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OF the over 4000 international British schools in the world only 60 of them are “Outstanding in every aspect” according to official British school inspectors. These are usually found in places like Madrid, Barcelona or Dubai and parents can expect to pay sometimes over €20,000 a year to get a place in one of these prestigious institutions. In Tenerife, your child can …

Do you want to test your skills against the best golfers in the world? You can now test your skills against Colin Montgomerie and Miguel Angel Jimenez. You could also play a game of three-ball against Michael Campbell, Jose Maria Olazabel, or Thomas Bjorn. The Staysure Legends Tour will bring some of the top golfers from around the world to …

Residents in Costa Blanca and Andalucia should dust off the sunbeds this spring as a warm weather front will arrive soon to wash away the long, wet winter. This weekend, the unseasonable heatwave is making several coastal hotspots perfect for the beach. Temperatures will peak at 27C on Monday. Meteored meteorologists say that a powerful subtropical front is on its …

AN ALMERIA woman looking for love was conned out of €216,839 by a gang who set up a fake online relationship via social media. Policia Nacional arrested four people and are searching for four more suspects in the province of Alicante. The scam began in 2022 after the victim became friends with a man through Facebook. READ MORE POLICE CYBEREXPERTS …

SPAIN’S birth rate has gone up for the first time in a decade according to the National Institute of Statistics coupled with a rise in ‘older’ new mothers. According to figures released by the INE on Wednesday, 321,164 babies born in 2018 – 3,159 more than 2024 – were recorded. Totals are based on registrations at the computerised civil registers. …

SPAIN has launched a probe to investigate AI-generated images that depict child abuse on social networks, as the crackdown against tech platforms intensifies. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday. X, Meta The following are some examples of how to get started: TikTok now facing investigation over what he called the ‘possible creation and spread of …

A €50 reward is being offered by Spain’s La Liga to anyone who reports bars streaming football without a licence.  The Spanish Football League has taken this new measure to combat illegal streaming and piracy. The league hopes to learn about bars, restaurants, and betting shops who are not licensed by using their report channel and working with them responsibly. …

Alicante is the province with the highest overseas share, just below 43%. The Association of Registrars reported 178,270 sales in the United States, an increase of 3.31% on a year-over-year basis. Foreign sales accounted for 13.52% of total. The UK still leads the overseas market despite a decline of 10.74% annually, followed by buyers in the Netherlands, France, and Germany. …

After a landmark face transplant in Barcelona, the successful separation in Barcelona of Siamese identical twins has been described as an impressive medical operation. Sant Jona de Deu in Barcelona separated the twins after they were joined together at the abdomen.  Twenty members of the medical staff were involved in this five-hour surgery that took place on 8 November 2023. …

Two very different trends are reshaping Spain’s foreign-born populations. Young internationals populate major cities, while older expats remain attracted to coastal areas. Spain has 10 million people who were born outside the country. New official statistics show that geography plays a major role in determining where they live, how old they are and what they do. The latest continuous population …