Costa Blanca·Lead Luxury catamaran goes up in flames and sinks in Costa Blanca marina after witnesses hear ‘explosion’ Nobody was on board with large plumes of smoke seen over a considerable area of Denia.
Spain threatens TikTok shutdown after 1,000 child abuse videos rack up 48million views The ministry of youth has called on Spain's public prosecutor to launch a probe into the matter, describing the allegations as 'very serious.'
Horrific ordeal of kidnapped man who was tortured and sexually abused for over a week in Murcia The Policia Nacional detained the suspects, aged 23 and 20, in Lorca, Murcia after receiving a complaint from the kidnap victim.
Fears hackers have extracted sensitive data from Gibraltar government servers after gaining access ‘for weeks’ The unauthorised access went undetected by local authorities until tech giant Microsoft raised the alarm over a potential data breach.
What happened to the brother of Republic of Ireland footballer kidnapped from a San Pedro cafe by the Kinahan cartel? Once in Spain, Hoolahan was said to be earning well from smuggling operations around the port, believed to be Puerto Banus.
Red weather alert: Storm Bruna to drench Spain with ‘danger to life’ warning issued ahead of thunderstorms, flash flooding and 130km/h gusts
Spanish voters are split down the middle on upcoming nationwide strike that threatens to bring the nation to a halt
German tourist dragged for a kilometre by thieves’ car after confronting ‘flat tyre’ gang on the AP-7 near Barcelona
Malaga house prices soar 66% in five years as foreign buyers pile into increasingly ‘unsustainable’ property market
WATCH: Irish tourist among family of four arrested for ‘violently beating pro-Palestine protestors with broken flag pole’ during rally in Alicante
Swedish expat launches bizarre ‘modern art’ anti-dog poop crusade in Torrevieja by placing frames around discarded excrement
Chaos continues on the Malaga airport commuter line as woman faints on packed train after being stranded without explanation for over an hour
Nearly 50 Barcelona business owners arrested for fake contract scam that charged Pakistani migrants €30,000 for Spanish residency
Political round-up: Puente’s exit clears the tracks for Spain’s election battle as general strike looms
Gibraltar treaty faces make-or-break month as EU summit, Spanish election and European Parliament vote loom
Visit this clifftop Spanish city with gravity-defying hanging houses less than two hours from Madrid Founded by the Moors, Cuenca is set in the mountains of east-central Spain in the Castilla-La Mancha region with steep cobbled streets and medieval Read More
Ryanair reminds passengers of new 60-minute luggage drop-off rule to help stop them ‘missing their flights’
Hundreds of 19,000-year-old prehistoric engravings discovered in Catalunya cave hiding in plain sight
Brits are flocking to this lesser-known Costa del Sol resort town that boasts ‘the only marine-origin cave open to visitors in Europe’
Andalucia is suffocating from poverty: Three million people struggle to make their ends meet, new report shows
Woman douses herself in petrol and threatens to burn herself alive at eviction from public housing flat in Malaga
Spain’s rental market loses a fifth of homes in just one month as new Pedro Sanchez housing decrees spook landlords
Spanish judge ‘asks UAE to arrest couple’ suspected of ordering execution of Marbella’s infamous BBL surgeon Dr ‘Buttman’
EXCLUSIVE: Forged signatures, unwanted procedures and trainee surgeons: Unravelling the medical practices of ‘Dr Frankenstein’ – aka ‘the Buttman’ – Marbella’s world renowned plastic surgeon
Spain comes top again as rural Basque restaurant is voted Best in the World by prestigious culinary list
Hard-pressed Spanish farmers call for one-fifth of olive oil to be hauled off the market as bumper harvest sends prices tumbling
A perfect Autumn escape: The Wine Route of Jumilla is waiting for you with free wine tasting and festivities
Costa del Sol tech firm leads EU online fraud charge to tackle tech giants such as Meta, X and Booking.com
9 Nov, 2026 @ 10:02 Storm Bruna hits Andalucia: Sevilla suffers flooding after overnight deluge while traffic chaos strikes the Costa del Sol A-7
9 Nov, 2026 @ 06:30 Family of British expat ‘beaten to death’ in Mojacar win UK inquest after Spanish judge controversially shelved the case
8 Nov, 2026 @ 15:12 The Sierra Nevada village offering a writing retreat and ‘nervous-system reset’ for those who have already dropped their New Year resolutions
8 Nov, 2026 @ 10:35 Kinahan-linked brother of former Premier League footballer feared murdered on the Costa del Sol as four jailed over his kidnapping
7 Nov, 2026 @ 11:53 Man gored in the chest by bull at Cadiz street festival dies in hospital after days in intensive care
6 Nov, 2026 @ 15:33 Mob boss executed in hospital bed is latest episode of Turkish mafia violence exploding on Spain’s coast, from Barcelona to the Costa del Sol
4 Nov, 2026 @ 11:38 Over three million British tourists expected to visit Costa Blanca during record 2026
3 Nov, 2026 @ 12:57 Benidorm iconic towers raided by police who find seven illegal holiday rental flats
2 Nov, 2026 @ 10:00 Mystery caiman subject of months-long hunt with drones and night-vision goggles is finally caught in Costa Blanca river
30 Oct, 2026 @ 10:20 Liverpool gangster who survived ‘hail of bullets’ Costa Blanca hit attempt is extradited back to Spain over cannabis club heist
29 Oct, 2026 @ 15:00 ‘Cowardly’ former Brookside star who ran €16m modelling scam from the Costa Blanca is extradited to the UK and jailed for nine years
Red alert issued during peak Barcelona rush hour as another powerful storm traps commuters in their cars and floods coastal and inland areas
IN VIDS: Barcelona hit by sudden flash flood chaos as homes are breached and firefighters rescue woman and baby
WATCH: The secret gem just one hour from Madrid in the Spanish heartlands that you should visit because it’s ‘untouched by tourism’
3 Nov, 2026 @ 15:38 Heading to Barcelona or Madrid? Get 10GB of mobile data for under €5 with this Spain eSIM
1 Nov, 2026 @ 08:01 No-show for Blocus: Barcelona avoids repeat of riots as 700 police identify more than 1,400 young people
30 Oct, 2026 @ 15:15 Barcelona’s Joan Miro museum is loaned 37 works from master Catalan artist from private Japanese collector
30 Oct, 2026 @ 13:00 Catalan police officers face eight years behind bars after ‘pair tortured young man and hurled racist and homophobic abuse’
27 Oct, 2026 @ 12:00 What is Blocus, the mysterious TikTok craze sparking French-style riots in Barcelona – with huge demonstrations planned for Halloween?
