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Big increases in tourist and cruise taxes announced to stop 'saturation' of top holiday area in Spain

Spanish tourist hotspots brace for ‘unprecedented mobilisation’ from protestors this summer

ANTI-tourism protestors are warning tourists of ‘unprecedented mobilisation’ planned this summer in major Spanish tourist destinations. The Southern European Network Against Touristification (SET) has confirmed

3 May, 2025 @ 14:00

Barcelona·Lead·Mallorca·Tenerife·Travel News

Spain’s seven most beautiful train stations revealed: From neo-romantic to modernist

SPAIN, with more than 15,000 kilometres of railway network and more than 200 stations spread across the country, is home to terminals that are authentic

3 May, 2025 @ 13:13

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Spain’s Alhambra palace finally acquires Sorolla masterpiece ‘the Patio de Lindaraja’

The Alhambra, Granada’s magnificent palace/fortress, has pulled off a cultural coup, acquiring a canvas of the Patio de Lindaraja which has been in the possession

3 May, 2025 @ 12:00

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Spanish expert reveals how obesity impacts fertility and the diet to combat it

A LEADING Spanish nutritionist has warned that obesity significantly impacts fertility in both men and women – and has outlined what to eat to boost

3 May, 2025 @ 10:00

Health·Lead

Cruise ship brings almost 2,000 Brits to historical Spanish port amidst growing cries against over tourism

MORE THAN 1900 cruise ship passengers spent the first day of May exploring Cádiz, amid growing concerns of over tourism in the bustling port city.

3 May, 2025 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Barcelona·Cadiz·Lead

British female tourists ‘drunkenly ridicule and attack Polish woman at a Mallorca beach’

THREE British female tourists have been accused of assaulting a holidaymaker at a Mallorca beach club. The incident happened on Monday at the premises located

3 May, 2025 @ 07:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Vengeful squatter sets fire to Alicante home- days before court eviction

AN ALICANTE squatter allegedly set fire to a fifth-floor flat, days before he was going to be evicted via a court order. The Policia Nacional

2 May, 2025 @ 18:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Three more terror arrests in Catalunya bring the total to 20 this year

THREE suspected jihadists accused of supporting terrorist groups like Daesh have been arrested in Barcelona province. A joint operation between the Policia Nacional and the

2 May, 2025 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

MALAGA FLAT INFERNO: Elderly couple in critical condition after blaze tore through tower block

A TOWERING inferno sparked by an electrical fault tore through a 12-storey block of flats in Spain’s Malaga last night (Thursday, May 1) – leaving

2 May, 2025 @ 16:18

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Spain should expect ‘colder and wetter May than average’

SPRINGTIME weather in Spain will be ‘colder and wetter’ than expected, with temperatures dropping in May. The first week of May will see unstable weather

2 May, 2025 @ 16:17

Lead·Weather

Mini heatwave ends on Costa Blanca with yellow alert for storms and winds

Orange weather alert issued for downpours and strong wind gusts in Spain’s Valencia

ORANGE alerts for localised downpours and strong gusts of wind have been issued for parts of the Valencian Community on Friday. The weather warning has

2 May, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Valencia·Weather

WATCH: FANS OF BETIS CLASH WITH FIORENTINA ULTRAS IN SEVILLA’S ALAMEDA DE HERCULES

WHAT was meant to be a historic night of football in Sevilla turned into mayhem on the streets as rival fans from Real Betis and

2 May, 2025 @ 15:50

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla·Sport

Spanish petrol cheapest in four years after oil prices collapse

PETROL and diesel prices in Spain have been in freefall following the collapse in oil prices last month. Today Super-95 unleaded is the cheapest it’s

2 May, 2025 @ 15:08

Lead

Inside Spain’s ‘house of horrors’ where three children were kept prisoner since 2021

RESIDENTS of the quiet Asturian hamlet of Toleo remain in disbelief following the discovery of three children who had allegedly been kept in near-total isolation

2 May, 2025 @ 14:58

Crime & Law·Lead·Northern Spain

Brit mystery as tourist vanishes in Spain

THE family of a British man are very worried after he failed to catch his flight home from Alicante airport three days ago. An appeal

2 May, 2025 @ 14:50

Benidorm·Lead

British woman who lived in Gibraltar now the oldest in the world

A BRITISH woman who lived in Gibraltar has officially become the oldest person in the world at the age of 115, according to the Guinness

2 May, 2025 @ 14:11

Gibraltar·Lead

Judge refuses to deport Audrey Fang murder suspect from Spain to Singapore

Audrey Fang murder suspect faces deportation from Spain to be tried in Singapore

A MAN accused of murdering fellow-Singapore national Audrey Fang in Spain faces deportation and the death penalty, if convicted in his home country. The Policia

2 May, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Alan Carr and Amanda Holden’s gorgeous renovation project in Andalucia is up for sale - and Brits are stunned by the price

Amanda Holden and Alan Carr set for Spanish TV villa transformation pay day

OFFERS are already in for the once crumbling 100-year-old Granada townhouse renovated by Amanda Holden and Alan Carr for their BBC show Spanish Job. The

2 May, 2025 @ 13:57

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Property

Spain still unsure as EU neighbours start to rearm

27 EUROPEAN nations have expressed interest in the European Rearmament Plan that seeks to expand the military capabilities of its member states with Spain still

2 May, 2025 @ 13:21

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

WATCH: Russian tennis star is disqualified for telling Spanish judge to ‘blow me’

WATCH the shocking moment when Russian tennis player Svyatoslav Gulin was disqualified from an ITF World Tour match in Spain after a vulgar outburst in

2 May, 2025 @ 13:00

Lead·Sport·Video

Fresh bid for American flights to tourist area of Spain

VALENCIA president Carlos Mazon held talks in New York on Thursday to get back a direct air link to the United States that ended in

2 May, 2025 @ 13:00

Lead·Valencia

WATCH: Chinese tourist chokes out thief in Barcelona

THIS is the moment a Chinese tourist became an unlikely hero in Barcelona after subduing a would-be thief with a martial arts-style chokehold. The incident

2 May, 2025 @ 12:05

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Video

Experts warned Spain of power grid risk in March

AN engineer warned weeks ago in the Spanish parliament that grid operator Red Electrica wasn’t prepared for the energy transition that was started by the

2 May, 2025 @ 11:52

Lead·National News

Lightning strikes Andalucia as fresh storm rolls in

THE Costa del Sol experienced a dramatic lightning display overnight as a powerful Atlantic storm swept across southern Spain, bringing heavy rain, gusty winds and

2 May, 2025 @ 11:11

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

WATCH: Drugged Brit in 'Kamikaze' high-speed car chase in Spain

WATCH: Drugged Brit in ‘Kamikaze’ car chase in Spain

A DRUGGED-UP British motorist led police on a high-speed chase for approximately 10 kilometres in Alicante province on Tuesday. At least 12 vehicles were damaged

2 May, 2025 @ 11:08