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EXCLUSIVE: Brits taking on Santander Bank 13 YEARS after their dream house in Spain’s Valencia was ‘illegally’ repossessed

Alex Trelinski - 17 Nov, 2022 @ 15:00

A BRITISH couple are going to court over the 2009 repossession of their dream home in Spain. Tina and Steve Poole are fighting Santander Bank...

Ex-King of Spain, Juan Carlos, goes to Court of Appeal to stop London civil trial over surveillance of ex-mistress

National News

Ex-King of Spain, Juan Carlos, looks to Court of Appeal to delay or stop London trial over surveillance of...

Alex Trelinski - 29 Mar, 2022 @ 20:30

LAWYERS acting for Emeritus King, Juan Carlos, say they are going to the Court of Appeal over a key immunity ruling made last week. Justice...

National News

High Court in London rejects sovereign immunity for Spain’s Emeritus King, Juan Carlos, over damages claim by ex-mistress

Alex Trelinski - 24 Mar, 2022 @ 13:39

SPAIN'S former monarch, Juan Carlos, could be forced to give evidence in a damages claim brought by his ex-mistress in a London High Court...

Costa Blanca

Fugitive fraudster is arrested in arrivals area of Costa Blanca airport in Spain

Alex Trelinski - 4 Jan, 2022 @ 11:50

AN Estonian man accused of a €150,000 fraud has been arrested after landing at Alicante-Elche airport. He had flown in from Kaunas in Lithuania. The man,...

Judges throw out COVID-19 passport plans for nightlife and restaurants in Basque Country of Spainxtension for most of the region including Spain's second city Barcelona.an students accused of assaulting American sisters in Murcia area of Spain

Barcelona

Catalunya’s top court rejects curfew extension for most of the region including Spain’s second city Barcelona.

Alex Trelinski - 19 Aug, 2021 @ 17:04

NIGHT curfews in most of Catalunya have been revoked by orders of the region's top court. The regional government submitted an application to continue with...

Business & Finance

Bank in Spain placed under investigation amid allegations of spying and corruption

Tim McNulty - 30 Jul, 2019 @ 10:58

These charges date back to 2004 and relate to BBVA’s dealings with former police chief Jose Manuel Villarejo

Crime & Law

Theresa May will not begin Brexit this year

Laurence Dollimore - 19 Jul, 2016 @ 16:11

Britain's new PM has made it clear she does not plan to trigger Brexit before 2017

Crime & Law

EXCLUSIVE: British mother ordered to live near abusive ex-boyfriend in Granada

Rob Horgan - 22 May, 2015 @ 10:43

The mother is making a desperate plea to stop her repatriation

Sport

Game back on for Spanish domestic football season after strike ends

Tom Powell - 15 May, 2015 @ 14:22

Barcelona can now win La Liga on Sunday

Environment

Green groups denounce Junta de Andalucia’s mining plans

Jacqueline Fanchini (Reporter) - 25 Jan, 2015 @ 14:00

The plans involve creating new quarries and the reopening of quarry sites previously closed by Andalucia’s High Court.

Lead

UPDATE: Former Bankia chief axed from his role within the PP

Rob Horgan - 28 Oct, 2014 @ 10:58

Rodrigo Rato has been suspended from his role within the country's ruling party following expenses scandal allegations

Business & Finance

Bank chairmen ordered to pay millions of euros following ‘magic’ card expenses scandal

Rob Horgan - 22 Oct, 2014 @ 10:29

Former chairman of Caja Madrid and Bankia ordered to pay €19 million by today or face their assets being seized in the wake of Spain's expenses scandal

Andalucia

Mother fends off jail sentence after refusing to return her children to Spain

Imogen Calderwood - 5 May, 2014 @ 14:00

Her Spanish army officer husband tried to have her jailed after going on the run with the children

Crime & Law

Barcenas amassed personal fortune from PP slush fund

Tom Powell - 3 Apr, 2014 @ 11:28

Jailed former PP treasurer diverted a fortune from the party's infamous slush fund

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Artichoke farmers hire ‘superhero’ to fight threats to Spain’s second-biggest growing area on Costa Blanca

Alex Trelinski - 5 Dec, 2022 @ 17:45

ARTICHOKE producers from the Vega Baja region of Alicante Province have hired a superhero in the form of AlcasilMan- a character created by local...

Police in Barcelona make two arrests after headless torso discovered in rubbish container

5 Dec, 2022 @ 17:15

Malaga homes in Spain raided as international sex trafficking gang dismantled with eleven women rescued from slavery

5 Dec, 2022 @ 16:30

Police put on alert ahead of Spain-Morocco World Cup clash

5 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Current Gibraltar government spending nearly FIVE times more on sewage work than rivals, Chief Minister says

5 Dec, 2022 @ 15:25

Boy, 11, Seriously Injured After Falling From Fifth Floor Of Costa Blanca Hotel In Spain

Boy, 11, dies injured after falling 16 metres from roof of Costa Blanca hotel in Spain

5 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Dozens arrested on Costa del Sol for trafficking weed inside ‘humanitarian aid’ packages for Ukraine

5 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Drunk Man On Mobile Phone Gets Run Over By Train On Valencia Level Crossing In Spain

Abusers of Spain’s free rail pass scheme will lose deposits and tickets from Wednesday onward

5 Dec, 2022 @ 13:30

Spain’s Sierra Nevada closes first weekend of winter season with more than 2,800 users

5 Dec, 2022 @ 12:45

Robbers use convoy of rented vehicles in warehouse robberies across Spain’s Costa Blanca

5 Dec, 2022 @ 12:06

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in La Duquesa / Puerto de la Duquesa with pool – € 162,000

5 Dec, 2022 @ 12:05

Madrid hotel transforms gardens into ice skating rink for Christmas season

5 Dec, 2022 @ 11:22

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Wolfgang on Atomic yacht could make Gibraltar into global leader in the fight against climate change: “Yes we badly need nuclear super yachts for Russian oligarchs to make Gibraltar visible as a stronghold for avoiding global…” Nov 12, 20:36
Rubicons on Police in Malaga city centre in Spain catch six female pickpockets red-handed in less than an hour: “Hmmm, Mr. Walter Finch? Why no description of this gang of pick-pocket women without any known address? I wonder who…” Nov 7, 11:12
Wolfgang on ETERNAL SUMMER: Warm weather continues in Spain’s Malaga: “This is why many seniors from Germany like me now are in a hurry to flee high gas prices for…” Nov 3, 21:22
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