One of the Costa Blanca’s last undeveloped beaches lies just outside Elche
JUST a short drive from Alicante airport, a stretch of golden sand offers a glimpse of what the Costa Blanca looked like before apartment blocks
Clouds threaten Costa del Sol view of Spain’s once-in-a-century solar eclipse, forecasts warn
STARGAZERS along the Costa del Sol could miss Spain’s first total solar eclipse in more than a century as cloudy skies threaten to obscure the
PP opens door to Ceuta migrant minors arriving in Andalucia as coalition partner Vox blasts new arrivals as ‘invaders’
ANDALUCIA’s ruling party has opened the door to accepting migrant minors into the region after 72,000 people crossed into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta from
Estepona family offers €50,000 reward to catch burglars terrorising their home
A FAMILY whose Costa del Sol home is being terrorised by burglars has offered a staggering €50,000 reward for information that helps catch the thieves.
Spain on brink of 50-million population milestone – with one in five residents now born abroad
SPAIN is close to reaching the 50-million population milestone for the first time, new data shows – with more than one in five residents now
Hundreds of beachgoers stung as Portuguese Man O’ Wars invade northern Spain’s shores
HUNDREDS of swimmers have been stung by Portuguese Man O’ Wars in northern Spain as a surge in sightings fuels concern amongst beachgoers. The jellyfish-like
Spanish family clan arrested hiding out in Mijas over multiple attempted murders near Madrid
SIX members of a family clan have been arrested while hiding out on Spain’s Costa del Sol following a gun attack on a rival gang.
British buyers once again Spain’s biggest foreign house-buying nationality even as overall sales slow
BRITONS have reclaimed the top spot as Spain’s biggest foreign homebuyers after briefly losing the crown to Dutch property hunters last year. UK buyers purchased
Teenage hitman accused of Fuengirola murder who fled Spain after being released from jail is arrested again in Belgium
A TEENAGE hitman accused of a cold-blooded execution on the Costa del Sol has been arrested in Belgium after fleeing Spain following his release from
More British pensioners now leaving Spain than arriving for third year running, official figures show
MORE British pensioners are leaving Spain than arriving from the UK, official figures show, as the country’s UK-born population continues to shrink for the third
Barca legend Lionel Messi donates €80,000 to help rebuild Madrid towns devastated by summer wildfires
THE football icon has shown his support for communities damaged in the huge blazes last month.
Mother of two children killed in horrifying Costa del Sol flat fire dies of her burns
A MOTHER whose two children were killed in a Costa del Sol flat fire has died from severe burns she suffered in the blaze. The
British expats in Spain face inheritance tax on UK pensions from 2027, experts warn
BRITISH expats living in Spain have been warned to review their UK pensions before major changes to inheritance tax come into force next year. Under
82-year-old man becomes first victim of West Nile virus in Andalucia – 17 other cases confirmed across the region
AN 82-year-old man was the first person to die from West Nile virus in Andalucia this year as fears mount that the mosquito-borne disease could
EXCL: Notorious Costa Blanca advisor leaves expats with fines and debt after failing to pass on tens of thousands in tax payments
A COSTA Blanca gestor recently arrested for fraud has now been accused of failing to pass on thousands of euros in tax payments from expat
EXCLUSIVE: ‘We stupidly waited too long’: The haunting final texts of American expat photographer among dozen foreigners dead in Almeria wildfire
“IT’S right across the road. Road blocked in both directions. No fun at all,” the first message read. Then, more hopefully: “We’re out but there’s
Four dead and several missing after large group attempts to swim from Moroccan coast into Spanish enclave of Ceuta
FOUR people have died and at least 20 others are feared missing after hundreds of migrants attempted to swim from Morocco to the Spanish enclave
Spain heatwave warning: Heat dome to bring scorching 44C highs as wildfire fears flare once again
SPAIN is bracing for another spell of extreme heat as firefighters across the country continue to battle devastating wildfires, with temperatures forecast to hit 44C
Madrid wildfire latest: Blaze raging near the capital now largest in Spain’s history as almost 100,000 impacted by evacuation orders
ONE of two devastating wildfires burning near Madrid since last week has become the largest in Spain’s recorded history, officials said. Nearly 100,000 people have
Driving through Spain during wildfire season? Here’s what to do if flames block your escape
THE devastating Almeria wildfires, which claimed 13 lives this month, have tragically highlighted one of the greatest dangers during a fast-moving blaze: becoming trapped in
More than 45,000 evacuated or told to stay indoors as officials warn Madrid fire is ‘beyond firefighting capacity’
MORE than 45,000 people have been evacuated or ordered to stay indoors as officials warn a massive wildfire near Madrid is ‘beyond firefighting capacity.‘ Madrid
EXCLUSIVE: Fury as Booking.com refunds guests accused of trashing expat’s Granada holiday home
AN angry expat has threatened to sue rental giant Booking.com after it refunded guests who trashed her holiday rental and stole her TV. Marjanne Meijer,
‘Never again’: Bedar residents set up wildfire task force after a dozen expats die in horrifying Almeria blaze
THE residents of an Andalucian town devastated by a deadly wildfire have set up a task force to investigate the blaze and ensure that ‘tragedies
PICTURED: Dozens of assault rifle among huge arsenal of guns, grenades and body amour seized from Costa del Sol mafia
POLICE have seized a haul of war-grade weapons, including assault rifles and hand grenades, after dismantling an arms and drug trafficking gang on the Costa
Spain declares national emergency over wildfires near Madrid – as 11,500 evacuated and 35,000 hectares of land scorched in just one fire
SPAIN has called for help from Brussels after declaring a national emergency, the second in the country’s history, over three fast-moving wildfires near Madrid. Around
Costa del Sol’s overdevelopment puts thousands of tourism jobs at risk from coastal erosion, Greenpeace warns
THOUSANDS of tourism jobs are at risk on the Costa del Sol as a relentless building boom leaves the coastline increasingly vulnerable to erosion, environmentalists