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Two dead and four-year-old injured after car overturns in Spain’s Antequera

A WOMAN and a man have lost their lives and a four-year-old child has been injured in a tragic traffic accident on Wednesday night,...

Airline chiefs and industry leaders flock to Gibraltar for aviation summit at Sunborn Hotel

TOP air travel bosses are in Gibraltar to tackle the challenges of the industry post-pandemic and the effects of rising fuel prices. The British Territory’s...

DROUGHT CRISIS: Viñuela reservoir in Spain’s Malaga equals all-time low

THE Viñuela reservoir in Axarquia is at 9.2% of its capacity, a figure it has only reached once before, in 2008. The lack of rainfall...

Horse meat gang banked €4.5 million by selling sick animals from Valencia farm in Spain

A joint Guardia Civil and Europol operation has dismantled a criminal gang that illegally marketed horses to be slaughtered for meat that was not...

Victim allegedly shot 12 times with steel BB gun in horrific attack in San Pedro de Alcantara

Police have arrested two people for allegedly punching a person in the face and then shooting them 12 times with a BB gun on...

Booze bust with over 20,000 bottles missing tax labels seized from Costa Blanca distillery in Spain

AN Alicante Province distillery and warehouse has been raided and 20,231 bottles of wine seized for not having official tax seals on them. It followed...

Spain’s Mallorca plans €1 million fine for graffiti artists vandalising heritage areas

VANDALS daubing graffiti on protected elements of the Serra de Tramuntana could be fined up to €1 million under plans for a new law. The...

Spain’s telecoms giant Telefonica puts up prices for packages and mobile phones from New Year

SPAIN'S biggest telecoms provider Telefonica is putting up its prices from January 13, 2023. The firm is putting up tariffs for all of its Movistar...

Revolutionary drug that reduces chances of catching HIV from sex by 99% now available in Gibraltar

HEALTH chiefs in Gibraltar announced they would start offering a 99% effective HIV medication to those most at risk on World AIDS Day. It formed...

Spain’s Balearic Islands wants to restrict non-resident property buyers but EU law forbids it

THE Balearic Islands regional government is looking to see if can limit property sales to non-residents. High prices and availability of homes to islanders have...

Fears grow for Mallorca hiker who fell on track near Raixa, missing since Monday

Emergency crews are still searching for a hiker who has been missing in bushland on Mallorca for five days. The hiker, a Spanish national and...

Valencia’s largest ever bust nets entire roomful of 5.5 tonnes of cocaine

Valencia has set a new - if unwelcome - record for its largest ever seizure of cocaine.  A staggering 5.5 tonnes of Colombia’s finest -...

Ryanair could be forced to take back sacked striking cabin crew staff in Spain

A damning report says budget airline Ryanair violated the right to strike for its workers in Spain. Unions hope the ruling will nullify the almost...

New letter bombs discovered in Spain at arms factory in Zaragoza and Madrid area air force base

A third suspected letter bomb has been found in less than 24 hours in Spain. The latest incident involves a device mailed to a European...

Puzzling mass arrival of ‘penguin birds’ to Spanish coasts

THE mysterious mass arrival of penguin-like birds to Spanish coasts is surprising experts. According to wildlife experts, several specimens of 'Alca torda' or 'penguin birds'...

Gibraltar takes part in 16-day UN campaign against domestic abuse after Friday conference

GIBRALTAR’S Ministry of Justice is taking part in the United Nations’ 16 Days of Action on domestic abuse campaign ending up on Human Rights...

Mysterious and thunderous acoustic wave shakes Spain’s Gran Canaria

A METEOR has exploded over Gran Canaria setting off panic across the island. It is believed that the sonic boom which shook Gran Canaria has...

Authorities in Gibraltar play out what would happen if there was no deal on EU treaty with Spain

NEARLY 20 Gibraltar Government departments and agencies took part in a six-hour exercise to plan for the possibility of no EU treaty. Although hopes looked...

Cursach case: Sobbing prosecutor begs forgives and drops all lurid corruption charges against Mallorca’s king of the night

In the latest sensational twist to the long-running Cursach saga, a sobbing prosecutor begged forgiveness and dropped all the lurid corruption charges against the...

Spain’s Equality Minister sparks outrage in Congress, accusing PP of ‘promoting rape culture’

SPAIN’S Congress of Deputies was once again witness to scenes of extreme political tension on Wednesday, as Equality Minister Irene Montero went on the...

Spain’s Valencia gets into seasonal spirit with Christmas light switch-on this Friday

VALENCIA'S Christmas lights will be switched on this Friday(December 2) at 7.00 pm. All of the lighting is 100% LED technology and will be illuminated...

Bright green swimming pools catch out marijuana farmers in Alicante area of Spain

TWO indoor marijuana farms have been raided on an Aigues urbanisation in Alicante Province, with 100 kilos of the drug seized by the Guardia...

Supreme Court rules that man who squatted for nearly 10 years in a Granada property must be removed

SPAIN’S Supreme Court has finally ruled on a squatter in Granada province who has been illegally occupying a property by a reservoir for nearly...

Controversial plans blocked for development on unspoilt part of Spain’s Costa Blanca

A controversial seafront development near Benissa is in doubt after the local council suspended its building licence and ordered a new environmental study. The news...

Authorities ponder culling pigeons and chickens in Gibraltar over fears bird flu could mutate in humans

GIBRALTAR’S public health chief warned people not to touch dead or sick seabirds as scientists believe it is ‘very possible’ they suffered from bird...

Budget airline EasyJet announces new direct flight routes between Murcia and Manchester

Popular budget airline EasyJet announced it would operate the new flight route between Manchester Airport and Region of Murcia’s Corvera International Airport in 2023.  Between...

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