In a bid to restrict the access to online pornography by minors, Spain has come up with a new mobile application that will not only require users to verify their age, but also limits the number of credits for viewing adult content. This comes after Dale Una Vuelta, an anti-pornography group that campaigns for tighter … Read more
Australians travelling to Barcelona will soon have to pay more for their stay after the Spanish city moved to increase its tourist tax. The tax on overnight stays will increase from €3.25 ($A5.25) to €4 ($6.45) per person per night following the Barcelona City Council’s decision on June 28. Local officials want to go even … Read more
Authorities on the Spanish island of Tenerife are conducting a major search for a British teenager who has been missing for more than a week after attending a music festival. Jay Slater, 19, went missing after attending the NRG festival in the south of the island, and was last heard from between 8am and 9am … Read more
Catalan separatists consider the delays in applying the amnesty unjustified and are growing impatient. Madrid: Three weeks after it was approved by Spain’s parliament, an amnesty law for Catalan separatists involved in a botched 2017 secession bid is entangled in legal wrangling and has yet to benefit anyone. Judges have two months since the final … Read more
Stock price information reflected on a window at the Euronext NV stock exchange in Paris, France, on Monday, March 13, 2023. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks closed lower on Friday, as investors digested fresh U.S. jobs data and the European Central Bank’s latest interest rate commentary. The Stoxx 600 provisionally … Read more
Brits are urged to stay vigilant as a plague of “monster ticks” have been invading holiday spots across Europe. The blood-sucking creatures are reportedly four times larger than regular ticks and can carry dangerous diseases. The large ticks, known as Hyalomma lusitanicum, originate from tropical climates including Africa and southeast Asia. But now it is … Read more
A two-storey restaurant building has collapsed on the beach in Palma de Mallorca, killing at least four people and injuring 16 in the tourism hot spot in Spain’s Balearic Islands Seven people were injured “very seriously” and nine were seriously injured, emergency services said on X. They were taken to various hospitals in Palma. Firefighters … Read more
Gone are the days when wine tasting was confined to local wineries or national borders. Today’s consumers crave authentic wine experiences in the land where it’s cultivated. In Europe, where the wine economy is predominantly export-driven, tasting rooms tend to be family-operated. That means there may be just one person serving visitors, and appointments are … Read more
An unknown number of orcas have sunk a sailing yacht after ramming it in Moroccan waters in the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain’s maritime rescue service said on Monday, in what has become a trend in the past four years. The vessel Alboran Cognac, which measured 15m in length and carried two people, encountered the highly … Read more
Spain’s Balearic Islands are further cracking down on public drinking and party boats as part of modifications to a 2020 decree that addressed “excess tourism”. The new rules ban drinking in the streets in key tourist areas on the islands of Ibiza and Mallorca, with an exception for terraces and other licensed areas. Penalties for … Read more
