Hi-tech electronic scam foiled to give written driving test answers on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A written driving test candidate went to extraordinary lengths to pass the exam by using hi-tech gear at the Alicante test centre. Driving tests in
Circus monkey rescued in Ukraine starts his new life in Spain’s Alicante area
A monkey forced to perform in Ukraine circuses and dumped in a dog shelter after his owner died in the war, has started a new
Zoo worker survives leopard attack in Spain’s Andalucia
A Cordoba Zoo keeper was attacked by a leopard on Monday just before he was going to feed the animal. The man only suffered what
Cruise ship passenger feared dead after falling overboard west of Spain’s Balearic Islands
AUTHORITIES are searching for a female cruise ship passenger who fell overboard on Sunday morning. The unnamed passenger fell into the water at 2.00 am
Ryanair ordered to pay flight delay compensation by court in Spain’s Mallorca after four-year tussle
A Mallorca court has awarded six Ryanair passengers €1,533 in compensation after their flights were delayed in the summer of 2018. The Irish budget airline
Young robbers steal from churches in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas to pay for luxury hotel stays and gambling
A gang of young thieves plundered churches across the Murcia and Alicante Province areas in a robbery wave that started in January. Nine people have
IN PICS: Tennis star Carlos Alcaraz attends unveiling of massive tribute mural in his home town in Spain’s Murcia
MURCIA tennis star, Carlos Alcaraz, returned to his home town of El Palmar on Monday to see the inauguration of a 400 square-metre mural dedicated
Luxury villa gets converted into marijuana farm in Spain’s Valencia with drugs sent to UK
THE Policia Nacional have raided a luxury villa in Chiva, Valencia Province, that housed a marijuana farm. Products from the clandestine nursery were exported to
Drunk British groom spends wedding night in prison after hitting new wife on Spain’s Mallorca
A British man had a wedding night to forget on Mallorca after hitting his wife and being carted off to jail. The young couple flew
Police find €400,000 in checked-in suitcase for flight from Spain’s Valencia to Turkey
A man tried to smuggle €400,000 out of Spain on a flight from Valencia Airport to Istanbul, Turkey. Guardia Civil officers at the luggage scanner
Northern Ireland boy, 6, drowns in hotel swimming pool on Spain’s Mallorca
A Belfast boy drowned in a hotel swimming pool on Sunday. The tragedy occurred around 5.30 pm when Corey Aughey, 6, was found in the
British man guilty of manslaughter of fellow Brit in drunken Ibiza row in Spain
A BRITISH man has been convicted of manslaughter during a drunken row in Ibiza. Mitchell Andrew Loveridge, 26, from Rhondda, Wales, killed his friend Harry
Thief takes surfboard-style La Manga sign from Mar Menor area of Spain and posts video of it in Madrid garden
THE Guardia Civil is looking for a Madrid man who stole one of the iconic surfboard-style kilometre signs from the Mar Menor in Murcia. The
Rising raw material prices dramatically push up new home building costs in Spain
RISING raw material prices have raised the construction cost of a 100 square-metre new home by around €14,000 according to Murcia’s Federation of Construction Employers(Frecom).
Angry neighbour threatens police after throwing bleach at children in Costa Blanca apartment block in Spain
AN Elche resident threatened children in his apartment block and threw bleach at them before trying to stop police arresting him. The 37-year-old man lives
Wild boar causes panic on Costa Blanca beach in Spain and bites elderly woman
A wild boar caused chaos on Albir beach in l’Alfas del Pi on Friday after coming out of the sea and biting an elderly woman.
Spain’s Real Madrid attacks French authorities for Champions League final chaos
CHAMPIONS League winners Real Madrid have attacked French authorities over the organisation of last Saturday’s final against Liverpool. The La Liga champions secured the trophy
Postman stored over 20,000 undelivered letters at his Alicante area home in Spain
A builder doing renovation work on an Alicante Province house discovered over 20,000 undelivered letters dating back to 2012. The Guardia Civil heard about the
German tourists accused of setting fire to Mallorca bar in Spain by throwing fag ends from balcony are jailed
A Palma judge has got tough with a group of German tourists accused of setting fire to a bar terrace that was destroyed in s’Arenal
Repsol oil company boss in Spain cleared over hiring security firm for illegal phone-tapping
THE National Court in Madrid has scrapped investigations into the president of the Repsol oil company, Antonio Brufau, over industrial spying going back a decade.
Army captain in Spain faces sack for ordering soldiers to kneel outside General Franco mausoleum
SPAIN’S armed forces have suspended an army captain after video footage appeared showing his soldiers kneeling at the former burial site of dictator General Francisco
Online scams and robberies fuel big rise in Spain’s crime rate after Covid-19 pandemic kept criminals at home
ONLINE scams, thefts, and violent assaults have driven a big rise in Spain’s crime rate over the first three months of 2022. Interior Ministry figures
Struggling Mar Menor beach bars want lower rents as swimmers stay away from polluted lagoon in Spain’s Murcia region
BEACH bars on part of the Mar Menor are demanding lower rents and delayed payments due to low tourist numbers. The lagoon area, which has
Lettuce lorry carrying marijuana worth €3.7 million pulled over in Spain’s Bilbao before boarding Ireland-bound ferry
OVER half a ton of marijuana has been seized from a lorry officially taking lettuce to Ireland. The truck had travelled from southern Spain to
Unemployment in Spain falls below 3 million for first time since 2008
JOBLESS totals in Spain have gone below the three million mark for the first time since November 2008. Figures from the Labour Ministry published on
Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca sends best wishes to Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee
BENIDORM has congratulated Queen Elizabeth II on her 70 years as British monarch ahead of this weekend’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. From Thursday, the Costa Blanca
