Man planning to steal from marijuana farm villa is shot dead in expat area of Costa Blanca
A LITHUANIAN man was gunned down at the front door of a Quesada villa on Tuesday night with the perpetrator fleeing the scene. The property
‘Murderer’ in Spain is caught on Google Street View stuffing body into car boot: Police make two arrests
GOOGLE Street View images proved to be crucial in identifying two murder suspects in Spain’s Castilla y Leon region. A woman and her current partner
Saharan dust cloud blows into Spain: Here’s how to prepare for the ‘calima’ phenomenon
A MASS of air full of dust from the Sahara has enveloped the Canary Islands after the passage of the Atlantic storm Dorothea. It may
What is El Gordo? Spain’s national Christmas lottery takes place this weekend
SPAIN will be holding its breath this Sunday morning as numbers are drawn for the festive lottery El Gordo(the Fat One). It’s the world’s second-longest
Spain prepares to fine Airbnb for ‘allowing illegal tourist flats’ on its platform
SPAIN’S Consumer Affairs ministry could heavily fine a major tourist apartment rental platform after it failed to remove thousands of adverts promoting illegal holiday accommodation.
Spain ups its growth forecasts for 2024 and 2025 despite devastating DANA floods
THE Bank of Spain has raised this year’s economic growth forecast and also upgraded its prediction for 2025. That’s in spite of the Valencia flood
‘Traumatised’ dog walker in Mallorca discovers bludgeoned body of a man in a ditch: Police arrest his boyfriend
A DOG walker was left traumatised after her pet discovered a male body in a remote part of Mallorca. A man named as Sebastian, 31,
Fears that spiralling €3 billion debt could ‘collapse’ health spending in flood-hit Valencia if Sanchez government does not help
HEALTH spending in the Valencian Community ‘could collapse’ if the central government does not help, according to regional president Carlos Mazon. The stark warning comes
Bizarre fossil of dog-like sabre-toothed creature dating back 270 million years is found in Spain
THE fossil of a pre-dinosaur carnivore dating back 270 million years has been discovered in Mallorca’s Tramuntana mountains. The appearance of the gorgonopsio named since
Brussels gives Spain an ultimatum over its toll roads: EU wants less eco-friendly cars to be charged more
SPAIN has been given an ultimatum by the European Union to introduce new toll road charges based on vehicle emissions or face legal action. Seven
Dutch fugitive wanted for €230m cocaine empire is found hiding among Alicante’s expat community
A DUTCH fugitive accused of shipping four tons of cocaine with a street value of €230 million has been arrested in Moraira. The 43-year-old man
IN PICS: Graveyard for flood-destroyed vehicles in Valencia catches fire creating huge plumes of toxic smoke
FIRE crews battled for nearly four hours on Monday evening to extinguish a blaze in an area filled with vehicles destroyed by the Valencia floods.
Spain is home to the most beautiful town in the WORLD, according to global tourism body – but have YOU visited it yet?
A CATALAN village has been branded as the ‘most beautiful town in the world’ according to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation. The two villages
Farmers take to streets of Madrid over fears of cheap imports from new EU-Latin America deal
FARMERS protested in Madrid on Monday about cheap imports flooding into Spain after a recent tariff deal between the European Union and five Latin American
IN PICS: Dramatic rescue of horse who fell over three metres into underground silo in Spain
A VALENCIA fire crew used a crane to rescue a horse that had fallen three-and-a-half metres into an underground silo. It was a happy ending
Spanish soldiers are hospitalised in Valencia after being ‘poisoned’ by toxic waste during the DANA cleanup
SOLDIERS involved in flood clear-up operations in Valencia province suffered poisoning and injuries during mud removal work. The admission came from Defence Minister, Margarita Robles,
Spain’s royal family pay tribute to Valencia flood victims inside their annual Christmas card
THIS year’s Christmas card from Spain’s royal family includes a tribute to the Valencia flood disaster victims, courtesy of a poet who lived in the
Evacuations in Valencia after fire tears through landfill containing debris from the DANA disaster
A LANDFILL site used as a dumping ground for destroyed items in the Valencia floods caught fire in the early hours of Sunday morning. The
Pictured: The Valencia locals who are still missing almost two months after the deadly DANA disaster
THREE missing people have still to be found following the Valencia flood disaster which has claimed 233 lives 8,500 military personnel are still deployed in
Watch: Giant jellyfish is filmed swimming in popular tourist port in Spain
A GIANT jellyfish was spotted in the fishing port of Cangas in Spain’s northern Galicia region last Friday. Eyewitnesses said it was around two metres
British expat causes a stir after revealing her reasons for moving to Spain with her children
A BRITISH expat has caused a stir on TikTok by saying she moved her family to Spain because Britain has ‘gone so downhill’. 32-year-old mortgage
Police launch pre-Christmas blitz on drunk drivers in Spain
THE Guardia Civil launches its annual pre-Christmas campaign from Monday to stop motorists from getting behind the wheel under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
Young Costa Blanca cyclist ‘attacks police officers after refusing to take a breathalyser test’
A YOUNG cyclist in Elche refused to take a breath test after an accident and ended up being arrested for assaulting several police officers. The
Important long distance rail service reopens on Monday- eight weeks after Valencia flood disaster
RAIL services between Valencia and Alicante will resume on Monday without the need for buses after extensive repair work on lines damaged by the DANA
Inflation goes up in Spain due to energy costs BUT food price rises are lowest in over three years
SPAIN’S annual inflation rate rose to 2.4% in November- up 0.6% on October, but food price rises were at their lowest for more than three
Above average temperatures forecast this winter in Spain with Christmas expected to be rain-free
AFTER a mild autumn, weather forecasters are predicting above average temperatures and below average rainfall for this winter. The autumn of 2024 was the seventh
