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Two-thirds of Spaniards agree with Pedro Sanchez’s stance opposing war in Iran – but what do YOU think?

A NEW survey shows a majority of Spaniards firmly support their Prime Minister in opposing the new war unfolding in the Middle East. The new

7 Mar, 2026 @ 08:30

International Affairs·Lead·National News

Vigilantes in Andalucia form packs to hunt down illegal parking attendants who ‘damage cars if drivers refuse to pay up’

FRUSTRATED residents in locations across Andalucia have begun organising night patrols to drive away illegal parking attendants accused of demanding cash and vandalising vehicles when

6 Mar, 2026 @ 12:36

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Spain deploys frigate to Cyprus after drone ‘not launched from Iran’ targets British airbase on the island

SPAIN’S defence ministry has announced that it will send a frigate to Cyprus after a British base on the island was hit by a projectile.

5 Mar, 2026 @ 16:59

International Affairs·Lead

Barcelona civic laws: 1,000 fines in first week targeting street drinkers, street sellers and street peers

BARCELONA introduced tougher civic rules in mid-February aimed at cracking down on anti-social behaviour in the city’s streets, and the first results are already in.

5 Mar, 2026 @ 14:45

Barcelona·Crime & Law

Alleged Fuengirola child snatcher is released on bail after being rugby tackled trying to grab girl, 5, in busy market

A 45-year-old Finnish man who was arrested after alleging trying to snatch a girl has been released on bail. The judge in the Fuengirola court

5 Mar, 2026 @ 11:50

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

‘It’s a rocket!’ Missile-like light in the night sky causes panic in southern Spain as Middle East war rages on

A QUIET night in southern Spain was suddenly pierced by shouts of ‘it’s a rocket!’ as a bright flash shot across the sky, leaving neighbours

4 Mar, 2026 @ 14:41

Almeria·Lead·Other News

Pensioner, 74, jumps from second-floor window in Marbella to escape woman who chopped off his fingertip over €200 drug debt

A DRAMATIC escape unfolded when a pensioner hurled himself from an apartment window where he was being tortured over a drug debt. The man, 74,

3 Mar, 2026 @ 18:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella·National News

Growing numbers of US scientists are moving to Spain amid frustrations over Trump’s attempts to tighten control over research

MORE and more researchers based in the United States are relocating to Spain as new political controls over science and budget cuts in the US

1 Mar, 2026 @ 13:00

Health·Lead·National News

New cartel bust peels back curtain on sophisticated logistics empire of warehouses used to smuggle drugs from Spain to Eastern Europe

A MAJOR police operation on the Costa del Sol and in Granada has uncovered what officers describe as a sophisticated logistics empire of warehouses and

27 Feb, 2026 @ 18:48

Andalucia·crime·Crime & Law·Lead

The world’s largest floating library is coming to Malaga – and you can explore its 5,000 books from around the world for just two euros

A FLOATING book fair will dock in Malaga next month, giving visitors the chance to step aboard one of the most unusual cultural attractions to

27 Feb, 2026 @ 14:05

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Bombshell tests claim nearly HALF of ‘migrant minors’ arriving in the Canary Islands are actually adults

MIGRATION rules are coming under renewed scrutiny amid allegations that Spain’s system for protecting child migrants is being exploited. A European Parliament mission has found

27 Feb, 2026 @ 10:03

Canary Islands·Lead·Other News·Tenerife

Tram or electric bus? New rapid transit system planned to solve Campo de Gibraltar daily gridlock

THOUSANDS of drivers stuck every day on the A-7 around the Bay of Gibraltar could soon see their commute transformed by a major new public

25 Feb, 2026 @ 14:45

Gibraltar·Green·Lead

Traffic on Barcelona’s Rodalies commuter rail network collapses in the wake of deadly train crash last month

ONE month on from a fatal accident near Barcelona, the Rodalies commuter rail system is still running with closed lines, speed limits and 25 per

24 Feb, 2026 @ 14:33

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Catalunya·Lead·Travel News

Horror in Malaga: Young man savagely beaten outside nightclub by two thugs who screamed ‘antifascist’ as they threw punches

A BRUTAL attack outside a Malaga nightclub has left a young man hospitalised after two assaulters allegedly choked and beat him while shouting political slurs.

24 Feb, 2026 @ 11:48

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Revealed: Where foreigners are looking to buy on Spain’s costas – with one location a runaway favourite

COASTAL hotspots across Spain are drawing strong overseas interest, but one Costa Blanca town is striding streaks ahead of the rest Foreign buyers are focusing

21 Feb, 2026 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

Marbella’s San Pedro is finally to get its own bus station located on the exit to the Ronda road later this year

SAN Pedro de Alcantara is finally set to get its own dedicated bus station after years of complaints about scattered stops and poor connections in

21 Feb, 2026 @ 08:30

Lead·Marbella·Travel News

How to avoid a fine under Barcelona’s new civic rules – from street boozing and public urination to dog pee and going shirtless

BARCELONA will begin issuing heavier fines under a revamped civic law targeting anti-social behaviour. Barcelona City Council’s updated Civic Ordinance since 2006, introducing new penalties

20 Feb, 2026 @ 18:15

Barcelona·Lead

Catalunya to become first region in Spain to ban ‘property speculation’ in urgent bid to curb housing crisis

THE Catalan government has proposed a new housing law that would restrict certain property purchases across most of the region, in a bid to curb

20 Feb, 2026 @ 16:00

Catalunya·Lead·Property

Urgent health warning in Madrid after dozens infected in measles outbreak: Here’s how to stay safe against the disease

SPAIN’S capital has been rocked by an outbreak of measles with 24 cases confirmed in the first seven weeks of 2026 – more than the

20 Feb, 2026 @ 13:00

Health·Lead·Madrid·National News

‘Don’t even think about coming to rob us’: Chaos in Malaga as over 40 machete-wielding masked youths gather to shoot fireworks and film rap video

A MALAGA rapper is facing public disorder charges after more than 40 masked youths armed with machetes and bats descended on the historic centre to

19 Feb, 2026 @ 19:28

crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Malaga Airport will double in size: €1.5 billion upgrade includes new wing specially for British and other non-Schengen arrivals

BIG changes are coming for Costa del Sol travellers as Malaga Airport prepares for more UK flights, faster passport control and a much larger terminal.

