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February 6th, 2012 12:31 PM
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Spanish brain drain turns into an exodus
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With youth unemployment closing in on 50% (48.56%), twice the European average, young Spaniards have begun to open doors elsewhere in the labout market and have started looking beyond the national borders for employment. What began a few ...
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February 6th, 2012 11:53 AM
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Alberto Contador gets two year ban for doping
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The Spanish Cycling Federation has today confirmed that the Court of Arbitration for Sport has banned cyclist Alberto Contador for two years for doping offences.
The three times Tour de France winner's suspension runs until 6 August ...
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February 6th, 2012 09:27 AM
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Rubalcaba wins PSOE leadership race
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Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba is the new leader of the PSOE after receiving 22 more votes than Carme Chacon in Saturday's vote. Rubalcaba got the support of 723 (80.42%) of the delegates, enough to win the leadership race, but ...
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February 6th, 2012 08:54 AM
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No change at the top as Real and Barca both grab narrow wins
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There is no change at the top of the Liga table as Real Madrid and Barcelona both recorded narrow wins to maintain their advantage.
A first-half goal from Sergio Ramos was enough to give Real a slim 1-0 victory away to Getafe.
Reigning ...
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February 6th, 2012 02:38 AM
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Up to 10,000 African girls in Spain 'risk genital mutilation'
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THOUSANDS of young girls in Spain could be at risk of undergoing female circumcision without an anaesthetic when they reach puberty, disturbing figures show. Around five million girls worldwide, aged between toddlerhood and around 18 years ...
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February 6th, 2012 01:50 AM
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Dresses based on nuns' habits win young designer top award at Madrid Fashion Week
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YOUNG designer Moises Nieto has won the L'Oreal Prize at Madrid Fashion Week for his 'Virginia' range.
The 6,000-euro award went to the fashion creator from ubeda (Jaen) for his collection of women's wear based upon ...
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February 6th, 2012 01:36 AM
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Traffic police officers on trial over pocketing of 'illegal' charges and fines
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NINE Local Police officers in Sevilla are due to appear in court charged with fraud after allegedly having charged traffic taxes illegally and pocketed the cash.
Details of the case indicate that the officers charged between 800 and ...
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February 5th, 2012 01:40 PM
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Rising number of tattoo-removals as jobless seek to impress at interviews
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THE number of people who are having their tattoos removed 'in case they get a job interview' is rocketing, say specialists in the field.
Depending upon the size of the tattoo, the process can take anything up to a year in various ...
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February 5th, 2012 12:47 PM
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Snow in the north, gales in the south and east, and UK-bound flights cancelled
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MONDAY will bring thick snow in the north of Spain, particularly at high altitudes, and gale-force winds along the east and south coasts, according to the State meteorological agency, AEMET.
Ground frosts are expected inland in Murcia, ...
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February 5th, 2012 12:16 PM
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Ex-president 'often in tears' during his reign
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FORMER president Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero says he 'sympathises' with Mariano Rajoy and is 'more relaxed' now he does not have to bear the weight of the recession on his own shoulders.
The ex-leader of the socialist ...
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February 5th, 2012 11:13 AM
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Mum facing deportation forced to leave kids, both Spanish nationals
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A NIGERIAN woman who has lived in Spain for 14 years is to be extradited after her residence permit ran out, and will be forced to leave her two young daughters behind.
Margaret Mommoh, 34, from Zaragoza, is being held in a centre for ...
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February 5th, 2012 02:37 AM
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Guadassuar wife-killer hands himself in
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A 49-YEAR-OLD man has given himself up to police after reportedly stabbing his partner to death at their home in the inland village of Guadassuar (Valencia).
He told Guardia Civil officers ...
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February 3rd, 2012 04:12 PM
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Monarch and Jet2 threaten to cut flights to Tenerife
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Although they deny any link with the recent abolition of the Canary Islands' preferential air tax rates, British airlines Jet2 and Monarch have confirmed a reduction in flights in 2012 and possible ticket price increases.
The ...
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February 3rd, 2012 03:02 PM
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Three dead from Legionnaire's outbreak on Costa Blanca
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Three of the ten British tourists who contracted Legionnaire's disease in a Calpe hotel have died. All were aged between 73 and 78.
The first to die was a 76-year-old man, who died in intensive care at a clinic in Benidorm on ...
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February 3rd, 2012 02:46 PM
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10 billion government credit so autonomous regions can pay suppliers
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Government spokesperson, Soraya Saenz de Santamaria told a press conference after today's meeting of the Council of Ministers, that central government has agreed to open up a 10 billion euro line of credit for the autonomous ...
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February 3rd, 2012 12:21 PM
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Mercury set to fall to -12ēC with a wind chill to boot
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The cold front from Siberia which is affecting the whole of Spain is going to bring temperatures down as far as -12ēC tonight, and the strong wind chill factor will make it feel even colder still.
In total, 20 provinces are on orange ...
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February 2nd, 2012 08:46 PM
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Brussels to investigate bankrupt Spanair's use of public funds
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The European Commissioner for Competition, Joaquin Almunia (pictured), warned today that despite Spanair's financial collapse, Brussels was going to go ahead with its investigation into public funding received by the airline.
In ...
