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Benicassim review: Spain’s legendary music festival may have lost its former glory – but it still offers a magical three days

ONCE upon a time, a weekend at Benicassim festival was the stuff of legend. I myself have heard many a tale – via my party-animal

27 Jul, 2024 @ 12:37

EXCLUSIVE·La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Gibraltar is accused of dumping tonnes of potentially toxic construction waste into poor neighbouring border town in Spain

CONTAMINATED earth dug up to build the Kingsway tunnel under Gibraltar’s runway may end up in landfills in Spain, according to an environmental group. Verdemar

27 Jul, 2024 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

Meet the expats representing Spain at the Paris Olympics this year

SPAIN is well known for its sporting prowess, but did you know many of its olympians come from an expat background? After conquering first Wimbledon

27 Jul, 2024 @ 08:00

Lead·Sport

Why are so many people drowning in Spain this year? Multiple factors are behind concerning death toll, say experts

A BIG rise in drownings has been reported over the first six months of 2024, with 61 deaths reported alone in June, according to the

26 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Lead·National News

Spain records lowest unemployment rate since 2008

Spain posts lowest unemployment rate in 16 years: Tourism gives summer jobs boost

SPAIN’S unemployment rate in the second quarter of 2024 stood at 11.27%- the lowest figure between April and June for 16 years. The National Institute

26 Jul, 2024 @ 18:00

Economy·Lead·National News

How to keep cool during a heatwave in Spain with top 10 tips from health experts

ANOTHER heatwave has been forecast for early next week in Spain, with the Health Ministry issuing a reminder of 10 safety measures that can be

26 Jul, 2024 @ 17:30

Health·Lead·Weather

Katy Perry, 39, takes Barcelona nightclub by storm and orders free shots all round

WHEN pop princess Katy Perry decided to let her hair down in Barcelona after shooting a music video, she transformed a nightclub into her own

26 Jul, 2024 @ 17:02

Barcelona·Catalunya·Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead

Jasmine Harman reveals her favourite fruit that can only be grown in Spain – but you’ll have to get them quick

JASMINE Harman has revealed her love for a special kind of fruit that can only be picked in Spain during a certain time of year.

26 Jul, 2024 @ 16:54

Celebrity·Food & Drink·Lead

What are ‘salpas’? The bizarre transparent creatures currently washing up on shores across Spain

THE summer season and hot weather brings concern from beach goers in Spain over jellyfish sightings but also over salpas- transparent organisms that measure up

26 Jul, 2024 @ 16:32

Lead·Nature

British woman, 45, drowns off beach in Spain during holiday with her family

A 45-year-old British woman drowned on Thursday at Playa de Las Cucharas in Teguise on Lanzarote. The unnamed woman was on holiday with her family.

26 Jul, 2024 @ 15:49

Canary Islands·Lead

Train driver and rail safety chief get 30-month prison sentences after 2013 Spain rail disaster that killed 80 people

Train driver and rail safety chief get 30-month prison sentences for causing high-speed derailment in Spain- killing 80 people and causing dozens of serious injuries

A TRAIN driver and a rail head of safety have both received two and a half year prison sentences following the July 2013 Santiago de

26 Jul, 2024 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Toll road may soon be discounted for certain drivers in bid to reduce traffic chaos on Spain’s Costa del Sol

TOLL charges on the AP-7 motorway on the Costa del Sol could be discounted for workers and students in a bid to reduce traffic jams

26 Jul, 2024 @ 13:30

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Tarifa joins anti-tourism movement: Activists plaster messages around surfers’ paradise in southern Spain after visitor numbers soar

SPAIN’S southernmost town has joined in the revolt against ‘predatory’ mass tourism after a new group started plastering messages around the town. A resort town of

26 Jul, 2024 @ 13:28

Cadiz·Lead

Heat warning in Spain: 2024 is on track to be the third hottest year since 1961, say experts

SPAIN’S State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has said that 2024 is on course to be the third warmest year since 1961. Following a mild winter, and

