Squatter crackdown on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Police use sniffer dogs and drones to raid suspected drug dens in British expat hotspot

SPANISH police today launched a crackdown on a series of suspected drug dens on the Costa del Sol. Some 50 Guardia Civil officers armed with

15 Aug, 2024 @ 14:53

Lead·Malaga

Billionaire Jeff Bezos rides out storms battering Spain’s Balearic Islands on his €500m luxury sailing yacht

AMAZON founder Jeff Bezos has been spotted seeking shelter from the Balearics’ recent storm off the coast of Menorca on his colossal yacht the Koru.

15 Aug, 2024 @ 14:32

Balearic Islands·Celebrity·Lead

Police arrest 11 people and shut down two 'pink cocaine' labs supplying drugs to partygoers in Torrevieja

British tourists in Spain’s Ibiza are warned of the dangers of pink cocaine: Party-goers are taking ‘deadly cocktail of substances’

BRITISH holidaymakers in Ibiza are being urged to steer clear of a dangerous new party drug known as pink cocaine. Also known as tusi and

15 Aug, 2024 @ 12:15

Ibiza·Lead

Robert De Niro, 80, visits historic city of Ronda in southern Spain: This is where he ate as chef reveals how ‘very polite’ star ‘asked for no special treatment’

ROBERT De Niro has been spotted enjoying the culinary delights of one of Spain’s most historic cities. The Hollywood legend, 80, was pictured with top

15 Aug, 2024 @ 11:34

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga

Why does Spain have a national holiday on August 15 and what shops will be open?

SPAIN may seem to grind to a halt in August and many businesses close up for vacaciones, at least outside of resort towns, but August

15 Aug, 2024 @ 11:25

Lead·Other News

Red weather alert in Spain: Severe storms and rain to hit Mallorca today as ‘DANA’ wreaks havoc

SPAIN has issued a red weather alert for Mallorca as severe storms and rainfall batter the island today. It comes as a so-called DANA weather

15 Aug, 2024 @ 11:12

Lead·Mallorca·Weather

Three people are arrested over serious stabbing of Lamine Yamal’s father: Dad of Spain’s teen football sensation was attacked in Barcelona parking lot

THREE people have been arrested for attempted murder over the stabbing of Lamine Yamal’s father. Mounir Nasraoui was attacked in a parking lot in Mataro,

14 Aug, 2024 @ 22:46

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Pictured: ‘Sunbed wars’ heat up in Spain as police crackdown on ‘beach hoggers’ on the Costa del Sol

SPANISH police are cracking down on ‘beach hoggers’ on the Costa del Sol. Photos shared online this week showed a team of local officers removing

14 Aug, 2024 @ 20:27

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Mpox latest in Spain: Health chiefs call emergency meeting as number of cases per region is revealed

Spain on alert as WHO declares mpox outbreak in neighbouring Africa an international emergency

THE current outbreak of mpox in Africa has been declared an international emergency by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The WHO sounded the alarm today

14 Aug, 2024 @ 20:25

Health·Lead

Spain reports 800 registered monkeypox cases- with over half in Madrid area

What is mpox and how many cases are there in Spain? All you need to know after the WHO declared an international health emergency

THE World Health Organisation has today declared an international health emergency over mpox. Cases of the virus, previously known as monkeypox, are growing at an

14 Aug, 2024 @ 20:21

Health·Lead

Review: Candle lit classical concert makes movie magic in Marbella

CANDLE lit classical concerts have brought movie magic to Marbella as part of their nationwide tour. Hundreds of candles surround a string quartet and as

14 Aug, 2024 @ 19:00

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Marbella

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

Storms cause cancellations and delays at Costa Blanca airport with travellers told to check for latest information

STORMS that hit the Costa Blanca on Wednesday have caused a string of delays plus two cancellations to services arriving at Alicante-Elche airport. Airport operator

14 Aug, 2024 @ 18:06

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Fisherman arrested for sexually assaulting a British tourist in scenic Mallorca port

A FISHERMAN has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for allegedly sexually assaulting a British tourist at Mallorca’s Port d’Andratx last Wednesday. The 40-year-old Senegalese

