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Prosecutors to force Murcia’s government to investigate companies polluting the Mar Menor in Spain
THE Murcia government will be taken to court to force it to investigate ten companies who are accused of polluting the Mar Menor, one...
Free healthcare and extended hotel stays for foreign tourists that catch Covid in Spain’s Murcia region
MURCIA is so confident of its Covid-safe status, that it’s offering free healthcare and extended hotel stays to tourists when the season restarts. Ministers are...
WEEDED OUT as police raid British-owned marijuana farm in Murcia region of Spain
FOUR British people have been arrested in the Murcia region for using a Jumilla area farm to grow marijuana. A high-tech cultivation system was used...
Murcia’s leader says ‘nobody knows what will happen’ after State of Alarm ends in Spain next month
MURCIA'S president, Fernando Lopez Miras, has said that Spain's 17 regions don't know what they can do legally once the State of Alarm ends...
CHEERS! Bars and restaurants in Murcia region of Spain get midnight closing from Wednesday in fresh curfew hours cut
MURCIA is slashing back its curfew hours for the second time in a fortnight. As from Wednesday(April 28), the start of the curfew will be...
BREAKING: Murcia becomes the first region to reach Level Zero status for Covid-19 incidence in Spain
MURCIA is the closest region to reaching any level of ‘new normal’ in Spain after a Ministry of Health report confirms the region is...
Ruthless thief stole bank cards from elderly foreigners in shops across Spain’s Mar Menor and Murcia region
THE Guardia Civil have arrested a Costa Blanca-based pickpocket who travelled up and down the coast to steal from elderly foreigners. The 57-year-old Romanian was...
Police sweep school for a bomb in Spain’s Murcia region after threat is sent to teachers and pupils
LESSONS at a secondary school in Spain's Murcia region were delayed this morning(April 15) due to a bomb threat. Juan Manuel Sanchez, the head teacher...
Multiple earthquakes strike in the north-east of Spain’s Murcia region
NINE earthquakes hit the north-east of the Murcia region this morning(April 14) within the space of five hours. The strongest tremor was the first in...
Convicted Icelandic paedophile is arrested over eight sex assaults on children in Murcia region of Spain
AN Icelandic paedophile has been arrested in connection with eight sexual assaults on children in the Murcia region. He is said to have approached his...
Curfew start-time to be rolled back this week in boost to bars and restaurants in Murcia region of Spain
MURCIA'S Health Ministry is to relax the night-time curfew from Wednesday(April 14), as it pushes back the start by an hour to 11.00 pm. The...
CLASSROOM ON THE SAND as youngsters hit the local beach for COVID-safe lessons on Spain’s Mar Menor
A MURCIA school has moved its classes to the beach in a truly COVID-safe environment. The Felix Rodriguez de la Fuente school has taken desks...
‘HASTY’ VERDICT from Spain’s Murcia region over Pedro Sanchez decision to end State of Alarm on May 9
MURCIA'S president, Fernando Lopez Miras, has branded as 'hasty' yesterday's announcement by Spain's Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, that he plans to end the State...
Ultra right-wing extremists blamed for Molotov attack on Podemos HQ in Spain’s Murcia region
AN explosive device was thrown last night (April 1) into the Cartagena office of the far-left Podemos party and slogans daubed over the front...
Jellyfish flex their tentacles in annual return to Mar Menor beaches in Spain’s Murcia region
PORTUGUESE man o'war jellyfish have been sighted for the first time this year on beaches around La Manga and the Mar Menor in Murcia. Though...
Bee thief gets buzz out of stealing hives in Spain’s Murcia region and selling off their occupants around the...
A Caravaca de la Cruz man has been arrested for stealing bees from their hives in the Murcia region and then selling them around...
Man accused of domestic abuse dies after apartment window leap in Spain’s Murcia region
A Murcia man leapt to his death out of an apartment window as police arrived to arrest him for domestic violence. The 36-year-old died in...
First case of ‘highly contagious’ Brazilian COVID variant is reported in Spain’s Murcia region
THE first recorded case of the Brazilian variant of COVID-19 has been announced in the Murcia Region. Murcia's Health Minister, Juan Jose Pedreñó, said: “Tests...
Spain orders slaughter of cattle after months stranded in terrible conditions on ship at sea
SPAIN has ordered the slaughter of 1,610 young bulls which have been stranded aboard a livestock ship since December. The agriculture ministry on Monday said...
RIDDLE of two naked bodies discovered after car crash on AP-7 motorway in Spain’s Murcia region
POLICE are investigating the bizarre discovery of two male naked bodies on a Murcia motorway after a car crashed into the back of a...
Bouncing back: The fastest growing regions in Spain for property sales
SPAIN’S tourism hotspots and quiet inland areas are leading a recovery from a COVID-19 plunge in property sales. While the real estate market was paralysed...
Mobile phones cloned in Murcia-based scam emptying out bank accounts across Spain
A Murcia man has been arrested for running an international SIM card cloning gang that stole at least €400,000 from online bank accounts. The Policia...
CROWN IMPERIAL as Bronze Age burial area in Murcia suggests that women could have ruled ancient Spain
AN ancient burial site in the Murcia region suggests that women may have ruled the roost in the early Bronze age. That possibility is being...
THE POWER GAME as Murcia’s Partido Popular president Fernando Lopez Miras overturns next week’s likely ousting
A move to oust the Partido Popular-led Murcia government next week has unexpectedly collapsed this morning(March 12). Today's shock development came after three Ciudadanos members...
Balearic Islands among regions of Spain removed from coronavirus risk list by Germany
GERMAN travellers will now be able to visit some regions of Spain without the need for quarantine on their return, authorities in Berlin announced...
BUSTED: Police in Spain arrest 46 involved in huge trafficking gang importing drugs from Morocco
A NETWORK of warehouses from Gibraltar to Barcelona have been raided, revealing a large scale and ‘perfectly-structured’ drug trafficking operation led by a man...
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SNUBBED! Spain is omitted from UK ‘Green’ travel list but neighbours Gibraltar and Portugal make it
SPAIN has been passed over for inclusion on the new UK 'Green' travel list because its overall COVID infection rate is too high. The details...
