Spain moves to clamp down on tourist flats by jacking up VAT by more than double
SPAIN is moving to more than double taxes on tourist flats as it seeks to bring a deepening housing crisis under control. The government is
Must read: Spain’s Mortgage Floor Clause – Thousands of homeowners could still be owed compensation
THOUSANDS of homeowners in Spain may still be entitled to recover significant compensation due to the controversial ‘clausula suelo’ (floor clause), a mortgage term that
Vandals caught graffitiing trains in Catalunya to face mega fines of up to €900,000 under tough new crackdown
VANDALS caught spraying graffiti on trains will face massive financial penalties under a strict new law in Catalunya. Offenders now face fines of up to
US citizen, 34, makes unprecedented asylum bid to stay in Spain while on holiday in Mallorca to escape ‘political climate under Donald Trump’
AN AMERICAN tourist has launched an extraordinary bid for political asylum in Spain after claiming he fears returning to the US because of the country’s
Spain’s DGT traffic authority hit drivers with more than 6 million fines in 2025 – equal to a dozen every minute
SPAIN’S DGT Traffic Authority has set a new annual record for imposing fines for road offences. Over six million penalties were issued in 2025- beating
EXPLAINER: How Spain’s euthanasia law works after paraplegic gang-rape victim Noelia, 25, chooses to end her life
SPAIN became the fourth European Union country in 2021 to legalise euthanasia. The issue hit the headlines again this week after Noelia Castillo, 25, received
Top court says ‘no grounds’ to try ex-president Carlos Mazon over handling of Valencia flood disaster
VALENCIA’S highest court has rejected a call for ex-president Carlos Mazon to be tried for negligence over his handling of the October 2024 flood disaster
Benidorm suffers massive setback over €330m compensation payment to developers
THE Valencian Supreme Court(TSJCV) has thrown out an appeal by Benidorm council over a €283 million compensation payment- plus interest- to developers over the loss
‘You’re a black illegal immigrant and I’m Spanish’: Man jailed after abusing employee in Fuengirola hotel
A MAN has been sentenced to seven years in prison for the abuse, rape and sexual assault of his female domestic worker. The abuse started
Marbella mayor’s stepson and late husband ‘laundered €7m as bosses of the Swedish mafia’ trial hears
A POLICIA Nacional inspector has accused the stepson and late husband of Marbella’s mayor of laundering more than €7 million of suspected drug money, as
Police celebrate ‘few incidents’ and just eight arrests after 60,000 British football fans arrived in Spain
POLICE in Spain have praised the success of an enormous security operation after only eight arrests were made during the Europa League final in Bilbao,
British tourist, 68, dies in Spain three months after being ‘sucker punched on a night out’
A BRITISH pensioner has passed away three months after he suffered a horrific assault while holidaying in Spain. Retired carpenter Marshall Latham, 68, was ‘just
Tourist warning in Spain: New fines of €200 for texting while crossing the road
HOLIDAYMAKERS in Spain are being urged to put their phones away and pay attention to traffic as Spanish authorities introduce stricter enforcement on pedestrian behaviour.
New Costa del Sol shooting: Two arrested in high speed car chase
THE wave of gun violence sweeping the Costa del Sol continues as two young men were arrested in Benalmadena after allegedly opening fire on a
New law stops auto subscription renewals: Firms in Spain must give 15 days notice
SPAIN is set to introduce new legislation requiring companies to give consumers 15 days’ notice before automatically renewing their contracts. This reform, currently under parliamentary
Man dies on busy Marbella road after fleeing from police in tourist flat scuffle
A MAN believed to be around 25 years old died on Sunday after being struck by a car on a busy stretch of the A-7
Disgraced ex-King of Spain Juan Carlos will not face new tax probe
SPAIN’S Supreme Court has refused to reopen a probe into alleged tax offences committed by the Emeritus King, Juan Carlos. Last November a group of
Three children rescued from ‘house of horrors’ in Spain: Expat parents kept them ‘locked up and surrounded by piles of garbage’ since the pandemic
POLICE have rescued three young children from a ‘house of horrors’ in rural Oviedo, where they had allegedly been confined for four years by their
Marbella corruption scandal grows: Police to investigate ‘all historical cases handled by court clerk who stole €19m in crypto seized from fraudsters’
THE corruption scandal engulfing Marbella’s judicial system has deepened, as police have announced a full review of every case handled by the court clerk who
Two brothers convicted of ‘crimes against public health’ freed in Spain’s Malaga: What’s behind the bizarre Semana Santa tradition?
BROTHERS convicted of drug offences in southern Spain have been granted a royal pardon and released from prison – just in time to take part
Man jailed for ‘shooting nightclub bouncer in the back after he wouldn’t let him in’ during heated argument in Marbella
A MAN has been sentenced to prison after a nightclub row in Marbella turned violent, leaving a security guard permanently disabled. The shocking incident, which
Pensioner, 83, ‘lives in poverty’ in Spain because her tenant ‘hasn’t paid rent in two years’ – but are there two sides to the story?
AN 83-year-old pensioner from Carranque, Toledo, claims she has been left in financial hardship after her tenant allegedly failed to pay rent for two years
Warning in Spain: Massive fines of up to €600 for those who smash the speed limit as dangerous driving clamp down continues
DRIVERS in Spain have been warned to ease off the accelerator as authorities ramp up efforts to tackle speeding. Offenders now face fines of up
Costa del Sol town hall vetoes plan to house hundreds of migrants recently arrived in Spain
TORREMOLINOS Town Hall has vetoed a plan to house around 150 migrants in the former Miratorre residence after discovering serious legal and safety issues with
Body of missing US banker Grant Barr washes up on a Costa del Sol beach
THE body of missing American banker Grant Barr has been found washed ashore on the Costa del Sol more than two months after he vanished,
Drunk German faces serious punishment after abusing cabin crew and causing Mallorca plane to abort takeoff
A GERMAN tourist faces hefty consequences after delaying a flight to Mallorca thanks to his drunkenness. A Ryanair flight from Bremen, Germany, to Palma de