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Last stand: British expat refuses to leave her home despite risk as wildfire approaches town in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol

ONE British expat resident in Benahavis refuses to leave her home, defying orders to evacuate by authorities fearful of the risk from a wildfire raging

9 Jun, 2022 @ 19:52

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Important advice to UK tourists over preventing mobile phone robberies in Benidorm

Mobile phone company duped by €240,000 credit card con in Spain

A nationwide scam left an unnamed mobile phone operator in Spain out of pocket by over €240,000. The firm was tricked by a gang using

8 Jun, 2022 @ 16:30

Barcelona·Cadiz·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·Madrid·Sevilla

8 arrested for defrauding 73-year old pensioner

Pensioners in Spain’s Malaga robbed of bank cards by two women who watched them tap in PIN numbers at ATMs

POLICE in Malaga have arrested two women who stole bank cards from pensioners and illegally withdrew money from their accounts. The duo aged 24 and

8 Jun, 2022 @ 11:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Zoo worker survives leopard attack in Spain’s Andalucia

A Cordoba Zoo keeper was attacked by a leopard on Monday just before he was going to feed the animal. The man only suffered what

6 Jun, 2022 @ 17:49

Cordoba·Lead

Young Gang Robbed Churches In Spain's Costa Blanca And Murcia Areas And Spent Proceeds On Luxury Hotel Stays And Gambling

Young robbers steal from churches in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas to pay for luxury hotel stays and gambling

A gang of young thieves plundered churches across the Murcia and Alicante Province areas in a robbery wave that started in January. Nine people have

6 Jun, 2022 @ 15:20

Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Murcia

Protect your finances in Spain with the experts – Smart Currency

Ringfence your money from exchange rate risk with Smart Currency. WITH something as important as your life savings or proceeds of a property sale at

6 Jun, 2022 @ 10:00

Choose experience and reputation with Mijas Properties

MIJAS Properties have been helping people realise their property dreams since 1984. Selling a beloved property or taking the leap to buy is a big

6 Jun, 2022 @ 08:45

Property·Sponsored·Sponsored Article

Unions call for special measures to tackle policing problems in Campo de Gibraltar

POLICE unions in Spain’s Campo de Gibraltar area are calling for more incentives to attract officers to work in the notoriously crime-ridden zone. The latest

5 Jun, 2022 @ 12:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Taking it to the Max at Max Beach restaurant in Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THERE is no shortage of restaurants in Mijas – but there are a few that stand out either for the remarkable quality of their food,

5 Jun, 2022 @ 10:30

Food & Drink

Spain’s glittering Goya Awards gala celebrating Spanish film set for Sevilla in 2023

SPAIN’S Goya Awards for film will return to Sevilla next year, it has been announced. Considered by many in Spain as their country’s equivalent of

4 Jun, 2022 @ 16:15

La Cultura·Lead·Sevilla

Foreign Tourists Flood Back To Spain With Spending Almost The Same As Before Covid 19 Pandemic

Foreign tourists flooding back to Spain with spending close to pre-pandemic levels

SPAIN welcomed 6.1 million international tourists in April who spent €6.9 billion on their holidays. Figures published on Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute show

1 Jun, 2022 @ 12:45

Lead·National News

Deadly month: Three women murdered by partners in Andalucia during last ten days of May

THREE women have been murdered at the hands of their partners over the last week in Andalucia. The first victim Florina, a 26-year-old seasonal worker

31 May, 2022 @ 15:00

Almeria·Cordoba·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s most ‘smokiest’ regions revealed on ‘World No Tobacco Day’

EXTREMADURA and Murcia have the highest percentage of daily smokers in Spain’s regions according to figures released on ‘World No Tobacco Day’. Statistics compiled for

31 May, 2022 @ 13:58

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Health·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

WATCH: Impressive fireball streak across sky in Spain’s Andalucia

A DAZZLING fireball has streaked across the sky of southern Spain. The bolide, which spotted over Spain on May 28, at 3:19 am local time

31 May, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Other News

Andalucia to have regional elections in June

Polls show PP set to win Andalucia regional elections but will need help from Spain’s far right Vox party to govern

SPAIN’S conservative Popular Party is set to win the biggest share of the vote in Andalucia when regional elections are held next month, according to

26 May, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·Politics

How quickly can I sell my house in Spain? Study reveals it’ll take longer than you think

Home property sales in Spain record highest March figures in 15 years

HOME property sales in Spain soared to their highest March level since 2007 according to official figures. The National Statistics Institute reported 59,272 registered sales

25 May, 2022 @ 17:15

Catalunya·Lead·Property·Valencian Community

British drug mules travelled from Spain to UK with suitcases full of marijuana as part of massive Costa Blanca narcotics export operation

MUST READ: British drug mules flew from Spain to UK with suitcases full of marijuana grown on Costa Blanca and other parts of country

A drugs gang including British citizens who took suitcases of narcotics to the UK and across Europe, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. Police

24 May, 2022 @ 16:15

Alicante·Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Must Read

WATCH: Speeding young British driver totals luxury hire car and almost kills pedestrians in Spain’s Andalucia

A British man, 21, has been arrested in Sevilla after leading police in a 180 kilometres per hour chase around city streets on Sunday. A

23 May, 2022 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

Giant database for learning Spanish created by researchers at University of Granada

THE world’s largest database for learning Spanish as a second language has been created by researchers at the University of Granada. The Granada-based team has

22 May, 2022 @ 09:15

Education·Granada·Lead

Monkeypox reaches Spain’s Costa del Sol with case in Marbella

SPAIN’S Costa del Sol has confirmed its first suspected case of monkeypox infection. The infected individual, a foreign national, is currently at home in isolation

20 May, 2022 @ 14:45

Health·Lead·Malaga

Scammers made €133k by sending bogus texts to get personal bank details from victims in Spain

‘Phishing’ gang steal at least €443,600 from hacked online bank accounts in Spain

A bank ‘phishing’ con netted a nationwide gang at least €443,600 from 146 victims. The Policia Nacional have arrested 13 people across Spain and are

19 May, 2022 @ 17:50

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Opinion poll reveals revitalised Partido Popular under new leader Feijoo could form new Spanish government after December's general election

Opinion poll reveals revitalised Partido Popular could form new government in Spain after December’s general election

A respected monthly opinion poll is spelling potentially serious problems for the left-of-centre coalition led by Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez. Sanchez recently said that Spain

19 May, 2022 @ 14:35

Lead·National News·Politics

Tourists are being put off returning to Spain after experiencing extreme heatwaves, survey suggests

Spain’s Andalucia prepares for ‘earliest heatwave’ since records began—with ‘chiringuitos’ expecting turnover figures to be similar to those of 2019

ANDALUCIA is gearing up for a summer scorcher this weekend with several days of blistering heat on the way. According to Spain’s weather agency AEMET,

19 May, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Weather

Beach bar brawl leads to five arrests including two teenagers in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol

FIVE people including two minors have been arrested after a brawl broke out in a Malaga beach bar. Police were called to a bar in

18 May, 2022 @ 11:00