New ‘natural paradise’ will open in Mallorca next year after years-long conservation project by the WWF

ALCUDIA is about to undergo major change as the WWF Spain restores 50 hectares of wetlands. The project, Restauralcudia, has been underway since 2017 and

19 Oct, 2024 @ 12:00

Lead·Mallorca

Health alert on Spain’s Costa del Sol after expat is accused of ‘making millions’ peddling illegal cancer treatments

A MARBELLA businessman has been accused of peddling illegal cancer treatments to hundreds of patients – netting him millions of euros in the process. In

19 Oct, 2024 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Marbella

BREAKING: British ‘undercover agent who spied for Spanish spooks’ ordered to be extradited to Spain to face money laundering charges

A BRITISH accountant has claimed he has been ‘thrown under the bus’ by a UK court after it ordered him to be extradited to Spain

18 Oct, 2024 @ 19:54

Lead·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Spain’s Costa Blanca becomes rallying-point for far-right figures in advance of Tommy Robinson’s controversial anti-immigration march in the UK

A SERIES of British far-right figures have appeared on the Costa Blanca for an audience with their new figurehead Tommy Robinson. Stan Robinson and Dan

18 Oct, 2024 @ 19:10

Costa Blanca·Lead

Man exploited 40 migrants by cramming them into his flat in Spain and charging €100 per month in rent

Religion teacher accused of sexually assaulting six young children during lessons at Valencia school

A MAN who taught religion to young children at a Valencia area school has been arrested for child sexual assault. The suspect, 47, was detained

18 Oct, 2024 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Too soon? Christmas lights are already being put up around major city in Spain’s Andalucia

CHRISTMAS lights have started being erected on Friday in Sevilla- up to six weeks before they are expected to be switched on. Decorations have appeared

18 Oct, 2024 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Rent strike movement spreads across Spain with multiple protests planned for this weekend

PROTESTS are taking place this weekend in two cities as part of a nationwide campaign against high property rents amidst calls for tenants to stage

18 Oct, 2024 @ 17:00

Lead·National News·Property

Pollution causes 60,000 hospitalisations per year in Spain, experts warn

AIR pollution causes 60,000 admissions to Spanish hospitals every year especially with people who have serious pathologies and clinical conditions, according to a top scientist.

18 Oct, 2024 @ 16:00

Environment·Health·Lead

Sotogrande could be bought by Saudi Arabia ‘within months’: Luxury resort in southern Spain loved by British royals goes on sale

SOTOGRANDE could soon be in the hands of Saudi Arabia as it prepares to be put up for sale, it has emerged. The luxury resort

18 Oct, 2024 @ 15:36

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Cadiz·Costa del Sol·Lead

‘Safe cracker’ arrested after crime spree targeting gym lockers in Spain’s Malaga

A CUNNING lockpick used his combination code cracking skills to go on a crime spree targeting gym rats in Malaga. The 36-year-old man had been

18 Oct, 2024 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Watch: Four French tourists are dramatically rescued from their boat during storm off Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR French sailors were rescued in Costa Blanca waters by the Guardia Civil after their boat was being dragged by the current towards rocks off

18 Oct, 2024 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Rollercoaster weather in Spain: Weekend to bring highs of 29C after days of storms and rain – these will be the hottest areas

THE whole of Spain will enjoy an increase in temperatures this weekend following days of rain and storms. After being battered by successive storms, including

18 Oct, 2024 @ 12:58

Lead·National News·Weather

Paedophile stepfather is jailed after impregnating partner’s 10-year-old daughter in Spain’s Mallorca

A MAN has been jailed in Spain’s Mallorca after impregnating his partner’s 10-year-old daughter. On Wednesday, October 16 a man was arrested in Mallorca and

18 Oct, 2024 @ 12:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Deer kills 91-year-old man and injures two others after entering private estate in Spain’s Andalucia

A 91-year-old man has been killed in Andalucia after a deer entered a private estate, injuring a further two victims. ANDALUCIA is in shock after

