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Scorching temperatures as latest heatwave lands from Sunday in Spain

Heatwave alert in Spain: Extreme heat to return this weekend – these are the affected areas

A WEEKEND heatwave warning has been issued by the State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) with temperatures expected to exceed 40C in parts of Spain. The fresh blast

7 Aug, 2024 @ 17:00

Lead·National News·Weather

Man is gored by bull during traditional festival in eastern Spain: 32-year-old is hospitalised with serious injuries

A 32-YEAR-OLD man was seriously injured after being gored on the first night of Calpe’s ‘Bous al Carrer’ bull runs in Alicante province. The incident

7 Aug, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Outrage after 13,000 cruise passengers descend on tiny city in southern Spain in just one day

LOCALS in Cadiz are up in arms after the historical centre was inundated with thousands of cruise ship passengers last week. Located on an island

7 Aug, 2024 @ 15:00

Cadiz·Lead

Two British tourists ‘are raped on the beach’ in Mallorca in separate incidents just days apart

HORROR in Mallorca as two British tourists ‘raped on the beach’ in separate incidents in just over a week. Two British tourists have been raped

7 Aug, 2024 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Benidorm tourist watches bank app in horror as nine charges are made on stolen card within minutes

Pickpocket gang from Spain is arrested over plan to target tourists at the Paris Olympics

A GANG of Spanish-based Bosnian pickpockets who were going to the Olympic Games in Paris has been arrested in Madrid and Valencia by the Policia

7 Aug, 2024 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Gibraltar-Spain football row rages on: UEFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Morata and Rodri over controversial chants following Euro 2024 victory

UEFA suspend Spain’s Alvaro Morata and Rodri for one match after ‘Gibraltar is Spanish’ chants

UEFA, European football’s governing body, have handed out one match bans to Alvaro Morata and Rodri after the pair led chants of ‘Gibraltar is Spanish’

7 Aug, 2024 @ 13:51

Gibraltar·Lead·Sport

Brits heading to Spain will not be able to use e-gates this summer despite UK-EU deal

British expats in Spain are warned to get a TIE card ahead of EU’s new entry/exit system

THE British embassy has warned expats in Spain to get the TIE card as the EU’s new entry/exit system comes into force. British expats in

7 Aug, 2024 @ 13:29

Lead·Travel News

Costa Blanca airport smashes November passenger record boosted by big number of UK visitors

Strikes announced at major airport in Spain: Passengers are told to arrive ‘earlier than usual’ throughout August

WORKERS at a major airport in Spain will continue their partial strike throughout the month of August, it has emerged. The industrial action has been

7 Aug, 2024 @ 13:03

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Carles Puigdemont will return to Spain this week after seven years in exile: Former Catalan president could be arrested on arrival

CARLES Puigdemont, the former Catalan president, has revealed his intention to return to Spain this week after seven years of self-imposed exile in Belgium. In

7 Aug, 2024 @ 12:50

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Steel company bosses in Spain to be investigated by court for supplying material to Israel to make weapons

Spanish bouncer accused of killing a British tourist in Spain is arrested

A NIGHTCLUB bouncer from Gran Canaria has been arrested and jailed after being charged with the death of a 35-year-old British tourist on July 24.

7 Aug, 2024 @ 12:45

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Leonardo DiCaprio is spotted in Spain: Hollywood icon, 49, enjoys trip with 26-year-old Italian girlfriend

HOLLYWOOD icon Leonardo DiCaprio, 49, has been spotted in Spain enjoying a trip with his 26-year-old Italian partner. American actor Leonardo Dicaprio is holidaying in

7 Aug, 2024 @ 12:33

Ibiza·Lead

Carlos Alcaraz unwinds at English pub in Mallorca following Olympic final defeat to Novak Djokovic

TENNIS star Carlos Alcaraz has been spotted unwinding at an English pub in Mallorca following his defeat to Novak Djokovic at the Paris Olympics. Murcian

