Costa Blanca serial graffiti vandal in Spain is caught after year-long investigation
POLICE have arrested a Costa Blanca graffiti vandal after a year-long probe to track down the culprit. The unidentified man scrawled over 50 signs in
Girl, 16, loses hearing in one ear after being raped in Spain’s Igualada
A TEEN has lost hearing in one ear after being seriously sexually assaulted in Barcelona. The 16-year-old schoolgirl was attacked after leaving a nightclub in
Prison security director lied about hooded men attack outside her Benidorm home in Spain
A senior security director at Villena prison has been arrested for lying about five hooded men attacking her outside her Benidorm home. The unnamed woman
Metalworkers strike in Spain’s Andalucia turns violent as police are attacked in Cadiz
CADIZ metalworkers have to taken to city streets for a third day in their wages strike. On Wednesday they cut roads leading into the Andalucian
WTA Finals: Garbine Muguruza becomes the first Spaniard to win season-ending finals
AGARBINE MUGURUZA has made history as the first-ever Spanish woman to win the WTA Finals. The Caracas- born star became the first Spaniard to win
Half of anti-vaxxers in Spain’s Balearic Islands are expat residents
HEALTH authorities in the Balearics are concerned after it emerged half of those who have yet to vaccinated are among the foreign resident population across
2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Pilar de la Horadada with pool – € 178,900
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Antisemitic vandals deface Holocaust memorial in Oviedo, northern Spain
JEWISH groups in Spain have condemned vandalism at a Holocaust memorial in Oviedo in the northern region of Asturias. The monolith remembering Victims of the
Pedro Sanchez announces COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for everybody aged over 60 in Spain
COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will be offered to everybody aged over 60 and health workers in Spain. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, announced the decision on
Gibraltar unveils plans to meet ‘carbon neutral’ goal by 2030
GIBRALTAR’S government has unveiled its roadmap to meet targets to battle the climate emergency as the COP26 meeting in Glasgow drew to a close. The
Fury in Gibraltar at lack of criminal proceedings over female teacher who ‘groomed’ student
Teachers on Gibraltar have expressed outrage at a lack of action by education authorities to properly investigate reports that a teacher was grooming a 16-year-old
Environmentalists slam Andalucia’s ‘smoke and mirror’ efforts to fight climate change in wake of COP26
At a meeting with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during COP26, regional president Juanma Moreno boldly insisted that ‘Andalucia is a pioneer in the fight
Orange alert for strong gusts of wind and five-metre-high waves this Thursday in Spain’s Malaga
SPAIN’S weather agency AEMET has forecast wind gusts up to gale force 8 on the Axarquia, Costa del Sol and Guadalhorce coastline. Strong Levante winds
Il Divo star sent death threats from obsessed Barcelona woman who is fined €60 by Madrid judge in Spain
A 72-year Barcelona woman has been convicted of coercion and fined €60 for sending explicit and threatening letters to Il Divo singer, Carlos Marin. The
Diversity and collaboration in sport to be highlighted in LGBTIQ+ promotion on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ELCHE’S main retail complex, the L’Aljub Shopping Centre, will act as a focal point for discussion about sport integrating the LGBTIQ+ community into life. On
Woman saved from abusive partner in Spain’s Barcelona after using ‘secret’ help signal
A man has been arrested in Barcelona after his partner alerted authorities using a secret hand signal to indicate she was being abused. The woman
WATCH: Madrid resident causes stir by curing meat from washing line and it’s the most Spanish thing you’ll see today
A RESIDENT in the Madrid neighbourhood of La Concepcion has become a local ‘cause celebre’ after attracting attention for choosing to hang hunks of meat
Health and care workers who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 are called ‘irresponsible’ by top politician in Spain’s Murcia region
MURCIA president Fernando Lopez Miras has branded health and care workers as ‘irresponsible’ if they’ve not had a COVID-19 vaccine. Speaking to Telecinco, Lopez Miras
Green activists stage protests across Valencia in Spain calling for action in the wake of COP26 ‘blah blah blah’
ACTIVISTS in Valencia staged a weekend protest calling for action after what they branded the failure of COP26 in Glasgow to initiate real change. Dozens
Local hero breaks wrist catching falling dog from fourth floor Costa Blanca balcony in Spain
AN Alicante man, 26, was branded a hero after breaking his wrist in the act of catching a dog that fell from a fourth-floor balcony.
Christmas lights in Spain 2021: The best displays and when they are switched on
CHRISTMAS is right around the corner – or, if the rate at which festive light displays are popping up across Spain is anything to go
Number of smokers in the world falls by 20millon but success is still ‘fragile’
THE number of people smoking across the world has fallen by 20million, researchers have said. A report published by the World Health Organisation on Tuesday
Man suffers hypothermia and bruising after rescue from choppy Costa Blanca waters of Spain
EMERGENCY services rescued a Russian man who could not get out of the sea on Tuesday evening at Torrevieja’s Cala de la Higuera. It’s not
Unvaccinated patients make up two-thirds of intensive care COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
TWO out of three recent ICU hospital admissions for COVID-19 in the Valencian Community have involved unvaccinated patients. Official health figures for the period between
2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Benalmadena with pool – € 230,000
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Spain scraps post-Brexit visa requirement for touring musicians from UK
SPAIN has announced the scrapping of post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours. The change which was published in Spain’s Official State Bulletin