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British woman 'went our of her mind due to abuse' and strangled Benidorm flatmate with vacuum cleaner cord

British woman ‘went out of her mind due to abuse’ and strangled Benidorm flatmate with vacuum cleaner cord

A BRITISH woman has made her first court statement- six months after being arrested by the Policia Nacional for strangling her Benidorm flatmate with a

18 Mar, 2026 @ 12:02

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Malaga moves towards transforming usually dry Guadalmedina river into a series of criss-crossing garden plaza bridges

THE usually-dry Guadalmedina river that runs through the centre of Malaga could soon have an all-together different look after local lawmakers pushed ahead with plans

18 Mar, 2026 @ 11:48

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Benidorm tattoo parlour in resort’s ‘English Zone’ raided for selling cocaine

A BENIDORM tattoo parlour has been raided by the Policia Nacional for selling cocaine. The business is located in the resort’s busy ‘English Zone’. A

18 Mar, 2026 @ 11:09

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

New luxury camping resort with pools, a spa and sports facilities planned for eastern Costa del Sol

OUTDOOR enthusiasts in Andalucia will soon have a new destination to escape to. Pull out your tents and prepare for Spain’s newest ‘pitch’ for outdoorsy

18 Mar, 2026 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Nature·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Serbian kidnap-and-torture bid foiled as Canadian crypto-millionaire is pepper-sprayed and bundled into van while leaving trendy Madrid restaurant

A CANADIAN cryptocurrency millionaire was bundled into a van on one of Madrid’s most exclusive streets in a brazen kidnap attempt. The victim was leaving

18 Mar, 2026 @ 10:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

WATCH: Outrage as Barcelona Marathon runners refuse to stop for an ambulance

CHAOS unfolded at the Barcelona Marathon this weekend as a number of runners failed to make way for an ambulance responding to an emergency. A

18 Mar, 2026 @ 10:24

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

New Sevilla exhibition uncovers the wealth and fabulous empire of estates, palaces and castles belonging to the late Duquesa de Alba

WITH an estimated wealth of €3.5 billion and more than 40 official titles, she was the world’s most noble aristocrat and one of Spain’s wealthiest.

17 Mar, 2026 @ 18:00

La Cultura·Lead·Sevilla

Revealed: Easter holiday bookings to Spain’s Balearic Islands have surged by 40% thanks to the war in Iran

AN increasing number of Brits are booking holidays to Spain’s Balearic Islands due to the war in Iran. Flight disruption across the Middle East and

17 Mar, 2026 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Travel News

Violent Romanian criminal, 45, is deported from Spain after five-year reign of terror in Costa del Sol town

A REPEAT criminal offender has been kicked out of the country after years of causing havoc in Torre del Mar with aggressive behaviour and car

17 Mar, 2026 @ 16:45

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Search is on for missing Brit who vanished just hours after landing on Tenerife while out for a stroll without his phone or passport

A SEARCH is underway for a British man who went missing in Tenerife without his phone or passport. The man, named only as Michael, is

17 Mar, 2026 @ 16:41

Lead·Tenerife

Pedro Sanchez tells UK podcast Spain doesnt have a corruption problem and defends ‘innocence’ of wife and brother

IN an interview on The Rest Is Politics podcast with Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez flatly denied that Spain has

17 Mar, 2026 @ 16:30

Lead·Politics

Madrid boasts the highest life expectancy of any region in Europe – residents of Spain’s capital now live well into their 80s

MADRID residents live longer than those of any other region in Europe, new research has shown. The average lifespan in the Community of Madrid hit

17 Mar, 2026 @ 16:08

Health·Lead·Madrid

Benidorm council avoids bankruptcy by agreeing to land compensation deal costing at least €500 million over 30 years

BENIDORM council has approved a deal to stave off possible bankruptcy over a land compensation award. €283 million plus interest was granted by the Valencian

17 Mar, 2026 @ 15:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain to release 11.5 million barrels of oil reserves in attempt to mitigate impact of Strait of Hormuz closure

THE Spanish government has agreed to release 11.5 million barrels from the country’s strategic oil reserves as part of a coordinated effort to mitigate the

17 Mar, 2026 @ 15:20

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead

US expats on the Costa del Sol urged to register for seismic 2026 mid-term elections

AMERICAN expats living on the Costa del Sol have been invited to a series of drop-in events to help them register for the upcoming 2026

17 Mar, 2026 @ 14:45

Costa del Sol·Lead·Politics

‘Free, fast and unlimited’ wifi to be rolled out at all hospitals across Andalucia

‘FREE, fast and unlimited’ wifi has been rolled out at all of Andalucia’s hospitals in an 18.5 million project. These millions have gone towards the

17 Mar, 2026 @ 14:30

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Sri Lanka becomes first to go to four-day week to tackle possible oil shortages with Strait of Hormuz mostly shut

SRI Lanka is switching to a four-day work week to save fuel, the government announced, as countries worldwide brace for possible oil shortages amid the

17 Mar, 2026 @ 14:14

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead·Politics

WATCH: Onlookers run away as historic ruins of 15th-century castle in central Spain suddenly collapse

THIS is the alarming moment a portion of a historic 15th-century castle in Spain suddenly collapsed. Onlookers were forced to run away as part of

17 Mar, 2026 @ 14:13

La Cultura·Lead

Marbella police launch new e-scooter crackdown as riders continue to flout rules

A NEW crackdown against e-scooters and bicycles is underway in Marbella after police noticed riders continuing to disregard new legislation. The latest blitz follows a

17 Mar, 2026 @ 14:00

Lead·Marbella

‘Disaster’ for Malaga as high-speed rail connection will not be repaired in time for city’s famed Semana Santa festivities

MALAGA’s tourism sector is facing a major setback as the high-speed rail link to Madrid will remain closed through Semana Santa. The direct high-speed connection

17 Mar, 2026 @ 13:15

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spain’s King Felipe admits ‘great deal of abuse’ took place during colonial conquest of Mexico – but falls short of full apology

KING Felipe VI of Spain has admitted that a ‘great deal of abuse’ was committed by his nation during its conquest of the Americas. Calls

17 Mar, 2026 @ 12:15

Lead·Madrid

Spanish man, 27, causes havoc on flight to Poland as he attacks crew and opens plane door while it was still taxiing

A 27-YEAR-OLD Spanish man sparked chaos on a flight from Tenerife to Warsaw when he assaulted a crew member and opened a plane door while

17 Mar, 2026 @ 11:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

Massive police operation to find man, 38, hiding in his building after punching his pensioner neighbour to death on the Costa del Sol

A 38-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Torremolinos after punching his elderly neighbour to death. A large-scale police operation in Torremolinos – with residents reporting

17 Mar, 2026 @ 11:21

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead