New UK passport rule leaves Scottish baby stranded abroad after Spain Holiday An Aberdeenshire family’s holiday ended in confusion and distress after their 10-month-old baby was reportedly refused boarding on a flight back to Scotland from Alicante under newly introduced UK border rules for dual nationals.Sarah Rodgers, her husband Philip, and their two young children […]
Steven Lyons, 45, one of Scotland’s most notorious gangland figures, is set to be deported to Spain following his arrest at Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport on Saturday. Indonesian authorities said Lyons, who arrived on a flight from Singapore, is wanted in Spain over organised crime, drug trafficking, money laundering, and a murder […]
Nestled in the sun-drenched plains of Alicante province, the quaint Spanish town of Villena guards a secret that bridges earth and sky. Back in 1963, workers digging a gravel pit stumbled upon the Treasure of Villena, a dazzling hoard of over 60 Bronze Age artefacts weighing nearly 10 kilograms, mostly gleaming gold bowls, bracelets, and […]
Technically, Spain is the dynastic heir to the Byzantine imperial claim through Andreas Palaiologos’s 1502 will. The modern Spanish monarchy is sometimes described in historical circles as holding a theoretical dynastic claim to the Byzantine imperial title, the final continuation of the ancient Roman Empire in the East. The claim traces back to 1502, when […]
Storm Marta batters Spain and Portugal (Representative image) Fresh storms and torrential rain battered Spain and Portugal on Saturday, triggering widespread flooding, evacuations and major transport disruptions across the Iberian Peninsula, just days after earlier storms caused deadly damage in the region.In Portugal, the latest weather system — named Storm Marta — prompted the deployment […]
UAE issues urgent weather warning for citizens in Spain as Storm Leonardo batters regions / Image: file The UAE Embassy in Madrid has issued a critical safety advisory for all Emirati citizens currently in Spain, urging them to exercise maximum caution as the country grapples with one of the most severe weather events of the […]
This 3,000-year-old treasure in Spain was made with iron that fell from the sky (Image Credit – Villena Museum) The Treasure of Villena has been studied for decades and mostly admired for its gold. Found near Alicante in 1963, the hoard contains dozens of finely worked objects that sit comfortably within what archaeologists expect from […]
A commuter passenger train derailed near the Spanish city of Barcelona on Tuesday night (local time) after a retaining wall collapsed onto the tracks following heavy rain, killing the train driver and injuring 37 people, regional authorities said.The accident occurred near the town of Gelida, around 35 minutes outside Barcelona, involving a commuter service on […]
New Delhi, October 21 (Udaipur Kiran): World No. 2 Jannik Sinner has officially withdrawn from this year’s Davis Cup Finals, dealing a major blow to defending champions Italy ahead of the prestigious team event. The Italian Tennis Federation confirmed his absence on Monday while announcing the national squad. Meanwhile, World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz will […]
Ten people got injured and four are missing after a building partially collapsed in central Madrid on Tuesday, Spanish state broadcaster TVE reported.Firefighters said that “several floors” of an under construction building collapsed. They said that firefighters were responding at the site near Madrid’s iconic Plaza Mayor following the collapse of several floor slabs, and […]
