Pedro Sanchez visits Spanish troops who are part of NATO mission in Iraq
PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sanchez visited Spanish troops working in Iraq on Thursday and toured one of their bases. 362 military personnel from Spain are deployed
Violent and dangerous fugitive with links to Italian mafia is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FUGITIVE with links to the Italian mafia who was wanted by Belgian and Dutch authorities has been arrested on a Costa Blanca urbanisation. The
Brazilian kidnap gang snatch elderly man in Portugal and leave him tied to a tree in Barcelona robbed of €100,000: Arrests made in Torremolinos
A WEALTHY Portuguese businessman was kidnapped from his home and driven on a harrowing 1,200km journey across Spain before being left tied to a tree
Covid and flu cases rise as temperatures fall in Spain’s Valencia region
COVID infections have increased by 83% in the last week to reach 247.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the Valencian Community compared to 135.1 the
BREAKING Christmas jailbreak update: Police issue wanted notice for escaped hitman, 20, as major manhunt gets underway
A MAJOR police manhunt is underway after a ‘highly dangerous’ Ceuta hitman slipped out of a Madrid jail the day before Christmas Eve. The Policia
Police arrest man who gagged, threatened, beat up and extorted his two Colombian housemates in Spain’s Costa del Sol
POLICE are searching for three suspects who gagged, extorted, threatened with a firearm and beat up two Colombian nationals in Spain’s Costa del Sol. Guardia
Malaga sets another grim weather record with 2023 officially being the driest year ever – with four days left
WITH four more days to go of the rainy season, Malaga has already recorded its driest year since records began in the 19th century. The
Christmas Eve jailbreak timeline: Guards guided double killer to exit of Madrid prison in staggering display of incompetence
A COMEDY of errors by prison staff – which included guiding the prisoner to the exit – led to the Christmas Eve escape of a
‘Buckingham Palace humiliates Palace of Zarzuela’: An expert compares the Spanish and British kings’ Christmas Day speeches and gives THIS advice
KING Felipe’s Christmas Day speech was roundly criticised in Spain for being, among other things, too long and boring. It was compared unfavourably to his
Spain’s ongoing drought is among the 10 ‘most expensive natural disasters’ of 2023 after costing the country BILLIONS of euros, according to new study
SPAIN’S drought – especially last April – has made it onto the list of the most expensive global climate disasters of the year as the
Albanian mafia kidnaps and tortures man before demanding €100k ransom from his girlfriend on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have freed a 24-year-old man who was held hostage for two days in Calpe with the kidnappers demanding a €100,000 ransom from
Renfe sale starts TODAY with ‘super low prices’ on high-speed train routes across Spain
SPAIN’S state rail operator Renfe launched a cut-price ticket campaign on Wednesday offering bargain travel from early January after the Three Kings holiday. Low cost
Farmers fume over flamingos destroying rice crops in Spain’s Valencia
RICE growers in Valencia’s La Albufera natural park are fuming about the increasing numbers of flamingos that’s threatening their crops. Farming associations have called on
Ceuta killer and gang member, 20, waltzes out of Madrid jail concealed among his family after they visited him on Christmas Eve
A YOUNG gang member and hitman escaped from jail on Christmas Eve after brazenly walking out of the prison gates hidden among his visiting family.
Two top healthcare officials quit in Spain’s Andalucia region in the midst of a waiting-list crisis
TWO of the most senior officials in Andalucia’s regional healthcare system have quit their roles, in the midst of a waiting-list crisis in the southern
Two Gibraltar women are attacked in separate domestic incidents: Police arrest two men – one for attempted murder
A MAN who allegedly attacked a woman in Gibraltar was charged with attemped murder, assaulting police, threats to kill and Actual Bodily Harm during the
Renowned 17th century painting by Spanish master Velasquez vanishes ahead of its €50m auction in New York – and not for the first time
THE art world is once again grappling with the mysterious disappearance of a painting by a Spanish master, the Times report. Velasquez’s ‘Portrait of Isabel
Spain’s Pedro Sanchez announces VAT hike on electricity bills: Tax will rise to 10% and could more than double next year
VAT rates on domestic electricity bills in Spain will double in the New Year from 5% to 10%. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced the move
Zara founder Amancio Ortega, 87, splashes €35 million on TWO boutique hotels in Spain’s Mallorca
THE BILLIONAIRE founder of the Inditex fashion group, Amancio Ortega, has purchased two boutique hotels on Spain’s Balearic island of Mallorca for €35 million. The
Iberia strikes latest: Airline bosses will meet with trade unions in last-ditch attempt to prevent Spain-wide walkouts in early January
REPRESENTATIVES from Spanish airline Iberia will be meeting with some of Spain’s biggest unions on Thursday in a last-ditch attempt to stop a planned strike
Spain issues these 7 health tips amid an explosion of flu, Covid and other cold viruses
WITH the holiday season firmly underway, a sudden surge in flu and Covid cases has gripped Spain. During the week of December 11 to 17,
Covid and flu cases spike on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Health centres swell as pharmacies run out of tests and masks
A SURGE in Covid-19 and flu cases over the festive season is overloading health centres and hospitals on the Costa del Sol. The number of
Major oil company in Spain probed over unfair treatment of independent service stations
SPAIN’S competition watchdog, the CNMC, has started disciplinary proceedings against the Repsol oil company for possible anti-competitive practices. The issue concerns whether or not Repsol
PICTURED: Most wanted criminal in Europe who was found hiding among expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN IMAGE has been released of an Albanian mobster who was arrested by the Policia Nacional earlier this month after a search lasting nearly two
Emergency call centre nurse helps save life of choking young baby on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE PARENTS of a two-month-old baby saved her life on Sunday night after following instructions from an emergency call centre nurse. The youngster was taken
Scabies surges in tourist area of Spain: Health experts detect 44Â outbreaks this year- with 11 linked to schools
THE Balearic Islands has reported 44 outbreaks of scabies this year up to early November with 19 affecting families or homes, 12 in social and