Gibraltar police rid streets of abandoned cars in bid to free up public parking
THE Royal Gibraltar Police have launched a campaign to deal with the annoyingly high number of abandoned cars cluttering up streets on the Rock. Last
Surge in UK bookings to Spain’s Balearic Islands as COVID travel restrictions ease
THE Balearic Islands are hoping for a tourism boost after the UK scrapped all travel restrictions for vaccinated people in the UK. Boris Johnson made
Weather warnings in place across Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE yellow alert for strong costal winds and three-metre-high waves in the Guadalhorce, Costa del Sol and the Malaga city areas has been extended until
MUST READ: European Court of Justice rules against Spain’s Modelo 720 foreign asset law including system of excessive fines
EUROPE’S top court says Spain broke EU laws by imposing harsh penalties on Spanish residents who failed to declare property and bank accounts they held
Man chooses car he wants to buy and steals it days later from Costa Blanca showroom in Spain
AN Elche man liked a car so much that he returned to a city dealership a few days later to steal it. The 42-year-old was
Serial fraudster on the run from Czech authorities is arrested in Spain’s Almeria
POLICE have arrested a notorious fraudster who had fled to Spain while on the run amid a trial in the Czech Republic, in which he
First cases of new BA.2 Omricon COVID-19 variant are confirmed in Spain
THE first cases of the new BA.2 Omricon variant have been confirmed in Spain. Two infections have been identified in Catalunya with a potential third
Mum gives birth to tiny quads within five minutes at Costa Blanca hospital in Spain
A 35-year-old woman has given birth to quadruplets in Elche with the delivery lasting just five minutes. The two boys and two girls weighed in
Spain announces its best job figures since banking crisis of 2008
SPAIN has announced the highest number of people in work since the 2008 banking crisis. Over 20 million people are employed with 840,700 new jobs
Arturo Arribas, actor famous for TV and stage roles in Spain, dies in Madrid house blaze
AN ACTOR famous for his roles on the stage and in TV dramas in Spain has died after a fire broke out at his property
Mum stabbed to death by partner in shocking murder-suicide in Spain’s Granada
THE brutal murder of a mother at the hands of her husband has been confirmed as the first femicide to be reported in Andalucia this
COVID passports set for February extension in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE Valencian government wants to keep using COVID passports for indoor access to hospitality and entertainment venues until February 28. The current measure, introduced in
One person seriously injured and driver cut from vehicle after A-495 head-on smash in Spain’s Huelva
FIREFIGHTERS pulled a person from the wreckage of their vehicle while the air ambulance flew overhead after a two-vehicle smash on the A-495. At about 9am on
Have you seen him? Police hunt Brit fugitive thought to be on the run in Spain’s Marbella in new appeal for ‘most wanted’
POLICE have made a public appeal for another one of the UK’s most wanted fugitives after it emerged he might be hiding out on the
Spain by train: Tickets now on sale for new low-cost high speed rail journeys between Madrid and Valencia
TICKETS are now on sale for a new high-speed ‘low-cost’ rail service between Valencia and Madrid. The Avlo service, starting on February 21, is being
Spain’s Andalucia seeks to extend current COVID-19 passport rule for hospitality industry, hospitals and care homes by another 15 days
THE Junta has proposed the extension of COVID-19 passports to access indoor hospitality and healthcare establishments. Following a meeting this Wednesday, January 26, by the
Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez fires off ‘massive sanctions’ warning to Russia over Ukraine invasion
SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has warned Russia about ‘massive sanctions’ if it attacks the Ukraine. Russia has built up an estimated 100,000 troops close
Suicidal and self-harm helpline calls from young people in Spain dramatically rise during COVID-19 pandemic
SUICIDE is now the second-biggest cause of death, after cancer, among Spaniards aged 15 to 29 years, according to figures from the Spanish Asssociation of
Sniffer dogs find Spanish Civil War bombs buried on old factory site in Alicante area
POLICIA Nacional sniffer dogs went to an old Alcoy factory after a bomb dating back to the Spanish Civil War was unearthed during renovation work.
Body of missing American/Russian woman found in shallow grave in Spain’s Valencia as husband goes on the run
THE body of an American woman missing since Christmas has been discovered in a shallow grave in woods in the town of Alzira in Spain’s
Council official on Spain’s Costa Blanca stole €40,000 from clubs and charities and took bungs for contracts
A 52-year-old Santa Pola council official has been charged with 19 crimes of bribery committed over the last decade. The woman took bungs from two
Nephew wraps cellophane tape around uncle’s head to suffocate him at his Valencia home in Spain
A 39-year-old man has been charged with trying to kill his uncle, 88, after stealing his bank card and PIN details. The nephew was arrested
Drug gang dismantled in Spain’s Malaga as police uncover cocaine, heroin and thousands in cash
A DRUG trafficking gang based in Malaga has been dismantled by the National Police. A total of five arrests were made following an anonymous tip-off
Tragedy as woman dies after van careers off road in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A 47-YEAR-old woman has died after her van careered off the road in a horror crash in Malaga. She was travelling near the junction 241
Vaccine queue-jumping Costa Blanca mayors in Spain test positive for COVID-19
A Costa Blanca mayoral couple at the centre of a vaccine queue-jumping scandal are self-isolating after catching COVID-19 The PSOE mayors of El Verger and
ANALYSIS: The meteoric rise of Spain’s far-right party – how far can VOX go?
Could an anti-abortion, anti-immigration party whose following is three quarters male somehow get into power in Spain, asks Heather Galloway