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Mom arrested for assaulting her daughter’s school headmistress in Malaga 

THE mother of a high school student has been arrested for assaulting the school headmistress in Malaga. The 37-year-old woman allegedly attended the school in...

Daughter arrested in Spain for faking her own kidnapping to demand ransom from her mother

A YOUNG woman was arrested for faking her own kidnapping to demand a €2,139 ransom from her mother in Ciudad Lineal (Madrid).  The 24-year-old allegedly...

Vulnerable family with two kids evicted from the flat they were living in Alicante 

A VULNERABLE family with two small kids has been evicted from the flat they lived in Alicante.  They could not afford rent as the mother...

Eight outdoor athletes rescued in Mallorca in the last week alone 

A TOTAL of eight outdoor athletes have been rescued by Guardia Civil officers in Mallorca only last week.  A careless couple swimming under cliffs were...

Exploring sustainable homes on the Costa Blanca

The issue of sustainability is weighing increasingly on second home buyers’ minds, according to leading Spanish home builder Taylor Wimpey España. Always ahead of...

Young woman arrested for stabbing her boyfriend with a kitchen knife near Madrid 

A YOUNG woman has been arrested for stabbing her boyfriend in Ciudad Real, near Madrid.  The 21-year-old is thought to have stabbed her partner in...

Woman arrested for stabbing her husband with a pair of scissors in Alicante 

A WOMAN has been arrested for allegedly attempting to murder her husband by stabbing him in the side with a pair of scissors in...

Group of kids find dead body while playing in Cantabria

A MAN’S corpse has been found by a group of children that were playing in Santoña (Cantabria).  They spotted the body in a waste ground...

Spain’s Balearic Islands slammed for continuous destruction and pollution of its coastline

THE Balearic Islands have been flagged up as a key black spot for the ‘chronic cancer’ of environmental destruction. Ecologistas en Accion has slammed the...

Young man dies after falling from balcony during tragic stag party in Cadiz 

A YOUNG man was found dead in the street after falling from a second floor in Conil de la Frontera (Cadiz).  The 34-year-old had travelled...

Drivers warned of lane closure on A7 between Spain’s Fuengirola, Mijas and Marbella

TRAFFIC will be affected at night along the A7 motorway between Fuengirola, Mijas and Marbella until Friday. The Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda...

120 abandoned cars towed away in Spain’s Marbella

MARBELLA city council has removed more than 120 nuisance vehicles from public roads in the first semester. A total of 123 abandoned vehicles have been...

Top sommelier gets prison sentence for the misappropriation of high-end wine bottles in the Basque Country 

A TOP sommelier has been given a two-year prison sentence for the misappropriation of luxury wine bottles in Spain’s Basque Country.  Guillermo Cruz, who was...

No respect: Figures show assaults on doctors are on the rise in Spain

THE number of assaults on doctors in Spain increased by 38% in 2022, according to the Spanish Medical Association (OMC).  The worrying figures reveal that...

SMEs’ costs have soared near 30% in only the last two years 

EXPENSES for small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) have increased by 27% in Spain in the last two years.  SMEs costs’, on the rise since the...

Transporting clients to Greece: El Greek by Parviz magnificent culinary experience in Estepona

"Our clients say they feel like they are in Greece but in Andalucia". Located at Estepona Port, El Greek by Parviz is the only traditional...

Unemployment in Spain falls to lowest level since 2008

UNEMPLOYMENT in Spain is at its lowest level since 2008, just before the financial crash. In June, the jobless total fell by over 50,000, to...

Reservoirs in Spain’s Andalucia suffer biggest weekly drop in water reserves of the year

THE sizzling start to the summer has seen water reserves in Andalucia drop to alarming levels. In fact, in the last week, the reservoirs in...

Lost ‘Galician penguin’ rescued by beachgoers in Spain’ Torremolinos

A PENGUIN has made an epic detour and ended up on a beach in the tourist hotspot town of Torremolinos. Penguins are an unusual sight...

Four injured after San Fermin second bull run today 

FOUR people have been injured during San Fermin's second bull run in Pamplona (Navarra) today.  The second day of the internationally famous Spanish fiesta resulted...

30-year-old man drowns at popular beach in Spain’s Malaga

A 30-YEAR-OLD man has died at La Malagueta beach in Malaga after being pulled from the sea unconscious by other bathers. The tragedy occurred at...

WATCH: Killer whale’s surprise appearance near beach in Spain’s Huelva gives swimmers a scare

A KILLER whale has been spotted swimming around a crowded beach in La Antilla, Huelva, terrifying some beachgoers, while others calmly continued in the...

Record number of nesting sea turtles in Spain and Italy

A ONCE exceptional occurrence of nesting sea turtles in Spain is becoming more and more common, and climate change is believed to be the...

National Geographic recommends town in Spain’s Andalucia as best to escape heatwave

SUMMER has arrived with a blast of hot air and sizzling extremes. In fact, large areas of Spain are on alert once again for extreme...

Lifeguard injured after watchtower crumbles in Spain’s Malaga

A YOUNG 18-year-old male lifeguard from the Torrox beach lifeguard service has been injured after suffering a three-metre fall when a watchtower on the...

SPAIN ELECTION: Right wing suffers blow as socialists cling on with no outright winner

SPAIN faces weeks or even months of political uncertainty as the general election results appear too close to call with 99% of votes counted. Predictions...

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