Student pilot killed in plane crash was 26-year-old Brit who lived on Spain’s Costa del Sol
IT'S BEEN revealed that a British man was one of the two victims in Wednesday's light aircraft crash in Almeria's Cabo de Gata natural...
Two killed in plane crash: Pilot and student, both 25, plunge to their deaths during overnight flight from Malaga...
TWO young pilots died in an aviation disaster when their light aircraft crashed into an Almerian mountain range just after midnight.
The victims, an instructor...
Miracle rescue of abandoned and abused horse left to die in Almeria city sparks outrage
ANIMAL lovers are up in arms after a horse which had been abused and abandoned in the middle of Almeria city was rescued moments...
Charred body discovered in burning car in Almeria: Police launch probe as identity of victim remains a mystery
A CHARRED body has been found in a burned-out car in Andalucia.
The grisly discovery was made in Albox, Almeria, on Friday morning.
The...
Where are expats choosing to move to in Spain?: Top 10 areas include provinces from Andalucia, Murcia and Valencia
MOVING to Spain is a bucket-list item for many, with some wanting to retire at the beach and some wanting to work in the...
WATCH: New wave of illegal immigration on repurposed narco-speedboats overwhelming authorities in Almeria
NARCO speedboats are being repurposed to bring hundreds of illegal immigrants to Spanish shores, with Almeria becoming ground zero.
On Tuesday alone, 186 migrants were...
Lorry packed with rotting vegetables was hiding marijuana worth €1.3 million in Spain’s Murcia
POLICE in Murcia pulled over a lorry full of rotting vegetables and discovered over 220 kilos of marijuana with a retail value of €1.3...
Arrival of 400 migrants on Spain’s southern coasts raises alarms for authorities
BOATS carrying around 400 migrants have arrived on the coasts of Spain’s Almeria, Granda and Murcia in just a few days. In many cases,...
WATCH: Migrants storm beach in southern Spain as authorities reveal hundreds have made the crossing by boat from Africa...
Footage shared online shows a boat bringing scores of young men to shore in Adra, in Almeria.
A migrant travelling in a dinghy with another 33 people dies near Almeria’s coast
A MIGRANT travelling in a small boat with more than 30 people has died near the coast of Adra (Almeria).
The man was found dead...
Gun-running, drug-trafficking, people smuggling ring bringing people into Spain via Libya and Algeria busted
A HUGE people trafficking gang that smuggled Syrian and Algerian migrants into Spain on speed boats via Libya has been dismantled in a major...
48 black flags handed to environmentally ‘destroyed’ beaches and coastal areas across Spain
ECOLOGISTS in Action has handed their unwanted black flags to 48 beaches across the Spanish coast.
The environmental group, which exposes a number of beaches...
Elections to be repeated in Andalucian town in Spain after single vote was placed in wrong ballot box
ELECTIONS will be repeated in a town in Almeria after a vote was placed in the wrong ballot box.
PSOE won the elections in the...
SHORT BREAK: Enjoy the Volcanic Paradise of Cabo de Gata in Spain’s Almeria
FORMED by volcanoes, Cabo de Gata is one of the most unspoilt paradises on the Almerian costa, if not the entire south coast of...
Migrants drown off Almeria coast in Spain after being forced to swim to shore by boat captains
TWO people died on Friday as migrant boat captains forced their passengers to swim to the Almeria shore so that they could flee back...
‘Love Hug’ robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 30-YEAR-OLD Romanian woman who has arrest warrants dating back to 2015 for committing 'love hug' robberies has been arrested in the Alicante area.
A...
Two young men in custody for sexually assaulting a woman and leaving her half-naked in Adra (Almeria)
TWO men aged 23 and 24 have been arrested for sexually assaulting a woman in Adra (Almeria) last May 14.
It has been reported that...
Two PSOE candidates for Mojacar (Almeria) detained for allegedly buying votes
TWO PSOE candidates have been detained for allegedly buying votes in Mojacar (Almeria) for the May 28 local elections.
Francisco Flores and Cristobal Vizcaino, second...
EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATION: PP candidate for mayor in Mojacar (Almeria) allegedly misused municipality funds to benefit his father’s business
PP candidate for mayor of Mojacar Francisco ‘Fran’ Garcia allegedly misused municipality funds to benefit his father's business
Garcia is said to have bought over...
Oldest mayor in Spain (97) to stand for election again in Chercos (Almeria)
THE OLDEST Mayor in Spain is standing for re-election on May 28 local elections at the age of 97 in Chercos (Almeria).
Jose Antonio Torres...
Weakened griffon vulture rescued in Spain’s Almeria
THE bird of prey, which had been spotted flying over different buildings in the centre of Almeria for the last two days, was successfully...
Water wars: Spanish government decision to reduce water to Murcia region threatens jobs, exports and desertification
THE lifeblood of south-east Spain is under threat after a government decision to turn off the tap to the region from the dwindling River...
UNDERGROUND COOL: As Spain’s temperatures rise, opt for a cave house
EXTREME athlete, Beatriz Flamini, recently caught Spain’s attention by spending 500 days in a cave in Los Gauchos, near Motril. Her idea was to...
Driver bailed after fatal collision with British cyclist in Spain’s Almeria area
A British cyclist died after being hit by a hit-and-run driver in Almeria province on Sunday.
The accident happened in Turre at around 10.30am when...
Scammer with 576 stolen identities stayed in hotels across Spain and had over 300 bank accounts
A MAN from the Murcia region may have earned the title of the biggest individual scammer in Spain.
The Policia Nacional only this week revealed...
NGO slams violations of migrant workers’ rights in Spain’s ‘Sea of Plastic’ greenhouses
A BRITISH NGO has released a scathing report about the working conditions of seasonal immigrant workers in Andalusia. Ethical Consumer says that fruit and...
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