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Drunk on duty? Row over accusations that British MPs were the ‘worse for wear’ during Gibraltar Remembrance Day visit

THREE British MPs have defended themselves against charges they turned up to an official event in Gibraltar drunk. UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said he

19 Nov, 2021 @ 16:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Telefonica in Spain could get as much as €1 billion in a tax refund

Telefonica in Spain could get a €1 billion tax refund

SPANISH telecoms giant Telefonica could be in line for a €1 billion tax refund thanks to a National Court ruling. Judges have ordered the Ministry

19 Nov, 2021 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead

WARNING: Scammers in Gibraltar target ‘lonely hearts’ looking for romance

POLICE are warning of an online scam that plays on the hearts of people looking for romance. An RGP spokesman said that some Gibraltarians have

19 Nov, 2021 @ 14:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Top health expert in Spain suggests no need for EU COVID-19 certificate for indoor venues due to big vaccination rate and tough mask rules

Top health expert in Spain says COVID-19 certificate is not needed for hospitality businesses

SPAIN’S top infections expert, Fernando Simon, says there’s no logic in using the EU COVID-19 certificate to enter hospitality premises, as 90% of the target

19 Nov, 2021 @ 13:33

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

British mum, 50, found dead on Spanish motorway leaving her ‘devastated’ daughter searching for answers

A mum-of-one from the UK was found dead on the side of the road in Spain leaving her devastated daughter searching for answers. Sharon Fielding,

19 Nov, 2021 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Staff at special needs home on Spain’s Costa Blanca arrested over mistreatment of autistic resident

FOUR people at an El Campello residential special needs centre have been arrested for allegedly harassing and mistreating an autistic person. Other staff members involved

19 Nov, 2021 @ 12:07

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Puerto de Andratx – € 499,000

Apartment Puerto de Andratx, Majorca 2 beds 2 baths € 499,000 This gorgeous flat is located in La Mola, Port Andratx. Due to

19 Nov, 2021 @ 12:07

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

WATCH: Low pressure brings high waves to Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

HIGH winds and storms at least brought some good news for active holidaymakers and expats this week. Surfers and kite surfers were in for a

19 Nov, 2021 @ 11:36

Lead·Weather

Eight arrested in Spain’s La Linea after police seize massive haul of contraband tobacco

EIGHT people have been arrested and 38,000 packets of contraband tobacco have been seized in La Linea in five raids during the past week. Spanish

19 Nov, 2021 @ 10:30

Cadiz·Lead

Get a boost: Gibraltar First Minister Fabian Picardo leads the way in booster jab campaign on the Rock

PEOPLE are being urged to get their booster jabs as COVID cases start to surge on the Rock. Extra supplies of vaccine have recently arrived

19 Nov, 2021 @ 10:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Five-year-old girl saves the day after raising alarm when fire breaks out at home in Spain’s Mallorca

A five-year-old girl is being hailed a hero after raising the alarm when a fire broke out in the middle of the night at her

19 Nov, 2021 @ 09:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Benidorm will give 'on the spot' COVID-19 vaccines to tourists coming to Spain's Costa Blanca

Over 24,000 residents in Spain’s Malaga are COVID-19 vaccine refusers

A TOTAL of 24,342 people in Malaga province have declared themselves COVID-19 anti-vaxxers. The real figure is actually higher, however this is the official number

19 Nov, 2021 @ 08:45

IN PICS: How Gibraltar paid tribute to war dead and veterans on Armistice Day 2021

GIBRALTAR pulled out all the stops to commemorate Armistice Day on November 11 to pay tribute to the war dead and veterans. As part of the

19 Nov, 2021 @ 08:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Man behind spate of burglaries in Spain’s La Linea re-arrested by police

A 46-year-old man who was released with charges in October has been re-arrested for more robberies in the Spanish town of La Linea. The detainee,

18 Nov, 2021 @ 20:35

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Farce of Costa Blanca kidnap plot leader surrendering to police in Spain's Cadiz but gets bail from local judge

Costa Blanca judge orders deportation of Moroccan brothers after arrests in terrorist probe led by Spain’s National Court

TWO Moroccan brothers arrested on the Costa Blanca in a terror funding investigation are set to be deported. They were taken to a Madrid foreigners

18 Nov, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Benidorm head chef loses Supreme Court appeal over 11 year sustained bullying of female kitchen assistant on Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm head chef bullied female kitchen assistant for 11 years at Costa Blanca restaurant in Spain

