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
Ryanair is being investigated over its use of facial recognition technology
BUDGET airline Ryanair is being investigated by the European Union over its use of facial recognition in the company’s customer verification process. Ireland’s Data Protection
Winter flu and Covid vaccinations to start in Valencia this month
INFLUENZA and Covid-19 vaccinations will commence in the Valencian Community on October 14. The joint campaign will offer the vaccines in a staggered system, giving
Olive oil production soars by almost 50% in Spain in welcome news for the industry
SPAIN’S olive oil production is expected to rise by a hefty 48% this month compared to the previous October, according to estimates from the Ministry
Spain’s first all-trans football team make debut in men’s regional league in historic moment
A FOOTBALL team consisting totally of transgender men is playing its first season in a lower regional Spanish league in Catalunya. It’s the first all-trans
Watch: Brit is robbed of his €80,000 Rolex in Spain’s Mallorca – police make two arrests
TWO Italians who stole a Rolex watch from a British tourist visiting Magaluf in April, have been arrested after returning to Mallorca to carry out
Bollywood comes to Spain: Film crews and actors take over the streets of Valencia and Costa Blanca
IT HAS been ‘lights, camera, and action’ for a major Bollywood movie that has been shooting in the last few days in Valencia City and
Estepona’s iconic Blue Dolphin chiringuito is demolished
AN ICONIC Estepona beach bar- The Blue Dolphin- has been demolished after closing last year. The Blue Dolphin on Playa La Rada was for many
Three vulnerable lynx cats are fatally run over in Spain’s Andalucia
AN ENVIRONMENTAL group is demanding special road warning signs after three rare Iberian lynxes were run over in the space of a few days on
British swimmer, 72, drowns off popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH man has become the seventh person to drown at a Guardamar del Segura beach this year. The 72-year-old was swimming on Thursday opposite
Medical helicopter catches fire in Spain: 75-year-old patient dies after suffering horrific burns – as family demands mammoth payout
A 75-YEAR-OLD man has died after suffering serious burns in a medical helicopter fire in Cordoba province last August. He passed away at Sevilla’s Virgen
West Nile virus threat level is raised to four in several areas of Malaga province – including the capital
HEALTH authorities have raised the West Nile virus threat level to four in parts of Malaga province. The increased level applies to Malaga City as
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