Burglars arrested after high-speed police chase catches crew who robbed 50 homes in Spain
THREE men have been arrested for robbing 50 homes in the Murcia region and on the Costa Blanca. In February, Guardia Civil investigators detected a
Huge job for council to clear up home ‘filled with tonnes of garbage’ built up over six years by pathological hoarder as property prices plummet in Murcia town
PUERTO de Mazarron council in Murcia has started clearing up a villa and its grounds that had accumulated tonnes of rubbish over six years. They
Drinking water restored to 100,000 residents who endured 10 days without supplies on Spain’s Mar Menor
MOST of the Mar Menor’s 100,000 residents have had their drinking water supplies restored after 10 days. Health authorities passed tap water as fit for
PM Pedro Sanchez makes Mar Menor look like ‘Third World’ with 100,000 residents still without drinking water after nine days
AN OPPOSITION politician says Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has put the Mar Menor area on a ‘par with the Third World’ as 100,000 residents enter
Body pulled out of the water at Murcia fishing port believed to be elderly British expat
AUTHORITIES suspect that a body pulled out of the water at the fishing port of Aguilas in Murcia was that of a missing British man.
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz could pocket whopping €5m if he wins two ‘exhibition’ matches
THE world’s number one tennis player, Carlos Alcaraz, will be battling it out in Saudi Arabia this week to win the sport’s biggest financial prize-
Tons of biomass removed from shores of Mar Menor lagoon as DANA Alice clean up continues in Murcia
A MAJOR operation to remove accumulated biomass from Mar Menor beaches has seen 48 tons cleared up by Monday morning. The Murcian government says 135
Tankers supply over 100,000 residents who cannot use tap water due to flood damage in Spain’s Murcia
FLOOD damage to a key water pipeline in the Campo de Cartagena area of Murcia has led to residents being told not to use tap
WATCH: Firefighters called to school in southern Spain after malfunctioning speakers blast ‘Happy Birthday’ at full volume until 4am
THEY are normally called on to bravely fight away fierce flames or heroically save cats from lofty trees. But firefighters in the southern region of
RED ALERT continues with heavy rain battering the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas
HEAVY rain has battered parts of Alicante Province and the Murcia region that are under an red alert for extreme weather until 11.59pm on Friday
Police probe whether Italian mafia executed two men- including gang leader- in same area of Spain
THE Guardia Civil are investigating whether two killings in the same area of the Murcia region on Tuesday were linked to the Italian mafia. The
British woman ‘took her own life’ due to uncertain future at campsite in Spain after living there for 36 years
AROUND 50 people protested outside a campsite in the Cartagena area of Murcia after a British resident allegedly took her life on Friday because she
Murcia to get its first five-star hotel with opening planned for Easter 2026
A MURCIA City hotel will become the region’s only five-star rated establishment following extensive refurbishments. The old Hotel Arco de San Juan on Calle Correos
Princess Leonor of Spain begins final year of military training at Air Force academy
SHE’S marched with the Army, sailed the high seas with the Navy, and now Princess Leonor is about to take to the skies as she
Three valuable champion racing pigeons worth €170k are stolen from their home in Spain
THREE racing pigeons valued at €170,000 and owned by a syndicate have been stolen from Fortuna in the Murcia region. The birds called Sordo, Gran
Over 100 people including a baby are poisoned in mass salmonella outbreak at tourist hotel in Spain
A MASS outbreak of food poisoning affected over 100 guests at La Manga’s Cavanna Hotel over the weekend. 47 people including eight children needed hospital
Controversy rumbles on in Spain as another town ‘cancels’ Islamic event to be held in public sports centre
ANOTHER Murcia region town has ignited controversy over Islamic festivals using municipal property. After the on-going row in Jumilla, a far-right Vox party councillor in
Two women create mayhem at Murcia health centre- assaulting staff and police as well as biting security guard
TWO women are scheduled to appear in court on Thursday after attacking health workers and police officers at a Murcia region health centre. Violence erupted
Animal abuse horror after cat is thrown out of car and repeatedly run over in Spain
A MAN who threw a cat out of his car and repeatedly run it over has been arrested in Torrevieja. The Guardia Civil have charged
Government gives Spanish council one-month deadline to reverse Islamic prayer ban in municipal facilities
SPAIN’S government has given Jumilla City Council a month to rescind a ban on Muslims holding prayer festivals in municipal sports facilities or else it
Minister slams Jumilla council for “xenophobic” religious ban
SPAIN’S Inclusion, Social Security and Migration Minister, Elma Saiz, has criticised the town council of Jumilla (Murcia) after it passed a motion to stop religious
Spain steps up social media ‘hate speech’ monitoring after council bans Islamic festivals from its properties
SPAIN’S government has increased monitoring to track ‘hate speech’ on social media after a Murcia region council banned Islamic festivals from using municipal property and
New racism controversy in Spain as council bans Islamic festivals from using its properties and land
THERE’S fresh controversy over racism in the Murcia region after Jumilla council voted for the right to ban Islamic religious celebrations from municipal sports halls
Food poisoning probe with 15 people needing treatment after eating at Murcia kebab house
MURCIA City Council is investigating an possible outbreak of food poisoning originating from a kebab house. At least 15 people required medical treatment after dining
Guardia Civil boss thanks officers for their efforts in quashing Torre Pacheco race riots
THE Guardia Civil’s director-general Mercedes Gonzalez visited the force’s Torre Pacheco barracks on Tuesday to thank officers for their work in quelling the town’s race
Anti-racism protest attracts 5,000 people to Murcia’s streets in response to recent riots
ORGANISERS of Monday’s anti-racism protest in Murcia City say that 5,000 people took part in a response to the recent riots in Torre Pacheco. Social