Security guard wins back job after watching porn on company mobile phone in Spain
A SECURITY guard who was fired for watching pornography on a works mobile phone was unfairly sacked, according to the Basque Country Supreme Court. The
Oldest person in Spain- aged 111- reveals there’s no great or special secret to her long life
SPAIN’S oldest person has revealed there’s no big secret about her living a long life. She admitted though to enjoying a simple breakfast of a
John George: International arrest warrant issued for prime suspect in his murder on Spain’s Costa Blanca as family ask for second autopsy
AN INTERNATIONAL arrest warrant has been issued by a Torrevieja judge for the suspected killer of Belfast man John George. Meanwhile his family have requested
British teenager with rare genetic condition faces weeks in hospital after falling seriously ill during family holiday on Costa Blanca
A BRITISH teenage girl with a rare genetic condition had to be placed on a ventilator at Alicante’s General Hospital after her lungs filled with
Spain asks for €4.4 billion of EU money to pay for emergency flood relief work in Valencia
SPAIN’S government has asked for €4.4 billion from the European Union Solidarity Fund to help pay for relief work following the October 29 floods in
Four fugitives working as fruit pickers- including man on the run for 18 years- are arrested on the Costa Blanca
A POLISH man on the run for 18 years from his native country was one of four fugitives arrested during checks made on fruit pickers
British tourist in Benidorm robbed of mobile phone and gleeful thieves make £16k of transactions on it
THERE was double trouble for a British tourist in Benidorm after his mobile phone was stolen and the thieves then racked up £16,000 of transactions
Spain’s Paula Badosa gets shock win over Coco Gauff to book Australian Open semi-final clash against top seed Sabalenka
SPAIN’S Paula Badosa has made it to a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time after a shock quarter-final win over third-seeded Coco Gauff in
Illegal tourist flat landlords fined €800,000 after residents protested outside Mallorca apartment block
10 ILLEGAL tourist flats in a Palma apartment block have each been fined €80,000 for not having a licence and the owners have been told
Pedro Sanchez now wants TOTAL ban on non-EU home purchases in Spain with two exceptions
PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sanchez is proposing to get even tougher on potential homebuyers from outside the EU with a total ban unless they live there
Hundreds of bank accounts hijacked by €1.9 million cyber scam with 1,000 phone text messages sent per minute to fool victims in Spain
A CYBERSCAM that netted €1.9 million has been busted by the Policia Nacional with 760 victims conned via bogus bank text messages. A dozen arrests
Ryanair accused of blackmail and told to ‘calm down’ in tax row causing cuts to flights in Spain
SPAIN’S airport operator has accused Ryanair of ‘blackmail’ after last week’s announcement that it was cutting back flights to regional airports due to ‘excessive’ taxes.
Passenger caught smuggling 20,000 Viagra pills in a suitcase at Costa Blanca airport
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport’s security team uncovered a bizarre smuggling incident when 20,000 Viagra pills were found crammed into a suitcase. A 63-year old woman has been
Two teenagers remain in intensive care after ski lift collapses in Spain’s Pyrenees
TWO 18-year-old women remain in intensive care at Zaragoza’s Miguel Servet Hospital after Saturday’s ski lift collapse at the Astun resort in the Pyrenees. Meanwhile,
WATCH: Costa Blanca man caught on video firing gunshots into the air from a balcony
A MAN has been arrested in Alicante for firing several gunshots into the air from his balcony to see in the New Year. The 47-year-old
Pets get special blessings from priests in Spain to celebrate patron saint of animals – San Anton
THIS weekend will see pet blessings by priests across Spain to celebrate the feast of San Anton- the patron saint of animals. Though the feast
Why buying the home you want is getting harder in Spain
THE number of homes in Spain for sale dropped by a significant 15% in the last quarter of 2024, compared to the same quarter of
Spain’s economy will grow more than early forecasts expected in 2025 according to the IMF
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its prediction of how far Spain’s economy will grow this year by 0.2% to 2.3%. The eurozone in
Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez gets rebuffed by Catalan separatist party over support for new budget
THE minority Pedro Sanchez government has suffered a setback with the right-wing Catalan separatist party, Junts per Catalunya, suspending its ‘relationship’ with the administration. Sanchez’s
Social media ‘influencer’ accused of tax dodging and money laundering is extradited after hiding on the Costa Blanca
A SWEDISH social media ‘influencer’ who ran off to Spain after facing money laundering and tax dodging charges was arrested in Torrevieja last month. The
Overnight snow sees motorists in trouble with fire crews carrying out rescues in Alicante area
A COLD polar weather front has caused widespread rain showers but also brought snow to higher parts of inland Alicante province. The early hours of
Ryanair scraps flights to two airports in Spain and cuts services to several others over ‘excessive fees’
RYANAIR says its cutting flights at seven airports in Spain this summer and blamed ‘excessive fees’ charged by airport operator Aena. The budget carrier has
British man’s body found floating in Costa Blanca marina after falling off his boat
THE body of a British man was found floating at Calpe marina on the Costa Blanca on Thursday. The 53-year-old’s body was recovered by Guardia
Valencia man gets €49k payment after his penis stays erect for 30 hours and hospital makes mistake with prosthetic implant surgery
A MAN has been awarded €49,000 after a Valencia region hospital bungled a procedure on his penis, which days earlier had been permanently erect for
Motorhome numbers rise in popular tourist area of Spain with major city to soon impose overnight parking ban
REGISTRATION of new motorhomes in the Balearic Islands grew by 36% last year, according to the Spanish Association for the Caravanning Industry and Commerce. The
Flu warning with infections set to peak next week in Mallorca and rest of Balearic Islands
CASES of flu and other respiratory viruses are set to peak next week in the Balearics on the back of the Sant Antoni and Sant