Spain
Households in Spain face 50,000 euros fines if they fail to assess risks for domestic staff
The Ministry of Labour in Spain has made a new rule that says that the 350,000 homes in the country that hire a housekeeper must have a risk assessment and...
Alicante and Valencia airports close October with 17.2 and 10 million accumulated passengers
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport closed October with 17,220,070 passengers, which is 8.3% more than the same time last year. Valencia Airport had...
30,000 Britons take to the streets of Benidorm with costumes for the ‘Fancy Dress Party’
More than 30,000 people, mostly British, filled the streets of Benidorm with fancy dress, colour and festivities to take part in the popular ‘Fancy Dress...
Spain confines all poultry due to the risk of avian flu worsening
The government has ordered all free-range birds to be kept indoors starting yesterday, Thursday November 13th. This is to stop the spread of avian influenza...
Woman arrested for nearly blinding her two-year-old son
The National Police have detained a woman in Alicante for reportedly pouring an unpleasant liquid into her two-year-old son’s eyes over and over again...
76 arrests,700 kilos of cocaine seized in the operation that led to the arrest of a former police chief
High-powered inflatable boats brought cocaine and hashish to Spain from North African countries. In the middle of the Mediterranean, members of the criminal...
Teenage killers from Sweden are arriving in Spain at increasingly younger ages
Teenage killers coming from Sweden with one goal: to kill for a lot of money. This description doesn’t seem like the usual profile of a criminal in...
More routes at Alicante-Elche Airport for Ryanair and Austrian Airlines
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport is becoming more connected by adding new services for the winter season. Ryanair is adding ten more destinations to its...
Low Festival leaves Benidorm after failing to reach an agreement with the City Council
The people in charge of Low Festival said they were formally departing Benidorm. They say this is because they couldn’t come to an agreement with the...
Replica of the Pascual Flores returns to Torrevieja until Christmas
Yesterday, Sunday November 9th, the famous replica of the Pascual Flores schooner came back to the port of Torrevieja. It will stay in the harbour, Salinas...