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February 2nd, 2012 08:20 PM
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Spain has lost 60-70% of its wetlands
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A press release from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment today confirmed that Spain has lost between 60 and 70% of its wetlands.
The ministry was launching a campaign to raise public awareness, stressing the importance of ...
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February 2nd, 2012 03:55 PM
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Bodies of missing police officers washed ahore
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The bodies of both policemen missing since the early hours of Sunday morning were recovered today after being washed up on the A Coruna coastline.
The first to be found was that of 35-year-old Rodrigo Maseda, from Burela (Lugo). It was ...
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February 2nd, 2012 03:22 PM
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100,000-year-old seagrass found off Formentera
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A team of scientists with the Spanish National Research Council (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas - CSIC) has found a 100,000-year-old clonal colony of 'posidonia oceanica', an endangered seagrasses, off the coast of ...
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February 1st, 2012 11:06 PM
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Barca have the edge after even contest in Mestalla
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Valencia and Barcelona both have everything to play for in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final at Camp Nou next week after tonight's leg ended in a 1-1 draw.
There was controversy early on in the match when Barca goalie ...
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February 1st, 2012 03:51 PM
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Justice Minister announces plans for 'quickie' divorce law
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The Justice Minister, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon (pictured), today announced the government's intention to introduce a law that would enable couples to get married at the notary's office, and divorced, provided both parties are in ...
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February 1st, 2012 03:25 PM
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US appeals court says shipwreck treasure must be returned to Spain
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A US appeals court judge has today upheld a September 2011 ruling by a court in Atlanta that gave Spain the legal right to treasure taken from a Spanish shipwreck by a Florida-based bounty hunter.
Odyssey Marine Exploration had already ...
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February 1st, 2012 03:13 PM
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Six Brits with Legionnaire's disease on Costa Blanca
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Six British tourists are currently in hospital on the Costa Blanca after being diagnosed with Legionnaire's disease.
The group's symptoms became apparent whilst they were staying in Calpe, but the source of the disease, which has ...
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February 1st, 2012 09:42 AM
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Snow alert in 20 provinces
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The cold front that is is forecast to affect most of the country utnil Friday has put some 20 provinces on alert, with up to 15cm of snow forecast in some mountainous areas.
The only region which is at considerable risk (orange alert) is ...
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January 31st, 2012 10:34 PM
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Educational reforms will mean three years of sixth form
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If the latest educational reforms are passed, secondary education (ESO) will be reduced from four years to three, and sixth form studies (Bachillerato) and professional training (FP) would be increased to three. There are also plans ...
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January 31st, 2012 06:13 PM
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Focus on unemployment and not on the 'Rock' says Gibraltar leader
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The chief minister of Gibraltar, Fabian Picardo, has today advised the Spanish government to focus on the five million unemployed rather than on a historical claim to the 'Rock', adding that his people will never give their ...
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January 31st, 2012 10:48 AM
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Seats on other airlines for over 22,000 Spanair passengers
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AENA has confirmed that alternative airlines have managed to accommodate 22,266 of the passengers left stranded by the collapse of Spanair on January 28th, 29th and 30th.
The airport authority said that Vueling had managed to accommodate ...
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January 31st, 2012 10:33 AM
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Judge Garzon to stand trial for 'overstepping authority'
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The supreme court in Spain has rejected a request to throw out a case against Judge Baltasar Garzon, accused of overstepping his authority in ordering an inquiry into mass killings by forces loyal to former dictator General ...
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January 30th, 2012 08:22 PM
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EU agrees to find funds to stimulate SMEs & youth employment
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In an joint plan designed to make budget discipline compatible with economic growth and job creation, EU leaders today agreed to divert available community funds to programmes to stimulate youth employment and to support Small and ...
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January 30th, 2012 07:10 PM
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Search intensifies for three missing of Galician coast
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The search for the two police officers and the Slovakian student who were swept away by waves off the Orzan beach in the early hours of Sunday morning has been intensified, in a desperate bid to find either the bodies or survivors before ...
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January 30th, 2012 02:08 PM
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Real stretch their lead as Barca slip up at Villarreal
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Real Madrid came back from a goal down to post a 3-1 win over relegation threatened Real Zaragoza. Kaka, Ronaldo and Ozil found the back of the net, stretching Real's lead at the top of the table to seven points after Barca were ...
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January 30th, 2012 01:34 PM
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Foreign tourists spend record 52.8 billion euros in 2011
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Foreign tourists spent a record 52.8 billion euros in Spain over the course of 2011, an increase of 7.9% over the previous year and the highest amount since records began.
Up until now, the best years in terms of foreign tourist spend ...
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January 30th, 2012 03:05 AM
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Trains cancelled after wire theft in Alicante station
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RAIL-TRAFFIC was disrupted across the country on Sunday after a kilometre of overhead cables was damaged by thieves at the main train station in San Vicente del Raspeig, just outside Alicante.
Some 3,000 passengers were left stranded on ...
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January 30th, 2012 03:03 AM
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Rajoy will stress Spain's 'total commitment' to EU economic policy during Brussels summit
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SPANISH president Mariano Rajoy is due to attend his first-ever European summit meeting today (Monday), during which he will announce the country's 'total commitment' to the EU's budget stipulations.
The Council of ...
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