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Brit accused of murdering and cutting up corpse of Thai dancer can be extradited from Spain

A BRITISH man wanted for questioning over the gruesome murder and dismemberment of a dancer in Thailand can be extradited from Spain, the European Court

26 May, 2021 @ 16:12

Lead·National News

Hotel Owner On Spain's Costa Blanca Ran A Marijuana Farm Out Of The Basement

Hotel owner on Spain’s Costa Blanca ran a marijuana farm out of the building’s basement

A Costa Blanca hotel owner used his business as a front to run a basement marijuana farm. The 57-year-old man has been arrested by the

26 May, 2021 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Giant poodle becomes the first pet in Spain known to have the British ‘Kent’ COVID-19 variant

RESEARCHERS have discovered the first case in Spain of a pet infected with the British ‘Kent’ COVID-19 variant. A team at the Complutense University of

26 May, 2021 @ 15:17

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Madrid

Former American Soldier Arrested In Spain's Andalucia Over Historic Child Sex Abuse In The United States

Fugitive found: Expat arrested in Mijas for historic sex crimes against young girls

A BRITISH fugitive aged 67 wanted for sex assaults on the two young daughters of his ex has been arrested in Mijas. British police had

26 May, 2021 @ 14:22

Top international hotel chain comes to Benidorm and Spain’s Costa Blanca for the first time

THE international Accor Group will open its first-ever Benidorm hotel later this year, operating under the Mercure brand. The ‘Mercure Benidorm’ will be Spain’s eleventh

26 May, 2021 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Police smash THREE criminal gangs that smuggled large quantities of cocaine into Spain’s Mallorca

According to investigators, the three gangs worked together to import high purity cocaine through a well known courier company which was then distributed to multiple

26 May, 2021 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

MOT FOR HOUSES: All buildings over 50 years old required to pass check-ups every 10 years in Spain’s Valencia region

Failure to do so can lead to fines of between €600 and €6,000.

26 May, 2021 @ 13:30

Alicante·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Valencia·Valencian Community

All of Spain’s Malaga—except the Costa del Sol—will see COVID-19 restrictions lifted

Spain’s Andalucia postpones COVID-19 de-escalation meeting due to rises in cases

THE meeting scheduled for tomorrow by the Andalucian Expert Committee to discuss its COVID-19 de-escalation plan has been postponed as they monitor a rise in

26 May, 2021 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Lead

ON TRIAL: Nigerian sex slave traffickers operating in Spain’s Gandia face 30 years in prison

A fourth suspect is said to be at large in London and failed to answer the court summons

26 May, 2021 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Sacked Malaga worker assaults and kidnaps boss before driving him 500 kilometres to Spain's Benidorm area

‘JILTED LOVER’ sexually assaults girlfriend’s new partner after kidnapping him from the Costa Blanca in Spain

A Murcia gang kidnapped and sexually assaulted a man in a vicious revenge attack over a woman. Five men, all of Bulgarian nationality, have been

26 May, 2021 @ 11:58

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Bohemian Interior Design: Principles and How to Achieve It

The bohemian interior deco style was predominant over 40 years ago, and it has become a trend in modern home décor design. There are many

26 May, 2021 @ 11:55

Property

PURE GOLD: Immersive Klimt art exhibition in Valencia offers fans the chance to experience the paintings from within

ART fans in Valencia are in for a treat. From now and until August 15, the Ateneo Mercantil in Valencia city centre (Plaza del Ayuntamiento,

26 May, 2021 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

New fines for cyclists in Spain to be introduced very soon warns National Traffic Authority

WITH ever increasing bike utilization rates in Spain, new guidelines for cyclists are on the cards. The director general of the DGT (Spanish Traffic Authority),

26 May, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·National News·Other News

Spain to offer home to 200 unaccompanied children following migration crisis in Ceuta

SPAIN has agreed to relocate 200 unaccompanied child migrants from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta to other regions across the country. The announcement comes after some

25 May, 2021 @ 20:27

Politics

Single-day COVID-19 case record broken in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases continue to fall in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW coronavirus cases have dropped again on both a daily and week-to week basis in the Valencian Community. The Tuesday(May 25) report from the regional

25 May, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Photo of Red Cross woman hugging migrant sparks far-right row in Spain

By Nickacia Forrester A YOUNG Red Cross volunteer who became a social media sensation when a photo of her hugging a frightened and distraught immigrant

25 May, 2021 @ 19:15

Lead·National News

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Stop, police! Hunt for wild boars turns into two hour stake out in central Barcelona

WHEN three police cars with wailing sirens raced down the Barcelona street it had all the hall marks of a chase for an armed robber

25 May, 2021 @ 19:12

CLEANING UP: Spain set to spend €1.55 billion to kickstart clean hydrogen production

SPAIN is to splash €1.55 billion on clean hydrogen production in a bid to become European leader in the new technology. It has earmarked EU

25 May, 2021 @ 18:43

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead

Anti-fascist fighter from Valencia area of Spain who opposed Franco as a teenager dies, aged 101

Anti-fascist Brigades fighter from Valencia area of Spain who resisted Franco as a teenager dies, aged 101

THE last known survivor of the International Brigades who fought against General Franco and the fascists in the Spanish Civil War has died, aged 101.

