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Arrest warrant issued for notorious British Costa del Sol figure ‘dirty Harry’ who killed Mijas doorman in a bar brawl after he skips bail

A MALAGA judge has issued an arrest warrant for a British gangland figure who killed a popular beach club doorman in a Mijas brawl. Feared

26 May, 2026 @ 10:09

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Second Spanish national confirmed to have contracted hantavirus onboard MV Hondius cruise ship

A SPANIARD placed into quarantine in a Madrid hospital has tested positive for hantavirus after being evacuated from a cruise ship The Health Ministry on

26 May, 2026 @ 09:54

Hantavirus·Health·Lead·Madrid

ON THIS DAY: A clumsy British accent created Andalucia’s most iconic wine empire and an unregulated firework factory blew Alicante to pieces

PART I: THE SHERRY REVOLUTION SPAIN’S multi-million euro sherry empire was built entirely on a bizarre twist of fate, an ancient accident, and a clumsy

26 May, 2026 @ 08:00

La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain

Narcos steal three Spanish navy fast boats left unguarded on a beach during military exercises off Cadiz coast in embarrassment for Spain

NARCO-TRAFFICKERS have stolen three Spanish navy boats left unguarded during a military exercise off the coast of Cadiz. When the theft occurred on 18 May,

25 May, 2026 @ 17:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Well-dressed’ serial ‘upskirt’ voyeur is jailed for filming 94 women in Sevilla shopping centre changing rooms – after German tourist reports him

A SERIAL ‘upskirt’ voyeur has been jailed in Sevilla after filming 94 women in changing rooms at a Sevilla shopping centre. Police discovered more than

25 May, 2026 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Police bust Benidorm area scammers who stole cars and changed ID details to those of accident wrecks

Police bust Benidorm area scammers who stole cars and changed ID details to those of scrapyard wrecks

POLICE have arrested seven men and two women on the Costa Blanca who ran a car theft and sales scam. Medium to high range cars

25 May, 2026 @ 16:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Israel brands Pedro Sanchez a hypocrite after video emerges of Basque police beating pro-Palestinian flotilla activists arrving at Bilbao airport

ISRAELI officials have accused Pedro Sanchez of ‘unbelievable hypocrisy’ after video footage emerged showing Basque police confronting pro-Palestinian flotilla activists at Bilbao Airport. In the

25 May, 2026 @ 15:00

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

WATCH: Police open fire in petrol station as gang of highway robbers use stolen BMW to ram patrol car in chaotic late-night Barcelona shootout

OFFICERS opened fired at a petrol station in Barcelona after being confronted by a gang of lorry thieves. The dangerous incident unfolded at the EsclatOil

25 May, 2026 @ 14:41

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Venezuelan hairstylist deported to El Salvadoran mega-jail by Donald Trump seeks asylum in Spain

A VENEZUELAN expat has found refuge in Spain after his American dream was stifled by the Trump administration who deported over 250 migrants to a

25 May, 2026 @ 14:02

Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead·Other News

Inside the astonishing maze of underground tunnels a Marbella drug clan built to escape police raids

A PASSAGE beneath the surface of a Costa del Sol apartment complex was the headquarters of a strategic drug trafficking scheme. Policia Nacional took out

25 May, 2026 @ 12:08

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Relief for Airbnb hosts as Spain’s Supreme Court strikes down national tourist apartment register

SPAIN’S Supreme Court has overturned the controversial national register for short-term holiday rentals. Judges in Madrid ruled that the central government overstepped its bounds and

25 May, 2026 @ 11:45

Lead·National News·Property·Travel News

Must read: Spain’s Mortgage Floor Clause – Thousands of homeowners could still be owed compensation

THOUSANDS of homeowners in Spain may still be entitled to recover significant compensation due to the controversial ‘clausula suelo’ (floor clause), a mortgage term that

25 May, 2026 @ 11:33

Lead·Property·Sponsored

Tens of thousands take to Madrid’s streets to call for affordable housing including lower rents

