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Biting red fire ants warning: Invasive pests are found in major Italian port raising fears they will spread to...

Kayleigh Beardsley - 12 Sep, 2023 @ 13:30

RED fire ants have become a threat to Spain after being spotted in a major port in Sicily, Italy. Researchers found 88 nests in the...

Crime & Law

Carlos Sainz robbed of €300,000 watch in Milan hours after achieving a podium at Italian GP

Kayleigh Beardsley - 5 Sep, 2023 @ 16:30

AFTER an incredible podium for Carlos Sainz at the Italian Grand Prix, the Spaniard fell victim to a robbery outside his hotel in Milan. His...

Crime & Law

Spanish actor Gabriel Guevara arrested during Venice film festival over sexual assault charges

Kayleigh Beardsley - 5 Sep, 2023 @ 13:30

SPANISH actor, Gabriel Guevara, has been arrested in Venice after France issued an international warrant over an alleged sexual assault. The charges related to the...

Crime & Law

Lorry packed with rotting vegetables was hiding marijuana worth €1.3 million in Spain’s Murcia

Alex Trelinski - 12 Aug, 2023 @ 08:45

POLICE in Murcia pulled over a lorry full of rotting vegetables and discovered over 220 kilos of marijuana with a retail value of €1.3...

Health

In hot water: Viral tweet sparks fierce debate about how much Spaniards, and Europeans, shower

Simon Hunter - 23 May, 2023 @ 15:00

A VIRAL tweet has sparked lively online debate about how often Spaniards shower compared to their European counterparts. The answer? Less than the Italians...

Costa Blanca

Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia airports report record-breaking January for passenger numbers

Alex Trelinski - 13 Feb, 2023 @ 16:30

ALICANTE-ELCHE and Valencia airports reported their busiest-ever January with new records set for passenger numbers. Alicante-Elche airport welcomed 795,148 passengers- up by 68.1% on 2021...

Spain's inflation rate shows surprise small fall in August

Business & Finance

Number of bankers in Spain earning over a million euros grew from 128 to 221 in 2021

Simon Hunter - 22 Jan, 2023 @ 19:15

THE NUMBER of bankers in Spain who earn more than €1 million a year grew considerably in 2021, to a total of 221. This...

Spain imposes Covid checks on air passengers from China

Coronavirus

Spain to introduce Covid checks on air passengers from China

Alex Trelinski - 30 Dec, 2022 @ 11:13

PEOPLE flying into Spain from China will have to produce a Covid vaccination certificate or show proof of a negative Covid test. Friday's announcement from...

Valencia

Horse meat gang banked €4.5 million by selling sick animals from Valencia farm in Spain

Alex Trelinski - 1 Dec, 2022 @ 19:45

A joint Guardia Civil and Europol operation has dismantled a criminal gang that illegally marketed horses to be slaughtered for meat that was not...

Mallorca

Spain crime: Alleged Italian ‘Ndrangheta mafia gangsters arrested in Ibiza

Anthony Piovesan - 21 Sep, 2022 @ 18:08

Gangsters with suspected links to one of Italy's most notorious mafia groups have been arrested in Spain. Gangsters with suspected links to the Italian mafia...

National News

Spanish climber falls to his death in Italy

George Mathias - 7 Jul, 2022 @ 16:30

ITALIAN emergency services have recovered the body of a Spanish man who fell from his death while climbing in the Dolomites. The man, in his...

Catalunya

Italian mafia boss mistakenly released in 2020 is arrested in Spain’s Catalunya region

Alex Trelinski - 22 Jun, 2022 @ 16:42

AN Italian mafia boss mistakenly released from a Barcelona jail in October 2020, has been arrested by police at a routine checkpoint in Catalunya. Vittorio...

Valencia

Spain’s Valencia City explains why it wants to become the 2024 European Green Capital

Alex Trelinski - 20 Jun, 2022 @ 14:21

VALENCIA leaders have presented details on Monday on their bid to become Europe's Green Capital in 2024. Valencia City was officially declared a candidate in...

Benidorm

Benidorm will host Spain’s Eurovision Song Contest jury and stage special event in May

Alex Trelinski - 31 Mar, 2022 @ 17:00

BENIDORM will be the home of Spain's Eurovision Song Contest jury for the annual event which takes place in Turin, Italy on May 14. Model...

Valencia

Italian mafia crime boss and two henchmen arrested in Valencia area of Spain

Alex Trelinski - 29 Mar, 2022 @ 12:08

AN Italian mafia drugs lord and his two lieutenants have been arrested in Valencia Province. The leader has been detained by the Policia Nacional in...

Last phase starting in key clinical trials for Spain's own COVID-19 vaccine

Coronavirus

Go ahead for final phase clinical trials of Spain’s own COVID-19 vaccine

Alex Trelinski - 1 Feb, 2022 @ 13:30

SPAIN'S first domestically-made COVID-19 vaccine produced by Hipra is to start its final phase of clinical trials. Approval was given by the Spanish Agency for...