25 May, 2021 @ 18:15

La Cultura·Valencia·Valencian Community

SET TO SURGE: Property sales in Spain and Europe on verge of booming

SPAIN remains top of the list when it comes to Brits looking to buy a home in the sun – and it looks like there

25 May, 2021 @ 17:45

Lead·National News·Other News·Property

GROVELLING APOLOGY as Spain does quick 'u-turn' over COVID tests for visitors crossing over from Portugal

PFIZER BONANZA for Spain with 94 million COVID vaccine booster shots coming over the next two years

SPAIN will get 94 million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine between December 2021 and June 2023. The figure will be Spain’s allocation of a

25 May, 2021 @ 17:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

VACCINE SUCCESS: COVID jabs reduce deaths by more than 90% in Spain’s Castellon Province

All nursing homes in the province were declared totally COVID-free in March

25 May, 2021 @ 16:15

Castellon·Coronavirus·Valencian Community

Digging for Franco’s victims: British team from Cranfield University join search for Spain’s Civil War dead

A TEAM of British archaeologists have started to exhume and identify victims executed by the Franco regime after the Spanish Civil War. Several bodies with

25 May, 2021 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

Elderly Woman On Spain's Costa Blanca Suffers Violent Abuse From Grandchild Who Spent Her Money

GRANNY BASHER on Spain’s Costa Blanca in horrific catalogue of abuse as she ‘freely’ spent her nan’s money

AN Alicante woman violently and mentally abused her 88-year-old grandmother in degrading and unsanitary conditions at her home that stank to high heaven. The Policia

25 May, 2021 @ 15:10

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

One of Spain's top tourist attractions, Barcelona's Sagrada Familia, has completion date pushed back again

One of Spain’s top tourist attractions, Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia, suffers another completion setback

THE COVID pandemic has dashed hopes for completing Antoni Gaudi’s unfinished iconic Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona in time for the centenary of his death.

25 May, 2021 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Spain’s Malaga reaches green milestone in reduction of greenhouse gases

THE Malaga province has become the first region in Spain to be accredited for its reduction of its carbon footprint according to new figures. Over

25 May, 2021 @ 13:30

Lead·Malaga

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Brit accused of murdering and cutting up corpse of Thai dancer can be extradited from Spain

Hotel owner on Spain’s Costa Blanca ran a marijuana farm out of the building’s basement

Giant poodle becomes the first pet in Spain known to have the British ‘Kent’ COVID-19 variant

Fugitive found: Expat arrested in Mijas for historic sex crimes against young girls

Top international hotel chain comes to Benidorm and Spain’s Costa Blanca for the first time

Police smash THREE criminal gangs that smuggled large quantities of cocaine into Spain’s Mallorca

MOT FOR HOUSES: All buildings over 50 years old required to pass check-ups every 10 years in Spain’s Valencia region

Spain’s Andalucia postpones COVID-19 de-escalation meeting due to rises in cases

ON TRIAL: Nigerian sex slave traffickers operating in Spain’s Gandia face 30 years in prison

‘JILTED LOVER’ sexually assaults girlfriend’s new partner after kidnapping him from the Costa Blanca in Spain

Bohemian Interior Design: Principles and How to Achieve It

PURE GOLD: Immersive Klimt art exhibition in Valencia offers fans the chance to experience the paintings from within

New fines for cyclists in Spain to be introduced very soon warns National Traffic Authority

Spain to offer home to 200 unaccompanied children following migration crisis in Ceuta

COVID-19 cases continue to fall in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Photo of Red Cross woman hugging migrant sparks far-right row in Spain

Stop, police! Hunt for wild boars turns into two hour stake out in central Barcelona

CLEANING UP: Spain set to spend €1.55 billion to kickstart clean hydrogen production

Anti-fascist Brigades fighter from Valencia area of Spain who resisted Franco as a teenager dies, aged 101

SET TO SURGE: Property sales in Spain and Europe on verge of booming

PFIZER BONANZA for Spain with 94 million COVID vaccine booster shots coming over the next two years

VACCINE SUCCESS: COVID jabs reduce deaths by more than 90% in Spain’s Castellon Province

Digging for Franco’s victims: British team from Cranfield University join search for Spain’s Civil War dead

GRANNY BASHER on Spain’s Costa Blanca in horrific catalogue of abuse as she ‘freely’ spent her nan’s money

One of Spain’s top tourist attractions, Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia, suffers another completion setback

Spain’s Malaga reaches green milestone in reduction of greenhouse gases

Algeciras rampage killer is cleared of terrorism charges after court rules he suffered ‘psychotic break’

BREAKING: One dead and dozens injured after bus carrying British tourists crashes into ravine in Canary Islands

Divers scouring the sea off the coast of southern Spain discover 34 underwater wreckages – including remains of boat from 5th century BC

PICTURED: Dozens evacuated from Costa del Sol tourist hotspot as fire torches shops and cars

VIDEO: ‘It’s like the Middle Ages’: Horrifying scenes in Jerez as young horse collapses three times from pulling carriages