Malaga villages offer parents up to €1,000 per newborn baby as birth rates plunge
Six towns in the Axarquia region are offering cash to families for having children, in a last-ditch effort to combat depopulation in the area.
Warning for drivers in the Campo de Gibraltar as new A-7 average-speed zone comes online months after scrapping fines at a nearby one
The new 100km/h camera at San Roque will measure speed over about 2km, months after the DGT cancelled fines at another A-7 camera.
Heavy rain set to hit Malaga as AEMET warns of downpours this week
Persistent rainfall is forecast across Malaga, Barcelona and the Balearic Islands on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, according to AEMET.
Two Blocus members arrested in Fuengirola over plot to unleash Halloween chaos on Costa del Sol
The youngsters allegedly used messaging apps to encourage looting and attacks on businesses in Fuengirola and Marbella over Halloween weekend.
Madrid to get its own white-sand beach 300km from the coast as work finally begins on €29m artificial lagoon
Alovera Beach is set to open to the public in 2028 with a huge 5.2-acre lagoon and nearly 16,000-square metres of pristine white sand.
Estepona builds huge 825,000-litre underground tank to protect expat hotspot from flash flooding
A COSTA del Sol expat hotspot is building a huge underground tank to protect homes and businesses from flash floods. The 825,000-litre tank in Estepona
Pet dog found alive in wreckage of Toledo train disaster as family’s desperate search for missing owner goes on
The family of missing Sevilla resident Jose Angel Sanemeterio were offered a slice of comfort after Trece was found alive in the wreckage.
British grandmother drowns off Menorca beach after heroically trying to save ten-year-old granddaughter swept out to sea
The young girl, 10, was saved after strong wind gusts blew her away from the shoreline at a popular beach in Menorca.
Protesters clash with police at Madrid anti-government rally over deadly Toledo train disaster
Hundreds rallied to demand the resignation of transport minister Oscar Puente after a train crash in Toledo killed 68 people on Wednesday.
Madrid rail controllers gave ‘wrong’ orders before deadly Toledo crash, transport minister says
At least 64 people died and 80 were injured after a Renfe high-speed AVE ploughed into the back of a stationary Iryo train near Urda
Thousands of euros stolen from Belgian Prince Laurent and wife Claire ended up ‘being spent in a Marbella nightclub’
Part of the cash taken after Princess Claire clicked a fake text link was spent at a nightclub and a Fnac store in Marbella.
Bilbao erupts into chaos as masked rioters torch cars and clash with police, leaving 19 arrested
Hundreds took to the streets in Bilbao on Monday evening, turning the Basque city into a battleground as groups looted shops and set cars ablaze.
WATCH: Woman arrested after police rescue 61 cats and dogs from ‘appalling’ conditions in her Velez-Malaga home
Officers found 29 dogs and 32 cats at the property, with many suffering from severe malnutrition and untreated illnesses.
Is your home in a flood zone? Official maps put 12,354 Costa Blanca buildings at risk after Storm Adam
The warning comes amid growing fears that this year’s stormy season could bring further flooding to the vulnerable areas.
Another DANA on the way? Weather models show new storm hitting Valencia and the Costa Blanca in early November, weeks after Adam dumped a year’s rain on Pego
Weather models give a 50% chance of a new DANA hitting the Valencia region on November 3-4, with heavy rain also possible in Alicante.
Mourinho does it again: Mbappe’s late winner stuns Barcelona as Real Madrid blow La Liga title race wide open
Mbappe’s late double gave Real Madrid a 2-1 win at Camp Nou, ending Barcelona’s unbeaten run and cutting their La Liga lead to three.
Man dies after horror brawl at notorious drug den in northern Spain
The victim succumbed to his injuries after a bloody fistfight at a squatted building near Pontevedra, Galicia, on Saturday.
Tenants at Marbella’s exclusive Forum shopping centre claim millionaire owner threatened to ‘throw them out’ unless they paid ‘substantial’ sums on top of rent
Expat clients at exclusive luxury centre accuse millionaire owner of ‘threats and bullying’ as Russian oligarch ties exposed.
Daylight savings ends in Spain this weekend – but a sleep expert says winter time is better for your health
The clocks will go back at 3am on Sunday, October 25, returning to 2am across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands.
Dramatic helicopter rescue in Tenerife after hiker is seriously injured by falling rock
The woman was trekking through a nature reserve when falling debris struck her in the arm, leaving her unable to move.
Pedro Sanchez predicts election victory in record-breaking TV interview as campaign heats up
The Spanish PM appeared on La Revuelta on Thursday, with the episode drawing a staggering seven million viewers at its peak.
Tourists evacuated from luxury Tenerife hotel and Mount Teide closed as island stages dramatic volcanic eruption drill
Authorities sent an ES-Alert to residents and confined hotel guests to their rooms as the island staged a volcanic alert.
WATCH: Terror in Malaga as knife-wielding thug is floored by police van in dramatic arrest
The man terrorised dozens of onlookers before police swooped in to arrest him in a dramatic stand-off on Thursday.
British tourist escapes jail despite admitting raping ‘unconscious’ holidaymaker during drug-fuelled binge at Magaluf hotel
Billy John Chard received a two-year suspended sentence and a €6,000 fine after striking a plea deal with prosecutors in Mallorca.
Nine arrested as police smash two drug gangs in Malaga city centre – including 24-hour dealing ring with its own ‘smoking room’
The two criminal groups ran separate drug-selling points in the city centre, with all suspects now facing drug trafficking charges.
Argentina president Javier Milei brands Sanchez a ‘disgraceful dictator’ during Madrid visit as he rallies Spain’s right ahead of election
The populist leader urged the PP and Vox to ‘kick the socialists out of government’ in the November 29 election.
