Nearly 40 sailboats from Spain and Gibraltar will compete in a regatta to cross the Strait
A RECORD 40 boats will take part in the Straitchallenge 2025, which takes place this Saturday on May 31. Almost 40 boats and more than
Giant venomous snake curled up in toilet shocks homeowner in Spain
A SHOCKED homeowner found a large bastard snake peering up at him from his bathroom toilet. The resident in Benejuzar(Alicante province) called for help shortly
Ryanair warns of soaring flight delays across Spain and Europe this summer
HOLIDAYMAKERS flying Ryanair this summer could face a travel nightmare, with the airline warning delays are set to skyrocket by ‘up to 20%’ – and
15,000 people make fresh call for Carlos Mazon to resign over Valencia flood disaster
THE latest protest demanding the resignation of Valencian president Carlos Mazon over his handling of the October flood disaster attracted around 15,000 people on Thursday
Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham parties in Ibiza with footballer brother and Wayne LinekerÂ
JUDE Bellingham has been spotted enjoying a holiday in Ibiza together with his younger brother Jobe, and entrepreneur and Gary lineker’s brother Wayne. The Real
Thousands of American students blocked from attending university in Spain thanks to new red tape
‘VERY CONFUSING’ instructions for implementing new immigration laws, have US university students flustered about whether they’ll be able to study under the Spanish sun. “Europe
Alicante’s plan to check that tourist flats are legal and to keep all of the fines is delayed
ALICANTE’S plans to assume control to inspect, sanction, and collect fines for illegal tourist flats have been delayed because it hasn’t got enough inspectors. The
British tourists stuck in ‘third world hell’ at airport in Spain – in ‘taste of things to come when EES arrives’
IN A TASTE of what might happen at Spanish airports this summer- with a record number of UK tourists expected- long passport control queues formed
Three dead and three injured after cattle shed roof collapses in northern Spain
THREE people died on Thursday and three others were injured- two seriously- when the roof of an under-construction cattle shed collapsed in northern Spain. Emergency
Outrage in Mallorca as German real estate company ‘makes fun’ of island’s housing crisisÂ
A SLOGAN has caused outrage among the inhabitants and visitors of Mallorca, with a text seemingly making fun of the island’s housing crisis. ‘Game of
Young tourist suffers punctured lung after being stabbed with a pair of scissors outside Mallorca bar
AN ALTERCATION outside a Playa de Palma bar in Mallorca resulted in a tourist being stabbed in the back with a small pair of scissors.
Tourist flats blamed but it’s politicians in the firing line as Spain’s rental housing stock plunges by half in four years
SPAIN’S rental housing market has experienced a dramatic decline, with available long-term rental properties halving over the past four years. While tourist flats are often
Another Spanish highstreet chain falls as Spain’s supermarket wars heat up
A REGIONAL supermarket chain that once had over 600 shops in Spain has announced its closing down. El Arco is pulling down the shutters in
Spain’s new anti-smoking law will increase smoke-free areas including bar and restaurant terraces
A DRAFT of Spain’s new anti-smoking law has been virtually completed according to Health Minister, Monica Garcia. Speaking to SER Radio on Thursday, Garcia revealed
Spanish navy monitors flotilla of Russian ships passing through the Strait of GibraltarÂ
THE Spanish Navy has been closely monitoring a flotilla of Russian naval vessels as they transited through the Strait of Gibraltar. This operation is part
WATCH: ‘Copper Mafia’ gang busted after stealing cable worth €2.5m in 102 robberies across Spain
A GANG calling itself the ‘Copper Mafia’ has been busted by the Guardia Civil with 21 arrests and 13 imprisonments. Based in the Madrid area,
Landlord, 82, regularly ‘sneaked into rental home to sniff female tenants’ underwear’ in Spain
AN 82-year-old man illegally and frequently went into a Formentera property to smell underwear belonging to the female tenants. A Palma court agreed to a
Judge refuses to deport Audrey Fang murder suspect from Spain to Singapore
A JUDGE has rejected a bid to deport a man to his native Singapore, who has been accused of killing tourist Audrey Fang, and could
Extreme heat wave continues in Spain: But which regions will see 40C?
TEMPERATURES will rise this Thursday, with some provinces in the south seeing thermometers climb to 40C. Ten provinces are on high alert for high temperatures,
Brits buying property in Spain will pay double: 100% tax ‘designed to help Spanish buyers’
THE Spanish Socialist Party PSOE has proposed a new bill in parliament that all people from outside the EU need to pay a 100% tax
Bank of Spain warns of a housing bubble with properties overvalued by up to 8.5%
THE Bank of Spain has warned that steep rises in property prices are being pumped up by overvaluation. It puts overpricing at between 1.1% and
Spain to ban flushing wet wipes – and force manufacturers to clean up ‘fatbergs’ clogging sewers
THE Spanish government is set to wage a war on wet wipes with a law that would ban them from being flushed down the toilet.
€300m of improvements announced for popular Mallorca tourist spot
MALLORCA’S Playa de Palma area will see up to €300 million of improvements over the next decade. 35 projects will be part of a general
Dutch parents accused of kidnapping their three children caught as they board ferry to Morocco
PARENTS wanted in the Netherlands for kidnapping their three children have been arrested in the Port of Tarifa. The couple, of Dutch and Spanish nationality,
Spain and Ecuador both seek extradition of Albanian drug lord who owned luxury villas in the Costa del Sol
ECUADOR and Spain are set to engage in a legal contest over the extradition of Dritan Gjika, the alleged leader of an Albanian drug trafficking
The EU warns Spain not to block €11 billion BBVA-Sabadell mega-merger
The European Union has cautioned the Spanish government against blocking the controversial proposed €11 billion mega-merger of two of the country’s largest banks. Spain’s economy