Tourists are returning to booking hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca, figures suggest
OVERNIGHT hotel stays in the Valencian Community in October grew by 7.89% compared to a year earlier according to figures released by the National...
Kidnap victim turns up at hospital in Spain with a chain and padlock around her NECK – as convicted...
A KIDNAP suspect has been released on bail in Spain after a woman fled to a local hospital with chains still around her neck.
Authorities...
REVEALED: How the assassination attempt of far-right politician in Spain was planned for MONTHS – as British and Albanian...
THE assassination attempt of far-right politician Alejo Vidal-Quadras had been carefully planned for months, it has emerged.
The founder of Vox, 78, was shot in...
The fruit grown in Spain you should be eating to help steer off colds and weight gain as winter...
DROPPING temperatures leave us vulnerable to illnesses during Autumn, but did you know a fruit commonly grown in Spain can help you fight seasonal...
Christmas in Andalucia: When will the major cities of Spain’s biggest region turn on their impressive light displays?
THE festive season will kick off in Andalucia this weekend as cities across the region switch on their Christmas lights.
The smell of chestnuts in...
Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez’s stark message to Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu: ‘The number of Palestinians killed is truly unbearable’
SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez conveyed a stark message to his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, condemning the attacks on Israel by Hamas...
Teenagers can drive from just 16 years old in Spain in 2024 – but there’s a catch
A NEW driving licence is set to allow 16-year-olds to drive thanks to an eco-friendly loophole.
The B1 permit will allow teenagers to drive, as...
WATCH: Wild boars roam outside Hotel Barcelo in Marbella’s upmarket Guadalmina resort – after a pet dog ‘is savagely...
THIS is the moment a pack of wild boars were spotted roaming around the Guadalmina Alta neighbourhood in Marbella.
Video shared online shows at...
Five teenage boys accused of raping girl, 15, in Spain’s Alicante
FIVE teenage boys have been interned in juvenile centres after being arrested for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in Dolores.
The Guardia Civil arrested the...
Novak Djokovic reveals why he loves Spain’s Costa del Sol as he brands Marbella ‘one of the most beautiful...
The world’s number-one ranked tennis player, Novak Djokovic, arrived in Spain this week ahead of the Davis Cup finals in Malaga. Speaking on Wednesday,...
Outrage as woman, 78, faces being kicked out of her home in Spain ‘over an €88 debt’: Landlord refuses...
BRITISH pianist James Rhodes has offered to pay an elderly woman’s rent for two years after an €88 debt left her at risk of...
Water supply will be cut off for SIX hours each night in town on Spain’s Costa del Sol as...
RESIDENTS in a Costa del Sol town will be subject to water cuts for six hours every night as drought continues to grip the...
Cult leader who ‘fed his followers mercury’ to ‘revitalise’ them and lived in a ‘cave with multiple women’ is...
THE POLICIA NACIONAL has arrested the leader of a Murcia region cult who is accused of administering mercury to his followers.
The Spaniard named as...
Revealed: The most popular baby names in Spain – with new favourites for both boys and girls
SPAIN’S most popular baby names for 2022 have been revealed, with some new surprising frontrunners.
Released this week by the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE),...
Amazon, TripAdvisor, and Booking are cleared by Spain’s competition authority after being accused of allowing ‘fake reviews’ which ‘harm...
SPAIN'S anti-monopoly commission, the CNMC, has cleared Amazon, Booking Holdings and Tripadvisor of posting or facilitating fake reviews on their websites.
A complaint had been...
Travel chaos as Renfe cancels 1,500 train journeys in Spain due to strikes: These are the affected days
STATE TRAIN operator Renfe has cancelled 1,548 medium, long-distance and AVE trains plus 990 freight services due to strikes called throughout Spain on November...
This region in Spain has virtually abolished inheritance tax
THE VALENCIAN parliament passed a law on Wednesday to slash inheritance tax to just 1% for most beneficiaries.
It will apply retrospectively to inheritances and...
Benidorm prepares to test its Low Emissions Zone: These will be the affected areas
TESTS of a new phone app to manage Benidorm's new Low Emissions Zone(ZBE) will start in the New Year.
The city- in keeping with other...
How vaping ‘is just as damaging as smoking’: Scientists in Spain warn using e-cigarettes is like puffing on an...
A NEW study has shown the effects of vaping could be just as harmful as traditional cigarettes.
According to an investigation by the University of...
Vueling Black Friday sale: Tickets to Europe from airports across Spain starting at just €10
VUELING is offering a huge Black Friday sale on flights with tickets starting from as little as €10.49.
The budget airline will offer discounts on...
Spain ramps up checks on British travellers at the Gibraltar border during Princess Anne’s visit to the Rock
LAND frontier police tightened controls to enter Spain from Gibraltar recently, as Anne, Princess Royal, visited Gibraltar for the Rock's literature festival, the HuffPost...
WATCH: Expat is mesmerised by how a tapas bar in Spain’s Andalucia works out her bill
AN expat has shared her astonishment at how waiters work out the bill in southern Spain.
The Ukrainian expat and TikTokker, known as Lara or...
Polar ice blast to send temperatures plummeting across Spain this week
TEMPERATURES are set to plummet across Spain this week as a polar ice blast sweeps the country.
The drop in temperature is down to an...
This city on Spain’s Costa del Sol is the best in the world to live and work, according to...
A NEW poll surveying 12,000 expats from all over the world has crowned an Andalucian city as the best place in the world to...
Human and drug trafficking gang which brought illegal immigrants to Spain by boats is busted in Alicante
FIVE members of a human and drug trafficking gang that operated between Spain and Algeria have been arrested in Alicante.
Several homes and a warehouse...
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez calls on ministers for ‘unity’ as turbulent term in office begins
SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has sent a letter to his new Cabinet members calling on them for ‘coordination’ and ‘unity’ ahead of what...
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