REVEALED: The richest and poorest areas of Spain based on income tax returns
POZUELO de Alarcon in the Madrid region has kept its decade-long ranking as the wealthiest municipality in Spain- based on Tax Agency figures. The latest
September car sales in Spain soar to highest figure since before Covid pandemic
SPAIN’S car sales market received a welcome boost with September’s figures the highest since before the Covid-19 pandemic. Passenger car sales clocked up 85,167 registrations
Abortions in Spain rose by 3% in 2024 with women under 20 accounting for a tenth of terminations
ABORTIONS in Spain rose last year by 2.98% to 106,172 with women aged 20 years or under accounting for nearly 11% of terminations. Health Minister,
WATCH: Flood clear up continues after Ibiza clocks up record day of rainfall
IBIZA suffered Tuesday downpours described as ‘historic and extraordinary’ by Spain’s State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). It said accumulated figures reached 252 litres per m2 throughout
Squatters spark outrage by calling police on three burglars trying to break into ‘their’ home in Malaga town
A GROUP of Malaga area squatters called police to say the property they were occupying illegally was being robbed. The break-in happened on September 22,
German low-cost clothes retailer is taking Andalucia by storm – and aims to take Primark’s crown
THE low-cost German fashion retailer KiK is challenging the likes of Primark and Pepco to become Spain’s ‘top dog’ in the bargain clothing market. KiK
Murcia to get its first five-star hotel with opening planned for Easter 2026
A MURCIA City hotel will become the region’s only five-star rated establishment following extensive refurbishments. The old Hotel Arco de San Juan on Calle Correos
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz joins elite group of players to win eight tennis titles in a one season
SPAIN’S Carlos Alcaraz won his eighth title of the season after beating America’s Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4 in the ATP 500 Japan Open final in
Property boom continues with prices rising by 15% in just a year on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HOUSE prices soared by 15.3% in Alicante province during the third-quarter of 2025 compared to the same three months last year- according to figures from
WATCH: Drunk British stag party en route to Benidorm are removed by police after forcing Ryanair plane to land in France
AN UNRULY drunken British mob jetting off on a Benidorm stag weekend forced an Ryanair flight to Alicante-Elche airport to land at Toulouse-Blagnac in France.
Storm warnings downgraded to yellow alert as serious flood fears recede in Valencia
SPAIN’S State Meteorological Agency(Aemet), has downgraded its severe weather alert from orange to yellow as of 10am on Tuesday for coastal areas of Valencia and
OnlyFans model and wife of John George murder suspect arrested for drug trafficking on Costa Blanca
THE wife of the alleged killer of John George, whose body was found dumped in a Costa Blanca ditch last January, has been arrested after
Mental health becomes second-biggest cause of sick leave in Spain
MENTAL health became the second-highest cause of work absenteeism in Spain between 2018 and 2023. Localised pain like neck and back issues remained the main
Crafty burglars used glue threads on front doors to check if Costa Blanca homes were unoccupied
A BURGLARY gang used glue to confirm that homes were empty before ransacking them. The two ring-leaders of the Torrevieja-based crew were jailed after a
Heavy rain batters parts of Valencia exactly 11 months after flood disaster but no serious problems reported
NO major problems were caused by heavy rain that hit the northern part of the Valencian Community on Monday morning. A ‘red’ extreme weather alert
Spain’s inflation rate goes up again due to petrol price rises
HIKES in petrol prices caused Spain’s inflation rate in September to inch up by 0.2% to 2.9%. Provisional figures released on Monday by the National
BBVA can offer to buy Sabadell Bank shares from Monday as hostile bid moves into decisive stage in Spain
SPAIN’S stock market regulator, the CNMV, gave the green light on Friday to BBVA to attempt to get the majority of voting shares in Banco
Retired police chief-turned-security boss for top Spanish company ‘attacks three cops in Madrid restaurant while heavily intoxicated’
A RETIRED police chief inspector in charge of security for a top Spanish Ibex 35-listed company has been arrested for assault at a Madrid restaurant.
REVEALED: The top crime hot spots on Spain’s Costa Blanca in first half of 2025
ALICANTE province’s crime rate has risen by 4.7% during the first six months of 2025- compared to the same period last year. The figures from
Benidorm police catch French fugitive jailed for 10 years for drug and sex offences
A FRENCH fugitive who skipped a 10-year prison sentence was caught driving around Benidorm with bogus ID documents on him. He had been jailed for
Bars and restaurants say turnover is 15% down despite record tourist numbers in Valencia
TOURISTS tightening up spending and heatwaves are two of the reasons why bars and restaurants in the Valencia area say turnover is down by as
Man is shot dead at ‘point blank range’ in front of shocked town centre shoppers in Valencia
A MAN was shot dead in the centre of Xirivella- outside Valencia City- amidst multiple eye-witnesses at around 9.45am on Thursday. The brazen assassin escaped
Spanish PM Sanchez forced to turn around mid-flight to Ukraine summit in Paris due to fault in rickety official plane
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez cancelled his visit to Paris on Thursday after his official plane was forced to return to Madrid due to a ‘technical’
American servicemen in Spain warned about trying to drive huge 4x4s or pickups on Spanish roads
AMERICAN sailors at the Rota naval base in Cadiz province have been warned about using 4x4s and pìckup trucks on Spanish roads. The advice has
Stunning blood moon and total eclipse to darken Spanish skies this month – all you need to know
A LAST chance to witness a total lunar eclipse in Spain for over three years takes place this Saturday. The eclipse is known as a
Costa Blanca bank phone scam conned victims across Spain out of €100k
SEVEN people have been arrested on the Costa Blanca for being part of a phone scam where 42 victims across Spain were conned out of