Man arrested in Spain’s Mallorca after attempting to protect car from theft with axe
Policia Nacional officers had responded to the incident in Palma's Son Malferit neighbourhood after receiving multiple calls from concerned residents
King leads subdued celebrations to mark Spain’s National Day
SPAIN’S royal family have presided over a socially distanced ‘parade’ to celebrate the country’s National Day. Just 520 soldiers instead of the usual total of
New COVID-19 restrictions expected to be announced for Granada in Spain’s Andalucia tomorrow
The Partido Popular leader said the new rules will be particularly targeting 'the university residences and other spheres' related to students
Number of minors under 14 with COVID-19 in Spain’s Andalucia spikes twofold in just one month
The increase by 211.78% is more than double the increase recorded during the same period among adults between the ages of 45 and 64.
Brits escape prison time after shipping in ‘super drug’ into Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO BRITISH men will not go to prison for planning to distribute a synthetic drug up to 80 times stronger than cannabis. The unnamed duo
Brits in Spain named in Queen’s 2020 Birthday Honours List
THE Queen has paid tribute to three British Nationals living in Spain in this year’s Birthday Honours List. The annual awards are part of the
WATCH: Violent eastern European drug traffickers who smuggled guns among COVID-19 medical supplies busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca with help from UK cops
A VICIOUS drug trafficking gang has been dramatically captured during a house raid in Alicante. The bust concluded an international investigation involving police forces from
Man faces up to two years in prison for baiting and killing neighbours’ pets in Spain’s Costa Blanca
DOGS, cats and other animals havedied over the past three years because of the actions of one 76-year-old in Alcoi, Alicante. Guardia Civil arrested him
DIARY OF A COUNCILLOR: Interesting times for Mijas’s first foreign elected representative
By Bill Anderson ON July 5, 2019, I became the first foreigner to hold the post of Town Councillor in Mijas. I wasn’t sure what
Plane crash kills one and seriously injures young German man on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A YOUNG man has died after crashing his light aircraft on the Costa del Sol. The 26-year-old, from Malaga, was piloting a motorsailer at the
CANARY ISLANDS: Migrant arrivals surge to more than 1,000 in 48 hours
MORE than 1,000 migrants have arrived in hundreds of small boats on the coats of Spain’s Canary Islands in just 48 hours. It is thought
Spanish rally co-driver killed in Portugal crash
A YOUNG woman rally co-driver has died after an accident in a Portuguese race. Laura Salvo, 21, died following a crash in the first stage
Racist bar owner charged over colour ban in Spain’s La Rioja region
BLACK LIVES did not apparently matter for a bar owner who brazenly admitted that he refused to serve ‘people with dark skin’. Police in Logroño,
‘Making do with tech as old as me’ – Giles takes a tip from the Wombles for his off-grid life in Spain
IF the last couple months of what we can euphemistically refer to as ‘This, that and the other’ have taught me one thing, it is
FOOTBALL TAKEOVER: Will Wigan Athletic fans turn from pies to Spanish empanadas?
IT looks like fans of Wigan Athletic football club may be swapping their famous pies for Spanish empanadas. The troubled club is being sold to
Mayor personally announces 100,000 euro fine for establishment repeatedly serving minors on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GUARDAMAR’S mayor, José Luis Sáez Pastor, took to social media late last night, seemingly pleased to announce that a local establishment has been fined 100,000
Nostalgic return brings publishing debut for British storyteller based in Spain
GLASGOW-BORN Alan Joseph Kennedy has switched from storyteller to storywriter with the publication of a tale inspìred by his memories of London’s Brixton area in
Casting controversy as Penélope Cruz plays Colombian spy in new trailer for 355
AN upcoming thriller has sparked controversy for casting Penélope Cruz as a Columbian psychologist. Tongues are wagging following the release of the trailer for The
Iberian lynx population reaches historic high of almost 900 across southern Spain and Portugal
In 2002, the Iberian lynx was identified as the world’s most endangered cat, with just 94 left in the wild
Up to half Spain’s coastline at serious flooding risk due to overbuilding from tourism
AN alarming 40% of the Spanish coastline is at ‘a high risk’ of flooding from heavy storms and future ‘gota frias’ or cold drops. A
Dinosaur eggs among illegal shipment of 4,000 fossils seized at Spain’s Port of Valencia
A HUGE shipment of stolen fossils was seized as it landed in the Port of Valencia. In all, 4000 pieces described as having ‘great paleontological
Homophobic slogans painted on rainbow benches in Spain’s Costa Blanca
BIGOTS in Pilar de la Horadada have smeared homophobic graffiti on rainbow-coloured benches erected in the summer. Pilar’s council had installed the benches to celebrate
‘End of season’ show sees police sending 250 diners home for breaching COVID-19 regulations on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICIA Local have broken up an open-air concert at Villamartin Plaza in Orihuela Costa, sending hundreds of attendees home. More than 250 people were ordered
British fugitive leaps off Benidorm hotel balcony in failed escape bid on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH fugitive tried to escape the clutches of the Policia Nacional by jumping off the balcony of his Benidorm hotel room. The unnamed 32-year-old
Spain’s Andalucia records 1,997 COVID-19 cases Friday in new record – but hospital pressure remains stable
ANDALUCIA has recorded 1,997 COVID-19 cases on Friday. It is the highest daily case count since the end of the first lockdown, representing 87 more
Street named after Rafa Nadal in Spain’s Mallorca as thanks for helping clean-up of devastating October 2018 floods
Sant Llorenc des Cardassar, the epicentre of the floods, also declared the Mallorcan sporting hero as the municipality's adoptive son