Tag: murcia
WATCH: Roads become rivers as hailstorm hits the Costa Blanca
https://www.facebook.com/meteorihuela/videos/488803415200233/?comment_id=2417739594945160¬if_id=1558467172353639¬if_t=comment_mentionA VIOLENT hailstorm has turned the roads into rivers on the Costa Blanca.The...
What has 2019 got in store for Spain’s property market?
IT’S early February and I am beginning to see more half finished developments finished.There are finally curtains in the windows, cars in the garage...
British mum desperately trying to reach Spain for expat dad’s funeral after flight cancelled in London Gatwick drone chaos
A BRITISH mum is 'running out of options' in trying to reach Spain for her father's funeral.
Audrey Garland, 48, is desperately trying to find...
WATCH: Violent fight breaks out between PARENTS at children’s football match while kids watch on sobbing in southern Spain
The shocking video shows sobbing children getting caught in the middle
Body of Irish woman found in southern Spain
The remains of the woman were discovered floating in a cove just a few metres from the shore in the village of Isla Plana in Cartagena
DEADLY: Death toll from Spain’s killer heatwave rises to NINE
It means the sky-high temperatures have killed more than one person per day over the past week
Second man dies in southern Spain as heatwave spreads across Europe
The two deaths are the first to have been caused in Europe as a direct result of the heatwave
HELL ON EARTH: One dead as killer heatwave will see temperatures reach 48C in southern Spain TODAY
RED alerts have been issued across Spain as a killer heatwave continues to spread across the country. Thanks to a hot air blast from the...
UK’s most wanted conman Mark Acklom caged after two years on the run in Europe
Acklom had links to Spain and was believed to still be hiding here
Spanish politician announces new flights from Spain to ‘Manchester United’ airport
During a TV interview, the president of the region of Murcia confused the city with the famous football team and said tickets are already available to buy
Whale killed by ingesting rubbish found off Spanish coast
MAN-made rubbish - including a drum - has caused the death of a whale found off a Spanish coast.The young sperm whale, discovered near...
British great grandmother who claimed more than €40,000 in UK benefits while hiding villa in southern Spain avoids jail
A BRITISH great grandmother who claimed more than €40,000 in benefits in the UK while secretly renting out a Spanish villa has avoided jail. Sally...
Father of 11-year-old mum’s baby in Spain is her teenage BROTHER, but police can’t arrest him
THE father of an 11-year-old girl's baby is her brother, it has been confirmed. It comes after the young girl gave birth at a hospital...
An 11-year-old gives birth in a hospital in Murcia
Hospital authorities quickly alerted the police who discovered the father of the baby was also a minor, believed to be 14-years-old, so sexual abuse is ruled out.
Frost and drought causing widespread shortages in Spanish vegetable crops
FROSTS across Spain are causing widespread shortages of vegetables with suppliers scrambling to find alternatives to avoid a repeat of last year's crisis.
The January...
British ‘expat’ found dead in a ditch after hit-and-run in southern Spain
A BRITISH woman has been found dead in a ditch in southern Spain.The yet unnamed 39-year-old was located in Los Ramos, near Murcia, on...
‘We are seeing what we already feared’: Farmers in southern Spain facing ruin after increasingly hot and dry seasons
FARMERS in southern Spain fear they may lose their position as the top exporters in Europe after successive hot and dry seasons.It comes after...
Brother and sister found dead in southern Spain home had been rotting for at least a month
GUARDIA Civil are investigating the death of a brother and sister who were rotting alone in their home for four weeks.The siblings, who lived...
Earthquake strikes southern Spain as residents feel ground shake
AN earthquake rocked southern Spain earlier this afternoon. According to Earthquake-report.com, a 3.3 magnitude quake hit the region of Murcia at 1.21pm.The epicentre is reported...
STEPPED IN IT: Dog poo bank robbers busted in southern Spain
A GANG of robbers who used dog poo to distract bank staff in a series of heists has been busted in southern Spain. Police arrested...
Couple arrested after making thousands from stolen treasures in Cadiz
The hoard - now donated to Cadiz’s city museum - included Roman coins, Visigoth pottery and even vases dating from the Phoenician era.
Spain government blasted for sending 500 migrants to Malaga prison ‘with no drinking water’
MADRID has been blasted for moving at least 494 migrants to a prison in Malaga.The migrants, who were rescued or washed up on the...
CAMP CANNIBAL: Brit ‘bites chunk out of friend’s face’ during row at campsite in southern Spain
A BRIT has been arrested on suspicion of biting a chunk of flesh out of a friend's face during an argument at a campsite...
Minor helps two men tie up and rape 52-year-old British expat in southern Spain
THREE men have been arrested after a British expat was beaten, tied up and raped during a shocking attempted robbery in southern Spain.
The 52-year-old...
WATCH: Freak hailstorm lashes southern Spain on first day of July
The weather in Murcia is expected to return to normal from today
MANHUNT: British expat wanted after allegedly stabbing wife in the back in southern Spain
The wife is said to be seriously injured
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