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Two hikers ‘are killed by extreme weather in Spain’: Roads and parks are closed and trains cancelled as deadly DANA wreaks havoc nationwide

TWO hikers are feared to have been killed as a result of the ‘historic’ DANA weather front currently wreaking havoc across Spain. A 34-year-old and

3 Sep, 2023 @ 13:06

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Showers with hail coming to parts of Spain from Friday as sunny weather ends- for now!

Weather agency issues red alert as much of Spain battered by rain and storms

MUCH OF Spain was being battered by heavy rainfall and storms on Sunday, as well as the Balearic Islands. The country’s state weather agency, Aemet,

3 Sep, 2023 @ 12:43

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Got a dog in Spain? Comply with new laws coming into effect THIS MONTH to avoid fines of up to €10,000

OVER NINE MILLION dog owners in Spain will have to take out liability insurance from September 29 when the country’s new animal welfare law comes

3 Sep, 2023 @ 11:15

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Public transport by BOAT could help ease traffic on the Costa del Sol’s deadly A-7 road, say town hall bosses – as hospitality leaders renew demands for a train

PUBLIC TRANSPORT by boat could be used to cut congestion on the deadly A-7 road in Malaga province. The idea has come from the new

3 Sep, 2023 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

WATCH: Streets turned into rivers in Spain as ‘extraordinary’ Gota Fria brings ‘extreme’ rainfall – with the worst yet to come

STREETS were turned into rivers in central Spain on Saturday as the dreaded Gota Fria brought the first installment of heavy rain. Video footage shared

3 Sep, 2023 @ 01:55

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Madrid is placed on RED alert for severe rain: Weather warnings are also upgraded along the Costa del Sol and Alicante as ‘historic’ Gota Fria wreaks havoc over Spain

SPAIN upgraded its weather warnings across the country overnight as the dreaded Gota Fria began to unleash torrential rain and strong winds. The regions of

3 Sep, 2023 @ 01:38

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Forest fire in Benahavis: Planes and helicopter are roped in to tackle inferno as smoke is seen from Marbella

A FOREST fire in the hills of Benahavis is said to have been stabilised. Firefighters were in a race against time to extinguish the flames

2 Sep, 2023 @ 16:56

Lead·Malaga

Hidden thoughts: How Old Etonian journalist and author Paul Richardson came to run a farm in Spain’s Extremadura

IT was on a long drive back from Portugal to Denia to catch the ferry to Ibiza that Paul Richardson stumbled across the little known

2 Sep, 2023 @ 14:07

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Pedro Sanchez visits the Costa del Sol: Spain’s PM enjoys The Strokes at the Cala Mijas music festival

SPAIN’S prime minister Pedro Sanchez enjoyed a night of music at an international festival on the Costa del Sol on Friday. The socialist leader, 51,

2 Sep, 2023 @ 12:41

Lead·Malaga

Petrol costs in Spain this August were the highest on record as motorists suffer eight consecutive weeks of price increases

PETROL prices are at their highest since over a year ago after the ongoing increases over the month of August. The new hikes came as

2 Sep, 2023 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

REVEALED: The most expensive house in Spain that will set you back €35 million

SPAIN’S most expensive home for sale is a €35 million villa in an up-market area of the Costa del Sol. The property, which was built

2 Sep, 2023 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Lead·Marbella·Property

EXC: Paralysed British expat, 30, celebrates ‘miracle’ baby with the local Spanish beautician who helped him recover from horror car crash

A BRITISH paraplegic has had a ‘miracle’ baby with the local Spanish beauty who helped nurse him back to health. Expat Aaron Salter, 30, was paralysed

2 Sep, 2023 @ 09:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Must Read

Spain's men's football boss says sorry but will not resign over applauding speech by controversial World Cup kisser Luis Rubiales

Spain’s men’s football boss says sorry but won’t quit for applauding speech by controversial World Cup kisser Luis Rubiales

SPAIN’S men’s football team coach Luis de la Fuente has apologised for applauding RFEF president Luis Rubiales last week but has refused to resign. De

1 Sep, 2023 @ 18:26

Lead·Sport

Two Albanians who ‘robbed more than FIFTY homes’ are arrested: Prolific duo accused of targeting expat neighbourhoods across Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO MEN have been arrested for robbing 51 homes in Alicante province, with authorities believing they may have committed more offences. The Albanian nationals aged

