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Tourism companies in Spain outraged at being handed limits on daily beach visitors with some as low as 250 per day

A group of ship owners and hoteliers have labelled the plans ‘unjustified’ and claimed that daily limit on tourist numbers is a ‘grave error’

22 Apr, 2019 @ 16:05

Environment·Lead

Former US Marine arrested after North Korean embassy attacked in Spain

Christopher Ahn was arrested in Los Angeles and charged by US authorities, after a mysterious dissident group broke into the embassy and assaulted staff

22 Apr, 2019 @ 14:39

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Videos pour in as ‘gota fria’ drenches Javea and Denia on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A RED alert warning has been issued as torrential rains create flash floods on Spain’s Costa Blanca. Coastal towns in the Marina Alta comarca of Alicante are the worst hit regions, with

22 Apr, 2019 @ 00:52

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Marina Alta on RED ALERT as heavy rains cause flash floods along Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Marina Alta and La Sofar comarca’s on Spain’s Costa Blanca have been put on RED ALERT as heavy rains risk flash floods. Spain’s state meteorological agency AEMET issued the alert at

22 Apr, 2019 @ 00:05

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

‘Level 1 emergency’ declared as largest Easter storm in 73 years hits the Costa Blanca

WHAT was that saying about the rain in Spain? Since Thursday, the Costa Blanca has been hit by the largest April storm in 73 years bringing winds of up to 100 km/h

21 Apr, 2019 @ 11:49

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

PIGEON PILL: Pesky birds in Spain’s Cadiz to be slipped contraceptives in food to control numbers

Ecologists estimate that in Cadiz, a city of 115,000, there are around 10,000 pigeons

21 Apr, 2019 @ 11:00

Environment·Lead

Climate change activists in Spain joined by those in UK as hundreds arrested

In the UK capital, around 400 activists were arrested, following acts of civil disobedience

21 Apr, 2019 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·London

Spain’s top oncology scientist cures pancreatic cancer in mice giving hope for future human treatment

Tumors were not only stopped from spreading, they completely disappeared within weeks, with no secondary effects

20 Apr, 2019 @ 13:14

Health·Lead

Almost 40% of Spaniards fear Brexit will have a ‘very negative’ impact on Spain’s economy

MORE than a third of Spaniards fear Brexit will have a ‘very negative’ impact on their country’s economy. A survey by El Cambio en Europa found that 37% thought the UK’s departure

20 Apr, 2019 @ 11:03

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

Health Agency issues warning that Dutch cookies containing CANNABIS are being accidentally sold to children across Spain

The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition has issued a warning about the presence of cannabis in a brand of children’s cookies that arrived from the Netherlands. The Girl Scout Cookies

20 Apr, 2019 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

British expat robbed twice in same Costa del Sol supermarket in just 10 days loses ‘priceless’ personal mementos from dead daughter

The mum-of-three, who is too scared of reprisals to be named, added that she was appalled by the lack of care shown by the store

20 Apr, 2019 @ 08:51

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Foreign Office issues warning to Brits as strike set to hit EVERY Spanish airport this Easter

THE Foreign Office has issued a warning to Brits hoping for an Easter getaway in Spain as a strike is set to affect every airport in the country. More than 60,000 ground

19 Apr, 2019 @ 17:24

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Other News·Travel News

Spain’s first two-headed floating wind turbine expected to become ‘lowest cost solution’ for renewable energy far from coastline

SPAIN’S first floating two-headed wind turbine has been built in Gran Canaria. The prototype, dubbed W2Power, is hoped to become the ‘lowest cost solution’ for generating renewable energy in ‘deep water’. The

19 Apr, 2019 @ 16:35

Environment·Lead·Malaga

THERE’LL BE KILLINGS: Cadiz drug trafficker warns of BAZOOKAS and bodies on the streets if crackdown on smuggling across Strait of Gibraltar continues

Some 407 extra Policia Nacional and Guardia Civil troops were added to the area last year while 100,000kg of hashish were seized and many gangs disbanded

19 Apr, 2019 @ 13:10

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Spain’s Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol to be hit by FIVE DAYS of rain, flash floods and strong winds

Meanwhile, the UK is expected to see highs of up to 25° and could even be hotter than parts of Egypt, Spain, Portugal and Greece

19 Apr, 2019 @ 11:49

Costa Blanca·Lead·Nature

Handler strike to affect ALL of Spain starting Easter Sunday

SPANISH airport handlers have confirmed plans for a mass walkout over the upcoming Easter weekend. The strike action by 60,000 staff will affect all airports in the country and could cause delays,

18 Apr, 2019 @ 21:41

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Other News·Travel News

British Pensioner followed by car for over an hour before attackers stole his €35,000 Rolex on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British pensioner has had his €35,000 Rolex stolen after being followed for over an hour from Calpe to Moraira. Ronald Johnson, 72, was leaving a clinic in Calpe when a woman

18 Apr, 2019 @ 17:53

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

PICTURED: British dad who died off Gibraltar coast in horror surfing accident was celebrity lawyer for David Walliams and Sex Pistols

He also appeared on BBC show Inside Out as a legal expert, and represented other bands including The Blockheads and The Clash

18 Apr, 2019 @ 17:33

Celebrity·Gibraltar·Lead

British man, 72, who tried to kill sleeping stepson with hammer jailed in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH pensioner who took a hammer to his sleeping stepson’s head has been jailed following a court hearing on the Costa Blanca. Robert Ulph, 72, fractured the skull of his stepson,

18 Apr, 2019 @ 17:08

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

NEW 25,000 square metre park on Costa del Sol includes slides, wildlife area and sports facilities

The park includes three different connected platforms that follow the lie of the land

18 Apr, 2019 @ 12:32

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Irish company launches lifesaving ‘hangover care package’ for expats in Spain

The lifesaver, which can be shipped to Spain and around the world, arrives in a box emblazoned with Irish sayings and contains some well-known local cures

18 Apr, 2019 @ 12:09

Business & Finance·Lead

‘HE’S A GOOD KID’: Mum of jihadi suspect accused of planning a ‘massacre’ during Sevilla’s Semana Santa speaks out

Police are currently raiding the home in Sevilla, where they have already seized some of the books used for the man’s university course

18 Apr, 2019 @ 11:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Drones which can photograph drivers using their mobile phone from 2km away launched in Spain TODAY

It comes after 31 people died and another 159 were seriously injured during Holy Week last year

17 Apr, 2019 @ 17:33

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

BREAKING: Police arrest jihadist planning ‘massacre’ at Semana Santa parade in Spain’s Andalucia

Policia Nacional are now raiding his home as the investigation develops

17 Apr, 2019 @ 15:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

PREDATOR drones from US to patrol Strait of Gibraltar and Cadiz coast as Spain’s Guardia Civil fear surge in drug and people smuggling this summer

It comes as the Guardia Civil has struggled to tackle the surging drug trafficking epidemic which has seen outbursts of violence along the Costas

17 Apr, 2019 @ 13:52

Business & Finance·Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

Expat sprayed with ‘devil’s breath’ date rape drug on Spanish island and forced to empty bank account

A woman approached the Irishman and accused him of trying to seduce her, and then sprayed the date rape drug in his face

17 Apr, 2019 @ 11:11

Crime & Law·Lead

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