Ship leaks brown-coloured slick to force swimming ban at La Manga beaches in Spain
SEVERAL beaches on the Mediterranean side of La Manga in Murcia have been closed to swimmers on Monday after a sewage spillage from a boat.
WATCH: Poolside brawl breaks out between Benidorm stag party and bouncers – but who started it?
A SHOCKING fight erupted at a Benidorm hotel swimming pool between members of a stag party and security staff as onlookers – some with children
Postal service ‘on verge of collapse’ with undelivered mail piling up on Costa Blanca
A TRADE union claims that a backlog of mail is piling up and the Correos postal service on the Costa Blanca is on the ‘verge
British tourist, 19, dies in Spain after third-floor fall – just two weeks after Scot fell to death at same Ibiza hotel
A YOUNG British tourist has died in Ibiza after falling from the third floor of a hotel. The incident occurred in the early hours of
German police are patrolling the Costa del Sol during high summer – with more foreign coppers set to come
HOLIDAYMAKERS on the Costa del Sol are getting a pleasant – or perhaps not-so – surprise this summer as they spot police officers from their
WATCH: Spain’s abandoned mega-resort ghost town rises from the ashes – and is targeting British tourists
A SPANISH resort that once promised to be the ultimate holiday destination – complete with three golf courses, an artificial ski slope and beaches filled
Heatwave will end with ‘below average’ temperatures this week in Valencia region
ABOVE average temperatures and heatwaves that have dominated the Valencian Community’s weather for almost two months are set to disappear this week. Forecasters say that
Shopping centre underground car park reopens- nine months after Valencia flood disaster
AN UNDERGROUND shopping centre car park has partially reopened- nine months after being flooded during the Valencia October 29 disaster. The Bonaire centre facility in
WATCH: Man rescued attempting to reach Spain from Africa in just an inflatable ringÂ
A YOUNG man had the blessing of a saint after he was rescued from the Mediterranean sea 20km off the Costa del Sol. Rescuers were
Benidorm goes to major court in Spain in last chance bid to fight off €330m compensation bill
BENIDORM City Council is going to Spain’s Constitutional Court in a last bid to stop a €330 million compensation payment to developers. The case revolves
Two shootings in same Alicante region follow arrests of cocaine kingpin and Italian mafia boss
TWO men have been injured during the latest shooting to take place in the Vega Baja region of Alicante province. The Policia Nacional are investigating
WATCH: Innocent bystander hit during shootout outside Aldi supermarket in Estepona
An innocent bystander has been injured during an armed confrontation in an Aldi supermarket car park in on the Costa del Sol. The incident took
IN PICTURES: Spanish frigate escorts largest aircraft carrier in the world past Gibraltar as US strike group heads east Â
THE world’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, passed through the Strait of Gibraltar on Saturday as it headed for
ON THIS DAY IN SPAIN: Flamenco legend Antonio Gades died
Spain lost a treasure on July 20, 2004, when Antonio Gades died of lung cancer. Gades was a flamenco dancer and choreographer. A native of
Spain under fire from US and EU for €12M deal with China’s Huawei to store judicial wiretaps
Spain is under fire after it awarded Huawei, the Chinese tech giant, a €12.3 million contract to store judicial wiretaps used by law enforcement and
€100m eco-cash splash: Small firms in Spain’s Catalunya handed loans to fight climate change
SMALL businesses across Catalunya have been handed a €100?million credit line to help them go green – and fast. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has
Barcelona delay return to Camp Nou again – just three weeks after announcing homecoming date
SUPPORTERS of FC Barcelona will have to wait even longer to roar on their side at the Camp Nou after the club suspended its return
Spain’s ‘broken’ tax system is ‘robbing British expats’, admits former Hacienda chief
A FORMER head of the Spanish tax agency has blasted the organisation’s conduct in a vote of confidence for hundreds of expats who have accused
Ex-Gibraltar police chief claims vindication as audit reveals £2m pay-offs to outgoing officers
GIBRALTAR’S political turmoil has deepened following explosive revelations that the government authorised nearly £2 million in taxpayer money to outgoing police officers. The move has
UK opens vote to its left-leaning 16-year-olds – while Spain’s youth flocks to the far-right
SIXTEEN and seventeen-year-olds have been handed the right to vote in the next UK election after Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour government committed to the largest
MULLINS IT OVER: I might even relocate my new family enterprise to business-friendly Spain
By Charlie Mullins SINCE I moved to Spain, I’ve never for a moment thought it was the wrong move. But it’s a nice bit of
Spain has enough of Ryanair’s social media account which ‘publicly humiliates’ customers
A CHEEKY tweet from Ryanair España has ignited a firestorm of criticism in Spain, with some branding the low-cost carrier’s tone as humiliating. The message,
Man quarantined in Spain over tick-borne disease from Africa’s Congo region – the second case in two months
By Brandon Cheevers A FATAL disease that causes multiple organ failure in sufferers and kills more than a third of its victims has struck again
Google to lay new undersea cable connecting the USA with Spain as AI demands crank up
US internet giant Google has announced plans to lay a massive new cable under the Atlantic ocean linking Spain directly with the United States. The
Police officer bitten by man fuming over lost luggage at Mallorca airport
A MAN has been arrested at Mallorca’s Palma airport after biting a Guardia Civil officer in a row over lost luggage. The 32-year-old aggressor was
WATCH: Mijas’ donkey taxis forced to work during heat alert – while operators ‘ignore new welfare laws’Â
ANOTHER complaint has been filed against Mijas’ controversial donkey taxi operators after they were caught working them during an extreme heat warning. Animal rights group