Woman dies after falling into sea and being hit by boat propeller off Costa Blanca
A JAVEA boat trip turned into tragedy for a group of friends from Murcia after one of them fell into the water and died after
Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia will next week visit areas affected by severe wildfires
KING Felipe and Queen Letizia will next week visit areas of Spain that were seriously affected by the recent spate of wildfires. The announcement came
Hotel stays in Spain rise modestly as Germans look elsewhere but British bookings soar
RECORD overseas tourist numbers in Spain are not being reflected in big rises in overnight hotel stays as German bookings have gone down with UK
Barcelona mayor gets last-minute ban from visiting Israel in revenge for suspending Tel Aviv ‘twinning’
BARCELONA’S mayor, Jaume Collboni, has got a last minute ban from entering Israel after the Catalan capital put aside its twinning arrangement with Tel Aviv
Surgeon arrested after DIY home amputation of his father’s toes and subsequent death at Alicante hospital
AN ALICANTE medic, 54, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional over the death of his elderly father after he partially amputated some of his
Brit gang visits Ibiza – not to party but to commit string of robberies using stolen vehicles, including one nicked in the UK
A GANG of Brits descened upon Ibiza this summer – but not with the usual beach and party itinerary. Instead, they came with the specific
FIRE LATEST: 18 large wildfires remain active as lower temperatures help to contain blazes in Spain
18 LARGE fires remain active in the Asturias, Castilla y Leon, and Galicia regions in northern Spain plus Extremadura in the west. The figures were
REVEALED: The most expensive streets to buy a home in Spain
AN entire Costa del Sol urbanisation has been classified as the most expensive street for property buyers in Spain. The annual price survey by the
Man with cerebral palsy dies in illegal care home for dependent people on Costa Blanca
A 34-year-old man with cerebral palsy has died in an illegal care home in Elche that catered for special needs and disabled patients. The police
Controversy rumbles on in Spain as another town ‘cancels’ Islamic event to be held in public sports centreÂ
ANOTHER Murcia region town has ignited controversy over Islamic festivals using municipal property. After the on-going row in Jumilla, a far-right Vox party councillor in
Man arrested 13 months after brutal stabbing of female French motorhome owner in Spain
A MAN has been arrested over the July 2024 killing of a French tourist who was stabbed to death inside her motorhome in Castellon province.
Poisonous Blue Dragon molluscs force swimming ban along Spain’s Costa Blanca
BATHING has been banned along 11 kilometres of Guardamar del Segura coastline until further notice due to the appearance of a small venomous mollusc known
Two women create mayhem at Murcia health centre- assaulting staff and police as well as biting security guard
TWO women are scheduled to appear in court on Thursday after attacking health workers and police officers at a Murcia region health centre. Violence erupted
Man faces big fine for selling ‘dangerous breed’ puppies in a Spanish street
A MAN selling puppies out of a cardboard box on an Alicante province road could be fined up to €15,000. The Policia Local in Elda
Ibiza restaurant sues diner for libel over ‘bag hook’ charge with €36k compensation demand
A JAPANESE restaurant in Ibiza has launched a libel action against a customer who said she was charged €12 for providing a hook to hang
Estate agents stole €120k from elderly client’s Costa Blanca home while she enjoyed ‘free’ spa holiday
AN ALICANTE real estate agency hatched an elaborate plot to steal €120,000 in cash from a vulnerable elderly client. Two men- including the agency manager-and
WATCH: Three ‘dangerous’ members of infamous Italian mafia gang are arrested in Spain
THREE members of the Italian mafia gang known as the Ndrangueta have been arrested in Ibiza. They were detained last Friday in a joint operation
Begoña Gomez- wife of Spain’s PM, Pedro Sanchez- ordered to testify over alleged embezzlement of public money
A MADRID judge has again summoned Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife- Begoña Gomez- to testify in a corruption investigation. Gomez has been ordered to appear
Benidorm’s TM Tower will be Europe’s tallest residential complex- surpassing the city’s Intempo skyscraper
THE TM Real Estate Group has confirmed that Benidorm’s TM Tower will become the tallest residential complex in Europe- surpassing the city’s Intempo building. The
Electric scooter owners will need insurance to ride on public roads in Spain
ELECTRIC scooter owners in Spain will need civil liability insurance from next January to ride in public areas. Changes to the Automobile Insurance Law were
Foreign visitors flying to Spain rose by 6% during first seven months of 2025
SPAIN welcomed 63.7 million overseas visitors flying into the country between January and July this year. That’s a 6% rise compared to the same period
€10m Costa Blanca villa is region’s most expensive unsold home- after a year on the market
THE most expensive home being marketed on the Costa Blanca- and for that matter the Valencian Community- has still not been sold after a year.
21 major wildfires still active in Spain as Pedro Sanchez promises ‘disaster area’ status
SPAIN continued to battle against several major wildfires on Tuesday despite temperatures falling after a heatwave that lasted over a fortnight. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez,
Serbian gangster laying low in Spanish party town for years rumbled by false passport fail
A SERBIAN drug trafficker sentenced to four years in prison has been arrested in Spain after being caught with a fake passport. The man was
Crooked carer steals €30k from dead client by using her bank account and cash cards in Valencia
A WOMAN who cared after an elderly female client in Valencia helped herself to over €30,000- mainly after she died last September. The carer, 43,
Man shot dead after trying to stab police officers on his doorstep in Valencia
A MAN was shot dead after lunging at two Policia Nacional officers with a knife in a Valencia building on Monday. The assailant was a