Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, meets with Valencia flood victim groups
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez met with three Valencia flood victim groups on Thursday to brief them on the government’s response to the October 29 disaster.
Spain moves forward with higher Airbnb taxes and new 100% levy on non-EU property buyers
A BILL to increase tourist flat rental taxes in Spain which also features a new 100% levy on non-EU property buyers has been registered in
Tragedy in Tenerife: British boy, 4, drowns in hotel swimming pool
A BRITISH boy, 4, died after being pulled out of a Tenerife hotel swimming pool on Thursday. The incident happened shortly before 5pm at a
Extreme weather warning with orange alert issued for heavy rain on Costa Blanca
AN ORANGE alert for heavy rain on the Costa Blanca on Friday have been issued by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). The entire Alicante province
Costa Blanca marina used by rich clients gets €15m boost with new leisure and restaurant area
ALTEA’S Porto Senso marina which attracts luxury yacht owners will see €15 million of improvements over the next few years. The pledge has come from
Residents demand more doctors and shorter hospital waiting lists for expat Costa Blanca towns
SAN Miguel de Salinas and Los Montesinos residents and politicians protested on Wednesday about a lack of family doctors and long waiting lists at Torrevieja
Costa Blanca city has sewers blasted with pesticide to stop cockroach explosion
ORIHUELA has launched its summer campaign to combat the increase of pests in sewers- especially cockroaches The warmer weather brings unwelcome visitors as the pest
Pickpocket couple memorised PIN numbers of elderly people in Costa Blanca shops
A ROMANIAN couple have been arrested in Denia after stealing bank cards from elderly people and clocking up transactions of €10,853. The Policia Nacional said
British woman, 39, dies after plunging over side of lookout spot in Spain
A BRITISH woman died in hospital after falling from the iconic es Jonquet windmill viewpoint in Palma. The 39-year-old tumbled some 15 metres onto the
Millionaire alert: Luxury villa on Marbella’s ‘Golden Mile’ on sale for a cool €25m
A LUXURY villa on Marbella’s ‘Golden Mile’ is up for sale for €25 million. The Altos Reales property on a 2,000 m2 plot was renovated
Madrid airport will demand to see boarding passes at night to tackle homeless crisis
MADRID airport will use a private security firm from Wednesday evening to cut down on homeless people sleeping overnight in its terminals. Airport operator Aena
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to meet Valencia flood victim groups
PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, will meet with three groups representing Valencia flood disaster victims on Thursday. Representatives will hold talks with Sanchez in the Government
Father-son duo arrested in crackdown on Italian mafia on the Costa del Sol
A FATHER and son have been arrested in Malaga for allegedly belonging to an Italian mafia gang. A 47-year-old man born in the Milan area
Brits heading to Spain will not be able to use e-gates this summer despite UK-EU deal
BRITISH travellers heading to Spain will have to continue to put up with passport control queues this summer. That’s despite an e-gate announcement this week
Russia’s dirty war comes to Spain: Pro-Moscow Ukrainian is gunned down outside exclusive Madrid school
A MAN who worked for a former Ukrainian president has been shot and killed in Madrid. Solicitor and former politician Andriy Portnov, 52, was assassinated
‘Kamikaze’ driver arrested twice in three days for driving on wrong side of motorway in Spain
AN ELDERLY motorist has been arrested twice in three days for driving on the wrong side of the motorway in the Murcia and Valencia regions.
‘Milestone’ prison sentence for racist football fans who abused Real Madrid footballer Vinicius
FIVE racist football fans have been given one-year prison terms- suspended for three years- for shouting abuse at Real Madrid player Vinicius in December 2022.
Robbers targeted luxury fountain pens worth up to €10k each in Spain
A GANG of thieves targeted luxury fountain pens as they travelled to shopping centres around Spain. The Madrid-based crew came from South America, with the
Police bravely stop suicidal woman from driving off Costa Blanca clifftop
POLICE officers have stopped a woman, 48, from driving off an Alicante clifftop. The woman’s son called emergency services to report she had gone missing
EXPLAINER: What the new UK-EU deal means for businesses and expats in Spain
THE UK-EU deal on a new post-Brexit relationship unveiled on Monday was a wide-ranging affair, with some details still to be ironed out. There appear
Police make multiple arrests to bring down family-led drugs gang in Spain
A SEVEN month probe into a family-led drugs trafficking gang has produced 40 arrests in Valencia and Madrid. The Policia Nacional described the operation as
Polish property buyers head west to Spain to escape war in the east
POLES looking for a safe haven are boosting foreign property sales in Spain amidst fears that Russia could attack their homeland. They had the biggest
Spain orders Airbnb to block 65,000 illegal tourist apartments ahead of summer season
65,000 AIRBNB listings for unlicensed tourist flats in Spain face being removed after a Madrid court threw out an appeal by the company. The Ministry
Pilot arrested after flying drone over protected nuclear power plant in Spain
A DRONE pilot has landed himself in trouble after flying his unit over a nuclear power plant in Valencia province. The incident happened last Tuesday.
British expat arrested for running ‘sophisticated’ indoor marijuana farm on Costa Blanca
A BRITISH man has been accused of running a marijuana farm inside a warehouse in an Alicante province town. The 37-year-old expat has been arrested
Property sales set March record for highest-ever on Spain’s Costa Blanca
PROPERTY sales in Alicante province during March were the highest-ever under modern records. The National Institute of Statistics says that 4,664 purchases were carried out,