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Police dismantle trafficking networks smuggling drugs into Spain’s Murcia with 35 arrests

SPANISH police have arrested 35 people from two criminal organisations involved in drug trafficking in Murcia. The Guardia Civil dismantled a criminal network that operated

21 Apr, 2022 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Spain’s Andalucia ditches face masks in schools

SCHOOLCHILDREN in Andalucia are no longer required to wear face masks in the classrooms. Just hours after the publication this Wednesday, April 20, in the

21 Apr, 2022 @ 08:45

Education·Lead

New pollution ‘catastrophe’ warning for Mar Menor lagoon in Spain’s Murcia region

MURCIA’S Mar Menor lagoon is facing a new ‘environmental catastrophe’ according to a local council. Recent heavy rainfall and rising temperatures has led to increased

20 Apr, 2022 @ 18:24

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Nature

IN PICS: Zara’s brand new flagship store in Madrid is the biggest and most innovative in the world

SPANISH fashion brand Zara has opened its biggest store in the world and it’s like stepping into the future. The textile giant’s flagship store opened

20 Apr, 2022 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid·National News

Storms form dramatic ‘tornado-like’ waterspout off southern Costa Blanca in Spain

A heady meteorological cocktail of hail, rain, and storms produced a tornado-like waterspout off the southern Costa Blanca on Wednesday morning. The waterspout appeared at

20 Apr, 2022 @ 16:55

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Weather

Castellon Province natural park boss investigated over 12 donkey deaths in Spain’s Valencia region

THE head of the Desert de les Palmes Natural Park, Toni Garcia, is being investigated by the Guardia Civil over the death of a dozen

20 Apr, 2022 @ 15:59

Castellon·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Nature·Valencian Community

Pilot scheme designed to improve quality of life for elderly launched in Spain’s Valencia

A PILOT scheme aimed at offering specialist support to improve the quality of life for the elderly has been launched across the city of Valencia.

20 Apr, 2022 @ 15:00

Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Disappeared Irish 'spiritual Guru' Arrested Over 2018 Sex Assault On Spain's Ibiza

Fugitive Irish ‘spiritual guru’ who lived like ‘homeless man’ is arrested over 2018 sex assault on Spain’s Ibiza

AN Irish man has been arrested in Ibiza over an accusation of sexual assault dating back to 2018. In a separate case, Michael Murray, 58,

20 Apr, 2022 @ 14:52

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

New express car park opens in arrivals area of busy Costa Blanca airport in Spain

Massive €1 million airport car parking swindle exposed on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Belgian man has been arrested over a €1 million car parking scam at Alicante-Elche airport. The man, 50, ran an off-site long and medium-stay

20 Apr, 2022 @ 13:13

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Lo Pagan – € 169,000

Apartment Lo Pagan, Murcia 2 beds 2 baths € 169,000 Great opportunity to purchase a modern 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom top floor apartment

20 Apr, 2022 @ 13:06

Featured Property

Motorists brake to avoid drunk mum with two children illegally crossing roads in Spain's Valencia

French fugitive on the run for 13 years arrested in Spain’s Alicante for drug trafficking

OFFICERS from Spain’s Policia Nacional in Alicante have arrested a 38-year-old Frenchman wanted for drug trafficking since 2009. The fugitive was allegedly part of a

20 Apr, 2022 @ 12:30

Alicante·Crime & Law

Thieves grab victim round neck to steal €30,000 watch on Valencia street in Spain

Man stabs himself in bogus assault claim after expensive night out on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A San Juan de Alicante man reported a fake crime after stabbing himself in the chest. He self-harmed after spending a long and expensive night

20 Apr, 2022 @ 11:57

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Russian man kills wife and teenage daughter and then himself in Lloret de Mar on Spain’s Costa Brava

POLICE believe a man stabbed his wife and daughter to death before hanging himself in the garden of their home in Lloret de Mar on

20 Apr, 2022 @ 11:00

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s pop sensation Rosalia to kick off massive world tour in Andalucia

