Alicante police are left red-faced after local police cars are found to be uninsured
ALICANTE’S mayor has demanded answers over why Policia Local cars had no insurance or proof of payment. The matter came to a head when a
Spanish space travel company hopes to fly people to the moon by 2030
ELCHE company PLD Space hopes to fly people to the moon from 2030, after unveiling the Lynx Project last week. The presentation was made at
This is the new Covid variant that could take hold in Spain this winter
A NEW coronavirus variant called XEC has begun to spread across Europe and other parts of the world. It was first detected in Germany in
Foodie paradise: This Alicante town has the most Michelin Star restaurants per capita in Spain
CALPE on the Costa Blanca has the distinction of having the most Michelin-starred restaurants per square metre in Spain. Three restaurants have each got a
What is Dia de la Hispanidad? All you need to know about Spain’s national holiday taking place today
SPAIN’S Dia de la Hispanidad is an annual national bank holiday that falls this Saturday- October 12. It coincides with the celebration of Christopher Columbus’
Spain adds more red tape to digital nomad visa scheme leaving British expats ‘in limbo’
SPAIN has tightened up on rules to apply for a digital nomad visa which affects non-EU citizens, including those from the United Kingdom- some of
Smuggler is caught with €100,000 worth of fake British, French and other nations’ stamps in Spain
A WOMAN who arrived at Valencia Airport from Morocco tried to smuggle in nearly €100,000 of freshly-minted fake postage stamps. The Spanish national- of Nigerian
Major fashion companies in Spain to trial recycling clothes plan
BIG fashion companies in Spain will start collecting discarded clothes from April next year as part of a voluntary scheme to manage textile waste before
This is the best city in Spain for an October getaway, according to The Times
ZARAGOZA in northern Spain has received the seal of approval by The Times newspaper as a city to visit in October. The paper said Zaragoza’s
Family of missing 24-year-old gather in Mallorca to plead for her return one week after she vanished: Homicide detectives lead the investigation
AROUND 50 people took part in a vigil in Palma’s Plaza España on Wednesday evening- a week after 24-year-old Agostina Rubini Medina vanished in the
Rafael Nadal announces his retirement from tennis: This will be his last tournament
SPAIN’S tennis legend Rafael Nadal will retire from the sport next month. The 22-time Grand Slam champion from Mallorca will finish his extraordinary career at
British woman is hospitalised in Spain after being ‘stabbed by a masked robber’ at a major holiday resort
A BRITISH tourist was stabbed during a street robbery in Lloret de Mar on Monday. The female victim was with a group from France and
This is the most beautiful town in Spain’s Valencia, according to new poll
SERRA at the heart of the Sierra de Calderona Natural Park has won an online vote as the most beautiful town in the Valencian Community.
Police in Spain investigate bizarre case of ‘paranormal abuse’ after a woman claimed her ex-boyfriend hired a medium to scare her
A VALENCIA woman has accused her former partner of hiring a medium to move objects and furniture to intimidate her. In a domestic violence investigation,
Bizarre mural from the Spanish Civil War featuring Hitler, Mussolini and Franco is discovered in Alicante – but what does it mean?
A MURAL dating back to the Spanish Civil War featuring a soldier hammering the heads of dictators Franco, Hitler, and Mussolini on a dragon has
Outrage as rubbish tax to more than double in British expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA council has attacked the Spanish government for not lessening the blow of big rubbish tax rises from January, as the city faces an average
Mobile phone charger caused deadly house fire that wiped out entire family in Spain’s Andalucia
AN EXPLOSION of a mobile phone battery left to charge overnight caused Sunday’s fire in Guillena(Sevilla province) which killed four members of a family. Experts
Damning report warns of plummeting animal populations in Spain
AROUND 40% of the vertebrate animal population in the Iberian Peninsula is in decline according to study done by researchers from Alicante and Barcelona universities.
Spain’s Pedro Sanchez to meet with the Pope to discuss peace efforts in the Middle East
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez will have an audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican this Friday. The Spanish government announced the meeting on Tuesday and
Amber Heard visits popular restaurant in Spain’s Andalucia as she takes a break from Madrid life
ACTRESS Amber Heard surprised the team at Cordoba’s La Taberna de Almodovar by dropping in for lunch and posing for a photo with owner, Angel
How locals in Spain can block Airbnb-style flats according to new Supreme Court ruling
SPAIN’S Supreme Court has ruled that a community of home owners can prohibit tourist flats so long as at least three-fifths of them back such
Spain’s ‘number one safe cracker’ and ‘posh boy’ has ‘fled to Italy’ amid police manhunt
SPAIN’S top safe-cracker is said to have fled to Italy, after a manhunt was launched in connection with two burglaries in Cadiz and Malaga. Alex
Bad hair day! French thief drops his wig during police chase after ‘stealing bank cards from elderly tourists’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FRENCHMAN has been arrested in Alicante for allegedly targeting elderly foreign tourists at ATM machines. The convicted fraudster is accused of watching his marks
Horror house fire kills four members of the same family in Spain’s Andalucia
FOUR members of a family died in a house fire in Sevilla province on Sunday. The blaze- reported at around 8am- happened in Guillena, a
Marks & Spencer is opening a new store in Madrid after leaving the Spanish capital 23 years ago
BRITISH retailer Marks & Spencer is returning to Madrid- 23 years on from closing its shop in the Spanish capital. It will open an outlet
Spain’s King Felipe VI calls for a ceasefire in Gaza and brands the deadly conflict ‘unacceptable’
SPAIN’S King Felipe VI has called for a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict during a visit to Jordan. The monarch criticised those who chose war
