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Experts start analysing Phoenician boat dating back to 600 BC preserved in sand off coast of Spain

MARITIME archaeologists have been analysing a Phoenician boat found off the Murcia coast which was brought to dry land in October. Called Mazarron II, the

12 Dec, 2024 @ 11:10

La Cultura·Lead·Murcia

Spain’s Golden Visa scheme gets last-minute reprieve after law to repeal it is vetoed in the Senate

AN end to Spain’s Golden Visa scheme has been delayed after the country’s Senate voted to keep it going. It was set for abolition as

11 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Lead·National News·Property

EU vows to rollout its Entry/Exit System in 2025 – this is what you should know

THE European Commission has proposed a phased start in 2025 for its much delayed new EU digital border system known as EES. The proposal, once

11 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

Lead·National News

Squatter crackdown U-turn in Spain as politicians send ‘game-changing’ amendment back to Congress – in crushing blow to victims

FAST-TRACK trials for squatter cases have been delayed by a vote in Senate on the Judicial Efficiency Bill. Congress approved the measure last month but

11 Dec, 2024 @ 14:39

Crime & Law·Lead·Property

Police chief jailed in corruption probe after taking bungs from drug gang in Spain

THE former head of the Guardia Civil’s surveillance unit at the port of Valencia has been arrested after allegedly being paid bungs to ignore drug

11 Dec, 2024 @ 11:57

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Illegal eyesore advertising billboards on busy Costa Blanca roads and junctions are being removed after years of complaints

TIME has been called on illegal advertising billboards erected across the Orihuela Costa with council workers tearing them down. The N-332 has seen unsanctioned billboard

10 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s PM, Pedro Sanchez, announces special events to celebrate democracy during 2025- 50 years after death of fascist dictator Francisco Franco

SPAIN will stage over 100 events next year to commemorate 50 years of democracy following the death of dictator General Franco in 1975. Prime Minister

10 Dec, 2024 @ 15:15

Lead·National News

New homes will be in Costa Blanca flood zone, warn environmentalists who will fight ‘reckless’ plans

ENVIRONMENTALISTS have slammed ‘reckless’ plans for new properties in a Costa Blanca flood zone. A developer wants to build 64 semi-detached homes in the north

10 Dec, 2024 @ 13:46

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

€4 billion electric car battery factory to be built in Spain- promising to cut costs for vehicle owners

A JOINT venture will see €4.1 billion spent on a new electric car battery factory in Zaragoza with an opening date of late 2026. Stellantis

10 Dec, 2024 @ 12:05

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

King Felipe and Queen Letizia attend memorial service for Valencia flood disaster victims

KING Felipe and Queen Letizia joined hundreds of mourners in a memorial service for the victims of the flood disaster that killed 222 people in

10 Dec, 2024 @ 10:55

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Peppa Pig and Paw Patrol blamed by transport chief in Spain for gender stereotypes that put off women from road construction and maintenance jobs

Peppa Pig and Paw Patrol cartoons slammed by transport chief in Spain for peddling gender stereotypes

A SPANISH government official says TV cartoons like Peppa Pig and Paw Patrol perpetuate gender stereotypes which stop women from applying for road construction and

9 Dec, 2024 @ 18:45

Lead·National News

Teenage fugitive travelling in Spain faces extradition over fatal French shooting

A ROUTINE police check in Elche snared a teenage fugitive wanted in France for murder. The 19-year-old Algerian national was pulled over by the Policia

9 Dec, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Wild boars go on a gentle stroll along a seaside promenade in Spain

Wild boars go for a gentle stroll along seaside promenade in Spain

TWO wild boars were photographed taking a gentle seaside promenade stroll in Castellon province over the bank holiday weekend. La Concha Beach in Oropesa del

9 Dec, 2024 @ 17:15

Animals·Castellon·Lead

'Dead' woman wakes up in Mallorca funeral home after hospital cock-up BUT loses fight for life two days later

‘Dead’ woman wakes up in Mallorca funeral home after hospital error BUT loses fight for life two days later

AN ELDERLY Mallorcan woman was pronounced dead twice in three days after waking up at a Palma funeral home. She was taken back to hospital

9 Dec, 2024 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s iconic gallery and museum smashes visitor record with nearly two-thirds coming from abroad

MADRID’S Prado Museum set an annual visitor record on Saturday with 3.5 million attendees- beating last year’s previous best of 3.2 million. Almost 45% of

9 Dec, 2024 @ 13:27

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

New ‘anti-tourism’ protest marches through Alicante: Locals chant ‘homes for people not tourists’

A FRESH anti-tourism protest took place in Alicante on Sunday organised by Ecologists in Action. It was the third-such demonstration in the city since July

9 Dec, 2024 @ 12:04

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Police arrest Benidorm bouncer who knocked out Brit who had to return home by special ambulance

A BENIDORM bouncer has been arrested after a one punch attack on a British tourist who had to travel back to the UK in a

9 Dec, 2024 @ 11:08

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Warning for bike and scooter owners in Valencia after gang steals more than 180

A VALENCIA gang was found to have stolen over 180 stolen bicycles and scooters which were going to be sold at a market. The Policia

30 Nov, 2024 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Valencia

Facebook’s Meta will face €550m lawsuit from Spanish media companies next year

A MADRID court has set an October 2025 trial date for a €550 million lawsuit by more than 80 Spanish media companies against Facebook owner

30 Nov, 2024 @ 09:30

Business & Finance·Lead

Homeless man in Spain narrowly escapes being crushed to death after falling into a recycling container – after woman in Mallorca suffered agonising fate

A MAN was almost crushed by a shredder inside an Alicante garbage truck after sleeping overnight in a paper recycling container. It was a narrow

29 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Toy poodle importers faked pedigree certificates to charge €4k per dog in Spain

Warning over fraudulent toy poodle breeders in Spain after gang ‘forged pedigree certificates to charge €4,000 per dog’

THREE people from the Valencia region made €200,000 in just one year by illegally importing toy poodles from China and forging pedigree certificates. The Policia

29 Nov, 2024 @ 15:00

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead

Good news for variable mortgage holders in Spain as Euribor rate falls more than expected

HOME owners in Spain with variable-rate mortgages have received good news that the Euribor index used to calculate repayments is expected to reach its lowest

29 Nov, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·Property