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Mission impossible: Drone rescue operation given green light to attempt to save three dogs trapped by lava in La Palma volcano

A Spanish drone operator received permission on Tuesday to attempt to rescue three emaciated dogs trapped by lava flow near a volcano on the Spanish

19 Oct, 2021 @ 19:55

Canary Islands·Lead

Extra police officers called in to combat ‘botellones’ in Spain’s Valencia

ON TUESDAY the Mayor of Valencia promised to reinforce the city’s police, following growing political pressure over the problem of mass street drinking, known as

19 Oct, 2021 @ 19:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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The Boris bounce: Costa del Sol tourism gets boost from British PM visit as well as filming of The Crown

A COMBINATION of a visit from Britain’s Prime Minister and the filming of the Crown has handed the Costa del Sol a key tourist boost.

19 Oct, 2021 @ 17:45

Lead·Malaga·National News

Big eyesore hotel overlooking a Costa Blanca beach in Spain is being demolished

BULLDOZERS have started knocking down a southern Costa Blanca eyesore hotel that was abandoned in 1997. Plans to convert the Arenales del Sol beachside hotel

19 Oct, 2021 @ 17:18

Costa Blanca·Lead

Drinkers Watch Man Pour Out Cans Of Petrol In An Alicante Bar In Spain Before Waving Around A Lighter

Drinkers watch man douse petrol around a Costa Blanca bar in Spain and threaten to set it on fire

A man went into an Alicante bar early this Tuesday morning and emptied two cans of petrol before threatening to set fire to the premises.

19 Oct, 2021 @ 16:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Controversy in Spain’s Castellon over withdrawal of LGTBI library books

A HEATED debate is raging in Castellon in Spain’s Valencia region after 32 book titles, affecting 11 libraries, have been temporarily withdrawn after a local

19 Oct, 2021 @ 16:15

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

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Sucked dry: How water theft to irrigate farmland is draining Spain’s precious wetlands and causing irreversible ecological damage

Environmentalists have sounded a harsh warning over illegal water extraction that is threatening to drain Spain’s wetland reserves and cause irreversible ecological damage.

19 Oct, 2021 @ 15:00

Environment·Lead·Murcia·National News·Nature

Why victims of a cooking oil poisoning scandal that claimed up to 5,000 lives occupied Spain's most famous museum

EXPLAINER: Why victims of a cooking oil poisoning scandal staged a lock-in at Spain’s top museum

SURVIVORS of a cooking oil poisoning scandal locked themselves in for 90 minutes inside a room at Madrid’s El Prado museum this Tuesday morning. The

19 Oct, 2021 @ 14:59

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

British 'narco' baron Brian Charrington jailed after Costa Blanca cocaine smuggling retrial in Spain

British drugs smuggler Brian Charrington starts ‘narco’ yacht retrial in Costa Blanca area of Spain

THE retrial of British drug trafficker, Brian Charrington, started in Alicante on Monday(October 18). His original 2018 trial and conviction was quashed by the Supreme

19 Oct, 2021 @ 13:14

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Mijas – € 255,000

Apartment Mijas, Málaga 3 beds 2 baths € 255,000 This beachside duplex 3 bedroom 2 bathroom penthouse is definitely worth a visit! It's

19 Oct, 2021 @ 13:07

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Thieves stole from passengers loading up hire cars at Costa Blanca airport car park in Spain

Thieves steal from passengers in car rental zones of Costa Blanca airport in Spain

THREE men have been arrested for stealing from arriving passengers at Alicante-Elche airport. They’ve been charged with six thefts as well as document forgery and

19 Oct, 2021 @ 12:19

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British Embassy publishes important advice for Liverpool fans travelling to Madrid for UEFA clash on October 19

THE BRITISH EMBASSY in Madrid has published important advice for fans travelling to Liverpool’s UEFA Champions League 9pm game against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, October

19 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Lead·Madrid·Sport

COVID certificate could lead to full indoor capacity returning for late bars and nightclubs in Murcia area of Spain

Using a COVID certificate could restore full indoor capacity for late bars and nightclubs in Murcia area of Spain

MURCIA’S Ministry of Health wants the EU COVID certificate to be used to restore 100% indoor capacity in nightlife businesses and banquet/party venues. Current rules

19 Oct, 2021 @ 11:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Murcia

Floating museum fully open for business again on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA has reopened its ‘Floating Museum’ with visitors being able to enjoy the attractions during pre-pandemic opening hours. And joining the submarine and patrol boats

19 Oct, 2021 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

House demolished near nudist beaches to make way for coastal naturalisation project on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GUARDAMAR Council has demolished a sea front house to help in the regeneration of its beaches and dunes. Positioned between the Babilonia and Vivers beaches,

19 Oct, 2021 @ 09:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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IN PICS: Take a sneak peek at Moco, the new modern art museum just opened in Barcelona

A BRAND new contemporary art museum has opened in the Born district of Barcelona adding yet another reason for art lovers to visit the Catalan

19 Oct, 2021 @ 09:00

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead

Meet the fitness freak on Spain’s Costa del Sol designing boxing classes for women who survive breast cancer

A WOMAN from Malaga is behind a new form of exercise that is helping women rebuild their lives and get back to peak fitness after

19 Oct, 2021 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·Malaga

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Spain’s PM slams sovereign immunity and calls on King Juan Carlos to give public explanation of financial dealings

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has slammed the sovereign immunity that affords Spain’s monarchs protection from prosecution as “outdated and unnecessary” and called on the emeritus

18 Oct, 2021 @ 19:55

Lead·National News·Politics

Gibraltar pays tribute to murdered British MP Sir David Amess, ‘a great friend and regular visitor to the Rock’

THE GIBRALTAR Government has issued a statement regarding the murder of the British Conservative MP, Sir David Amess, calling the violent act ‘an attack on

18 Oct, 2021 @ 19:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Meet the mysterious three men who penned the prize winning Carmen Mola novel

THREE male TV scriptwriters were awarded Spain’s Planeta prize for their work under the pseudonym Carmen Mola. The world’s highest paying literary trophy was awarded

18 Oct, 2021 @ 18:30

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News