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Plea for more police at Spain’s passport control points after 3,000 passengers miss flights from Madrid

CALLS have been made for more Policia Nacional to be put on duty at Spanish airports to avoid massive queues this summer holiday season. President

26 Apr, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·National News·Travel News

Apartment for sale in Adeje – € 130,000

Apartment Adeje, Tenerife 0 beds 1 baths € 130,000 ***EXCELLENT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES*** We are delighted to bring to the market a wide range

26 Apr, 2022 @ 13:06

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Radioactive clouds regularly form above Spain because of something France did 60 years ago, studies find

Return to Mars: New ‘calima’ orange dust storm on way to Spain’s Malaga

A NEW ‘orange’ dust storm is on the way to Malaga – but it is not expected to be as severe as the March event

26 Apr, 2022 @ 12:45

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27 Migrants Including Six Children Die After Overloaded Inflatable Boat Capsizes South Of Gran Canaria In Spain

27 migrants die after overloaded inflatable boat capsizes south of Canary Islands in Spain

AN inflatable boat crammed with sub-Saharan migrants capsized 244 kilometres south of Gran Canaria, with 27 people believed to have drowned. 61 people were packed

26 Apr, 2022 @ 12:27

Canary Islands·Lead

X-rays foil plan to illegally access Spain’s health system for emergency dentistry in Valencia area

A Valencia Province man has been arrested for illegally using a friend’s health card to get emergency dental treatment. The man, 30, went to hospital

26 Apr, 2022 @ 11:38

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Spain freezes 12 bank accounts, three yachts and 23 properties belonging to Russian oligarchs

SPAIN has frozen a total of 12 bank accounts linked to five Russian oligarchs affected by the sanctions imposed by the invasion of Ukraine, and

26 Apr, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·National News

WEATHER: Brief respite before possible new heatwave hits Spain’s Andalucia

Did you see it? Sun Halo: Rare weather phenomenon spotted in Spain’s Malaga

RESIDENTS in Malaga were treated to a rare phenomenon on Sunday when the sun appeared surrounded by a halo of light. In recent months, Malaga

26 Apr, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Walkers Horrified To See Decomposing Bodies Of Sheep In Costa Blanca Ravine In Spain

Walkers horrified to see decomposing bodies of lambs dumped in ravine on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Elche farm could be closed down after police found dead lambs dumped in a nearby ravine. Laws prohibit the abandonment of dead or dying

25 Apr, 2022 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Charity’s urgent plea to help raise mental health awareness by simply walking from ‘Darkness Into Light’ on Spain’s Costas

DARKNESS INTO LIGHT is a worldwide fundraising day with organised walks in 24 time zones all around the globe. Symbolically timed for sunrise on Saturday

25 Apr, 2022 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Why Spanish football fans are flocking to support Wycombe Wanderers

FOOTBALL League One team Wycombe Wanderers have won an unlikely Spanish fanbase, with 100 fans flying over from Spain to watch the League One club

25 Apr, 2022 @ 17:45

Lead·National News·Sport

Mallorca rapist who assaulted store owner three times gets 37-year jail term in Spain

Real estate promoters hauled to court for illegally-built homes sold to British buyers in Spain’s Murcia

THREE real estate promoters are going on trial this week for defrauding British nationals over new home sales at El Valle del Sol in the

25 Apr, 2022 @ 17:21

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Post-Brexit passport check regulations relaxed as Portugal aims to steal a tourism march on Spain

PORTUGAL is hoping to steal a march on Spain by scrapping post-Brexit security checks for Brits arriving at its airports. UK visitors to the country

25 Apr, 2022 @ 16:36

Lead·National News·Travel News

Sweet surprise as candy kiosk sells cocaine to make ‘extra money’ for business owner on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A kiosk selling sweets in Alicante’s Pla district sold more than confectionary as the owner traded cocaine to earn ‘extra money’. A man, 30, has

25 Apr, 2022 @ 16:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Pissarro Rue Saint Honore Dans Lapres Midi. Effet De Pluie Nazi Looted Art Spain

