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IN VIDEOS: Huge explosion at petrochemical plant in Spain with ‘several severely injured’ as police tell residents to lock windows and doors

Columna de humo de una #explosion en la petroquímica de #tarragona. Ha retumbado hasta mi habitación pic.twitter.com/cwEtN2sKkm — LeSmile (@LeSmileLOL) January 14, 2020 A HUGE

14 Jan, 2020 @ 19:25

Lead·National News

'Spain WILL NOT be on UK 'Green' travel list before the end of July' says UK ambassador on a visit to Benidorm and the Costa Blanca

British Ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott issues Brexit warning to expats as UK prepares to leave EU in just 17 days

“You have time and there are plenty of appointments in most provinces, but do make it a New Year's Resolution to get it done as

14 Jan, 2020 @ 16:41

Lead·National News

Barcelona sack Valverde and IMMEDIATELY replace him with former Real Betis manager Quique Setien

BARCELONA have sacked their manager Ernesto Valverde and have taken no time in replacing him.

14 Jan, 2020 @ 15:23

Lead·Sport

Flu epidemic in Spain’s Murcia region sees 150 extra medics drafted in to cope with ten-fold increase in cases

EPIDEMIC levels of influenza have been reached in Murcia according to the regional Department for Health. An extra 150 medics are being drafted in to

14 Jan, 2020 @ 13:44

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

British fugitive wanted over two killings in UK arrested as he leaves supermarket in Spain

The UK’s National Crime Agency is believed to have informed Spanish police of Kennedy’s location

14 Jan, 2020 @ 12:50

Crime & Law·Lead

LISTEN: Man in Spain wakes up in bar toilet in a hungover panic before pulling himself a beer and calling Guardia Civil to ‘get him out of here’

THIS is the moment a reveller in Spain phoned police after waking up to find himself in the toilet of a bar with no recollection

14 Jan, 2020 @ 12:17

Lead·National News

Will Malaga join other cities in Spain and Europe and introduce a tourist tax?

MALAGA will not be introducing a so-called tourist tax… for now at least. It comes after mayor Francisco de la Torre shut down the debate

14 Jan, 2020 @ 11:51

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

BREAKING: Body of man found in open field on Spain’s Costa del Sol

AN investigation is underway after the discovery of a body in an open field on the Costa del Sol yesterday. The 53-year-old man was discovered

14 Jan, 2020 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British company building two HUGE solar farms in Spain to provide over 250,000 homes with clean energy

A BRITISH company is injecting over €55 million into two huge solar energy plants in central and southern Spain. Solarcentury will splash €55.4 million on

14 Jan, 2020 @ 11:05

Business & Finance·Lead·Sevilla

Crafty Costa Calida criminals arrested after run of holiday home robberies going back to 2018

TWO men responsible for a dozen robberies at empty holiday homes near Cartagena have been arrested. Guardia Civil officers have been tracking the pair, aged

14 Jan, 2020 @ 08:26

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British airline Flybe on brink of collapse as it enters talks with UK government just months after Thomas Cook was refused bailout

EMBATTLED British airline Flybe has entered talks with the UK government in a bid to secure a rescue deal. The carrier, which connects many UK

13 Jan, 2020 @ 23:28

Lead·National News

OPINION: As the Queen ‘supports’ Harry and Meghan, it’s clear that the Megxit crisis began in Spain

With backing from the British Monarch, surely we have to support them as well

13 Jan, 2020 @ 19:43

Lead·National News·Opinion

Minister hopes ‘hugely talented’ Spanish doctors will leave Brexit Britain and return to Spain

AN Andalucian minister has expressed hopes that Spanish doctors who emigrated to the UK will soon return to their home country following Brexit. Health Minister

13 Jan, 2020 @ 17:48

Health·Lead

MISSING IN SPAIN: Family worried for young British man who ‘never made it’ to grandad’s Malaga home for Christmas

Harry is described as pale, 6ft, 2, with dark brown hair, cut ‘shaggy’ and dark brown/green eyes

13 Jan, 2020 @ 17:07

Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Spain’s Pedro Almodovar and Antonio Banderas BOTH nominated for Oscar for film Dolor y Gloria

PEDRO Almodovar and Antonio Banderas have both been nominated for an Oscar for the iconic director’s film Dolor y Gloria. The film is nominated in

13 Jan, 2020 @ 14:37

La Cultura·Lead

Expat arrested on suspicion of murder after pushing stepfather through French window on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 40-year-old expat has been arrested on suspicion of murder after allegedly pushing his stepfather through a French window on Spain’s Costa Blanca. The man,

13 Jan, 2020 @ 13:49

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Guardia Civil issue warning over ‘false keypads’ scam at Spanish cashpoints

GUARDIA Civil have issued a warning over a scam involving ‘false keyboards’ at Spanish cashpoints. Thieves are reportedly sticking the fakes over existing keypads in

13 Jan, 2020 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead

HOLY FAIL: Trio arrested for nicking three chalices worth €1,500 and some jamon from Marbella church in Spain

THREE men have been arrested in Marbella for allegedly stealing a trio of valuable chalices and some jamon. The chalices, worth €1,500, were stolen from

13 Jan, 2020 @ 13:28

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British paedophile, 77, arrested in expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH paedophile was arrested last month after allegedly sharing sexual images of children while living among the expat community on the Costa del Sol.

