Skin cancer rates are surging on Spain’s Costa del Sol, warn health experts
EXPERTS have warned about a significant rise in skin cancer cases in Malaga province, but many people are treated successfully as it is detected early.
EXCLUSIVE: British expats discover they are driving uninsured cars in Spain after local agent ‘stole’ their fees
Exclusive By Yzabelle Bostyn and Jo Chipchase A POLICE investigation is underway after ‘multiple expats’ discovered they were driving uninsured after an agent allegedly pocketed
Ford announces up to 1,600 job cuts at its Valencia plant but pins hopes on production of a new hybrid car
UP to 1,600 jobs at the Ford car manufacturing plant in Valencia are under threat after the company announced job cuts. The grim news follows
‘Dangerous’ cult group that controlled women and predicted the ‘collapse of the world’ is brought down by police in Spain
THE Guardia Civil has dismantled what they described as a ‘dangerous’ cult group called EVOL- that mistreated women in the Zaragoza area of Spain. A
Young British cyberhacker wanted by FBI for stealing bitcoins worth over 27 million US dollars is arrested at Mallorca airport
A BRITISH man, 22, has been arrested at Palma airport on Mallorca in a joint operation between the FBI and the Policia Nacional. The man
Valencia’s city centre Low Emission Zone will not fine motorists with polluting cars throughout 2025
DRIVERS with vehicles that don’t qualify to enter Valencia’s upcoming Low Emission Zone(ZBE) will not be fined for entering the area in 2025. Valencia mayor,
Revealed: The highest and lowest-rated regions for public health services in Spain
SPAIN’S best and worst regions for public health services have been named in an annual report from campaigners for high quality health provision. The Federation
Microsoft joins Amazon in multi-billion euro cloud data centre revolution in north-east Spain
MICROSOFT is planning to pump in a massive €6.6 billion to set up new data centres in the Aragon region of Spain. The regional government
Honest tourist finds wallet with €6,300 in cash next to busy Benidorm beach and police return it to happy owner
AN HONEST tourist found a wallet containing over €6,300 next to a Benidorm beach and it was returned to its grateful owner within two hours.
These are the 48 beaches handed ‘black flags’ for pollution, mass tourism and over development
ECOLOGISTS in Action has handed their unwanted black flags to 48 beaches across the Spanish coast. ‘Black flag’ status recognises coastal resorts for pollution, over
Malaga says Costa del Sol train project is essential for the province to continue growing
THE Costa del Sol train is ‘essential’ for Malaga to keep growing, says Malaga council leader. Francisco Salado, the president of the Diputacion de Malaga
Flash floods lead to nearly 100 emergency rescues in Murcia with people trapped in their cars
NEARLY a hundred rescues were carried out in the Murcia region over the last two days due to heavy storms, according to the Ministry of
Foodie central: A nerve centre for gourmands has sprung up over recent years in a hive of streets just south of Marbella’s Casco Antiguo
IT is an area of around half a mile square and comprising, perhaps, a dozen streets. But in this nondescript part of Marbella, you’ll easily
Drought latest in Spain: Recent downpours bring good news over water restrictions in time for summer holiday season in Barcelona area
DROUGHT measures are set to be eased in the Barcelona area due to recent rain boosting reservoir capacity. The Catalunya government is looking at making
EXPANDING HORIZONS: Friend dating in Spain is not as hard as you think, writes Susannah Grant
One of the conversations that frequently crops up amongst expats is how to make friends as an adult when you move abroad.In a country where
Police bust fake work contract scheme that made €1m by ripping off foreigners who wanted Spanish residency and access to social security
POLICE have arrested an Alicante man, 74, for allegedly running a criminal network that pocketed around €1 million by producing bogus work contracts in exchange
Gibraltar upgraded as ‘largely compliant’ in tackling money laundering and terrorist financing by European watchdog MONEYVAL
GIBRALTAR has been marked as ‘largely compliant’ in its progress at tackling money laundering and terrorist financing. The award comes from the Council of Europe’s
High salt levels lead to warning over drinking tap water in popular Costa Blanca tourist spot
RESIDENTS in Teulada on the Costa Blanca have been told not to drink tap water due to a high concentration of salt. The recommendation comes
Rising numbers of British bikers disembarking in Spain to be handed brochure on the do’s and don’t’s of Spanish roads after alarming surge in motorcycle accidents
BRITISH bikers arriving in Spain are about to be given a lesson in how to drive on Spanish roads. A whopping 20,000 motorcyclists are expected
Property market in Spain gets a boost with first quarterly sales rise in well over a year
HOUSE sales in Spain rose by 1.8% in the first quarter of 2024, the first year-on-year sales increase after five consecutive quarters of falls. Sales
Six ‘black flags’ handed out to beaches and coastal areas suffering from pollution and ‘mismanagement’ in eastern Spain
THE Ecologists in Action group has dished out six flags to the Valencian Community in its annual ‘Black Flag’ awards to beaches suffering pollution caused
Queues for a taxi at Alicante airport are lasting up to two HOURS: Plan is launched to crack down on waiting times
TALKS will be held as soon as Friday to produce a plan to end waits of up to two hours for a taxi at Alicante-Elche
Big win for Spain’s Guardia Civil as they lead international operation to take down the notorious Balkan Cartel responsible for importing half of all cocaine into Europe
THE Guardia Civil have led a global operation to take down the infamous Balkan clan, thought to be responsible for importing half of all the
Barbate Guardia Civil murders: Spanish authorities hunt new narco suspect hiding out in Morocco with family links to a Costa del Sol kingpin after admitting error with original arrest
THE Guardia Civil have admitted they may have pointed the finger at the wrong narco in the murder of two officers in Barbate in February.
British DJ launches desperate appeal after ALL his ‘irreplaceable’ music, laptop and other items are stolen from his car in Spain’s Ibiza
A BRITISH DJ has launched a desperate appeal in Ibiza after ALL his ‘irreplaceable’ music, laptop and other items were stolen from his car. The
Cadiz joins ‘anti-tourism’ movement in Spain: Locals accuse visitors of ‘stealing our city’ as they plan huge protest this month
CADIZ is the latest city to join the fight against excessive tourism that is currently sweeping Spain. The ancient city is the capital of Cadiz
