Far-right Vox councillor in Valencia is investigated for ‘racist’ comments
PROSECUTORS have launched a hate crime probe into a Vox councillor in Valencia over social media postings about a black Podemos politician. Cecilia Herrero- a
Biggest coke and MDMA busts in Balearic history: Police seize TWO TONNES of cocaine and 11,000 pills of ecstasy heading to Mallorca just as summer season starts
DRUGS might be harder to come by in Ibiza for a while after a police swooped on nearly two tonnes of cocaine with the now-notorious
Bullfighting returns to Marbella after almost a DECADE: Roca Rey leads world-famous matadors hosting controversial event this summer – infuriating animal lovers
MARBELLA will host a bullfighting event for the first time in nine years, it was confirmed today. World-famous matadors including Roca Rey, Morante de la
Rucksack containing 20kg of ‘Adidas’ branded cocaine is found floating off popular tourist beach in Benidorm
A BENIDORM Policia Local patrol boat fished out a rucksack containing 20 kilos of cocaine from the water at Poniente beach. The discovery was made
British expat fury over ‘mad’ prices at ‘luxury’ new beach club in Estepona: €200 sunbeds and €10 tomato salad at site of former Laguna Village spark outrage
THE expansion of ‘luxury’ venues continues with aplomb along the Costa del Sol. The latest edition is Sublim, the swanky new beach club in Estepona
Huge haul of counterfeit art including 15 Salvador Dali fakes is discovered in Spain’s Valencia
THE Policia Nacional’s Heritage Group based in the Valencia region has seized 22 fake works of art including 15 paintings attributed to Salvador Dali. They
Who is ‘The Fly’? The ‘underestimated’ drug lord who escaped French authorities during a deadly ambush – and who has connections to Spain’s Costa del Sol
KNOWN as ‘The Fly’, inmate Mohammed Amra remains at large after escaping from a prison van in a dramatic ambush at a tollbooth in France
Convicted killer of eight-year-old Gabriel Cruz placed in isolation after mother of victim denounces efforts to record a documentary about the case in the Spanish prison where she is serving her life sentence
ANA Julia Quezada, the convicted killer of eight-year-old Gabriel Cruz, has been placed in isolation in the Spanish prison where she is serving her life
Girona could be kicked out of the Champions League despite record-breaking season: UEFA warns Manchester City owners must reduce their stake in Spanish club
SPANISH football club Girona could be kicked out of next season’s UEFA Champions League thanks to their relationship with reigning champions Manchester City. The City
WATCH: Drug boss dubbed ‘The Fly’ who ‘ordered an assassination in Marbella’ is freed during prison transfer after gun-toting thugs open fire on police car and kill two guards
AN international manhunt is underway after a drug lord accused of ordering an assassination in Marbella last year escaped from custody in France following a
UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron to visit Brussels this week in what could be the ‘final push’ toward Gibraltar agreement with Spain
THE UK’s foreign secretary and former prime minister, David Cameron, will visit Brussels on Thursday in a bid to ‘strengthen the UK-EU relationship’, as well
Historic hotel in Benalmadena will reopen this summer after 18 months of major reforms – including a new infinity pool and spa
THE historic Triton Benalmadena hotel is set to reopen this summer, after a major refurbishment project that has lasted some 18 months. The establishment, which
Brexit deal latest: Many complex hurdles for Fabian Picardo to overcome as UK fears losing sovereignty and Spain worries ‘tax haven’ Gibraltar will ‘colonise’ el Campo
AS Chief Minister Fabian Picardo jets off to Brussels once more to wrangle a post-Brexit treaty on Gibraltar’s border with Spain, both sides’ fears of
Dolphins jump for joy in incredible photos taken just off the coast of Spain’s Torrevieja
A LOCAL wildlife enthusiast captured a series of incredible images off the coast of Spain’s Torrevieja this Monday, as a pod of dolphins jumped for
Zelensky cancels trip to Spain ‘over Russian advances in northern Ukraine’: Sources say major cities like Kharkiv are at risk of falling to Putin
UKRAINIAN president Volodymyr Zelensky has cancelled a planned visit to Spain amid Russian advances in northern Ukraine, according to reports. Zelensky had been due to
Marbella shootings latest: Police say two incidents were attempted drug heists by rival narco gangs as they declare cases ‘solved’
TWO shootings in the recent spate of narco violence plaguing Marbella have been solved, according to the Policia Nacional. One of the incidents occurred in
WATCH: Armed thugs who used ‘impressioning’ technique to ‘rob dozens of homes’ between Marbella and Malaga are arrested
A GANG of armed thugs who were supposedly using a technique known as ‘impressioning’ has been busted by Spain’s Policia Nacional. The criminals are alleged
Puerto Banus is the WORST seaside resort in Spain and is a ‘tacky, seedy dump’, according to brutal Which? survey – but do YOU agree with the ranking?Â
A WHICH? survey has branded Puerto Banus the WORST seaside resort in Spain, with one respondent calling it a ‘tacky, seedy dump’. The UK’s ‘consumer
Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise spotted taking a dip in Mallorca
THE star of the Mission Impossible franchise, Tom Cruise, was spotted this week taking a dip in the sea off the coast of Mallorca, where
Cyberattack at Santander bank in Spain after company detects ‘unauthorised access’ to client database
BANCO Santander has suffered a cyberattack after detecting an ‘unauthorised access’ to a client database. The breach affects its operations in Spain, Chile and Uruguay,
Water latest in Malaga province: Nightly cuts and lowering of pressure will continue in the Axarquia and Costa del Sol
NIGHTLY cuts and low pressure continue in Axarquia and the Costa del Sol as drought persists. Despite the Junta’s drought committee announcing water supplies will
Planned Airbnb crackdown backfires in Sevilla: HUNDREDS of tourist apartments are registered ahead of new regulation
A PLAN by the local council in Sevilla to limit the number of tourist apartments in the southern Andalusian city has backfired, with landlords and
Copper wire thieves are causing repeated delays and disruption on multiple train lines in Barcelona
BARCELONA’S local Rodalies train network has been thrown into chaos after a host of copper wire thefts saw trains cancelled and thousands of commuters stranded.
British man, 27, is arrested for ‘sexually assaulting a woman at a luxury hotel in Marbella’s Puerto Banus’
A BRITISH man has been arrested for an alleged sexual assault against a woman, also British, in Marbella. The 27-year-old is accused of attacking the
War on birds in Spain: Valencia to use air cannons and nets to control starling and pigeon populations
VALENCIA city council will spend €450,000 on a war against pigeons and starlings. A contract has been advertised for a company to use air cannons
Catalunya chaos: President to step down after separatist party’s poor showing at local elections – while Puigdemont vows to form his own government in fresh headache for Pedro Sanchez
THE incumbent Catalan president Pere Aragones has announced he will step down from frontline politics in the wake of a disappointing performance for his separatist