Electric scooter owners will need insurance to ride on public roads in Spain
ELECTRIC scooter owners in Spain will need civil liability insurance from next January to ride in public areas. Changes to the Automobile Insurance Law were
IN PICS: Costa del Sol dominates the list of Spain’s top five most expensive homes on the marketÂ
SPAIN’S most eye-watering properties are clustered in just two areas – the Costa del Sol and the Balearics – according to new figures from property
Foreign visitors flying to Spain rose by 6% during first seven months of 2025
SPAIN welcomed 63.7 million overseas visitors flying into the country between January and July this year. That’s a 6% rise compared to the same period
€10m Costa Blanca villa is region’s most expensive unsold home- after a year on the market
THE most expensive home being marketed on the Costa Blanca- and for that matter the Valencian Community- has still not been sold after a year.
Gala success: Up to €100,000 raised for poor kids in Africa at glitzy World Vision bash in MarbellaÂ
A GLAMOROUS charity auction in Marbella has raised over €80,000 for impoverished children in Africa. The glittering World Vision Gala at Puente Romano Hotel, saw
21 major wildfires still active in Spain as Pedro Sanchez promises ‘disaster area’ status
SPAIN continued to battle against several major wildfires on Tuesday despite temperatures falling after a heatwave that lasted over a fortnight. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez,
Serbian gangster laying low in Spanish party town for years rumbled by false passport fail
A SERBIAN drug trafficker sentenced to four years in prison has been arrested in Spain after being caught with a fake passport. The man was
Spain’s Andalucia hires Japanese company responsible for UK Post Office scandal to develop AI in healthcare
THE company behind the UK Post Office’s disastrous Horizon system, that saw innocent postmasters jailed, has signed a deal to provide AI based software for
Brit arrested in Spain over £2m drug and gun supply plot
A BRITISH man has been extradited to the UK from Spain to face a string of drug and gun charges. Craig Bennett, 41, from Uxbridge,
Spain rebalances to China amid a Trump slump in exports to US
SPAIN’S exports to the United States fell by 5% in the first half of 2025 as Donald Trump’s tariff war begins to bite – with
Crooked carer steals €30k from dead client by using her bank account and cash cards in Valencia
A WOMAN who cared after an elderly female client in Valencia helped herself to over €30,000- mainly after she died last September. The carer, 43,
Keel laid for floating solar energy platform for Valencia port in Spain
SPAIN’s renewable energy game has just leveled up as the keel for the first of two floating solar platforms for the ambitious BlueNewables project has
Youth, 18, stabs bouncer in latest altercation at southern Spain’s biggest party – the Malaga feria
AN 18-year-old has been arrested after stabbing a bouncer during a fight at Malaga feria in the early hours of Monday. The attack took place
Man shot dead after trying to stab police officers on his doorstep in Valencia
A MAN was shot dead after lunging at two Policia Nacional officers with a knife in a Valencia building on Monday. The assailant was a
‘Heartless criminal’ started wild fire in Spain to further ‘business interests’
A WILDFIRE which forced the evacuation of dozens of homes and scorched 4,000 hectares was deliberately set to clear land for hunters, authorities allege. The
Spain’s stock market equals record as minister declares ‘we are not in a real estate bubble’
SPAIN’S stock market, the IBEX 35, has broken the 15,000-point barrier for only the second time in its history. The country’s benchmark stock index closed
Been robbed in Barcelona? Police finally smash pickpocket gangs – and set up database of over 1,000 stolen mobiles
FOR years, Barcelona’s reputation as Europe’s bag-snatching capital has left residents and tourists exasperated, as thieves seemed to operate with impunity – with the police
King Felipe cuts holiday short amid Spain’s wildfire crisis to oversee military firefighting efforts
KING Felipe has cut short his family holiday in Greece to return to Spain while wildfires rage across the country. The 57-year-old monarch, who had
Marbella’s La Cañada shopping centre to become the biggest in Malaga after €12m expansion gets greenlight
LA Cañada, the largest shopping centre in Malaga province, has been given the green light for a major €12m expansion. In a move set to
Tragedy strikes in Marbella: 17-year-old found dead next to motorbike
THE body of a 17-year-old boy was found beside a motorbike in Marbella late last night. The discovery was made at around 11.40 pm after
Mistreated American Bulldogs found living in squalor on plot of land in Spain
A MAN faces animal abuse charges after 11 mistreated American Bulldogs were found on a plot of land in Castellon province. The Guardia Civil’s environment
Brit couple arrested on Alicante flight for ‘loudly joining the mile high club in the toilets’
A DRUNK British couple who had sex in an Easyjet plane’s bathroom were hauled away by the Guardia Civil at Alicante-Elche airport. The intoxicated Brits
50 million ‘spam’ phone calls and texts blocked since March under new laws in Spain
OVER 50 million spam phone calls and text messages have been blocked by telecoms companies in Spain since March. The high number of interceptions follows
WATCH: Suspected jihadists including Islamic State terror group recruiter are arrested in Spain
TWO suspected jihadists have been arrested in Catalunya following an 18-month Policia Nacional investigation. The men were detained last Thursday in Vallfogona de Balaguer(Lleida province)
UPDATED: Wild fire on Malaga outskirts has been stabilised
A RAPID response from Andalucia’s INFOCA firefighting agency was enough to stabilise a wildfire that broke out on the outskirts of Malaga. The blaze was
How Spain’s reintroduced bison are helping regrow the land amid the country’s wildfire crisis
AS SPAIN struggles in a deadly spate of wildfires, a remarkable success story in Andalucia is giving hope for the country’s scorched countryside – and