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Indignation in Spain’s Vigo as three children die in apartment block inferno: Building had already suffered ‘three or four minor fires’, squatter under suspicion

RESIDENTS in the Galician city of Vigo are up in arms after a devastating fire claimed the lives of three children and one adult in

11 Oct, 2023 @ 14:56

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Pictured: Soldier, 19, from Sevilla is among two missing Spaniards in Israel following deadly Hamas attack

Spain confirms death of Spanish 19-year-old in Hamas attacks on Israel

SPAIN’S Foreign Ministry on Wednesday confirmed the death of Maya Villalobo Sinvany, a 19-year-old woman with joint Spanish-Israeli nationality who had been missing since Hamas

11 Oct, 2023 @ 14:08

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WATCH: Expat squatter, 47, brawls with passenger after being asked to stop masturbating on busy metro in Spain’s Valencia

THIS is the moment an expat started a brawl after being filmed pleasuring himself on a busy metro in Spain. In video footage shared online,

11 Oct, 2023 @ 13:19

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2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Sant Feliu de Guixols with garage – € 545,000

Apartment Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Girona 2 beds 2 baths € 545,000 Located in an exclusive residential complex on the bay of Sant

11 Oct, 2023 @ 13:04

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Humble Malaga bakery is shocked after its simple apple tart wins ‘best cake in Spain’ award

A MALAGA bakery has been awarded ‘the best cake’ in Spain for its delicious apple tart. La Pasteleria Daza has been making the same simple

11 Oct, 2023 @ 11:51

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Man ‘kills wife with shotgun before turning weapon on himself’ just hours after family lunch with their teenage son on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A MAN is suspected of killing his wife with a shotgun before turning the gun on himself in a horrific murder-suicide in Benalmadena. According to

11 Oct, 2023 @ 11:13

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Court sentences teenager who visited four Gibraltar restaurants outside opening hours

A COURT has sentenced a teenager to over a year in prison after he broke into four popular eateries and a tobacco shop in Gibraltar

11 Oct, 2023 @ 09:55

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

Two non-local men arrested for alleged racism against Jewish community in Gibraltar

POLICE arrested two foreign men who allegedly hurled abuse at members of the Jewish community on Gibraltar’s Main Street Tuesday morning. Officers arrested the Portuguese

11 Oct, 2023 @ 09:25

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

Two young people from Gibraltar will take part in Overseas Territories Youth Summit

TWO young people will represent Gibraltar at the UK overseas territories youth summit after writing essays that impressed the judge. Caretaker Deputy Chief Minister Joseph

11 Oct, 2023 @ 08:28

Gibraltar

Squatters take over almost 40 rooms at a single hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca in nightmare for owner

AN ALICANTE firm specialising in removing squatters has cleared out dozens of people who had taken over an empty Calpe hotel. The old Rocinante Hotel-

10 Oct, 2023 @ 17:21

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Who will win Gibraltar election? Two polls predict different governments on October 13

WITH just three days left for Gibraltar’s historic election, opinion polls indicate that it is still too close to call who will be in government

10 Oct, 2023 @ 16:43

Gibraltar·Lead

Air Europa cyberattack: Airline tells anyone who has bought a ticket to CANCEL their credit cards

SPAIN’S Air Europa said on Tuesday that it had suffered a cyberattack on its online payment system that exposed some of its customers’ credit card

10 Oct, 2023 @ 16:35

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Giant Hell’s Angel boss, 38, is finally extradited from Spain: ‘Special operation’ was required to fly drug trafficker from Ibiza to Germany after failed first attempt

Giant ‘Hell’s Angel boss’ escapes justice after ‘violent episode’ cancels extradition flight from Spain’s Ibiza to Germany

A TOWERING Hell’s Angel member was ejected from a repatriation flight from Ibiza to Germany on Monday after a ‘violent episode’. The 37-year-old man, who

10 Oct, 2023 @ 15:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

EXPLAINER: How much can I drink in Spain before being over the legal driving limit?

WE may be blessed to live in the country with the highest number of bars per capita in the known world, but it brings with

10 Oct, 2023 @ 15:30

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Islands’ scorcher: Canaries’ government closes down schools as students swelter in 35ºC heat

THE CANARY ISLANDS’ regional government announced on Tuesday that it would be cancelling classes for school students of all ages for the rest of the

10 Oct, 2023 @ 15:00

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

WATCH: German reckless driver in Spain’s Mallorca runs a female taxi driver off the motorway and flees the scene

POLICE in Mallorca tracked down and arrested a German driver who ran a taxi off the motorway and sped away from the scene of the

10 Oct, 2023 @ 14:36

Lead·Mallorca

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

British prisoner’s plan for a great escape during visit to the dentist in Ibiza fails miserably

A HUNT is on in Ibiza for two armed masked men who held up a Guardia Civil van taking a British prisoner for dental treatment

10 Oct, 2023 @ 13:39

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

IMF: Spain’s economy to outpace those of other main advanced economies

THE INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund has today announced that Spain’s gross domestic product (GDP) will grow this year and next at a faster rate than that

10 Oct, 2023 @ 13:32

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The five best cities to visit in Spain’s Andalucia over the long holiday weekend

ANYONE lucky enough to live in Andalucia will know that is steeped in history and culture. From the Phoenicians vs the Romans to the Moors

10 Oct, 2023 @ 13:32

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DREAM HOME/INVESTMENT: This stunning villa by scenic Iznajar lake is ready to move into and comes part furnished

ENGULFED in greenery and with views that go on for miles, you might understandably think you’ve arrived in heaven! And the peace in this amazing

10 Oct, 2023 @ 13:15

Andalucia·Featured Property·Property

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Estepona with pool garage – € 849,000

Apartment Estepona, Málaga 3 beds 2 baths € 849,000 Nestled within a prestigious front-line beach complex just outside Estepona West, this exquisite 3-bedroom

10 Oct, 2023 @ 13:04

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Police probe serious group assault on Grindr dating app user in Valencia

Two British men ‘rape young man they met on Grindr’: Victim needed stitches after brutal attack at Mallorca hotel

TWO BRITISH men, both aged 36, have been arrested in Mallorca after raping another British male they’d agreed to meet for a threesome. The two

10 Oct, 2023 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Wertvolles Erbstück!

Eine spanische Familie war verblüfft, als sie feststellte, dass es sich bei einem Familienerbstück um ein echtes Werk des Barockmalers Anthony Van Dyck handelte. Das

10 Oct, 2023 @ 12:24

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Der neunjährige Hitzerekord von MARBELLA im Oktober wurde von Córdoba gebrochen. Die Stadt im Landesinneren verzeichnete in dieser Woche eine Rekordtemperatur von 38,2 °C und

10 Oct, 2023 @ 12:11

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Legendary Spanish boxing champion Xavi Moyà, 55, dies in traffic accident

A WORLD champion Spanish boxer, Xavi Moya has been killed in a horror motorbike accident in his native Barcelona. Authorities are investigating the circumstances of

10 Oct, 2023 @ 12:08

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Experts predict ‘hottest October ever’ with highs of up to 31C on Spain’s Costa del Sol this holiday weekend

THE October heatwave shows no signs of stopping with temperatures reaching up to 31C along the Costa del Sol over the long weekend. The Spanish

10 Oct, 2023 @ 12:04

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

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