Agitated man tries to flee in police car as he runs over two agents in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man tried to drive off in an Alicante police car which he reversed into two agents before it ended up in a wall. Police
Two COVID-19 deaths this weekend in Gibraltar raises casualties to five
THE FOURTH and fifth COVID-19 deaths has been tragically reported today in Gibraltar, although cases keep falling.
Christmas comes early in Spain
TINY turkeys, trimmed-down Xmas puds, Rule of Six-sized boxes of crackers … Mini-mas, as COVID Christmas 2020 has pessimistically been coined, was shaping up to
BREXPATS IN SPAIN: Driving licences, bank accounts and health cards on the agenda
By Anne Hernandez, founder of Brexpats in Spain ANOTHER eventful week for us Brits here in Spain. On Monday, November 16, DGT announced new rules
REVIEW: Olive Press tries out a day pass at one of the Costa del Sol’s most exclusive spas
I arrived, clueless, at the Marbella Club for my ‘Boost Your Immune System’ package where I was handed a bottle of water, a bright white
BREAKING: Spain’s Andalucia to keep current coronavirus measures in place until December 10 with slight changes
ANDALUCIA will keep its current coronavirus restrictions in place until midnight on December 10. President Juanma Moreno announced the decision today following a meeting with
Nasty surprise for Barcelona’s Lionel Messi as tax man boards superstar’s jet
BARCELONA superstar Lionel Messi had a miserable welcome when he returned to Spain – the Spanish tax man was waiting for his private jet to
Brexit deal ‘close to being finalised’ EU ambassadors told
EU ambassadors have been told that a trade deal with Britain is on the verge of being finalised. But there remains a risk that there
Archaeologists find 4,500 skeletons at 8th-century burial ground in north east Spain
A MASS grave in northeast Spain could shed light could shed light on the eighth-century Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula. Workman in Tauste, near
Spain to unveil COVID-19 plan on Tuesday as Sanchez announces ‘substantial part’ of population will be vaccinated by mid 2021
A CONSIDERABLE number of the Spanish population will be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the first half of 2021i n a national fight-back against deadly coronavirus.
Why so many earthquakes on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca with a ‘Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On’?
UP to 1,400 earthquake tremors are logged each year on the Iberian peninsula and they tend to make some headlines if they rouse people from
EXCLUSIVE: Man in police custody after white Mercedes linked to fatal teen stabbing found in Estepona
POLICE are questioning a man this afternoon after a four-day manhunt following the murder of a teenager in the Costa del Sol. The man, reportedly
Frying high! Michelin star cook Dani Garcia cooks from top of Spain’s La Concha mountain for charity
DANI Garcia pushed himself to the limit in aid of a very worthy cause. The three Michelin star cook is known around the world for
A real hoot as owls help fight pests that attack crops on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIVE Barn owls have been introduced to a Marina Alta farming community on the Costa Blanca. It’s part of a major initiative to enhance the
Majority of Spain to receive coronavirus vaccine by July 2021, says health minister
SPAIN’S vaccination plan will begin in January 2021 with a view to immunise the majority of the population by July, the health minister has said.
This stunning Spanish villa could be yours for just €2.80 as luxury pad worth €400k goes up for grabs in online competition
A BRITISH couple are offering potential buyers the chance to purchase tickets for their €400,000 home complete with a swimming pool – for less than
Benidorm shells out for big upgrade to popular British tourist area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A normally-bustling Benidorm street will get a major revamp while businesses are closed and the mainly-British tourists are not around. Calle Mallorca in the Rincon
Hiking routes to escape Spain’s Malaga city without breaking perimeter control
MALAGA city dwellers can discover the Malaga mountains without breaking perimetre controls. Considered the green lung of Malaga, the Montes de Malaga, a protected Natural
Orange farmers on Spain’s Costa Blanca vent anger over sugary drink tax plans
COSTA Blanca orange farmers are up in arms over government plans to raise IVA taxes on sugary drinks from 10% to 21%, which will include
Murcia residents are petitioning to make Mar Menor lagoon a legal person
MURCIA’S residents and academics are petitioning to make Mar Menor lagoon a legal person to protect it against ‘ecocide’. If successful, the legislation will grant
Spain’s coronavirus incidence rate continues slow decline as 15,156 cases detected Friday
SPAIN has registered 328 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours. The figure is up from yesterday’s 252 but fewer than the 435 counted on
Spain’s BBVA scores €11.6 billion for US business in one of the largest global bank deals of 2020
BBVA have sold their state-side business to the financial services group PNC for a whopping €11.6 billion. This is one of the largest global banking
We look back on the last 12 months as our Costa Blanca south edition celebrates its first birthday
IT is a particularly sweet landmark. Against the odds, our youngest edition – Costa Blanca south/Murcia – has made it to its first anniversary. Launched
Controversial education reform sees Spanish scrapped as common language in schools
A CONTROVERSIAL law scrapping Spanish as the common language in schools has been slammed as ‘linguistic genocide’ by critics. The educational reform, which was passed
Spanish victory as Costa Blanca council backs down from sole Valencian version of town name
VILLAJOYOSA council has done a U-turn on a decision to call the municipality purely by its Valencian language name of La Vila Joiosa. A September
Spain’s Andalucia detects 3,673 coronavirus cases Friday and 55 deaths
ANDALUCIA recorded 3,673 coronavirus cases on Friday, its highest daily count of the week and up 377 on yesterday’s figure. However it is 810 fewer
