‘Terrorists’ blamed for sinking of Russian cargo ship off coast of Spain
THE company which owns the Russian merchant ship that sank on Monday in the Strait of Gibraltar between Spain and North Africa has claimed the
Woman tries to murder her husband by starting fire in Valencia apartment block and hiding extinguishers
A WOMAN has been arrested for arson and attempted murder after starting a blaze in a Valencia area apartment aimed at killing her husband. The
Burglars used ‘slip method’ to open front doors and steal from luxury holiday homes on the Costa Blanca
TWO men suspected of robbing luxury holiday homes on the Costa Blanca have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The two Algerians- aged 55 and
Don’t miss: British and Irish expats to throw annual Christmas Day bash on popular Costa Blanca beach
THE annual Christmas Day beach party led by British and Irish expats takes place this Wednesday on the Orihuela Costa. La Zenia’s Cala Bosque will
Pedro Sanchez sends Christmas message to Spain’s overseas-based armed forces and those helping in Valencia flood clear up
PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has sent Christmas greetings to Spain’s armed forces at home and abroad. Sanchez in a special videoconference on Tuesday praised the
Missing waiter is found buried down a well on Spain’s Costa Blanca after 10-day search
THE body of a missing Moroccan waiter, 25, has been spotted inside a deep well on a Costa Blanca farm. The man- named as Amine
Fake residency ring is busted in Spain after 100 foreign nationals are registered to the same address
A MAN used the address of his deceased father’s Valencia area apartment as a money-making ruse to illegally register over 100 foreign nationals. The 35-year-old
WATCH: Police in Spain bust importers of 2,000 tons of counterfeit sports shirts, watches, and phones shipped from China
THE Policia Nacional has busted a network of companies importing nearly 2,000 tons of counterfeit goods into the EU from China since 2023. Since the
How Spain’s Royal Family celebrates Christmas
SPAIN’S Royal Family always has a busy festive period which they started by releasing their Christmas cards early in December. King Felipe, Queen Letizia, and
‘Drunk’ police officer in Spain ‘fatally runs over pedestrian’ just days before Christmas
A DRUNK policeman drove at high speed and killed a pedestrian in the Murcia region last Saturday. The 61-year-old off-duty Policia Local officer from Puerto
Hurricane winds of up to 140km/hr batter Mallorca: Palm trees are toppled while hundreds of incidents are reported
HURRICANE winds battered Mallorca on Sunday and Monday with gusts of over 140 km/h, causing damage in parts of the island. As of 9am on
Valencia flood victims are among winners of Spain’s El Gordo Christmas lottery
FLOOD-affected areas of Valencia province got some much-needed pre-Christmas cheer on Sunday by winning €3 million in the El Gordo lottery. The third prize dropped
Scammers made €133k by sending bogus texts to get personal bank details from victims in Spain
A ROMANIAN man, 52, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante for defrauding 19 people out of €133,000 via a ‘phishing’ scam. He
Revealed: The biggest cash-earning speed cameras in Spain – with one issuing over 118,000 fines alone
A MADRID area speed trap is the most lucrative in Spain catching out 118,149 motorists in 2023. Figures have been published by Spain’s Directorate General
Spain takes major step towards four-day work week as trade unions give seal of approval – but will it become law?
SPAIN’S government and the country’s two biggest unions have struck a deal on a shorter working week with the same pay. The agreement still has
Radioactive clouds regularly form above Spain because of something France did 60 years ago, studies find
EPISODES of calima or the so-called ‘blood rain’ consisting of Saharan dust that happens over Spain contain radioactive particles according to French researchers. It is
Spain’s former Economy Minister and ex-IMF chief gets five years in prison and €2m fine for tax dodging and corruption
THE former head of the International Monetary Fund and ex-Economy Minister, Rodrigo Rato, has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for corruption offences.
This British expat hotspot on the Costa Blanca is the fastest growing city in Spain, figures suggest
TORREVIEJA on the Costa Blanca had the highest percentage population growth of any Spanish city in 2023, according to the National Institute of Statistics(INE). The
Arab fund buys La Zagaleta: Gated Costa del Sol community where villas sell for over €30m is among the most exclusive in Europe
AN ABU Dhabi company has bought one of Europe’s biggest luxury housing developments- La Zagaleta on the Costa del Sol. Modon Holding now owns the
Former British ambassador to Spain joins Iberdrola: Hugh Elliot is named as a director for the Spanish energy giant
HUGH Elliott, the former British Ambassador to Spain, has been appointed as Executive Chairman of Iberdrola Energia Internacional which oversees the Spanish company’s assets in
The Bank of Spain tells shoppers what to do over preventing costly mistakes when using bank and credit cards
THE Bank of Spain has warned shoppers to keep their bank and credit card receipts in case a mistake is discovered later on. A rising
Chef Jose Andres’ World Central Kitchen charity passes five million meal landmark for Valencia DANA victims
THE World Central Kitchen(WCK) charity founded and led by chef Jose Andres has distributed over five million meals to victims of the Valencia flood disaster.
Airbnb crackdown in Alicante: Local government approves two-year ban on new tourist flat licences
ALICANTE City Council will not grant new licences for tourist flats for up to two years. Councillors voted overwhelmingly for the moratorium with just two
Spain is Europe’s favourite destination this Christmas as two holiday hotspots top official ranking by Mastercard
TENERIFE and Alicante have taken the top two places in a survey of European tourist favourites for a Christmas getaway. The findings come in the
Benidorm set for major changes: Plans for 20 hotels, 2,300 homes and three shopping centres await final approval
THE final stage of getting approval for Benidorm’s biggest-ever urban development will begin next week. The city council’s governing board will put the plans for
Wife of Spain’s Prime Minister proclaims her innocence as she testifies in corruption and influence peddling case
BEGOÑA Gomez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, has denied allegations of corruption and influence-peddling linked to her teaching business during her first testimony