Survey identifies Spain's best and worst supermarkets for buying fresh meat and fish
A satisfaction study carried out among nearly 5,500 customers reveals some clear shopping trends
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Concerns over new Covid-19 subvariant, Kraken, in Spain
Catalonia, the Basque Country and Madrid have recorded infections with the highly transmissible XBB1.5 strain
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Tragic Sunday with three women murdered by their partners or former partners in Spain
Three men have been arrested in Cadiz, Ciudad Real and Tenerife, and police are investigating a "credible" confession from a man in Almeria who claims to have strangled a woman
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Spain to apply for cap on gas price to be extended until end of 2024
The government hopes to maintain prices around 45 or 50 euros per megawatt hour because reform of the electricity system in Europe could take a long time
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Demonstrators in Spain say new animal welfare law must protect hunting dogs
Protesters want the law to apply to all animals, pointing out that hunting dogs are often treated cruelly and should not be excluded from the text
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Serving Air Force man and civilian flight instructor die in Murcia plane crash
The pair had just taken off from the Los Garranchos aerodrome, some 9 kilometres from San Javier, on the eve of Three Kings
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One dead and five injured after vehicle loses control and crashes into crowd during Three Kings parade in Spain
Eyewitnesses said that a tractor pulling the float of Balthazar lost control and ran into a group of people in the Seville municipality of Marchena
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Spain received a whopping 67.4 million tourists in first 11 months of 2022
During the period from January to November, more than 14 million British tourists headed to the country for their holidays as the pandemic restrictions finally eased
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Popular medication for nasal congestion and allergy sufferers in Spain remains out-of-stock
"What we don't understand is that many doctors continue to prescribe it", said one Malaga pharmacy
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Explained: how to get the low-emission-zone stickers
From this year, towns over 50,000 will start to restrict the most polluting vehicles and eco-stickers for permitted cars can be bought at post offices
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Campaign group calls for changes to post Brexit 90-day travel rule
Hundreds of Britons who spend part of the year on the Costa del Sol have had their travelling rights curtailed since the UK left the EU
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Illegal migration by sea down in 2022 but land border crossings soar
Interior Ministry statistics show that the arrival of undocumented migrants in Spain fell by 25 per cent overall but that border crossings in Ceuta and Melilla grew by more than 24 per cent
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Banks restrict financing for Spain's most polluting companies
The move comes as the European Banking Authority demands that financial institutions assess the degree of environmental sustainability of companies before granting loans
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Abandoned cars targeted by Spain's DGT with new procedures
Every year some 50,000 vehicles are abandoned on public roads, with another 20,000 left in private parking spaces, according to the Directorate-General for Traffic
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Explained: how to obtain a Low Emission Zone (ZBE) sticker for your vehicle in Spain
From this year, a total of 149 Spanish towns and cities with a population over 50,000 will start to restrict the most polluting vehicles from their urban centres
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