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Thousands of British and American tourists descend on Andalucian town vying to be new cruise ship capital

THE Port of Motril in Granada, which acts as a gateway to Southern Spain, received a huge influx British and American tourists yesterday. The town

13 Jun, 2025 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Spain and UK lobby Trump to delay 3.5% NATO defence spending target

SPAIN and the UK have united to lobby President Trump to delay a target for NATO members to spend 3.5% of GDP on core defence,

13 Jun, 2025 @ 13:45

Lead·Politics

Malaga continues to hand out new tourist apartment permits despite housing backlash

DESPITE the Malaga City Council’s plans to regulate tourist accommodation within the city, in reality it’s continuing to hand out new permits for apartment complexes.

13 Jun, 2025 @ 13:14

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Property

WATCH: England football star Trent Alexander-Arnold wows fans with fluent Spanish skills at Real Madrid unveiling

ENGLAND star Trent Alexander-Arnold showed off his language skills by speaking fluent Spanish without notes at his Real Madrid unveiling on Thursday. British footballers have

13 Jun, 2025 @ 13:06

Lead·Madrid·Sport

4 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Sol de Mallorca with pool garage – € 565,000

This wonderful well thought out townhouse, is located in the much sought after area of Sol de Mallorca. An external staircase leads to the main

13 Jun, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Search continues for British expat who vanished exactly two weeks ago from Costa Blanca home

THE Guardia Civil is leading the search for a British expat that disappeared exactly a fortnight ago on May 30. An extensive operation has been

13 Jun, 2025 @ 12:57

Costa Blanca·Lead

Airbnb fights back and blames hotels for mass tourism in cities across Spain and the EU

THE Airbnb tourist rental portal says hotels are mainly behind an explosion in mass tourism in cities and has used EU statistics to back up

13 Jun, 2025 @ 12:19

Lead·National News

Arms traffickers supplied AK-47s, shotguns and high-powered tactical rifles to narco gangs in Spain

SPAIN’S Guardia Civil has dismantled a criminal organisation that supplied firearms to drug traffickers. Eighteen people were arrested, six have been charged and several firearms

13 Jun, 2025 @ 12:17

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

Summer to be ‘warmer than normal’ in Spain after fifth-wettest spring since 1961

WEATHER experts are predicting that summer will be warmer than normal after the fifth-wettest spring since 1961- boosted by March’s heavy rain. Spokesperson for Spain’s

13 Jun, 2025 @ 11:49

Lead·Weather

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez apologises for latest corruption scandal but won’t call early elections

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has asked for forgiveness after a leading ally in his PSOE socialist party was placed under investigation for his alleged

13 Jun, 2025 @ 11:07

Lead·National News·Politics

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Ex-Malaga CF owner Sheikh Al-Thani faces 14 years in prison in Spain over decline of the Spanish football club

SHEIK Abdullah Al-Thani, the former owner of Malaga CF football club, who saw them through an exciting run to the Champions League quarter finals, is

13 Jun, 2025 @ 09:29

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·Sport

Man arrested for not helping friend that fell into Valencia river and drowned

Man arrested for not helping friend who fell into Valencia river and drowned

A CHINESE man, 19, has been arrested for not helping his friend who drowned in a Valencia river. The 20-year-old male Wen Tao Chi- also

12 Jun, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Major ally of Pedro Sanchez resigns as corruption probe reveals €620k of contract bribes in Spain

Major ally of Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez resigns as corruption probe uncovers €620k of bribes

A SENIOR figure in the PSOE Socialist party has resigned over a corruption probe that could threaten the minority PSOE-led Pedro Sanchez government. Santos Cerdan,

12 Jun, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

WATCH: Gang arrested for supplying ‘weapons of war’ to drug traffickers in Spain

A GANG selling weapons of war to drug crews around Spain has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. The military-style guns were supplied to

12 Jun, 2025 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Gibraltar ‘will retain FULL control over its own border checks’ – but is it Spanish boots on the ground?

GIBRALTAR has moved to reassure residents that it will maintain complete control over its border operations under the new UK-EU trade and mobility agreement. It

12 Jun, 2025 @ 15:35

Gibraltar·Lead

Shocking new details reveal what ‘really happened’ the night Jay Slater died in Tenerife

HARROWING new revelations have emerged about the final hours of British teenager Jay Slater, who died in Tenerife last June. Witnesses told the podcast Jay

12 Jun, 2025 @ 14:47

Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

Healthy summer promised with €82m boost including 25 beach clinics in Costa Blanca and Valencia tourist areas

25 BEACH areas in the Valencian Community will get health centres to help tourists over the summer. That’s an increase of six clinics compared to

12 Jun, 2025 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Spanish Doctors to stage nationwide strike over working conditions tomorrow

DOCTORS across Spain are set to walk out tomorrow, Friday, June 13, in a one-day national strike demanding legislative reform to improve their working conditions.

12 Jun, 2025 @ 14:43

Health·Lead·Other News

UK tourists help Costa Blanca airport soar to new May record

PASSENGER records were broken for a fifth successive month at Alicante-Elche airport in May with 1.85 million travellers. That record May figure is 5.8% up

12 Jun, 2025 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

What’s keeping British expats connected to home in 2025?

Living abroad brings plenty of change, from the language and culture to daily routines, but for many British expats in Spain, staying connected to home

12 Jun, 2025 @ 13:41

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‘You’re a black illegal immigrant and I’m Spanish’: Man jailed after abusing employee in Fuengirola hotel

A MAN has been sentenced to seven years in prison for the abuse, rape and sexual assault of his female domestic worker. The abuse started

12 Jun, 2025 @ 13:07

Lead·Madrid

5 bedroom Finca/Country House for sale in Zagra with pool – € 349,000

Key Features: – large swimming pool – wonderful views – en-suite bedrooms – excellent paperwork – good access This traditional Andalusian country house with 5

12 Jun, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Property taxes to be slashed in Costa del Sol town

ESTEPONA’S Town Council has reached zero debt which will allow an average 20% reduction in the Property Tax. The Mayor José María García Urbano of

12 Jun, 2025 @ 12:30

Costa del Sol·Estepona·Property

Carrefour to open 100 new stores in Spain during 2025, creating 700 jobs

CARREFOUR will open 100 new stores in Spain this year which it says will create 700 jobs. The announcement comes weeks after its fellow French

12 Jun, 2025 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Summer holiday chaos for Brits as hotel workers in Tenerife to strike ‘every Friday’

HOSPITALITY workers are planning to strike in Tenerife every Friday in July and August after union negotiations on a pay increase failed to reach an

12 Jun, 2025 @ 11:52

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife

Ryanair will fine disruptive passengers €500 if they are kicked off a flight

BUDGET airline Ryanair has announced that passengers who are thrown off a flight for misbehaving will be fined €500. The Irish carrier said on Thursday

12 Jun, 2025 @ 11:13

Lead·National News

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