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Six years for man rescued after sinking rented boat laden with drugs bound for Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE Courts have sentenced a man to six years to six years in prison after his failed attempt at importing nearly two tonnes of drugs

3 Feb, 2022 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Mobility and accessibility tackled in 100 projects throughout popular expat areas on Spain’s Orihuela Costa

PUBLIC roads and paths are to be improved in roughly 100 areas throughout Orihuela Costa. The area contains many areas popular with expats, such as

3 Feb, 2022 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

If only this fugitive Brit was on the run in Spain: Women swoon over ‘hot’ burglar in police mugshot

JUST days after expats were asked to keep an eye out for British fugitives thought to be on the run in Spain, the mugshot of

3 Feb, 2022 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

January sees surge of dolphin deaths on Spain’s Costa del Sol beaches

THE month of January has turned out to be a dark month for dolphins with a dozen strandings in just four weeks. The number of

3 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Cyclist killed and another injured in SE-3306 crash with truck in Spain’s Sevilla

A FEMALE cyclist has died and another has been seriously injured after a horror collision involving a truck in Sevilla. Police said the woman on

2 Feb, 2022 @ 19:30

Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Police launch drones and helicopter search amid fears for missing pensioner, 79, in Spain’s Huelva

A MISSING pensioner who had been the target of a day-long search by authorities in Spain has still not been located. The 79-year-old went missing

2 Feb, 2022 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·Other News

Deer goes swimming in the sea before bounding around busy Costa Blanca road in Spain

A deer caused a commotion when it went for a seaside swim on the Costa Blanca before running away on a busy road. The roe’s

2 Feb, 2022 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Nature

British man dead with wife seriously ill after gas cylinder leak at Mallorca finca in Spain

Elderly couple killed by odourless toxic gas fumes in Spain’s Murcia region

An elderly couple died of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a butano gas cylinder in Rincon de Seca, Murcia. The odourless and colourless gas eliminates

2 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·Murcia

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Errant owner who failed to pick up after her dog on Spain’s Costa del Sol tracked down to home 650km away

THE owner of a bull terrier in the Valencian town of Paterna received a nasty surprise when she received a fine of €500 for failing

2 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga·National News·Valencian Community

Serial paedophile who posed as teenager to groom kids on social media in Spain faces ‘1,000 year jail sentence’.

ONE of the most prolific sexual predators in Spain is facing a ‘thousand year’ prison sentence over the abuse of at least 98 children. Prosecutors

2 Feb, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Tourism in Spain 'totally recovered' after pandemic, says industry study

Foreign tourism in Spain rebounds by over 64% in 2021 but visitor numbers show massive shortfall on pre-pandemic levels

THE number of foreign tourists visiting Spain went up by 64.4% last year compared to 2020 levels, but the total was still nearly 60% below

2 Feb, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·National News·Travel News

YouTuber from Spain scoops €90K in competition inspired by Netflix series Squid Game

A SPANISH YouTuber has won almost €90,000 in a virtual competition inspired by Netflix’s Squid Game that has broken viewing records. The six day event

2 Feb, 2022 @ 12:45

Lead·National News·Sport

2 bedroom Flat for sale in Darnius – € 180,000

Flat Darnius, Girona 2 beds 2 baths € 180,000 Nice ground floor apartment with private patio in a quiet area of Darnius town.

2 Feb, 2022 @ 12:06

Featured Property

Oral vaccine due soon for those with poor immune systems on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A NEW vaccine has been provided in the fight against Covid-19 that can be taken orally. Developed especially for those with weak immune systems, it

2 Feb, 2022 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca

IFather got daughter,14, pregnant after years of abuse in Alicante area of Spain

Father got daughter,14, pregnant after years of sexual abuse in Alicante area of Spain

A father has been jailed for 12 years after being convicted of systematically sexually abusing his daughter for over a decade. The 53-year-old man from

2 Feb, 2022 @ 11:58

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

COVID latest: Spain upholds compulsory face mask rule in outdoor public spaces

SPAIN’S parliament has voted to maintain the requirement to wear face masks even when outdoors in a decision that sparked immediate backlash. The vote on

2 Feb, 2022 @ 11:54

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Travel chaos in Spain: Fuming passengers are ‘trapped' on stifling hot AVE train outside a station in Madrid

Demand for more services on popular 142 minute train route to Madrid from Spain’s Vega Baja

ORIHUELA train station has served almost 40,000 passengers in its first year of operation. On the anniversary of the route to Madrid via Alicante, the

2 Feb, 2022 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Affordable delays: Gibraltar announces new property developments to meet housing needs

A CONSTANT refrain from the people of Gibraltar has been the call for more affordable housing. In order to try to meet the need, several

2 Feb, 2022 @ 10:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Property

EXPLAINED: Five things you need to know about Spain’s new Housing Law for 2022

SPAIN’S cabinet approved entrance of the Ley de Vivienda (Housing Law) into parliamentary debate with ministers hoping to make new measures permanent within months. Plans

2 Feb, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·Must Read·National News·Property

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Road accident fatalities on roads in Spain record worst January in decade with 100 deaths

JANUARY 2022 has ended with a total of 87 fatal traffic accidents on Spanish roads, in which 100 people have died. The tally is 27

2 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·National News·Other News·Travel News

Yana Rose case: American wanted over wife’s brutal murder flies back to Spain to turn himself in to police

AN American man accused of killing his wife while the pair were on holiday in Cadiz, then driving her corpse across Spain to bury her

1 Feb, 2022 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Valencian Community

Spain's Top Prosecutor Tries To Get Accurate Picture Of Child Sex Abuse Cases And Complaints Involving Catholic Church

Spain orders accurate tally of ongoing child sex abuse cases and complaints involving Catholic Church

Spain’s Attorney General, Dolores Delgado, has ordered 17 regional chief prosecutors to send details of current judicial probes into child sex abuse by the Catholic

1 Feb, 2022 @ 17:46

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Rafa Nadal Entrena En La Pista Central Para El Rolex Paris Masters 2019

Ten curious things you probably don’t know about Spain’s tennis hero Rafa Nadal

WHEN Spain’s Rafael Nadal won at the Australian Open final on Sunday it was his 21st Slam win and he swept into the record books

1 Feb, 2022 @ 16:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Sport

Expat community fundraise for Maria, a little girl with a rare form of epilepsy, in Manilva on Spain’s Costa del Sol

By Elena Gocmen and Tallulah Taylor

1 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

Health·Lead·Malaga

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels in Spain report 'tourism disaster' in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotel association in Spain brands 2021 as a ‘tourism disaster’

FIGURES for last year’s overnight hotel stays in Benidorm showed occupancy rates well down on the pre-pandemic year of 2019. The study compiled by the

1 Feb, 2022 @ 14:19

Benidorm·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Last phase starting in key clinical trials for Spain's own COVID-19 vaccine

Go ahead for final phase clinical trials of Spain’s own COVID-19 vaccine

SPAIN’S first domestically-made COVID-19 vaccine produced by Hipra is to start its final phase of clinical trials. Approval was given by the Spanish Agency for

1 Feb, 2022 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

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