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Rear View Of Pretty Girls Lying On Sandy Beach On Hot Summer Day

Which towns melted most this weekend in Vega Baja area of Spain’s Costa Blanca?

AS PARTS of Andalucia reached unprecedented temperatures of over 47ºC, Costa Blanca South also suffered. Orihuela registered the highest temperature in the Vega Baja on

16 Aug, 2021 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Lifeguard heroes save baby that was choking on an ice cube at a Costa Blanca beach in Spain

LIFEGUARDS saved a baby’s life after it almost choked to death on an ice cube. The drama unfolded on Santa Pola’s Calas del Este beach

16 Aug, 2021 @ 11:19

Costa Blanca·Lead

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Almost 300,000 children aged 12 and over to get vaccinated this week in Spain’s Valencian Community

OVER 500,000 Covid-19 jabs will be administered this week in the Valencian Community, mostly to people in the 12-19 age group. So far, focus has

16 Aug, 2021 @ 10:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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Quake Info: Low-magnitude aftershock rumbles Santa Fe in Spain’s Granada

THE municipality of Santa Fe, in the metropolitan area of Granada, was once again the epicentre of a low-magnitude earthquake in the early hours of

16 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Granada·Lead·Other News

Blistering heat sees Malaga’s most popular hiking trail ‘El Caminito del Rey’ closed for two days

EL Caminito del Rey will remain closed today, Monday, for a second day running due to the sizzling temperatures in the province. Due to the

16 Aug, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News·Travel News·Weather

Top hotel boss on Spain’s Costa del Sol sees clear path to recovery after COVID-19 rocked industry

The manager of one of the Costa del Sol’s most emblematic hotels is feeling ‘more optimistic than ever’ as tourists finally return to Spain. After

15 Aug, 2021 @ 18:55

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Dredging up history: Galicia clean-up project could shed light on mysteries of Spanish Armada

The true aftermath of the Spanish Armada has been buried by the sands of time … until now, writes Jack Gaioni

15 Aug, 2021 @ 16:15

Columnists·Jack Gaioni: Jack's Corner·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

FOCUS: Meet the expat business owners who have survived and thrived during Spain’s Covid crisis

TIMES have been hard for everyone during the coronavirus pandemic but among the hardest hit are those businesses involved in a hospitality sector that is

15 Aug, 2021 @ 15:30

Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Lead·Must Read

EXCLUSIVE: Marbella cake maker vanishes leaving ‘dozens’ of wedding clients out of pocket in Spain

A POPULAR cake maker has vanished after being accused of taking deposits from ‘dozens’ of wedding clients in Spain. The self-professed ‘Queen of amazing cakes’

15 Aug, 2021 @ 14:15

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spain fountain heatwave Photo by Veronica Reverse on Unsplash

HEATWAVE: Spain swelters in hottest day ever as record temperature of 47.2ºC set in Andalucia

THE highest temperature ever recorded in Spain was set at 5.10pm on Saturday in the Andalucian town of Montoro, just outside Cordoba, as the heatwave

15 Aug, 2021 @ 13:00

Lead·Weather

Benidorm optician gives advice on avoiding sunburned eyes as Spain swelters in 40º heat

IT’S WELL-KNOWN that the sun’s UV rays can be harmful to our skin, but what about our eyes? Many people don’t realise that our eyeballs

15 Aug, 2021 @ 12:45

Health·Lead·National News

First shopping centre in Spain to receive tourist quality award launches market festival for eco traders on Costa Blanca

ELCHE’S L’ALJUB Shopping Centre is the first in Spain to receive the Q Seal for Tourist Quality. As part of the celebrations, it’s hosting a

15 Aug, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Maritime Rescue assists 395 vessels off the coast of Spain’s Andalucia in first half of 2021

THE Maritime Rescue Coordination Centers (CCS) in Andalucia, who’s primary mission is to rescue people at sea, have assisted 395 vessels along the more than

15 Aug, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·Other News

Taxing matters: How tax residency works for UK nationals in Spain

WITH Brexit still fresh in everyone’s minds, and a number of changes surrounding visas and the end of freedom of movement between the UK and

15 Aug, 2021 @ 10:30

Brexit·Lead·National News·Other News

Weather warning for Spain: Temperatures to reach 40C in various parts of the country this week

WHEN CHANGE IS NOT GOOD: UN report highlights climate change threat faced by Spain’s Valencia region

LARGER forest fires, more torrential downpours, flooding, droughts, heatwaves, severe coastal erosion and acidification of the sea await the Valencia region if carbon dioxide emissions

15 Aug, 2021 @ 09:15

Alicante·Castellon·Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Major drug sting sees police in Spain’s Granada seize more than 6,500 marijuana plants

THE National Police carried out 26 operations against drug trafficking during the month of July in the towns of Granada, Motril and Baza. Officers have arrested more than twenty

14 Aug, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Other News

Social media users in Spain blast rapper C. Tangana for being ‘sexist’ and compare him with Jesús Gil

SPANISH rapper C. Tangana is once again at the centre of the controversy following his latest social media post. Singer Antón Álvarez Alfaro, from Madrid, took

14 Aug, 2021 @ 15:00

Celebrity·Lead·National News·Other News

Cancerous pesticide found recently in ice creams also detected in wide range of food products

