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Crafty Costa Calida criminals arrested after run of holiday home robberies going back to 2018

TWO men responsible for a dozen robberies at empty holiday homes near Cartagena have been arrested. Guardia Civil officers have been tracking the pair, aged

14 Jan, 2020 @ 08:26

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s Fernando Alonso on track for Dakar success after positive first half of the gruelling rally

The motorcycle category was cancelled yesterday after the tragic passing of Portuguese rider Paulo Goncalves on Sunday

14 Jan, 2020 @ 08:00

Sport

British airline Flybe on brink of collapse as it enters talks with UK government just months after Thomas Cook was refused bailout

EMBATTLED British airline Flybe has entered talks with the UK government in a bid to secure a rescue deal. The carrier, which connects many UK

13 Jan, 2020 @ 23:28

Lead·National News

OPINION: As the Queen ‘supports’ Harry and Meghan, it’s clear that the Megxit crisis began in Spain

With backing from the British Monarch, surely we have to support them as well

13 Jan, 2020 @ 19:43

Lead·National News·Opinion

Minister hopes ‘hugely talented’ Spanish doctors will leave Brexit Britain and return to Spain

AN Andalucian minister has expressed hopes that Spanish doctors who emigrated to the UK will soon return to their home country following Brexit. Health Minister

13 Jan, 2020 @ 17:48

Health·Lead

MISSING IN SPAIN: Family worried for young British man who ‘never made it’ to grandad’s Malaga home for Christmas

Harry is described as pale, 6ft, 2, with dark brown hair, cut ‘shaggy’ and dark brown/green eyes

13 Jan, 2020 @ 17:07

Lead·Malaga

Gibraltar gets ready to officially leave the EU by publishing its Withdrawal Bill to be presented in parliament before January 31

The new bill will officially take away Gibraltar's say in the EU when it is passed in the Gibraltar Parliament before the departure date of

13 Jan, 2020 @ 15:59

Gibraltar

BREAKING: Spain’s Pedro Almodovar and Antonio Banderas BOTH nominated for Oscar for film Dolor y Gloria

PEDRO Almodovar and Antonio Banderas have both been nominated for an Oscar for the iconic director’s film Dolor y Gloria. The film is nominated in

13 Jan, 2020 @ 14:37

La Cultura·Lead

Expat arrested on suspicion of murder after pushing stepfather through French window on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 40-year-old expat has been arrested on suspicion of murder after allegedly pushing his stepfather through a French window on Spain’s Costa Blanca. The man,

13 Jan, 2020 @ 13:49

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Guardia Civil issue warning over ‘false keypads’ scam at Spanish cashpoints

GUARDIA Civil have issued a warning over a scam involving ‘false keyboards’ at Spanish cashpoints. Thieves are reportedly sticking the fakes over existing keypads in

13 Jan, 2020 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead

HOLY FAIL: Trio arrested for nicking three chalices worth €1,500 and some jamon from Marbella church in Spain

THREE men have been arrested in Marbella for allegedly stealing a trio of valuable chalices and some jamon. The chalices, worth €1,500, were stolen from

13 Jan, 2020 @ 13:28

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British paedophile, 77, arrested in expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH paedophile was arrested last month after allegedly sharing sexual images of children while living among the expat community on the Costa del Sol.

13 Jan, 2020 @ 13:01

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

FIVE reasons why Moraira is the Costa Blanca’s priciest place to own a home

THE municipality of Moraira has once again been named as the jewel in the crown of the Costa Blanca property market. At the close of

13 Jan, 2020 @ 12:46

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

TRAGIC: British expat pensioner dies in house fire on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH pensioner has perished in a house fire on the Costa del Sol. The unnamed man, 79, died from smoke inhalation after his apartment

13 Jan, 2020 @ 12:40

Lead·Malaga

Teenage pizza delivery worker killed after his motorbike smashes into bench on Spain’s Costa del Sol

“On most occasions, workers with temporary contracts have had little time to properly train to perform their job”

13 Jan, 2020 @ 12:30

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Nadal and Serbia’s Djokovic announce €450,000 cash donation to Australian bushfires relief after ATP Cup team final

“To see the damage to wildlife and nature has been devastating”

13 Jan, 2020 @ 12:01

Lead·National News·Sport

10-man Real Madrid win 11th Spanish Super Cup against rivals Atletico in Saudi Arabia

The Galacticos captain put away the decisive spot kick at Jeddah’s King Abdullah Sports City Stadium

13 Jan, 2020 @ 09:38

Lead·Sport

Children and elderly warned as air pollution reaches record levels in Spain’s Murcia

MURCIA city has been forced to introduce special measures after its air pollution levels rose to new heights. The San Basilio measuring station saw record

13 Jan, 2020 @ 09:24

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Spain’s Murcia region enjoys it’s warmest December this millennium

THE MURCIA region has just enjoyed its warmest December since 1995. Figures from the State Meteorological Agency (SMA) show that the average temperature last month

12 Jan, 2020 @ 17:23

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead