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King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain meet victims of the deadly Valencia fire

THE King and Queen of Spain have met families displaced by Thursday’s fire in Valencia that killed 10 people. Felipe and Letizia attended a special gathering on Monday at Valencia’s Palau de

27 Feb, 2024 @ 10:35

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man conceals gun from police in his boxer shorts and fires bullet into his penis resulting in emergency surgery in Spain's Alicante area

German tourist ‘reborn’, as he recovers from severe cuts caused by a 3-metre fall into a glass panel in Spain’s Mallorca

A GERMAN holidaymaker has miraculously survived from a horrendous 3-metre fall into a glass panel at a villa he had rented in Playas del Muro, in Mallorca. The 35-year-old is said to

19 Sep, 2023 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Man performs Lazarus act to rise from the dead on coroner's autopsy table in Spain's Valencia

Man performs Lazarus act to wake up on coroner’s autopsy table in Spain’s Valencia

GOT A STORY? Email us at [email protected] A VALENCIA man literally rose from the dead on Friday as he lay on a coroner’s table just as he was about to become subjected

8 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Well-known drag queen Afrodiziack dies on stage in Torremolinos

POPULAR drag queen Afrodiziack has died on stage after collapsing at Tiki Tiki Show Copas bar in Torremolinos. The 41-year-old, a well-known artist in the area, was doing a live performance when

6 Aug, 2023 @ 20:30

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Woman dies in jet ski incident in the Costa del Sol over the weekend

A WOMAN died after falling from a three-seater jet ski she was riding with two friends in the Costa del Sol. Her friends frantically scooped her up from the water and brought

18 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

British tourist, 37, dies of heart attack in hotel bedroom in Spain’s Menorca

A 37-YEAR-OLD British tourist died from a heart attack in his Arenal d’en Castell hotel bedroom in Menorca on Wednesday morning. The man started to have breathing difficulties during the early morning

29 Jun, 2023 @ 11:14

Balearic Islands·Lead·Menorca

Three Construction Workers Injured Photo By Policia Local

Three construction workers seriously injured after falling from a third-floor height in Mallorca

THREE construction workers have been seriously injured after the lift they were in collapsed in Calvia (Mallorca). They are believed to have fallen from a height equivalent to a second or third

15 Jun, 2023 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Mallorca·Other News

Video: Five-story building containing 21 homes suddenly collapses in Spain’s Teruel

A FIVE-STORY residential building containing 21 homes collapsed on Tuesday in the city of Teruel. Fortunately, no one was hurt in the incident. The caretaker mayor of the city in the Aragon

13 Jun, 2023 @ 15:31

Lead

UPDATE: Mother arrested for allegedly attempting to murder her two children with rat poison in Mallorca

A WOMAN allegedly tried to murder her two children, aged 4 and 14, by pouring rat poison in their food in Manacor on Sunday (May 28). The 34-year-old mom is said to

31 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Hiker rescued by helicopter after falling from a 3-metre height in Mallorca

A HIKER has been rescued by helicopter after falling from a height of 3 metres in Deia (Mallorca). The woman tripped and fell while walking around the Na Foradada area, near the

31 May, 2023 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Environment·Mallorca

Woman in Spain’s Granada has miraculous escape after pallet of cement falls onto car

A WOMAN in Granada had a miraculous escape on Tuesday after a pallet carrying bags of cement fell from a crane and crushed her car on the street below. The accident happened

25 May, 2023 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Granada·Lead

Three-year-old girl dies after falling from a sixth-floor balcony in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A THREE-YEAR-OLD girl has died after falling from a sixth-floor balcony in Torrevieja on Tuesday evening. She is believed to have climbed over the railing while her mother was taking of a

10 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Two women died after car crash in Coin (Malaga)

TWO WOMEN have died after their cars crashed in the A-355 road in Coin (Malaga) today (Friday May 5) after midnight. It is believed that one of the vehicles, under unknown circumstances

5 May, 2023 @ 18:45

Malaga·Other News

Elderly British woman drowns at Costa Blanca beach in Spain

A BRITISH woman drowned at Javea’s El Arenal beach on Thursday afternoon. The 76-year-old victim was having a day out with her family when tragedy struck at around 2.00pm. She got into

