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Senior home in Spain’s Madrid where three women died in fire had emergency exits blocked, no water pressure in fire hydrant and a faulty alarm system

THE part-public senior home in Spain’s Madrid region where three women died after a fire broke out there on Sunday suffered a litany of deficiencies

20 Feb, 2024 @ 13:29

Lead·Madrid

Three left dead at old people’s home in Spain’s Madrid after phone charger causes fire

THREE women have died in Madrid after a fire broke out at an old people’s home in the Moncloa-Aravaca district in the early hours of

19 Feb, 2024 @ 15:30

Lead·Madrid

Body of man, 80, is found floating in Alicante port in Spain

THE body of an 80-year-old man was discovered on Monday floating in the waters off the Port of Alicante. Sources from the Civil Guard told

19 Feb, 2024 @ 14:10

Alicante·Lead

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

Police in Spain ramp up spot checks to catch drink and drug drivers during the Christmas period – after 18 road deaths over the recent ‘puente’ holiday

SPAIN’S DGT traffic authority is ramping up spot checks in a bid to nab drink and drug drivers during the Christmas period. The plan, which

11 Dec, 2023 @ 13:50

Lead

Autopsy confirms that Alvaro Prieto, whose body was discovered in Spain’s Seville on Monday, died from a 3,500-volt electric shock

AN AUTOPSY carried out on the body of Alvaro Prieto, the 18-year-old footballer who went missing in Seville last week, has confirmed that the youngster

17 Oct, 2023 @ 15:01

Cordoba·Lead·Sevilla

Pictured: Soldier, 19, from Sevilla is among two missing Spaniards in Israel following deadly Hamas attack

Spain confirms death of Spanish 19-year-old in Hamas attacks on Israel

SPAIN’S Foreign Ministry on Wednesday confirmed the death of Maya Villalobo Sinvany, a 19-year-old woman with joint Spanish-Israeli nationality who had been missing since Hamas

11 Oct, 2023 @ 14:08

Lead·Must Read

Court in Spain sends so-called ‘Grindr killer’ to jail for 20 years after conviction for grisly murder

A MAN dubbed as the ‘Grindr killer’ has been sentenced to 20 years in jail by a Madrid court, after he was found guilty of

25 Sep, 2023 @ 12:28

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Body found floating in Malaga port on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE LIFELESS corpse of a man was located in the early hours of Sunday morning floating in Malaga port on Spain’s Costa del Sol. The

24 Sep, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·Malaga

Demostration against gender violence malaga

Andalucia accounts for one a third of all domestic violence deaths in Spain as latest victim, 37, is killed by her partner in Granada

A TOTAL of 16 women have been murdered by their partners or ex partners in Andalucia this year, which accounts for over one third of

12 Sep, 2023 @ 11:46

Andalucia·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

Torrential rains, flooding, cars, En Recas (Toledo) Comarca de la Sagra

One man drowns in a car and another in an ELEVATOR in Spain while others are missing following ‘extreme’ rainfall

THE ‘historic’ DANA storm that has spread destruction throughout the Spanish heartland has claimed a further grisly toll with the tragic deaths of two men

4 Sep, 2023 @ 12:49

Lead·Madrid·Weather

High temperatures claim 213 lives in Spain’s Andalucia during July

GOT A STORY? Email us at [email protected] THE scorching temperatures that gripped Andalucia during July have resulted in the tragic loss of 213 lives. Despite

8 Aug, 2023 @ 10:15

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Frenchman kills neighbour and then turns gun on himself at luxury Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain

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

Tragic fire at Italian restaurant in Madrid claims a third life

ONE OF the people injured in a shocking fire at a Madrid restaurant on April 21 has died in hospital. The total number of victims

13 May, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Madrid

Online scammer sells non-existent cut price cars to people around Spain

Woman and her son left dead in Spain’s Segovia after their business is fumigated

A WOMAN and her son were left dead after their family business was fumigated in a village in Spain’s Segovia province. The woman’s husband was

28 Mar, 2023 @ 18:30

Lead·National News

Anaesthetist From Spain's Valencia Gets Parole After 1,933 Jail Term For Infecting 275 Patients With Hepatitis C

Anaesthetist from Spain’s Valencia gets parole after 1,933 year jail sentence for infecting 275 patients with hepatitis C

A Valencia anaesthetist has been paroled after receiving a 1,933 year prison sentence for spreading hepatitis C to 275 patients in regional hospitals between 1988

9 Mar, 2023 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Amnesty International slams Spain and Morocco for migrant death disaster in Melilla

AMNESTY International has accused Spain and Morocco of trying to cover up what happened in the enclave of Melilla on June 24 when dozens of

14 Dec, 2022 @ 12:51

Lead·National News

Heat-related deaths surged during record-breaking hot summer on Spain's Costa Blanca

Heat-related deaths surged during sizzling hot summer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A scorching Costa Blanca summer brought an almost three-fold rise in deaths caused by high temperatures. Madrid’s Carlos III Health Institute says that 238 people

26 Oct, 2022 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Two Men On Trial For Causing 2013 Santiago De Compostela Train Disaster In Spain That Killed 80 Passengers

Two men on trial for causing 2013 train disaster in Spain that killed 80 passengers

THE trial of two men who are accused of being responsible for the death of 80 people in the 2013 Santiago de Compostela train disaster

5 Oct, 2022 @ 15:40

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Lighting Strike Kills Two Tourists On Mallorca Beach In Spain

Lightning strike kills two tourists on Mallorca beach in Spain

A lightning strike killed two tourists on a Mallorca beach on Thursday. The double tragedy happened shortly at around 3.40 pm on Cala Mesquida in

9 Sep, 2022 @ 11:36

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Rescatan Una Patera Con 51 Inmigrantes A Bordo En La Playa De Los Cristianos En Tenerife

Canary Islands report more than a thousand migrant deaths in year so far

Spain’s Canary Islands have calculated that more than a thousand would-be migrants have either died or disappeared at sea while trying to reach land in

8 Sep, 2022 @ 15:23

Canary Islands·Lead

Lorry Driver From Spain's Murcia Was Not Drunk Before Swerving To Avoid Van Ahead Of Dutch Barbecue Tragedy

Lorry driver from Spain’s Murcia in Dutch barbecue tragedy was not drunk before swerving to avoid hitting van

A Murcia lorry driver was sober when his truck careered off a dike in the Netherlands and crashed into a community barbecue, killing six people.

29 Aug, 2022 @ 12:45

Lead·Murcia

Spain reports first child deaths caused by acute hepatitis in Andalucia and Murcia regions

TWO children have died of acute hepatitis in the Andalucia and Murcia regions of Spain. They are the first deaths of youngsters in the country

5 Aug, 2022 @ 15:00

Health·Lead·Madrid·Murcia

Pedro Sanchez claims ‘more than 500 people’ died during latest heatwave in Spain

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has claimed that the current heatwave has claimed over 500 lives. Spain has been gripped by a heatwave affecting much

20 Jul, 2022 @ 17:15

Lead·National News·Weather

Spain counts the toll of week long heatwave with at least 360 dead

AS the heatwave in Spain finally begins to ease as temperatures drop for the first time in more than eight days, the true cost of

19 Jul, 2022 @ 19:00

Madrid·National News·Weather