Jewish family in fight for return of Nazi-looted Pissarro masterpiece wins step in the battle against Madrid’s Thyssen museum

A JEWISH family is fighting for the return of a Pissarro masterpiece they were forced to handover to the Nazis. Lilly Cassirer and her husband

25 Apr, 2022 @ 15:30

La Cultura·Lead

Murcia’s Carlos Alcaraz becomes youngest Spanish tennis player to break into world top 10 since Rafa Nadal

MURCIA’S Carlos Alcaraz is a world number nine ranked player, following Sunday’s Barcelona Open final win against fellow-Spaniard, Pablo Carreno Busta. He becomes the youngest

25 Apr, 2022 @ 14:39

Lead·Murcia·Sport

INTERVIEW: Ex-Met detective Peter Bleksley shares insights into manhunt for Kevin Parle, the UK’s most wanted fugitive believed to be hiding out on Spain’s Costa del Sol

FORMER Scotland Yard detective Peter Bleksley is hot on the heels of Kevin Parle, the NCA’s most wanted criminal, who is thought to be hiding

25 Apr, 2022 @ 13:47

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron Delivers A Speech After His Victory

‘Europe wins’: Spain’s political class celebrate Macron’s victory (all except Vox)

POLITICIANS in Spain reacted to the news of Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the French presidential elections on Sunday with all but VOX celebrating the defeat

25 Apr, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·National News·Politics

Cousins die in double drowning close to iconic Costa Blanca landmark in Spain

TWO cousins died in a double drowning tragedy in waters off Calpe’s Penon de Ifach on Sunday. An 18-year-old man dived some two metres into

25 Apr, 2022 @ 13:28

Costa Blanca·Lead

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in La Manga Club – € 196,604

Apartment La Manga Club, Murcia 2 beds 2 baths € 196,604 Beautiful ground floor apartment in Bellaluz, overlooking the forest and with winter

25 Apr, 2022 @ 13:06

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Mother Dies Trying To Save Young Son Who Fell Into And Drowned In Valencia Ravine In Spain

Family tragedy as mother dies trying to save young son who fell into Valencia waterfall in Spain

A mother, 37, died trying to save her five-year-old son, who drowned in a Valencia area ravine after slipping into a waterfall. The youngster’s body

25 Apr, 2022 @ 12:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Malagueta Beach In Malaga. Andalusia, Costa Del Sol, Spain

Irishman brutally kicked to death on Malaga beach on the Costa del Sol

A HOMELESS Irishman who was allegedly punched and kicked to death on a Costa del Sol beach was trying to protect his belongings from a

25 Apr, 2022 @ 11:27

Crime & Law·Lead

'Drunk' tourist 'bites a Guardia Civil officer' in Spain after being kicked off BA flight back to London

British Airways to base cabin crew in Spain to combat staff shortages

BRITISH Airways has announced it will base its short-haul flight cabin crew in Madrid in a bid to avoid staff shortages that brought travel chaos

25 Apr, 2022 @ 10:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid·Travel News

Shaggy dog stories: Diary of a volunteer at ADANA animal shelter in Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A volunteer at ADANA dog rescue centre in the hills above Estepona, Ian Ryles has discovered a deep love for those dogs that no one

25 Apr, 2022 @ 10:12

Lead·Must Read

Books: 12 essential Spanish literary works that are NOT Don Quixote

WHENEVER iconic Spanish literature is mentioned, the first and sometimes only work that comes to mind abroad is that of Miguel de Cervantes. And that’s

25 Apr, 2022 @ 09:30

La Cultura·Lead·Must Read

INTERVIEW: Meet the Ikea manager who is helping develop a new Silicon Valley in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Ikea joins the tech revolution as interest in Malaga ‘skyrockets’, writes Jon Clarke?

24 Apr, 2022 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Revealed: The most popular locations for British property hunters on Spain's Costa Blanca

Demand outstrips supply: Spanish property market sees shortage of homes as prices rise 6.4%

THE Spanish property market is seeing a lack of options to buy, with house hunters outnumbering the number of properties up for sale. Figures published

24 Apr, 2022 @ 17:00

Lead·Other News·Property

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