigorous, and during the 20 days they are […]

The shopping centre is playing Cupid and offering customers romantic experiences like dinner aboard a yacht and dinner and cinema tickets for two. Habaneras Shopping Centre, managed by MVGM, Habaneras is bringing out its romantic side and giving customers the chance to enjoy fantastic dates to fall in love with. To celebrate Saint Valentine’s Day, the shopping centre is launching the “Real Love” campaign, aimed at making every customer feel […]