Spain’s Sierra Bermeja fire was set intentionally with flammable liquid, possibly petrol, Prosecutor’s Office reports

THE fire in Sierra Bermeja is thought to have been started by a flammable liquid, such as petrol. From the outset it has been clear

15 Sep, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga

Heroes’ return: Locals cheer firefighters after Sierra Bermeja ‘monster’ wildfire finally brought ‘under control’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

DOZENS of locals have lined the streets to cheer the firefighters who have finally extinguished the worst fire in Spanish history. It comes as the

14 Sep, 2021 @ 19:45

Lead·Malaga

Spread the message on the dangers of laughing gas in Spain

POLICE seized more than 1.5 million marijuana plants, almost 38 tons of cocaine and nearly 350 tons of hashish from Spanish dealers, as drug arrest

14 Sep, 2021 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

Joy as Europe’s most critically endangered seabird spotted nesting off coast of Spain’s Ibiza

Environmentalists confirmed that at least 10 pairs of the Balearic Shearwater were seen nesting on the islet of Es Vedranell

14 Sep, 2021 @ 18:30

Balearic Islands·Environment·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Famous Smurf village feeling blue as 30% of its celebrated landscape destroyed by Sierra Bermeja wildfire above Spain’s Costa del Sol

A THIRD of Spain’s celebrated Smurf village has been destroyed in one of the biggest wildfires in the last decade. Around 30% of Juzcar’s forestry

14 Sep, 2021 @ 18:00

Lead·Malaga

Daily Life In Granada During The New Measures To Avoid New Coronavirus Infections

Temporary terrazas make way for car parking in Mallorca’s Palma with loosening of COVID restrictions on restaurant dining

It’s a step towards a return to normality as indoor capacity will be increased for hospitality venues, helping to create more parking in Palma on

14 Sep, 2021 @ 16:30

Balearic Islands·Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca

EXPLAINER: On second anniversary of killer floods on Spain’s Costa Blanca, we explain the gota fria and how to stay safe

FRIDAY 13th September 2019 was quite a remarkable date for the people of Costa Blanca South. A weather storm and the subsequent flooding caused millions

14 Sep, 2021 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Optimistic property listing for a flat in Madrid with terrifying graffiti scrawled across walls goes viral

LOOKING for somewhere affordable to live in Madrid is no joke. So if you see a self-contained flat on the market for shockingly low €120,000, you

14 Sep, 2021 @ 15:15

Lead·Madrid·Other News·Property

Art fills the streets of Palma in Spain’s Mallorca for Nit de l’Art festival

FOR four days the centre of Palma will be turned into a huge art gallery with paintings, sculptures and photography on display throughout the City

14 Sep, 2021 @ 14:51

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

Climate change will wipe out glaciers in Pyrenees within 20 years, warn Spanish scientists

CLIMATE change is to blame for the dramatic shrinking of glaciers in the Pyrenees which could all but disappear within two decades, scientists in Spain

14 Sep, 2021 @ 13:45

Environment·Lead

Passengers panic over ‘funny smell’ delaying flight from Spain’s Ibiza to Manchester

The airline later said the commotion was down to a 'nervous' flyer

14 Sep, 2021 @ 11:15

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

IT RAINED! Firefighters bring Sierra Bermeja wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol under control

OVERNIGHT rain has brought much-needed respite to the firefighters and army working to quench the flames in a major wildfire that has burned close to

14 Sep, 2021 @ 11:00

Lead·Malaga

“The fear continues” two years after fatal storms through lack of investment, admits local mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ON THE second anniversary of the gota fria that killed seven people, destroyed property and devastated thousands of lives in Spain, one local mayor admits

14 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

What can I do to help? Spain’s Costa del Sol community pulls together to aid those (people and animals) affected by wildfire

THE AMAZING Costa del Sol community has pulled together to help those affected by the devastating wildfire sweeping through the Sierra Bermeja valley. People have

14 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga

The devastating Sierra Bermeja fire in Spain’s Costa del Sol has already burnt almost 10,000 hectares over 83 kilometres

THE devastating Sierra Bermeja fire continues to devour everything in its path and has already blazed through 9,963 hectares of wildland and forest areas with

14 Sep, 2021 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

The six sex crimes Madeleine suspect Christian Brueckner is facing in Portugal, Belgium and Germany

EXCLUSIVE: German is being probed over abuse of a 10-year-old just 4 weeks before Maddie went missing - and 12kms away!

13 Sep, 2021 @ 19:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Helicopter battling wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol almost comes a cropper but skillful pilot avoids disaster

ONE of the firefighting aircraft almost came a cropper on Monday evening after flying too close to the trees below as it dumped its water

13 Sep, 2021 @ 19:35

Lead·Malaga

Home again: 1,000 people return to their properties after they were evacuated with wildfire risk in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol

MORE than a thousand people have been allowed to return home after they were evacuated as a precaution when flames threatened to engulf properties. Authorities

13 Sep, 2021 @ 19:24

Lead·Malaga

HERE COMES THE RAIN: But is it enough to put out the Costa del Sol’s Sierra Bermeja wildfire?

