Spain sets new record for vacation apartments, with more than 340,000 across the country
THE NUMBER of vacation apartments available across Spain has set a new record, with 340,424 now in existence for a total of 1.7 million beds.
French actor Gerard Depardieu, 74, is accused of rape by a journalist on Spain’s Costa del Sol – bringing number of his alleged victims to 13
JOURNALIST and writer Ruth Baza has reported the French actor Gerard Depardieu to the police in Torremolinos for raping her in Paris 28 years ago.
Thief steals manhole covers worth thousands of euros to sell for scrap on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A THIEF with a penchant for stealing manhole covers to sell to scrapyards has been arrested in Elche. The 43-year-old man removed around 100 covers
Big fall in Spain’s extreme heat deaths over 40 years is down to greater use of air conditioning
EXTREME high and low temperatures are causing fewer deaths in Spain compared to 40 years ago due to more air conditioning and heating units being
Brits sold drugs to Benidorm bar and hotel clients with quick delivery by electric scooter
THREE British men have been arrested in Benidorm by the Policia Nacional for running a drugs delivery service to the city’s bars, hotels, and restaurants.
Number of people dying by suicide increased by over 5% in Spain last year
FIGURES released on Tuesday by Spain’s National Institute of Statistics(INE) showed that 4,227 people took their own lives in 2022, compared to 4,003 in 2021.
Spain’s mild autumn of 2023 just misses out on being modern era’s warmest-ever
SPAIN’S autumn 2023(September 1 to November 30) was the second-hottest in the modern era- beaten only by last year’s fall season. The State Meteorological Agency(Aemet)
Thousands of unsafe toys seized from shops during Christmas campaign in Spain’s Valencia
THE GUARDIA CIVIL has seized 10,696 toys from six shops in Manises for failing to follow European Union safety marking rules. The Christmas campaign raids
Covid deaths in Spain 82% down compared to 2022
A TOTAL of 3,760 people in Spain died from Covid-19 in the first six months of 2023, which is 82% fewer than in the same
Hebrew school students use coding and math skills to navigate robot through maze
PRIMARY school children at the Hebrew School in Gibraltar learned about mathematics, coding and robotics during a STEM project recently. Year 6 children used a
Authorities isolate ‘potential source’ of Legionnaire’s Disease outbreak that killed one in Gibraltar
AUTHORITIES in Gibraltar have ‘isolated’ the potential common source of Legionnaire’s Disease that killed one person and infected three others. The British territory’s Director of
Gun threat: Man vows to kill police after his car is towed away on the Costa del Sol
A MAN furious that his car had been towed away armed himself with two shotguns and hailed a cab to the police station vowing to
Gibraltar minister gets invite to COP28 exclusive dinner after ‘clear recognition’ of climate change work
GIBRALTAR’S reputation in fighting climate change has been recognised by its minister’s invitation to the prestigious Nature Champions Dinner in Dubai. Minister for the Environment
WATCH: Brave citizen pursues man who allegedly masturbated in front of children in Spain’s Andalucia
A DRIVER has been praised after pursuing a man in Spain’s Andalucia who allegedly masturbated in front of minors. The Policia Nacional have opened an
Biggest supermarket chain in Spain seals five-year staff wage deal
SPAIN’S biggest supermarket chain Mercadona has struck a deal with unions to increase salaries by up to 6% per year through to 2028. The five-year-deal
Spain’s government to BAN bank charges for over-65s who withdraw cash from branches
SPAIN’S Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nadia Calviño has announced that the government is to ban charges for over-65s and the disabled who withdraw
Emergency exits in nightclub where 13 died in Spain’s Murcia were closed with PADLOCKS
THE EMERGENCY exits at the Teatre and Fonda Milagros nightclubs in the Spanish city of Murcia were closed with padlocks on the night that a
Fugitive mobster and killer arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ALBANIAN gangster who’s been ‘on the run’ for years has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in the Alicante area. The man has been
National park in Spain’s Andalucia loses its ‘green’ status
THE International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has removed Andalucia’s Doñana National Park from its green list due to ‘mismanagement’. It makes Doñana the
‘Radicalised’ extremist Pakistanis are thrown out of Spain
SPAIN’S Interior Ministry has deported 14 ‘radicalised’ Pakistani citizens accused of promoting the most extreme interpretation of the Islamic religion. The government expulsions have taken
YUM!: Top traditional Christmas treats you’ll find in Spain’s Andalucia
NOTHING gets folk into the Christmas spirit like lashings of festive fare and the Andalucians don’t stint on seasonal sweet and savoury goodies at this
3 Kings delayed?: Amazon logistics centre staff to strike in Spain’s Basque Country
THE Three Kings, who traditionally deliver gifts to children in Spain at Epiphany, may be delayed in January – or at least their presents might
Father Christmas charged with driving illegal sleighs in Spain
THE CHRISTMAS spirit was abruptly stopped in Murcia City on Sunday as police pulled over Father Christmas and his elves for driving in illegally-converted sleighs.
Time for a cut?: Investors expect European rate reductions in spring despite cautious OECD economic forecast
MIXED messages are being sent out about the direction of interest rates next year. Money managers seem to think that rates have already been raised
Ransom demanded after Baby Jesus kidnapped on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO men from the Costa Blanca have been arrested after apparently trying to hold the baby Jesus to a €2,000 ransom. The duo, aged 19
British killer is found hiding on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH fugitive convicted of murdering his wife in 1999 has been arrested in Torrevieja, after being paroled in 2015 and breaching his bail conditions.