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Good news for Brits travelling to Spain: the new ETIAS permits from Brussels have been pushed back again

BRITONS travelling to Spain won’t have to apply until the end of next year and a quarter for the soon to be mandatory European travel authorization, confirmed Brussels authorities. The EU’s new European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) is still set to roll out in late 2026, as planned – but a six-month grace period means it will only …

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WATCH: Bizarre moment carnival group in wheelchairs parades as Stephen Hawking in southern Spain – before belting out songs dedicated to late physicist

WATCH: Bizarre moment carnival group in wheelchairs parades as Stephen Hawking in southern Spain – before belting out songs dedicated to late physicist

This is the moment that raised eyebrows when a Spanish Carnival troupe paid tribute to late theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, by zipping through the streets in Cadiz on electric wheelchairs. The impressive stunt was performed at a contest to find acts to perform in this year’s Carnival of Cadiz. It will take place around mid-February. Twelve men in gray suits …

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Spain’s biggest price rises were not in the headline inflation number

But “average” is not how most households experience prices. People remember the jolts: the weekly staples that suddenly feel like treats, the utility bill that refuses to settle, and the local charges that arrive with no obvious way to cut back. Spain’s consumer price basket shows that a small cluster of items rose far faster than the national rate—and those …

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