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Valencia in Spain gets international UNESCO recognition for its work with design

These are the neighbourhoods in Spain’s five major cities where rental homes are snapped up within 24 hours

DEMAND for rental homes in some neighbourhoods across Spain’s main five cities is truly approaching physics-defying speeds. At least one in five homes get snapped

18 Sep, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·Property

British woman, 64, is arrested in Benidorm for ‘strangling her friend to death with a vacuum cleaner cable’

A 64-year-old British holidaymaker has been arrested in Benidorm on suspicion of murdering her friend with a vacuum cleaner cable. The woman allegedly strangled her

18 Sep, 2025 @ 16:50

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Claims octopuses are leaving Spanish waters for UK shores are a ‘snowball of misinformation’

RECENT reports have suggested that octopuses are leaving the Spanish coast of Galicia because they cannot cope with rain and changes in water salinity. However,

18 Sep, 2025 @ 16:08

Environment·Galicia·Green·Lead·Nature·Other News

Fears bird flu outbreak is spreading into central Spain after dead birds turned up in popular tourist towns in Andalucia

NEW cases of bird flu have been spreading through central Spain after first being detected in popular city parks in Malaga and Sevilla. Fears of

18 Sep, 2025 @ 14:33

Andalucia·Environment·Green·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Sevilla

Ex-Premier League star Thomas Partey ‘raped woman during unhinged romp in five-star hotel on Marbella’s Golden Mile’, UK court hears

FORMER Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has pleaded not guilty to a string of rapes and a sexual assault against three women – including one alleged

18 Sep, 2025 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

New British warship to be built in Spain as part of €1.8 billion contract

CENTURIES after the Spanish Armada was defeated by galleons under the command of Sir Francis Drake and co., Spain will finally get its hands on

18 Sep, 2025 @ 13:04

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Cadiz·Lead

The future of lymphoma lies in personalised therapies and chemotherapy-free treatments

WORLD Lymphoma Day was observed this week, a day dedicated to raising awareness about this type of cancer, improving understanding, and emphasizing the importance of

18 Sep, 2025 @ 12:36

Andalucia·Health·Other News

Police arrest 19 for murder after ‘50 migrants accused of witchcraft are thrown overboard’ on way to Spain’s Canary Islands

POLICE in Spain have arrested 19 alleged people smugglers accused of torturing and murdering up to 50 would-be migrants on board a small boat heading

17 Sep, 2025 @ 18:18

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s ‘second summer’ to meet brutal end as temperatures to plummet almost overnight

SPAIN’S September heatwave is about to come to an abrupt and brutal end, with temperatures forecast to collapse by as much as 20C in some

17 Sep, 2025 @ 16:45

Lead·Weather

Customer service workers across Spain will be required to know Catalan to ‘respect linguistic rights of Catalunya’

LARGE companies in Spain will soon have to offer customer service in Catalan and other co-official languages when requested. The change comes after political party

17 Sep, 2025 @ 16:17

Catalunya·Lead·National News·Other News·Politics

Is it dangerous to do vigorous work outs as we age? Health expert dispels some of the myths

A HEALTH expert has warned that the way we exercise has to change as we age. There are various myths surrounding health and ageing, but

17 Sep, 2025 @ 16:00

Health·Lead·Other News

Spanish police catch narcos dumping drugs into the Strait of Gibraltar and seize almost seven tonnes

THE Guardia Civil has seized almost seven tonnes of hashish after stopping two drug shipments in the Strait of Gibraltar. The operation took place over

17 Sep, 2025 @ 15:13

Andalucia·Cadiz·Costa del Sol·crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Spanish professor who heads up Russian cyber terrorism cell named in Europe’s most wanted list

A SPANISH academic once welcomed as an expert on terrorism and extremism has now been branded a cyberterrorist and placed on Europe’s “most wanted” list.

17 Sep, 2025 @ 12:19

crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics

Maddie McCann chief suspect Christian Brueckner released from jail in Germany

THE main suspect in the Madeleine McCann case, and convicted sex criminal, Christian Brueckner could be set for a return to Spain or Portugal now

17 Sep, 2025 @ 11:21

crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

A handy property guide to Spain’s charming towns and villages where you can still find a bargain – from €20k ruined townhouses to €75k beachfront apartments

AS Spain’s property prices soar with no end in sight, here is a guide of eight beautiful towns and locations where you can still pick

17 Sep, 2025 @ 09:52

Lead·Property

Trial of Irish criminal John Gilligan suspended until New Year on Spain's Costa Blanca after co-defendant son fails to appear

Irish mafia boss John Gilligan signs on at Costa Blanca courthouse as part of release conditions after raising €10k bail money with begging Whatsapp messages

VETERAN Irish gangster John Gilligan cut a sorry figure as he signed on at a Costa Blanca courthouse today – his first appearance since being

16 Sep, 2025 @ 17:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain boosts international profile by hosting crunch trade talks between China and US in Madrid

SPAIN cemented its position at the heart of international affairs earlier this week as its capital city played host to crunch talks between China and

16 Sep, 2025 @ 16:37

Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid·Politics

What to avoid doing in the first hour of the day to increase your life span

THE first 60 minutes after waking up could hold the key to living longer. According to Dr. William Li, a Harvard-trained physician, avoiding certain habits

16 Sep, 2025 @ 16:37

Health·Lead·Other News

Spain joins Mediterranean countries in blocking EU restrictions on Russian tourist visas due to ‘economic benefits’

SPAIN has joined Greece, Italy, France and Hungary in vetoing European Union plans to impose sweeping restrictions on tourist visas for Russian nationals The Mediterranean

16 Sep, 2025 @ 15:30

Lead·Other News·Travel News

Spain abandons plans to buy over €6b of US-made F-35 fighter jets - and will now look for European alternatives

Spain prepared to send fighter jets and refuelling tanker to NATO’s eastern flank after Russian incursions

SPAIN is ready to step up its role in NATO’s air defence, with plans to send two Eurofighter jets and a refuelling aircraft to bolster

16 Sep, 2025 @ 12:24

Lead·Other News·Politics

Where house prices are cheapest in much-sought after Malaga province

WHILE the Costa del Sol continues to dazzle with its luxury developments and sea-view penthouses, the real bargains lie inland – far from the tourist

16 Sep, 2025 @ 12:08

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Property

How to pick up a bargain in Marbella and Benahavis: Four homes up for auction in Malaga with bids starting from €6,600

FANCY picking up a bargain house on Spain’s glorious Costa del Sol? If you are, then you’re in luck as four houses are set to

16 Sep, 2025 @ 11:32

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Property

Airbnb shock in Alicante with 73% of tourist flats being advertised without a licence

This Spanish city takes the unwanted crown for the most illegal tourist flats – even beating out several Costa del Sol towns

WITH its eye-catching orange tree-lined streets, renowned gastronomy and spectacular monuments such as the Plaza de España or Royal Alcazar, it’s no surprise that Sevilla

16 Sep, 2025 @ 09:51

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Property·Sevilla

This summer in Spain was the hottest on record at 2.1C above the average

SPAIN has experienced the warmest summer since records began, with overall temperatures being higher than in the summer of 2022 by 0.1C. This summer also

16 Sep, 2025 @ 09:39

Lead·National News·Other News·Weather