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Spanish city bans adoption of black cats over fears of ‘sinister Halloween rituals’

A CITY in northern Spain has temporarily banned the adoption of black cats from rescue shelters amid fears the felines could fall victim to ‘sinister’

20 Oct, 2025 @ 18:23

Catalunya·La Cultura·Lead

Spain’s Costa Blanca set to sizzle in record late October temperatures

THE State Meterological Agency(Aemet) says that temperatures could hit over 35C in parts of Alicante province later this week. Aemet believes that record values could

20 Oct, 2025 @ 17:32

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Body of ex-mayor's husband is found inside waste bin that was about to be 'compressed' by rubbish truck in Spain

Body of ex-mayor’s husband is found inside waste bin before being ‘compressed’ by rubbish truck in Spain

A WASTE collection team in Castellon got a shock when they discovered a man’s body inside a refuse bin that was being emptied into their

20 Oct, 2025 @ 16:48

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

PM Pedro Sanchez makes Mar Menor like the 'Third World' with 100,000 residents still without drinking water after nine days

PM Pedro Sanchez makes Mar Menor look like ‘Third World’ with 100,000 residents still without drinking water after nine days

AN OPPOSITION politician says Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has put the Mar Menor area on a ‘par with the Third World’ as 100,000 residents enter

20 Oct, 2025 @ 15:11

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Spain wants to fine music festival bosses who ban fans from having their own food and drink

Spain wants to fine music festival bosses who ban fans from bringing their own food and drink

AN UNNAMED ‘major’ music festival promoter’ in Spain could be fined up to €1 million for not allowing people to bring in their own food

20 Oct, 2025 @ 13:59

Entertainment·Lead·National News

Fake cosmetician scars patient’s face after botched procedure in Alicante

A BOGUS cosmetician operating out of her Alicante home scarred a client’s face after injecting her with hyaluronic acid. A 43-year-old woman has been arrested

20 Oct, 2025 @ 13:08

Crime & Law·Health·Lead

6 bedroom Villa for sale in Denia with pool – € 899,000

General details: Built: 1998 Plot: 1000 sqm Villa: 285 sqm Location: Dénia / Javea area, La Sella Room details: Bedrooms: 6, Bathrooms: 3, Kitchens: 2,

20 Oct, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property

IN PICS: ‘Poppy Appeal’ on Costa Blanca launched at Royal British Legion parade in Benidorm

THE UK ambassador to Spain, Sir Alex Ellis, made his first official visit to Benidorm on Saturday for the official Poppy Appeal launch on the

20 Oct, 2025 @ 12:07

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain wants EU to stop twice-yearly clock changes because it ‘no longer makes sense’

SPAIN’S government will propose that the European Union abolishes the twice-yearly ritual of turning the clocks back and forward. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, posted a

20 Oct, 2025 @ 11:05

Lead·National News

‘Where are we going to sleep?’ Evicted mother and daughter to sleep outside Malaga town hall in protest

A MOTHER who was evicted from her home in Malaga will pitch a tent outside City Hall in protest against the city’s spiralling rental prices.

19 Oct, 2025 @ 14:45

Lead·Malaga·Property

3 bedroom Finca/Country House for sale in Hermandad de Campoo de Suso – € 299,000

Charming chalet in Suano – nature, comfort and a privileged location Fully furnished detached chalet located in Suano, a peaceful village surrounded by nature, just

19 Oct, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property

‘Ditch your car for free electric bikes’: Town in northern Spain is pioneering new green transport revolution

A SPANISH town is encouraging residents to ditch their cars and get around on electric bikes – which they can use for free. The plan,

19 Oct, 2025 @ 12:00

Catalunya·Environment·Green·Lead

Benidorm expat makes millions playing poker after owning local restaurants and a hotel

A NORWEGIAN who fell in love with Benidorm as a young boy and moved there, has made his name in the world of poker as

19 Oct, 2025 @ 07:00

Benidorm·Lead

Brits and foreigners are still hoovering up property in Spain – here’s where they are buying

