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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,

27 Aug, 2025 @ 14:10

Lead·Sport

'Massive' ransom demanded after massive cyberattack paralyses council's computer and phone network in Costa Blanca city

‘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

27 Aug, 2025 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

27 Aug, 2025 @ 13:28

‘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

27 Aug, 2025 @ 13:22

Benidorm·Brexit·Lead

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

27 Aug, 2025 @ 13:05

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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

27 Aug, 2025 @ 12:02

Catalunya·Lead·Weather

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

27 Aug, 2025 @ 11:30

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Major retailer in Spain- El Corte Ingles Group- reports massive net profit rise in 2022

El Corte Ingles, Carrefour and Ikea among companies in Spain calling for migrants to fill 16,000 vacancies

A LEADING employers’ association representing retail giants including El Corte Ingles has called on the Spanish government to launch an urgent immigration plan designed to

27 Aug, 2025 @ 11:29

Business & Finance·Lead

Costa del Sol under yellow heat alert as brutal terral winds drive late summer highs of 36C

THE Costa del Sol and the Guadalhorce Valley are under a yellow heat alert today with temperatures expected to soar to a sweltering 36C in

27 Aug, 2025 @ 11:19

Costa del Sol·Lead·Weather

SPAIN IN FLAMES: Police arrest 48 for arson and 16 regions declared disaster zones

SPAIN’S countryside is still burning – and police say arsonists are to blame for many of the wildfires that tore through forests, farmland and homes,

27 Aug, 2025 @ 10:10

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

Warning as Spanish Jaffa Cake imitator recalled from the shelves in Spain after discovery of ‘bits of metal’

THE Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) was alerted by health authorities in Madrid regarding the possible presence of metal particles in Pims

27 Aug, 2025 @ 06:55

Health·Lead·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Blaze on the Costa de Sol due to Irish expat feud – Torremolinos bar owner was stabbed just days before thugs torched his bar

A VIOLENT feud within the Costa del Sol’s Irish community is at the heart of a devastating blaze which ripped through a strip of pubs

26 Aug, 2025 @ 20:07

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Video

Serial sex attacker who ‘dressed up as a police officer to approach and assault six women’ arrested in Valencia

A SERIAL rapist who posed as a Guardia Civil officer has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Valencia. The man, 33, assaulted six women

26 Aug, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Gold chain thief is bitten by victim and then captured by chasing pedestrians in Spain's Mallorca

Gold chain snatcher gets bitten by victim and is caught by chasing pedestrians in Spain’s Mallorca

THE theft of a gold chain turned into a disaster for a man who was bitten by his victim and then chased down by eye-witnesses

26 Aug, 2025 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Nightclub manager shoves customer who suffers fatal fall in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SANTA Pola nightclub manager has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for reckless homicide after pushing a customer to the ground who then died.

26 Aug, 2025 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Average pension for freelancers in Spain skyrockets after labour reforms take effect

FREELANCERS in Spain are finally seeing their pensions climb above the €1,000 threshold, after years of lagging behind salaried workers. According to new figures published

26 Aug, 2025 @ 15:47

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

New-look for Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz overshadows first round US Open victory

SPAIN’S Carlos Alcaraz made headlines for his new ‘marine-style’ haircut in the early hours of Tuesday morning at the US Open in New York. His

26 Aug, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Sport

British woman, 26, suffers multiple serious injuries after being hit by car in Ibiza

Two British woman seriously injured after being hit by car in Ibiza

TWO BRITISH women were seriously injured after being struck by a car when crossing a main highway in Ibiza. The accident happened shortly before 2am

26 Aug, 2025 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

WATCH: 150 exotic animals held in ‘private’ zoo are rescued by police in Spain

A PRIVATE zoo with 150 exotic animals has been closed down in the Valencia region. 50 different species- some in danger of extinction- were kept

26 Aug, 2025 @ 13:30

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead

4 bedroom Villa for sale in Vinaros with garage – € 285,000

This is a magnificent villa for sale in Vinaròs. This is a detached property built on a 554 m² plot, with a total built area

26 Aug, 2025 @ 13:05

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Two men, both 23, appear in court charged with stabbing 21-year-old to death in Malaga in the early hours

THE victim, named locally as Angel, was attacked just before 7:40am on the Alameda de Capuchinos, near a post office and a cafe where he

26 Aug, 2025 @ 12:39

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·crime·Lead·Malaga·Málaga

Polish gangster wanted for murder arrested in upmarket Costa del Sol town: Narcos sent drugs between Spain and Krakow

A POLISH fugitive described by Europol as a ‘High Value Target’ has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benhavis on the Costa del Sol.

26 Aug, 2025 @ 12:30

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish becomes the most studied language in British schools at GCSE – overtaking French for the first time

MORE than 136,000 students entered Spanish for their GCSE exams this year, according to new figures from the Joint Council of Qualifications. That puts it

26 Aug, 2025 @ 11:44

Education·Lead·Other News

Spain tops yet another global chart – this time for having the highest percentage of bald men in the world

SPAIN has emerged as the baldest country on the planet, with nearly one in every two men affected by hair loss. The MediHair survey found

26 Aug, 2025 @ 10:40

Lead·Other News

Trucks are filled with 120,000kg of tomatoes ahead of annual La Tomatina festival in Spain’s Valencia

Lorries filled with 120 thousand kilos of tomatoes travel to Valencia for Wednesday’s La Tomatina fight

BUÑOL in Valencia is getting ready to see red once again at the world-famous La Tomatina festival this Wednesday(August 27) with 120,000 kilos of tomatoes

26 Aug, 2025 @ 07:00

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia

Gibraltar faces possible hard border with Spain for months as frontier removal date penciled in for 2026

GIBRALTAR is facing the prospect of a hard border with Spain for a number of months while the agreement to remove the border awaits ratification.

25 Aug, 2025 @ 16:15

Gibraltar·Lead·National News

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