Serial tyre slasher, 54, seized in the Costa del Sol after hitting 20 cars
A TYRE slasher operating in Benalmadena has been caught after an off-duty Policia Nacional officer saw him in action. The 54-year-old man was spotted in
Easyjet cabin crews to strike at start of summer season in Spain
PASSENGERS could face disruption as Easyjet cabin crew staff based in Spain are set to go on strike towards the end of June. The USO
Sabadell looks to sell off British bank TSB to fend off hostile takeover by Spain’s BBVA
SPAIN’S Sabadell Bank is looking to sell off the TSB Bank in the UK to strengthen its battle against the hostile €11 billion BBVA takeover
Mallorca hotel worker who suffered broken jaw at hands of British tourist says his life ‘has been ruined’
A MAGALUF hotel worker who had his jaw broken by a British tourist says his life ‘has been ruined’. Speaking to Mallorca’s Ultima Hora newspaper,
King Felipe tries out new plane which will be used by Spain’s ‘Eagle Patrol’ aerobatic team
THOUSANDS of people took over the Mar Menor’s beaches on Sunday to enjoy Spain’s biggest aerobatic display while King Felipe did a spot of flying
Irish man stabbed but won’t reveal attacker’s name to police on Costa Blanca
A 29-year-old Irish man was stabbed by a knife on Sunday morning in the La Zenia area of the Orihuela Costa. The victim- according to
Illegal street sellers suffer setback as fake goods suppliers are raided on Costa Blanca
A MAJOR supplier of fake goods to illegal street sellers in Costa Blanca tourist areas has been taken down in Elche. Two warehouses containing 36,000
Girl, 2, is electrocuted on fairground attraction in Spain after touching metal fence
A GIRL, 2, was electrocuted while she was playing on a fairground trampoline in central Murcia. Eyewitnesses reported seeing her collapse when she touched metal
British president of Mallorca cancer charity awarded BEM in King’s Birthday Honours
ANGELA McGrath, the president of the Cala Nova Cancer Care charity shop in Mallorca, has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the King’s
Hundreds of extra police officers will boost summer safety in Costa Blanca tourist spots
596 EXTRA Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional officers will be brought in to boost security over the summer in the Valencian Community. ‘Operation Verano’ runs
Spain’s biggest air display set for half-a-million spectators this Sunday
KING Felipe will be the guest of honour at the annual air show and display at the Spanish Air Force base in San Javier, Murcia.
Spain’s national heat alert website launches English language version aimed at expats and tourists
SPAIN’S online national heat alert system has launched an English language version after a suggestion by the British Embassy in Madrid. The news comes as
Search continues for British expat who vanished exactly two weeks ago from Costa Blanca home
THE Guardia Civil is leading the search for a British expat that disappeared exactly a fortnight ago on May 30. An extensive operation has been
Airbnb fights back and blames hotels for mass tourism in cities across Spain and the EU
THE Airbnb tourist rental portal says hotels are mainly behind an explosion in mass tourism in cities and has used EU statistics to back up
Summer to be ‘warmer than normal’ in Spain after fifth-wettest spring since 1961
WEATHER experts are predicting that summer will be warmer than normal after the fifth-wettest spring since 1961- boosted by March’s heavy rain. Spokesperson for Spain’s
Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez apologises for latest corruption scandal but won’t call early elections
SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has asked for forgiveness after a leading ally in his PSOE socialist party was placed under investigation for his alleged
Man arrested for not helping friend who fell into Valencia river and drowned
A CHINESE man, 19, has been arrested for not helping his friend who drowned in a Valencia river. The 20-year-old male Wen Tao Chi- also
Major ally of Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez resigns as corruption probe uncovers €620k of bribes
A SENIOR figure in the PSOE Socialist party has resigned over a corruption probe that could threaten the minority PSOE-led Pedro Sanchez government. Santos Cerdan,
WATCH: Gang arrested for supplying ‘weapons of war’ to drug traffickers in Spain
A GANG selling weapons of war to drug crews around Spain has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. The military-style guns were supplied to
Healthy summer promised with €82m boost including 25 beach clinics in Costa Blanca and Valencia tourist areas
25 BEACH areas in the Valencian Community will get health centres to help tourists over the summer. That’s an increase of six clinics compared to
UK tourists help Costa Blanca airport soar to new May record
PASSENGER records were broken for a fifth successive month at Alicante-Elche airport in May with 1.85 million travellers. That record May figure is 5.8% up
Carrefour to open 100 new stores in Spain during 2025, creating 700 jobs
CARREFOUR will open 100 new stores in Spain this year which it says will create 700 jobs. The announcement comes weeks after its fellow French
Ryanair will fine disruptive passengers €500 if they are kicked off a flight
BUDGET airline Ryanair has announced that passengers who are thrown off a flight for misbehaving will be fined €500. The Irish carrier said on Thursday
Man driving in UK-plated vehicle on Costa Blanca is caught with cocaine in his car boot
A MAN has been arrested on the Orihuela Costa for drug trafficking and possessing 400 grams of cocaine. A car with a UK license plate
Woman stabbed to death during mass street fight involving Bulgarian rivals in Alicante area
A MASS brawl in a Villena street resulted in a woman being fatally stabbed with a knife. Three men aged 23, 40 and 43, and
Police officers strip off to rescue bather while another drowns at busy Costa Blanca resort with no lifeguards
A 70-YEAR-OLD man drowned at Torrevieja’s Playa del Cura on Tuesday and hours later a man aged 71 was saved by Guardia Civil officers at