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British expat defends leading an ‘anti-tourism’ campaign in Spain’s Tenerife after being branded a ‘hypocrite’

A BRITISH immigrant living in Tenerife has ignited controversy by leading an anti-tourism campaign that calls for a tax on holidaymakers visiting the popular Spanish

28 Aug, 2024 @ 14:44

Canary Islands·Lead·National News

This ‘natural paradise’ in Spain that’s ‘tourist free’ and ‘littered with Roman ruins’ will pay you €15,000 to move there – so what’s the catch?

AN often overlooked region of Spain is offering digital nomads up to €15,000 to move there. The programme is part of a plan to battle

28 Aug, 2024 @ 13:16

Lead·Olive Press Travel

‘Our paradise is now a nightmare’: Locals in Malaga fume after their luxury tower blocks become home to 110 tourist flats

RESIDENTS in a pair of tower blocks in Malaga are up in arms over the proliferation of tourist apartments that they claim create a ‘living

28 Aug, 2024 @ 13:08

National News

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Pinoso with pool – € 290,000

Villa Pinoso, Alicante 3 beds 2 baths € 290,000 NEW BUILD VILLAS IN PINOSO New Build Independent modern villas that can be built

28 Aug, 2024 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Star of Netflix series Elite drops dead on a beach in southern Spain: Tributes pour in for ‘tremendous’ actor as colleagues are left ‘broken with pain’

A SPANISH actor who starred in the hit Netflix series Elite has died while enjoying a beach day in Cadiz. Julian Ortega suddenly collapsed on

28 Aug, 2024 @ 12:16

Andalucia·Cadiz·Celebrity·Lead

Post-Brexit Gibraltar deal is back ON as Spanish FM says it should be signed ahead of the November hard border deadline

A ‘FAIR and balanced’ post-Brexit deal for Gibraltar is practically complete ahead of the looming November deadline, the Spanish foreign minister has declared. “Our hand

28 Aug, 2024 @ 12:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Spain will offer training and jobs to 250,000 people in North Africa’s Mauritania to ‘disincentivise’ boat migrants

PEDRO Sanchez has vowed to support the creation of 250,000 new jobs in the poverty-stricken west African nation of Mauritania in an effort to stem

28 Aug, 2024 @ 12:11

Canary Islands·Lead·Politics

British girl, 15, is in a serious condition after falling from a balcony in Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH girl, 15, was seriously injured on Tuesday after suffering a first floor balcony fall in Mallorca. The accident happened in S’Illot in the

28 Aug, 2024 @ 11:23

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Weather warnings are issued for storms, rain and hail across Spain this week, even in Andalucia – these are the areas on alert

A SERIES of weather alerts have been issued across much of Spain this week as August looks set for a stormy finale. According to state

28 Aug, 2024 @ 09:00

Lead·National News·Weather

Salma Hayek, 57, shows off her incredible figure as she poses in a yellow bikini during holiday to Spain

IT was in 1996 when Salma Hayek first enchanted audiences with her sensual moves in the film From Dusk Till Dawn. The Mexican actress, now

28 Aug, 2024 @ 08:00

Balearic Islands·Celebrity·Ibiza·Lead

Tsunami expert warns southern Spain is NOT prepared for a monster wave – and that Monday’s earthquake off Portugal should serve as a warning

THE coast of southern Spain must be better prepared for a tsunami following an earthquake off Portugal this week, an expert has warned. Gregorio Gomez

28 Aug, 2024 @ 07:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Lead·Weather

Flat sharing in Spain? These are the cheapest and most expensive cities for renting a room in 2024

A STUDY by property portal Idealista has revealed the cheapest and most expensive cities in Spain when it comes to renting a room in a

28 Aug, 2024 @ 06:00

Lead·Property

Extreme heat in Spain could see a rise in deadly thrombosis cases, doctors warn – here’s how to prevent the condition

