Oil slick that forced three beaches to close in Spain’s Valencia sparks investigation
THE Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into the oil slick that forced the closure of three beaches in the south of Valencia City.
Anti-tourism protests will ‘absolutely’ spread in Spain and Europe unless local concerns are addressed, warns UNESCO official
ANTI-TOURISM protests in Spain and Europe will spread if politicians don’t address the negative effects felt by residents, according to a UNESCO official. Peter Debrine,
Pictured: Melia’s new €6,000-a-night penthouse suite in Spain’s Barcelona
A LUXURY Barcelona penthouse suite will start taking its first guests in September with a €6,000 per night charge. The top range accommodation branded as
French tourist stabbed to death inside her caravan in Spain was travelling alone, say police
A 60-year-old French woman found stabbed to death in her motorhome next to a Castellon province beach was travelling alone. Her body was discovered around
West Nile virus surges in Spain: Potentially deadly disease is detected in six towns in Sevilla as tiger mosquito numbers soar
A SURGE in the deadly West Nile Virus has been detected in Sevilla province according to Andalucia’s Health Ministry. Six municipalities have reported its presence
British expat ‘is robbed of €50,000’ by a local female carer on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CARER has been accused of stealing over €50,000 from a bank account belong to an elderly British man in Alicante province. The 91-year-old Brit
Flight delays warning in Spain: Airport operator Aena is caught up in global IT outage
SPAIN’S airport operator Aena is suffering from computer failures caused by the worldwide outage triggered by an update of a Microsoft cybersecurity programme from American
Cruel scammers in Spain are arrested for ‘pretending to find missing dogs and charging their desperate owners compensation’
TWO people have been arrested in Mijas for allegedly defrauding owners of lost dogs seeking information about their missing pets. Three people were conned in
French tourist is found ‘stabbed to death’ inside her motorhome in Spain: Police work to find out if she was travelling alone
THE GUARDIA Civil is investigating the violent death of a French woman found inside her motorhome overlooking a Castellon province beach on Thursday. Her body
Police in Spain bust gang who ‘built more than 1,000 kamikaze drones for Hezbollah’
THE Guardia Civil and German authorities have dismantled a drone logistics structure operating in Europe supplying so-called kamikaze drones to the Lebanese extremist Hezbollah group.
Is this the elixir of life? Injection created by British and Spanish scientists makes mice live 25% longer and reduces serious illnesses
SPANISH and British scientists have been working in London on mice to see if injections of antibodies can potentially extend the life of a human-
New breed of scorpion is discovered in Spain’s Andalucia
EXPERTS have discovered a new species of scorpion on the coast of Huelva province- in the Doñana area- which they have named grandly as Buthus
Benidorm bans smoking on two of its most popular beaches – and plans to create ‘smoke-free’ zones in other areas of the resort ‘soon’
TWO of Benidorm’s best-known beaches have banned tobacco smoking. The change covers the Levante and Poniente beaches thanks to an agreement signed between the the
Scrap the toll call for ’empty’ motorway in prime tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
A NEW call has been made for tolls on the AP-7 motorway in the Vega Baja to be suspended after the government said the road
Pictured: The €11million villa in Spain that Mbappe will call home after signing with Real Madrid – featuring multiple pools, gym and a mini golf green
AFTER Kylian Mbappe was paraded in front of 80,000 excited Real Madrid fans as their new star signing on Tuesday, the French international will now
British-Norwegian gang which ‘created and sold fake IDs’ in Spain is busted
FOUR British and Norwegian men have been arrested for running a gang that produced fake ID cards to rip-off phone companies and banks. Six people-
Sunbed wars crackdown in Spain: Beachgoers on the Costa Blanca will be fined for placing towels down too early – and if they abandon their spot for too long
BEACH hoggers will be fined for nipping out before breakfast to place sunbeds, towels and umbrellas to reserve spots on Calpe beaches in Alicante province.
British expat, 74, dies in Spain after plunging three metres into construction zone at a Costa Blanca shopping centre
A 74-year-old British woman fell to her death at the Playa Flamenca commercial centre on the Orihuela Costa last Friday. Hilary Philips was walking along
French sensation Mbappe basks in glory as 80,000 excited Real Madrid fans give him raucous Bernabeu Stadium welcome
KYLIAN Mbappe said his childhood dream of joining La Liga champions Real Madrid had come true as he was unveiled on Tuesday to a packed
Brit found guilty of sexually assaulting male Ryanair flight attendant during trip to Spain
A BRITISH tourist has been given a one-year suspended jail sentence after pinching a nipple of a Ryanair cabin crew member on a flight between
High temperatures in Spain bring concerns over people with pre-existing heart conditions including previous heart failure
EXCESS heat currently hitting Spain can spell bad news for people with heart conditions especially for those who had previously experienced heart failure. Experts believe
Spain set to sizzle with heatwave warnings issued for highest temperatures of the year
SPAIN’S State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has launched a special heatwave warning for Thursday with temperatures set to exceed 40ºC in several parts of the country.
Oil slick stretching for two kilometres pollutes three popular tourist beaches on Spain’s Valencia coast
THREE beaches south of Valencia City were closed to bathers on Tuesday after a two kilometre oil slick appeared with some of the spillage landing
British tourist left with stitches on her face after dog attack on bar terrace in Spain’s Mallorca
A BRITISH tourist enjoying a drink at a popular Mallorca bar required stitches after she was bit on a chin by a border collie dog.
British tourist ‘stable’ after drunk-driver killed her husband on a pedestrian crossing in Spain
THE condition of a British tourist who was knocked down by a drunk driver on a pedestrian crossing outside her Mar Menor hotel last Tuesday
Good news for motorists in Alicante as city’s motorway ring-road goes ‘toll free’ until October to ease traffic jams
ALICANTE’S AP-7 motorway ring road has become toll free until October in a bid to ease traffic jams in the area. Transport Minister, Oscar Puente,