Party organiser responsible for ‘no f—-ts’ advert in the Costa del Sol’s gay capital is arrested
THE organiser of a party at a Torremolinos club who advertised an event that said ‘no’ to fights, drugs, caps, flip-flops as well as a
Italian bar owner who raped drunk customer in Spain’s Mallorca dodges jail in exchange for paying €8k and undergoing ‘re-education program’
AN Italian bar owner in Palma’s popular Paseo MarÃtimo has been handed a two-year suspended prison sentence after admitting to raping an drunk customer in
British woman arrested for running a drug den in a Costa Blanca city
A BRITISH woman was among a group of seven people arrested for her involvement in running a drug den in Javea. The 37-year-old along with
Spain’s armed forces will continue working in Valencia flood area as ‘long as necessary’ says Defence Minister
ARMED forces will continue to work in Valencia’s flood-hit area for as ‘long as necessary’. The pledge was made by Defence Minister, Margarita Robles, during
How is Palma, Spain celebrating San Sebastian’s saints day this weekend?
PALMA will celebrate San Sebastian festivities this weekend, honouring their patron saint. The official saint’s day falls on January 20, Monday, but celebrations are being
Flu vaccination rate described by leading doctor as ‘ridiculously low’ in Valencia region
VACCINATION rates for flu in the Valencian Community are down on what they were last year. The president of the Valencian Society of Preventive Medicine
Shell announces plans to shutter its Madrid office just months after buying it: Staff will be sent to Singapore, Dubai or London
BRITISH energy giant Shell is set to close its Madrid gas trading hub and relocate dozens of workers out of Spain just months after it
‘They’re just a bit mixed up’: Spanish Football Federation downplays claims footballers’ wives were harassed during Super Cup in Saudi Arabia
THE Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) is in trouble again after it shrugged off serious harassment complaints from footballers’ wives during the Spanish Super Cup in
Horse carriages will be eliminated by the end of the year in Spain’s Malaga
THE MAYOR of Malaga has announced he wants to end horse carriages by the end of the year. Francisco de la Torre made the announcement
Exclusive: New Gibraltar national stadium marred by bar dispute but government confirms it WILL host ‘all league matches and grassroot facilities’
A BAR owner claims he is being ‘bullied out’ of his quarter century business at the Victoria Stadium because of a mammoth new national football
Robber preyed on single women who were violently and sexually assaulted as they walked through Costa Blanca park
A MAN who terrorised women walking on their own in Torrevieja has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The 57-year-old has been charged with four
Tourist, 28, charged with starting 12th floor Costa del Sol hotel fire: CCTV captured moment suspect bought petrol and a lighter
A TOURIST has been arrested for allegedly using an accelerant to start a fire in his 12th-floor hotel room on the Costa del Sol. The
Spain’s proposed new property tax for non-EU citizens ‘likely to apply to Gibraltarians even in the event of a deal’
GIBRALTARIANS will likely not be exempt from proposals in Spain to double the tax paid by non-EU residents when buying property – even in the
Spain’s inflation rate closed 2024 on 2.8% due to rising energy costs, but still 0.8% down over 12 months
SPAIN’S December inflation rate was confirmed as 2.8% on Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute- up by 0.4% on November’s figure, but down 0.8% on
Worried UK buyers ask if they can back out of deals to buy Costa Blanca homes due to proposed 100% tax on non-EU buyers
REAL Estate agency associations on the Costa Blanca have slammed a proposal from Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over introducing a 100% stamp duty style tax
Party protesting Mallorca’s housing crisis to take place in Mallorca this weekend
PROTESTORS have organised a party in Mallorca to highlight the island’s ongoing housing crisis. ‘Revival of the Resident Martyrs’ will be celebrated on January 19
Spain welcomed record number of foreign tourists in 2024
A RECORD 94 million foreign tourists visited Spain last year- 10% more than in 2023. Tourism accounts for 13% of the country’s GDP with Spain
Revealed: Forbes magazine’s choice as the world’s best retirement city is in Spain
AMERICA’S Forbes magazine has picked Valencia as the world’s best city to retire to. It’s the second-such recommendation for Valencia after the ‘Live and Invest
Hapless ‘Whatsapp group’ narco gang busted in the Strait of Gibraltar: Chat messages reveal group’s inner workings
A STRAIT of Gibraltar narco gang met their downfall thanks to the Whatsapp group they used to organise their drug trafficking. The group, named ‘123’
Domestic violence has skyrocketed in Mallorca, growing 25% in the last year
GENDER based violence in Mallorca has grown 25% in 2024, according to a new report. Cases have shot up from 3,400 in 2023 to 4,284
Man plummets six metres in Spain’s Palma while trying to save his beer from falling
A 24-year-old has fallen six metres in Palma while trying to save their beer. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning on
Norwegian teenagers ‘too drunk to give police coherent statement’ after ‘sexual assaulting’ mother and daughter in Malaga nightclub
A PAIR of teenage Norwegian tourists were ‘too drunk to make a coherent statement to police’ after they were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a
Spanish couple receive €1,700 compensation after overbooked and cancelled flights
A COUPLE have been awarded €1,700 after their flight was overbooked and their replacement was cancelled. The Vitoria-Gasteiz residents were due to board a Vueling
Coldest night of the winter sees severe frosts in Alicante area with lows of minus 13C
ALICANTE province has been hit with the lowest temperatures of the winter, with some inland hilly areas recording overnight lows of minus 13C. The State
Ryanair urges airports to enforce alcohol limits before flights
BUDGET airline Ryanair has urged airports to introduce alcohol limits to prevent drunk passengers boarding flights. They claim inebriated passengers cause chaos for the company,
Spain’s housing crisis: Long-term rental stock drops for 14 consecutive quarters, tourist flats continue to soar and Sanchez seeks to block non-EU buyers
SPAIN’S rental market has plunged deeper into crisis with long-term rental homes falling for the 14th consecutive quarter – while tourist apartments surge across major