SPANISH superstar Rosalia has announced a massive world tour that kicks off in Andalucia and takes in 12 dates in Spain. The Grammy- and eight-time

20 Apr, 2022 @ 10:15

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Spain’s Andalucia breaks tourism record for Easter Week after receiving 878,000 visitors

Spain’s Andalucia breaks tourism record for Easter Week with 878K visitors

AFTER two dark years for tourism due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Andalucia has broken its own record this Easter by receiving 878,000 tourists to the

20 Apr, 2022 @ 09:30

Lead·Travel News

The biggest sports in Spain

In the world of sports, Spain is renowned for Real Madrid CF, Barcelona CF, La Furia Roja (Spain’s men’s national team), Rafael Nadal (King of

20 Apr, 2022 @ 09:25

Sport

Schools in Spain’s Andalucia await instructions on the end of face masks in classrooms

AS of today, Wednesday April 20, it is no longer compulsory to wear a face mask in enclosed spaces in Spain. That said, there are

20 Apr, 2022 @ 08:45

Education·Lead

WATCH: Fire rips through building trapping residents with young children in town on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FIRE broke out in an apartment block in the town of Almoradi in Alicante on Tuesday afternoon trapping residents including young children. Shocking video footage

19 Apr, 2022 @ 21:48

Alicante·Lead

NEW SCAM WARNING: Innocent customers in Spain duped by fake email from bank security staff

CYBER-CRIMINALS posing as Banco Santander officials have been reported stealing the passwords of bank customers by Spain’s Internet Security Office (OSI). Innocent customers have been

19 Apr, 2022 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Work continues to banish cars from centre of major city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CARS will soon be banished from Alicante city centre, as pedestrianisation work continues from today, April 19, in the streets around the Teatro Principal. The

19 Apr, 2022 @ 19:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Tourist app for Spain's Alicante area reaches over 100,000 downloads

Tourist app for Spain’s Alicante area reaches landmark of over 100,000 downloads

A multi-lingual Alicante City tourist app has notched up over 100,000 downloads since being launched in May last year. The Passporter app allows easy access

19 Apr, 2022 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

police fail in car de Barrameda Cadiz. Photo: Ian Ainsworth/Twitter

IN PICS: Police car meets watery fate during beach patrol in Spain’s Cadiz

OFFICERS on patrol on a beach in the sleepy seaside town of Sanlucar de Barrameda in Cadiz met an embarrassing fate much to the enjoyment

19 Apr, 2022 @ 18:30

Cadiz·Lead

Fears over new tourist tax 'driving away' British tourists from Spain's Costa Blanca, despite Alicante and Benidorm councils refusing to charge it

Planned tourist tax ‘driving away’ British tourists from Spain’s Costa Blanca, despite Alicante and Benidorm councils refusing to charge it

A Valencian tourist tax proposal has been slammed by an Alicante Province small business federation, despite no plans for any local council to implement it.

19 Apr, 2022 @ 17:12

Alicante·Benidorm·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s Cabinet approves end of indoor mask wearing this Wednesday but with key exceptions

INDOOR mask wearing will end in Spain this Wednesday but with some key exceptions. The decision, which had been announced earlier this month, was formally

19 Apr, 2022 @ 16:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

The U.s. Navy Ohio Class Nuclear Powered Ballistic Missile Uss Tennessee Returns To Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay After A Three Month Deployment February 7, 2013 In Kings Bay, Georgia

Show of force: Missiles loaded onto Royal Navy nuclear sub docked in Gibraltar

THE Royal Navy’s top nuclear sub has arrived in Gibraltar and was pictured being loaded with missiles in what was perceived as a show of

19 Apr, 2022 @ 15:45

Gibraltar·Lead

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez announces he will visit Ukraine ‘in coming days’

THE Spanish prime minister announced that he will travel to Kyiv ‘in the coming days’ to meet with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky. The date of

19 Apr, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·National News·Politics

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