COP BASHING: Figures reveal assaults against police officers in Spain are soaring as chiefs blame ‘loss of respect for...
ATTACKS on police officers in the Balearics are at their highest in 16 years, with approximately 500 incidents reported last year.
The Spanish Police Confederation...
How killing a RAT in your home could land you 18 months’ prison in Spain under new animal cruelty...
THANKS to bullfighting and other traditional fiestas that involve cruelty to creatures, Spain has not always enjoyed the greatest reputation when it comes to...
Highs of up to 31C from TODAY as the so-called ‘summer of San Miguel’ arrives in Spain’s Andalucia
TEMPERATURES across Andalucia will reach highs of up to 31C today as the so-called 'summer of San Miguel' arrives this weekend.
Each year a...
Fears grow for missing Brit in Spain: Friends of young man launch desperate appeal after he failed to board...
FEARS are growing for a young British man who failed to return from a holiday in Ibiza after posting a 'worrying status' on Facebook....
EXPLAINER: When will Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner finally get his day in court over the disappearance of missing...
IT’S the case that never seems to close.
Now into its 16th year, the mystery over the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann in Portugal,...
WATCH: British reveller sparks fury after ‘spreading her brother’s ashes’ in hotel pool in Spain’s Ibiza
AN unrepentant British woman has been on the end of an unwelcome backlash after she spread her brother’s ashes among a sea of revellers...
WUNDERBAR: Olive Press launches first free GERMAN newspaper on the Costa del Sol in yet another expansion for Spain’s...
THE Olive Press has expanded once again with the launch of a brand new GERMAN edition for the Costa del Sol.
The leading expat newspaper...
Watch: Spanish streamer ‘is groped by a British man in Benidorm’ while broadcasting live
THIS is the moment a Spanish streamer appears to be groped live on air by a British man in Benidorm this week.
The female streamer...
EXC: Chilling moment family cat ‘is STOLEN from her doorstep by thug’ in Marbella as devastated British owner offers...
THIS is the brazen moment a man allegedly stole a cat from its family's doorstep in Marbella, sparking outrage among the expat community.
CCTV...
Post-Brexit passport database that will clock how many times Brits have visited Spain and elsewhere in the EU ‘is...
A PASSPORT tracking system that will keep tabs on how many days Brits have spent in the EU has reportedly been delayed yet again...
Spain’s Navy buys Gibraltar-registered tugboat despite summer tensions over territorial waters
SPAIN has bought a €15 million ship registered in Gibraltar to use in its navy after denying Gibraltar its own waters for years and...
Archaeologists investigate possible 18th Century Spanish military shipwreck off San Pedro Beach in Spain’s Marbella
THE remains of a sunken ship, potentially dating back to the 18th century as a Spanish military vessel, are currently under investigation.
A team of...
Double Celestial Delight: Two Eclipses, both visible from Spain’s Andalucia, await this autumn
THIS autumn holds a special treat for astronomy enthusiasts as both a solar and lunar eclipse will be visible from Spain, making it an...
British teens in Magaluf hotel rampage arrested for refusing to pay for damages – and even accused cops of...
A PAIR of brawling Brits who trashed their Magaluf hotel room were arrested after they refused to pay the damages - and even accused...
Spain sees convictions for homophobic hate crimes spike in 2022
CONVICTIONS in Spain for homophobic hate crimes rose 25% in 2022 compared to the year before. That’s according to a yearly report from the...
Police in Spain identify 11 minors suspected of making and sharing deep-fake naked photos of female classmates
POLICE investigators in Extremadura have identified 11 minors who are suspected to be behind the creation and distribution of a number of deep-fake naked...
Steven Spielberg was ‘very sorry’ to give up Granada’s Alhambra Palace as a shooting location for Indiana Jones: Letter...
STEVEN Spielberg was 'very sad' after being forced to give up the Alhambra Palace as a filming location for Indiana Jones, it has emerged....
Spain scraps plans for ‘congestion charge’ on public motorways and ‘will vow to improve train and public transport options...
SPAIN has scrapped plans to implement a 'congestion charge' on its public motorways, in a relief to millions of road users.
The Spanish government...
WATCH: Topless man causes carnage at Palma de Mallorca airport after missing his early morning flight to Gran Canaria:...
INCREDIBLE scenes unfolded at Palma airport when a passenger went on a violent rampage because he had missed his early morning flight to Gran...
Spain’s Congress takes historic step to allow use of other languages in parliamentary debates
SPAIN’S lower house of parliament, the Congress of Deputies, took an historic step this week by allowing for the use of three extra languages...
Spain is losing war on invasive ‘killer’ Asian hornet: Numbers are up 60% in a year and they are...
SPAIN is losing its decade-long war on the vespa velutina, also known as the Asian hornet - and even occasionally the ‘murder hornet’.
It arrived...
Mystery surrounds death of Norwegian expat, 21, whose body was found dumped in Torremolinos: Police move towards theory of...
THE death of young Norwegian expat Anne Mathea Morken remains shrouded in mystery as investigators work around the clock to discover what really happeend...
Torrox, the ‘Little Germany’ of Spain’s Costa del Sol kick starts its Oktoberfest today
TORROX, the municipality with the most registered German residents on the Iberian Peninsula, is gearing up for its own Oktoberfest this weekend.
The small enclave...
Spain’s Renfe to Expand AVE train services between Malaga and Madrid in October
RENFE, the Spanish railway operator, is set to enhance its AVE train services between Malaga and Madrid, commencing on October 17.
This expansion will see...
Franco-German plan to woo UK back into the EU could spell end to movement restrictions on Brits abroad
AN exciting plan to reform the EU by France and Germany could see the UK rejoin as an ‘EU lite’ member.
The move would see...
EXC: Tommy Robinson uses British billionaire’s stunning €1.6m villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca to film his podcast with a...
AN investigation is underway into how Tommy Robinson accessed a stunning Costa Blanca villa owned by a British billionaire to film his extreme far-right...
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