January sees surge of dolphin deaths on Spain’s Costa del Sol beaches
THE month of January has turned out to be a dark month for dolphins with a dozen strandings in just four weeks. The number of
Cyclist killed and another injured in SE-3306 crash with truck in Spain’s Sevilla
A FEMALE cyclist has died and another has been seriously injured after a horror collision involving a truck in Sevilla. Police said the woman on
Police launch drones and helicopter search amid fears for missing pensioner, 79, in Spain’s Huelva
A MISSING pensioner who had been the target of a day-long search by authorities in Spain has still not been located. The 79-year-old went missing
Deer goes swimming in the sea before bounding around busy Costa Blanca road in Spain
A deer caused a commotion when it went for a seaside swim on the Costa Blanca before running away on a busy road. The roe’s
Elderly couple killed by odourless toxic gas fumes in Spain’s Murcia region
An elderly couple died of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a butano gas cylinder in Rincon de Seca, Murcia. The odourless and colourless gas eliminates
Errant owner who failed to pick up after her dog on Spain’s Costa del Sol tracked down to home 650km away
THE owner of a bull terrier in the Valencian town of Paterna received a nasty surprise when she received a fine of €500 for failing
Serial paedophile who posed as teenager to groom kids on social media in Spain faces ‘1,000 year jail sentence’.
ONE of the most prolific sexual predators in Spain is facing a ‘thousand year’ prison sentence over the abuse of at least 98 children. Prosecutors
Foreign tourism in Spain rebounds by over 64% in 2021 but visitor numbers show massive shortfall on pre-pandemic levels
THE number of foreign tourists visiting Spain went up by 64.4% last year compared to 2020 levels, but the total was still nearly 60% below
YouTuber from Spain scoops €90K in competition inspired by Netflix series Squid Game
A SPANISH YouTuber has won almost €90,000 in a virtual competition inspired by Netflix’s Squid Game that has broken viewing records. The six day event
Father got daughter,14, pregnant after years of sexual abuse in Alicante area of Spain
A father has been jailed for 12 years after being convicted of systematically sexually abusing his daughter for over a decade. The 53-year-old man from
COVID latest: Spain upholds compulsory face mask rule in outdoor public spaces
SPAIN’S parliament has voted to maintain the requirement to wear face masks even when outdoors in a decision that sparked immediate backlash. The vote on
Demand for more services on popular 142 minute train route to Madrid from Spain’s Vega Baja
ORIHUELA train station has served almost 40,000 passengers in its first year of operation. On the anniversary of the route to Madrid via Alicante, the
Affordable delays: Gibraltar announces new property developments to meet housing needs
A CONSTANT refrain from the people of Gibraltar has been the call for more affordable housing. In order to try to meet the need, several
EXPLAINED: Five things you need to know about Spain’s new Housing Law for 2022
SPAIN’S cabinet approved entrance of the Ley de Vivienda (Housing Law) into parliamentary debate with ministers hoping to make new measures permanent within months. Plans
Road accident fatalities on roads in Spain record worst January in decade with 100 deaths
JANUARY 2022 has ended with a total of 87 fatal traffic accidents on Spanish roads, in which 100 people have died. The tally is 27
Yana Rose case: American wanted over wife’s brutal murder flies back to Spain to turn himself in to police
AN American man accused of killing his wife while the pair were on holiday in Cadiz, then driving her corpse across Spain to bury her
Spain orders accurate tally of ongoing child sex abuse cases and complaints involving Catholic Church
Spain’s Attorney General, Dolores Delgado, has ordered 17 regional chief prosecutors to send details of current judicial probes into child sex abuse by the Catholic
Ten curious things you probably don’t know about Spain’s tennis hero Rafa Nadal
WHEN Spain’s Rafael Nadal won at the Australian Open final on Sunday it was his 21st Slam win and he swept into the record books
Expat community fundraise for Maria, a little girl with a rare form of epilepsy, in Manilva on Spain’s Costa del Sol
By Elena Gocmen and Tallulah Taylor
Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotel association in Spain brands 2021 as a ‘tourism disaster’
FIGURES for last year’s overnight hotel stays in Benidorm showed occupancy rates well down on the pre-pandemic year of 2019. The study compiled by the
Go ahead for final phase clinical trials of Spain’s own COVID-19 vaccine
SPAIN’S first domestically-made COVID-19 vaccine produced by Hipra is to start its final phase of clinical trials. Approval was given by the Spanish Agency for
Task force set up to tackle hate crime in the schools and streets of Spain’s Costa Blanca South
HATE CRIMES and discrimination are to be tackled head on in Orihuela with a special task force within the local police. The municipality covers many
TRAVEL LATEST: Spain tightens antigen test window to 24 hours for unvaccinated travellers entering Spain
SPAIN has reduced the validity of antigen tests from 48 hours to 24 hours required by those who don’t meet vaccination status requirements to enter
Shop cashiers threatened by distinctive knife during robbery spree on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A violent robber who used a large knife to threaten cashiers at Alicante area shops has been arrested in a joint Guardia Civil and Policia
Amnesty International slams Spain over failure to investigate nursing home deaths during COVID pandemic
AMNESTY International slammed Spanish prosecutors for their failure to launch proper investigations into the deaths of tens of thousands of elderly residents in nursing homes
Rock solid: What’s next for Gibraltar’s property market?
SUNSHINE, Schengen and sovereignty. These three words are key to the Gibraltar property market. Throw in ease of border crossings and a friendly tax regime,
