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Armed police at the scene of the shooting of Borja Villacis

Major manhunt underway in central Spain after brother of prominent former politician gunned down in broad daylight over reported drug debt

A MAJOR manhunt was underway in Madrid on Wednesday morning after the brother of the city’s former Deputy Mayor Begoña Villacis was gunned down in

5 Jun, 2024 @ 10:16

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

British expats and locals demand Marbella bullfight be cancelled: Petition by animal activists gathers 25,000 signatures in just four days

MORE than 25,000 expats and locals have signed a petition demanding the cancellation of this weekend’s bullfight in Marbella. World-famous matadors including Roca Rey, Morante

4 Jun, 2024 @ 19:30

La Cultura·Lead·Marbella

Brussels gives Spain an ultimatum over its toll roads

Cost of toll road on Spain’s Costa del Sol surges by more than 50% – after pleads to abolish the charge are rejected by Madrid

THE cost of the AP-7 toll road has increased by more than 50% along the Costa del Sol. Every year, the price of accessing the

4 Jun, 2024 @ 19:21

Costa del Sol·Lead·Travel News

Spike in deaths on Spanish roads: 440 people were killed in the first five months of 2024

SPANISH roads have witnessed a total of 440 deaths so far this year, new figures show. The figure for the first five months of 2024

4 Jun, 2024 @ 18:58

National News

Crisis for 300,000 holidaymakers planning to visit Spain after major tour operator collapses

A LEADING German tour operator- FTI- has filed for insolvency putting at risk thousands of holidays including a major raft of bookings to Spain- especially

4 Jun, 2024 @ 17:49

Balearic Islands·Lead·Travel News

WATCH: Huge fire engulfs gardening warehouse next to major airport in Spain – causing flight delays

A HUGE fire has engulfed a warehouse next to Ibiza airport, threatening to delay flights at the major tourist hotspot. Video footage shared online shows

4 Jun, 2024 @ 17:31

Ibiza·Lead

Outrage over waitress job offer in Ibiza: Woman is told she will work 77 hours per week but ‘will have access to the beach’

A WAITRESS job offer has sparked outrage in Ibiza after a woman is told she will need to work 77 hours a week in exchange

4 Jun, 2024 @ 17:28

Ibiza·Lead

This region in Spain wants to turn graveyards into solar farm

VALENCIA is using city graveyards to help it reach climate neutrality by 2030. Finding suitable sites for solar farms in urban areas isn’t easy, so

4 Jun, 2024 @ 14:15

Environment·Lead·Valencia

Huge US military ship is spotted docking in port on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BIG United States warship is spending a few days docked in Malaga and has a freighter-style look about it- different from regular navy vessels

4 Jun, 2024 @ 13:30

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

2 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Los Balcones with pool – € 240,000

Townhouse Los Balcones, Alicante 2 beds 2 baths € 240,000 NEW BUILD RESIDENTIAL IN ORIHUELA COSTA New Build Residential complex of bungalow apartments

4 Jun, 2024 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Spain's unemployment rate falls to lowest total for over 16 years as more women find jobs

Spain’s jobless total falls to lowest May figure since 2008 as tourist sector gears up for record-breaking summer

SPAIN has recorded its lowest registered unemployed total for May since 2008, with 2.6 million people out of work. The total is a 59,000 reduction

4 Jun, 2024 @ 12:45

Lead·National News

Begoña Gomez in court: Judge calls Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife to testify as official suspect in influence peddling case

A MADRID judge has given the Spanish prime minister’s wife, Begoña Gomez, a court date at which she will have to testify as an official

4 Jun, 2024 @ 12:21

Lead·Politics

Spain’s Malaga recieves 1.2 million tourists in first quarter of 2022—four times more than last year

Revealed: The provinces with the fastest growing economies in Spain’s Andalucia – partly thanks to tourism

NEW figures from Andalucia’s Institute of Statistics and Cartography show that three of the region’s provinces have been growing faster than the average, thanks in

4 Jun, 2024 @ 12:18

Andalucia·Lead

Tragic weekend sees four people drown in 72 hours on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Tragic weekend sees five people drown in 72 hours on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE start of the peak seaside bathing season has brought five drownings in less than 72 hours on the Costa Blanca. The first death was

4 Jun, 2024 @ 11:51

Costa Blanca·Lead

The attempted assassination of Mehdi last July in Marbella

Captured: Mehdi the ‘drug thief’ and enemy of infamous kingpin ‘The Fly’ is arrested in Sevilla after surviving ordered assassination in Marbella

IN July of last year, a video went viral of what appeared to be an assassination attempt in Marbella, close to a shopping mall in

4 Jun, 2024 @ 11:06

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Russian mafia bosses who ‘operated stolen car ring across 10 countries’ are arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

TWO Russians have been arrested in Spain for allegedly masterminding a criminal gang that used vulnerable Ukrainians to steal and sell rental cars. The organisation

3 Jun, 2024 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Tourist warning: Person gets fined for buying sunglasses from illegal street seller in Mallorca

Tourism continues to boom in Spain: Foreign visitor numbers are up 14% so far this year with Brits still leading the way

SPAIN welcomed nearly 24 million foreign tourists this year up to the end of April- 14.5% up on the same period in 2023. The National

3 Jun, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·National News

Summer hours: These shops are now open on Sundays and until this date across Spain’s Costa del Sol

SHOPS on the Costa del Sol have now announced their summer hours, with many open on Sundays. The summer season in Malaga has finally started

3 Jun, 2024 @ 17:30

Costa del Sol·Lead

Audrey Fang murder latest: Prime suspect was made main beneficiary of Singaporean tourist’s assets before she was found butchered to death in Spain

A SUSPECT arrested in April for the murder of Singapore national Audrey Fang has been confirmed as a beneficiary of her savings which totalled €340,000.

3 Jun, 2024 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Weather warning for Spain: Temperatures to reach 40C in various parts of the country this week

TEMPERATURES hitting 10 degrees above average will arrive in Spain over the next few days following a coolish weekend in parts of the country. Temperatures

3 Jun, 2024 @ 16:30

Lead·Weather

Ronda targets luxury tourism: Historic city in southern Spain to build two five-star hotels

THE Andalusian city of Ronda is famed for its Arab Baths, wine production, beautiful scenery and, of course, its deep gorge, El Tajo. But there

3 Jun, 2024 @ 16:26

Andalucia·Hotels·Lead

Shameless squatter in Spain dubbed the ‘Beyonce of Menorca’ finally leaves €620,000 villa amid social media backlash

A WOMAN who squatted in a luxury Menorca villa and said it was better than anything owned by pop star Beyonce, has moved out after

3 Jun, 2024 @ 15:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Menorca

Historic guitar made in Cadiz in 1791 is going up for auction in the UK – and could fetch over €20,000

A SPANISH guitar that was built in Cadiz back in 1791 is due to go under the hammer in the United Kingdom, and could sell

3 Jun, 2024 @ 15:44

Cadiz·Lead

Bullfighting latest in Spain: Children set to be allowed to attend events in Mallorca

CHILDREN are set to be allowed back into bullfights in Mallorca, as the regional parliament is due to vote on a proposal tabled by far-right

3 Jun, 2024 @ 15:23

Balearic Islands·Entertainment·Lead·Mallorca

Gibraltar Brexit treaty latest: Spain says ‘no deal’ until after the UK general election on July 4

SPAIN’S foreign minister, Jose Manuel Albares has ruled out closing a post-Brexit deal over Gibraltar until after the UK general election on July 4. The

3 Jun, 2024 @ 14:47

Brexit·Gibraltar·Lead

Revealed: The ultra-luxury hotel enjoyed by Taylor Swift during her stay in Spain’s Madrid

THIS is the ultra-luxury hotel Taylor Swift stayed in during her stint in the Spanish capital. Last week, it seemed Taylor Swift mania was infecting

3 Jun, 2024 @ 13:42

Lead·Madrid·Property

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