Lady Gaga is coming to Spain as part of ‘The Mayhem Ball’ tour
POP superstar Lady Gaga is bringing her ‘Mayhem Ball’ tour to Spain this autumn. The tour follows the release of her sixth studio album, ‘Mayhem’,
John George breakthrough: Suspect arrested in Portugal over murder of Northern Irish father in Spain
A NORTHERN Ireland man has been arrested in Portugal over the murder of Belfast father-of-two John George. The 26-year-old, has been named as Jonathan ‘Jonny’
Woman who threw two dogs to their death from eighth floor balcony in Spain claims she ‘can’t remember’ event after ‘taking pills and booze’
AN ALICANTE woman arrested for animal abuse after throwing her two Yorkie dogs from an eighth-floor apartment balcony, told a court she could not remember
Police probe brutal group assault after Grindr user hooked up with just one man in Valencia
A 34-year-old Valencia area man was allegedly gang raped after setting up a date with just one person via the Grindr dating app. The man
Hundreds of fake items discovered during police raid on popular tourist market in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’
FOUR traders at a Benidorm market popular with tourists have been arrested for selling fake goods. The Policia Nacional are trying to find a fifth
Deadly illegal steroids and medicines worth €1m seized by police on Spain’s Costa del Sol
DANGEROUS unapproved medicines and anabolic steroids with a retail value of €1 million have been seized from a Fuengirola storage area by the Policia Nacional.
Heavy rain fills up Spain’s reservoirs to best levels for years with drought restrictions eased
SPAIN’S recent storms have boosted the country’s reservoir capacity to an average of 71.2%. It’s the biggest March figure since 2015 when it was 76.3%
Horror in Mijas: Thugs beat up woman in her 80s while robbing her home
THE Guardia Civil are looking for two ‘foreign’ nationals who beat up a Mijas resident in her eighties. The men broke into her property in
Boat migrants kept in tiny cage after paying gang €15k to get residency in Spain
ILLEGAL migrants from Algeria were kept in ‘inhumane conditions’ by a gang that charged them up to €15,000 to gain Spanish residency. People were kept
Valencia flood death toll rises to 227 after two missing people are declared as dead
THE Valencia flood disaster death toll has risen to 227 after courts declared two missing people as dead. Two decrees have been issued in regard
Ryanair launches ‘prime’ subscription plan that could save passengers hundreds per year
RYANAIR has launched a discount scheme for frequent flyers which it claims could save travellers up to €420 per year. Called ‘Prime’, subscribers will have
BBC pulls plug on British expats in Spain listening to most of its radio stations
BRITISH expats in Spain- and the rest of world- who enjoy listening to BBC radio stations and programmes via the corporation’s Sounds app are about
Irish tourists in Spain are warned of ‘danger zones’ ahead of Easter break
THE IRISH government has issued a safety warning to tourists planning an Easter holiday in Spain. It’s a popular destination for the Irish prompting an
Two Yorkie dogs killed after owner throws them out of eighth-floor Alicante apartment window
AN ALICANTE woman threw her two Yorkshire terrier dogs out of an eighth-floor apartment window following an argument with her husband over their up-keep. The
Popular Costa Blanca tourist beach bans smoking this summer
L’ALFAS DEL PI will ban smoking this summer on L’Albir beach as part of its ongoing campaign to promote good health. L’Alfas mayor, Vicente Arques,
First direct flights this summer between the Channel Islands and the Costa Blanca
THE first direct flights between the Channel Islands and Alicante-Elche airport will launch this summer. Guernsey-based Aurigny will run six services to and from the
British YouTube star Yung Filly is accused of raping a tourist at Spanish holiday resort
BRITISH rapper Yung Filly is being investigated over the alleged rape of a woman in Magaluf last summer. Filly, 29, had travelled to the Mallorcan
Study lays bare the ‘constant stress’ of being self-employed in Spain
A STUDY by Spain’s UGT-CTAC trade union gives an insight into the extra pressure and stress suffered by self-employed people. Six out of 10 non-salaried
Boy, 15, takes father’s car and drives three times over speed limit in busy Costa Blanca town
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy took his father’s car and travelled up to 120 km/h down a street in San Vicente del Raspeig on the Costa Blanca.
Revealed: The massive financial cost of October’s Valencia flood disaster
THE Valencian government has revealed that the financial damage caused by October’s floods totalled €18 billion. The man in charge of coordinating reconstruction work, Francisco
British expats face being denied entry into Spain under EU’s new Entry/Exit System – unless they show this document
THE UK embassy in Spain says it has received ‘new information’ that the old green residency certificate will not be valid for travellers using the
Vulnerable illegal migrants blackmailed into working for zero pay at unlicensed Benidorm building site
A BENIDORM construction site manager allegedly exploited illegal immigrants by threatening to report them to the police if they complained about working for nothing. The
Spain is affected by flight chaos after Heathrow Airport is forced to close for 24 hours
54 FLIGHTS to and from Spain to London Heathrow airport have been cancelled on Friday after a electrical substation fire put the facility out of
Two Mar Menor beaches suffering from erosion get much-needed boost of extra sand
OVER a thousand tons of sand has been used to regenerate two Mar Menor beaches over the winter. Cartagena City Council has done work over
Violent safe-cracking gang arrested after robbing over 40 businesses in eastern Spain
A SAFE-CRACKING gang that broke into 42 Valencia and Murcia region businesses has been brought down by the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. A hydraulic
Foreign buyers accounted for HALF of all property sales in Alicante last year
JUST over half of all property sales last year in Alicante province were to foreign buyers. Figures from the Valencia Notary Association revealed that non-Spaniards