13 Jan, 2020 @ 13:01

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

FIVE reasons why Moraira is the Costa Blanca’s priciest place to own a home

THE municipality of Moraira has once again been named as the jewel in the crown of the Costa Blanca property market. At the close of

13 Jan, 2020 @ 12:46

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

TRAGIC: British expat pensioner dies in house fire on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH pensioner has perished in a house fire on the Costa del Sol. The unnamed man, 79, died from smoke inhalation after his apartment

13 Jan, 2020 @ 12:40

Lead·Malaga

Teenage pizza delivery worker killed after his motorbike smashes into bench on Spain’s Costa del Sol

“On most occasions, workers with temporary contracts have had little time to properly train to perform their job”

13 Jan, 2020 @ 12:30

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Nadal and Serbia’s Djokovic announce €450,000 cash donation to Australian bushfires relief after ATP Cup team final

“To see the damage to wildlife and nature has been devastating”

13 Jan, 2020 @ 12:01

Lead·National News·Sport

10-man Real Madrid win 11th Spanish Super Cup against rivals Atletico in Saudi Arabia

The Galacticos captain put away the decisive spot kick at Jeddah’s King Abdullah Sports City Stadium

13 Jan, 2020 @ 09:38

Lead·Sport

Children and elderly warned as air pollution reaches record levels in Spain’s Murcia

MURCIA city has been forced to introduce special measures after its air pollution levels rose to new heights. The San Basilio measuring station saw record

13 Jan, 2020 @ 09:24

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Spain’s Murcia region enjoys it’s warmest December this millennium

THE MURCIA region has just enjoyed its warmest December since 1995. Figures from the State Meteorological Agency (SMA) show that the average temperature last month

12 Jan, 2020 @ 17:23

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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IN VIDEOS: Huge explosion at petrochemical plant in Spain with ‘several severely injured’ as police tell residents to lock windows and doors

British Ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott issues Brexit warning to expats as UK prepares to leave EU in just 17 days

Barcelona sack Valverde and IMMEDIATELY replace him with former Real Betis manager Quique Setien

Flu epidemic in Spain’s Murcia region sees 150 extra medics drafted in to cope with ten-fold increase in cases

British fugitive wanted over two killings in UK arrested as he leaves supermarket in Spain

LISTEN: Man in Spain wakes up in bar toilet in a hungover panic before pulling himself a beer and calling Guardia Civil to ‘get him out of here’

Will Malaga join other cities in Spain and Europe and introduce a tourist tax?

BREAKING: Body of man found in open field on Spain’s Costa del Sol

British company building two HUGE solar farms in Spain to provide over 250,000 homes with clean energy

Crafty Costa Calida criminals arrested after run of holiday home robberies going back to 2018

British airline Flybe on brink of collapse as it enters talks with UK government just months after Thomas Cook was refused bailout

OPINION: As the Queen ‘supports’ Harry and Meghan, it’s clear that the Megxit crisis began in Spain

Minister hopes ‘hugely talented’ Spanish doctors will leave Brexit Britain and return to Spain

MISSING IN SPAIN: Family worried for young British man who ‘never made it’ to grandad’s Malaga home for Christmas

BREAKING: Spain’s Pedro Almodovar and Antonio Banderas BOTH nominated for Oscar for film Dolor y Gloria

Expat arrested on suspicion of murder after pushing stepfather through French window on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Guardia Civil issue warning over ‘false keypads’ scam at Spanish cashpoints

HOLY FAIL: Trio arrested for nicking three chalices worth €1,500 and some jamon from Marbella church in Spain

British paedophile, 77, arrested in expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol

FIVE reasons why Moraira is the Costa Blanca’s priciest place to own a home

TRAGIC: British expat pensioner dies in house fire on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Teenage pizza delivery worker killed after his motorbike smashes into bench on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Spain’s Nadal and Serbia’s Djokovic announce €450,000 cash donation to Australian bushfires relief after ATP Cup team final

10-man Real Madrid win 11th Spanish Super Cup against rivals Atletico in Saudi Arabia

Children and elderly warned as air pollution reaches record levels in Spain’s Murcia

Spain’s Murcia region enjoys it’s warmest December this millennium

Teen gang disguised as delivery men stab Swedish father of their schoolmate and torture him with bleach in brutal Mijas home invasion

Taxi to the dark side: Mafia used Costa del Sol cabbies to deliver drugs between Benalmadena and Torremolinos

WATCH: Costa del Sol schoolboy, 12, wows judges on Britain’s Got Talent with ‘sassy’ dance moves to hits from Shakira and Daddy Yankee

Mystery British expat hiding in plain sight in Barcelona old town revealed as feared Scottish mafia boss

Spanish doctor fights for his life after shark rips off his leg during honeymoon in the Maldives