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Spain abandons plans to buy over €6b of US-made F-35 fighter jets – and will now look for European alternatives

SPAIN’S government has reportedly ‘shelved’ plans to buy F-35 Lightning II fighter jets from Lockheed Martin in the United States. The El Pais newspaper broke

6 Aug, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·National News

5 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Itrabo with pool – € 250,000

Three-story house for sale, fully renovated, in the heart of the picturesque village of Itrabo, on Granada’s Tropical Coast. This spacious property offers 5 large

6 Aug, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Sabadell Bank shareholders massively back UK TSB sale as fight against BBVA takeover continues in Spain

Sabadell Bank shareholders massively back TSB sale as fight against BBVA takeover continues in Spain

AN EXTRAORDINARY meeting of Sabadell Bank shareholders on Wednesday has overwhelming approved the sale of their UK subsidiary, TSB, to Santander. 99.6% of votes cast

6 Aug, 2025 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Bank machine fraudster fooled elderly card-holders to make withdrawals in Valencia

Cash machine fraudster fooled elderly card-holders to make big withdrawals in Valencia

A CONMAN preyed on elderly people using ATM machines in Valencia to steal a total of €8,380 during 10 deceptions. The 30-year-old man always went

6 Aug, 2025 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Dozens of women tricked into working as prostitutes at brothel in Spanish seaside city

DOZENS of South American women were flown to Spain to take up lucrative jobs but were forced to work as prostitutes in Gandia(Valencia province). Six

6 Aug, 2025 @ 11:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Madrid brings forward second Metro Line 6 closure as works progress ahead of schedule

MADRID’S Metro Line 6 will face more disruption sooner than expected. The second phase of closures, between Legazpi and Moncloa, will now begin on 6 September

6 Aug, 2025 @ 10:24

Lead·Madrid

Property boom continues in Spain with highest half-yearly sales figures since 2007

PROPERTY sales in the first-half of 2025 were the highest for a six-month period in Spain since 2007. The National Institute of Statistics(INE) says that

6 Aug, 2025 @ 08:00

Lead·Property

Benidorm welcomes French police officers to help tourists and track down criminals from their country

BENIDORM’S Policia Nacional officers have been joined on their summer tourist beat this August by two of their French counterparts. They will also work with

6 Aug, 2025 @ 07:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Woman imprisoned and sexually assaulted by boyfriend for 12 days who kept guns at his Valencia home

Woman imprisoned and sexually assaulted by boyfriend for 12 days at his Valencia home which contained illegal guns

A WOMAN escaped the clutches of her boyfriend who locked her up for 12 days at his Valencia area home. He also kept a cache

6 Aug, 2025 @ 06:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Popular town in Spain’s Catalunya to use sensors to track movement of tourists

A POPULAR town in northern Spain has embarked on a novel way of monitoring tourist numbers: a network of sensors that track mobile phone signals.

5 Aug, 2025 @ 18:30

Catalunya·Lead·Travel News

Ryanair claims €15,000 in damages from 'disruptive' passenger who forced diversion of holiday flight to Spain

Bad news for holidaymakers as Ryanair baggage handlers announce strike across Spain until end of 2025

HOLIDAYMAKERS visiting Spain this summer could face serious disruption after baggage handlers used by low-cost airline Ryanair announced a strike that could last until the

5 Aug, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Travel News

Heat-related deaths were 57% higher in July than a year earlier in Spain

A PARADE of heatwaves over the last two months has contributed to a 57% rise in heat-related deaths during July. The Daily Mortality Monitoring System(MoMo)

5 Aug, 2025 @ 15:00

Health·Lead·Weather

Rafael Nadal’s long-time tennis mentor joins Emma Raducanu’s coaching team

AHEAD of this month’s US Open, the Spanish tennis player’s former coach, Francisco Roig, has joined Emma Raducanu’s team on a full-time basis. The British

5 Aug, 2025 @ 14:55

Lead·National News

Police fined €16K for filming ill man defecating by the road and sharing it on WhatsApp

THREE Malaga cops have landed their force with a €16,000 bill after secretly filming a man taking a roadside poo – and sharing the video

5 Aug, 2025 @ 14:11

Andalucia·crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Missing driver mystery after overturned British-registered car is abandoned next to Costa Blanca motorway

Missing driver mystery after overturned British-registered car is left for days next to Costa Blanca motorway

A BRITISH-PLATED car left overturned by the AP-7 motorway close to the Pilar de la Horadada tunnel in Alicante province was removed after over a

5 Aug, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

12 silly laws in Spain that will leave you baffled (and possibly fined)

SUNSHINE, sangria and… legal landmines? Spain may be known for its beaches and fiestas, but it’s also a hotspot for eyebrow-raising laws that can land

5 Aug, 2025 @ 13:36

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

Three earthquakes at sea felt by residents on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE earthquakes plus aftershocks struck off the southern Alicante province coast on Monday according to the National Geographic Institute (IGN). The IGN said the quakes

5 Aug, 2025 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

3 bedroom Beach Apartment for sale in Altea with pool – € 430,000

This apartment in first line of coast in Pueblo Mascarat is located on the first floor, in a private urbanization with communal areas, several swimming

5 Aug, 2025 @ 13:05

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British boy, 5, saved from drowning at Mallorca hotel swimming pool

Tragedy on Spain’s Costa del Sol as three-year-old Dutch girl drowns in swimming pool

A THREE-YEAR-OLD Dutch girl has died on the Costa del Sol after drowning in a swimming pool. Emergency services were called to a property in

5 Aug, 2025 @ 13:03

Costa del Sol·Lead

From Superman to Snow White: Lamine Yamal’s Barcelona mural gets a fairytale makeover after dwarf party drama

BARCELONA football sensation Lamine Yamal has gone from superhero to pantomime star after a cheeky street art prank turned his mural into a scene straight

5 Aug, 2025 @ 12:51

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Telefonica to phase out Huawei tech in Spain’s 5G network amid Chinese espionage fears

SPANISH telecom giant Telefonica is set to phase out equipment made by Chinese technology company Huawei from Spain’s 5G network. “In both Germany and Spain,

5 Aug, 2025 @ 12:46

Business & Finance·Lead·Technology

Spanish retail giant Mango targets Britain’s Gen Z in latest market push

SPANISH clothing brand, Mango, is looking to the British teen market to propel international growth beyond Spain. Though the company is best known for its

5 Aug, 2025 @ 12:46

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Sir Jeremy Hunt headlines Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival

CONSERVATIVE MP and former Chancellor and Foreign Secretary, Sir Jeremy Hunt will headline the Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival (GGLF), as announced Wednesday by the Gibraltar

5 Aug, 2025 @ 12:17

Gibraltar·Lead