26 Oct, 2026 @ 13:12 Barcelona adds just 2,400 homes a year as more than a million Catalans hunt for somewhere to live
7 Nov, 2026 @ 07:54 EU investigates Spanish rail safety bodies for ‘safety fund fraud’ after Toledo train crash
4 Nov, 2026 @ 12:15 Andalucia to Madrid high-speed line set to reopen with fewer trains after Toledo disaster
2 Nov, 2026 @ 07:30 Airlines join forces to lay on extra flights between Madrid and Andalucia after Toledo train disaster shuts high-speed line
1 Nov, 2026 @ 12:00 Must-visit: These 5 ‘low-cost’ escapes all within an hour from Madrid – according to a leading Spanish newspaper
1 Nov, 2026 @ 08:38 Tiger of hashish’ caught in Tangier: alleged drug kingpin who lived in luxury in Madrid arrested after fleeing to Morocco
31 Oct, 2026 @ 18:40 Political round-up: How riots and the horror Toledo train disaster derailed Spain’s snap election campaign
Fugitive arms dealer arriving at Alicante airport from Slovakia is arrested for ‘hiding ammunition in his shoes’ Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead 9 Nov, 2026 @ 11:00 The 49-year-old man was wanted by the Ukraine on an International Arrest Warrant. Read More
Leaders of Neo-Nazi far-right group arrested for hate crimes and possessing weapons in Spain Crime & Law·Lead·National News 9 Nov, 2026 @ 10:15 The Policia Nacional probe surrounded suspected hate crimes, unlawful association and weapons possession. Read More
Shipwrecked, naked and posing as a healer – the incredible eight-year odyssey of Jerez conquistador Cabeza de Vaca La Cultura·Lead 8 Nov, 2026 @ 15:50 Cabeza de Vaca, or 'Cow's Head' in English, was left shipwrecked in Galveston, a popular modern-day holiday resort loved by Texans. Read More
Horror in northern Spain as body of newborn baby found in freezer by woman clearing out late mother’s home Crime & Law·Galicia·Lead 8 Nov, 2026 @ 12:30 The woman had been going through her recently deceased mother’s belongings on Monday when she opened the freezer and found the remains inside. Read More
The life and loves of Francisco de Zurbaran: How a boy from Extremadura became one of Spain’s greatest painters La Cultura·Lead 8 Nov, 2026 @ 11:35 The Italian word for Zurbaran's painting technique is ‘chiaroscuro’. Figures are painted in sharp, almost photographic detail, which some would call harsh Read More
THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: Antonio Flores is born, the Battle of Ebro comes to an end and ex-King Juan Carlos loses his rag La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain 8 Nov, 2026 @ 09:45 MICHAEL Coy combs through the important historical events in Spanish history this week including the Battle of the Ebro and disgraced King Juan Carlos Read More
12 silly laws in Spain that will leave you baffled (and possibly fined) La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News 7 Nov, 2026 @ 14:16 It turns out dominoes are also illegal, as is publicly displaying your mop. Read More
Police open probe into death of Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel as distraught goalkeeper shuts down social media after abuse
IN VIDS: Tenerife football player dies aged 30 after on-pitch collision in Segunda Division match against Andorra
Mourinho does it again: Mbappe’s late winner stuns Barcelona as Real Madrid blow La Liga title race wide open
Moroccans overtake Brits as biggest foreign home buyers in Spain – snapping up homes in Murcia and north east Moroccan citizens have overtaken British nationals as Spain's biggest foreign property buyers Read More
From Wall Street to Spain: Why I quit wealth management to give American expats the advice they really need
The Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital is expanding the range of neurosurgical options on the Costa del Sol with new spinal techniques and advanced cranial surgery
Tu voz cuenta: Calpe Town Hall urges residents to register on the padron and have a say in local and European elections