1 Sep, 2023 @ 17:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Yellow alert issued for rain and storms this Thursday in Valencia region

Will it rain in Malaga this weekend? All you need to know as Gota Fria threatens storms, strong winds and hail across Spain

A STORM is brewing above Spain this weekend after a summer of multiple heatwaves and record temperatures. An area of isolated depression, known as DANA,

1 Sep, 2023 @ 13:49

Lead·Malaga

Emergency alert texts to be sent to EVERY phone in areas most at risk from ‘historic’ Gota Fria across Spain’s Valencia region

EMERGENCY alert messages will be sent this weekend to mobile phones in the Valencian Community to warn about problems caused by predicted ‘Gota Fria’ storms.

1 Sep, 2023 @ 12:58

Alicante·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

British man breaks ankle trying to escape arrest for gang sex abuse of underage British girl in Spain's Marbella area

Man falls off boat and drowns following night out at a cocktail bar in Marbella’s upmarket Puerto Banus

A MAN has died after falling off his boat following a night out at a cocktail bar in Marbella, it has emerged. The unnamed victim

1 Sep, 2023 @ 12:53

Lead·Marbella

Roads across Spain will be extremely busy this weekend – here’s why

THE END of the summer holiday season this weekend will lead to busy roads and a projected 6.8 million long-distance journeys according to Spain’s General

1 Sep, 2023 @ 12:21

Lead·National News

Expat community rallies round family of missing paddle surfers: Thousands raised to fly out relatives of Maxi, 29, and Emmanuel, 34, a WEEK after they vanished off Spain's Costa del Sol

Video shows ‘moment two missing paddle surfers headed out to sea’ before vanishing: Desperate search enters its FIFTH day off Spain’s Costa del Sol

THIS is believed to be the moment two missing paddle surfers headed out to sea in Malaga before seemingly vanishing into thin air. In a

1 Sep, 2023 @ 12:18

Lead·Malaga·Must Read

Woman in restaurant bathroom discovers hidden camera flashing behind plastic plant on Spain's Costa Blanca

Marbella bar sparks backlash for charging non-customers €2 to use its bathroom: But is it illegal?

A BAR in Marbella has sparked debate for charging non-paying customers to use its toilets. The unnamed establishment in the coastal city’s old town has

1 Sep, 2023 @ 11:45

Lead·Marbella

Football boss Luis Rubiales ‘poses for photo with doctors who treated his mother’ in Granada hospital after she fell ill during three-day hunger strike

As calls intensify for Spanish Football Federation chairman Luis Rubiales to resign over the forced kiss he gave captain Jenni Hermoso after Spain’s Women’s World

1 Sep, 2023 @ 11:40

Andalucia·Lead·Other News

Warnings of ‘historic and extraordinary’ DANA weather front: Spain to be rocked by torrential rain, lightning and HAIL from this weekend

AUTUMN weather will hit Spain this weekend with storms hitting nearly all of the country caused by an Atlantic front that is approaching the Gulf

1 Sep, 2023 @ 11:38

Lead·National News·Weather

Lucky cat cashes in one of its nine lives after miraculously surviving cliff plunge on Spain's Costa Blanca

Lucky cat uses one of its nine lives after miraculously surviving 20 metre cliff plunge on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CAT used up one of its nine lives after falling 20 metres to the rocky ground at Benissa’s Pinets cove. The lucky feline is

31 Aug, 2023 @ 18:50

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Controversy over comedy bullfighting show featuring dwarf matadors as president of Spain's Murcia region gets plea to stop it

Controversy over comedy bullfighting show featuring dwarf matadors as president of Spain’s Murcia region gets asked to block it

AN ANIMAL protection organisation has written to Murcia’s acting president, Fernando Lopez Miras, asking him to stop a comedic bullfighting show featuring dwarf matadors. The

31 Aug, 2023 @ 18:30

La Cultura·Lead·Murcia

Company in Spain’s Lleida province offers €700 courses for combatants in Ukraine

A COMPANY in the Catalan province of Lleida is offering courses for people who want to go and fight in Ukraine against Russian forces. The

31 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00

Catalunya·Lead

Spanish man charged with ten counts of raping British child in Gibraltar

A SPANISH man is due to appear in court tomorrow over allegations he raped a little British girl ten times. Gibraltar Royal Police stated that

31 Aug, 2023 @ 17:05

Gibraltar·Lead

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