Illegal internet TV network dismantled throughout Spain, six arrested
TELEVISION SERVICES sold illegally online have been taken down and six people arrested in various parts of Spain. The dedicated criminal organisation was dismantled with
COVID-19 outbreak after Valencia students take end-of-year trip to Mallorca
HEALTH authorities in the Valencian Community have launched an investigation after reports of an outbreak of coronavirus among high school students in Elche. Around 32 pupils from
EasyJet to launch five new routes to Malaga this summer
EASYJET has announced plans to extend its connections from Malaga airport to five other European destinations this summer. The flights will link the Costa del
Gibraltar opens new promenade named in honour of Juan Carlos Perez
THE Government has officially opened the new seafront promenade in Gibraltar, linking Camp Bay with Little Bay, in remembrance of the late GSLP founding member,
COVID-19 hospital admissions and intensive care cases are the lowest this year in Costa Blanca area of Spain
HOSPITAL admissions for COVID-19 have equalled their 2021 low along with the smallest intensive care numbers in the Valencian Community. The news was announced in
LONG HOT SUMMER: Weather experts in Spain’s Valencia region predict longer and warmer season this year
THIS summer will be long, hotter than usual and with at least 80 ‘tropical’ nights in the Valencia region. Experts at the Climatology Laboratory of
Solicitor conned €280,000 out of insurance companies with bogus car accident claims on the Costa Blanca in Spain
A massive scam led by a solicitor to con insurance companies over bogus road accident claims has been broken up by the Policia Nacional on
Benidorm’s record-breaking Intempo skyscraper is almost completed on Spain’s Costa Blanca
WORK on completing the interior of Benidorm’s Intempo skyscraper is set to end this July. The Intempo will become the tallest residential building in the
Spain’s Valencia presents bid to host Gay Games 2026
VALENCIA city this week presented its candidacy to host the Gay Games in 2026. The official announcement was made yesterday (Monday June 21) at the
COVID-19 pandemic does not cause rise in unsold new properties across Spain
SPAIN had 456,918 unsold new homes by the end of 2020, according to government figures. Despite the COVID pandemic, the total was virtually the same
Police in Malaga arrest man for selling drugs wrapped as sweets to schoolchildren
By Elena Goçmen Rueda A 64-year-old Spanish man has been arrested in Malaga for selling hashish wrapped as sweets to schoolchildren for €1 each. Police
Pedro Sanchez hands out pardons to Catalan separatists jailed by Spain over illegal independence referendum
SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has announced the freeing of nine Catalan separatists jailed for sedition over their involvement in an illegal independence referendum held
Almeria politician accused of taking bribes in awarding COVID PPE contract
By Elena Goçmen Rueda A DRUGS gang turned to the corrupt supply of anti-COVID PPE protective equipment as easy pickings. So far 11 arrests have
EXPAT duo drown in Almeria
By Elena Goçmen Rueda THE lifeless bodies of two bathers who went missing in Cala Raja (Almeria) have been found. A Lithuanian man and a
Explainer: What are the symptoms of the Delta variant?
THE Delta variant of coronavirus, first identified in India, is now spreading around the world, and is likely to be the dominant strain across Spain
Spanish staycation: Three Palms Boutique B&B is the hidden gem of Spain’s Manilva
TRAVELLING to other countries (restriction free) still feels rather ambitious, which means most of us will probably spend our holidays in Spain this year –
British expat couple face court quiz over toddler death in villa swimming pool in Camposol area of Spain’s Murcia
A British couple face a court probe after a 23-month-old boy drowned in their swimming pool in the Mazarron area of Murcia last August. Viktor
Godfather of Catalan nationalism faces trial along with seven children over ‘hidden fortune’
JORDI Pujol, the former regional president of Catalunya for 23 years, is to face trial along with his seven children over an alleged fortune which
Beach employment given to out-of-work young throughout summer on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA COSTA is offering support work and other employment this summer for local unemployed young people. In all, two dozen people are being given the
“Yellow Submarine”: How Villarreal football club rose from humble beginnings to European triumph
Shannon Chaffers digs into the history of the football club from Castellon that swept to glory in blur of yellow last month to make European
Bank of Spain pays €1million for employee holidays on the costas this summer
THE Bank of Spain has paid €1million to reserve holiday apartments in beach resorts across Spain for their top employees. Four travel agencies have been
Spain’s Andalucia in favour of wearing masks until at least August
ANDALUCIA remains in favour of wearing a mask in outdoor spaces until at least August—despite move by central government to end mandatory outdoor wearing of
COVID-19 vaccine: How many people in Spain have been vaccinated so far?
MORE than 13million people in Spain have received both doses of a coronavirus vaccine. That means nearly 30% of the adult population have completed a
Good news over COVID-19 hospital and intensive care cases in Costa Blanca area of Spain with new infections rising slowly
WEEKEND coronavirus cases in the Valencia region have risen over seven days based on today’s(June 21) figures from the health ministry. The total number of
Could the reopening of nightlife in Spain lead to a surge in COVID-19 infections?
MADRID takes another step towards normality on Monday, with nightclubs allowed to remain open until 3am for the first time in months. The capital follows
Over 500,000 AstraZeneca doses arrive in Spain in race to beat off Delta COVID-19 variant with second injections
SPAIN was today(June 21) scheduled to receive a shipment of 511,200 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines as concerns grow over the possible spread of the