And India is not the only producing country where these ingredients have been sourced, as they have also been traced to the Dominican Republic, Uganda,

14 Aug, 2021 @ 13:30

Food & Drink·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

IN PICS: World’s largest sailboat becomes first cruise ship to dock in Gibraltar since pandemic hit

THE Wind Surf cruise ship glided majestically into port on the Rock for a short day trip, the first cruise to dock in Gibraltar since

14 Aug, 2021 @ 12:00

Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Police officers rescue poisoned fox in Spain’s Malaga

THE veterinary team at the Andalucian Centre for the Recovery of Endangered Species (CREA) are battling to save the life of a fox rescued last

14 Aug, 2021 @ 11:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Mallorca 360 (left Tim Galgey, Right Pete Langan)

Making a splash: British pair snorkel around Spanish island of Mallorca in just 33 days

TWO Brits have snorkelled round the entire coast of Mallorca in just 33 days. Team Mallorca 360 set off on their sea adventure on June

14 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

IN PICS: A day in the life of a trainee police dog in Gibraltar

POLICE dog Stitch enjoyed his time out at sea, sailing the ocean as part of his recent training to be a Drugs Detection Dog. The

14 Aug, 2021 @ 09:15

Gibraltar·Lead

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Good news as COVID-19 cases carry on falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 infections have fallen on both a daily and weekly basis in the Valencian Community. Regional health ministry figures today(August 13) report 1,439 new cases.

13 Aug, 2021 @ 20:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Caregiver steals €15,000 of jewels and watches on first day of helping 90-year-old woman on Spain's Costa Blanca

Elderly care homes reopen in Gibraltar as Covid-19 cases continue to drop

WITH COVID-19 infections now below 200 on the Rock, Elderly Residential Services (ERS) have reopened but with strict new rules designed to keep residents and

13 Aug, 2021 @ 20:00

Gibraltar·Lead

A sanitary worker preparing a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine

The strain in Spain: Emergence of new variants mean rethinking 70% ‘herd immunity’ vaccination target

Spain is on target to vaccinate 70% of the population by the end of August, the ‘herd immunity’ threshold that was established as a goal

13 Aug, 2021 @ 18:55

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Quake-stunned Spain hit by another 4.2-magnitude shock felt in Granada and beyond

A MAGNITUDE 4.2 shock hit Granada late on Thursday night months after the city’s residents recovered from a series of major quakes in January, including

13 Aug, 2021 @ 18:55

Granada·Lead

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Which towns melted most this weekend in Vega Baja area of Spain’s Costa Blanca?

Lifeguard heroes save baby that was choking on an ice cube at a Costa Blanca beach in Spain

Almost 300,000 children aged 12 and over to get vaccinated this week in Spain’s Valencian Community

Quake Info: Low-magnitude aftershock rumbles Santa Fe in Spain’s Granada

Blistering heat sees Malaga’s most popular hiking trail ‘El Caminito del Rey’ closed for two days

Top hotel boss on Spain’s Costa del Sol sees clear path to recovery after COVID-19 rocked industry

Dredging up history: Galicia clean-up project could shed light on mysteries of Spanish Armada

FOCUS: Meet the expat business owners who have survived and thrived during Spain’s Covid crisis

EXCLUSIVE: Marbella cake maker vanishes leaving ‘dozens’ of wedding clients out of pocket in Spain

HEATWAVE: Spain swelters in hottest day ever as record temperature of 47.2ºC set in Andalucia

Benidorm optician gives advice on avoiding sunburned eyes as Spain swelters in 40º heat

First shopping centre in Spain to receive tourist quality award launches market festival for eco traders on Costa Blanca

Maritime Rescue assists 395 vessels off the coast of Spain’s Andalucia in first half of 2021

Taxing matters: How tax residency works for UK nationals in Spain

WHEN CHANGE IS NOT GOOD: UN report highlights climate change threat faced by Spain’s Valencia region

Major drug sting sees police in Spain’s Granada seize more than 6,500 marijuana plants

Cancerous pesticide found recently in ice creams also detected in wide range of food products

IN PICS: World’s largest sailboat becomes first cruise ship to dock in Gibraltar since pandemic hit

WATCH: Police officers rescue poisoned fox in Spain’s Malaga

Making a splash: British pair snorkel around Spanish island of Mallorca in just 33 days

IN PICS: A day in the life of a trainee police dog in Gibraltar

Good news as COVID-19 cases carry on falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Elderly care homes reopen in Gibraltar as Covid-19 cases continue to drop

The strain in Spain: Emergence of new variants mean rethinking 70% ‘herd immunity’ vaccination target

Quake-stunned Spain hit by another 4.2-magnitude shock felt in Granada and beyond

The new Hormuz? Mega €30bn African gas pipeline set to transform the Strait of Gibraltar into global energy hub

Tragedy as Marbella local, 25, is killed in motorcycle crash just days after returning from abroad

Chaos on day one of Pedro Sanchez’s migrant amnesty with long queues at consulates across Spain – as it’s revealed prior arrests aren’t an automatic rule out

Spain’s migrant plan: Almost nine out of 10 applicants are from South America, NGO estimates – plus 1,000 from USA

Toddler rushed to hospital in northern Spain after ‘accidentally ingesting cocaine’