Tarifa and Malaga among 10 Andalucian beaches slapped with Black Flags in this year’s report
TARIFA and Malaga have been named and shamed among ten Andalucian beaches and coastal zones awarded a ‘Black Flag’ in this year’s damning report by
Gun-toting Brit gang who ‘busted UK kingpin out of police van in Ibiza’ are finally nabbed
FIVE members of a British mafia outfit have been tracked down and arrested for their role in a broad daylight assault on a police van
Ozempic manufacturer facing backlash in Spain for ‘obesity can kill’ campaign
‘OBESITY means being out of breath when I run to catch the bus’: A new campaign, seen in bus shelters in Madrid and widely circulated
Cigarette machine thief seriously injured after getaway car ends up in Costa Blanca canal
A THIEF was seriously injured after his getaway car went into a canal at San Miguel de Salinas in Alicante province. The man was taken
Funfair attraction owner in Spain arrested for homicide after girl, 2, is electrocuted
TWO people have been arrested over the death of a girl who was electrocuted on metal fencing at a Murcia fairground attraction. Amira, 2, died
Palma cracks down on buying from illegal street sellers
PALMA Police have enacted the city´s new ordinance which places fines of up to 750 euros on people who buy products from illegal street sellers.
Expert warns investors looking to profit from Spain’s property boom against buying up ‘cheap homes’
A LEADING Spanish property investment expert has warned potential investors that bargain flats for around €50,000 may not pay off in the long run. Sergio
Want to live alone? This is how much you should be earning in Spain to pull it off
LIVING solo in Spain doesn’t come cheap, especially if you’re eyeing the major cities and popular resorts where most people look to settle. A new
Spain’s luxury property market continues to go loco – these are the areas where prices have shot up the most
SPAIN’S most exclusive property market continues its relentless climb, with prices for luxury homes surging 15% over the past year, according to new data from
Property purchases set all-time April high in Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN APRIL property purchase record has been set in Alicante province according to the National Institute of Statistics(INE). The property boom shows no signs of
Madrid vs Barcelona: Two titanic cities being squeezed in the grip of Spain’s housing crisis
SPAIN’S two largest cities are being crushed under Spain’s unprecedented housing crisis. Both Madrid and Barcelona recorded their highest-ever property prices for sales and rentals
Police make mass arrests and raid drugs lab producing up to 30 kilos of cocaine per day in Spain
A VALENCIA cocaine gang that made and sold the drug has been brought down by the Policia Nacional and the Tax Agency. 25 people have
Lawyer rubbishes DNA link to sole suspect in brutal murder of Audrey Fang in Spain
EXPERTS have found DNA belonging to the suspect arrested for the murder of Singaporean Audrey Fang on her body. L’Opinion de Murcia reports that the
Unprecedented June ‘tropical nights’ with 28C temperatures lead to lack of sleep in Spain
A MID-JUNE heatwave has brought humid and tropical nights to large parts of Spain- posing problems to people trying to get a good night’s sleep.
Massive influx of billionaires is making Madrid ‘new home to the global super rich’, according to The Times.
DRAWING comparisons to cities such as London and Paris, Madrid is entering a new era of interest for overseas billionaires. It’s a development which is
‘Sperm whales, loggerheads and coral forests’: Spain to expand its protected sea reserves
SPAIN has taken another important step forward to protect its oceans by expanding marine reserves yet the road ahead is long, a marine scientist says.
Two people jailed in Spain for busting sanctions by exporting equipment to Russia
THREE people have been arrested in Valencia province for busting sanctions by exporting machinery to Russia. Two of the detainees have been jailed after a
Shootings, kidnappings and mafia: Police reveal details on a dozen Costa del Sol crime wave operations
MALAGA’s Policia Nacional have pulled back the curtain on a series of investigations targeting crime on the Costa del Sol over the past 18 months.
Plumber turned squatter steals taps and pipes from Costa Blanca holiday homes
A SQUATTER robbed 21 neighbouring properties in Denia in less than a month. The 31-year-old man was a trained plumber and stole taps and pipes
‘Tropicalising’ Med is bringing scorching sea temperatures, giant hailstones and muggy nights to Spain
SPAIN is living through sweltering early summer weather that is driving sea temperatures to levels typically seen in late July and August, according to Eltiempo.es.
‘It’s not just self-righteous expats!’: Bullfighting protest challenges Spanish tradition outside Marbella bullring
PROTESTORS gathered to advocate for animal welfare and to call on local and national authorities to ban bullfighting permanently, arguing that bullfighting violates the basic
Police rescue trafficked women who were sexually exploited in brothels across Eastern Spain
A JOINT Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional operation has dismantled a gang that trafficked and sexually exploited South American woman in Eastern Spain. Flats and
Liverpool man killed in shoot-out after playing football on the Costa del Sol is named
A BRIT gunned down in a Costa del Sol shoot-out has been named as 32-year-old Steven Gray, according to the Liverpool Echo. Gray was killed
Gang robs dozens of foreign tourist cars at motorway service areas in Spain
A GANG who stole from cars belonging to foreign tourists at Valencia motorway service areas has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Six people have
Former MMA fighter Conor McGregor floors party goer ‘like bowling pin’ in Ibiza nightclub
IRISH UFC champion Conor McGregor was filmed pounding a fellow reveller with two left hooks during a night out at Pacha nightclub in Ibiza on
Spain’s ‘Black Flag’ awards for beach pollution includes one for flood disaster waste in Valencia
THE Ecologistas en Accion group have handed out their ‘Black Flags’ for 2025 to coastal areas of Spain which they say have environmental problems. They