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Narco gang smuggled 334 kilos of cocaine into Spain hidden in industrial machinery on a container ship

WATCH: Narcos try to smuggle nearly half a tonne of cocaine into Spain in industrial machinery on a container ship

POLICE and customs authorities have busted a Benidorm and Valencia area gang that imported large quantities of cocaine from South America. Nine people have been

29 Jan, 2025 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Taxi drivers go on strike across Spain today – this is why

TAXI drivers across Spain are staging a three-hour strike between 11am and 2pm on Wednesday in protest over spiralling insurance costs. Driver associations like Elite

29 Jan, 2025 @ 11:20

Lead·National News

Child sex offender, 63, who did ‘unspeakable things for quarter of a century’ jailed for 39 years in Gibraltar

CONVICTED paedophile Graham Southwell has been sentenced to 39 years in imprison for a series of child sex offences spanning nearly three decades. The landmark

28 Jan, 2025 @ 19:29

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Saint Sebastian concludes with a bang

ON Sunday 26, the traditional Correfoc celebration rounded off Mallorca’s 2025 Saint Sebastian festivities. The festival, which is held in the Balearic Islands but focused

28 Jan, 2025 @ 19:27

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

Six German national cycle team members hit by a car near Mallorca airport

SIX members of the German national track cycling team were involved in a car crash on Monday morning near Mallorca airport, suffering serious but non-life-threatening

28 Jan, 2025 @ 19:25

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

United Airlines to increase flight frequency from New York to Palma

ONE of the largest airlines in the world has revealed its decision to boost flight numbers from New York to Palma de Mallorca. In 2022,

28 Jan, 2025 @ 19:22

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Gibraltar police urge victims of domestic violence to come forward as two court cases set for same date

THE Royal Gibraltar Police has encouraged victims of domestic abuse to come forward after announcing court dates for two separate offenders. They have emphasised that

28 Jan, 2025 @ 16:30

Gibraltar·Lead

‘Unwelcome’ Brits ditch Spain for Cyprus over anti-tourism ‘sentiment’ – sparking fury among expats who insist holidaymakers ARE wanted

BRITISH tourists are ditching Spain for rival destinations following a wave of protests by locals and a new crackdown on tourist accommodation. Dave Hawkes, 72,

28 Jan, 2025 @ 15:40

Lead·National News

No, Spain has not introduced a ‘tourist ban’ – here’s what you should know

MALAGA has announced a fresh crackdown on tourist accommodation following a wave of protests by fed-up locals. Headlines around the world have dubbed the new

28 Jan, 2025 @ 14:46

Lead·Malaga

Teenage terrorists planned to detonate a ‘mother of Satan bomb’ inside a church in Alicante, say police

POLICE have revealed teenage terrorists were planning to detonate a ‘mother of Satan’ bomb inside an Alicante church. The pair planned to attack the Santa

28 Jan, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Moment armed kidnappers are arrested in dramatic police chase after a man is snatched in Malaga seaside town

THIS is the moment Spanish Policia Nacional intercepted a car speeding down the motorway carrying a drug kidnap gang on the Costa del Sol. Police

28 Jan, 2025 @ 12:45

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Valencia City sizzles with January temperature record-breaker

VALENCIA City clocked up its hottest January temperature in more than 150 years on Monday. Thermometers reached 26.9C beating the previous best of 26.6C recorded

28 Jan, 2025 @ 12:00

Lead·Valencia·Weather

Spain’s unemployment rate falls to lowest total for over 16 years as more women find jobs

SPAIN’S unemployment rate fell to its lowest figure since 2008 according to fourth-quarter details from last year. The National Statistics Institute(INE) released data on Tuesday

28 Jan, 2025 @ 11:13

Lead·National News

Airbnb shock in Alicante with 73% of tourist flats being advertised without a licence

Tourist accommodation in Spain plummets in just three months

THE NUMBER of tourist lodgings in Spain fell by 7.2% between August to November 2024. According to the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE), this equates

27 Jan, 2025 @ 19:00

Lead·Property

RGP slams ‘appalling’ attack on officers ‘doing their job’ after three police are assaulted in Gibraltar

THE Royal Gibraltar Police has launched a blistering broadside after three officers were assaulted and left requiring medical treatment by a bottle-wielding mob. A violent

27 Jan, 2025 @ 18:36

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

All you need to know about Gibraltar’s planned transport and infrastructure upgrade

A MAJOR new initiative has been announced to overhaul Gibraltar’s transport and infrastructure network. As part of a push towards sustainable mobility, the government has

27 Jan, 2025 @ 18:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Years of passenger misery ends as key Benidorm-Denia tram link fully returns with new bridges and modern rolling stock

Years of passenger misery ends as key Benidorm-Denia tram link fully reopens with new bridges and modern rolling stock

PEOPLE can travel on the TRAM d’Alacant’s Line 9 route between Benidorm and Denia from Tuesday without using replacement buses on various sections. The final

27 Jan, 2025 @ 17:01

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Robbie Williams will perform in Malaga this spring with tickets available soon