14 Aug, 2024 @ 17:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Reformed 500-year-old villa goes on sale for €10.8 million in Spain’s Ibiza

A TRADITIONAL Ibiza house dating back 500-years and which was totally redesigned has been for put for sale with a €10.8 million price tag. The

14 Aug, 2024 @ 14:00

Ibiza·Lead·Property

Watch: German family are rescued from their luxury yacht off the coast of Spain before it sinks to the bottom of the sea

A GERMAN family were plucked from a sinking luxury yacht off the coast of Mallorca after their summer holiday took a sour turn. The yacht,

14 Aug, 2024 @ 12:58

Lead·Mallorca

Ornamental bronze sculptures worth €300,000 stolen from fountain and sold to scrapyards in Valencia area

THREE people have been arrested for stealing bronze statues worth nearly €300,000 from a fountain in the Valencian town of Albalat de la Ribera. The

14 Aug, 2024 @ 11:47

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

British warship scrambled after Spanish navy vessel makes incursion into Gibraltar waters ‘to assert Spain’s sovereignty’ and passes by contested land reclamation project

A SPANISH warship entered British waters off the coast of Gibraltar yesterday afternoon and made a pass by the site of a controversial land reclamation

14 Aug, 2024 @ 11:35

Gibraltar·Lead

Watch: Moment boat migrants land on tourist-packed beach in Spain’s Mallorca

A VIDEO has captured the moment boat migrants land on a beach in Spain’s Mallorca, packed full of tourists. Mallorca is known for its stunning

14 Aug, 2024 @ 11:31

Lead·Mallorca

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

SEVILLA City Council plans to cut off water supplies to around 5,000 unlicensed tourist flats in the continuing battle against unregulated holiday accommodation. It has

14 Aug, 2024 @ 11:08

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

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

Storm and hail warnings across Spain’s Valencia region as a so-called ‘DANA’ rolls in

STORMS and hail arrived in parts of the Valencian Community on Tuesday with an orange warning activated by state forecaster Aemet for heavy rain in

13 Aug, 2024 @ 19:15

Lead·Valencia·Weather

Katy Perry’s new music video is being investigated in Spain for potential breach of environmental laws

GOVERNMENT officials in the Balearics are investigating whether a new Katy Perry pop music video shot in Formentera may have caused environmental damage. Footage was

13 Aug, 2024 @ 18:45

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead

Airbnb crackdown as 12 illegal holiday rental homes in Mallorca are stung with massive fine of almost €1m

Illegal tourist flat crackdown in Spain: Building in Mallorca made up of 12 unlicensed Airbnb-style homes is fined almost €1million

MASSIVE fines totalling €960,000 against 12 unlicensed holiday apartment rentals in a Palma building have been notified by the Consell de Mallorca’s Tourism Department. The

13 Aug, 2024 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Spain's West Nile virus death toll rises to six: Woman dies after being bitten by an infected mosquito in Sevilla province

Death from West Nile virus is confirmed in Spain’s Sevilla – while 10 news cases are detected

THE death of an 87-year-old woman with pre-existing health conditions from the West Nile Virus has been confirmed in Spain. There has also been a

13 Aug, 2024 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Polish property buyers head west to Spain to escape war in the east

Why are so many Polish people buying property in Spain?

THERE’S been a noted increase in the last two years of Polish people buying properties in Spain with Poles accounting for 3% of the share

13 Aug, 2024 @ 16:00

Lead·Property

Victim of deadly shooting in gated Estepona community was a 34-year-old man from Belgium

A MAN found shot dead in the gated community of El Paraiso, Estepona on Monday morning has been identified as a 34-year-old Belgian national. No

13 Aug, 2024 @ 15:15

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Spain's national heat alert website launches English language version aimed at expats and tourists

Extreme heat killed 47,000 people in Europe last year: Spain recorded second highest death toll

AS the summer heat intensifies in Spain, a new report has revealed that the scorching heat that gripped Europe last year made 2023 the hottest

13 Aug, 2024 @ 14:30

Environment·Lead

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