RoboCop of the sea launched to patrol Menorca´s coastline
THE Balearic Government has rolled out a new secret weapon to keep its shores in check – a James Bond-style spy robot that can dive
Family fears missing Mallorca pensioner in Indonesia is victim of ‘textbook crime’
THE family of a Mallorca pensioner who vanished in Indonesia almost two months ago fear she has fallen victim to a ‘textbook crime’ – and
‘Healer’ arrested in Spain’s Pontevedra for ‘curing’ women with intimate romps
A self-styled healer in rural Galicia has been arrested after allegedly telling patients they needed to have intimate relations with him to be cured. The
Czechs take Spain’s Sevilla by storm with Americans hot on their heels
EVEN without the scorching temperatures of the recent heatwave, Sevilla is hotter than ever as a tourist destination. Czech visitors are storming the province, spending
Ryanair doubles down on threat to slash 1 million seats in Spain over ‘excessive’ airport fees
RYANAIR has doubled down on a threat to cut almost one million seats from regional Spanish airports next summer in a showdown over soaring airport
Spain’s 1,000C wildfires are ‘too hot for firefighters to get near’ as Catalunya warned it is next
‘A FLAME crosses a border without asking for permission’: the chief of the fire brigade in Caceres, Extremadura, has warned of wildfires in the years
Non-resident property owners in Spain can now save thousands and even claw back overpaid tax
NON-RESIDENT property owners in Spain have been handed a major victory after the National Court struck down a tax rule that discriminated against non-EU landlords.
Investors take note: Marbella to host international business event targeting Chinese companies looking to expand into Spain
MARBELLA is preparing to host the first edition of the Silk Road3 Roadshow: Connecting Capital, Culture, and Business, early November. This international event aims to
BREAKING: High-speed trains between Madrid and Barcelona resume normal service after forest fire near track brought traffic to standstill
TRAVEL on the Madrid-Barcelona high-speed rail line has resumed after a forest fire near the tracks left hundreds of passengers stranded onboard. The blaze, located
WATCH: Are firefighting helicopters in Spain allowed to take water from private swimming pools?
THE answer is yes they are – and refusing to let them could even land you in trouble with the law. Andalucia’s wildfire agency INFOCA
New mortgages soar in Spain due to lower interest rates and concerns over further property price rises
NEW mortgages approved in Spain have soared to levels not seen since the first half of 2011. Figures released on Wednesday by the National Institute
The unsurprising reason (€€€) landlords in Spain are switching from long-term to tourist lets – and what can be done to stop it
LANDLORDS in Spain are abandoning long-term tenants for tourists after new data revealed they can almost double their profits by turning homes into short-stay apartments.
EXCLUSIVE: Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner could be out on the streets in ‘just days’Â
DANGEROUS child molester Christian Brueckner might make a return trip to Spain or Portugal in under a month. The convicted German sex offender – the
Migrant smugglers spent €1m on high-speed boats to run €7k per head journeys to Spain
14 PEOPLE have been arrested for running a migrant smuggling gang running high-speed boat transits between Algeria and Spain- charging up to €7,000 per passenger.
Here is the itinerary for Spain’s most glamorous train journey through UNESCO sites, Roman ruins and ancient cities
SPAIN is launching a new train journey between Seville and Madrid, offering an engaging and relaxing form of slow-travel, in spring of 2026. The train,
Mother spots and helps arrest albino sex attacker who groped her daughter as he rode the train in Malaga
A MOTHER spotted a man who inappropriately touched her daughter on Malaga area train a week earlier and had him arrested by police. The underage
Warning as Spain dramatically misses WHO health target to reduce salt consumption by 2025
PEOPLE in Spain have been warned to cut back on salt to avoid health problems with consumption nearly double the recommended level. The World Health
Man seriously injured in Spain’s Canary Islands after being knocked over by barrels of beer
A MAN has been seriously injured in the Canary Islands after a pallet of beer barrels fell on top of him. The nasty incident occurred
Jennifer Lawrence becomes youngest person to win Donostia Award at Spain’s San Sebastian film festival
JENNIFER Lawrence will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at Spain’s San Sebastian Film Festival next month – and break a record. The 35-year-old
Tragedy as promising Costa del Sol-born cyclist, 17, dies in horror race crash in Spain after stepping in for injured teammate
TRIBUTES have poured in for a promising teenage cyclist from Malaga who died while participating in a junior race in northern Spain. Ivan Melendez Luque,
‘Massive’ ransom demand after cyberattack paralyses council computers in Costa Blanca city
A CYBERATTACK has paralysed Elche City Council’s computer network and telephones since Monday. The hackers have allegedly demanded a ‘massive’ ransom for them to restore
El truco de los mecánicos españoles para no temer a la lluvia al volante
LOS amortiguadores desgastados pueden convertir un simple viaje bajo la lluvia en una situación de alto riesgo. Cuando estos componentes no funcionan correctamente, las ruedas
‘Too many foreigners in the UK’: British expat mocked after revealing ironic reason for moving to Benidorm
A BRITISH expat has been accused of hypocrisy after stating she moved to Spain because ‘there’s too many foreigners in the UK’. The comments, made
2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Mijas Costa with pool – € 249,950
A lovely 2 bedroom apartment just metres from the beaches of El Faro in Mijas Costa. The sea views from the lounge, master bedroom and
Flood alert issued in Spain’s Catalunya: Violent storms set to bring up to 40mm of rain in just one hour
AUTHORITIES in Catalunya have activated a flood alert with violent thunderstorms forecast to dump up to 40mm of rain per hour in the region. Catalunya’s
HAVE YOU SEEN? Search is on for British expat who vanished from Marbella over a week ago
A BRITISH man has been missing in Marbella for 11 days, with no trace of his whereabouts. Andrew J. W., 66, was last seen in