The digital euro may be a reality sooner than we think: Spanish banks lead the way in testing phase

SPANISH banks have been putting the concept of a ‘digital euro’ through its paces, and the results suggest it could become a reality sooner than

13 Oct, 2023 @ 19:30

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain’s Indian summer comes to an end: Temperatures to fall this weekend as autumnal weather arrives with showers

AFTER an unusually warm start to October in Spain, autumn is finally set to arrive this weekend with a fall in temperatures more in line

13 Oct, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Weather

Cristiano Ronaldo ‘facing 99 lashes for adultery after hugging a paralysed woman in Iran’

FOOTBALLING icon Cristiano Ronaldo has been sentenced to 99 lashes in Iran for ‘adultery’ according to web portal Mundo Deportivo. The former Real Madrid and

13 Oct, 2023 @ 15:20

Celebrity·Lead

Man exploited 40 migrants by cramming them into his flat in Spain and charging €100 per month in rent

Expat in Spain ‘hires several hitmen to kill her ex-partner to collect €100k life insurance’

A CASTELLON woman hired two groups of hitmen to kill her ex-partner so that she could pocket a €100,000 life insurance pay-out. The middle-aged Peruvian

13 Oct, 2023 @ 14:20

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Understanding Photo Colorization: Bringing Black-and-White or Faded Photos to Life

Photographs are windows into the past, capturing moments frozen in time. Black-and-white or faded photographs have a unique charm, evoking nostalgia and a sense of

13 Oct, 2023 @ 11:49

Entertainment

Costa Blanca has two of Spain's poorest big city areas based on income tax payments

NEED TO KNOW: Expats are invited to join a free seminar on Spanish succession tax and UK inheritance tax

THE team of fully qualified financial advisors at the Fiduciary Wealth Management group are inviting expats to a trio of important tax seminars around Andalucia.

13 Oct, 2023 @ 11:08

Business & Finance

Man climbs wall and enters apartment via balcony before sexually attacking woman in Spain's Valencia

Man climbs wall and breaks into apartment via balcony to rape woman in Spain’s Valencia

A MAN, 32, scaled the wall of a Valencia building to access a first floor balcony and enter the home of a woman who he

12 Oct, 2023 @ 18:03

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Irish fugitive accused of helping cover up the murder of Carl Carr on Spain’s Costa Blanca dies before standing trial

AN IRISH fugitive wanted over the cover up of the murder of fellow Irish national Carl Carr in Torrevieja five years ago has died suddenly

12 Oct, 2023 @ 15:54

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

Fossil of last ever crocodile to live in Europe some 4.5 MILLION years ago is found in Spain’s Andalucia

EUROPE’s last ever crocodile has been discovered by paleontologists near Granada. Paleontologists at the site, in Baza, Granada, have found a 4.5 million year old

12 Oct, 2023 @ 14:22

Andalucia·Animals·Environment·Granada

Bed bugs surge in Spain: Population of pest swells by 71% amid ongoing ‘plague’ in Paris – here’s how to avoid them taking over YOUR home

THE FRENCH capital Paris is suffering from a plague of bed bugs affecting thousands of homes, hotels and businesses and the pest is also spreading

12 Oct, 2023 @ 12:45

Health·Lead·National News

Hotel worker, 24, ‘stole cash and valuables from guests’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca by ‘using universal code to raid safes while they were out’

AN ALICANTE hotel worker has been caught stealing money from room safes by using a universal access code to open them. The 24-year-old Spanish woman-

12 Oct, 2023 @ 11:26

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

What is Spain’s National Day? All you need to know about the holiday that was born in Andalucia

THE ‘National Day of Spain’ (Fiesta Nacional de España) celebrates Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas, a story which began in Andalucia. The agreement to

12 Oct, 2023 @ 10:23

Andalucia·La Cultura

Gibraltar Customs seize ‘staggering’ 500 kilos of cocaine valued at £30 million attached to passing ships

CUSTOMS officers have seized more than 500 kilos of cocaine attached to the hull of two bulk carriers that were anchored off Gibraltar’s coast. The

