UK visitors boost January foreign tourist numbers to new record in Spain
SPAIN clocked up a record number of 5.1 million foreign tourists in January 2026- beating the previous high by 1.2% set a year earlier. The
John George murder suspect is shot dead in the middle of a Costa Blanca street
A CZECH man accused of being an accomplice in the murder of John George was shot dead in Torrevieja early on Sunday morning. Michael Maly,
Shocking discovery of 50 tons of food unfit for human consumption inside two Costa Blanca warehouses
THE Guardia Civil has seized over 50 tons of food products that were unfit for human consumption from two warehouses on the same Alicante industrial
Mystery in Mallorca after British woman, 29, is found dead on German billionaire’s luxury yachtÂ
THE body of a British crew member on a superyacht docked in Mallorca was discovered by her colleagues on Sunday evening. The Guardia Civil is
Spain’s government will try to ‘minimise’ impact of fuel price rises caused by Iran war
SPAIN’S Economy Minister, Carlos Cuerpo, says that the government will try to ‘minimise’ the impact of energy price hikes on ‘citizens and companies’ as a
Amazon announces new €18 billion investment in Spain- creating 30,000 jobs
AMAZON is to invest an extra €18 billion in Spain to expand its data centres and boost AI innovation. It means the tech giant’s total
Costa del Sol taxi driver punches drunk Irish passenger who he threw out of cab for burping
A FUENGIROLA taxi driver has been arrested for punching a drunk 65-year-old Irish customer after throwing him out of his cab. The incident happened on
British fugitive cocaine dealer arrested after going to pick up family member at Costa Blanca airport
A BRITISH fugitive wanted for drug trafficking in the UK has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport. The 43-year-old man was collared by the Policia National
WATCH: Inside the takedown of a brutal Albanian gang who tortured Marbella expats in their luxury villas
AN ALBANIAN gang that executed 11 violent home robberies in Spain has been busted by the Policia Nacional. The crew acquired over €1.5 million in
Mallorca’s Palma becomes the latest area in Spain to ban the burqa in public buildings and spaces
PALMA City Council in Mallorca has banned the wearing of the burqa and niqab in public buildings and spaces as well as on buses. It’s
Spanish officer who led failed 1981 coup attempt dies on day top-secret documents related to the plot are declassified
ANTONIO Tejero, who led a failed coup attempt in Spain in 1981 has died at the age of 93. The former Guardia Civil officer supported
Cristiano Ronaldo makes surprise move into Spanish football with 25% stake in Andalucia club
FOOTBALL superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has bought a 25% stake in Spanish club, UD Almeria. The team are currently third in the La Liga second division
Pope Leo’s first trip to Spain as pontiff confirmed – here’s where he will visit
POPE Leo XIV will visit Spain in early June, the Vatican City’s Press Office has confirmed. It was announced at the beginning of the year
Judge says former president Carlos Mazon should stand trial for ‘total negligence’ over his response to Valencia flood disaster
A JUDGE says the Valencia region’s ex-president, Carlos Mazon should stand trial for negligence over his handling of the October 2024 flood disaster that killed
Two British men arrested in Benidorm for staging fake kidnapping to extort just €830 from relative of ‘victim’
TWO British men, aged 37 and 51, have been arrested in Benidorm by the Policia Nacional for staging a fake kidnapping to extract €830. A
Three minors arrested for horrifying sex attack on 13-year-old in Valencia shopping centre – and sharing a video of it with their school friends
THREE boys aged 14 and 15 have been arrested for the alleged gang rape of a 13-year-old girl in Valencia. The incident happened on February
Hiker, 72, is bitten by snake and goes into anaphylactic shock – helicopter airlifts him to hospital in Spain
A 72-YEAR-OLD hiker in Cantabria was taken to Santander’s Valdecilla Hospital after being bitten on both hands by a snake and going into anaphylactic shock.
Costa Blanca real estate agents arrested for scamming foreign customers who ended up virtually penniless
A COUPLE who own an Alicante real estate agency were amongst four people arrested by the Policia Nacional for scamming mainly foreign customers. Three men
Court blocks jury trial for Spanish PM’s wife Begoña Gomez who is accused of embezzling public money
A MADRID court has blocked a judge’s decision to order Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife, Begoña Gomez, to go through a jury trial over the
Man convicted of animal cruelty after cameras caught him spraying acid at neighbour’s barking dog in Spain
A MAN has been ordered to pay €2,500 in compensation to a Costa Blanca dog owner after spraying acid at his pet because he was
One dead and another suffers 60 per cent burns after explosion at family-owned fireworks factory in Spain
ONE person died and another was seriously injured after a Monday morning explosion at a Basque Country fireworks factory. The deceased man was an employee
The biggest challenge facing Spain today? That would be the rise of the far-right, Pope Leo warns the country’s bishops
SPAIN’S bishops have been warned by Pope Leo XIV that his greatest concern about the country was the rise of ultra-right ideology. The comments came
Social media influencer accused of attempted murder after lacing husband’s wine with tranquillisers at their Mallorca home
A MALLORCA social media influencer with 400,000 Instagram followers has been arrested for attempted murder after putting tranquillisers in her husband’s wine glass. The 46-year-old
Ryanair threatens more cuts in Spain if government does not block proposed 21% airport tax hike
RYANAIR has called on Spain’s Ministry of Transport and the CNMC competition watchdog to block proposed airport tax hikes totalling 21% over the next five
WATCH: Historic moment Oriol Cardona becomes Spain’s first Winter Olympics gold medallist in over 50 years after gruelling ski mountaineering triumph
SPAIN’S Oriol Cardona Coll won the first-ever Olympic gold medal in the men’s ski mountaineering sprint at the Winter Games in Milan Cortina on Thursday
Over half-a-million new mortgages approved during 2025 in Spain – the highest number for 15 years
THE number of new mortgages granted in Spain last year was 501,073 – the highest figure for 15 years. Provisional figures released on Thursday by