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Girl, 14, leaps onto balcony clothesline screaming ‘my father wants to rape me’ before neighbours break down the door in Valencia

A TEENAGE girl has risked death by leaping onto a balcony clothesline from her fourth-floor apartment in Valencia. The teen, 14, reportedly screamed ‘my father

8 Aug, 2019 @ 17:44

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

MADRE MIA! Experts blame ‘job security’ as Spain sees highest proportion of over-40 first-time mothers in the EU

SPAIN has the highest proportion of over-40 first-time mothers in the EU as experts blame ‘job security’. Based on 2017 data from the EU’s statistics

8 Aug, 2019 @ 16:42

Health·Lead

Spain’s longest slide permanently removed from Costa del Sol after riders left bruised and burned

THE notorious longest slide in Spain has been removed from the Costa del Sol, following numerous accidents. The 38-metre chute, which closed after its riders

8 Aug, 2019 @ 16:33

Lead·Malaga·Other News

WATCH: Shocking moment street seller stabs police chief on beach in front of tourists in Spain’s Andalucia

Other officers and a holidaymaker then pounced on the man, before he was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

8 Aug, 2019 @ 13:59

Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead

Who wouldn’t want to buy in Sotogrande when it’s half the price of Marbella?

FEW people know Sotogrande better. Consuelo Silva has been helping people find the right properties in Sotogrande for 20 years. And she still thinks it

8 Aug, 2019 @ 09:46

Cadiz·Lead·Property

Sotogrande has developed a distinct food scene over the last few years and these restaurants are a must-eat

A DECADE ago you wouldn’t have dreamed of heading to Sotogrande to eat, unless you had a house there or had just embarked from a

7 Aug, 2019 @ 18:17

Food & Drink·Olive Press Travel

Spain basks in lowest May jobless total for 19 years, boosted by hospitality sector

Marbella waiter so ‘disgusted’ by ‘slave-like’ treatment of workers on Spain’s Costa del Sol he moved to UK to be a lorry driver

Jesus Herencias, who moved to the UK in 2004, said he tried to return to his hometown in 2016 but could not find decent employment

7 Aug, 2019 @ 17:30

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Marbella dog owners are warned of €750 fines for breaking this law

Spain’s Ronda to fine dog walkers up to €200 for not carrying bags and bottles to clean up mess

Also announced was the distribution of 500 bottles containing cleaning fluid, accompanied by instructions on how to clean up after pets

7 Aug, 2019 @ 11:58

Environment·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Anti-tourist thugs smash holidaymakers’ cars with hammers and slash tires in Spain tourist hotspot

The group has also been known to pelt holiday buses with eggs and violently storm restaurants and squares with smoke bombs

6 Aug, 2019 @ 17:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Andalucia’s million euro campaign against gender violence slammed for stock pics and smiling victims

Critics have said the new campaign puts the responsibility of abuse on women and avoids addressing gender violence directly

6 Aug, 2019 @ 17:39

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Father arrested at Spanish airport for ‘snatching’ two-year-old daughter from Brit children’s home after he ‘lost custody’

A DAD has been arrested in Spain for allegedly abducting his two year old daughter after he ‘lost custody’. The 44-year-old is said to have

6 Aug, 2019 @ 14:01

Crime & Law·Lead

FELINE GOOD! Volunteers praise ‘huge step forward’ by Costa Blanca municipality to officially authorise street cat feeders

CONTROVERSIAL street cat feeders in Javea may soon be given special IDs to carry on giving food to abandoned felines. It comes after the town

6 Aug, 2019 @ 13:12

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

GRAIN OF TRUTH? Marbella restaurant courts controversy AGAIN as new sign blames unemployment benefits and ‘lazy’ population for lack of rice cooker for summer

The printed rant comes after a sign in the restaurant reading 'this house is Spanish, catholic and right wing, sorry for the inconvenience', went viral

6 Aug, 2019 @ 12:47

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

SAVE OUR SEAHORSES! A British metal detectors club battling to save seahorses on the Costa Blanca

A BRITISH metal detecting club is aiding a local environmental group to save endangered seahorses on the Costa Blanca. Two teams from the Asociacion de

6 Aug, 2019 @ 12:11

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Yellow and orange warnings issued for searing heat as temperatures hit 41°C in southern Spain

Temperatures are expected to exceed 41°C on Wednesday

6 Aug, 2019 @ 11:27

Environment·Granada·Lead·Malaga

Sotogrande is a playground for royals, footballers and politicians, Diana Tang gives her roundup of the high-class resort

SOTOGRANDE is about understated elegance and quiet, unshowy glamour. The polar opposite of Puerto Banus, it is the perfect destination for captains of industry, royals

6 Aug, 2019 @ 10:30

Celebrity

Plainclothes police to patrol buses in Spain’s Marbella amid rising violence against drivers

In July the number of bus passengers doubled compared to the same month in 2018

6 Aug, 2019 @ 09:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Boozed-up British mum, whose kids taken into care after she collapsed in Gibraltar airport, returns to UK with £450 fine

Police officers had removed the children from the tanked-up couple and transferred them to social services

5 Aug, 2019 @ 16:34

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

British boy, 5, collapses and dies in Spain after sudden illness at four-star hotel