12 Oct, 2023 @ 09:37

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Young man knocks out 67-year-old in Spain’s city of Malaga just because he was angry

A YOUNG man admitted to police in Spain’s Malaga that he knocked out a 67-year-old for no other reason than that he was feeling angry

12 Oct, 2023 @ 09:16

Crime & Law·Malaga

First-ever case of deadly West Nile virus caused by mosquito bite reported in Spain's Valencia region

West Nile virus moves towards Spain’s Costa del Sol after being detected in Malaga’s Coin

THE FIRST case of West Nile virus was confirmed today in Malaga province, after it was detected in a horse in the municipality of Coin.

11 Oct, 2023 @ 17:12

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Health chiefs launch ‘Stoptober’ as stats show 95% of Gibraltar lung cancer victims are or were smokers

HEALTH chiefs in Gibraltar have launched a new campaign to stop smoking after a study showed that 95% of lung cancer victims locally are or

11 Oct, 2023 @ 15:42

Gibraltar·Health

Humble Malaga bakery is shocked after its simple apple tart wins ‘best cake in Spain’ award

A MALAGA bakery has been awarded ‘the best cake’ in Spain for its delicious apple tart. La Pasteleria Daza has been making the same simple

11 Oct, 2023 @ 11:51

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Man ‘kills wife with shotgun before turning weapon on himself’ just hours after family lunch with their teenage son on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A MAN is suspected of killing his wife with a shotgun before turning the gun on himself in a horrific murder-suicide in Benalmadena. According to

11 Oct, 2023 @ 11:13

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Court sentences teenager who visited four Gibraltar restaurants outside opening hours

A COURT has sentenced a teenager to over a year in prison after he broke into four popular eateries and a tobacco shop in Gibraltar

11 Oct, 2023 @ 09:55

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

Two non-local men arrested for alleged racism against Jewish community in Gibraltar

POLICE arrested two foreign men who allegedly hurled abuse at members of the Jewish community on Gibraltar’s Main Street Tuesday morning. Officers arrested the Portuguese

11 Oct, 2023 @ 09:25

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

Air Europa cyberattack: Airline tells anyone who has bought a ticket to CANCEL their credit cards

SPAIN’S Air Europa said on Tuesday that it had suffered a cyberattack on its online payment system that exposed some of its customers’ credit card

10 Oct, 2023 @ 16:35

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Giant Hell’s Angel boss, 38, is finally extradited from Spain: ‘Special operation’ was required to fly drug trafficker from Ibiza to Germany after failed first attempt

Giant ‘Hell’s Angel boss’ escapes justice after ‘violent episode’ cancels extradition flight from Spain’s Ibiza to Germany

A TOWERING Hell’s Angel member was ejected from a repatriation flight from Ibiza to Germany on Monday after a ‘violent episode’. The 37-year-old man, who

10 Oct, 2023 @ 15:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Islands’ scorcher: Canaries’ government closes down schools as students swelter in 35ºC heat

THE CANARY ISLANDS’ regional government announced on Tuesday that it would be cancelling classes for school students of all ages for the rest of the

10 Oct, 2023 @ 15:00

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

British prisoner’s plan for a great escape during visit to the dentist in Ibiza fails miserably

A HUNT is on in Ibiza for two armed masked men who held up a Guardia Civil van taking a British prisoner for dental treatment

10 Oct, 2023 @ 13:39

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

DREAM HOME/INVESTMENT: This stunning villa by scenic Iznajar lake is ready to move into and comes part furnished

ENGULFED in greenery and with views that go on for miles, you might understandably think you’ve arrived in heaven! And the peace in this amazing

10 Oct, 2023 @ 13:15

Andalucia·Featured Property·Property

Police probe serious group assault on Grindr dating app user in Valencia

Two British men ‘rape young man they met on Grindr’: Victim needed stitches after brutal attack at Mallorca hotel

TWO BRITISH men, both aged 36, have been arrested in Mallorca after raping another British male they’d agreed to meet for a threesome. The two

10 Oct, 2023 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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