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Gibraltar-Spain water row: Madrid claims the Rock never sought permission to take supplies from ‘protected Spanish territory’

GIBRALTAR is facing mounting pressure from a number of Spanish government departments over its controversial land reclamation project on the east side of the Rock.

16 Oct, 2024 @ 19:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Malaga port is erecting a two-metre barrier to protect the mega yachts of the super rich

A NEW fence made of glass panels will be erected at Malaga’s mega yacht marina over the next few days to replace a controversial structure

16 Oct, 2024 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Drought warning in Mallorca: Balearic Islands are placed on ‘pre-alert’ as water supplies run low

PARTS of Mallorca have been put on drought pre-alert with situation in some areas just a level down as being categorised as an emergency. The

16 Oct, 2024 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Senegalese man, 31, who drugged and raped a Swiss tourist in Spain is jailed for four years

A MAN who drugged and raped a Swiss tourist has been served a four year jail sentence. A 31-YEAR-OLD man has been found guilty of

16 Oct, 2024 @ 16:51

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Snow falls in Andalucia as Storm Leslie brings drop in temperatures

STORM Leslie has brought a temperature drop throughout Andalucia as snow falls in some areas. We’re barely into autumn and Andalucia has already seen snow,

16 Oct, 2024 @ 16:12

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Police officer bitten by man fuming over lost luggage at Mallorca airport

British couple who ‘trashed their Magaluf hotel room’ are arrested while trying to fly home

A YOUNG British couple were arrested at Palma airport on Friday after trashing a bedroom in their four-star Magaluf hotel. The man, 27, and woman,

16 Oct, 2024 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Nadal and Alcaraz play for biggest cash prize in tennis history at controversial Saudia Arabia tournament

SIX of the world’s top male tennis players including Spain’s Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz, will play in the richest-ever exhibition tournament starting in Saudi

16 Oct, 2024 @ 15:00

Lead·Sport

Plans to turn Spanish airport into an emergency migrant arrival centre slammed as a ‘concentration camp’

SPAIN is weighing the possibility of converting an airport south of Madrid into an emergency migrant reception centre. Ciudad Real Airport, located in Castilla-La Mancha

16 Oct, 2024 @ 14:20

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Spain’s ‘third world’ train shame in Andalucia is laid bare: Route to Madrid takes the same time as ‘flying to New York or Dubai’

A TRAIN from Algeciras, home to Spain’s busiest port, to Madrid takes as long as a flight to New York or Dubai, according to the

16 Oct, 2024 @ 13:30

Cadiz·Lead

3 bedroom Penthouse for sale in Badalona with pool garage – € 729,000

Penthouse Badalona, Barcelona 3 beds 3 baths € 729,000 DESIGN PENTHOUSE BY THE SEA Fantastic penthouse with 3 bedrooms (previously 4) and 3

16 Oct, 2024 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Pictured: Thick white fog blankets Spain’s Costa del Sol after night of heavy rain

A HUGE blanket of fog has descended on the Costa del Sol following a night of heavy rain. Pictures show how the A-7 motorway is

16 Oct, 2024 @ 12:36

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Huge narco crackdown in Valencia and Alicante: Police make 71 arrests in operation ‘Detalka-Aspid’

A JOINT Policia Nacional-Guardia Civil operation has taken down a Murcia-based drugs gang that had associates in Alicante and Castellon provinces. 71 people were arrested

16 Oct, 2024 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Foreigners buried in Costa Blanca cemetery 'disappeared' to make space with French woman shocked to find her sister's tombstone removed

Outrage over expat grave diggers on Spain’s Costa Blanca: French woman is illegally dug up after German corpse was removed to find space for local official’s grandmother

CALPE council has ordered an inquiry into illegal exhumations at the municipal cemetery after the relatives of a French girl buried in a niche in