26 Jul, 2024 @ 12:30

Lead·National News·Weather

Lamine Yamal visits Marbella: Fans swarm 17-year-old as he enjoys holiday with teammate Nico Williams following Spain’s Euro 2024 victory

17-YEAR-old footballer Lamine Yamal has prompted chaos in Marbella as he holidays with teammate Nico Williams following Spain’s Euro 2024 victory. It’s no secret that

26 Jul, 2024 @ 11:44

Lead·Marbella·Sport

Health experts detect ‘probable’ case of West Nile virus in young boy in southern Spain after town is placed on high alert for the disease

HEALTH officials in Andalucia are investigating a ‘probable’ case of West Nile Virus(WNV) in a two-year-old child from Coria del Rio in Sevilla province. The

26 Jul, 2024 @ 11:11

Andalucia·Health·Lead

New Barcelona coach Hansi Flick praises youngsters including new sensation Lamine Yamal at official Nou Camp presentation

HANSI Flick was officially presented as Barcelona coach on Thursday at a news conference alongside Barca president, Joan Laporta. The former Germany and Bayern Munich

25 Jul, 2024 @ 20:00

Barcelona·Football·Lead

Double tragedy in Alicante: Husband, 87, has fatal heart attack while swimming in the sea before wife, 85, suffers identical fate while diving in to rescue him

A MARRIED couple in their eighties drowned at Guardamar del Segura’s central beach on Thursday. The man, 87, and woman, 85, from Madrid were on

25 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Barcelona mayor defends controversial ban on tourist flats: Socialist leader says city cannot continue with ‘unbridled’ tourism

BARCELONA’S mayor, Jaume Collboni, has said the city cannot become a ‘theme park without residents’ and cannot continue with an unbridled growth in tourism. Barcelona

25 Jul, 2024 @ 18:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Santiago Apostle Day in Spain: Why and where the religious holiday is celebrated today – as centuries-old mantra is adopted by far-right movements

MILLIONS of Spaniards will enjoy a public holiday today as regions across the nation unite to celebrate the Day of Santiago Apostol. Santiago – better

25 Jul, 2024 @ 17:12

Galicia·Lead·Politics

Ex-Prime Minister of Spain visits popular restaurant in Marbella’s San Pedro de Alcantara

A FORMER prime minister of Spain has been spotted dining at one of San Pedro’s most emblematic restaurants. Jose Aznar, 71, and his wife of

25 Jul, 2024 @ 17:08

Food & Drink·Lead·Marbella

‘F*** guiris!’: Young locals in Spain launch bizarre protest against ‘English-speaking’ restaurants in new anti-tourism TikTok trend

YOUNG locals in Spain have begun demonstrating against restaurants that offer menus in English. In a bizarre new TikTok trend, youngsters are buying food from

25 Jul, 2024 @ 16:33

Lead·Mallorca

Crew rescued after killer whales sink UK-registered yacht off Spanish coast

Crew pulled out of sea after killer whales sink UK-registered yacht off Spanish coast

A YACHT travelling under the British flag was sunk in the Strait of Gibraltar after being attacked by killer whales on Wednesday. All three crew

25 Jul, 2024 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead

Watch: Spaniards mock Gibraltar in viral video as famous TikTok waiter serves man draped in a Spanish flag atop the Rock

SPAIN’S famous viral waiter has caused a stir by serving a drink atop the Rock of Gibraltar to a man draped in the Spanish flag.

25 Jul, 2024 @ 14:20

Gibraltar·Lead

Rolex-snatching gangs arrested in Spain: Huge Italian mafia network terrorised the Costa del Sol and Barcelona

SPANISH police have dismantled a Rolex-snatching crime network from Naples that has been terrorising Spain – with a little help from the Italian police. As

25 Jul, 2024 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Extinction Rebellion target tourists in Spain: Eco warriors tell cruise ship passengers to ‘stop f***ing the planet’ as they arrive in Ibiza

EXTINCTION Rebellion held a protest in Botafoc port, Ibiza, this Wednesday. Some 12 activists planned the action in line with the arrival of three cruise

25 Jul, 2024 @ 14:11

Ibiza·Lead