Financial advisor is kidnapped, brutally assaulted, and blackmailed for not securing a €180,000 loan in Spain

SEXTORTION ARRESTS: Eight people detained in Spain’s Valencia for blackmailing clients with fake prostitution services

The authorities reveal that this kind of fraud is on the rise in Spain, with numerous arrests made throughout the country in recent months.

6 Jul, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Ministers in Spain support new law that will classify all 'non-consensual' sex as rape

‘Only yes means yes’: Spain’s cabinet approves bill to classify ‘non-consensual’ sex as rape

SPAIN’S cabinet has backed a bill which would classify all ‘non-consensual’ sex as rape. The Council of Ministers approval today(July 6) will see the measure

6 Jul, 2021 @ 17:22

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Catalunya is latest region in Spain to tighten COVID-19 restrictions as fifth wave hits

Catalunya has announced it will tighten restrictions on socializing and nightlife after a surge in new coronavirus infections hit Spain. The new rules come as

6 Jul, 2021 @ 17:11

Catalunya·Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Dog agility park costing over €17k to be installed on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA is to spend almost 18,000 euros on a dog agility course for the city. Planned for Avenida Doctor Gómez Pardo Ródenas, in the city’s

6 Jul, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Alcampo Supermarkets In Spain Will Use Uk's Ocado To Develop Its Online Sales Operations

Alcampo supermarkets in Spain will use UK’s Ocado to develop its online sales business

Spanish supermarket chain Alcampo is to link up with the British company Ocado to develop its online business. Alcampo has 310 stores in Spain as

6 Jul, 2021 @ 16:35

Business & Finance·Lead

Cash reward on head of pint sized hitman thought to be in Spain

A £5,000 (€5,850) reward has been offered for information about a pint-sized hitman who has been on the run since 2007. Derek Ferguson, 58, is

6 Jul, 2021 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

HEALTHY RETURN as Barcelona rock concert used as a COVID-19 test event causes very few infections in Spain

Spain faces fifth wave this summer with surge in COVID-19 infections among younger generation

SPAIN will see a fifth wave of coronavirus driven by the rising number of infections among young people, an immunologist has warned. Alfredo Corell, immunology

6 Jul, 2021 @ 15:00

Health·Lead·Other News

Turn round for polluted Mar Menor lagoon in Spain's Murcia with best August scientific data in six years

43 companies face court summons over Mar Menor water pollution in Murcia region of Spain

A judge investigating the illegal dumping of improperly-treated water into the Mar Menor has been given a new list of potential polluters. Judge Angel Garrote

6 Jul, 2021 @ 13:50

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

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Court halts efforts to remove Franco monument in Catalunya after campaign by locals

A COURT has delayed an attempt to remove a monument inaugurated by General Francisco Franco to celebrate a victory during the Spanish Civil War after

6 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Entrepreneurs and artisans encouraged to attend open market event on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ENTREPRENEURS of the Costa Blanca can promote their skills at a major Elche retail outlet next month. L’Aljub Shopping Centre is hosting the “Oasis Market

6 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Beloved singer Raffaella Carra dies age 78

SINGER, dancer and actor Raffaella Carrà has died at the age of 78. Her long-term partner, Sergio Iapino, announced her death on Monday, with the

6 Jul, 2021 @ 12:45

Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead·Other News

Weather warning: Terral wind puts Malaga back on yellow alert for scorching heat

FOLLOWING a sizzling hot weekend, temperatures are set to soar again today, Tuesday. Spain’s weather agency AEMET has placed the Costa del Sol, the Guadalhorce

6 Jul, 2021 @ 12:00

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Protests across Spain call for justice for Samuel Luiz Muñiz, murdered for being gay

THOUSANDS of people gathered across Spain on Monday to protest the killing of Samuel Luiz Muñiz. The 24-year-old from A Coruña was savagely beaten to

