Major €690m train project is announced for Spain’s Mallorca
A NEW €690 million rail link between Palma and Llucmajor has been announced by the Balearic President, Marga Prohens. Work on the 27-kilometre line will
British expat and former BA stewardess is found dead in her Mallorca home: Police investigate ‘domestic accident’
A BRITISH woman died on Tuesday night at her home in Soller after suffering a domestic accident. The Guardia Civil are investigating the circumstances behind
Drug mule, 76, is among three passengers arrested for ‘trying to smuggle 200kg of cocaine into Madrid airport’
AN ELDERLY drug mule, 76, was among three people arrested at Madrid airport on Sunday for trying to 200 kilos of cocaine into Spain. The
Fake El Greco painting is seized in Spain just before selling for €1.3m: Owner claimed he bought ‘genuine’ piece for €200 at a flea market
THE Policia Nacional’s Historical Heritage division has acquired a fake painting being marketed as an El Greco masterpiece with a sale price of €1.3 million.
Who’s a clever boy! Expert police dog Scottex wins medal of honour after working some of Spain’s biggest cases – this is his specialty
A DOG that can sniff a human body from over 100 metres away has been awarded a medal of honour by the Policia Nacional after
Spain raises taxes on major food items including olive oil and bread – these are all the affected products
VAT reductions on food prices introduced at the start of 2023 to counter inflation fuelled by the conflicts in Ukraine and Middle East were rolled
Cristiano Ronaldo is hiring staff for his hotel in Spain – these are the salaries and perks
IF YOU ever fancied working for international football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, then his Madrid hotel could be the place to go for- so long as
Spain to evacuate hundreds of its citizens from Lebanon following Israeli attacks
DEFENCE Minister, Margarita Robles, has said Spain will send two army planes to Lebanon on Thursday to evacuate Spanish citizens. As tensions ramp up following
Russian-Ukrainian gangsters who installed solar panels for their Alicante marijuana farm are arrested after neighbours reported ‘a strong smell’
A GANG operating a marijuana farm took complex measures to avoid being discovered in San Vicente del Raspeig, but could’nt stop neighbours smelling the drug’s
Manchester City star is arrested in Spain for ‘stealing a fan’s phone’ in a nightclub toilet after they ‘took a picture of him without consent’
MANCHESTER City’s Matheus Nunes was arrested last month after allegedly stealing a mobile phone while at a Madrid nightclub. The Portuguese midfielder was held at
Victims of Murcia nightclub fire that killed 13 are remembered with a memorial plaque – as relatives claim they’ve received little support
MURCIA City Council paid tribute on Tuesday to the 13 people who died in last year’s fire at the Teatre and Fonda Milagros nightclubs in
Carer in Alicante who stole €31,000 from a patient in her 80s is jailed
AN ALICANTE carer has been given a 21-month-jail sentence for stealing €31,000 from her elderly client. The convicted woman took her employer’s bank card to
West Nile virus is detected in a Malaga village – as Junta confirms ninth death from mosquito borne disease
THE West Nile virus has been detected in a second Malaga province municipality as a ninth death has been confirmed in Andalucia. The region’s health
Severe Covid sufferers are likely to age faster than others, Spanish study finds – this is why
RESEARCH done by a Spanish team has discovered that people who contracted a severe bout of Covid-19 may suffer from accelerated ageing. Victims of acute
Man who ‘poisoned his friend’s shot with a corrosive substance’ is arrested in Valencia
A SPANIARD has been arrested for allegedly giving his friend a poisoned liquor shot which hospitalised him for several days. The Guardia Civil in Valencia
Outrage after 450kg of hazardous waste containing deadly asbestos is dumped next to British expat homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE in Altea are trying to find out who dumped 450 kilos of hazardous waste at the entrance to the Las Mimosas urbanisation. Altea council
Airbnbs welcome! Holiday hotspot approves construction of 1,000 new tourist flats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
PILAR de La Horadada council has backed plans for 1,086 holiday homes to be built on 290,000 m2 of rural land at Lo Monte Playa.
Estate agent who shot British expat, 80, to death inside her Alicante villa is jailed
A WOMAN, 48, has been jailed for 15 years after an 80-year-old British widow was shot dead at the front door of her Elche area
Irish gangland figure linked to the notorious clan ‘The Family’ is arrested in Spain after major drugs bust
AN IRISH gang member with links to the Dublin-based ‘The Family’ crime organisation has been arrested during an Alicante Province drugs raid. Details about the
Warning to boat owners on Spain’s Costa Blanca after ‘narcos’ are caught trying to steal a second vessel in a week
A SECOND attempt by drug traffickers in less than a week to steal a speedboat from the same Costa Blanca yacht club has again ended
Number of teen and child migrants arriving to Spain doubled last year, new figures show – with the majority coming from Senegal and Morocco
SPAIN took in 4,865 unaccompanied foreign child migrants in 2023, more than twice as many as in the previous year, when 2,375 arrived. The Attorney
Ancient footprints of humans, rhinos and other animals dating back 26,000 years are discovered on a €1billion building site in Spain’s Madrid
HUMAN and animal remains dating back 26,000 years have been discovered during the construction of a €1 billion housing development in the Mendez Alvaro district
French ‘gangsters’ are found with 35 guns hidden in the boot of their car in Spain’s Alicante
TWO French nationals have been arrested in Alicante province after police found 35 semi-automatic guns hidden in their car. The vehicle’s final destination was Bordeaux
Drug driver ploughs into crowd on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Two women are seriously injured
THREE women were injured- two seriously- after a motorist who had taken drugs ploughed into a wall in Denia. The incident happened at around 11am
Spain’s new property prices see biggest quarterly rise since 2007
HOUSE prices are continuing to boom in Spain with new properties soaring by 11.7% in the second quarter of this year- the biggest rise since
Spain’s West Nile virus death toll rises to six: Woman dies after being bitten by an infected mosquito in Sevilla province
ANDALUCIA’S Health Ministry confirmed on Thursday that a Navarre women died from the West Nile virus after visiting Utrera in Sevilla province- taking the death