THE Costa del Sol and nearly 1000 firefighters held their breath as rain finally arrived to help extinguish the worst fire for decades. Weather forecasters

13 Sep, 2021 @ 19:00

Lead·Malaga

Ibiza loosens restrictions as airport revealed as ONLY one in Spain to recover pre-COVID-19 traffic this summer

From Wednesday September 15, social interactions between people that do not live together can take place at night

13 Sep, 2021 @ 18:30

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Marine life now threatened as ash from wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol pollutes the sea

ASH from a wildfire raging in the Sierra Bermeja is polluting the sea along the Costa del Sol posing a threat to marine life, experts

13 Sep, 2021 @ 18:00

Lead·Malaga

Spain extends COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to people in their 40s and 50s

Pfizer begins production of COVID-19 vaccine for children ages five to 11

VACCINES for children under age 12 are officially in production. The German laboratory Pfizer-BioNTech, which has developed a specific formula to vaccinate children aged between

13 Sep, 2021 @ 17:53

Health·Lead·Other News

LATEST: Army called in to tackle Sierra Bermeja wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol after it doubles in size

SPAIN’S army has been called in to battle the wildfire that broke out in the Sierra Bermeja above Estepona after it suddenly doubled in size

13 Sep, 2021 @ 17:00

Lead·Malaga

EXPLAINED: Sierra Bermeja blaze classified as the first ‘sixth generation’ wildfire in Spain

AUTHORITIES are describing the wildfire raging out of control in the hills above Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol as a ‘sixth generation’ fire, an

13 Sep, 2021 @ 16:15

Lead·Malaga

Spain pioneers new Covid skin test that shows immunity and whether third vaccine is needed

SPANISH scientists have developed a new low-cost skin test that shows COVID-19 immunity and determines whether a third vaccine dose is required. The test which

13 Sep, 2021 @ 15:45

Canary Islands·Coronavirus·Health·Lead

ANALYSIS: Why is the Sierra Bermeja wildfire in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol the fiercest in recent years and proving so difficult to extinguish?

A FIRE expert from Malaga University has explained how a number of key factors have combined to make the latest blaze one of the worst

13 Sep, 2021 @ 14:15

Lead·Malaga

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Spain’s Sierra Bermeja fire was set intentionally with flammable liquid, possibly petrol, Prosecutor’s Office reports

Heroes’ return: Locals cheer firefighters after Sierra Bermeja ‘monster’ wildfire finally brought ‘under control’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Spread the message on the dangers of laughing gas in Spain

Joy as Europe’s most critically endangered seabird spotted nesting off coast of Spain’s Ibiza

Famous Smurf village feeling blue as 30% of its celebrated landscape destroyed by Sierra Bermeja wildfire above Spain’s Costa del Sol

Temporary terrazas make way for car parking in Mallorca’s Palma with loosening of COVID restrictions on restaurant dining

EXPLAINER: On second anniversary of killer floods on Spain’s Costa Blanca, we explain the gota fria and how to stay safe

Optimistic property listing for a flat in Madrid with terrifying graffiti scrawled across walls goes viral

Art fills the streets of Palma in Spain’s Mallorca for Nit de l’Art festival

Climate change will wipe out glaciers in Pyrenees within 20 years, warn Spanish scientists

Passengers panic over ‘funny smell’ delaying flight from Spain’s Ibiza to Manchester

IT RAINED! Firefighters bring Sierra Bermeja wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol under control

“The fear continues” two years after fatal storms through lack of investment, admits local mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca

What can I do to help? Spain’s Costa del Sol community pulls together to aid those (people and animals) affected by wildfire

The devastating Sierra Bermeja fire in Spain’s Costa del Sol has already burnt almost 10,000 hectares over 83 kilometres

The six sex crimes Madeleine suspect Christian Brueckner is facing in Portugal, Belgium and Germany

Helicopter battling wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol almost comes a cropper but skillful pilot avoids disaster

Home again: 1,000 people return to their properties after they were evacuated with wildfire risk in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol

HERE COMES THE RAIN: But is it enough to put out the Costa del Sol’s Sierra Bermeja wildfire?

Ibiza loosens restrictions as airport revealed as ONLY one in Spain to recover pre-COVID-19 traffic this summer

Marine life now threatened as ash from wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol pollutes the sea

Pfizer begins production of COVID-19 vaccine for children ages five to 11

LATEST: Army called in to tackle Sierra Bermeja wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol after it doubles in size

EXPLAINED: Sierra Bermeja blaze classified as the first ‘sixth generation’ wildfire in Spain

Spain pioneers new Covid skin test that shows immunity and whether third vaccine is needed

ANALYSIS: Why is the Sierra Bermeja wildfire in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol the fiercest in recent years and proving so difficult to extinguish?

Gibraltar treaty gets backing in European Parliament as committee votes in favour of ‘balanced solution’

Horror in northern Spain as body of newborn baby found in freezer by woman clearing out late mother’s home

The life and loves of Francisco de Zurbaran: How a boy from Extremadura became one of Spain’s greatest painters

Kinahan-linked brother of former Premier League footballer feared murdered on the Costa del Sol as four jailed over his kidnapping

THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: Antonio Flores is born, the Battle of Ebro comes to an end and ex-King Juan Carlos loses his rag

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