Magnitude 4.4 earthquake in Alboran Sea widely felt throughout Spain’s Malaga
THE epicentre of a magnitude 4.4 earthquake has been registered in the Alboran Sea and strongly felt in different parts of Malaga city and along
Forest fire breaks out near homes 2Okm from Marbella
Firefighters have controlled another wildfire in Spain’s south, this time scorching land near a reservoir outside Marbella. Firefighters have now stabilised the forest fire that
Trial of Irish crime boss John Gilligan suspended until New Year on Spain’s Costa Blanca after co-defendant son fails to appear
THE trial of Irish criminal John Gilligan and eight other people was suspended on Tuesday in Torrevieja after one of the defendants- his son Darren-
Man caught driving motorised wheelchair on Spanish freeway
Extraordinary footage of a man driving a motorised wheelchair beside 80km/h traffic on a Spanish freeway is causing a stir on the internet. A man
Explainer: What measures does the Spanish government’s 2023 budget contain?
THE Socialist Party-led national government in Spain today announced its budget plans for 2023, which will be the last year before the next general election.
Drama on Malaga flight as passenger bypasses airport security
A flight from Rotterdam to Malaga was forced to make a security stopover in Madrid after a passenger managed to bypass airport security and sneak
Thirteen arrests made in joint Spanish-Moroccan swoop on suspected jihadistsÂ
SPAIN’S National Police today arrested 10 people in the North African city of Melilla and one person in the Spanish city of Granada due to
First stage of ambitious Malaga river park project unveiled
Malaga is well on the way to developing a major tourist attraction, with the first step of the project officially unveiled to the public.  Work
Cut-price shopping voucher scheme launched in Spain’s Valencia City
CUT-PRICE shopping vouchers worth a total of €1.6 million are now available to Valencia City residents. The vouchers have a value of €100 each with
One of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ONE of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals has been arrested in Calpe after being on the run for four years. An Estonian man, 56, was part
Praise for lifeguard service in Spain’s Torremolinos which ends summer season with zero casualties reported
TORREMOLINOS sees out the summer high season with zero fatal swimming-related incidents, despite record tourist numbers. According to the National Drowning Report (INA), between January
French low-cost high-speed train service, Ouigo, puts on sale 2.4 million tickets for rail travel in Spain starting at €9
FRENCH budget train-service Ouigo, dubbed the ‘low cost’ AVE, has just put on sale millions of tickets at bargain prices. The low-fare operator of high-speed
Malaga turns dusty as Sahara sand calima returns to Spain’s Andalucia
THE Malaga sky is again tinged once again in mild orange dust. Fortunately this new episode of ‘calima’—airborne dust from the Sahara desert that stains
Tarragona’s Human Towers Competition returns in Spain after two-year Covid break
More than 10,000 people turned out on Sunday to watch the Tarragona Human Towers Competition, which is the largest of its kind in Spain. The
Dashcam footage captures electric scooter madness in Spain
Electric scooters are causing major problems for drivers in Spain and dashcam footage has captured some frightening moments and near-misses. Andalucia has been ranked inside
Video: Civil Guard investigates convoy of cars where passengers were hanging out of windows
SPAIN’S Civil Guard is investigating two people for dangerous driving after videos were shared on social media of a convoy of vehicles in Salamanca where
Naked demonstration opposing controversial housing project for Spain’s Costa Blanca
AROUND 80 people ‘bared all’ on Friday in an artistic naked protest against controversial plans to build over 2,000 homes at Cala Mosca on the
Madrid police investigate gang links to two fatal shootings in just 24 hoursÂ
POLICE in the Madrid region are investigating two shootings in the space of just 24 hours that left a 21-year-old man and a 19-year-old male
Police arrest two men in Málaga province transporting 700kg of hashish via the ‘Go Fast’ method
SPAIN’S National Police force seized 700 kilograms of hashish at a toll booth in Málaga province, after they intercepted the drivers of two vehicles that
Boy injured in classroom stabbing at Murcia region school in Spain
A 14-year-old boy was stabbed in the back at the Alfonso Escamez secondary school in Aguilas on Monday morning. The young attacker went back to
Heart attacks increase 15% in Spain since Covid-19 pandemic
Heart attacks are on the rise in Spain since the coronavirus pandemic, and experts have shed light on what the leading causes are. Director of
Woman in restaurant bathroom discovers hidden camera flashing behind plastic plant on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante waiter has been arrested for placing his phone in a restaurant toilet to take footage of a regular female customer. The man’s ruse
Stranded boat passengers did not have enough life jackets on Spain’s Costa Blanca
NINE people were rescued from a pleasure boat after bad sea conditions left it a mile adrift off Santa Pola. The Guardia Civil have reported
Tragedy of baby girl choking to death on a nut in Spain’s Alicante area
A baby girl aged 15 months died in Villena on Sunday after choking on a nut. The parents were with their child at her grandparents’
Handyman convicted again of murdering British granny on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Dutch handyman has been found guilty again of murdering a British pensioner to steal €550 from her purse. The body of Margaret McNulty, 70,
Helicopter hoists out trapped horse from ditch on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIREFIGHTERS used a helicopter on Sunday to lift out a horse trapped in a seven-metre deep ditch in Pinoso, Alicante Province. The rescue took place
