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Emergency services at the scene of the fatal accident

Bodies of deadly car crash victims are mixed up by authorities in Spain’s Madrid: Fuming family only discover the error at the funeral

THE family of a car crash victim in Madrid has been left furious and in shock after they discovered they did not have the body

6 Sep, 2024 @ 15:48

Lead·Madrid

Spain's Mallorca Plays Host Again To One Of The Country's Biggest Fairs

Tragedy in Spain’s Galicia after man, 36, killed by malfunctioning fairground ride at local fiestas

A SPANISH man aged 36 was tragically killed in the northwestern city of Vigo in the early hours of Saturday morning, after a fairground ride

4 Aug, 2024 @ 10:27

Galicia·Lead

New speed cameras will be installed on ‘death road’ between Marbella and Coin

NEW speed cameras are going to be installed between Marbella and Coin on a notoriously dangerous stretch of road, in a bid to bring down

1 Aug, 2024 @ 16:14

Lead·Marbella·Travel News

Spanish youngsters try to bail out water from their boat in Mallorca

Watch: ‘Drunk’ tourists laugh and joke while sinking a boat in the sea off Mallorca – sparking backlash online

A GROUP of Spanish youngsters has sparked a major backlash online after they shared videos of themselves on TikTok sinking a boat they were sailing

1 Aug, 2024 @ 10:07

Lead·Mallorca

Record number of heat-related deaths in Spain during August

Heat-related workplace accidents rose by 24% in Spain last year

THERE were a total of 199 workplace accidents that required time off in 2023 related to extreme heat or sunstroke, a 27% rise on the

17 Jul, 2024 @ 11:55

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead

Three youngsters killed, two seriously injured, in horror car crash in Spain’s Madrid region

THREE men aged around 20 years old were killed in a horror car crash in the Madrid city of Leganes on Saturday morning, while the

6 Apr, 2024 @ 15:18

Lead·Madrid

Brit, 27, left in a serious condition in Spain’s Magaluf after falling from height of four metres

A 27-year-old British man has been left in a serious condition after falling from a height of four metres in the resort town of Magaluf,

6 Apr, 2024 @ 13:55

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Three killed after interior of apartment block collapses in Spain

THREE people were left dead in Badalona on Tuesday after the interior of their building collapsed on top of them. Firecrews in the Catalan city,

7 Feb, 2024 @ 09:00

Catalunya·Lead

Traffic on the A-4 after a series of accidents

Fog leaves three dead, 18 injured on the roads in Spain’s Ciudad Real

THREE people were left dead and another 18 with injuries after fog caused a series of traffic accidents on Spain’s A-4 motorway, which runs between

25 Jan, 2024 @ 12:22

Lead

War on wild boars declared in Spain's Murcia in special 'hunting emergency'

Woman in Spain’s Basque Country killed in home by stray bullet from boar hunter’s gun

A 75-YEAR-OLD woman died in hospital in Spain’s Basque Country region this weekend after apparently being accidentally shot in the head by a hunter while

18 Dec, 2023 @ 15:34

Basque Country·Lead

British HGV driver, 30, is ‘lucky to be alive’ after being scalped in horror car crash on Spain’s Ibiza

A 30-YEAR-OLD HGV driver from Warrington was scalped and left with other serious injuries as the result of a horrific car crash on the Balearic

1 Oct, 2023 @ 14:15

Ibiza·Lead

Four young people are killed by a train in Barcelona: Three others taken to hospital after accident near popular Circuit music festival

FOUR YOUNGSTERS were killed in Barcelona on Sunday after they were hit by a Rodalies commuter train as they tried to cross the tracks. A

11 Sep, 2023 @ 16:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

IN PICS: Bulls roam free on Spain’s A-3 motorway in Valencia after transport truck overturns

A GROUP of bulls managed to escape from their transport truck on Monday, after the vehicle suffered an accident on the A-3 motorway near Buñol

28 Aug, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

PSpanish police officer is arrested 'for groping a young woman's buttocks' at the Malaga feria

Seven-year-old boy dies in Spain’s Castellon province after falling out of window

A BOY aged seven died on Wednesday after falling out of a fourth-floor apartment in Benicarlo in Castellon province. The Civil Guard told the Spanish

3 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00

Castellon·Lead

Construction worker killed, two more injured, as school building collapses in Logroño

A CONSTRUCTION WORKER was killed and two others injured on Tuesday after a school building in the northern Spanish city of Logroño collapsed. The accident

25 Jul, 2023 @ 20:00

Lead

Man left dead in Spain’s Galicia after train crashes into vehicle

ONE MAN was left dead and two other people injured on Wednesday after a train crashed into a vehicle at a crossing. The accident took

12 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead

Man killed in Madrid while on way to work after stolen car crashes into his vehicle

A 63-YEAR-OLD man died in Madrid in the early hours of Friday morning after his vehicle was hit by a car that was fleeing the

