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Foreign tourist facing fine after crashing drone into Spain’s world-famous Mosque-Cathedral in Cordoba

A DRONE that was being flown by a foreign tourist crashed this week into the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba. Fortunately there was no damage to the world-famous temple, which is a Unesco World

1 Oct, 2023 @ 16:30

Cordoba·Lead

Christmas drone show in Spain’s Malaga inaugurated this weekend

Spain’s Antequera annual fair swaps traditional fireworks for eco-friendly drone show

ANTEQUERA’S yearly fair is taking a greener approach by replacing its regular fireworks display with an eco-friendly drone show. Starting on August 23 and running until August 27, the fair will feature

10 Aug, 2023 @ 09:30

Entertainment·Lead·Malaga

Drone discovers 7,000 year-old cave paintings in inaccessible areas of Spain’s Alicante area

AN Alicante University team has used a drone to get down inaccessible caves and record video footage of 7,000 year-old rock paintings. The works found in Penaguila were found in several caves

23 May, 2023 @ 11:15

Alicante·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

Los Pasillos De Aeropuerto Adolfo Suarez Madrid Barajas Practicamente Vacios Por El Covid19

Drone sighting at Spain’s Madrid-Barajas Airport causes flight disruptions on a busy Sunday

THE SIGHTING of a drone at the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport caused flight delays on Sunday morning, at a time when many weekend return flights were arriving in or taking off from

26 Mar, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Madrid

Spain's state train operator Renfe faces EU probe over refusing to supply content to rival online ticket platforms

Spain’s RENFE to spend €3.5 million on drone surveillance of its facilities

RENFE will start using drones to reinforce security in its main Andalucian train stations; Malaga, Sevilla and Jerez de la Frontera. Spain’s national passenger railway company aims to have a birds eye

27 Dec, 2022 @ 10:30

Lead·Travel News

Cute Puppies Kept In Poor State Are Rescued On Spain's Costa Blanca

Cute puppies kept in poor conditions are rescued on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE in Denia have rescued 18 puppies who lived in poor surroundings in a shack close to an industrial estate. The owner apparently planned to sell off the dogs. Members of the

25 Oct, 2022 @ 13:43

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Firefighters in Spain’s Malaga called out to rescue drone pilot in dire straits

FIREFIGHTERS are often called out to rescue cats stuck in trees or high places, well yesterday, Monday August 15, firefighters from Malaga city were called out to rescue a 25-year-old man who

16 Aug, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Driver Survives Plunge Off Benidorm Area Motorway On Spain's Costa Blanca

IN PICS: Motorist survives horrific plunge off Benidorm area motorway on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A female motorist survived a plunge of several metres down an embankment on Thursday off the AP-7 motorway on the Costa Blanca. Her vehicle careered off the motorway between Altea and Benidorm

24 Mar, 2022 @ 14:24

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Police drones to patrol skies above popular expat areas on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DRONES armed with cameras, spotlights and loudspeakers will soon be patrolling the skies over Orihuela and Orihuela Costa – areas popular with British expats. Orihuela Costa has in its boundary the popular

12 Mar, 2022 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Canadian tourist arrested and charged with illegally flying a drone over Sevilla Cathedral

A CANADIAN tourist has been charged with illegally flying a drone over Sevilla’s Cathedral. Cops in the city arrested the man after reports of a device being flown above the Cathedral of

6 Jan, 2022 @ 13:00

Lead·Sevilla

WATCH: Dramatic footage of drones saving three drowning women on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DRAMATIC footage of drones saving women from drowning on Costa Blanca beaches has been released. Both flying robots were launched from the shore, with life-jackets attached. The first woman was said to

27 Aug, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Lifeguard drones to patrol beaches in Spain’s Mijas

MIJAS beach will join other Costa del Sol resorts in using drone lifeguards this summer to patrol beaches and aid troubled bathers. The start of the high season sees the Mijas lifeguard