16 Oct, 2024 @ 11:31

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Amerikaner loben das „Santorini von Spanien“ an der Costa del Sol, das „40 Prozent günstiger als die französische oder italienische Konkurrenz“ ist

von Yzabelle Bostyn Die Costa del Sol hat ihr eigenes „Santorini“, schreibt ein amerikanisches Magazin und hebt dabei die Preise hervor, die „40 Prozent günstiger

16 Oct, 2024 @ 10:23

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Urgent weather alerts are issued for Spain’s Costa del Sol and Cadiz as deluge takes experts by surprise

A SERIES of urgent weather alerts were issued for parts of southern Spain overnight amid a deluge of heavy rain which is continuing this morning.

16 Oct, 2024 @ 09:58

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Police identify man whose body was found dumped with his throat slit on a property in Spain’s Estepona

POLICE have identified a man who was found dead in a property in Estepona at the weekend. The victim was found with a slit throat

16 Oct, 2024 @ 09:57

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Spain is searching for mystery Euromillions winner who has yet to claim life-changing €162m prize – and time is running out

THE winner of a life-changing Euromillions jackpot has yet to claim their prize. A lucky ticket winner in Derio, in the Basque Country, bought their

16 Oct, 2024 @ 09:42

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

El Campello Leads Costa Blanca Hotel Occupancy Boost In Spite Of Fewer British Bookings In Spain

Two severely decomposed bodies are found floating near tourist hotspots on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO bodies have been discovered floating off the shore of tourist hotspots in eastern Spain. The corpses were found around seven hours apart on Tuesday,

16 Oct, 2024 @ 09:24

Costa Blanca·Lead

Exclusive: Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner ‘could flee to Africa’ if freed next year – as Irish victim vows to appeal ‘scandalous’ acquittal

MADELEINE McCann suspect Christian Brueckner is considering fleeing to Africa if he gets out of prison next year, the Olive Press can reveal. The 47-year-old

15 Oct, 2024 @ 19:59

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain will give young people €250 per month help pay for rapidly rising rents - but move divides opinion

Spain will give young people €250 per month to help pay for rapidly rising rents – but move divides opinion

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has confirmed the extension- after two years- of financial help for younger people to get a rental property. High property

15 Oct, 2024 @ 18:15

Lead·Property

British TV detective claims to know ‘real reason’ doomed Jay Slater left his Airbnb in Spain’s Tenerife

THEORIES have yet again begun to swirl about Jay Slater’s death as a British TV detective claims he knows the ‘real reason’ why the teen

15 Oct, 2024 @ 17:37

Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

Moment missing Brit is found safe and well after vanishing from Spain’s Costa del Sol and enduring night of severe rain and storms

A BRITISH man has been found after disappearing from the Costa del Sol during a day out with his wife. David Berry (pictured left and

15 Oct, 2024 @ 17:07

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Time running out to stop closure of popular tourist ‘hippie’ craft market on iconic Alicante walkway

TRADERS at Alicante’s iconic Esplanade ‘hippie’ craft market will protest on Sunday- just 11 days before they are kicked off the site with no alternative

15 Oct, 2024 @ 16:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Dozens more taxis to operate at Alicante airport after outcry over shortages

TAXI waiting times could be eased at Alicante-Elche airport with the creation of 24 new cab licences after an outcry over shortages during the summer.

15 Oct, 2024 @ 15:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Infamous Algarrobico hotel to finally be demolished in southern Spain almost 20 years after construction was halted

SOME 20 years after construction was halted, the infamous Algarrobico hotel will finally be demolished. Catalina Garcia, Minister for the Environment, has confirmed demolition work

15 Oct, 2024 @ 14:23

Granada·Lead

Corrupt ex-politician in Spain who hid his ill-gotten fortunes abroad is jailed for 10 years

THE former Valencian president, Eduardo Zaplana, has been jailed for 10 years and five months for corruption, bribery, and money laundering. He’s been ordered to

15 Oct, 2024 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

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