Entertainment

Benidorm launches Spain’s Eurovision Song Contest entry for 2022 amidst controversy

Alex Trelinski - 31 Jan, 2022 @ 14:54

SPAIN'S 2022 Eurovision Song Contest entry will see Chanel perform 'SloMo' in Italy after a new three-night Benidorm Fest format that ended in some...

Trafficked Woman Forced Into Prostitution By Voodoo Rites And Huge Debt Is Rescued In Valencia Area Of Spain

Crime & Law

Police in Valencia area of Spain rescue Nigerian woman forced into prostitution by voodoo rites

Alex Trelinski - 16 Nov, 2021 @ 17:45

TWO people have been arrested in Valencia Province for human trafficking after Nigerian women were tricked by voodoo rites into becoming sex slaves. A victim...

Tourist Ollie Getting Into The Spirit With His New Friends (1)

Football

View from Spain: The ecstasy and agony of England fans watching Euro 2020 final from abroad

Fiona Govan - 12 Jul, 2021 @ 18:20

THE ecstasy and the agony were lived in equal measure across Spain where England fans saw their team fall at the final hurdle in...

Lead

Italian neo-fascist terrorist arrested after hiding for YEARS among expat community on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Laurence Dollimore - 11 Sep, 2020 @ 14:43

The woman had been part of the Nucleos Armado Revolucionario (NAR), an extreme right terror group active in Italy during the 1970s and 80s

Almeria

Terrorist ring across Spain, Italy and France dismantled by the police

Dimitris Kouimtsidis - 12 Jun, 2020 @ 15:29

A TERRORIST ring across Spain, Italy and France has been dismantled.

Lead

Spain lifts ban on flights coming in from Italy, amid coronavirus de-escalation process

Dimitris Kouimtsidis - 19 May, 2020 @ 13:12

SPAIN has lifted the ban on flights coming into the country from Italy, amid the easing of the coronavirus restrictions.

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Italy tests glass cubicles for its beaches in bid to open for summer amid devastating coronavirus pandemic – will...

Laurence Dollimore - 15 Apr, 2020 @ 19:24

AN Italian company believes it has come up with a way to ensure its country's beaches can open for the summer season. Nuova Neon Group...

Health

Italy’s coronavirus death count overtakes China’s with 3,405 fatalities

Dimitris Kouimtsidis - 19 Mar, 2020 @ 20:06

ITALY has recorded more coronavirus deaths than China and is the country with the most fatalities worldwide.

Health

BREAKING: WHOLE of Italy on lockdown over coronavirus outbreak

Laurence Dollimore - 9 Mar, 2020 @ 21:52

ITALY is officially on lockdown as it continues to fight its coronavirus epidemic. Travel restrictions will now be in place across the whole country, Prime...

Health

New coronavirus case confirmed in Spain’s Mallorca in woman who recently returned from Italy

Isha Sesay - 29 Feb, 2020 @ 15:02

She returned to the island with her five-year-old son and 19-year-old daughter who is pregnant

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Spain sees convictions for homophobic hate crimes spike in 2022

Simon Hunter - 21 Sep, 2023 @ 16:30

CONVICTIONS in Spain for homophobic hate crimes rose 25% in 2022 compared to the year before. That’s according to a yearly report from the...

British Holidaymaker Dies After Plunging From Seventh Floor Magaluf Hotel Balcony On Spain's Mallorca

British teens in Magaluf hotel rampage arrested for refusing to pay for damages – and even accused cops of...

21 Sep, 2023 @ 16:30

Marbella gang who ‘stole more than €4.5m’ thanks to their safe-cracking skills are finally brought down after raiding a...

21 Sep, 2023 @ 15:54

Woman spots mobile phone held by pervert through her toilet window in Spain's Valencia

Police in Spain identify 11 minors suspected of making and sharing deep-fake naked photos of female classmates

21 Sep, 2023 @ 15:47

Steven Spielberg was ‘very sorry’ to give up Granada’s Alhambra Palace as a shooting location for Indiana Jones: Letter...

21 Sep, 2023 @ 15:13

Busy motorway to get extra third lane in Spain's Costa Blanca

Spain scraps plans for ‘congestion charge’ on public motorways and ‘will vow to improve train and public transport options...

21 Sep, 2023 @ 14:34

WATCH: Topless man causes carnage at Palma de Mallorca airport after missing his early morning flight to Gran Canaria:...

21 Sep, 2023 @ 14:30

Inferno rages through Palma care home leaving six hospitalised

21 Sep, 2023 @ 14:15

Spain’s Congress takes historic step to allow use of other languages in parliamentary debates

21 Sep, 2023 @ 13:38

Spain is losing war on invasive ‘killer’ Asian hornet: Numbers are up 60% in a year and they are...

21 Sep, 2023 @ 13:32

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21 Sep, 2023 @ 13:05

Mystery surrounds death of Norwegian expat, 21, whose body was found dumped in Torremolinos: Police move towards theory of...

21 Sep, 2023 @ 11:52

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