Woman bludgeons man to death with a hammer in Valencia area of Spain
A woman has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after using a hammer to bludgeon a man to death at her Betera home in Valencia
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE: SEAT opens new battery test and research plant for electric vehicles in Spain’s Barcelona
SEAT has opened a new €7 million battery research and development centre for electric and plug-in hybrid cars. The centre (known as TCE) at the
Teenage tourist, 18, in coma in Spain after headache turns out to be blood clot on brain
AN 18-year-old tourist who collapsed on holiday in Spain has been put into an induced coma and had two brain surgeries in 48 hours. Jamie
English teacher sacked for refusing to wear mask at school in Spain’s Granada
ANDALUCIA’S education authority has suspended an English teacher without any pay for refusing to wear a face mask at a school in Granada. The English
Tourist tax plans revealed as Costa Blanca holiday industry reels from COVID-19 in Spain
THE Valencian government wants to introduce a tourist tax levied on nightly stays in accommodation with a proposed 2023 start date. That’s despite the battering
WATCH: Cocaine gang smashed in Spain with help of Belgian and French police
SPANISH, French and Belgian police have joined forces to smash a cocaine smuggling gang and seize €6million worth of property, watches, cars and cash. The
Police collect three tonnes of food and toys for needy children in Spain’s Malaga
NATIONAL Police in Malaga have collected three tonnes of food and toys for needy families this Christmas. Officers from across Malaga province donated the items
Christmas winners! These are the top prize numbers in Spain’s famous El Gordo lottery
THE winning number for the top prize in Spain’s world-famous lottery is 86148, which was called at 12.12 on Wednesday. Across Spain thousands of people
Low tax rate on protective face masks to continue in Spain until the summer of 2022
LOW sales tax rates on face mask purchases in Spain will continue until at least June 30, 2022. A Royal Decree has been published confirming
66% of Balearic Island beaches could be lost due to climate change
A NEW study claims that 66% of Balearic beaches could be lost to the sea by the end of the century in a worst case
BREXIT: British ambassador in Spain requests ANOTHER extension for driving licence exchange
THE British ambassador in Madrid has requested another extension to the deadline on the validity of British driving licences for expats in Spain insisting that
‘El Gordo’: Why does all of Spain go crazy for the Christmas lottery?
Christmas properly starts on December 22 in Spain when everyone is glued to the results of El Gordo in the hope that they have a
EasyJet reinforces its base in Spain’s Malaga with three new UK routes for summer 2022
THE lowcost carrier easyJet has announced its plans to strengthen its route network in Spain for the summer of 2022. The three new routes for
Costa Blanca police officers in Spain jump into freezing river to save naked man
TWO police officers went into a freezing Orihuela area river to rescue a naked man who jumped into the water. The incident happened at 1.30
Travelling robbery gang plundered Costa Blanca region properties in Spain
A gang that staged home robberies across Alicante Province has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The three travelling thieves, all Georgian nationals, were refused
COVID passports in Spain and rest of EU to expire after 9 months if there is no booster shot
EU COVID certificates will expire after 9 months if the holder has not received a booster vaccine dose. The European Commission this Tuesday confirmed a
New Year’s Eve celebrations cancelled in three towns in Malaga province on Spain’s Costa del Sol
TOWN halls in Malaga province have started to cancel their New Year’s Eve celebrations as COVID cases rise. Coin, Alhaurin de la Torre and Fuengirola
Copper wire thieves cause train service chaos in Valencia area of Spain
THIEVES stole copper wire from a sub-station to bring mayhem to Valencia area trains on Tuesday after causing a fire that incinerated a traffic management
Spain’s exiled King Juan Carlos in COVID-19 scare after meeting Rafa Nadal in UAE
Just days after his first public appearance in months, Spain’s former monarch King Juan Carlos was at the centre of a COVID-19 scare after tennis
Just what I want for Christmas – entire airfield up for sale in Spain
WHAT do you get the man who has everything for Christmas? An entire airfield of course. Ocaña Airfield, near Toledo and Madrid has been put
Railway museum on track for Alicante historic first on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A deal has been struck that confirms Alicante as a new branch of the National Railway Museum based in Madrid. The new ‘sub-museum’ will be
Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani who hired Beyonce for daughter’s wedding celebration turns to Spain for lucky olive trees
WHAT have two Spanish olive trees, Beyonce, British royals, a private jet and a 27 storey home worth €2.3 billion got in common? The answer
Christmas ‘narco’ hamper raffle featuring cocaine and hashish is halted by Murcia police in Spain
TWO Murcia drug dealers offered a seasonal bonus to customers with a chance to win a Christmas hamper crammed with drugs plus alcohol and tobacco.
Benidorm gets news of a record cash boost for Costa Blanca tourism in Spain
THE Costa Blanca Tourist Board will invest a record sum to help the COVID-hit sector in 2022. €5.3 million will be spent by the organisation
Glittery make-up, lack of sleep and champagne corks – how Christmas can be harmful to your eyes
DIARIES are full of festive celebrations through Christmas, New Year’s Eve and until the Three Kings, but did you know that this season of goodwill
Attempted murder probe sees stepdad arrested in Malaga as man suffers 15cm wound after being knifed
A STEPFATHER has been arrested as part of an attempted murder investigation in Malaga. The 59-year-old has been detained in connection with stabbing his stepson