BRITISH icon Robbie Williams will perform in Malaga this spring as he christens a new cruise ship. The singer will take to the stage at

27 Jan, 2025 @ 17:00

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Popular market enjoyed by locals and tourists is moving to temporary home in Costa Blanca city

TORREVIEJA’S popular Paseo de la Libertad market is moving to a temporary home as a major redevelopment of the city’s port area continues. The hippie

27 Jan, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Asian nationals ‘granted entry to Spain without correct visas’ after storms diverted Gibraltar-bound flight to Malaga

SPANISH sources have claimed Spain was forced to grant entry to passengers who did not have the correct visas to enter the EU after a

27 Jan, 2025 @ 15:25

Gibraltar·Lead·Malaga

Binge drinking and impromptu street parties targeted in clamp down on Malaga’s famous August feria

MALAGA city hall is aiming to crack down on the extreme street boozing that often takes place each year during the famous August feria. The

27 Jan, 2025 @ 14:34

Lead·Malaga

Mercurial Mbappe sends a message to La Liga

KYLIAN Mbappe sent a warning sign on Saturday to Real Madrid’s opponents and his doubters. After a seemingly slow start to his La Liga career,

27 Jan, 2025 @ 13:30

Lead·Sport

Elderly people made up majority of Valencia floods death toll as tragic accounts describe what happened before belated emergency warning

Spain registers ‘extremely hot’ and ‘wet’ weather in 2024

LAST year was the hottest ever recorded globally, with Spain registering an ‘extremely hot’ year for the third time running. In 2024, the country’s average

27 Jan, 2025 @ 13:30

Lead·Weather

Spain registers biggest solar energy growth in Europe

FOR the second year running, Spain has registered the biggest growth in solar energy in Europe according to the European Electricity Review 2025. Solar now

27 Jan, 2025 @ 12:30

Lead

Single mother wins landmark parental leave battle in Spain

Spanish court makes landmark ruling on parental leave entitlement for single mothers

MURCIA’S High Court has ruled that single women are entitled to the same 32-week parental leave as couples- rather than just 16 weeks. The court

27 Jan, 2025 @ 12:00

Lead·Murcia·National News

WATCH: Costa del Sol on yellow alert as Storm Herminia brings gale-force winds and heavy rains

The Costa del Sol has been placed under a yellow weather warning as Storm Herminia batters southern Spain with gale-force winds of up to 90

27 Jan, 2025 @ 11:24

Costa del Sol·Lead·Weather

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WATCH: Narcos try to smuggle nearly half a tonne of cocaine into Spain in industrial machinery on a container ship

Taxi drivers go on strike across Spain today – this is why

Child sex offender, 63, who did ‘unspeakable things for quarter of a century’ jailed for 39 years in Gibraltar

Saint Sebastian concludes with a bang

Six German national cycle team members hit by a car near Mallorca airport

United Airlines to increase flight frequency from New York to Palma

Gibraltar police urge victims of domestic violence to come forward as two court cases set for same date

‘Unwelcome’ Brits ditch Spain for Cyprus over anti-tourism ‘sentiment’ – sparking fury among expats who insist holidaymakers ARE wanted

No, Spain has not introduced a ‘tourist ban’ – here’s what you should know

Teenage terrorists planned to detonate a ‘mother of Satan bomb’ inside a church in Alicante, say police

WATCH: Moment armed kidnappers are arrested in dramatic police chase after a man is snatched in Malaga seaside town

Valencia City sizzles with January temperature record-breaker

Spain’s unemployment rate falls to lowest total for over 16 years as more women find jobs

Tourist accommodation in Spain plummets in just three months

RGP slams ‘appalling’ attack on officers ‘doing their job’ after three police are assaulted in Gibraltar

All you need to know about Gibraltar’s planned transport and infrastructure upgrade

Years of passenger misery ends as key Benidorm-Denia tram link fully reopens with new bridges and modern rolling stock

Robbie Williams will perform in Malaga this spring with tickets available soon

Popular market enjoyed by locals and tourists is moving to temporary home in Costa Blanca city

Asian nationals ‘granted entry to Spain without correct visas’ after storms diverted Gibraltar-bound flight to Malaga

Binge drinking and impromptu street parties targeted in clamp down on Malaga’s famous August feria

Mercurial Mbappe sends a message to La Liga

Spain registers ‘extremely hot’ and ‘wet’ weather in 2024

Spain registers biggest solar energy growth in Europe

Spanish court makes landmark ruling on parental leave entitlement for single mothers

WATCH: Costa del Sol on yellow alert as Storm Herminia brings gale-force winds and heavy rains

Spain’s biggest supermarket chain Mercadona hands out an early Xmas present to all its workers

Coldest Christmas for 15 years predicted for the Costa Blanca with snow in some areas

What is turron? All you need to know about the Spanish Christmas treat

Spain doesn’t quite get Christmas as we know it, writes MICHAEL COY – so here’s how to enjoy it the Spanish way

MICHAEL COY introduces us to his hero – George Santayana: A Spanish-American thinker famous for his pithy sayings