Caminito del Rey in Spain’s Malaga commemorates World Breast Cancer Day
THE Caminito del Rey has joined today, Wednesday October 19, the commemoration of World Breast Cancer Day in solidarity with the fight against this tumour.
Cruise quintet call at Spain’s Malaga Port
A QUINTET of cruise ships have called at Malaga Port this Tuesday, October 18; the fourth so far in 2022. In full high season of
87-year-old nun thwarts convent robbery in Spain’s Palencia
A WOMAN has attempted to steal from a convent in the Palencia area, by breaking in through the turnstile when the nuns were going to
Spain’s government extends cap on regulated gas price rises for homes and small businesses
SPAIN has extended its cap on regulated gas price rises for homes as well as small and medium-sized businesses until the end of 2023. The
Members of ‘Invade British Embassy’ Facebook group meet with ambassador to discuss driving licence debacle
REPRESENTATIVES from a Facebook group that brings together victims of the driving licence debacle in Spain today travelled to Madrid for a meeting at the
Spain’s Civil Guard launches armed air marshal unit for flights deemed high risk
SPAIN’S Civil Guard is launching a new unit of air marshals who will travel armed and in plain clothes on national and international flights, with
Man slaps girlfriend in hospital delivery room before she gives birth on Spain’s Mallorca
A man attacked his girlfriend hours before she gave birth to their baby at Mallorca’s Inca Hospital on Saturday. He slapped her in the face
Lemon and orange harvests cut by up to half due to extreme weather in Alicante area of Spain
EXTREME weather conditions have caused big falls in Alicante Province lemon and orange harvests. Growers have been forced to count the cost of a very
Professional swindler steals €20,000 from Costa Blanca disabled group member in Spain
A man branded by police as a ‘professional swindler’ cheated €20,000 out of an Alicante disabled group member in addition to running a property rental
Man admits to owning £200,000 yacht police seized in 2020 in Gibraltar money laundering trial
A MAN from Gibraltar has admitted to owning a £200,000 yacht police seized in 2020 during a money laundering investigation and could now face jail
Violent jewellery store robbers arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after five stick-ups
TWO men have been arrested in Rojales and Torrevieja over five gunpoint jewellery store robberies over the summer in Alicante Province. The Guardia Civil seized
Big night for football in Spain as Real Madrid and Barcelona have the world’s best two players at Ballon d’Or ceremony
REAL MADRID striker Karim Benzema won the Ballon d’Or award for the best player in the world on Monday, beating Robert Lewandowski, Sadio Mane and
Tragedy as dog falls to its death from a seventh floor in Spain’s Madrid petrified by loud bang of a firecracker
A DOG has died in Alcorcón after hurtling himself from a seventh-floor window petrified by the loud explosion of a firecracker. The incident occurred on
‘Firefighting’ donkeys start fire prevention campaign in Spain’s Doñana
A TEAM of 18 ‘Firefighting’ donkeys have started the forest fire prevention campaign ‘Summer of 2023’. The 18 burros have been released in difficult to
FREE international seminar on Picasso to be held mid November in Spain’s Malaga
THE Picasso Museum Malaga together with the General Foundation of the University of Malaga (FGUMA) have come together to organise an international seminar on the
Spain launches probe into online portal Booking.com over exploiting hotels
SPAIN’S competition regulator, the CNMC, has launched a probe into whether internet portal, Booking.com, has exploited hotels in the country. The CNMC will investigate complaints
Teacher in Spain’s Madrid area investigated after pendrive containing images of schoolgirls changing found on street
A court in the Madrid city of Móstoles is investigating a schoolteacher for allegedly filming around a dozen 12-year-old girls as they got changed for
Murcia man in Spain emerges from coffin dressed as Darth Vader to ask woman to marry him
IN what has to be one of the most original marriage proposals ever, a man in Murcia was filmed emerging from a coffin, dressed as
Joint operation between Spain, France and Latvia sees 31 arrested for high-tech car thefts
A joint operation between Spanish, French and Latvian authorities has seen the arrest of 31 people suspected of using fraudulent software to break into and
Massive growth in Spain planned by Ikea
IKEA is to create 1,500 jobs in the country after seeing record 8.2% growth in sales. The record turnover of €1.82 billion between September 2021
Costa Blanca builders in Spain cheated customers by robbing their homes
A three-man Alicante Province robbery gang that posed as builders has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The men offered masonry services on a variety
Brazilian football star Neymar returns to Barcelona for start of corruption trial
BRAZILIAN football star Neymar arrived in Barcelona on Monday for the first day of his corruption trial, related to his 2013 transfer from Brazilian club
IN PICS: Benidorm launches regional Poppy Appeal with Royal British Legion parade on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Royal British Legion Spain North formally launched their annual Poppy Appeal on Saturday with the traditional parade held in Benidorm. The parade between Calle
Why residents say this Spanish city is turning into ‘a mini Las Vegas’
Expats living in Malaga say the city centre is becoming a ‘mini las vegas’ as complaints about noise level and disorderly behavior surge. It’s been
Costa Blanca airport in Spain pioneers special sensory room for autistic travellers
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport will become Spain’s first airport to have a special room for passengers with autism spectrum disorders(ASD). A lounge will be created close to
Teenage woman arrested over stabbing man and dumping body in cupboard of his Valencia home in Spain
AN 18-year-old woman has confessed to fatally stabbing a man, 41, at his Cullera home in Valencia Province. The assailant is believed to be suffering