Russia expels 27 staff from Spain’s Embassy in Moscow in tit-for-tat diplomacy row
RUSSIA said on Wednesday that it would expel 27 staff from Spain’s Embassy in Moscow in response to Spain kicking out Russian diplomatic staff...
Dead fish return to Mar Menor lagoon shore as gloomy predictions become reality in Spain’s Murcia region
PREDICTIONS that heavy rainfalls earlier this year would kill more marine life in the Mar Menor lagoon have come true.
Around 250 small dead fish...
Wife goes berserk in violent attack on drunk husband for refusing to drive car in Spain’s Mallorca
A Mallorca woman lashed out at her husband on Tuesday morning for refusing to drive home because he had too much to drink.
The man...
Spain’s Picasso Museum Malaga launches online shop
THE Museo Picasso Malaga (MPM) now has an online shop where you can purchase many of the products currently available in the physical shop...
Crooked lawyer ran Costa Blanca ‘marriage of convenience’ scam for non-Spaniards to get residency
A Policia Nacional investigation has brought down an Elche-based group who arranged marriages as a pretence for foreigners to get Spanish residency.
129 people have...
Monkeypox: Eight suspected cases detected in Madrid sparks nationwide health alert in Spain
HEALTH officials in Spain are investigating eight cases of what is believed to be monkeypox – a rare viral infection related to smallpox –...
Beach bar brawl leads to five arrests including two teenagers in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol
FIVE people including two minors have been arrested after a brawl broke out in a Malaga beach bar.
Police were called to a bar in...
Spain’s Malaga reservoirs at 53% capacity in run-up to summer
MALAGA will start the high season with the reservoirs at 53% of their total capacity—just below the values recorded last year.
According to the Junta's...
Rita’s Night by Bombay Sapphire lands in Spain’s Malaga drive-in cinema
MALAGA’s all-year-round drive-in cinema opens Rita's Night By Bombay Sapphire—a groundbreaking event to be enjoyed under the moonlight.
Fans of ‘Rita’s Brunch,’ where users of...
Tap water had toxin levels up to 1,000 times over safety limit on Valencia region industrial estate in Spain
A Castellon Province waste management factory owner is being investigated over a poisonous discharge that forced drinking water supplies to be cut off for...
British boy, 16, quizzed over alleged rape of British girl staying in same Mallorca hotel in Spain
A British teenager, 16, has been arrested for allegedly raping a British girl of the same age at a Sa Coma hotel in Mallorca.
The...
Thieving Costa Blanca pool man in Spain arrested for killing Javea villa owner, 96, who surprised him
A pool man has been arrested for killing a 96-year-old client at his Javea villa who caught him stealing.
The assailant, 58, was detained by...
Museums in Spain’s Malaga host special activities to celebrate International Museum Day
Museums in Spain’s Malaga host special activities to celebrate International Museum Day.
Negotiators are ‘within touching distance of historic treaty’ over Gibraltar’s post-Brexit future, insists Chief Minister Fabian Picardo
AFTER months of negotiations concerning the future of Gibraltar post-Brexit, an end is now in sight, according to Chief Minister Fabian Picardo.
In an address to...
Vistabella sex cult leader who hypnotised followers and filmed ‘ritual orgies’ found dead in prison in Spain
JUST weeks after he was arrested for a catalogue of alleged crimes including child sex abuse, extortion and fraud, the sex cult leader known...
Spain fails in latest bid to extradite Mallorca rapper from Belgium
MALLORCAN rapper Josep Miqeul Arenas, known as Valtonyc, has won another Belgian court ruling which has again refused Spain's bid to extradite him.
The Ghent...
Sextorsion warning on Spain’s Gran Canaria after spate of cases
GUARDIA Civil in Gran Canaria have issued a warning over the ‘worrying’ increase in crimes of ‘sextorsion’ on the Spanish island.
In 12 recent reports...
Luxury yacht once owned by music legend David Bowie for sale in Spain’s Mallorca
A YACHT once owned by legendary music icon David Bowie has been put up for sale on the Spanish island of Mallorca.
Named El Caran,...
Farewell to Len Prior: the reluctant hero of the campaign against planning corruption in Spain’s Andalucia
WARM tributes have been paid to Len Prior who died last week at the age of 77, 14 years after he and his wife,...
3 Ways Gaming and Affiliate Marketing Go Hand in Hand
Affiliate marketing has become an incredibly lucrative sector over time. What makes it so attractive is the fact that affiliate marketers can easily work...
Drunk driver rams car into police vehicle in Spain’s Marbella injuring officers
A HIGH-SPEED chase along the A-7 near Marbella has ended in a dramatic car crash and one arrest.
A 35-year-old man has been arrested in...
Blistering weather forecast: Temperatures in Spain to reach historic highs this weekend
SPAIN is forecast to see yet another scorcher this weekend with record highs expected.
Temperatures are expected to rise to historic highs in areas of...
International money launderer caught hiding out on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A money launderer wanted by Swedish authorities has been arrested on the Costa Blanca.
The 31 year-old was detained by the Policia Nacional in Torrevieja.
He's...
RavioXo: World’s best chef Dabiz Muñoz opens new restaurant showcasing pasta dishes in Madrid
MADRID will see the opening of a new pasta restaurant RavioXO on Monday, the latest offering from the ‘enfant terrible’ of Spain’s culinary world,...
Teacher chases and videos thief who stole mobile phone from elderly woman on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A teacher in charge of a school trip to Sant Joan d'Alacant chased a thief and recorded him on video at the same time.
The...
Weekly Market Roundup
Weekly Market News - 16/05/2022
Stock markets had another rough week with some very choppy moves on concerns over monetary tightening to combat high inflation...
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Opinion poll reveals revitalised Partido Popular could form new government in Spain after December’s general election
A respected monthly opinion poll is spelling potentially serious problems for the left-of-centre coalition led by Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez.
Sanchez recently said that Spain...