7 Aug, 2024 @ 11:46

Lead·Mallorca

Victory for donkeys in Mijas: Government announces new rules to protect animals in extreme heat – after outrage from tourists and expats

DONKEYS in Mijas Pueblo won a small victory today after the local government ushered in new rules with immediate affect. In a statement online, the

7 Aug, 2024 @ 11:34

Costa del Sol·Lead

Guardia Civil divers place a sign on the unexploded device

Explosive device is discovered just 400m from popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPECIALISED divers from Spain’s Guardia Civil police force discovered an explosive device last month just 400 metres from a popular tourist beach on the country’s

7 Aug, 2024 @ 11:22

Alicante·Lead

Watch: Moment Lionel Messi’s luxury villa in Spain is spray-painted by climate activists

EX-BARCELONA football star Lionel Messi had a wall at his Ibiza mansion vandalised by climate change activists. Two members of the Futuro Vegetal group sneaked

7 Aug, 2024 @ 11:15

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

Meteor shower dubbed the ‘Tears of San Lorenzo’ will soon be visible above Spain – here’s how to see it

A METEOR shower known as the Tears of San Lorenzo will soon be at its most visible in the skies above Spain. Also known as

7 Aug, 2024 @ 11:12

Lead·National News

Spain secure second gold medal at the Olympics in first-ever marathon event

SPAIN won their second gold medal of the Paris Olympics on Wednesday when Maria Perez and Alvaro Martin were victorious in the first-ever 42kms mixed

7 Aug, 2024 @ 11:10

Lead·Sport

This historic town has the worst case of tourism ‘massification’ in Spain, figures reveal

AT a time in Spain when locals are increasingly uneasy about the effect of mass tourism on their country, one historic town has emerged with

7 Aug, 2024 @ 10:40

Balearic Islands·Lead·Travel News

Spain's war on tourist apartments continues with new law set to come into effect this week

Airbnb shares drop 12% amid growing backlash in Spain: Company cites weakening US demand

SHARES in the online vacation rental company Airbnb dropped by 12% on Tuesday, in the midst of an ongoing backlash in Spain against a tourism

7 Aug, 2024 @ 10:08

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Drugs crackdown in Marbella: Five houses dedicated to selling different narcotics including cocaine and hashish are raided by police – as family clan is jailed

POLICE have broken up a network of drug houses in the centre of Marbella that each catered to a different drug and user. While one

6 Aug, 2024 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

British tourists are told to ‘dress properly’ and ‘show respect’ by government of major resort in Spain – as locals blast topless visitors

BRITISH tourists have been told to ‘dress properly’ while walking through the streets of the Costa del Sol. A new campaign by the City Council

6 Aug, 2024 @ 17:10

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Bomb scare in Spain’s Alicante: Man, 26, is arrested after hoax caused panic on packed tram

A 26-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for making a hoax bomb warning on a Tram d’Alacant service carrying around 200 passengers. The Policia Nacional said

6 Aug, 2024 @ 17:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Nine Dutch tourists are arrested at airport in Spain after ‘trashing their Mallorca hotel rooms’

NINE young Dutch tourists were arrested at Palma airport on Sunday after thrashing three rooms at their Mallorca hotel. The group of friends aged between

6 Aug, 2024 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Works begin to reclaim land off Gibraltar’s coast for new Eastside marina development – as Spanish protests claim all the waters around the Rock are theirs

LAND reclamation is set to begin on Gibraltar’s controversial 150,000 sqm Eastside marina project and will continue throughout the month of August. It will see

6 Aug, 2024 @ 14:45

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

One of Spain’s most wanted fraudsters is arrested on the Costa Blanca

ONE of Spain’s most-wanted fraudsters has been arrested at an Alicante hotel after conning a victim out of a luxury watch. He specialised in making

6 Aug, 2024 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain men’s football team will battle France for Olympic gold in Paris – just weeks after Euro 2024 victory

SPAIN will clash with France in a mouth-watering men’s football gold medal match at the Olympics on Friday after defeating Morocco 2-1 in the semi-final.

6 Aug, 2024 @ 13:15