Month: January 2023

PSG’s Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas is on the verge of joining English Premier League side Nottingham Forest on loan. In the latest transfer news on deadline day today, Tuesday, January 31, PSG’s Costa Rican international goalkeeper Keylor Navas is on the verge of joining Nottingham Forest. The English Premier League club has reportedly agreed a deal with the Paris club, according to sports writer John Percy from the Telegraph. […]

MOTORISTS visiting the Sierra Nevada ski resort at Granada’s Pradollano, in Monachil, are experiencing lengthy diversions because of a dramatic rockfall on the A-395 that is continuing to block the main access road to the popular tourist destination. The rockfall happened on Sunday 29 January, injuring eight people, including a baby and a two-year-old. According […]

A jewellery store in the Malaga city of Marbella was robbed in broad daylight by two armed men.   A jewellery shop was robbed in broad daylight this morning, Tuesday, January 31, in the Malaga city of Marbella. Specifically, the incident occurred at the Time Outlet Marbella jewellery shop, located on Calle Padre Francisco Echamendi in the old town neighbourhood. Two individuals reportedly entered the premises at around 10:45am and […]

Manchester United are looking to finalise a loan deal for Bayern Munich’s Marcel Sabitzer as the player flies in for a medical.   In the latest football transfer news today, Tuesday, January 31, Bayern Munich’s Marcel Sabitzer is reported to have flown into Manchester. The Austrian midfielder is expected to undergo a medical ahead of a loan move to Manchester United. Finale Verhandlungen mit Manchester! Sabitzer vor dem Abflug nach […]

A new minimum wage for workers in Spain has been announced by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.   Pedro Sanchez, the Prime Minister of Spain, today Tuesday, January 31, announced that a new minimum wage will be enforced in the country in 2023. It will rise to €1,080 gross per month in 14 payments. This was confirmed during his speech in the Senate, after Labour Minister, Yolanda Diaz, met earlier this morning […]

RESIDENTS of Spain could see their mortgage payments increase soon thanks to the ongoing rise of the 12-month Euribor. The rate is the most commonly used benchmark for the calculation of home loans in the country, and is currently at a level not seen since December 2008.  At the end of January, the 12-month Euribor […]

An Iranian couple who danced in from of the famous Azadi Tower landmark in Tehran have been handed a 10-year prison sentence.   According to a report today, Tuesday, January 31, an Iranian couple have been handed a 10-year prison sentence for dancing in front of a prominent landmark in the country’s capital city, Tehran. This was announced by the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA). A video of […]

A WAITRESS in Spain has denounced a potential employer for demanding that she send him photos of her, including her cleavage, before considering her for a job.  The young woman in question, named Génesis, drew attention to the unsavoury and sexist WhatsApp exchange via the Twitter account ‘Soy Camarero’ (I’m a waiter). In the screen […]

SPAIN HAS fallen for the second year running on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), put together by an organisation called Transparency International (TI).  According to the latest report from TI, which was released on Tuesday, Spain has a score of 60 out of 100 on the corruption index. This puts it on a par with […]