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EXPLAINER: The role of Spain's King Felipe in forming country's new government as he meets next week with all political parties

EXPLAINER: The role of Spain’s King Felipe in forming new government with political parties seeing monarch next week

KING FELIPE will have two days of discussions next week with the leaders of Spain’s political parties elected to Congress in July’s inconclusive general election.

18 Aug, 2023 @ 17:10

Lead·National News·Politics

Ryanair stop man, 89, from flying home to Spain in ID card dispute

Ryanair blasts Spain’s airport operator for scrapping five-year charge freeze

RYANAIR has lodged a formal appeal against plans by Spain’s airport operator Aena to end a five year freeze on airport charges. The cap was

18 Aug, 2023 @ 16:07

Lead·National News

Blue shark bites swimmer in leg forcing bathing ban at beaches in Spain’s Valencia area

THREE beaches in Oliva were closed to swimmers on Thursday after a bather at Rabdells beach was bitten by a blue shark. The animal had

18 Aug, 2023 @ 15:16

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

EXCLUSIVE: Birmingham youngster carrying drugs on a plane arrested after landing in Spain

A YOUNG Englishman who was carrying drugs on a plane from Birmingman to Spain has been arrested at Ibiza airport. Police have told the Olive

18 Aug, 2023 @ 14:25

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Two 2000-year-old Amphoras discovered off coast of Spain’s Cadiz

EXCLUSIVE: English and Irish fugitives arrested in Spain’s Costa del Sol

TWO fugitives wanted by the British and Irish justice have been arrested on the Costa del Sol. A 47-year-old English fugitive known as P.M.C and

18 Aug, 2023 @ 13:25

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Must Read

Fraudster arrested in Costa Blanca street for running bogus real estate website and pocketing money from victims in Spain

Fraudster arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for running fake property website and pocketing money from victims

A MAN who scammed €90,000 in just over six months from people using his fake real estate website has been arrested in Alicante Province. The

18 Aug, 2023 @ 12:41

Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Valencian Community

Pedro Sanchez scores important victory with Catalan separatist backing as he tries to remain Spain’s Prime Minister

ACTING Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez pulled off a big win on Thursday in his bid to keep his job and form a new government, as

18 Aug, 2023 @ 11:45

Lead·National News·Politics

Andalucia set to bake: 'Extreme heat' to hit Malaga and other cities in Spain this week

Spain’s Malaga back on YELLOW ALERT for scorching temperatures this Friday

MALAGA is bracing for another sizzling day as Spain’s Met Office, AEMET, issues a fresh weather alert for high temperatures in the province. The alert,

18 Aug, 2023 @ 09:43

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Wildfire in Spain’s Tenerife Takes Toll on Animals: Over a thousand hens, 230 goats, and more than 200 dogs affected

THE ongoing wildfire in Tenerife, which ignited in the island’s mountainous terrain last Tuesday, continues to wreak havoc. Not only has it compelled the confinement

18 Aug, 2023 @ 08:00

Canary Islands·Lead

Malaga is the province with the largest number of people bitten by the tiger mosquito in Andalucia this year

MALAGA province has been identified as the Andalusian region most affected by the dangerous tiger mosquito. A total of 82 people have been bitten by

17 Aug, 2023 @ 17:20

Andalucia·Environment·Health·Lead·Malaga

Drunken Dutch tourist arrested after brutally assaulting German holidaymaker in Mallorca

A DUTCHMAN who brutally assaulted a German tourist by kicking him on the head has been arrested in the Mallorcan municipality of Llucmajor. The 26-year-old

17 Aug, 2023 @ 15:07

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British actress Danniella Westbrook, 49, interrogated by armed police in Spain over an unpaid €37 petrol bill from five years ago

FORMER EastEnders star Daniella Westbrook has been interrogated by armed police in Spain’s Ibiza over an unpaid €37 petrol bill from five years ago. The

17 Aug, 2023 @ 13:45

Balearic Islands·Celebrity·Ibiza·Lead

Expat family is killed in horror collision with pop star’s van: Mother, father and 12-year-old son died instantly in crash while driving back to Spain’s Costa del Sol from a wedding in Portugal

The parents had been living in Manilva, a popular beachside town for British and other expats, for 25 years

