Jail for pensioner, 77, accused of killing home intruder in Spain
A PENSIONER arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal shooting of an intruder during a suspected robbery has been jailed after a court denied
Curfews to be lifted in Estepona and Marbella from Saturday morning
WITH incidence rates dropping in the two provinces, regional health officials will lift the night curfew from August 7. For the last week, there has
COVID-19 cases are continuing their steady reduction in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
2,297 new coronavirus infections were reported today(August 4) in the Valencian Community. That’s another week-to-week fall compared to 2,685 new cases on July 28, and
Spain banishes old image of ‘killer’ roads to be an EU leader in cutting fatal traffic accidents
SPAIN is joint top in the European Union for countries cutting road deaths over the last two decades. The European Transport Safety Council says that
Beaches will be closed overnight in town on Spain’s Costa Blanca due to young Alicante visitors holding illegal parties
EL Campello is to shut its beaches at night because youngsters are coming in from Alicante to stage illegal parties. The council will impose a
Man arrested for seaside sex assault on three girls in Valencia Province area of Spain
A man has been arrested for the alleged sexual assault of three children bathing at a Sagunto beach. He even tried to swim away from
Police arrest marijuana growers and dealers on Spain’s Costa Blanca linked to Polish football hooliganism
LUXURY villas, cars and boats worth €5 million were seized on the Costa Blanca in police raids against a Polish gang that grew and exported
La Liga in Spain set for massive €2.7 billion windfall in CVC equity firm deal
PRIVATE equity firm CVC has agreed a big €2.7 billion deal ‘in principle’ with La Liga which will see the investors get 10% of league
Spain will not go onto the red travel list according to ‘Whitehall sources’ as COVID-19 cases fall
REPORTS strongly suggest today(August 4) that Spain will be not be transferred to the ‘red’ list on tomorrow’s anticipated UK government ‘traffic-light’ travel system review.
Could curfew be lifted? Marbella and Estepona see COVID rates drop
THE incidence rate of COVID-19 in Marbella and Estepona has now dropped below 1,000, which could result in the present curfew being lifted. In Estepona,
Scandinavian couple drown in strong currents off quiet beach in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A couple drowned yesterday(August 3) at a Guardamar de Segura beach on the southern Costa Blanca. Playa de la Camp has no lifeguard or surveillance
Huge griffon vulture rescued by firefighters and police in residential urbanisation in Spain’s Marbella
MEMBERS of the Marbella Fire Brigade and Policia Local have rescued an injured griffon vulture which had taken refuge on the landing of a staircase
COVID-19 infection rate is continuing to fall in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
COVID-19 cases have registered another weekly reduction in the Valencian Community. Today’s(August 3) total of 1,704 new cases is down on the July 27 figure
Explainer: This is the new European DNI that comes into force today
THE first of the new National Identity Documents, known as DNI 4.0, have been handed out today. The ID card, which will be mandatory throughout
Little old lady, aged 79, arrested for being a drugs kingpin smuggler of cocaine into Portugal and Spain
A 79-year-old female Spanish drugs lord has been arrested in Portugal over a cocaine smuggling operation. The Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional assisted Portuguese colleagues
Andalucian president unveils plans for new €375 million hospital in Spain’s Malaga
ANDALUCIA president, Juanma Morena, has announced that Malaga will get a new ‘first-rate’ hospital costing €365 million. The regional leader says it is part of
Benidorm gets a beach drone in new move to prevent seaside drownings across four Costa Blanca resorts in Spain
DRONES will fly over beaches in four Costa Blanca areas for the rest of the summer in a bid to cut down on deaths caused
IN PICS: Criminal gang busted smuggling Algerians into France via coastal provinces of Spain
A COMPLEX operation involving trafficking people from Algeria to France has been busted by Spain’s Guardia Civil. Vulnerable people were taken from Algeria and promised
Neighbour helped load body into car after hearing ‘cock and bull’ story in Malaga
A MAN who allegedly beat his expat wife to death got a suspicious neighbour to help load her body into his car, claiming he was
FOUNTAIN MANIA: A historic fountain in Spain’s Malaga used as impromptu bathtub
A HISTORIC fountain, dating from 1790 in the historic centre of Malaga capital, has been used as an impromptu bathtub. A man in Spain has
Pioneering sea nursery is reviving damaged rare coral off the coast of Spain’s Andalucia
A pioneering maritime nursery has been created on the Andalucia coast to rescue rare coral damaged by fishing. The SOS Corals Project has been set
Become a party-crasher in Ibiza as part of an official police team
POLICE on the Spanish island of Ibiza are inviting foreigners to swap parties for patrolling in a new initiative to help crack down on illegal
Beachgoer in Spain’s Mallorca is arrested for knocking out teeth of a man who picked up his back pack
A Mallorca beachgoer has been arrested for over-reacting with a punch after a man picked up his back pack in error. The angry assailant whacked
Andalucia reports highest Covid-19 death count in a day since May
THERE were 23 COVID-19 deaths in andalucia reported on Monday (August 2) with nine of these in the province of Malaga. This is the highest
THE LUXURY MARKET IN MARBELLA IS HERE TO STAY
AFTER financial and pandemic crises, one trend is becoming crystal clear: the luxury market is the most resistant and dynamic of all!You might have thought
Spain discontinues use of AstraZeneca vaccine over fears of thrombosis
ALTHOUGH Spain has only vaccinated just over half the population, it will be giving away any remaining Oxford vaccines to Latin America. The decision comes