Murcia region

Red alerts declared declared across south eastern Spain as Murcia braces for 44C heat and storm risk

Red alerts declared across south eastern Spain as Murcia braces for 44C heat and storm risk

THE State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has issued extreme heat red alert warnings for several parts of the Murcia region on Thursday. The highest emergency alert

23 Jul, 2026 @ 11:20

Lead·Murcia·Weather

Irishman arrested in southern Spain after ‘ramming police car and leading cops on 15km chase with loaded down drug-filled carrier bags in the boot’

TWO Guardia Civil officers were injured after their car was rammed by an Irish driver during a 15 kilometre chase in the Murcia region. The

15 Jan, 2026 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Discarded cigarette on rooftop terrace in non-smoking area was ‘likely’ cause of hospital fire in Spain’s Cartagena

A DISCARDED unextinguished cigarette was the ‘likely’ cause of Wednesday’s fire that prompted the evacuation of Cartagena’s Santa Lucia hospital. Murcia’s Emergencies Minister, Marcos Ortuño,

27 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·Murcia

Burglars arrested after high-speed police chase catches crew who robbed 50 homes in Spain

THREE men have been arrested for robbing 50 homes in the Murcia region and on the Costa Blanca. In February, Guardia Civil investigators detected a

11 Nov, 2025 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

RED ALERT continues with heavy rain battering the Costa Blanca and Murcia causing some localised floods

RED ALERT continues with heavy rain battering the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas

HEAVY rain has battered parts of Alicante Province and the Murcia region that are under an red alert for extreme weather until 11.59pm on Friday

10 Oct, 2025 @ 15:13

Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia·Weather

RED ALERT extreme weather leads to flood alert and evacuation of homes and a campsite in Spain's Mar Menor area

Massive rainfall causes evacuation of Mar Menor homes and campsite in case of flooding

CARTAGENA council has ordered the precautionary evacuation of some Mar Menor area properties amidst fears of floods. The Villas Caravanning site by Paraiso beach comes

10 Oct, 2025 @ 13:10

Lead·Mar Menor·Weather

RED ALERT ‘extreme risk’ warning for heavy rain and storms this Friday for Costa Blanca and Murcia in Spain

A RED alert warning for heavy rain and storms has been issued for parts of the Costa Blanca and the Murcia region on Friday. The

9 Oct, 2025 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Three valuable champion racing pigeons worth €170k are stolen from their home in Spain

THREE racing pigeons valued at €170,000 and owned by a syndicate have been stolen from Fortuna in the Murcia region. The birds called Sordo, Gran

1 Sep, 2025 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Tourist hotel salmonella outbreak at Spain’s La Manga reaches 190 confirmed cases

THE salmonella outbreak at La Manga’s Hotel Cavanna has reached 190 confirmed cases as of Thursday, according to Murcia’s Ministry of Health. 19 people are

28 Aug, 2025 @ 18:00

Health·Lead·Mar Menor

Controversy rumbles on in Spain as another town ‘cancels’ Islamic event to be held in public sports centre

ANOTHER Murcia region town has ignited controversy over Islamic festivals using municipal property. After the on-going row in Jumilla, a far-right Vox party councillor in

21 Aug, 2025 @ 12:54

Lead·Murcia

Two women create mayhem at Murcia health centre- assaulting staff and police as well as biting security guard

TWO women are scheduled to appear in court on Thursday after attacking health workers and police officers at a Murcia region health centre. Violence erupted

21 Aug, 2025 @ 07:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Government gives Spanish council one-month deadline to reverse Islamic prayer ban in municipal facilities

SPAIN’S government has given Jumilla City Council a month to rescind a ban on Muslims holding prayer festivals in municipal sports facilities or else it

12 Aug, 2025 @ 14:24

Lead·Murcia

New racism controversy in Spain as council bans Islamic festivals from using its properties and land

THERE’S fresh controversy over racism in the Murcia region after Jumilla council voted for the right to ban Islamic religious celebrations from municipal sports halls

6 Aug, 2025 @ 17:15

Lead·Murcia

Endangered species and habitats ‘threatened’ by new hydrogen gas pipeline in Spain

ENVIRONMENTALISTS are opposing plans for a new hydrogen gas pipeline linking Valencia province with the Murcia region. The Ecologists in Action group says the 206-kilometre-long

24 Jul, 2025 @ 18:11

Environment·Lead

Two people die one week after bar explosion in Spain's Mar Menor area

Bar explosion in Spain that seriously injured two people was caused ‘deliberately’

LAST Thursday’s explosion at a Mar Menor area bar that injured 20 people was no accident- according to the Guardia Civil. Specialists say a deliberate

24 Jun, 2025 @ 16:31

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Relief for Costa Blanca expat homeowners as police arrest two men behind 35 robberies

TWO men who robbed 35 homes in April and May have been jailed by an Alicante court. The burglars aged 36 and 37 plundered items

10 Jun, 2025 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Kebab shop owner didn't pay illegal migrants- including children- who worked for him in Spain

Kebab shop owner didn’t pay vulnerable illegal migrants- including children- who worked for him in Spain

A KEBAB shop owner has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for allegedly exploiting illegal migrants. The 41-year-old man originally from Pakistan had a store

24 Apr, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Judge refuses to deport Audrey Fang murder suspect from Spain to Singapore

Prosecutors demand Audrey Fang murder suspect Mitchell Ong be charged following brutal killing nearly a year ago in Spain

PROSECUTORS in Murcia have called for Singaporean Mitchell Ong to be charged with the murder of fellow national Audrey Fang, 39, in April last year.

