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Female hands scanning barcodes with a mobile phone to find information in a supermarket. New label rules will reduce your grocery bill. Credit: Shutterstock, jittawit21 Politicians are pushing a radical proposal to eliminate the requirement that product labels be written in Dutch. In a controversial move, grocery labels could soon be in English, German or French. Quick-response codes (QRs) will …

MARBELLA Mountain Resorts offers a complete holiday rental management service to 30 exclusive luxury villas. When fully staffed, the well-established firm can provide 150 beds for clients. The rise of teleworking has led to a shift in consumer behaviour and the unstoppable growth of vacation rental tourism. This rise in luxury tourism is also a good opportunity for owners who …

This article is a part of FT Globetrotter Guide to Madrid Rocablanca is a refreshingly unpretentious place on Calle de Fuencarral in Madrid’s trendy Malasaña neighbourhood. This no-frills neighbourhood bar has been a local favourite since the 1970s. It is a refreshing change from the chichi boutiques that try to lure big spenders in with their carefully curated interiors. The …

Credit: Shutterstock. Credit: Shutterstock, miss.cabul Donald Trump, the U.S. president, announced that he would be creating a “strategic cryptocurrency reserve” which will include five major digital currencies. Crypto markets surged after the announcement made on Truth Social. The post said: “A U.S. Crypto Reserve would elevate this vital industry after years of corruption attacks by the Biden Administration. This is …

Charlie Mullins is the self-made millionaire who owns Pimlico plumbers. He has now left the UK to live a luxurious lifestyle in Spain. His reason for leaving was his frustration over the Labour Party’s tax policies. Mullins, who built his business from scratch, now resides in a £2 million villa in Marbella with his new girlfriend. The entrepreneur criticized the …

Microsoft Teams will replace Skype. Photo credit Shutterstock Yalcin sonat The app that’s kept you in touch with family and friends since over 20 years is going away. Microsoft announced that Skype would be discontinued on May 5, 2025, 22 years after it was first launched. Niklas Zennström from Sweden and Janus Friis from Denmark released the communication app back …

Costa Tropical has been the focus of a global collaboration that aims to create nature-based solutions for interior design and architecture. Researchers at the University of East London and the Bagaceira Project in Barcelona, founded by Julia Steketee are working together to develop sustainable building materials using sugarcane. Alan Chandler, Armor Gutierrez, and their students began exploring the possibilities of …

WhatsApp and Messenger are two of Meta’s most popular platforms. A global outage has prevented users from sending or receiving messages. Credit : Shutterstock & Tada Images This Friday, millions of users were unable to send and receive messages via WhatsApp and Messenger. Many also struggled to make voice or video calls. According to posts made on X (formerly Twitter), …

A desperate grandfather has appealed for help five years after British squatters occupied his Costa del Sol house.  Birmingham native Kenneth Jobe (pictured above), 84, told the Olive Press he ‘hasn’t got much time left’ and is ‘exhausted’ after going back and forth with the courts in a bid to remove the English couple. K.B, an expat of 33 years, …

Last year, the cost of buying property in the Balearic Islands grew by 15.2% – the largest increase in Spain. Figures from the College of Notaries means that the average price of a flat stood at €3,435 per m2 as of December 2024. Widening out the calculation means that an average-sized flat of 101 m2 would cost €346,935- up by …