Spain’s jobless total dips below 2.5m for first time since 2008
SPAIN’S unemployment total has fallen below 2.5 million for the first time since the height of the financial crisis. Figures released on Tuesday by the
Brit, 33, arrested in Mallorca for ‘breaking security guard’s jaw’ after trying to enter woman’s hotel room
A MALLORCA hotel security guard suffered a broken jaw after getting punched by a British man. The incident happened early on Monday morning in the
Two Brits stand trial over alleged Benidorm group sex attack
TWO British tourists have gone on trial for allegedly raping a British woman at a Benidorm hotel in November 2023. The men have been in
Body of young Irish woman discovered by partner inside Alicante area apartment
THE Guardia Civil is investigating the death of an Irish woman, 24, at an apartment in Albatera, Alicante province. She is understood to be from
Warhol and Dali ‘fakes’ seized in €1.2m art package sent to Valencia auction house
A JOB lot of 41 fake or unattributable paintings and prints including works ascribed to Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali have been seized by Valencian
Squatters set up marijuana farm with side-hustle of robbing neighbours on Costa Blanca
THREE squatters set up a marijuana farm at a Denia finca and also set up an illegal electricity supply to power up equipment. They were
SOS APPEAL: British expat goes missing on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH expat has gone missing in the Jacarilla area of Alicante province. Jacarilla council has put out an appeal for Janet Fison who who
Benidorm launches summer beach season with extra staff keeping area safe and clean
BENIDORM’S summer beach season kicked off on Sunday with more staff to keep the area clean and safe until September 30. Lifeguard and rescue teams
Woman arrested for deliberately drowning dog at canine beach on Costa Blanca
A WOMAN has been arrested for deliberately drowning her dog at an Alicante canine beach. The owner- a French national- was seen repeatedly submerging her
British boy, 4, gets hand stuck in Mallorca hotel swimming pool suction pipe missing its safety grill
A BRITISH boy, 4, suffered a traumatic experience after his hand got stuck in the suction system of a Mallorca hotel swimming pool because there
British woman quizzed over ‘unprovoked’ drunken attack in Mallorca street
A BRITISH woman has been quizzed by Palma’s Policia Local after a drunken attack in a city street. The 33-year-old has been accusing of punching
Brits are coming to Spain in ever increasing numbers as April smashes tourism records
THE number of foreign tourists visiting Spain continued to soar in April with a record 8.6 million arrivals- up 10.1% compared to the previous April.
Three Thomson gazelle antelopes are born at Bioparc Valencia
THREE Thomson gazelle antelopes have been born at Bioparc Valencia and are doing well. The species can race at speeds of up to 80 kms/h
Spain’s second-hand property prices soar to biggest-ever annual rise
PRICES for second-hand homes in Spain rose annually by 14.8% in May according to listings collated by the Fotocasa property portal. It states that in
‘No crime’ verdict over Valencia apartment block fire that killed 10 people
A VALENCIA court says no criminal act took place regarding the city apartment block fire in February 2024 that killed 10 people. The blaze in
Inflation in Spain dips below 2% mark with energy costs falling
SPAIN’S inflation rate has fallen to below 2% according to preliminary May figures published by the National Statistics Institute(INE) on Friday. It now stands at
British boy, 5, saved from drowning at Mallorca hotel swimming pool
LIFEGUARDS saved the life of a 5-year-old British boy after he got into difficulties in a Mallorca hotel swimming pool. The incident happened around noon
Two women arrested in Madrid for running a ‘jihad academy that trained females in the ways of the Islamic State’
TWO women have been arrested in the Madrid area for allegedly running an online ‘jihad academy’ aimed at recruiting females. The Policia Nacional detained the
Uproar forces German estate agency to sheepishly scrap advert that ‘trivialised’ Mallorca’s housing crisis
A GERMAN real-estate agency in Mallorca has scrapped an advertising campaign that used the ‘Game of Thrones’ TV series to ‘trivialise’ the island’s housing crisis.
Giant venomous snake curled up in toilet shocks homeowner in Spain
A SHOCKED homeowner found a large bastard snake peering up at him from his bathroom toilet. The resident in Benejuzar(Alicante province) called for help shortly
15,000 people make fresh call for Carlos Mazon to resign over Valencia flood disaster
THE latest protest demanding the resignation of Valencian president Carlos Mazon over his handling of the October flood disaster attracted around 15,000 people on Thursday
Alicante’s plan to check that tourist flats are legal and to keep all of the fines is delayed
ALICANTE’S plans to assume control to inspect, sanction, and collect fines for illegal tourist flats have been delayed because it hasn’t got enough inspectors. The
British tourists stuck in ‘third world hell’ at airport in Spain – in ‘taste of things to come when EES arrives’
IN A TASTE of what might happen at Spanish airports this summer- with a record number of UK tourists expected- long passport control queues formed
Three dead and three injured after cattle shed roof collapses in northern Spain
THREE people died on Thursday and three others were injured- two seriously- when the roof of an under-construction cattle shed collapsed in northern Spain. Emergency
Young tourist suffers punctured lung after being stabbed with a pair of scissors outside Mallorca bar
AN ALTERCATION outside a Playa de Palma bar in Mallorca resulted in a tourist being stabbed in the back with a small pair of scissors.
Another Spanish highstreet chain falls as Spain’s supermarket wars heat up
A REGIONAL supermarket chain that once had over 600 shops in Spain has announced its closing down. El Arco is pulling down the shutters in