Shakira reaches a deal with prosecutors in Spain on the first day of her €14.5million tax fraud trial
POP STAR Shakira has cut a deal with prosecutors at the start of day one of her tax fraud trial in Barcelona on Monday. The
House sales in Spain plunged by 23% year-on-year in September: These are the most affected regions
PROPERTY SALES in Spain fell for the eighth consecutive month in September with a 23.7% drop compared to a year earlier. It’s the biggest reduction
WATCH: Youths are caught burning hedgehogs alive with a blowtorch on Spain’s Costa del Sol – before claiming they had planned to eat them
THREE MEN aged between 20 and 28 have been reported by Malaga Policia Local for committing animal abuse after being caught burning live hedgehogs with a blowtorch. Police
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Neue Zahlen der Steuerbehörde zeigen die reichsten und ärmsten Gemeinden Málagas Die Zahlen der Steuerbehörde für das Jahr 2021 zeigen, dass Benahavis seine Position als
British retirees living in Spain’s Benidorm can now apply for financial help with carers
BENIDORM’S elderly residents, including British expats, can apply for financial aid to help pay for carers and assistance next year if they are classified as
Speed limit going up by 20km/hr on major road in Spain’s Mallorca
MOTORISTS will be able to travel up to 100km/hr on the Palma ring road in Mallorca from December 18. The only stretch where the current
IN PICS: Benidorm awash with British expats and tourists lining the streets for annual ‘Fancy Dress Party’ in Spain
AN ESTIMATED 40,000 people took to Benidorm’s streets on Thursday to enjoy the annual ‘Fancy Dress Party’ in the Rincon de Loix area of the
Shakira, 46, wins Latin Grammy for her ‘diss track’ against ex-partner Gerard Pique before dedicating prize to their two children
COLUMBIAN singer Shakira put aside her battles in Spain’s courts over unpaid taxes to win big at the 2023 Latin Grammy awards held in Sevilla
Pret A Manger lands in Spain! Coffee shop chain loved in Britain to open 70 stores across the Iberian Peninsula
THE BRITISH sandwich and organic coffee retailer Pret A Manger is to open its first Spanish outlet at Barcelona Airport. Pret- founded more than 30
British expats among dozens to lose full ownership of their homes due to controversial ‘Coastal Law’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BRITISH expats are among the 100-plus homeowners in Denia who say they are being virtually stripped of their properties because of a so-called ‘Coastal Law’.
Robbery gang from Moldova is arrested after ‘raiding 100-plus homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca’
A HOME robbery gang has been charged with committing 101 burglaries across the Valencian Community and Murcia. Nearly 100 items of jewellery and watches have
Rosalia and Shakira to perform in Sevilla TONIGHT: City in Spain’s Andalucia will host the Latin Grammy Awards
EVERY genre of Latin music will be represented at the 24th Latin Grammys ceremony this Thursday evening in Sevilla. It’s the first time the Latin
Leading supermarket boss warns about division between Spaniards as Pedro Sanchez wins investiture vote
MERCADONA supermarket chain president, Juan Roig, issued a stark warning on Thursday about Spain’s political situation as Pedro Sanchez secured a second term as prime
Drug driver travels 28km on the wrong side of the motorway with three young friends in the car on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A YOUNG motorist was pulled over in the early hours of Thursday morning after driving for 28 kilometres of the wrong carriageway of the A-7
Shock figures reveal the health effects of smoking in Spain’s Balearic Islands
MORE than one in 10 people in the Balearic Islands suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), according to new Ministry of Health figures. The
Mallorca’s former tourism minister in hot water for suggesting hoteliers exploit staff
MALLORCA hoteliers have slammed the island’s former tourism minister for branding them ‘exploiters’ in a speech at the Balearic parliament. Iago Negueruela criticised the government
‘Indian Summer’ to end next week on Spain’s Mallorca as temperatures set to plummet as heavy rain and strong winds strike
A COLD polar front will radically change Mallorca’s weather next week with temperatures falling by around ten degrees according to the State Meteorological Agency(Aemet). The
Ex-judge and prosecutor given jail time for breaking the law during high profile investigations in Spain’s Mallorca
A FORMER Mallorca judge and prosecutor who broke the law during a probe into corruption within the Palma Policia Local have both been jailed for
Brits will continue flocking to Spain’s Benidorm ‘despite the negative press coverage in UK tabloids’, say tourism experts
BENIDORM is gearing up for a bumper 2024 for tourism with the UK its biggest international market, despite negative tabloid stories that city officials have
French expat, 25, is arrested after ‘setting up a fake shopping website and defrauding British and other customers out of €200,000
A 25-YEAR-OLD Frenchman has been arrested in the Valencia area on 104 counts of fraud and money laundering after tricking online buyers to purchase goods
Spain will be the fastest growing economy out of the EU’s ‘big four’ over the next two years, says Brussels – outpacing Germany, France and Italy
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION says it expects Spain to be the fastest growing of the four major economies in the eurozone until 2025. Brussels’ calculations predict
Eastern European gang members are arrested for ‘stealing high-end cars across Spain’s Costa Blanca’ in a bid resell them abroad
POLICE have arrested two members of a criminal gang that stole medium to high range cars across the Costa Blanca and then tried to sell
Former Barcelona footballer Dani Alves to stand trial in Spain on nightclub sex assault charges
THE FORMER Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves will face trial on charges of sexual assault of a woman in a Barcelona nightclub last December,
One of Spain’s most spectacular Christmas light displays gears up for weekend switch on
ALICANTE is counting down to this Friday’s big switch on of its Christmas lights- one of the biggest urban festive light displays in the country.
Inflation in Spain stays at 3.5%: Cost of living crisis continues to hit households but surge in food prices FINALLY shows signs of cooling off
INFLATION rose by 3.5% in October- the same rate as in September, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE) on Tuesday. Falls in fuel prices
Cava taste buds to be tickled with some of Spain’s best sparking wines at the Valencian Cava Festival
THE Valencian Cava Fair returns to Valencia City’s Colon Market building on Carrer de Jorge Juan between this Friday and Saturday. Seven wineries will offer