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Mallorca agent slams Spanish sellers for ‘profiting from foreigners while moaning about them’

Nuisance noise beware: Running the washing machine at night or drilling in the early morning CAN be prosecuted under Spanish housing law

RUNNING the washing machine late at night or using the dishwasher early in the morning can be prosecuted under Spanish housing law. Neighbours can report

3 Nov, 2025 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s Puerto Banus is the most expensive port to dock a yacht in Europe, according to new ranking

Chilling scenes in Puerto Banus as suspected narco boat ‘dumps body in broad daylight and speeds away’

IN one of the most chilling scenes witnessed in Marbella’s millionaire marina, a suspected narco speed boat pulled up to the mouth of Puerto Banus,

3 Nov, 2025 @ 17:19

Crime & Law·Lead

Seprona’s most shocking case: Woman in Madrid discovered living with over 50 dogs – six of which were dead

A WOMAN was found living in a substandard Madrid home with over 50 dogs – six of which were dead. A 68-year-old woman living in

3 Nov, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Sneaky domestic worker steals €100k of jewellery and uses her mother to sell it off around Valencia

Sneaky domestic worker steals €100k of jewellery with her mother pawning it off in Valencia

A VALENCIA domestic worker broke her employer’s trust by stealing at least €100,000 of jewellery. She then got her mother involved in helping her pawn

3 Nov, 2025 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Widow, 80, facing fines or eviction as Barcelona Airbnb ban cracks down on locals renting out rooms just to survive

BARCELONA’S strict Airbnb ban is leaving residents who rent out a room simply to be able to survive in an impossible dilemma. Dozens of ordinary

3 Nov, 2025 @ 15:30

Barcelona·Lead·Property

‘Blue burger sprinkled with diamond dust’ takes gold in Spain’s gourmet burger championship – but would YOU try it?

A BURGER topped with diamond dust and rose gold has taken the crown at Spain’s biggest gourmet burger festival – dazzling more than 100,000 visitors

3 Nov, 2025 @ 14:30

Food & Drink·Lead

Sweet shop in Barcelona ‘sold cocaine on its shelves in full reach of school children’

A BARCELONA sweet shop was found to be selling cocaine and stocking it on its shelves in full reach of children. Catalunya’s regional police, the

3 Nov, 2025 @ 13:45

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Mallorca's former top anti-drug cop arrested in money laundering probe linked to Ibiza cocaine pipeline

Shock in Sevilla: Mother is jailed for 26 years after passerby finds newborn baby dumped in a rubbish bin

A MOTHER has been sentenced to 26 years in prison after dumping her newborn baby in a rubbish container and leaving her to die on

3 Nov, 2025 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Cost of renting in Malaga begins to converge with Spain’s other major cities — and the traditional autumn slowdown fails to materialise

THE cost of renting a home on the Costa del Sol continues to climb, with prices in Malaga province up 11.6% in the past year.

3 Nov, 2025 @ 10:59

Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

Medical breakthrough as children with incurable deafness hear for first time – thanks to decades of genetic research carried out in Spain

A GROUNDBREAKING treatment based on research by Spanish scientists has helped children born with incurable deafness hear for the very first time – a discovery

1 Nov, 2025 @ 12:30

Health·Lead

‘We are becoming a narco-state’: Inside the Belgian judge’s warning that should terrify Spain

SOMETHING is rotten in the state of Belgium – and the stench is emanating from the country’s largest port. An investigating judge in Antwerp recently

1 Nov, 2025 @ 11:00

Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead·Must Read·National News

LIFE IN SPAIN: The Frank Sinatra incident in Malaga

ON September 19, 1964, Malaga police slapped Frank Sinatra with a 25,000 peseta fine – around $175 – after the singer sparked a barroom brawl.

1 Nov, 2025 @ 10:01

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Amazon slashes up 1,200 jobs in Spain to 'optimise' resources as part of worldwide cutbacks

Amazon sacks up to 1,200 people in Spain to ‘optimise’ resources as part of worldwide cutbacks

AMAZON is going to make up to 1,200 staff redundant at its corporate offices in Barcelona and Madrid. The worldwide giant employs 28,000 people within

31 Oct, 2025 @ 17:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

The curious history of Halloween in Spain: How today’s traditions come from ancient Celtic rituals

DID you know the curious history of spooky Spain? Learn all about the origins of Halloween’s Celtic origins. Though most souls associate Halloween with glowing

31 Oct, 2025 @ 16:30

La Cultura·Lead

Spain’s government launches formal action to scrap controversial foundation promoting legacy of dictator General Franco

SPAIN’S government started formal proceedings on Friday to dissolve an organisation promoting the legacy of the dictator, General Francisco Franco, who died in November 1975.

31 Oct, 2025 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

WATCH: Police seize 2.5 million cigarettes and 5,200 litres of laughing gas set for illegal export from Spain via lorries

AN EAST European and Spanish gang that used its own international transport firm to smuggle cigarettes and laughing gas within legal cargo has been busted

31 Oct, 2025 @ 15:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spanish football fan who racially abused Barcelona and England star Marcus Rashford faces €4,000 fine

A SPANISH football fan who allegedly directed racist abuse towards Barcelona and England forward Marcus Rashford could be handed a fine of up to €4,000,

31 Oct, 2025 @ 14:16

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Amazing security breach as bogus police officer regularly visited military barracks to ‘recruit’ soldiers for fake spy jobs in Spain

A BOGUS Policia Nacional officer has been arrested in Madrid after trying to recruit soldiers to work for Spain’s intelligence service. The genuine Policia Nacional

31 Oct, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia becomes world’s tallest ever church

BARCELONA’S iconic Sagrada Familia has officially become the world’s tallest ever church – almost a century since the death of its master architect. Construction workers

31 Oct, 2025 @ 13:08

Barcelona·Catalunya·La Cultura·Lead

CODE RED WARNING: Careful of the QR scam – dubbed ‘QRishing’ in Spain – to stop fraudsters emptying your bank account

ORDERING in a restaurant, renting a city bike or routinely paying as you enter a train station car park…these are just some of the day

31 Oct, 2025 @ 12:10

Business & Finance·Property

Foreign tourist numbers in Spain rose by just 0.8% but UK visitors went up by 2% as the French and Germans cut back

Foreign tourist numbers in Spain rose by just 0.8% in September but UK visitors go up higher

FOREIGN tourist visitors to Spain went up in September, but only by 0.8% compared to year earlier. The National Statistics Institute said on Friday that

31 Oct, 2025 @ 11:57

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News