23 Jun, 2023 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

TCall centres in Spain could be fined if callers are forced to hang on for more than three minutes

After call centre worker dies at her desk in Spain, unions denounce claims colleagues were forced to keep working

SPANISH labour unions CGT and UGT have denounced the actions of a call centre in Madrid after a member of staff died at her desk

21 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid

Woman in Spain’s Granada has miraculous escape after pallet of cement falls onto car

A WOMAN in Granada had a miraculous escape on Tuesday after a pallet carrying bags of cement fell from a crane and crushed her car

25 May, 2023 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Granada·Lead

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Massive truck tips on A-7 motorway towards Marbella causing traffic chaos

A massive truck tipped on the A-7 motorway just before Marbella on Tuesday night sparking long traffic queues. The concrete pump truck tipped in slippery

25 Jan, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Malaga·National News

Spain’s first ‘non-roundabout’ to be constructed in Costa Blanca’s Alicante

AN innovative ‘non-roundabout’ will be built in Alicante next year which will keep pedestrians and vehicles out of each other’s way. It will be the

20 Dec, 2022 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Missing Australian rugby player found dead in Spanish nightclub

An Australian rugby league player has been found dead in a nightclub in Barcelona, having fallen from a 10-metre height. The Catalan regional police, the

20 Oct, 2022 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Lead

Wild boar causes panic on Costa Blanca beach in Spain and bites elderly woman

A wild boar caused chaos on Albir beach in l’Alfas del Pi on Friday after coming out of the sea and biting an elderly woman.

3 Jun, 2022 @ 14:20

Costa Blanca·Lead

Motorway through Spain’s Costa Blanca has more accidents, despite drop in traffic volume through pandemic

MORE ACCIDENTS happened on one stretch of the A31 in 2020, than during the pre-pandemic days of 2019. The 73 km (45 miles) stretch of

15 Nov, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Motorcycle accidents in Spain rise in disproportionate rates during de-escalation process

MOTORCYCLE accidents in Spain during the de-escalation process have risen disproportionately to other vehicle accidents.

29 May, 2020 @ 15:53

Lead

Paintball battle

Expat suing company for providing faulty equipment which led to him losing an eye

8 Jan, 2014 @ 11:43

Lead

Bodies of deadly car crash victims are mixed up by authorities in Spain’s Madrid: Fuming family only discover the error at the funeral

Tragedy in Spain’s Galicia after man, 36, killed by malfunctioning fairground ride at local fiestas

New speed cameras will be installed on ‘death road’ between Marbella and Coin

Watch: ‘Drunk’ tourists laugh and joke while sinking a boat in the sea off Mallorca – sparking backlash online

Heat-related workplace accidents rose by 24% in Spain last year

Three youngsters killed, two seriously injured, in horror car crash in Spain’s Madrid region

Brit, 27, left in a serious condition in Spain’s Magaluf after falling from height of four metres

Three killed after interior of apartment block collapses in Spain

Fog leaves three dead, 18 injured on the roads in Spain’s Ciudad Real

Woman in Spain’s Basque Country killed in home by stray bullet from boar hunter’s gun

British HGV driver, 30, is ‘lucky to be alive’ after being scalped in horror car crash on Spain’s Ibiza

Four young people are killed by a train in Barcelona: Three others taken to hospital after accident near popular Circuit music festival

IN PICS: Bulls roam free on Spain’s A-3 motorway in Valencia after transport truck overturns

Seven-year-old boy dies in Spain’s Castellon province after falling out of window

Construction worker killed, two more injured, as school building collapses in Logroño

Man left dead in Spain’s Galicia after train crashes into vehicle

Man killed in Madrid while on way to work after stolen car crashes into his vehicle

After call centre worker dies at her desk in Spain, unions denounce claims colleagues were forced to keep working

Woman in Spain’s Granada has miraculous escape after pallet of cement falls onto car

Massive truck tips on A-7 motorway towards Marbella causing traffic chaos

Spain’s first ‘non-roundabout’ to be constructed in Costa Blanca’s Alicante

Missing Australian rugby player found dead in Spanish nightclub

Wild boar causes panic on Costa Blanca beach in Spain and bites elderly woman

Motorway through Spain’s Costa Blanca has more accidents, despite drop in traffic volume through pandemic

Motorcycle accidents in Spain rise in disproportionate rates during de-escalation process

Paintball battle

WATCH: Rotting carcass of a ten-metre whale shocks beachgoers after washing up on Costa del Sol shore

Good news at last: Oil prices plunge and Spain’s stock market rises after Trump and Iran agree ceasefire deal – including opening Strait of Hormuz

EXPLAINER: Top tips for buying a used car in Spain – and avoiding the scammers that target expats

Light at the end of the tunnel: Direct Malaga-Madrid high-speed trains to return at end of month

Spain’s housing crisis is a ‘political choice’ to protect wealthy property owners at the expense of younger generations, claims top researcher

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