Judge pauses exhumations of Franco victims from controversial mausoleum in Spain
A MADRID court has ordered a pause to the exhumations of Civil War victims from a Francoist mausoleum after the granddaughter of a victim claimed
WATCH: Brave citizen pursues man who allegedly masturbated in front of children in Spain’s Andalucia
A DRIVER has been praised after pursuing a man in Spain’s Andalucia who allegedly masturbated in front of minors. The Policia Nacional have opened an
Biggest supermarket chain in Spain seals five-year staff wage deal
SPAIN’S biggest supermarket chain Mercadona has struck a deal with unions to increase salaries by up to 6% per year through to 2028. The five-year-deal
Visitors may have to pay to visit this Malaga attraction under new tourism proposal
A NEW tourism proposal has suggested visitors must pay to visit a popular Malaga park. It comes after the Junta asked for ideas from companies
Spain’s government to BAN bank charges for over-65s who withdraw cash from branches
SPAIN’S Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nadia Calviño has announced that the government is to ban charges for over-65s and the disabled who withdraw
Emergency exits in nightclub where 13 died in Spain’s Murcia were closed with PADLOCKS
THE EMERGENCY exits at the Teatre and Fonda Milagros nightclubs in the Spanish city of Murcia were closed with padlocks on the night that a
Fugitive mobster and killer arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ALBANIAN gangster who’s been ‘on the run’ for years has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in the Alicante area. The man has been
Spain’s electricity and gas customers hope for tax cut extension
VAT CUTS on electricity and gas bills introduced in the wake of wholesale energy price hikes are due to end on December 31, but the
National park in Spain’s Andalucia loses its ‘green’ status
THE International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has removed Andalucia’s Doñana National Park from its green list due to ‘mismanagement’. It makes Doñana the
‘Radicalised’ extremist Pakistanis are thrown out of Spain
SPAIN’S Interior Ministry has deported 14 ‘radicalised’ Pakistani citizens accused of promoting the most extreme interpretation of the Islamic religion. The government expulsions have taken
YUM!: Top traditional Christmas treats you’ll find in Spain’s Andalucia
NOTHING gets folk into the Christmas spirit like lashings of festive fare and the Andalucians don’t stint on seasonal sweet and savoury goodies at this
Spain’s main opposition leader snubs invite to meet from Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez
THE LEADER of Spain’s main opposition Partido Popular (PP), Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, has snubbed an invite for a meeting extended by the prime minister, Pedro
3 Kings delayed?: Amazon logistics centre staff to strike in Spain’s Basque Country
THE Three Kings, who traditionally deliver gifts to children in Spain at Epiphany, may be delayed in January – or at least their presents might
Andalucia is officially suffering its longest drought in over FIFTY years
OFFICIALS have confirmed Andalucia is experiencing its longest drought since 1961. The drought started almost eight years ago in 2016. Though prolonged, it is not
Woman in Spain’s Basque Country killed in home by stray bullet from boar hunter’s gun
A 75-YEAR-OLD woman died in hospital in Spain’s Basque Country region this weekend after apparently being accidentally shot in the head by a hunter while
This town in Malaga province has made the list of Spain’s prettiest towns
A MALAGA town has won a place in the list of Spain’s prettiest towns, with just five new locations chosen this year. Some 19 towns
Father Christmas charged with driving illegal sleighs in Spain
THE CHRISTMAS spirit was abruptly stopped in Murcia City on Sunday as police pulled over Father Christmas and his elves for driving in illegally-converted sleighs.
Ransom demanded after Baby Jesus kidnapped on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO men from the Costa Blanca have been arrested after apparently trying to hold the baby Jesus to a €2,000 ransom. The duo, aged 19
Bomb threats see at least 18 international schools across Spain forced to close as police investigate
AT least 18 international schools across Spain have been forced to close as police investigate bomb threats. The closures occurred this Monday, December 18 in
British killer is found hiding on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH fugitive convicted of murdering his wife in 1999 has been arrested in Torrevieja, after being paroled in 2015 and breaching his bail conditions.
11 NeoNazis in Spain arrested with guns and arms seized as leaders call for government overthrow
POLICE have arrested 11 leaders of a NeoNazi group who allegedly called for their thousands of followers to arm themselves and overthrow the government. During
Train crash in Spain’s Malaga causes multiple injuries
THIRTEEN people have been injured after a train crash in Spain’s Malaga. The incident occurred on Saturday, December 16, when a train driver failed to
Dutchman jailed for 10 years for killing man in Spain’s Torremolinos
A DUTCHMAN who stabbed a compatriot to death in Spain’s Torremolinos after he was accused of making ‘inappropriate comments’ to two teen girls has been
DISPATCH: This idyllic Andalucian retreat favoured by expats is being torn apart by excessive water bills which threaten British property owners with ruin
THEY had ‘penny-pinched’ since the moment their children flew the nest to be able to retire to their amazing hilltop location in southern Spain. The
How a gang posing as famous footballers rented luxury homes in Spain’s tourist hotspots before staging violent robberies
A VIOLENT robbery gang that rented homes in Spain posing as famous footballers has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Operation ‘Neckars’ led to the
Why this town on Spain’s Costa del Sol is a must visit over the coming winter months – according to the Sun
THE latest Spanish town to be garlanded by the British press is not such an obscure hidden gem as some others. But Nerja, just 50