Brits will have to pay extra to visit Spain and other EU countries next summer – here’s why
BRITISH tourists travelling to Spain and other European Union countries next summer will have to pay €7 to get a ‘visa waiver’. It’s part of
Wanted British ‘narco’, 50, is found hiding among expat community under a fake identity in Spain’s Valencia
A BRITISH fugitive wanted for drug trafficking has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Valencia province. The 50-year-old man lived under a false identity
Huge fish capable of eating DOGS is discovered in a swimming lake in Spain
A GIANT catfish capable of eating a small dog has been caught in a reservoir in north-west Spain. A 31-year-old fisherman, Aitor Garcia, netted the
New cockroach species arrives in Europe – and this is where it has been detected in Spain
A NEW cockroach species has been identified by scientists at the University of Oviedo which is giving pest control experts a cause for concern since
Spain’s birth rate has plummeted by 25% over the last decade, figures reveal – so why are fewer people having babies?
SPAIN’S birth rate has fallen by 25% over a decade with 156,202 births in the first half of this year- 52,000 down on the same
‘I thought they were going to kill me’: Taxi driver, 71, is attacked by three German police officers in Spain’s Mallorca
A 71-YEAR-OLD Mallorca taxi driver was hospitalised after a brutal beating from a group of German tourists who claimed to be police officers. Three men
Drought warning in Spain: Third town on the Costa Blanca is told it faces water cuts if residents fail to cut back on usage
A THIRD Costa Blanca municipality faces cuts to domestic water supplies if residents don’t take ‘extreme measures’ to economise during the ongoing drought. The stark
Man in Spain loses his pension after working for 46 years because of this error
A 69-YEAR-OLD Spaniard has lost his entitlement to a state pension because he did not make social security payments for three years. The man named
Illegal Airbnb-style flats in Spain’s Valencia are causing a drop in hotel bookings, claim industry leaders
LOWER hotel occupancy rates in the Valencian Community during the peak summer period are being blamed on illegal tourist accommodation in the region. The regional
‘Crocodile sighting’ forces closure of major beach in Spain
A POPULAR Catalunya beach was closed off to swimmers for three hours on Wednesday after reports of a crocodile wandering on the sand. A security
Two Spanish mountain climbers, aged 26 and 27, are killed while descending from peak of Mont Blanc
TWO Spanish mountaineers, aged 26 and 27, died on Wednesday on Mont Blanc in the French Alps. The deceased climbers came from Lezo and Oiartzun
Fugitive in Spain livestreams his escape from police before being swiftly located
A VALENCIA man with five legal warrants against him- including two to send him to prison- taunted authorities via a live video stream before the
Spain sees olive oil price war as supermarkets FINALLY lower the cost of ‘liquid gold’
AN olive oil price war has ignited in Spanish supermarkets with the Mercadona chain on Wednesday lowering the cost of a litre of the so-called
British man threatens to blow up a house in Spain after barricading himself inside
A 48-YEAR-OLD British man has been arrested in Spain’s south-east Murcia region following a three-hour stand-off with police where he threatened to blow up a
Climate change experts warn that up to 71 beaches will disappear across Spain’s Balearic Islands by the end of the century – unless drastic action is taken
UP to 71 beaches will disappear in the Balearic Islands by the end of the century if global warming is not reversed, according to a
Spain investigates far-right ‘falsehoods and hate speech’ on social media following fatal stabbing of 11-year-old boy
THE Prosecutor’s Office is investigating ‘false’ and ‘hateful’ social media postings following last weekend’s murder of an 11-year-old boy in Toledo province. A 20-year-old man
Benidorm scammers conned savers out of €339,000 with bogus claims of UK-based investment companies bringing massive monthly profits
A SCAM based in Benidorm promising instant high returns on investments has been busted by the Policia Nacional after pocketing over €339,000 since 2021. Four
Smuggler steals a boat from tourist hotspot in Alicante to ferry migrants between Africa and Spain
THE Guardia Civil have impounded a boat stolen in Alicante province that ferried migrants from Algeria to the Balearic Islands. Officers intercepted the craft with
Watch: Bizarre moment a topless man on a horse exits his local corner shop in Spain
AN Elche Policia Local officer opened the door of a city grocery store on Monday and was greeted by the sight of a shirtless man
Free sun cream dispensers are installed around popular resort in southern Spain
FREE dispensers containing factor 50 sunscreen have been installed on Los Alcazares beaches along the Mar Menor coast. The project comes from the local council
British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain
A 59-year-old British expat died in an Almeria hospital on Saturday after being struck on the head days earlier by a gardening hoe. The confrontation
Warning for tourists in Alicante after thief uses this method to steal mobile phones from holidaymakers
A CRAFTY thief has been accused of stealing mobile phones by distracting bar and restaurant terrace customers- mainly tourists- in Alicante. The Policia Nacional have
British expat drug lord is arrested in Spain over cocaine, heroin and ecstasy empire
A BRITISH man has lost an extradition hearing in Spain and will face major drug trafficking charges in the UK. The National Court in Madrid
Pirate taxi driver in Spain’s Ibiza tests positive for every detectable drug, including cocaine and cannabis
A PIRATE taxi driver in Ibiza was pulled over by the police on Tuesday morning and was found to have consumed a dangerous cocktail of
British tourist, 19, plunges to her death from Ibiza hotel balcony
A 19-YEAR-OLD British tourist plunged to her death on Tuesday morning from her sixth floor balcony of an Ibiza hotel. The Guardia Civil reported that
‘Direct’ seven-hour train from Murcia to Malaga that passes through Madrid ‘is a waste of time and should be scrapped’, says consumer group
SPAIN’S rail operator Renfe has been told to scrap its direct AVE fast train service from Murcia and Alicante through to Malaga because it is