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HUGE fire ignites near Alicante airport, firetrucks called, black smoke rises near car park
It is unsure how the fire started, but bundle of clothes in a landfill is thought to the main source of the inferno.
Tourist dies in Catalan airport chaos as riots paralyse Barcelona after Spain jails independence leaders
The airport had seen 45 flights cancelled yesterday and 100 on Monday due to violent clashes involving thousands of people
Firefighter injured in explosion as he tackles huge ‘caravan fire’ near Spain’s Malaga Airport
Tyres have also been set alight by the fire, prompting the deployment of staff from the Andalucian Health Service
WATCH: Protests at Barcelona’s airport turn violent cancelling 100 flights after Spain’s Supreme Court jails Catalunya leaders
In total 108 flights were cancelled as Barceclona’s main airport was taken over and at least 56 people were injured, with 10 hospitalised
PANIC: Thousands holidaying in Spain in fear as Thomas Cook collapse could leave 150,000 travellers stranded
The travel giant’s collapse could leave 150,000 holidaymakers stranded
Two rowdy men arrested after heated scrap on flight from Spain’s Mallorca to Dublin
When they landed at Dublin Airport a fight broke out between them, at the bottom steps of the plane.
Jail for British gangster traced to Spain and nabbed while waiting for wife at airport
Detectives had linked Lindsay to a gang who have been jailed for a total of 87 years after an investigation into violence, drugs and firearms offences
British Airways computer glitch sparks travel chaos at London airports
The airline has blamed a 'system problem' for delays, cancellations and long queues affecting short-haul flights from Heathrow, Gatwick and London City airports
TRAVEL CHAOS: London Gatwick IT meltdown sees 12 flights cancelled as Spain passenger ‘trapped’ beyond gate
A spokesperson blamed the new cancellations on planes being in the wrong place following Wednesday’s disruption
Facial recognition cameras installed at Gibraltar Airport
Software in the cameras creates a biometric map of the points on a person’s face
Alicante airport reopened after private plane crashed upon landing
ALICANTE airport has reopened after a private plane crashed upon landing at 2pm this afternoon.
The landing gear of the jet collapsed as it...
Group of 14 ‘drunken’ Brits dragged off Jet2 flight by police in Spain and now face €500,000 fine
The passengers were apparently walking in the aisles when the seat belt signs were on, and refused to obey the orders of staff
Alicante Airport pandemonium was just about worth it for an English bowl of jellied eels, writes Loraine Gostling
Oh well, it was only 55 minutes, so we could browse the Toblerone and smell the latest designer aromas at leisure in Duty Free
Jamie Oliver’s empire goes into administration with 1,000 job losses just a week after new Costa del Sol restaurant
It comes after Oliver angered Spain by bastardising a traditional Valencian paella with chorizo in 2016
British chef Jamie Oliver opens NEW restaurant on Spain’s Costa del Sol
Malaga province is a favourite with the dad-of-five, who singled out Ronda in particular, when he visited Andalucia for his show, Jamie's Food Escapes
Man in Spain arrested over double knife attack at Ryanair check-in desk that saw woman stabbed in ear
A police officer took out his gun, and with a flight attendant managed to diffuse the situation
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...
British footballers kicked off flight after arriving drunk on Spain’s Costa Blanca
Passengers cheered and applauded when the 25-strong amateur side was removed
WATCH: Flamingo invades airport runway in Spain just days after escaped circus hippo caught running amok on roundabout
Wildlife control experts were notified, but the flamingo is believed to have flown away before they arrived
Ryanair announces several NEW routes from Spain’s Alicante to UK, Ireland and other European cities
It comes after Ryanair revealed that this summer it would run two weekly flights to Bordeaux and a further three to Munich
‘HE WAS ALWAYS SMILING’: British baby boy dies suddenly at airport in Spain as family caught flight home from...
“Ernie was such a happy boy, he was always smiling,” said Sam’s brother and Ernie’s uncle, Nick, who lives in Walsall
UK rejects Spain’s claims that it owns the land Gibraltar airport built on
Spain refuses to acknowledge the UK’s sovereignty over the strip of land in the north of Gibraltar on which the airport sits
Spain tourism chiefs call for alcohol ban in airports and say British police ‘have power’ to stop boozing on...
There is one incident for every 1,424 flights, according to IATA data, while 50 flights per day have to deal with drunken passengers
British tourist in Spain killed in head-on car crash on ‘death alley’ road hours after flying to Alicante with...
A BRITISH woman has been killed in a car crash hours into her holiday, while her partner is in a coma and her daughter is seriously injured.
Thought to be from Bedfordshire and in her 60s, the...
STRIKE: 300 Madrid airport workers walk out until New Year after company refuses them warm clothes for winter
AROUND 300 Madrid airport workers have gone on strike because it is too cold, placing thousands of British holidaymakers in jeopardy.
As New Year arrives,...
Body found in hunt for missing British tourist Nixon Smith who was mugged in Spain before missing flight home
A BODY has been found in the search for missing British tourist Nixon Smith who was mugged just two days before catching his flight...
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EXCLUSIVE: Residents feared for their homes when multiple fronts of flames raced towards their homes in L’Atzubia last night
Many expat residents were forced to flee their homes in fear as the giant wall of flames approached.
One, Chloe Modrekelidze send the Olive Press...
