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AMANCIO Ortega, the founder of fashion chain Zara and Spain’s richest person, is now the world’s top landlord thanks to a sprawling property empire worth more than €21 billion. According to Business Magazine, the Galician businessman who turned 90 in December boasts of the most lucrative real estate portfolio, with over 200 properties spread across 13 countries. Forbes. His remarkable …

Visit this tiny Andalucian city with four Michelin starred restaurants, free bar snacks, and a sea full of olives. Welcome to Jaen. One of the best-kept southern Spanish secrets. While Granada, Cordoba and other nearby cities draw in crowds, this small city is a great option for those who want to experience a less polished and more authentic Andalucia. Santa …

SPAIN’S traffic police are ramping up speed checks this week in a crackdown running across the entire country — and beyond. The DGT (Dirección General de TráficoThe week-long campaign began on Sunday, April 13. Controls will continue until April 19, both on intercity and urban roads. Special attention will be paid to high-risk sections and accident blackspots. Local police from …

THE president of a Madrid-based football club has stepped down in disgrace after a video emerged of him chasing the side’s Muslim players with a leg of Spanish ham and urging them to ‘suck it’. Javi Poves, a fourth-tier CDC Moscardo employee, quit after the footage of his incident became viral on social media. Poves, in a short video, says, …

A PARROT that escaped from its house within the Basque Nation final week has been discovered secure and effectively 100km away in La Rioja. Gorri, an African gray parrot, went lacking on Sunday April 5, leaving his personal nervous sick. His proprietor Rafael Garcia, who has had the pet for 40 years. tried every little thing to carry him again …

The arrival of the high pressure ridge will send temperatures soaring. Next Monday, the traditional party will begin. Festivalgoers should pack lots of sunscreen as the temperature is expected to reach a scorching 34C. READ MORE: Andalucia and Costa Blanca set for 30C as ‘abnormally warm’ air mass hits Spain – but it may not spell the end of the …

BEGOÑA Gomez, the wife of Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has been formally charged with corruption. Gomez was accused of bribery as well as embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds after a 2-year investigation into various aspects of her career. The case revolves around allegations that she abused her position at Complutense University of Madrid to obtain a master’s degree …

Paddington Bear’s favourite treat is a sweetened orange juice made with bitter Sevillas. The jars of marmalade on UK supermarket shelves will look different soon after the implementation of the new post-Brexit deal. Under the agreement, the fruity spread will have to be sold as ‘citrus marmalade’, with the British government moving to align more closely with European Union rules …

Andalucian authorities confirmed that the last victim of the Adamuz tragedy, who is still in hospital and has injuries from the accident, gave birth to a healthy child. Raquel Garcia was 5 months pregnant in January when two high speed trains crashed in Spain, the deadliest rail accident in Spain since 80 people were killed at Santiago de Compostela last …

Mathieu van der Poel is the Dutch cycling legend who has just released a short film that gives fans a glimpse behind the scenes. This comes days before he makes his historic attempt to win Paris Roubaix. Mathieu Van der Poel purchased a luxury vacation house in Moraira in 2021, a town located on the Costa Blanca. The weather in …