Spain posts lowest June unemployment rate since 2008
SPAIN has reported the lowest unemployment figure for June since 2008, with 2,561,067 people registered as being out of work. Registrations with social security grew
Police in Spain launch rescue mission after suspect who ‘threw glass bottles at nightclub revellers’ in Alicante dives into the sea
A MAN allegedly threw glass bottles and exposed himself to customers at an Alicante port nightclub before jumping into the sea. Guardia Civil and Policia
Heat warnings in Spain: Highs of 38C in the south this week as weather experts predict a very hot July
HIGH temperatures reaching up to 38ºC in parts of central and southern Spain are expected from Wednesday. State forecaster Aemet says that the first summer
Boat migrant is accused of sexually assaulting cleaner at hotel where he is being held on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BOAT migrant has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a cleaner at a Guardamar hotel that is being used as an emergency reception
Terrorists ‘are planning an attack against a major military base in southern Spain’: US orders Rota naval base to ramp up security amid heightened jihadist threat
THE US naval base at Rota in Cadiz province has ramped up its terror alert level amidst fears that it could be targeted in a
Revealed: This stadium is the first in Spain to be confirmed as a host for the World Cup in 2030
GRAN Canaria has been revealed as having one of Spain’s 11 host stadiums for the 2030 soccer World Cup to be held in Spain, Portugal
Flights from UK to major airport in Spain are diverted due to freak bad weather
UNSEASONAL early July storms forced four flights- two of them from the UK- to be diverted from Valencia Airport on Monday morning. The adverse weather
Pickpocket warning in Spain: Gangs are targeting tourist areas as the summer season begins
POLICE in Mallorca have warned about organised gangs of pickpockets stealing from tourists in the Palma area. Two Romanian men, aged 24 and 56, have
‘British’ tourist is found dead in the street in major resort in Spain
THE Guardia Civil is investigating the death of a tourist who was found in the middle of a Magaluf street in the early hours of
Cost of renting property during summer on Spain’s Costa del Sol has risen 128% since 2014
HOLIDAY home rental costs during the summer on the Costa del Sol have more than doubled in a decade. A week in one of Spain’s
Spain’s Puerto Banus is the most expensive port to dock a yacht in Europe, according to new ranking
PUERTO Banus on Spain’s Costa del Sol is the most expensive port in Europe for mooring a yacht- based on daily rates. The up-market Marbella
Cancer becomes leading cause of death in Spain for first time according to 2023 mortality figures
CANCER has become the leading cause of death in Spain for the first time, according to 2023 mortality figures compiled by the National Institute of
Outrage in southern Spain as music festival is blamed for deaths of endangered gazelles
NOISE from an Almeria music festival has been blamed for the death of four gazelles at an adjoining conservation centre. Almeria City Council says it
Barack and Michelle Obama are expected to jet into Spain this weekend for an exclusive party in Mallorca
FORMER US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are expected to fly into Mallorca this weekend to attend a party. The event is being
Train wars in Spain: Government-run operator Renfe takes action against rival over ‘too low’ prices
SPAIN’S public rail company Renfe will complain to the European Commission about French-owned rival Ouigo over its low prices being ‘unfair competition’. Transport Minister, Oscar
Teenage boy in Spain stabs his father to death ‘to protect his mother’
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after his father died from knife wounds. The teenager intervened in a fight between his
Spain tipped as favourites to win Euro 2024 as tournament enters knockout stages
SPAIN have become the favourites along with host country Germany to win Euro 2024 as the tournament gears up for the knock-out stages. If both
Mallorca bar owner charged with reckless homicide following building collapse that killed four people
THE AUSTRIAN owner of a Playa de Palma bar which partially collapsed last month, killing four people, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional on
Spain will ban young teenage electric scooter riders and order ALL owners to register before using public roads
SPAIN’S DGT traffic authority will clamp down on electric scooters under a new law which will ban riders aged under 16 and order the mandatory
Cocaine shipment worth millions washes up on popular tourist beach in Spain
COCAINE with a retail value of around €2 million has been found on Valencia’s El Saler beach. A resident contacted police after going for a
Revealed: The most expensive coastal tourist areas of Spain to buy or rent a holiday home
PEOPLE wanting to buy a coastal home in Spain have to pay an extra 2.4% extra compared to inland properties, according to a survey from
Pedro Sanchez cancels engagements due to death of wife Begoña Gomez’s father
THE REASON behind Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, cancelling his engagements for the next two days has been revealed as the death of his father-in-law. Government
British tourist is seriously injured after falling off balcony in Spain’s Mallorca
A BRITISH tourist was seriously injured on Wednesday morning when he fell four metres from a first-floor balcony in Palma’s Sa Gerreria district. The incident
Court in Spain demands re-opening of legal probe into deadly Valencia fire that claimed 10 lives
THE Court of Valencia has ordered the reopening of the case to determine the cause of a city apartment block fire in February which killed
Famous hotel in Ibiza sells for a record €200million following months of negotiation
ONE of Ibiza’s most iconic hotels, the Six Senses, has been sold for around €200 million- a record price for a hotel purchase in Spain.
Useless thieves who robbed a hotel in Spain are arrested after their getaway vehicle gets stuck in a sand dune
VALENCIA Policia Local officers rushed to help a car trapped in a sand dune on Playa El Saler, and discovered two thieves inside who had