4 May, 2023 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Balearic emergency services line in Spain goes down leaving some residents unable to call for help for over nine hours

Emergency services in the Balearic Islands were left in chaos last night after the 112 emergency line crashed for over nine hours. The outage occurred due to Telefónica replacing outdated copper cables

5 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Lead

Three Workers Killed In Potash Mine Accident In Spain's Catalunya

Three workers killed as mine shaft collapses in Spain’s Catalunya

THREE men died on Thursday after a mine shaft collapsed at a Barcelona province potash mine. Emergency services were alerted about an incident at the facility in Suria shortly before 9.00 am.

9 Mar, 2023 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Girl, 10, dies after collision involving speeding car on wrong side of road in Spain’s Valencia

A 10-YEAR-OLD girl died on Sunday morning following a head-on collision between two cars on the N-220 in Manises, Valencia province. The youngster was with her two parents when they were struck

20 Feb, 2023 @ 10:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

IN PICS: Benidorm cliff drama after man falls into sea on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man cheated death on Monday evening after falling off a cliff into the sea at Benidorm’s Cala de Finestrat. The 34-year-old victim was saved by a young man who was scuba

12 Jul, 2022 @ 12:09

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Premium

Number of people taking their own lives totalled 4,227 in Spain last year

New national suicide prevention hotline in Spain takes nearly 15,000 calls in first month

A new national suicide prevention hotline took almost 15,000 calls in its first month of operation in Spain. The government said the ‘024’ hotline attracted an average of 400 calls day since

10 Jun, 2022 @ 17:41

Health·Lead

Costa Blanca Council In Spain Wants Street Parking Stopped On Busy Beach Road

Costa Blanca council in Spain continues battle to stop busy beach road being swamped with parked cars

JAVEA council has repeated a call for help in stopping the regular summer chaos of roadside parking along the CV-742 to Cala Portitxol. The authority unanimously agreed on Thursday to resubmit a

27 May, 2022 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Fresh Tragedy Strikes Scenic Costa Blanca Ravine Area In Spain After Hiker Falls To His Death Down Waterfall

Fresh tragedy strikes scenic Costa Blanca ravine in Spain after hiker falls down waterfall

A hiker, 24, died on Sunday after falling down a waterfall into an Alicante Province ravine at Bolulla. It’s the third death in nine days in the same area after a double

18 Apr, 2022 @ 11:56

Costa Blanca·Lead

Heavy Rain Leads To Floods And Dramatic Rescues In Spain's Valencia Area

Heavy rain causes flooding and dramatic rescues in Spain’s Valencia area

TORRENTIAL downpours and strong winds have caused flooding and other problems in the Valencia area. A yellow warning alert for bad weather has been put in place for the region until Friday.

22 Mar, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·Valencia·Weather

Dog owner in Spain’s Catalunya drowns during sea rescue at Costa Brava beach on Lloret de Mar

A man drowned after trying to save his dog at a Costa Brava beach in Catalunya. The owner, 46, responded fatally on Sunday while walking along Fenals beach on the Lloret de

21 Mar, 2022 @ 18:07

Catalunya·Lead

Family escape Boxing Day fire caused by electrical device on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BENALMADENA family are lucky to be alive after an electrical device sparked a huge fire which burned down part of their house on Boxing Day. The family of four are now receiving

27 Dec, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga

Cadiz man dies in horror car crash in Spain’s Ronda

A DRIVER has died after a horror car accident in Ronda. It happened around 4.45pm on Sunday on the A-374 road at kilometer 22. Police say the man, who was from the

20 Dec, 2021 @ 17:00

Lead·Malaga

Woman chokes to death on a piece of octopus at a restaurant in Murcia area of Spain

Woman chokes to death on a piece of octopus at a Murcia restaurant in Spain

A diner choked to death while eating octopus at a Murcia region restaurant. The tragedy happened on Sunday on a terrace in Santomera’s Plaza de la Iglesia. A 63-year-old woman was having

6 Dec, 2021 @ 16:38

Lead·Murcia