Watch: Girl in Spain finds huge snake slithering in her bed – and has no idea where it came from
THIS is the moment emergency services recovered a snake from the bedroom of a young girl in southern Spain last night. At around 3.55am, the
WATCH: Vessels in the Strait of Gibraltar are being fitted with sharpened blades to the rudders to ward off critically-endangered orcas
SHIP captains in the Strait of Gibraltar are kitting their vessels out with sharpened rudders in order to harm killer whales that may approach their
Earthquake alert for Gibraltar and Spain: Moderate chance of tremors between today and Thursday, warn experts, with other Mediterranean countries placed on ‘high’ risk
GIBRALTAR and the south of Spain are facing a ‘moderate’ risk of an earthquake in the coming days, an earthquake forecasting centre has warned. As
EU approves €1.2billion of support for Spain’s ‘green’ hydrogen industry: State aid is major boost for transition away from fossil fuels
SPAIN’S fledgling ‘green’ hydrogen industry has been given a major boost after the European Commission approved an investment package worth €1.2billion. The state support, sourced
Gibraltar is accused of dumping tonnes of potentially toxic construction waste into poor neighbouring border town in Spain
CONTAMINATED earth dug up to build the Kingsway tunnel under Gibraltar’s runway may end up in landfills in Spain, according to an environmental group. Verdemar
Just Stop Oil comes to Spain: Five activists linked to notorious UK eco-protest group are intercepted while ‘attempting to glue themselves to runway’ at Barcelona’s El-Prat airport
FIVE activists linked to the notorious environmental protest group Just Stop Oil were intercepted at Barcelona El-Prat Airport on Wednesday morning after attempting to glue
Plans move forward to cut bird electrocutions on power lines and deaths in wind turbines across Spain
PUBLIC consultation has started on a new law which will oblige electricity companies to do more to stop birds being electrocuted on high-voltage power lines
Greenpeace warns beaches along Spain’s Andalucia are disappearing due to rising sea levels – these are the most at risk areas
A GREENPEACE report on beach erosion in Spain caused by rising sea levels says that Andalucia is one of the area’s worst affected by degeneration.
‘Fried egg’ jellyfish are washing up on Spain’s Costa Blanca – but are they dangerous?
A TYPE of jellyfish that looks like a fried egg has made an earlier than normal appearance on Alicante province beaches. Known as Cotylorhiza tuberculata,
Residents fight plans for biowaste recycling plant after zero consultation by town mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A PROTEST has been called for next week against a regional biowaste recycling plant which Los Montesinos council has agreed to take on. Some residents
Spain’s rivers are under threat from giant catfish: Experts fear the invasive species introduced by fishermen will destroy all biodiversity
AN invasive species of creature that can reach over two metres in length and 100kg in weight is threatening to exterminate the biodiversity of Spain’s
Oil slick that forced three beaches to close in Spain’s Valencia sparks investigation
THE Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into the oil slick that forced the closure of three beaches in the south of Valencia City.
Spain unearths weather report from exactly 92 years ago today and the temperatures are unrecognisable – in some towns it even snowed
IT is now widely accepted that summer in Spain will bring temperatures of 40C or more, particularly in the south and inland areas. Crippling heatwaves,
These areas of Spain will be uninhabitable by 2050 due to extreme heat and rising sea levels, NASA warns – unless urgent action reverses climate change trends
SKY-HIGH temperatures, long periods of drought and coastal cities swamped by rising sea levels. That will be the future of Spain, at least according to
Heat-related workplace accidents rose by 24% in Spain last year
THERE were a total of 199 workplace accidents that required time off in 2023 related to extreme heat or sunstroke, a 27% rise on the
Oil slick stretching for two kilometres pollutes three popular tourist beaches on Spain’s Valencia coast
THREE beaches south of Valencia City were closed to bathers on Tuesday after a two kilometre oil slick appeared with some of the spillage landing
MUST READ: Unwanted developments, ‘touristification’ and greedy politicians selling the country out are destroying Spain’s coastline – new report
THE latest Blue Flag report offered a dazzling reporting on Spain’s beaches. The Foundation for Environmental Education created a map that blanketed the country’s coastlines
Environment boost: Costa del Sol seawater given an ‘excellent’ rating free of sewage or faecal matter
BEACH go-ers on the Costa del Sol can swim a little easier after a new study deemed the sea water quality to be ‘excellent’. The
Electric vehicle sales rose by 49% in Spain in 2023 but continue to lag way behind European average
ELECTRIC vehicle sales in Spain went up by 49% last year according to the Spanish Association of Automobile and Truck Manufacturers(Anfac). 124,607 electric vehicles (fully-electric
Spain’s aviation sector looks to a green future by setting up country’s first hydrogen airport hub
SIX major players in Spanish aviation have signed an agreement to study the creation of the country’s first hydrogen airport hub. The manufacturer Airbus, airport
Five loggerhead turtles born on a Marbella beach prepare to start life in the sea after a year’s training at marine zoo
FIVE loggerhead turtles born on a Marbella beach last year are set to be released into the sea after being nurtured in a marine zoo.
Watch: Major resort is first in Spain to be declared ‘tsunami ready’ by the UN after performing evacuation drills and erecting warning signs – as experts predict monster wave ‘within 30 years’Â
A RESORT town on the Atlantic coast has become the first in Spain to be declared ‘tsunami ready’. Chipiona, a holiday hotspot of 19,000 people
Chaos in Gibraltar: ‘Pollution tax’ that would have cost drivers an extra £520 per year sparks protests – forcing Fabian Picardo into embarrassing U-turn just two hours after announcing policy
GIBRALTAR’S Chief Minister Fabian Picardo was forced into an embarrassing U-turn on Monday afternoon after a Budget proposal for a new pollution levy sparked an
Waters in southern Spain are found to contain sewage and potentially toxic bacteria
THE latest report from Andalucia’s regional government has found that the waters off the Zahara de los Atunes beach in Barbate, Cadiz province, contain potentially
IN PICTURES: New ‘lantern-like’ translucent power plant in Spain will give locals a glimpse into renewable energy production
AN innovative new thermal power plant with a distinctive ‘lantern-like’ shape has emerged from the plains of northern Spain. Located in Palencia, an Estepona-sized town
Spain’s Iberian lynx is no longer at risk of extinction following years of conservation efforts
THE Iberian lynx is no longer classed as ‘endangered’ on the global red list of threatened species after a two-decade-long conservation effort across the peninsula.