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SAVE OUR TREES: Residents of central Madrid neighbourhood protest against the felling of thousands of trees in their streets

HUNDREDS of residents are protesting every week against the felling of thousands of trees in a central Madrid neighbourhood. ‘Metro si pero no asi’ (Yes

28 Jul, 2023 @ 12:45

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Madrid

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Benalmadena hit by magnitude 3.3 earthquake

A MINOR earthquake of magnitude 3.3 was recorded this morning at 5:03 a.m. on the Costa del Sol. Spain’s National Geographic Institute (IGN) registered the

28 Jul, 2023 @ 12:04

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Man who headbutts woman and leaves her awash with blood gets ten week prison sentence in Gibraltar

A GIBRALTAR court ordered a man who headbutted a woman in her own home leaving her with a severe nosebleed be sent to prison. Lee

28 Jul, 2023 @ 09:32

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Giant Mediterranean jellyfish washes up on beach in Spain’s Tarifa

A SPECIMEN of Rhizostoma pulmo, the largest jellyfish species in the Mediterranean, has washed up on a beach in Tarifa. The impressive find was made

28 Jul, 2023 @ 09:15

Cadiz·Environment·Lead

Spiteful Foster Son On Spain's Costa Blanca Goes On Online Spending Spree To Clear Out Parental Bank Account

Ex-policeman from Gibraltar allegedly gets two UK citizens to pay £230,000 into accomplice’s account

A FORMER Gibraltar police officer and a woman who allegedly swindled £230,000 from two UK citizens via online payments faced trial Friday. Police arrested Darren

28 Jul, 2023 @ 09:09

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Young boy discovers possible Roman-origin millstone on beach in Spain’s Almeria

A YOUNG boy has stumbled upon an archaeological millstone at Cala Higuera Beach, nestled within the pristine Natural Park of Cabo de Gata-Nijar in Almeria.

28 Jul, 2023 @ 08:45

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Malaga airport delights travelers with a day of music and dance

PASSENGERS arriving at Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport have been treated to a delightful day of music and dance performances at T3. The event took place

28 Jul, 2023 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Hottest start to June since modern records began with 'sticky nights' affecting Spain's Costa Blanca

This July could be the hottest ever on Earth in the last 120,000 years

THIS July could become the hottest ever on the planet in the last 120,000 years, according to a Leipzig University study. The research confirms that

27 Jul, 2023 @ 19:30

Alicante·Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Hotel occupancy along the Costa del Sol dips slightly as prices rise

THE province of Malaga and the costa del sol is now the third most expensive in Spain. It is beaten only by Guipúzcoa and Barcelona.

27 Jul, 2023 @ 19:15

Lead·Malaga

Lifeguards Covering Six Palma Beaches To Go On Strike In Spain's Mallorca

Eight people drown in Spain in the space of just 24 hours

EIGHT people drowned in Spain this week in the space of just 24 hours, raising alarms that this year could be a particularly black one

27 Jul, 2023 @ 18:45

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Member of notorious ‘ISIS Beatles’ torture group found dead in his cell in Spain’s Cadiz

ONE of the suspected infamous ‘ISIS Beatles’ who tortured and beheaded captives while in Syria has been discovered dead in his prison cell in Cadiz.

27 Jul, 2023 @ 18:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Director of Globix crypto exchange who ensnared Gibraltar elite in Ponzi scheme facing criminal investigation

ROYAL Gibraltar Police have finally opened a criminal investigation into the activities of Globix director Damian Carreras after his company lost €40 million in a

27 Jul, 2023 @ 17:15

Alicante·Barcelona·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

It’s not over yet: How the votes from Spaniards abroad could alter the general election result

THE CONSERVATIVE Popular Party was the winner of Sunday’s general election, albeit falling short of a majority and leaving the country in a stalemate. But

27 Jul, 2023 @ 16:29

Lead·Politics

Gibraltar Island Games star Asia Kent hunts for medals at Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago

STAR swimmer Asia Kent will head a group of young athletes that will represent Gibraltar at this year’s Commonwealth Youth Games on August 4-11 in

27 Jul, 2023 @ 15:52

Gibraltar·Lead

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Spain’s job market breaks new records as number of people in work exceeds 21-million mark for first time

SPAIN posted record employment figures in the second quarter of 2023, exceeding the 21-million mark for people in work for the first time ever. Meanwhile,

27 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

Britons in Mallorca enjoy ‘home comforts’

DESPITE the top-notch food up for grabs in the Balearic Islands, many Brits are turning to ‘home comforts’ such as Heinz beans. British Corner Shop,

27 Jul, 2023 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Drunk British tourist in Benidorm pulled out unconscious from sea on Spain's Costa Blanca

Fine for naked beach goer in Mallorca

A TOURIST has been fined for being naked in Playa de Palma, Mallorca. At around 4 p.m. last Monday, the man was approached by police,

27 Jul, 2023 @ 14:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Number of suicides among teenagers in Spain has increased by more than 30% since 2019

THE number of suicides among teenagers in Spain has increased by more than 30% since 2019, according to a study carried out by Madrid’s Complutense

27 Jul, 2023 @ 14:15

Health·Lead

Hero hotel security guard dubbed ‘Sheriff of Magaluf’ for giving rowdy teenage Brits a 7am ‘b****cking’

A HOTEL security guard has been hailed the ‘Sheriff of Magaluf’ by long-suffering mallorquins for giving a gang of rowdy Brits a 7am verbal battering.

27 Jul, 2023 @ 13:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

WATCH: Group of minors beat up homeless man in Barcelona

A GROUP of minors have been filmed beating up a beggar in Vilanova i la Geltru, in Barcelona province. The gut-wrenching footage shows the teenagers

27 Jul, 2023 @ 11:15

Andalucia·Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Working holiday: King Felipe VI arrives in Palma for his summer holidays but there will be little rest

SPAIN’S King Felipe VI arrived in Palma yesterday to kick off his summer holidays at the Marivent Palace. However it won’t be all mojitos and

27 Jul, 2023 @ 10:56

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

Neigbours alert police to mysterious rotting smell and discover dead body in flat that lay there for at least ten days on Spain's Costa Blanca

Tragic incident in Spain’s Torremolinos as man dies after getting trapped between Car and wall in Car Park

A MAN has tragically lost his life in Torremolinos after becoming trapped between a car and a wall in a car park. The incident, as

27 Jul, 2023 @ 09:30

Lead·Malaga·Other News

New operating theatre will slash surgery waiting times by 50% in Gibraltar, health authorities claim

A FIFTH operating theatre opened this week at Gibraltar’s main hospital that will be dedicated to trauma and emergency surgery. The Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA)

27 Jul, 2023 @ 09:05

Gibraltar·Lead

Spain’s Malaga-Costa del Sol airport hits historic milestone with 10 million passengers in H1 2023

IN a momentous year spanning more than a century of operations, 2023 has so far been one of remarkable achievements for Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport,

27 Jul, 2023 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spain’s Malaga airport launches new air route to Bristol with Jet2 four days a week

MALAGA-Costa del Sol Airport and Jet2 have successfully launched their new air route to Bristol. The debut air route, launched last Tuesday, July 25, offers

27 Jul, 2023 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

British toddler drowns in villa swimming pool on Spain's Costa Blanca 18-month-old boy could not be revived in La Nucia

Three-year-old and his dad die after drowning in a swimming pool in Mallorca

A THREE-YEAR-OLD kid has died after drowning with his dad in a swimming pool in a residential complex in Calvia on Monday. Their unmoving bodies

26 Jul, 2023 @ 19:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

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