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After the release of the most recent numbers by the Spanish General Council of Notaries, a DEEP unease is beginning to spread along Spain’s coast regions. It is shocking to see that the number of foreign buyers in some Mediterranean markets has surpassed that of Spanish buyers. In the first nine month of 2024, foreigners made up 53% of home …

A REPORT on effects of the Valencia floods in October, says that a YEAR later, over 30% of the children still admit to fearing rain or storms. A further conclusion is that 24 % of children living in flood-affected areas still have sleep issues. The study called ‘The backpack is muddy‘ was conducted by Save The Children and Valencia University. …

It is mid-July, the heat of summer, that she makes her appearance. It is the Virgen del Carmen who is the patron saint for fishermen in Spain.

According to a study by the Spanish Society of Cardiology (SEC), ANDALUCIA has the highest rate of cardiovascular disease mortality. In Spain, cardiovascular diseases such as heart or congenital disease are the number one cause of deaths. The SEC claims that it is more prevalent among lower-income areas in the country. READ MORE HEART SURGERY In its study, the SEC …

PEDRO Almodóvar Caballero has made a career out of being an outsider. He is obviously – even flamboyantly – gay, and his films go out of their way to offend everyone. His films are hilarious and he has a very outrageous sense of humor. In the late 1960s, a gay man who was coming of age would have been wise …

In Spain, an era is ending. We’ve lived through a generation of world-beaters – but sport being sport, these heroes must eventually give way to younger, fresher limbs. Pau Gasol, who dominated American basketball (18 years, including seven with the LA Lakers), is a Hall of Famer. Mireia Bemonte is a 35-year-old Spanish swimmer who holds multiple world records in …

The clocks in Spain will switch to winter time at the weekend, but if the government gets its way, this may be the final hour changeback. Pedro Sanchez, the Prime Minister of Spain, announced earlier this week the country will be leading a movement to avoid the two-yearly rituals of changing the time. He cited health as the key factor. …

SPAIN and Morocco have taken a fresh step toward a train line under the Strait of Gibraltar with engineers now drawing up the design for a 40km ‘test tunnel’. The tunnel will run from southern Spain to northern Morocco. It is the first stage in a very ambitious plan for a permanent rail link under the second-busiest shipping route on …

A TOURIST checking into a Valencia city centre hotel had his backpack containing cash and items worth €9,000 snatched by two opportunistic thieves. Policia Nacional arrested two men between the ages of 23 and 31. The visitor had his black leather back pack on the ground at the front desk. READ MORE Moments later, he noticed that the object had …

A FRENCH mom and her two younger youngsters have been held captive for almost two weeks by her ex-partner, who pressured her to drive greater than 2,000 km throughout Spain and Portugal with a knife at their throat. She solely escaped being dragged over to North Africa when she managed to ship a textual content to a good friend whereas …