Illegal housing project halted as Spain’s ‘surfer paradise’ coast battles wave of luxury developments
THE junta has halted an illegal urbanisation on rural land in the area of Ribera de La Oliva in Barbate, using orders for suspension of
GreenPeace and WWF team up to block reopening of ‘toxic water mine’ responsible for Andalucia’s worst environmental catastrophe
ENVIRONMENTALISTS are up in arms over plans to reopen a mine which ‘will dump billions of litres of toxic water’ into two of Spain’s UNESCO
Spain’s famous Almadraba tuna fishing season kicks off in Cadiz this week
THE ALMADRABA tuna fishing campaign officially got underway on Monday, with the first Atlantic bluefin tuna being hoisted onto the decks of the fishing trawlers
WATCH: Runner is air-lifted to hospital after a half-tonne bull tosses him into the air in Spain’s Cadiz
THIS is the dramatic moment as a bull runner was struck and thrown by a charging bull during a traditional bull-running event in southern Spain
Protests planned at Spain’s largest port against ‘US ships carrying arms for Israel’ sets up another confrontation with Trump
A PROTEST has been organised in Algeciras for Sunday denouncing the alleged use of Spanish ports as a logistical stopping point for military cargo in
WATCH: Scientists are attaching cameras to orcas in the Strait of Gibraltar amid growing yachtie anger over dangerous ‘interactions’
ORCA season is returning to the Strait of Gibraltar and scientists are already working on ways to mitigate their interactions with sail boats amid rising
Mystery of body discovered face down on a Spanish beach next to Gibraltar is solved
THE body of a man was found on the beach of San Bernardo, in La Linea, right next to Gibraltar. The body was lying face
Police rule out narco killing as cause of death of man found in river in Spain with ‘bag of bricks tied around his neck’
THE man who was found in a river in Trebujena, close to Cadiz, is thought to have committed suicide, according to police sources. The Guardia
WATCH: Fancy a free fridge? Bizarre rescue operation continues after dozens of units fall into the sea off the coast of Spain
A SURREAL clean-up operation is underway off the southern coast of Spain. Dozens of white refrigerators and several cargo containers have been spotted floating in
It’s NOT over! Weather alerts are issued for parts of Malaga and Cadiz tomorrow – before scorcher this weekend
A SERIES of weather alerts have been issued for Andalucia tomorrow, dashing hopes that the worst of the weather was officially over today. The yellow
‘Surfer paradise’ in southern Spain is being flooded with luxury developments – including a five-star hotel between two natural parks
A WAVE of luxury developments is sweeping over the Costa de la Luz resort of Tarifa. The coastal gem, famed for its pristine beaches and
TWO earthquakes in the Gulf of Cadiz rattle southern Spain
AN earthquake has been detected off the coast of southern Spain this morning. According to Spain’s National Geographic Institute (ING), the tremor measured 4.3 on
New water transfer pipeline between the Campo de Gibraltar and Costa del Sol opens just days after reservoirs were forced to release overflow
A CRUCIAL new pipeline connecting Campo de Gibraltar’s water supply to the Costa del Sol has been opened, offering vital respite to the usually drought-starved
Sotogrande sees property prices surge by 30% in a year: Resort dubbed ‘Spain’s Monaco’ and once favoured by British royals becomes luxury hotspot
PROPERTY prices on the upmarket Sotogrande urbanisation in Cadiz province leapt up by 30% in 2024. The average sale price was €1.9 million putting it
Search-and-rescue mission is on for five suspected ‘narcos’ who fell into the water after a collision between speed boats during police chase in southern Spain
FIVE suspected drug traffickers are missing after a narco speed boat collided with a stationary one during a high-speed chase on a river in Sevilla.
EXCLUSIVE: Acerinox steelworks spews ‘frequent’ toxic clouds into the Bay of Gibraltar while Spanish authorities ‘turn a blind eye’
THE sinister cloud of orange gas that the Acerinox steelworks belched out over the Bay of Gibraltar last week is something that’s ‘suspiciously frequent’, insiders
Watch: Weather chaos in Cadiz sees 40 people trapped in cars while Jerez racing circuit ‘is underwater’
THIS is the moment Cadiz firefighters rescued 40 people from 20 vehicles after they became trapped on the motorway. Heavy rains over the weekend and
Campo de Gibraltar’s ‘historic problems’ must become a ‘priority’ for the EU after being ‘intensified by Brexit’, say Spanish socialists
ANDALUCIA’S socialist party has called for the Campo de Gibraltar region to be designated a ‘priority territory in Europe’ after reeling from the impact of
‘Narco’ is killed at sea after his boat collides with police vessel off southern Spain
A MEMBER of a narco boat crew died after colliding with a Guardia Civil vessel during a chase on Monday evening. The pursuit happened 20
One year on from Barbate cop killings in Spain: ‘Police in the Strait of Gibraltar are still unarmed, drugs are cheaper than ever and trafficking is taking root in coastal towns’
SPAIN’S Guardia Civil have claimed that they are still ‘unarmed’ one year after the killings of two officers and that drug trafficking is growing and
Deadly Portuguese Men O’War wash up on Spanish beaches near Gibraltar
A WAVE of deadly Portuguese Man O’War have washed up along beaches in the south of Spain. Authorities are warning the public to stay away
‘We envy how the UK treats Gibraltar’: Mayor of Spanish border town slams Spain’s ‘lack of support’ for La Linea
LA LINEA’S mayor has expressed his ‘healthy envy’ of how the UK treats Gibraltar, contrasting it sharply with Spain’s handling of his border town’s challenges.
Tobacco smuggling bust in Spain underlines how the illegal trade with Gibraltar continues despite crackdowns
TOBACCO smuggling from Gibraltar to Spain continues to be a scourge after Spanish police carried out raids in the Campo de Gibraltar. The operation, codenamed
Pictured: US man jailed for killing his wife on Christmas Day in Spain before burying her body hundreds of miles away
A WEALTHY American businessman has been jailed for eight years in Spain for the murder of his Russian wife near Gibraltar in 2021. Michael Martin
Cadiz hotel is nominated for a prestigious National Geographic award
A LUXURY hotel in Cadiz has been nominated for a National Geographic Travel Award. THE SO/Sotogrande Spa & Golf Resort will compete in the Best
Spain-Morocco tunnel latest: Completion hopes dashed for 2030 World Cup amid reports of ‘decade-long’ delay
PLANS for a rail tunnel linking Spain and Morocco have hit the buffers due to ‘complex conditions’ and it may not be ready until 2040.