THOUSANDS of people took to the streets of central Madrid on Sunday to call for affordable housing. The march was organised by Madrid Tenants’ Union

25 May, 2026 @ 10:50

Lead·Madrid·Property

How Marbella became a playground, business hub and ‘killing ground’ for Europe’s most feared drug lord ‘Bolle Jos’

EUROPE’S most wanted drug trafficker ‘Bolle Jos’ has once again come under the spotlight after investigators linked his Dutch criminal network to Spain’s biggest ever

24 May, 2026 @ 18:00

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Frozen land bottleneck blocks three million potential new homes in Spain as town halls and private developers hoard building plots

A NEW study claims Spain has enough land for up to three million new properties, but much of it remains unused with town councils and

24 May, 2026 @ 16:00

Lead·Property

EXCLUSIVE: Brit author turns Costa Blanca expat hotspot into backdrop for must-read disaster thriller

A THRIVING Costa Blanca town popular with expats has been used as the backdrop for a natural disaster novel written by a Brit. Altea, located

24 May, 2026 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

Where to find the best delicious Espeto de Sardinas on Spain’s Costa del Sol as the summer heat rolls in

IN Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, the boy-hero Pip contemplates the gravestones of his dead brothers. Because of their shape, he assumes that they were buried

24 May, 2026 @ 12:00

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: British expats warn of the hidden risks behind Spain’s popular Arras Contracts

FOR many Brits purchasing a property in Spain, signing an Arras Contract feels like the perfect solution. The private agreement is one of the most

24 May, 2026 @ 11:00

Lead·Property

Gibraltar seizes half a tonne of cocaine hidden in ships docking for fuel in latest drug trafficking blow

AUTHORITIES in Gibraltar have seized nearly half a tonne of cocaine with an estimated street value of €29 million after discovering bales of the Class-A

24 May, 2026 @ 09:50

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Spain’s Canary Islands rocked by strongest earthquake in five years – just hours after tremor shakes homes in mainland tourist hotspot

TWO of Spain’s most popular tourist destinations playing host to thousands of British holidaymakers over the bank holiday weekend have been rocked by a string

24 May, 2026 @ 09:30

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead

ON THIS DAY: A supremely talented singer is born – and a deadly bar collapse rocks British tourist hotspot

THE bare facts of Juanito Valderrama’s life are easily stated. He was born 110 years ago in the north-east of Andalucia. A natural singer with

24 May, 2026 @ 08:00

La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca·On This Day in Spain

Inside Ibiza’s superclubs: How marble cars, glowing robots and giant digital displays are turning nights out into one of the island’s innovative experiences

IBIZA’S biggest clubs are turning into giant art galleries this summer – and, somehow, it actually works. You expect a lot when you walk into

23 May, 2026 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Entertainment·Ibiza·Lead·Olive Press Travel

ON THIS DAY: Two Spanish royal marriages, the death of a poet and a brutal mutilation

WHEN the current king and queen of Spain married twenty-two years ago yesterday, 25 million Spaniards – more than half the population – watched on

23 May, 2026 @ 16:25

La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain

Stolen van crammed with live lambs intercepted by police during a dramatic midnight highway bust in Catalunya as sheep rustling continues

A SUSPECTED sheep thief has been caught after officers from Catalunya’s Mossos d’Esquadra police force stopped a stolen van packed with live lambs on a

23 May, 2026 @ 14:00

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

One in four Spaniards either lose money or give up personal data to growing scam wave

SPAIN is being hit by scams with 77% of adults saying that they have encountered an attempt in the past year, according to the State

23 May, 2026 @ 09:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Poor sleep affects learning and behaviour: Tips for improving children’s sleep

Dr. Marco Antonio Gudiño, a paediatric neurologist at Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital, warns that poor sleep affects learning, behaviour, and growth, and increases the risk of

22 May, 2026 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Health·Sponsored

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