English footballer who threw stool at woman in Ibiza poolside brawl: ‘She went down a bit easy’
AN English professional footballer has been identified as the man who hurled a chair at a woman during a chaotic poolside brawl in Ibiza. Kian
Trial begins in Mallorca of €3.3 million luxury property fraud in the Lujo Casa Baleares case
THE real estate macro-scam of Lujo Casa began its trial today, with the understanding that sessions will be held in July and September. The start
Row erupts in Spain over plans to build huge Jesus statue outside Madrid – seven metres taller than Rio’s Christ the Redeemer
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build the world’s tallest statue of Jesus Christ have split a small town outside Madrid after the local council approved plans for
Real-life chicken run as poultry escape from cages after lorry crash in Valencia
A LORRY transporting poultry in cages crashed in Valencia province on Thursday, with an unspecified number of chickens and other fowl running away. The driver,
Spain approves law to pardon Catalan independence leaders in boost for PM Pedro Sanchez
EMBATTLED prime minister Pedro Sanchez has received a welcome boost after Spain’s Constitutional Court voted to approve a highly contentious amnesty law designed to withdraw
Founder and owner of iconic Benidorm Palace, Vicente Climent, has died- aged 80
VICENTE Climent who founded and owned the Costa Blanca’s best-known entertainment venue, the Benidorm Palace, has died at the age of 80. He passed away
Police appeal to help identify ‘five-day-old baby girl’ chopped up and dumped in a Madrid landfill
By Brandon Cheevers NEW information about the remains of a murdered baby found in a Madrid landfill last year has revealed she was just five
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez dismisses Trump’s tariff threat
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has responded to US President Donald Trump’s threat to raise tariffs on Spanish goods because his government won’t spend 5% of
REVEALED: The worst areas for public health services in Spain
THE Valencian Community and Andalucia have the worst public health services in Spain, followed by the Balearic Islands, according to an annual study. The conclusions
Spectacular fire destroys luxury yacht in Costa Blanca dry dock
A LUXURY yacht was incinerated in a Thursday morning blaze at Denia’s port 11 fire crews from Benidorm, Benissa, and Denia were sent to the
Housing crisis latest: Spain urged to invest in regional public transport to ease demand on major cities
SPAIN should invest heavily in regional transport infrastructure to tackle the housing crisis gripping the country and ruining lives, according to new academic research. University
WATCH: Brit complains Marbella is ‘a lot of fun’ but warns how it can ‘ruin you’Â
A BRITISH tourist has slammed Marbella as outrageously expensive after a stag do left him ruing the eye-watering prices of the Costa del Sol resort.
Spain envisions its own terminal at Gibraltar airport in a ‘joint hub of over 120,000 people’
SPAIN is exploring plans to build its own passenger terminal at Gibraltar airport as part of proposals to create a cross-border transport hub serving more
‘Carer’ uses elderly woman’s cash card at ATM to clear out her bank account in Spain
A MAN who worked for an elderly woman has been arrested in Elche for clearing out her bank account. The non-Spanish victim was hoodwinked while
Flights cancelled across Spain as EasyJet cabin crew begin three days of strike action
DOZENS of flights have been cancelled across Spain today as EasyJet cabin crew began a three-day strike. Over 650 workers belonging to the USO trade
Luis Rubiales avoids jail over ‘non-consensual kiss’ after judge throws out appeal
LUIS Rubiales, the disgraced former chief of the Spanish football federation (RFEF), will avoid jail over the ‘non-consensual kiss’ he planted on footballer Jenni Hermoso
LIFE IN SPAIN: Are sweet shops a dying business? Zoe Dahse investigates the fate of a sugary tradition
ONE of my earliest memories of Spain isn’t of a landmark or a family meal – it’s of a sweet shop. I was just three-years-old
Spain’s La Linea to expand vital transport link as Gibraltar deal expected to turbo charge growth
La LÃnea is pressing ahead with a major road expansion project as the border town prepares for an expected economic boom from the long-awaited Gibraltar
Tragedy on the Costa del Sol as four-year-old drowns in swimming pool
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD child has died in tragic circumstances after drowning in a swimming pool on the Costa del Sol. The incident took place at a
CaixaBank launches new property-and-financing portal in Spain with 40,000 homes for sale or rent
SPAIN’S third largest bank CaixaBank has launched a new online property portal called Facilitea Casa, offering more than 40,000 homes for sale or rent across
Another Costa del Sol shooting wounds young girl after gunman targets family home
A YOUNG girl is amongst three family members wounded after gunmen opened fire on their home in Mijas in the early hours of Monday morning.
Former police chief on trial in Spain for claiming ‘many who arrive in small boats are criminals just out of prison’
A FORMER Valencia police commissioner is facing three years behind bars for inflammatory statements claiming that most immigrants arriving by boat in Spain are criminals.
Spain outpaces European rivals as GDP grows 0.6% in first quarter of 2025
SPAIN’S economy continues to outpace its European rivals after the National Statistics Institute (INE) confirmed growth of 0.6% in the first quarter of 2025. Despite
Man confesses to double-murder ‘barbarity’ after stabbing wife and strangling young son in Spain
A MAN has been arrested for the murder of his wife and two-year-old son in Algemesi(Valencia province) on Wednesday. The female victim was named as
One dead after fire rips through homeless shelter in Spain’s Barcelona
ONE person has died after a fire ripped through a homeless shelter in Barcelona on Tuesday morning. Some 87 others were forced to evacuate after
Spain’s Supreme Court upholds law stating employers who pay staff late must cough up 10% interest
IT is an all-too-common problem for many employees: waiting an age to finally receive your monthly salary – or perhaps never receiving it at all.