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Watch: Footage of Carles Puigdemont ‘walking freely’ through the streets of Barcelona sparks outrage online – as police manhunt continues

THIS is the moment wanted Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont was filmed walking through the streets of Barcelona after returning from exile. Video footage shared online

8 Aug, 2024 @ 19:43

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Police in Alicante area rescue 'sweating' baby trapped in car with 40C temperatures outside

Police in Spain rescue baby trapped in car amid 40C temperatures

POLICE in Elda forced open a car with an 11-month-old baby trapped inside as temperatures reached 40C outside the vehicle. It was a mother’s nightmare

8 Aug, 2024 @ 19:30

Alicante·Lead

Where is Carles Puigdemont? Chaos as police search sewers and seal off Barcelona Zoo following Catalan separatist’s dramatic return from exile

THE whereabouts of Carles Puigdemont remain unknown after he seemingly vanished into thin air on Thursday. The exiled former leader of Spain’s Catalunya region managed

8 Aug, 2024 @ 19:25

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Second Mossos police officer is arrested for ‘helping separatist Carles Puigdemont disappear in Spain’ following his return from exile

THE Mossos d’Esquadra have arrested a second officer over their alleged involvement in helping Carles Puigdemont, the separatist leader, to escape from Barcelona following his

8 Aug, 2024 @ 19:05

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Victory for expats and locals on Spain’s Costa Blanca after plans for controversial biowaste plant are pulled

PEOPLE power has forced Los Montesinos council into a quick reversal of its decision to offer up free land to house a biowaste recycling plant

8 Aug, 2024 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Alicante area population passes two million mark boosted by foreign migrants

Alicante population breaks the two million mark following surge in British and other foreign residents

ALICANTE province’s population has broken the two million mark according to figures from the National Institute of Statistics(INE) with foreign migrants fuelling the increase. Based

8 Aug, 2024 @ 18:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Tommy Robinson threatens British journalists for revealing his €400-a-night Cyprus resort hideaway – after making similar threats against Olive Press reporters last year

FAR-RIGHT instigator Tommy Robinson has threatened British journalists for revealing his luxury hideout – just as he threatened Olive Press reporters last year for doing

8 Aug, 2024 @ 17:44

Lead·Other News

Don’t tell the far-right: Foreign-born workers have taken nearly half of all new jobs created in Spain this year – most of which have come in the tourism sector

THE idea that immigrants are taking our jobs might never have been truer than in Spain, where 40% of new jobs created in the first

8 Aug, 2024 @ 17:15

Lead·Other News

Man exploited 40 migrants by cramming them into his flat in Spain and charging €100 per month in rent

Crackdown on migrant smugglers in Spain: Police arrest 77 members of international criminal network

A MAJOR migrant smuggling gang has been busted by the Policia Nacional in association with Europol and the US Homeland Security department. The international crew

8 Aug, 2024 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

EMPÖRUNG ÜBER 13.000 KREUZFAHRTPASSAGIERE IN EINER KLEINEN STADT IN SÜDSPANIEN AN NUR EINEM TAG

Die Einwohner von Cádiz sind verärgert, nachdem das historische Zentrum in der vergangenen Woche von Tausenden Kreuzfahrtpassagieren überschwemmt wurde. Die gesamte Stadt, die auf einer

8 Aug, 2024 @ 15:32

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Will Smith records music video in Spain’s Ibiza: New song Work Of Art features his son Jaden

WILL Smith has been back in the studio while visiting the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza. The Fresh Prince of Bel Air star, 55, shared

8 Aug, 2024 @ 15:19

Celebrity·Ibiza·Lead

Who is Carles Puigdemont and why are police hunting him in Spain? All you need to know about the exiled Catalan separatist leader

THE Mossos d’Esquadra, Catalunya’s police force, launched ‘Operation Cage’ this morning in an attempt to locate and arrest Carles Puigdemont, the separatist leader who has

8 Aug, 2024 @ 15:17

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Politics

WARNUNG VOR HITZEWELLE IN SPANIEN: AM WOCHENENDE WIEDER EXTREME HITZE – DAS SIND DIE BETROFFENEN GEBIETE

Die staatliche meteorologische Agentur Aemet hat eine Hitzewarnung für das kommende Wochenende herausgegeben. In Teilen Spaniens werden Temperaturen von über 40 °C erwartet. Diese Hitzewelle – die