19 Feb, 2026 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Surprise polling reveals Pedro Sanchez is more than twice as popular as his rivals – and PSOE holds 10-point lead

A RECENT survey shows that Spain’s socialists remain firmly ahead in the opinion polls despite a string of recent crises and scandals. The other standout

19 Feb, 2026 @ 12:46

Lead·National News·Politics

Hundreds of puffins heading south from the British Isles wash up dead or injured on Spanish shores as Spain’s endless storms decimates the population

A DEVASTATING discovery has been made along Spain’s northern coast after weeks of violent Atlantic storms left hundreds of rare seabirds exhausted, starving and washed

18 Feb, 2026 @ 15:47

Asturias·Cantabria·Environment·Galicia·Green·Lead

Man, 23, is electrocuted to death inside wind turbine in northern Spain ‘after cruel dare goes wrong’

A MAN was electrocuted to death after carrying out a dare inside a wind turbine on a night of camping that ended in tragedy. Two

18 Feb, 2026 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Spain’s expat divide: HALF of all 30-34-year-olds in Barcelona are foreign-born – and it’s the same for over-55s in Marbella

TWO VERY different trends are reshaping Spain’s foreign-born population, with young internationals filling major cities while coastal areas remain magnets for older expats Spain now

16 Feb, 2026 @ 17:15

Barcelona·Costa del Sol·Lead·National News·Other News

Revealed: Madrid–Malaga high-speed rail shutdown after Adamuz disaster has cost the Costa del Sol €109 million in lost tourism

THE Costa del Sol has lost out on over €100 million in tourist revenue as a result of the ongoing shutdown of the Madrid–Malaga high-speed

16 Feb, 2026 @ 14:30

Business & Finance·Costa del Sol·Lead·Travel News

Two-thirds of Spaniards agree with Pedro Sanchez’s stance opposing war in Iran – but what do YOU think?

Vigilantes in Andalucia form packs to hunt down illegal parking attendants who ‘damage cars if drivers refuse to pay up’

Spain deploys frigate to Cyprus after drone ‘not launched from Iran’ targets British airbase on the island

Barcelona civic laws: 1,000 fines in first week targeting street drinkers, street sellers and street peers

Alleged Fuengirola child snatcher is released on bail after being rugby tackled trying to grab girl, 5, in busy market

‘It’s a rocket!’ Missile-like light in the night sky causes panic in southern Spain as Middle East war rages on

Pensioner, 74, jumps from second-floor window in Marbella to escape woman who chopped off his fingertip over €200 drug debt

Growing numbers of US scientists are moving to Spain amid frustrations over Trump’s attempts to tighten control over research

New cartel bust peels back curtain on sophisticated logistics empire of warehouses used to smuggle drugs from Spain to Eastern Europe

The world’s largest floating library is coming to Malaga – and you can explore its 5,000 books from around the world for just two euros

Bombshell tests claim nearly HALF of ‘migrant minors’ arriving in the Canary Islands are actually adults

Tram or electric bus? New rapid transit system planned to solve Campo de Gibraltar daily gridlock

Traffic on Barcelona’s Rodalies commuter rail network collapses in the wake of deadly train crash last month

Horror in Malaga: Young man savagely beaten outside nightclub by two thugs who screamed ‘antifascist’ as they threw punches

Revealed: Where foreigners are looking to buy on Spain’s costas – with one location a runaway favourite

Marbella’s San Pedro is finally to get its own bus station located on the exit to the Ronda road later this year

How to avoid a fine under Barcelona’s new civic rules – from street boozing and public urination to dog pee and going shirtless

Catalunya to become first region in Spain to ban ‘property speculation’ in urgent bid to curb housing crisis

Urgent health warning in Madrid after dozens infected in measles outbreak: Here’s how to stay safe against the disease

‘Don’t even think about coming to rob us’: Chaos in Malaga as over 40 machete-wielding masked youths gather to shoot fireworks and film rap video

Malaga Airport will double in size: €1.5 billion upgrade includes new wing specially for British and other non-Schengen arrivals

Surprise polling reveals Pedro Sanchez is more than twice as popular as his rivals – and PSOE holds 10-point lead

Hundreds of puffins heading south from the British Isles wash up dead or injured on Spanish shores as Spain’s endless storms decimates the population

Man, 23, is electrocuted to death inside wind turbine in northern Spain ‘after cruel dare goes wrong’

Spain’s expat divide: HALF of all 30-34-year-olds in Barcelona are foreign-born – and it’s the same for over-55s in Marbella

Revealed: Madrid–Malaga high-speed rail shutdown after Adamuz disaster has cost the Costa del Sol €109 million in lost tourism

Two-thirds of Spaniards agree with Pedro Sanchez’s stance opposing war in Iran – but what do YOU think?

Where Spanish forces are deployed across the globe in 2026 – as Sanchez says ‘no’ to war in a spiralling Middle East

Police in northern Spain ‘ignored complaints about wobbly wooden bridge’ just 24 hours before tragic collapse that killed six young students

Japanese shoppers clear shelves of jamon and Spanish wine in touching display of solidarity after Trump trade threats

Traffic through vital Strait of Hormuz grinds to near-total halt: Is Spain prepared to handle the economic blowback?