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€300,000 Raised to Fight Aging: Radical Life Extension Group in Spain Receives Funding for Breakthrough Longevity Research

Radical Life Extension Group (RLE), a nonprofit longevity research organisation based in Alfaz del Pi, Alicante, has secured €300,000 in funding to support its scientific

14 Aug, 2025 @ 13:16

Business & Finance·Health

Basic food prices have soared by over 38% since 2019 in Spain

FOOD inflation has soared in Spain with an average shopping basket costing 38.5% more than in 2019. The National Statistics Institute says that overall prices

14 Aug, 2025 @ 13:04

Lead·National News

New extreme heat alerts issued as even higher temperatures are expected this weekend in Spain’s Valencia

THE current heatwave is set to spike this weekend in the Valencian Community with state forecaster Aemet issuing an orange alert for Friday and warning

14 Aug, 2025 @ 12:26

Lead·Valencia·Weather

Kitesurfing, jet skis and trampolines lead to summer injuries, warn Marbella doctors

TRAUMA injuries spike in the summer months – and it’s not just from extreme sports, according to Marbella-based health experts. Doctors at Quironsalud Marbella say

14 Aug, 2025 @ 12:19

Andalucia·Health·Sponsored

Mallorca eco-retreat busted for selling fake ‘extra virgin’ olive oil

A LUXURY agrotourism retreat in Mallorca is under investigation for allegedly duping guests with dodgy olive oil – and even boasting about a non-existent organic

14 Aug, 2025 @ 11:52

Balearic Islands·Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

Ibiza restaurant slammed for charging €12 to hang your handbag

A JAPANESE restaurant in Ibiza is facing a consumer watchdog complaint after allegedly slipping a €12 charge onto customers’ bills – just for providing a

14 Aug, 2025 @ 11:36

Balearic Islands·Food & Drink·Ibiza·Lead·Other News

Older men on the beach most at risk as drownings in Spain reach a 10-year peak

DROWNINGS in Spain have hit their highest level in a decade, with 303 deaths in the first seven months of 2025 – the most since

14 Aug, 2025 @ 11:07

Health·Lead

Got grandparents from Spain? Countdown is on to register for a Spanish passport

A new deadline has been put in place to request Spanish citizenship, under the Ley de Nietos (Grandchildren Law), and it’s not long. Descendants of

14 Aug, 2025 @ 10:51

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

Homeowners in Spain are set to be hit by mandatory renovations that could set them back thousands

NEW European Union energy efficiency standards for domestic properties will start coming into force from 2030 for all member states, including Spain. Homes with a

13 Aug, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·Property

Royal Navy thanks crew of Spanish frigate for role in British carrier strike group as Spain proves its military credentials

THE Royal Navy has praised the crew of Spanish frigate Mendez Nuñez following the completion of a four-month joint operation with the UK’s Carrier Strike

13 Aug, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·National News·Other News

Spain’s Malaga bans new tourist apartments for three years to protect housing market

MALAGA has slammed the brakes on the city’s booming holiday flat market – banning the registration of any new tourist apartments for the next three

13 Aug, 2025 @ 15:54

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Property

REVEALED: The ten most in-demand luxury properties in Spain this summer – far beyond the budget of most viewers

SPANISH property portal Idealista has revealed the luxury homes that captured the nation’s imagination during summer 2025, with dreamers browsing properties well beyond their budget.

13 Aug, 2025 @ 15:05

Lead·Property

Squatters get rent collector and ‘large men’ arrested for staging violent eviction in Spain

A RENT collector assigned to a Toledo apartment has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for organising a violent eviction of squatters. Four ‘large’ men-

13 Aug, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Property

Volunteer firefighter dies as 8,000 people are evacuated due to wildfires in Spain

A VOLUNTEER firefighter died from severe burns as wildfires fuelled by strong winds and high temperatures continued to create problems in Spain. At least six

13 Aug, 2025 @ 12:39

Lead·National News

Tragedy in Spain as body of missing American hiker, 27, is found in the Pyrenees mountains

THE Guardia Civil have found the body of an American hiker, who went missing for almost a month in the Pyrenees. A search and rescue

13 Aug, 2025 @ 12:03

Lead·National News

Weather experts say this August is the hottest so far since records started in Spain

WEATHER records are tumbling in Spain as the current heatwave is set to reach new heights- with this August on track to be the hottest-ever

13 Aug, 2025 @ 11:38

Lead·Weather

Collapse in European sales of Tesla cars spells bad news for Spain’s Valencia

Tesla has put a halt to expansion plans in Valencia after a drop in two-thirds of its European sales. This comes after a promising deal

13 Aug, 2025 @ 11:21

Business & Finance·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Forecasters say current heatwave will run until ‘probably’ Monday in Spain

SPAIN’S state weather forecaster says the current heatwave will ‘probably’ continue until Monday. A few days ago Aemet stated that the excess temperatures that started

12 Aug, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Weather

Spanish film stars including Javier Bardem slam British Oscar-winning director for filming new blockbuster in occupied Western Sahara

THE acclaimed British film director Sir Christopher Nolan has come under fire over his decision to shoot part of his latest blockbuster in a city

12 Aug, 2025 @ 14:39

Entertainment·Lead

Mallorca’s former top anti-drug cop arrested in money laundering probe linked to Ibiza cocaine pipeline

A FORMER head of the Policia Nacional’s narcotics unit in Mallorca has been arrested as part of a probe into money laundering of drug trafficking

12 Aug, 2025 @ 11:47

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Andalucia hit by highest RED ALERT weather warning TODAY: Temperatures to max out at 44C in western regions

SPAIN’S brutal heatwave has triggered the highest level red weather warnings across parts of western Andalucia today, with thermometers set to hit a scorching 44C

12 Aug, 2025 @ 10:07

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead·Sevilla·Weather

One third of homes in this Spanish city are snapped up within a week – and it may surprise you

IT’S not Madrid, Barcelona or even Malaga. The fastest-moving property market in Spain right now is Granada, where nearly one in three homes change hands

12 Aug, 2025 @ 08:00

Granada·Lead·Property

Horror in Malaga as Nigerian man smashes champagne bottle over Swedish girlfriend’s head during hotel room brawl

A MALAGA hotel room brawl saw a woman stab her boyfriend after he smashed a champagne bottle on her head. Both have been arrested by

11 Aug, 2025 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Police frogmarch one of Europe’s most wanted narco kingpins out of his luxury villa on Spain’s southern coast

IT was just after dawn when elite Guardia Civil officers swept into a quiet hillside neighbourhood of Almuñecar on Granada’s Costa Tropical. Moments later, one

11 Aug, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Spanish council hires private detectives to crack down on sick leave abuse

FUENGIROLA Town Hall is hiring private detectives to spy on council workers off sick – in a bid to tackle what it calls ‘sky-high’ absenteeism.

11 Aug, 2025 @ 16:12

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Just six provinces dominate Spain’s luxury property market – with one tourist hotspot accounting for nearly a quarter

THE vast majority of Spain’s million-euro homes are concentrated in just six provinces, with the Balearic Islands commanding the top spot in the country’s luxury

11 Aug, 2025 @ 14:30

Lead·Property