Body of British man found lying between two cars on Costa Blanca street
THE body of a British national was discovered lying between two cars in Javea on Sunday morning. Authorities confirmed he was a 50-year-old man. Emergency
Shock in Sevilla: Mother is jailed for 26 years after passerby finds newborn baby dumped in a rubbish bin
A MOTHER has been sentenced to 26 years in prison after dumping her newborn baby in a rubbish container and leaving her to die on
Cost of renting in Malaga begins to converge with Spain’s other major cities — and the traditional autumn slowdown fails to materialise
THE cost of renting a home on the Costa del Sol continues to climb, with prices in Malaga province up 11.6% in the past year.
BREAKING: Valencia president Carlos Mazón resigns over handling of deadly DANA floods that killed 229 people
CARLOS Mazón, the president of Spain’s eastern Valencia region, has finally announced his resignation over his administration’s handling of last year’s deadly October floods that
Medical breakthrough as children with incurable deafness hear for first time – thanks to decades of genetic research carried out in Spain
A GROUNDBREAKING treatment based on research by Spanish scientists has helped children born with incurable deafness hear for the very first time – a discovery
‘We are becoming a narco-state’: Inside the Belgian judge’s warning that should terrify Spain
SOMETHING is rotten in the state of Belgium – and the stench is emanating from the country’s largest port. An investigating judge in Antwerp recently
LIFE IN SPAIN: The Frank Sinatra incident in Malaga
ON September 19, 1964, Malaga police slapped Frank Sinatra with a 25,000 peseta fine – around $175 – after the singer sparked a barroom brawl.
Amazon sacks up to 1,200 people in Spain to ‘optimise’ resources as part of worldwide cutbacks
AMAZON is going to make up to 1,200 staff redundant at its corporate offices in Barcelona and Madrid. The worldwide giant employs 28,000 people within
The curious history of Halloween in Spain: How today’s traditions come from ancient Celtic rituals
DID you know the curious history of spooky Spain? Learn all about the origins of Halloween’s Celtic origins. Though most souls associate Halloween with glowing
Spain’s government launches formal action to scrap controversial foundation promoting legacy of dictator General Franco
SPAIN’S government started formal proceedings on Friday to dissolve an organisation promoting the legacy of the dictator, General Francisco Franco, who died in November 1975.
WATCH: Police seize 2.5 million cigarettes and 5,200 litres of laughing gas set for illegal export from Spain via lorries
AN EAST European and Spanish gang that used its own international transport firm to smuggle cigarettes and laughing gas within legal cargo has been busted
Spanish football fan who racially abused Barcelona and England star Marcus Rashford faces €4,000 fine
A SPANISH football fan who allegedly directed racist abuse towards Barcelona and England forward Marcus Rashford could be handed a fine of up to €4,000,
Amazing security breach as bogus police officer regularly visited military barracks to ‘recruit’ soldiers for fake spy jobs in Spain
A BOGUS Policia Nacional officer has been arrested in Madrid after trying to recruit soldiers to work for Spain’s intelligence service. The genuine Policia Nacional
One soldier dead after grenade explodes at Spanish Legion base in Andalucia
ONE soldier has died and another has been seriously injured after a grenade was reportedly set off at a military base in Andalucia. Emergency services
Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia becomes world’s tallest ever church
BARCELONA’S iconic Sagrada Familia has officially become the world’s tallest ever church – almost a century since the death of its master architect. Construction workers
Foreign tourist numbers in Spain rose by just 0.8% in September but UK visitors go up higher
FOREIGN tourist visitors to Spain went up in September, but only by 0.8% compared to year earlier. The National Statistics Institute said on Friday that
Drugged driver rescued but friend drowns after car plunges 20 metres into Port of Gandia in Spain
A MOTORIST has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after her car plunged into the water at the Port of Gandia on Thursday- with her
High-speed train link between Spain and Portugal’s capitals confirmed- but it could take up to nine years to launch
SPAIN, Portugal, and the European Commission (EC) have struck a deal for a high-speed train link between Madrid and Lisbon to launch by 2034 with a
Hollywood star Johnny Depp donates €56k to help rebuild Valencia music centre destroyed in floods
FILM star and musician Johnny Depp has donated 65,000 US dollars (€56,282) to the Massanassa Music Centre in Valencia which was destroyed in last year’s
IN PICS: Spain’s most expensive house for sale is priced at €29.5m with an indoor swimming pool, cinema, and its own vineyard
THE most expensive property listing in Spain has been revealed as a €29.5 million house on Mallorca. The rural home is in Puigpunyent and real
Man arrested in Spain for supplying payments to French tennis players to fix matches
A MAN has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Spain for being part of a Europe-wide gang that fixed tennis matches to benefit players
Spain to relinquish certain banking powers to the EU following furore over BBVA’s failed hostile takeover of rival Sabadell
THE Spanish government has agreed to cede some powers over banking supervision to the EU’s own bank after recent criticism of its attempts to hinder
Crazy high-speed car chase sees pedestrian run over and vehicles hit before drug traffickers are arrested in Costa Blanca city
A PEDESTRIAN was knocked over and parked cars damaged in Torrevieja during a high-speed Guardia Civil pursuit of two drug traffickers. Two men, aged 25
SEEING DOUBLE: But one of two identically named restaurants in Marbella must cease trading after legal battle
GOURMANDS in Marbella could be forgiven if they thought they were seeing double. Yes, there really are two restaurants with the identical name, La Petite
Despicable cafe owner in Spain cheated elderly customer out of €22k over two years by overcharging him for breakfast
A HEARTLESS Granada cafe owner ripped off an elderly customer to the tune of €22,000 by over-charging him for breakfast between 2023 and 2025. The
Barcelona to honour legendary Queen frontman Freddie Mercury with a statue
FREDDIE Mercury, the flamboyant Queen frontman regarded as one of the greatest singers of all time, will be honoured with a statue in Barcelona, the