17 Aug, 2023 @ 11:29

Lead·Malaga

Fake warnings of jellyfish, contaminated water and landslides to scare away British tourists from beaches and beauty spots in Spain’s Mallorca

FED-UP locals are putting up fake signs declaring beaches and beauty spots in Spain closed in a bid to keep out British tourists, it has

17 Aug, 2023 @ 10:33

Lead·Mallorca·Must Read

Spain’s Axarquia to receive water from the Western Costa del Sol to battle ‘exceptional drought’ despite recent rainsLa Viñuela Credit Wikimedia

Resevoirs in Spain’s Andalucia see continued water loss, now at a scarce 21.57% capacity

AMIDST the summer heat, the continued decrease in water levels across Andalucia’s reservoirs remains a concerning issue. The ongoing decline in water levels within Andalucia’s

17 Aug, 2023 @ 08:45

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Forest fire in Spain’s Tenerife remains ‘out of control’: Huge 22km inferno has torn through at least 1,800 hectares as firefighters work through the night and homes are evacuated

A FOREST fire tearing through Tenerife remains ‘out of control’ after destroying more than 1,800 hectares of land across some 22km. The inferno has been

17 Aug, 2023 @ 01:07

Lead

Pedro Sanchez says he will try to form new government in Spain and woos regional party support with promises of EU official language recognition

Pedro Sanchez vows to form new government in Spain as he promises to promote Catalan and other regional languages in the EU in a bid to win support of the separatists

SPAIN’S acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday that he will go for a Congress investiture vote to form a new government after July’s

16 Aug, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Madrid·National News·Politics

It’s England v Spain! All you need to know about the women’s World Cup final after the Lionesses trump Australia 3-1

ENGLAND’S all-conquering Lionesses, already European champions, took another colossal stride towards legendary status after putting co-hosts Australia to the sword in Sydney. Only one thing

16 Aug, 2023 @ 15:57

Lead·Sport

Hippy crack ‘epidemic’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Expats and locals blast empty cans of ‘laughing gas’ and balloons left strewn across streets ‘every morning’

‘Hippy crack’, also known as ‘laughing gas’, is nitrous oxide that is inhaled via balloons to give the users a quick high

16 Aug, 2023 @ 14:47

Lead·Marbella

Three wanted paedophiles arrested in Spain after fleeing the US and hiding among expat communities: One fugitive, 23, was even studying at a university

THREE wanted paedophiles have been arrested in Spain after fleeing the US and hiding out among the expat community, it emerged today. A 71-year-old, a

16 Aug, 2023 @ 14:02

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Malaga and Granada among Spain’s top 10 cities with the highest cost of living

MALAGA and Granada have been named among Spain’s top 10 cities with the highest cost of living. According to a study carried out by savings

16 Aug, 2023 @ 13:35

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Property

New heatwave to hit Andalucia and Baleares over the weekend and next week

AN alert has been issued in Andalucia and Baleares due to a new heatwave that will affect the regions over the weekend and next week.

16 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Andalucia·Lead·Mallorca·Weather

PSpanish police officer is arrested 'for groping a young woman's buttocks' at the Malaga feria

British girl, 18, ‘is gang raped by French tourists’ in Spain’s notorious Magaluf resort: Alleged attackers ‘recorded assault on their phones’ and ‘left victim with grip marks on her arms’

The 18-year-old told Guardia Civil that six men attacked her at around 5am on Monday morning

16 Aug, 2023 @ 11:10

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Female loggerhead turtle lays nearly 70 eggs on beach in Spain’s Marbella

Turtle Watch: Marbella launches volunteer drive to protect loggerhead turtle nest in Puerto Banus, Spain

MARBELLA is taking steps to enhance the presence of volunteers overseeing the loggerhead turtle nest located near Puerto Banus. In an unusual occurrence for the

16 Aug, 2023 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Record-breaking July at Spain’s Malaga Airport with over 2.4 million passengers

MALAGA Airport has achieved a remarkable milestone with a record-breaking July, welcoming over 2.4 million passengers. The previous record, set in July 2019, has been

16 Aug, 2023 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: Brits told ‘go home, we will p**s in your beer’ as part of disturbing new anti-tourism campaign in Spain launched by fed-up locals

Dozens of offensive signs have been plastered across Barcelona in the past few days, causing distress to visiting Brits and other English speakers

16 Aug, 2023 @ 08:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

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