6 Jul, 2021 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News·Valencia

The State Of Alarm Is Withdrawn At Spain

Surge in new COVID-19 cases identifies Malaga as ‘extreme risk’ zone

MALAGA City has entered the COVID-19 ‘extreme risk’ zone as infections spread like wildfire across most of the province. The coronavirus cumulative incidence rate in

6 Jul, 2021 @ 10:00

Health·Lead·Malaga

FIRE SEASON: Three wildfires break out in Andalucia’s Huelva province as summer gets underway

THREE towns in Huelva have suffered fires on the first Sunday of July: Aljaraque, Ayamonte and Almonte. The first fire broke out at 2.30 pm

6 Jul, 2021 @ 09:15

Huelva·Lead

Malaga Mayor calls on nightclubs to introduce COVID-19 tests in exchange for longer opening hours

NIGHTCLUBS in Malaga should test all their customers for COVID – and foot the bill too, according to the mayor of the city. Francisco de

6 Jul, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga

UPDATE: 43 LGBTI associations in Andalucia condemn suspected homophobic murder

FORTY THREE Andalusian LGTBI organisations have come together to condemn the death of Samuel Luiz Muñiz, a 24-year-old Spaniard beaten to death in Galicia in

5 Jul, 2021 @ 21:00

Lead

Massive cocaine haul seized in two separate shipments at Valencia port in Spain

A TOTAL of 660 kilos of cocaine from two separate shipments were seized by the authorities after landing at Valencia port on the same day

5 Jul, 2021 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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New restrictions enforced in Spain’s Ibiza and Mallorca as Balearic Islands welcome flood of British tourists

From today, San Antonio in Ibiza and Magaluf, Playa de Palma and S'Arenal in Mallorca will be hit with new restrictions

5 Jul, 2021 @ 20:00

Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

SNIFFED OUT: Telltale whiff gives away marijuana plantation at apartment in Andalucia’s Roquetas de Mar

A STRONG whiff of cannabis led police to a basement marihuana plantation in Roquetas de Mar (Almeria). Neighbours had their suspicions aroused after a series

5 Jul, 2021 @ 19:35

Almeria·Lead

Single-day COVID-19 case record broken in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases are EIGHT times higher than two weeks ago in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW coronavirus infections reached 3,662 cases over the weekend in the Valencian Community. Today’s(July 5) figure of 1,970 new COVID-19 cases combined with 1,692 reported

5 Jul, 2021 @ 19:35

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Teenage runaway infected with COVID-19 forces bus passengers into quarantine in Murcia region of Spain

AROUND 60 bus passengers are in self-isolation for COVID-19 after an infected teenage girl skipped confinement from a mental health facility. Cartagena Policia Local intercepted

5 Jul, 2021 @ 19:15

Health·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Historians hope to solve puzzle of girl’s skeleton discovered at Sevilla’s Real Alcazar

AN investigation is ongoing to see if the skeleton found in the Real Alcazar of Sevilla could be those of a noble child. The remains

5 Jul, 2021 @ 18:45

Lead·Sevilla

Corruption: Police officers in southern Spain busted over pocketing €7,500 each to ignore drug shipments from Morocco

THREE police officers have been arrested and accused of charging smugglers thousands of euros to turn a blind eye to a 750kg shipment of hashish.

5 Jul, 2021 @ 18:15

Lead·Malaga

Girl,12, Stabs Father Several Times To Stop Him Strangling Her Mother In Alicante Province Area Of Spain

Girl,12, stops father from killing her mother by stabbing him several times after row in Alicante Province area of Spain

A 12-year-old girl stabbed her father in the back after he tried to kill her mother at their Elda home in Alicante Province. Neighbours heard

5 Jul, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Feria Y Fiesta Estepona kicks off July 6 with street parade

THE much-anticipated annual Feria Y Fiesta Estepona is back with a week-long celebration of festivities, music and culture. To mark the beginning of the fair,

5 Jul, 2021 @ 17:30