Spain’s inflation tumbles to lowest rate in six months as electricity prices fall
LOWER electricity and fuel prices helped Spain’s inflation rate to go down to 2.3% in March. The National Institute of Statistics(INE) said on Friday that
‘Blood rain is coming to Spain’s Andalucia tomorrow’: Orange alerts for rain and strong winds to hit Cadiz and Malaga
BLOOD rain known as Calima coupled with strong winds are predicted for Andalucia on Friday, thanks to Storm Olivier. The first effects of the latest
American musician brutally stabbed to death inside abandoned building that became his home in Spain
THE BODY of an American musician has been discovered in an abandoned car workshop in Valencia province. The Guardia Civil said 39-year-old Djinn Maury had
Wild boars increasingly seen in Spain’s towns – and even shopping centres – carry ‘diarrhoea parasite that can transmit to humans’
WILD boars have appeared more and more in some of Spain’s urban areas in recent years- looking for food due to the drought destroying some
Teenager, 14, who stabbed his father to death during argument in Spain’s Murcia avoids jail
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy who was convicted of stabbing his father to death to protect his mother during an argument, will not be imprisoned. Murcia’s Juvenile
Care horror in Spain: British woman, 84, is rescued from illegal nursing home ‘almost in a coma and surrounded by animal filth’
AN ILLEGAL British-owned residential home in the Murcia region has been exposed after an unnamed 84-year old woman- also British- had to be rushed to
John George murder suspect is extradited to Spain: 26-year-old was arrested in Portugal
A MAN suspected of murdering Belfast father-of-two John George on the Costa Blanca last December has been extradited to Spain from Portugal. Jonathan ‘Jonny’ Alan
Former Beckham bodyguard ‘took his life in Valencia park in Spain after long bouts of depression’
DETAILS have emerged about the tragic death of former bodyguard Craig Ainsworth and where it happened. The 40-year-old worked for celebrity clients including David and
‘Nervous’ British duo busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca with car break-in kit and weed
TWO British men have been arrested in El Campello near Alicante after police discovered equipment used to break into vehicles as well several doses of
Robbery warning to Brits in Spain’s Benidorm: Police recommend avoiding ‘pickpocket alley’
TOURISTS in Benidorm have been warned by the Policia Nacional not to keep their mobile phones in back or easily accessible pockets following yet another
Brits travelling to Spain with children this summer are warned over one important rule
THE UK Foreign Office has published some important safety advice for tourists visiting Spain with children. It points out that families need to be aware
Drivers in Spain beware: Mobile cameras and helicopters deployed in crackdown on speeding during Semana Santa
SPAIN’S General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) is running an ‘intensive’ campaign to catch speeding motorists until Sunday. The aim is reduce accidents as excessive speed
Spain braces for Storm Olivier: Costa del Sol on yellow alert – with orange warnings for other Andalucia hotspots
STORM Olivier will impact on the Canary Islands on Wednesday before moving towards the Spanish mainland- including the Costa del Sol. The State Meteorological Agency(Aemet)
Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, arrives in Vietnam for historic visit amidst Trump tariff uncertainty
PEDRO Sanchez arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday in the first-ever official visit by a Spanish Prime Minister. The Spanish Air Force plane landed at Hanoi
British woman arrested for getting ex-husband to kidnap her former partner in Benidorm
A BRITISH woman has been arrested and jailed for allegedly getting two men- including her former husband- to rob and kidnap her ex-partner at their
Kinky burglar with penchant for women’s underwear is arrested in Alicante
A MAN broke into a neighbouring home twice to steal underwear belonging to the three young female occupants. The thief has been arrested by police
House prices in Spain rose three times quicker than rest of Eurozone in 2024
HOUSE price increases in Spain soared three times higher than the rest of the Eurozone. Figures produced by the European Statistics Institute(Eurostat) showed Spanish property
Revealed: The devious tactics squatters use to find empty homes and blackmail the owners on Spain’s Costa Blanca
RESIDENTS in Denia’s Les Marines area say professional squatters are using clever tactics to occupy empty apartments and then extort owners. The Levante-EMV newspaper reports
Spanish housing protests latest: Wealthy foreigners are now targeting the corners of Spain that are still affordable
REAL estate agencies are reporting that foreign buyers are looking beyond traditionally strong property sales areas of Spain to purchase a home. Rather than immediately
Spain’s efforts to ‘rebrand’ world’s tallest cross and Franco-era monument in Madrid meet howls of protest from the far-right
THE far-right Vox party and other radical groups say they will oppose the government’s plans to ‘resignify’ the Valley of the Fallen mausoleum with its
Crypto-fraudsters scam €19m using AI-generated celebrity endorsements in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CRYPTOCURRENCY scam banked over €19 million for an Alicante Province gang posing as financial advisers. They produced AI-generated bogus videos featuring celebrities endorsing their
New drug from Spain’s University of Barcelona offers hope for Alzheimer’s sufferers
RESEARCHERS from the University of Barcelona have made a breakthrough in producing a drug for Alzheimer’s disease sufferers after testing it on mice. Though the
Coffee has ‘remarkable life-extending powers’, according to Spanish cardiologist – but only if you drink it at these times
DRINKING coffee brings positive health benefits, so long as you drink it at the right time of day- and in moderation Its benefits depend on
Good news for home buyers in Spain’s Valencia as property transfer tax slashed
HOME buyers in the Valencian Community will save money with the regional government announcing a 10% fall in property transfer tax. Visiting a new social
‘Tornado’ tears off warehouse roof and kills three workers as Storm Nuria causes chaos in Spain’s Sevilla
THREE people died on Friday after an agricultural warehouse roof in the Sevilla area was torn off by a tornado caused by Storm Nuria. Emergency
Shoplifters foiled in audacious bid to steal hundreds of cans of tuna fish from Costa Blanca supermarket
THREE shoplifters failed in an attempt to steal over 300 cans of tuna fish from a Javea supermarket. Staff at Lidl last Monday spotted the