8 Aug, 2024 @ 15:09

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Tourist in Spain’s Andalucia douses 6,000-year-old cave art with water so it appears brighter in his photos

A TOURIST is being investigated for pouring water on ancient cave drawings so that they appear brighter in photos. The 39-year-old could face fines running

8 Aug, 2024 @ 14:55

Andalucia·Jaen·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: British millionaire denies squatting his own €3million villa in Spain’s Ibiza amid legal row with ‘Airbnb investor’ influencer

A BRITISH millionaire has furiously denied squatting his own €3million villa in a bid to keep out his tenant. Anthony Nartey is currently locked in

8 Aug, 2024 @ 14:29

Ibiza·Lead·Property

British tourists ‘fear for their safety’ in Spain following wave of ‘anti-tourism’ protests

BRITISH tourists are phoning Balearic Islands hotels to ask whether it is safe to stay there in the wake of recent protests against mass tourism.

8 Aug, 2024 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Touristen werden von der Stadtverwaltung eines großen Urlaubsortes in Spanien aufgefordert, sich anständig zu kleiden und Respekt zu zeigen, während die Einheimischen die oben ohne Besucher beschimpfen.

Eine neue Kampagne der Stadtverwaltung von Málaga hat in der ganzen Stadt Plakate mit der Überschrift “Ziehen Sie sich vollständig an” auf Englisch aufgehängt. Über

8 Aug, 2024 @ 13:40

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The Best Indian Football Players from Spain

Indian football has seen significant growth in recent years, with more players gaining international exposure and experience. While Europe has long been a dream destination

8 Aug, 2024 @ 13:16

4 bedroom Penthouse for sale in Altea with pool garage – € 620,000

Penthouse Altea, Alicante 4 beds 2 baths € 620,000 138 m2 Duplex Penthouse in the Les Rotes area in Altea, located 5 minutes

8 Aug, 2024 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Cheeky thief steals from bathers and then demands money for return of items at popular Costa Blanca beach in Spain

Alert in Alicante: Man is arrested for ‘attacking and robbing tourists’ on popular beach – before ‘demanding money to return the stolen goods’

A MAN has been arrested in Denia for allegedly robbing and attacking bathers at a local beach. The 30-year-old Moroccan national was remanded into custody

8 Aug, 2024 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s Rafael Nadal pulls out of US Open as he shares update on his future

RAFAEL Nadal has pulled out of this year’s US Open, admitting that he would not be able to ‘give 100%’ in New York. The announcement

8 Aug, 2024 @ 11:59

Lead·Sport

Los Baños Sunshine, a chiringuito in Denia

These ‘chiringuitos’ in Alicante are named among the best in Spain for the third year in a row

SUMMER in Spain wouldn’t be complete without a visit to a chiringuito, as the country’s beach bars are affectionately known. But there are hundreds to

8 Aug, 2024 @ 11:53

Alicante·Travel News

British boy, 17, ‘is raped in a toilet’ at a restaurant in Spain’s Mallorca

A SWISS tourist has been arrested on suspicion of raping a 17-year-old British holidaymaker at a restaurant in the popular resort town of Magaluf. The

8 Aug, 2024 @ 11:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain is once again declared the best country in the world for digital nomads – here’s why

A NEW study from research company Global Intelligence Unit has found once again that Spain is the best country in the world for digital nomads

8 Aug, 2024 @ 11:31

Lead·Travel News

Spain faces hottest day since 1950 this weekend as fourth heatwave of the year to bring ‘dangerous’ temperatures

SPAIN is facing one of its hottest days on record this weekend, weather experts have warned. It comes as the fourth heatwave of the year

8 Aug, 2024 @ 11:08

Lead·Weather

Chaos in Spain’s Catalunya: Police hunt exiled former leader Carles Puigdemont after speech near parliament declaring independence referendum legal

FORMER Catalan premier and fugitive from justice Carles Puigdemont returned to Spain on Thursday, seven years after he fled the country to escape arrest for

8 Aug, 2024 @ 10:56

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

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