BRITS and foreigners have bought nearly 20% of Spain’s sold houses in the last six months – and are hoovering up expensive homes in a

18 Oct, 2025 @ 14:15

Lead·Property

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Ayamonte with pool garage – € 195,000

Costa Esuri – Ayamonte: A unique living environment between golf, beach and Portugal! Just 5 minutes from Ayamonte and the Portuguese border, and 8 minutes

18 Oct, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property

What Spain’s ‘Tourism Strategy 2030’ really means — from a new tourist rental watchdog to billions for small businesses

SPAIN’s ‘golden goose’ tourism sector – which fuels one in eight jobs and more than a tenth of the economy – is about to face

18 Oct, 2025 @ 10:00

EXPLAINER·Lead·National News·Travel News

Breakthrough study reveals secret ‘heat-making switch’ inside brown fat – which could help fight obesity

A BREAKTHROUGH study has found that brown fat could increase calorie burning and lead to weight loss. A new way in which brown fat –

18 Oct, 2025 @ 08:00

Health·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Jody goes to jail’: Notorious CWM pension scammer loses appeal against fraud conviction in Valencia High Court

By Jon Clarke and Walter Finch EXPAT fashion boss Jody Smart has lost her appeal against a fraud conviction for her role in the Continental

17 Oct, 2025 @ 19:28

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

Sweden’s ‘Pablo Escobar’ who allegedly pioneered smuggling cocaine to Europe via sailboats has his conviction quashed in Spain

SWEDE Jonas Falk has won his last pending case in Spain’s legal system after the Supreme Court annulled a two-and-a-half year prison term for money

17 Oct, 2025 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Police and neighbours in dramatic ‘race against gravity’ to save life of man dangling by his ankles on the Costa del Sol

TWO Policia Nacional officers have been hailed heroes after they clung to the ankles of a man who had hurled himself backwards off a second-floor

17 Oct, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa del Sol·Lead

Police seize 1.7 tonnes of cocaine shipped into Valencia by infamous Balkan Cartel

Police seize 1.7 tonnes of cocaine smuggled into Valencia by infamous Balkan Cartel

POLICE have seized almost 1.7 tonnes of cocaine imported into Valencia by the so-called Balkan Cartel. The joint operation involved the Policia Nacional, Guardia Civil,

17 Oct, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Narco stepson sues Marbella mayor for his share in late father’s alleged Swedish mafia fortune – including a luxury mansion with Mickey Mouse swimming pool

THE indicted stepson of the Marbella mayor is suing her in a bid to claim his share of his late father’s multimillion-euro estate – money

17 Oct, 2025 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Málaga

Body pulled out of the water at Murcia fishing port could be elderly British expat

Body pulled out of the water at Murcia fishing port believed to be elderly British expat

AUTHORITIES suspect that a body pulled out of the water at the fishing port of Aguilas in Murcia was that of a missing British man.

17 Oct, 2025 @ 15:45

Lead·Murcia

One in four Spaniards live with chronic pain with women aged 51 the worst affected – but what can be done?

OVER a quarter of people(26%) in Spain suffer from chronic pain- meaning that nine million live with it every day. The figures were released by

17 Oct, 2025 @ 15:15

Health·Lead

BBVA suffers spectacular failure in massive rejection of hostile takeover bid for Sabadell Bank in Spain

BBVA heavily defeated in its hostile takeover bid for Sabadell Bank in Spain

THE BBVA hostile takeover bid for Sabadell Bank is over after a massive rejection was announced late on Thursday night. Just 25.47% of Sabadell shareholders

17 Oct, 2025 @ 14:30

Business & Finance·Lead

Fake Picasso and Palencia works are rumbled in Spain: Fraudsters were selling pieces for €13.5 million

Spanish police launch investigation after €600,000 Picasso painting disappears en route to Andalucia

AN investigation has been launched into the disappearance of a tiny painting by legendary Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, which vanished en route to an exhibition

17 Oct, 2025 @ 13:40

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead