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Benidorm attraction joins anti-bullying campaign to help children on Spain's Costa Blanca

Quarter of girls aged 14 to 17 were victims of sexual assault or harassment in Spain last year, shocking figures show

ONE in four girls in Spain aged 14 to 17 says they have been a victim of sexual assault or harassment in the last year, according to a University of Barcelona report

20 Mar, 2024 @ 15:32

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·National News·Other News

One of Europe’s oldest ‘most wanted’ fugitives is arrested outside his luxury villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Austrian swindler who made €9 million from a scam in his native country has been arrested outside his luxury Costa Blanca villa. The man- in his 70s- bought the property with

20 Mar, 2024 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Victims of the deadly tower block fire in Valencia file a criminal negligence case against the building’s construction firm

RESIDENTS of the Valencia tower block where a fire claimed 10 lives on February 22 are alleging negligence over the blaze spreading so quickly. The property owners association covering the Campanar district

20 Mar, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

BREAKING: Luis Rubiales’ home raided over Saudi Arabia contracts: Multiple arrests but the disgraced former Spanish football boss is out of the country

SPANISH police have raided the Granada home of disgraced ex-football federation chief Luis Rubiales. Sources have indicated that Rubiales was not arrested and is thought to currently be out of the country.

20 Mar, 2024 @ 13:15

Football·Lead·Sport

Outrage after ‘badly abused’ cat is pictured dumped next to a bin on Spain’s Costa del Sol before dying

A CAT has died after being ‘badly abused’ and dumped next to a bin on the Costa del Sol, leaving residents outraged. READ MORE: Vulture ‘takes over’ the balcony of an apartment

20 Mar, 2024 @ 12:41

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Shocking moment up to 60 youths launch rocks at police in Spain after their marijuana farm is rumbled

FIVE police officers have been injured in Catalunya following a clash with a gang of youths after their secret marijuana farm was uncovered. A shocking video posted online shows 60 youths throwing

20 Mar, 2024 @ 12:37

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Las ventajas de convertirse en un afiliado de un casino

Un afiliado de un casino es un socio especial de un casino en línea. De hecho, es un mercado de enlaces en línea que atrae a nuevos jugadores al casino. Es una

20 Mar, 2024 @ 12:09

Gaming

Dani Alves is FREED: Ex-footballer and convicted rapist is released by court in Spain after paying €1million bail

FOOTBALLER Dani Alves is set to be released from jail just 4 weeks after being handed a four-and-a-half year prison sentence by a court in Barcelona for the rape of a young

20 Mar, 2024 @ 11:39

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sport

Why is the luxury property market booming in Marbella and will the industry continue to grow? Property expert Adam Neale gives his verdict

I HAVE noticed a strong trend in recent years, accelerating since the pandemic, for Marbella to become a destination of choice for luxury home purchases. It seemed to me that luxury home

20 Mar, 2024 @ 11:31

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Andalucia·Columnists·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Carlos Alcaraz Of Spain Celebrate Victory With Tournament Trophy In Madrid, Spain 8 May 2023

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz wins first tournament since Wimbledon success

CARLOS Alcaraz tasted tournament success for the first time since his enthralling Wimbledon victory after winning the Indian Wells title in California on Sunday. The 20-year old Spaniard defeated world No.4 Daniil

20 Mar, 2024 @ 11:09

Lead·Sport

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Ciudad Quesada – € 395,000

Villa Ciudad Quesada, Alicante 3 beds 2 baths € 395,000 Detached 3 bed villa . Situated on a 860 m2 plot with large garage (can easily be be converted into

20 Mar, 2024 @ 11:05

Featured Property

Mijas wants to keep beaches and chiringuitos open for 11 months of the year

MIJAS has put forward a proposal to keep beaches and chiringuitos open for 11 months of the year. READ MORE: Win a VIP day at Max Beach Mijas featuring luxury pool beds

20 Mar, 2024 @ 10:52

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

New exhibition opens at Malaga’s Picasso Museum: Latest display includes 10 unseen works from Spain’s most famous artist

A NEW exhibition has opened at the Picasso Museum in Malaga with over 140 works of art that “together reveal Picasso’s extraordinary ability to create the innovative structures that made him one

20 Mar, 2024 @ 10:43

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Transparency International calls for the Gibraltar government to add anti-interference clause to controversial new bill as corruption inquiry looms

THE government of Gibraltar is facing calls to include guarantees in the upcoming public inquiry bill to ensure it cannot be used to interfere in the McGrail inquiry. Transparency International UK has

20 Mar, 2024 @ 10:25

Gibraltar·Lead

Gang snatches over 100 bags from elderly people and withdraw €75k from their stolen bank cards in Spain

A bag snatching gang preying on elderly people has been arrested in the Valencia area. The five-strong crew operated across Spain and have been charged with 106 robberies and withdrawing over €75,000

20 Mar, 2024 @ 10:06

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Warning over fasting: Most popular meal-skipping plan could increase the risk of cardiovascular death by 91%, according to new study

A POPULAR meal-skipping plan could increase the risk of cardiovascular death by 91% according to new research. This popular dieting technique has been lauded by many health ‘experts’, but now a new

20 Mar, 2024 @ 09:24

Health·Lead·Other News

Three arrests over Marbella shooting: Two Swedish men were targeted by rival gang members in Nueva Andalucia, say police

THE Policia Nacional have arrested three people in connection with a Marbella shooting that left a Swedish expat in hospital with bullet wounds. Two men, both from Sweden, were targeted in a

19 Mar, 2024 @ 17:43

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

‘Blood rain’ warning for Spain: DANA will bring the bizarre weather phenomenon this week, say experts – after their previous prediction failed to materialise

THE latest weather models are predicting yet another blast of Saharan air to lick the Iberian peninsula and douse everything in a fine red mist. A cold front is forecast to blow

19 Mar, 2024 @ 17:15

Lead·Other News·Weather

‘I’m a little nervous’: Ex-darling of the left in Spain Pablo Iglesias prepares to open a bar in Madrid after leaving the world of politics

PABLO Iglesias, the former leader of the Spanish leftist Podemos party, has admitted he is “a little nervous” ahead of the opening of his new bar in Madrid. Iglesias, 45, is the

19 Mar, 2024 @ 16:39

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Record-breaking number of cruise ship tourists visit Spain's Costa Blanca this year as figure surpasses 192,000

Revealed: This is the most popular destination for British tourists visiting Spain over Easter

A SURVEY of online travel booking website users has crowned Alicante as the number one destination for British travellers to celebrate the Easter holidays. The study from online flight portal JetCost says

19 Mar, 2024 @ 16:26

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Paw patrol: Highly intelligent robot dog joins a local police force on Spain’s Costa del Sol – this is what it can do

A ROBOT dog has joined a local police force on the Costa del Sol and will soon patrol the streets. READ MORE: Watch: Five arrests after gang steals perfumes from 10 different

19 Mar, 2024 @ 15:54

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Sand dredged and moved to revitalise a Costa Blanca beach as part of new marina project in Spain

REGENERATION of a Calpe beach has started three years late, after a boundary dispute delayed a major marina development. Sand is being dredged from the mouth of the Puerto Blanco to recover

19 Mar, 2024 @ 15:07

Costa Blanca·Environment·Other News·Valencian Community

British Royal Navy commandos are kicked out of Spain: Four officers were tracked to their hotel before being expelled to Gibraltar

FOUR British Royal Navy officers have been deported from Spain after they were tracked down by Spanish authorities and returned to the Rock. READ MORE: Hands off our Rock: British MPs blast

19 Mar, 2024 @ 14:59

Brexit·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Irish man, 32, is found dead ‘in a pool of blood’ inside an apartment in Spain after celebrating St Patrick’s Day

AN Irish tourist coming off the back of St Patrick’s Day has been found dead in a pool of blood in his holiday apartment in Gran Canaria. The man, 32, was said

19 Mar, 2024 @ 14:00

Canary Islands·Lead

Family of British man who vanished from Spain a YEAR ago issue a fresh appeal

THE family of a man who vanished while in Spain a full year ago now have issued a new plea for information about his possible whereabouts. Gary Shearer, who is 53 and

19 Mar, 2024 @ 12:57

Canary Islands·Lead

Dani Alves begs to be freed from prison in Spain after being convicted of rape: Footballer ‘promises that he won’t flee’

FOOTBALLER Dani Alves told a Barcelona court that was not flight risk as it heard arguments for him to be bailed while an appeal is heard against his rape conviction. Alves was

19 Mar, 2024 @ 12:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

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