Man gets four years for raping woman in a side street in Sevilla
THE High Court of Justice (TSJ) for Andalucia, Ceuta and Melilla has given a man four years in prison for raping a woman on August
Over £20,000 of hash found beachside in Gibraltar by Police and Customs
POLICE and Customs have discovered over £20,000 of hashish along Gibraltar’s coast yesterday in two separate operations.
Spain’s Marbella begins work on extending coastal pathway to Las Chapas district
MARBELLA has begun work on extending the coastal pathway from its urban area to the Las Chapas district. The works, spanning 500 metres, will connect
400,000 vaccine doses will be allocated in early 2021 to Spain’s Valencian Community
AT least 400,000 doses of vaccine against the coronavirus will be made available to the Valencian Community across the first three months of 2021. Regional
The Spanish ‘businessman’ behind the NHS PPE scandal that cost British taxpayers millions
A SPANISH businessman was handed £21million of UK taxpayers’ money to help supply personal protective equipment (PPE) to the NHS at the height of the
Spain has ‘several more months’ before COVID-19 brought under control as health minister says country must be ‘realistic’ about vaccine and Christmas plans
In his speech, Illa said the arrival of the vaccine is getting closer but warned it would be a 'progressive process that will require time'
BREAKING: Spain’s Andalucia detects 3,549 COVID-19 cases Thursday, almost TRIPLING Wednesday’s figure – but hospital numbers drop
A total of 3,169 people overcame the virus in the region between Wednesday and Thursday
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Destructive’ electricity pylons will NOT be built in stunning Alpujarra valley in Spain’s Granada thanks to grass roots movement and Olive Press campaign
Grassroots movement Di No a Los Torres (Say No to the Towers) was quick to argue the high voltage towers would have a ‘devastating effect’
Spain to introduce ‘slot machines’ that reward people for recycling bottles and cans
RECYCLING in Spain is about to become rewarding, literally. Following successful trials in Catalonia, national waste management company Ecoembes is setting up ‘yellow slot machines’
12 arrested in connection to brutal stoning of police officers in drug riddled estate in Spain’s Mallorca
The arrests come after two police officers were surrounded and attacked by a mob in the Son Banya estate
COVID-19 case rises are slowing down in Spain’s Valencian Community
NEW COVID-19 infections in the Valencian Community have registered a weekly fall, as rises continue to flatten out. The latest figures released last night(November 25)
A unique medieval fortress found in Spain’s Pontevedra
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered on Mount San Paio, in the municipality of Vila de Cruces (Pontevedra), a medieval fortress dating from the 9th and 10th centuries.
Husband slashes wife’s face with blade after she calls time on their marriage on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ALICANTE woman had her face slashed by a razor blade after telling her husband that their marriage was over. A 44-year-old Moroccan man was
Gibraltar looks to stamp out domestic abuse with new law and training
MAJOR steps are being taken by the Gibraltar government and police to tackle domestic abuse on the Rock via a new law being discussed.
Storms predicted to give Spain’s Costa Blanca a big drenching
HEAVY rain is set to hit the Costa Blanca tomorrow(Thursday) with a yellow alert issued for coastal areas for Friday. Forecasters have predicted widespread downpours,
BREAKING: Spain records 10,222 new coronavirus cases Wednesday as infection rate continues to drop
SPAIN has detected 10,222 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday as the infection rate continues to fall. It comes after the country detected more than 12,200
Man dies after shooting in Benissa on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO people have been arrested in Benissa on the northern Costa Blanca over the fatal shooting of a 44-year-old man on Tuesday (November 24). The
Football legend and former Barcelona superstar Diego Maradona dies at the age of 60
WORLD-RENOWNED footballer Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60 after suffering a cardio-respiratory arrest in his home. Maradona underwent successful surgery earlier this
Hotels are selling long-term cheap stays to fill empty rooms on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HOTELS on the Costa Blanca are offering cheap long term rental deals to try to fill up their empty rooms. The Campanille Hotel group has
Man arrested for ‘raping 19-year-old woman in field’ in Spain’s Mallorca
Police had launched a manhunt after the woman reported being sexually assaulted in a field in Lloseta on November 21
Boa constrictor escapes from house in Spain’s Madrid causing alarm with neighbours
AN agent of the Environmental Unit (UMA) in Madrid has caught a large boa constrictor that escaped from a house in the district of Tetuan.
BREAKING: Spain’s Andalucia records lowest number of new COVID-19 cases since October 4 as deaths and hospitalisations also fall
ANDALUCIA has reported 1,205 coronavirus cases on Wednesday in its lowest daily count in well over a month. According to figures released by the Junta,
Schengen Gibraltar could be a reality even with the UK outside the EU
GIBRALTAR could have a ‘common travel area with Schengen’ and be part of the Customs Union as part of a deal being struck with Spain.
Scientists warn of 30kg jellyfish ‘invasion’ after numerous sightings on Spain’s Costa Tropical
MARINE experts in the fishing town of Rincon de la Victoria have warned of a possible invasion of 30 kilogram jellyfish after a number of
BREAKING: Malaga and Costa del Sol placed on orange alert for heavy rainfall as Atlantic storm hits southern Spain
MALAGA has been placed on an orange alert for heavy rainfall. The warning from weather agency AEMET will start at midnight tonight and last until
Transport Minister considers introducing tolls on Spain’s public roads to help COVID-19 recovery
TRANSPORT Minister Jose Luis Albalos has hinted at the possibility of introducing tolls on public roads to help combat the losses from COVID-19. Albalos made