Marbella dog owners are warned of €750 fines for breaking this law
MARBELLA dog owners have been given a new warning of €750 penalties for not picking up pet poop. The City Council has put up signs
Tourist flats in Spain cause long-term rents to surge by more than 30%, study finds
A STUDY has found tourists flats in Spain have caused long-term rents to surge by over 30%. Researchers from the University of Malaga have revealed
Earthquake rattles Sevilla in southern Spain as locals report feeling tremors
THE National Geographic Institute(IGN) recorded a 2.3 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday morning on the border of Sevilla and Cadiz provinces in Andalucia. The epicentre was
Ukrainian refugees are biggest foreign group with double the number of British expats in Costa Blanca tourist city
AROUND 9% of Torrevieja’s registered population are Ukrainians according to the city’s municipal padron with numbers double that of British expats. Torrevieja council says that
John George suspect is arrested after ‘body of missing Belfast dad’ is found ‘hidden among trees’ in Alicante
A 32-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for homicide over the disappearance and suspected murder of John George in Alicante. The man, who is Eastern European,
John George: Body is found in search for missing Belfast dad in Spain as police launch murder probe
SPANISH police believe they have found the body of missing father-of-two John George. Authorities in Alicante, on the Costa Blanca, are now treating the case
Girl suffers electric shock when taking selfie and falls eight metres from bridge in Mallorca
A TEENAGER is fighting for her life after being electrocuted and falling eight metres when taking a selfie on a bridge at a Mallorca train
Shoppers warned about ‘tricks’ and needing to check price tags as big January sales start in Spain
SPAIN’S major retailers opened their doors to the January sales on Tuesday after online bargains started being offered on Monday- the Three Kings holiday. Spain’s
Spain’s ‘saturated’ holiday destinations to avoid in 2025, according to prestigious tourism guide
THREE popular Spanish holiday areas have been put on a list of ‘forbidden destinations’ by a prestigious travel guide due to tourist saturation. Fodors 2025
Nearly 8% of all homes in Spain are in danger of flooding under new risk evaluation caused by the deadly Valencia DANA
MORE than two million homes across Spain are now considered at risk of flooding, more than double the previous estimate – or approximately 8% of
These are the five ‘overlooked corners’ of Spain to visit in 2025, according to The Telegraph
A HOST of lesser known, unexplored gems of the Spanish heartland has been offered up by the British newspaper the Daily Telegraph. Their list includes
Benidorm rental nightmare after live in landlord attacks female tenant and demands sexual favours as payment
A BENIDORM woman thought she got a bargain house share with a couple for just €300 per month but was ordered to have sex as
Snookered!: The employers’ scam that could leave you without a pension in Spain
We all know that 147 is the magic number if you’re Ronnie O’Sullivan, playing at the Sheffield Octagon: but sometimes the maths works against us.
Horror in Alicante: Woman, 52, is killed by a train ‘while talking on mobile phone’
A WOMAN died on Monday after getting too close to an Alicante railway track as the slipstream generated by a passing train threw her onto
Airbnb shock in Alicante with 73% of tourist flats being advertised without a licence
NEARLY three-quarters of Alicante’s City’s tourist flats are not registered according to a city council report. Up to 20% of homes in districts like the
Spain’s €50bn pension timebomb: Payments surge ahead of mass retirement of the baby boomer generation
PENSIONERS in Spain have seen their retirement benefits surge by a third since 2018 – dramatically outpacing wage growth across the nation. New data released
Mystery fall: Man released from jail after his partner plunges from third-floor window in Spain’s Malaga
A MAN has been released from custody after his partner plunged from a third-floor apartment in Malaga’s city centre under mysterious circumstances. Her partner was
Revealed: Why mafias on the Costa del Sol are shooting at men’s genitals
IT’S no secret that the Costa del Sol is a hotbed for mafia activity, with dozens of international gangs operating along the coastline. In the
John George: Interpol joins search for missing Belfast man as family vows to stay in Spain and K9 team goes home
THE search for missing Belfast father John George has gone international after Interpol joined the investigation. The father-of-two, also known as John Hardy, 37, was
The Spanish economy caps off a remarkable 2024 by being responsible for 40% of all GDP growth in the eurozone
SPAIN is set to account for 40% of all economic growth in the eurozone after a near-miraculous 2024 that has left traditional heavyweights Germany and
Elon Musk shares report claiming 91% of jailed rapists in Spain’s Cataluña are foreign – but is it true?
ELON Musk has expressed his shock over a report that claims 91% of imprisoned rapists in the region of Cataluña are foreign nationals. The X
How would a hard border work? Gibraltar begins preparing its people for the possible failure of treaty negotiations with Spain
GIBRALTAR’S Deputy Chief Minister has started to prepare the population for the reality of a hard border after claiming Spain ‘has done little to build
Spain’s Golden Visa scheme will end in April 2025 after delay to law change – but can you still apply?
Spain’s Golden Visa scheme will end in April 2025 after delay to law change A DATE has been set for the end of Spain’s Golden
‘Perfect storm’ in Spain’s housing market causes prices to jump by a staggering 21.5% in Malaga in just twelve months
ANDALUCIA’S record breaking housing market has seen prices in Malaga rise by over a fifth during 2024 – nearly double the rate of second-place Granada.
Pictured: German man shot in the genitals outside a Marbella gym after giving away his location is an ex-Hell’s Angel and MMA fighter
A GERMAN bodybuilder and ex-MMA fighter was shot in the ‘penis and anus’ outside a Marbella padel club. The attack, which has been described as
Reflections: A groundbreaking exhibition at the Alhambra in Spain’s Granada where Picasso meets Jeff Koons
AMERICAN sculptor Jeff Koons is displaying three of his works alongside two by Picasso in an exhibition at the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. Titled Reflections.
