Spain’s Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol to be hit by FIVE DAYS of rain, flash floods and strong winds
Meanwhile, the UK is expected to see highs of up to 25° and could even be hotter than parts of Egypt, Spain, Portugal and Greece
NEW 25,000 square metre park on Costa del Sol includes slides, wildlife area and sports facilities
The park includes three different connected platforms that follow the lie of the land
Thunder and rain from TOMORROW on Spain’s Costa del Sol
Meanwhile, AccuWeather predicts thunderstorms beginning on Friday
Spain’s Mercadona ditches single-use plastic bags
ONE of Spain’s best-known supermarkets has ditched plastic carrier bags in favour of sustainable alternatives. Mercadona, which owns 1636 supermarkets across Spain and Portugal, announced
Special high-tech shower for dogs arrives on Marbella beach
A BEACH in Marbella is now home to a new state-of-the-art dog shower. The Ventura del Mar beach, which has a clearly marked doggy area,
WATCH: Four kittens found ALIVE in a car engine by mechanic on the Costa Blanca
A BRITISH expat has rescued a litter of day-old kittens found in a car engine by a bewildered mechanic on the Costa Blanca. Sarah Mowers-Paye,
Fight against plant pathogen will see 100,000 almond trees DESTROYED in Alicante
PLANS to halt a plague decimating almond groves has caused uproar after revealing 100,000 trees will be cut down in Alicante. Campaigners say the scheme
WATCH: Snow falls on hills of Costa del Sol as downpours forecast for Monday
https://www.facebook.com/ventaelrefugioestepona/videos/807945709582842/?v=807945709582842  THIS is the moment snow fell on the hills behind Estepona this weekend. The footage was shared by the El Refugio restaurant which
IN PICS: Yellow warnings for SNOW in Spain’s Andalucia as temperatures drop
Granada has already seen snowfall and is on alert today and tomorrow
WATCH: Man arrested for trying to sell an elephant’s foot disguised as a stool on social media
A MAN has been arrested for trying to sell an elephant’s foot disguised as a stool on the Costa Blanca. The Guardia Civil saw the
IN PICS: Rainbows fill the skies after torrential rain on the Costa Blanca
EVERY cloud has a silver lining, as the saying goes. But in the Marina Alta comarca on the Costa Blanca, a brief torrent of rain
WATCH: Dead cows wash up on Spain’s Canary Islands after being thrown overboard by ‘stink boats’
It is believed the dead cows came from freighters transporting live cattle from South America
Thousands march in Madrid as depopulation rocks rural Spain
MADRID has seen large protests by rural Spaniards who fear their communities are withering away. The movement, labelled the ‘revolt of an empty Spain,’ brought
The Cabo de Santa Pola one step closer to becoming a municipal nature reserve on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Sierra and Cabo de Santa Pola has come a step closer to being designated a municipal nature reserve. The councillor for agriculture, environment, climate
WATCH: SECOND dead dolphin in a week washes up on same 3km strip in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SECOND dead dolphin has been spotted washing up on the Costa Blanca in the space of just a week. The dolphin was videoed by
Summers in Spain are now FIVE WEEKS longer than in the eighties
Research claims that around 32 million people are affected by a warming climate
Gibraltar BANS BALLOONS in desperate bid to save wildlife
The ban comes after authorities cancelled the territory’s annual National Day celebration in which 30,000 red and white helium balloons are released
Spain’s Supreme Court bans historic bull hunting and spearing tradition in Castilla y Leon
THE Spanish Supreme Court has put animal rights over ancient rites to end the torture and killing of bulls at a historic tournament watched by
FIGHT THE POWER: Olive Press launches campaign to stop network of 352 pylons ‘destroying’ Andalucia’s Lecrin Valley and Alpujarras
Thousands of people are affected and the proposed route, which begins in Conchar in the west and ends at Benahadux in the east, was approved
Police capture guinea fowl that sent residents ‘crazy’ with its racket on Spain’s Costa del Sol
POLICE have captured a rogue guinea fowl that robbed residents of sleep for ‘a week’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol. The native African bird makes
IN PICS: raw sewage pumped out at three places off Nerja beaches
RAW sewage is being pumped out in three places just off the shores of Nerja, an investigation by the Guardia Civil has revealed. The three
WATCH: Netflix trailer for NEW natural history series narrated by Spain’s Penelope Cruz and David Attenborough
The project has taken four years to make and was filmed in over 50 countries, involving over 600 crew members
Drones used for ‘first time’ in battle against toxic caterpillars on Costa Blanca
DRONES, great tits and pheromones have been used in the battle to control pine processionary caterpillar populations in the Region of Murcia. The hairy caterpillars,
Residents feel shaking as FOUR earthquakes rock Malaga
Although only measuring between 1.7 and 2.1 on the Richter scale, residents felt shaking due to the epicenter being close to the surface
Rain and cold wind forecast for Spain’s Malaga this week
Winds could reach up to 40km/h between tomorrow morning and Wednesday while from Thursday onward the clouds look set to clear
NOT A BIN: Plastic fills river on Costa Blanca just hours after a 20-tonne clean-up
PLASTIC waste has accumulated in the old channel of the Segura river just a day after a massive a clean-up. The Confederacion Hidografica de Segura