THE increasingly high temperatures experienced in Spain could see a surge in thrombosis, doctors have warned. According to Juan Carlos Reverter (pictured above), the president

27 Aug, 2024 @ 23:00

Health·Lead

Man and his two sons are arrested over stabbing of his ex-partner at an ice cream parlour on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN was stabbed at a packed Alicante ice cream parlour on Monday after a row involving her ex-partner and two grown-up sons. The 51-year-old

27 Aug, 2024 @ 22:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

West Nile virus threat level is raised to four in several areas of Malaga province - including the capital

West Nile virus claims its fourth and fifth victims in Spain’s Andalucia this summer after two more deaths are recorded in Sevilla province

THE West Nile Virus which is transmitted to people via mosquito bites has now claimed five victims this summer in Sevilla province. Andalucia’s Ministry of

27 Aug, 2024 @ 21:00

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Pictured: Incredible ‘lifeguard dogs’ help save swimmers off the coast of southern Spain

STRUGGLING swimmers on a Costa del Sol beach are likely to find an unexpected saviour in the shape of six highly-trained lifeguard dogs. The town

27 Aug, 2024 @ 20:00

Costa del Sol·Lead

Body of ‘foreign’ man, 45, is found shot to death near tennis courts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MAN died on Monday night after being shot at least twice in an Elche area village on the Costa Blanca. The victim is said

27 Aug, 2024 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police discover black market octopus and other seafood being sold at restaurant on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN UNAMED Santa Pola restaurant is in serious trouble for having 35 kilos of unsourced seafood in its freezers to plate up for unsuspecting diners.

27 Aug, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

German man is jailed after his boat struck and killed a jet ski rider in Spain’s Marbella

A GERMAN national has been arrested for negligent homicide after his boat collided with a jet ski at Puerto Banus near Marbella. The male victim,

27 Aug, 2024 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Lead·Marbella

Tinder-dona: The new dating trend in Spain is to head to Mercadona during a certain time of the day – but would YOU do it?

WITH the world starting to realise that dating apps are an unalloyed abomination, the inventive people of Spain are turning to a new alternative –

27 Aug, 2024 @ 15:00

Lead·Other News

Scottish minister blasts ‘balconing league table’ which mocks deaths of tourists in Spain as ‘vile’ – just days after Scot’s fatal fall from an Ibiza hotel

A GOVERNMENT minister has blasted a balconing league table as ‘vile’ and called for its website to be taken down after it celebrated the UK

27 Aug, 2024 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

British cyclist dies after colliding with a car in Spain’s Valencia

A BRITISH expat died on Sunday after being involved in a road accident in Valencia province. The 66-year-old man- named by a close friend as

27 Aug, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez embarks on African tour in search of plan to stop boat migrants

PEDRO Sanchez is today embarking on a tour of three west African countries in an effort to stem the tide of irregular migrants who attempt

27 Aug, 2024 @ 13:39

Canary Islands·Lead·Politics

3 bedroom Mobile Home for sale in Oria with pool – € 109,000

Mobile Home Oria, Almería 3 beds 2 baths € 109,000 Exclusive to AlmeriaCasas Beautiful, fully furnished mobile home with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms

27 Aug, 2024 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Yellow alert issued for rain and storms this Thursday in Valencia region

New ‘DANA’ to bring storms to parts of Spain this week, including Andalucia – these are the affected areas

AUGUST will bow out with changeable weather to Spain as a new DANA is expected to bring storms to parts of the country. A cold

27 Aug, 2024 @ 13:00

Lead·Weather

EXCLUSIVE: British accountant facing extradition to Spain claims he is being ‘silenced’ for ‘providing intelligence that could have foiled London and Madrid terror attacks’

A BRITISH accountant and ‘undercover agent’ claims he is once again facing extradition to Spain in order to ‘silence’ him. Paul Blanchard, 79, from York,

27 Aug, 2024 @ 12:28

Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

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