21 Feb, 2025 @ 11:34

Crime & Law·Lead

‘Biggest’ illegal Botox trafficking gang busted in Spain after patients suffer severe adverse reactions

AUTHORITIES have smashed Spain’s biggest illegal Botox trafficking network that imported illegal medication from South Korea. Products not authorised for use due to safety concerns

3 Feb, 2025 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Police bust luxury car import scam which cheated Spain’s Tax Agency out of €17m in VAT

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional has dismantled a luxury car importing scam that conned the country’s Tax Agency out of over €17 million. 30 people have been

27 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Crime & Law

‘Terrorists’ blamed for sinking of Russian cargo ship off coast of Spain

THE company which owns the Russian merchant ship that sank on Monday in the Strait of Gibraltar between Spain and North Africa has claimed the

26 Dec, 2024 @ 11:37

Lead·National News

‘Drunk’ police officer in Spain ‘fatally runs over pedestrian’ just days before Christmas

A DRUNK policeman drove at high speed and killed a pedestrian in the Murcia region last Saturday. The 61-year-old off-duty Policia Local officer from Puerto

23 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Warning for drivers in Spain after gangs assault and rob tourists on these motorway services

A DOZEN organised gangs are robbing foreign tourists ‘daily’ at motorway service areas in the Valencia and Murcia regions, according to the Guardia Civil. Thefts

4 Sep, 2024 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Protesters in Spain form human chains on beaches over controversial housing law

HUMAN chains were formed on beaches across the Valencia and Murcia regions on Saturday to demand action to stop sand erosion and potential evictions of

22 Jul, 2024 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Cruel scammers in Spain are arrested for ‘pretending to find missing dogs and charging their desperate owners compensation’

TWO people have been arrested in Mijas for allegedly defrauding owners of lost dogs seeking information about their missing pets. Three people were conned in

18 Jul, 2024 @ 22:00

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead

Revealed Scientists solve mystery of big white blob on Mar Menor lagoon which appeared in 2022

Revealed: Scientists in Spain identify bizarre ‘white blob’ that appeared in Mar Menor lagoon in 2022

A GIANT white milky-coloured blob first spotted on the Mar Menor two years ago is said to have been caused by calcium carbonate according to

18 Jun, 2024 @ 12:45

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor

Red alerts declared across south eastern Spain as Murcia braces for 44C heat and storm risk

Irishman arrested in southern Spain after ‘ramming police car and leading cops on 15km chase with loaded down drug-filled carrier bags in the boot’

Discarded cigarette on rooftop terrace in non-smoking area was ‘likely’ cause of hospital fire in Spain’s Cartagena

Burglars arrested after high-speed police chase catches crew who robbed 50 homes in Spain

RED ALERT continues with heavy rain battering the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas

Massive rainfall causes evacuation of Mar Menor homes and campsite in case of flooding

RED ALERT ‘extreme risk’ warning for heavy rain and storms this Friday for Costa Blanca and Murcia in Spain

Three valuable champion racing pigeons worth €170k are stolen from their home in Spain

Tourist hotel salmonella outbreak at Spain’s La Manga reaches 190 confirmed cases

Controversy rumbles on in Spain as another town ‘cancels’ Islamic event to be held in public sports centre

Two women create mayhem at Murcia health centre- assaulting staff and police as well as biting security guard

Government gives Spanish council one-month deadline to reverse Islamic prayer ban in municipal facilities

New racism controversy in Spain as council bans Islamic festivals from using its properties and land

Endangered species and habitats ‘threatened’ by new hydrogen gas pipeline in Spain

Bar explosion in Spain that seriously injured two people was caused ‘deliberately’

Relief for Costa Blanca expat homeowners as police arrest two men behind 35 robberies

Kebab shop owner didn’t pay vulnerable illegal migrants- including children- who worked for him in Spain

Prosecutors demand Audrey Fang murder suspect Mitchell Ong be charged following brutal killing nearly a year ago in Spain

‘Biggest’ illegal Botox trafficking gang busted in Spain after patients suffer severe adverse reactions

Police bust luxury car import scam which cheated Spain’s Tax Agency out of €17m in VAT

‘Terrorists’ blamed for sinking of Russian cargo ship off coast of Spain

‘Drunk’ police officer in Spain ‘fatally runs over pedestrian’ just days before Christmas

Warning for drivers in Spain after gangs assault and rob tourists on these motorway services

Protesters in Spain form human chains on beaches over controversial housing law

Cruel scammers in Spain are arrested for ‘pretending to find missing dogs and charging their desperate owners compensation’

Revealed: Scientists in Spain identify bizarre ‘white blob’ that appeared in Mar Menor lagoon in 2022

Motorist injured as three-vehicle crash causes motorway chaos in Fuengirola

Medical deliveries held up at Gibraltar border as chemotherapy supplies languish amid new EU treaty stumbles

Hundreds evacuated after third wildfire in 24 hours erupts in Andalucia’s Huelva – as Spain reels from nationwide fire crisis

More international estate agencies are vandalised in Mallorca ahead of huge anti-tourism protests – as two women are arrested over previous ‘guiris out’ attacks

Mystery as hundreds of foul-smelling fish turn up dead near busy tourist beach on popular Marbella promenade

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