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Dozens arrested on Costa del Sol for trafficking weed inside ‘humanitarian aid’ packages for Ukraine

Dozens of people in Andalucia have been arrested for pretending to deliver ‘humanitarian aid’ to Ukraine as a way to sell cannabis across Europe. Guardia

5 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News·Premium

Robbers use convoy of rented vehicles in warehouse robberies across Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR men have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for robbing eight industrial warehouses in Alicante Province and three premises in the Valencia and Murcia

5 Dec, 2022 @ 12:06

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencia·Valencian Community

Christmas drone show in Spain’s Malaga inaugurated this weekend

A NEW Christmas attraction has premiered this weekend in the capital of the Costa del Sol; a spectacular festive drone show. Following the inauguration of

5 Dec, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Cold snap will bring rain and snow to Spain this weekend: Storm will blow in from Greenland - these are the affected areas

Yellow alert for heavy rain on Spain’s Costa del Sol this Monday

SPAIN’S Met Office, AEMET, has activated a yellow severe weather warning for rain in the province of Malaga, specifically on the western coast and the

5 Dec, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Explosive Detonated In Envelope Sent To Ukraine Embassy In Spain's Madrid

Police investigators think that series of letterbombs sent to targets in Spain may have come from Valladolid province

INVESTIGATORS in Spain believe that a series of letterbombs sent to embassies and the prime minister last week may have come from Valladolid province. So

4 Dec, 2022 @ 15:35

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

Second phase of Spain’s Sierra Bermeja Forest Restoration Plan to start in January 2023

THE second phase of the Sierra Bermeja Forest Restoration Plan, prepared by a multidisciplinary team, will begin in January with a €2.4 million budget. The

4 Dec, 2022 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Children Playing Educational Game On Floor In Montessori School

Plan to relocate outdoor-only school from Ireland to sunny southern Spain

The pandemic has brought into sharp focus the importance of clean, fresh air. Yet our children continue to spend seven hours a day indoors at

3 Dec, 2022 @ 17:00

Education·Lead·National News

Russian's residency battle on Spain's Costa Blanca backfires as judge finds him swindling social security

‘Social security nightmare’: British expat’s pension application denied in Spain

A retired British expat who applied to get his pension on his 65th birthday from a social security office in Spain was denied, and instead

3 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

New signs unveiled in Spain’s Alhaurin de la Torre in bid to protect ducklings crossing road

Alhaurin de la Torre in Malaga has installed roadside signs to try and protect the ducklings in the area. The City Council, through the Department

3 Dec, 2022 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Barcelona to become first city in Spain to levy ‘Amazon tax’ in bid to empty streets of delivery vans

BARCELONA is to become the first Spanish city to implement a so-called ‘Amazon tax’, which will target online sellers such as the American e-commerce giant

2 Dec, 2022 @ 19:15

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Lead

Man tries to suffocate his partner and threatens her with gun in Spain's Valencia

Man stuffs blanket down girlfriend’s mouth and points gun at her in Spain’s Valencia

A Spaniard, 24, has been jailed after threatening his girlfriend with a gun and trying to suffocate her in front of their nine-month-old son in

2 Dec, 2022 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

ISpain sends specialist police team to investigate war crimes in Ukraine

Armed police in Spain cordon off Ukraine embassy in Madrid after it gets ‘bloody’ package of animal remains

ARMED Policia Nacional officers cordoned off the area surrounding the Ukraine embassy in Madrid on Friday afternoon following the delivery of a ‘bloody package’. It

2 Dec, 2022 @ 16:30

Lead·Madrid·National News·Ukraine

Spain sends specialist police team to investigate war crimes in Ukraine

AN 11-strong Spanish police team has arrived in Ukraine to investigate possible war crimes and crimes against humanity, the Interior Ministry said on Friday. Interior

2 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·Madrid·National News·Ukraine

Man Threatens To Shoot Police Officer Inside Nightclub Toilet On Spain's Costa Blanca