The youngster had been on holiday with his family in Magaluf when he began vomiting before collapsing and suffering a cardiac arrest

5 Aug, 2019 @ 16:14

Health·Lead

Spanish restaurant offers ‘angry potatoes’ with ‘bleeding’ in translation blunder

A SPANISH restaurant has been ridiculed after a translation gaffe that saw traditional Iberian foods take a sinister turn in English. Barcelona-native Naru spotted the

5 Aug, 2019 @ 16:02

Food & Drink·Lead

WATCH: Policeman dives off Madrid fountain to tackle man wielding machete

In a video, shared by the Jupol police union, seven officers can be seen surrounding the man, who stood in a fountain waving the large

5 Aug, 2019 @ 14:37

Crime & Law·Lead

PORKY PIES: Spain’s biggest jamon iberico distributor caught labelling Polish pork as from the ‘Alpujarras mountains’ in Granada

CARREFOUR supplier and Spain’s biggest distributor of jamon iberico, Comapa, have been accused of labelling Polish pork as from ‘La Alpujarra’ in Granada. The alarm

5 Aug, 2019 @ 13:36

Food & Drink·Lead

Investigation launched into ‘rape’ of British girl, 18, while on night out in Magaluf on Spain’s Mallorca

Police face a difficult challenge given the sheer number of people who will have been at the popular resort over the weekend

5 Aug, 2019 @ 12:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Drop in British tourists heading to Spain due to Brexit can be replaced by Germans and French, new figures suggest

According to the National Institute of Statistics, June saw a 5.3% drop in British tourists year-on-year

5 Aug, 2019 @ 12:13

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Man who killed 90-year-old woman while looking at phone in Spain’s first e-scooter fatality to face FINE, not prison

A YOUNG man responsible for the first fatality involving an electric scooter in Spain is set to face a fine, not prison. The 19-year-old, named only Alexi,

5 Aug, 2019 @ 11:57

Crime & Law·Lead

Julen’s parents seek three and a half years in prison for Malaga landowner after their son plunged to death down his well

Serrano, who is cousin to Julen’s father Jose Rosello, is alleged to have committed ‘extremely serious’ negligence, according to court documents

5 Aug, 2019 @ 11:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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Girl, 14, leaps onto balcony clothesline screaming ‘my father wants to rape me’ before neighbours break down the door in Valencia

MADRE MIA! Experts blame ‘job security’ as Spain sees highest proportion of over-40 first-time mothers in the EU

Spain’s longest slide permanently removed from Costa del Sol after riders left bruised and burned

WATCH: Shocking moment street seller stabs police chief on beach in front of tourists in Spain’s Andalucia

Who wouldn’t want to buy in Sotogrande when it’s half the price of Marbella?

Sotogrande has developed a distinct food scene over the last few years and these restaurants are a must-eat

Marbella waiter so ‘disgusted’ by ‘slave-like’ treatment of workers on Spain’s Costa del Sol he moved to UK to be a lorry driver

Spain’s Ronda to fine dog walkers up to €200 for not carrying bags and bottles to clean up mess

WATCH: Anti-tourist thugs smash holidaymakers’ cars with hammers and slash tires in Spain tourist hotspot

Andalucia’s million euro campaign against gender violence slammed for stock pics and smiling victims

Father arrested at Spanish airport for ‘snatching’ two-year-old daughter from Brit children’s home after he ‘lost custody’

FELINE GOOD! Volunteers praise ‘huge step forward’ by Costa Blanca municipality to officially authorise street cat feeders

GRAIN OF TRUTH? Marbella restaurant courts controversy AGAIN as new sign blames unemployment benefits and ‘lazy’ population for lack of rice cooker for summer

SAVE OUR SEAHORSES! A British metal detectors club battling to save seahorses on the Costa Blanca

Yellow and orange warnings issued for searing heat as temperatures hit 41°C in southern Spain

Sotogrande is a playground for royals, footballers and politicians, Diana Tang gives her roundup of the high-class resort

Plainclothes police to patrol buses in Spain’s Marbella amid rising violence against drivers

British boy, 5, collapses and dies in Spain after sudden illness at four-star hotel

Spanish restaurant offers ‘angry potatoes’ with ‘bleeding’ in translation blunder

WATCH: Policeman dives off Madrid fountain to tackle man wielding machete

PORKY PIES: Spain’s biggest jamon iberico distributor caught labelling Polish pork as from the ‘Alpujarras mountains’ in Granada

Investigation launched into ‘rape’ of British girl, 18, while on night out in Magaluf on Spain’s Mallorca

Drop in British tourists heading to Spain due to Brexit can be replaced by Germans and French, new figures suggest

Man who killed 90-year-old woman while looking at phone in Spain’s first e-scooter fatality to face FINE, not prison

Julen’s parents seek three and a half years in prison for Malaga landowner after their son plunged to death down his well

EXCL: Notorious Costa Blanca advisor leaves expats with fines and debt after failing to pass on tens of thousands in tax payments

Marbella mayor’s son fights court order to seize villa in €230,000 Mocromafia money laundering probe

Free special sunglasses are being handed out in Malaga ahead of next month’s solar eclipse

Filling up a car in Spain to cost €5-€10 more within weeks as Middle East oil crisis reignites

Three bodies wash up on beaches along the Costa del Sol wearing wetsuits and flippers

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