18 Oct, 2024 @ 11:51

Granada·Lead

Austrian firm to invest €100m into luxury health spa on the Costa del Sol

A GROUNDBREAKING ceremony has taken place for the construction of a €100 million health spa within the Finca Cortesin resort in Casares. The project is

18 Oct, 2024 @ 11:32

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead

British athlete, 57, one of two to die during triathlon event on Spain’s Costa del Sol

TWO veteran triathletes lost their lives during the Grand Final of the World Triathlon Series in Torremolinos. A 57-year-old Brit, whose name has not been

18 Oct, 2024 @ 11:20

Costa del Sol·Lead

‘They have never asked forgiveness’: Venezuelan leader demands reparations from Spain for ‘atrocities committed during barbaric colonisation of South America’

SPAIN should pay up reparations for ‘atrocities committed during the colonial period’, according to Venezuela’s leader. Nicolas Maduro, who ‘won’ re-election in July in an

18 Oct, 2024 @ 08:00

Lead·Other News

Fears for young Kiwi who vanished in Spain five months ago after moving there to start a new job: Family launch ‘long shot’ appeal

THE family of a missing New Zealander have launched a ‘long shot’ appeal to find him. Kadin Luke Drury (pictured above), 28, reportedly moved to

18 Oct, 2024 @ 01:28

Lead·National News

British grandfather, 85, is found ‘safe and well’ after disappearing in Spain’s Benidorm

A BRITISH grandfather has been found safe and well after disappearing during a holiday to Benidorm. Ray Wall, 85, suffers from dementia and is easily

18 Oct, 2024 @ 01:16

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Sevilla threatens to cut off water supply to 5,000 illegal tourist flats

Sevilla approves crackdown on Airbnb-style flats – but left-wing councillors say it’s not enough

SEVILLA has approved a law that will majorly restrict the granting of licences for Airbnb-style flats. The City Council today ruled that the number of

17 Oct, 2024 @ 19:54

Lead·Property

Watch: Chaos as ‘electric car sparks huge fire while charging’ in southern Spain – torching six other vehicles and sparking power cuts

AN electric car that was charging in an underground car park in southern is believed to have sparked a serious fire. The dramatic scenes were

17 Oct, 2024 @ 19:31

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

‘Sue us, if you dare!’ Gibraltar challenges Spain over ‘nonsense’ claims which branded the Rock’s €340m marina project a ‘territorial invasion’

GIBRALTAR has dared the Spanish authorities to ‘sue us in your own courts’ over a controversial landfill project on the Rock’s eastern side. The government

17 Oct, 2024 @ 18:45

Gibraltar·Lead

Alicante sees high-end property prices surge as buyers flock to the Costa Blanca

LUXURY house prices soared by 9.6% in Alicante province during the last year- the largest rise in Spain. Valuers and consultants Grupo Tecnitasa said luxury

17 Oct, 2024 @ 16:57

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Brits ‘barred’ from entering Spain ‘because of Brexit’ after their easyJet flight was diverted from Gibraltar to Malaga

BRITISH passengers on an easyJet flight from London Gatwick to Gibraltar were allegedly told they could not leave the plane at Malaga ‘because of Brexit’.

17 Oct, 2024 @ 16:16

Gibraltar·Lead·Malaga

Wild boars increasingly seen in Spain's towns and even shopping centres carry 'diarrhoea parasite that can transmit to humans'

Wild boar numbers surge by 700% in Malaga province raising risk of diseases and cross breeding

WILD boar numbers have increased dramatically in Spain, with an estimated 500% rise in Malaga province during the last decade. Besides causing road accidents, boars

17 Oct, 2024 @ 15:20

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Costa Blanca airport enjoys bumper July with passenger numbers set to smash annual record

Spain tourism bosses to campaign for direct flights between Alicante and New York

A NEW attempt to establish flights between the United States and Alicante-Elche airport will be made in December. Valencia’s Tourist Minister, Nuria Montes, will travel

17 Oct, 2024 @ 14:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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