New WhatsApp warning issued to all users in Spain

WhatsApp now messages users directly with verified security alerts. Credit: creatoroflove via Canva Pro If you opened WhatsApp recently and saw a message from WhatsApp itself, don’t panic. You have not been hacked, but are warned. It started with a ping …

Worst Scam in Spain: Bluetooth hackers can steal your savings in seconds – here’s how to stop them

Bluetooth phone scam that steals your savings in seconds - Reported in Spain. Credit: ymgerman, Shutterstock. Hackers can raid your phone without you even noticing – here’s how to stop them. Spain’s leading consumer watchdog, the OCU, has just dropped a …

Cristiano Ronaldo could play in the country next to Spain — and no, it’s not Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo. Credit: Cristiano’s Twitter account Cristiano Ronaldo’s journey at Al Nassr is over. After a prolific spell at Riyadh, the Portuguese legend announced his departure from the club. “This chapter is over. The story? Still being written. …

Why Correos is quietly closing branches across Spain

Correos is shifting focus from post offices to parcel delivery and logistics. Credit: nomadsoulphotos via Canva Pro If you noticed your local Correos office shutting down, you are not alone. From city centres to shopping malls, Spain’s postal operator is …

Brits buying property in Spain will pay double: 100% tax ‘designed to help Spanish buyers’

THE Spanish Socialist Party PSOE has proposed a new bill in parliament that all people from outside the EU need to pay a 100% tax if they buy a property.  In other words, Brits who buy a home in Spain, will have to pay the same amount in taxes as the house …

‘Narco traffickers who threaten Spain must be treated the same as ETA terrorists,’ claims Andalucia president

JUNTA president Juanma Moreno has described the fight against drug trafficking as ‘David against Goliath’ as he called on Pedro Sanchez’s government to treat suspected criminals ‘like ETA terrorists’. The regional president of Andalucia made the comments …

The EU warns Spain not to block €11 billion BBVA-Sabadell mega-merger

The European Union has cautioned the Spanish government against blocking the controversial proposed €11 billion mega-merger of two of the country’s largest banks. Spain’s economy minister, Carlos Cuerpo, announced on Tuesday that BBVA’s hostile takeover …

Bank of Spain warns of a housing bubble with properties overvalued by up to 8.5%

THE Bank of Spain has warned that steep rises in property prices are being pumped up by overvaluation. It puts overpricing at between 1.1% and 8.5% as a national average due to a lack of available housing combined with household income rises. The entity’s …

Spain to ban flushing wet wipes – and force manufacturers to clean up ‘fatbergs’ clogging sewers

THE Spanish government is set to wage a war on wet wipes with a law that would ban them from being flushed down the toilet. The draft legislation – designed to help Spain comply with European Union legislation regarding single-use plastics – would also …

At least seven people died when a migrant boat capsized as rescuers were escorting it to port in Spain's Canary Islands, ...