4 Jun, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga

Drones complete 2,500 missions patrolling beaches in Spain’s Fuengirola this Summer

Europe’s first drone delivery service to be launched in Spain’s capital Madrid

THE Villaverde district in Madrid is poised to become the first place in Europe to try out a home delivery service using drones. Madrid’s City Council has approved a pilot test for

23 Mar, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Madrid·Technology

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Spain’s Andalucia to invest €100,000 in drones to halt spread of West Nile virus

The funds will go towards developing a ‘novel spraying through drones’ to fumigate ‘specific areas of marshes and rice fields’ where the mosquito larvae are located

4 Sep, 2020 @ 10:51

Lead·Sevilla

Three British ‘marijuana traffickers’ who used drone and rental cars arrested in Spain’s Marbella

A TRIO of British ‘marijuana traffickers’ who used a drone and rental cars have been arrested in Marbella. The three English men aged between 26 and 29 who used ‘extreme security measures’

16 Jun, 2020 @ 12:38

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

TRAVEL CHAOS: London Gatwick IT meltdown sees 12 flights cancelled as Spain passenger ‘trapped’ beyond gate

A spokesperson blamed the new cancellations on planes being in the wrong place following Wednesday’s disruption

11 Jul, 2019 @ 12:29

Lead·London·National News·Travel News

DRONE THAT STOLE XMAS: Close to 1,000 flights cancelled and over 130,000 travellers stranded as London Gatwick bosses warn disruption could last until CHRISTMAS EVE

Police cannot reopen the runway until they catch the person behind the cowardly crime

21 Dec, 2018 @ 00:18

Lead·Travel News

ALL easyJet flights between Spain and London Gatwick cancelled as drone drama expected to run into tomorrow, UK military sworn in to deal with menace

Drones were first spotted flying over the airfield late last night

20 Dec, 2018 @ 18:49

Lead·Travel News

Audrey just wants to reach her mum in Spain

British mum desperately trying to reach Spain for expat dad’s funeral after flight cancelled in London Gatwick drone chaos

A BRITISH mum is ‘running out of options’ in trying to reach Spain for her father’s funeral. Audrey Garland, 48, is desperately trying to find a way to Calp, based between Murcia

20 Dec, 2018 @ 13:48

Lead·Travel News

British families’ Christmas plans RUINED as flights between Spain and London Gatwick continue to be cancelled following drone drama

Police have been called to the airport and are still trying to catch the drones

20 Dec, 2018 @ 12:16

Lead·Travel News

Costa del Sol expat drone company can give any business the fairytale filter it deserves

IF you want to sell or rent a home, you need to tell a story. That’s the advice of British expat Peter Walkley, whose high-tech drones capture homes and businesses in ways

27 Nov, 2018 @ 19:10

Lead·Property

DRONE COPS: Costa del Sol town gets green light for Spain’s first flying police unit

MARBELLA will boast Spain’s first ‘flying police unit’ from next month. It comes after the AENA, the State Agency for Aviation Safety (AESA) and the ministry of development gave the Costa del

24 Aug, 2017 @ 11:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

Spanish royals employ fleet of eagles to take out palace drones

King Felipe VI and his family got the idea from the Dutch police

11 Apr, 2016 @ 14:21

Lead·National News

Ronda chosen as filming location for Swiss car firm’s new creation

The historic town has been used previously as a location in Playstation game Gran Turismo

31 Dec, 2015 @ 09:44

Lead·Malaga

Santa baby… hurry down my chimney before the drones get you

So Santa’s job is safe for another year and the jingle of sleigh bells won’t be drowned out by the whir of rotor blades this festive season

24 Dec, 2015 @ 16:31

Belinda Beckett: Mistress of Sizzle

Sewer drones trialled in Barcelona

One of the smelliest jobs in the world could soon be made obsolete

9 Dec, 2015 @ 11:07

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