Man threatens to shoot police officer in nightclub toilet on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 47-year-old Spaniard assaulted a Policia Nacional officer in an Elche nightclub and threatened to shoot him dead. He’s been charged with attempted murder, assault,

2 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Twelve-year Operation Shovel fizzles out with ‘Dapper Don’ Christy Kinahan Sr facing just four years in jail over passport fraud

Christy Kinahan Sr, the alleged head of a drug trafficking empire, is facing a return to Spain to stand trial and a potential four-year jail

2 Dec, 2022 @ 13:23

Crime & Law·Lead

Bogus Physiotherapist Accused Of Raping Female Clients At His Murcia Home In Spain

Fake physiotherapist accused of raping female clients at his Murcia home in Spain

A bogus physiotherapist from Totana, Murcia, has been jailed after he was arrested for raping at least three women. He was denied bail after a

2 Dec, 2022 @ 11:41

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Girls flee Valencia home after domestic abuse and arranged marriage threats

Two dead and four-year-old injured after car overturns in Spain’s Antequera

A WOMAN and a man have lost their lives and a four-year-old child has been injured in a tragic traffic accident on Wednesday night, November

2 Dec, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Spain’s Axarquia to receive water from the Western Costa del Sol to battle ‘exceptional drought’ despite recent rainsLa Viñuela Credit Wikimedia

DROUGHT CRISIS: Viñuela reservoir in Spain’s Malaga equals all-time low

THE Viñuela reservoir in Axarquia is at 9.2% of its capacity, a figure it has only reached once before, in 2008. The lack of rainfall

2 Dec, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Illegal Horse Meat Gang Banked €4.5 Million Selling Sick Animals From Farm In Spain's Valencia

Horse meat gang banked €4.5 million by selling sick animals from Valencia farm in Spain

A joint Guardia Civil and Europol operation has dismantled a criminal gang that illegally marketed horses to be slaughtered for meat that was not fit

1 Dec, 2022 @ 19:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Victim allegedly shot 12 times with steel BB gun in horrific attack in San Pedro de Alcantara

Police have arrested two people for allegedly punching a person in the face and then shooting them 12 times with a BB gun on a

1 Dec, 2022 @ 19:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Premium

Booze Bust With Over 20,000 Bottles Carrying Fake Tax Labels Seized From Costa Blanca Distillery In Spain

Booze bust with over 20,000 bottles missing tax labels seized from Costa Blanca distillery in Spain

AN Alicante Province distillery and warehouse has been raided and 20,231 bottles of wine seized for not having official tax seals on them. It followed

1 Dec, 2022 @ 18:23

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

€1 Mil Fines Tabled For Grafitti Vandals In Mallorca's Serra

Spain’s Mallorca plans €1 million fine for graffiti artists vandalising heritage areas

VANDALS daubing graffiti on protected elements of the Serra de Tramuntana could be fined up to €1 million under plans for a new law. The

1 Dec, 2022 @ 17:15

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s telecoms giant Telefonica puts up prices for packages and mobile phones from New Year

SPAIN’S biggest telecoms provider Telefonica is putting up its prices from January 13, 2023. The firm is putting up tariffs for all of its Movistar

1 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Lead

Revolutionary drug that reduces chances of catching HIV from sex by 99% now available in Gibraltar

HEALTH chiefs in Gibraltar announced they would start offering a 99% effective HIV medication to those most at risk on World AIDS Day. It formed

1 Dec, 2022 @ 15:13

Gibraltar·Health·Lead·Other News

Spain’s Balearic Islands wants to restrict non-resident property buyers but EU law forbids it

THE Balearic Islands regional government is looking to see if can limit property sales to non-residents. High prices and availability of homes to islanders have

1 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·European Union·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca·Property

Valencia’s largest ever bust nets entire roomful of 5.5 tonnes of cocaine

Valencia has set a new – if unwelcome – record for its largest ever seizure of cocaine. A staggering 5.5 tonnes of Colombia’s finest –

1 Dec, 2022 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

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