THE head chef of an unnamed Benidorm restaurant will have to pay out €13,200 to a bullied kitchen assistant. The female victim suffered for 11

18 Nov, 2021 @ 18:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Murder-suicide? Police investigate deliberate house fire in Spain after a mother and her two young children were found dead inside Almeria home

??TWO young children and a woman found dead inside a burnt-out house may have been killed in a murder-suicide. The family home in the El

18 Nov, 2021 @ 18:00

Almeria·Lead

British gestor involved in mass fraud becomes ‘mayor’ of expat urbanisation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A GESTOR who admitted responsibility for the arrest of British pensioners in a padron scandal is now a ‘Pedáneos Mayor’ covering a major expat urbanisation

18 Nov, 2021 @ 17:20

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

“Respect” called for as able-bodied children damage swing intended for disabled on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRAND NEW swing installed for the sole use of wheelchair-bound people has been damaged by large numbers of able-bodied children using it. The facility

18 Nov, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Universal Children’s Day to be celebrated in style on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA City Council is to commemorate Universal Children’s Day on Sunday, November 21. Local Councillor for Social Welfare, Almudena Baldó, announced the event to be

18 Nov, 2021 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Costa Blanca Graffiti Vandal In Spain Is Caught After Year Long Investigation

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

18 Nov, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police in Spain's Valencia search for beggar who killed bar owner who refused to give him money

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

18 Nov, 2021 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Senior Prison Official Lied About Five Hooded Men Attacking Her Outside Her Benidorm Home In Spain

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

18 Nov, 2021 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

18 Nov, 2021 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Cadiz·Lead

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

18 Nov, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Sport

COVID-19 boosters and flu vaccine shots will be offered at the same time in some parts of Spain

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

18 Nov, 2021 @ 12:35

Balearic Islands·Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca

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Drunk on duty? Row over accusations that British MPs were the ‘worse for wear’ during Gibraltar Remembrance Day visit

Telefonica in Spain could get a €1 billion tax refund

Top health expert in Spain says COVID-19 certificate is not needed for hospitality businesses

British mum, 50, found dead on Spanish motorway leaving her ‘devastated’ daughter searching for answers

Staff at special needs home on Spain’s Costa Blanca arrested over mistreatment of autistic resident

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Puerto de Andratx – € 499,000

WATCH: Low pressure brings high waves to Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Eight arrested in Spain’s La Linea after police seize massive haul of contraband tobacco

Get a boost: Gibraltar First Minister Fabian Picardo leads the way in booster jab campaign on the Rock

Five-year-old girl saves the day after raising alarm when fire breaks out at home in Spain’s Mallorca

Over 24,000 residents in Spain’s Malaga are COVID-19 vaccine refusers

IN PICS: How Gibraltar paid tribute to war dead and veterans on Armistice Day 2021

Man behind spate of burglaries in Spain’s La Linea re-arrested by police

Costa Blanca judge orders deportation of Moroccan brothers after arrests in terrorist probe led by Spain’s National Court

Benidorm head chef bullied female kitchen assistant for 11 years at Costa Blanca restaurant in Spain

Murder-suicide? Police investigate deliberate house fire in Spain after a mother and her two young children were found dead inside Almeria home

British gestor involved in mass fraud becomes ‘mayor’ of expat urbanisation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

“Respect” called for as able-bodied children damage swing intended for disabled on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Universal Children’s Day to be celebrated in style on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca serial graffiti vandal in Spain is caught after year-long investigation

Girl, 16, loses hearing in one ear after being raped in Spain’s Igualada

Prison security director lied about hooded men attack outside her Benidorm home in Spain

Metalworkers strike in Spain’s Andalucia turns violent as police are attacked in Cadiz

WTA Finals: Garbine Muguruza becomes the first Spaniard to win season-ending finals

Half of anti-vaxxers in Spain’s Balearic Islands are expat residents

Goodbye to Cadiz’s prize catch? The iconic bluefin tuna could be leaving Spanish waters – and you can guess why

‘Don’t even think about coming to rob us’: Chaos in Malaga as over 40 machete-wielding masked youths gather to shoot fireworks and film rap video

Lining up the legends – the world’s golfing stars are descending on Spain three times this year

IN PICS: Firefighters struggle to rescue horse trapped all night in mud in southern Spain

At last! Spring arrives early in Costa Blanca and Andalucia with highs of 28C – this is where you can hit the beach this weekend