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Spain’s bid to build the world’s first octopus farm is scrapped over fears it would stink out busy passenger terminal

A BID to build the world’s first commercial octopus farm in the Canary Islands has been scrapped over fears it would pollute a nearby passenger

24 Jul, 2026 @ 15:08

Animals·Environment·Granada·Lead

Valencia coast humidity hits ‘never seen before’ levels — just 5C off the world record set in Saudi Arabia

HUMIDITY has reached levels never recorded before along the Valencia and Costa Blanca coast, with dew points closing in on the highest ever measured on

24 Jul, 2026 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Weather

PICTURED: Dozens of assault rifle among huge arsenal of guns, grenades and body amour seized from Costa del Sol mafia

POLICE have seized a haul of war-grade weapons, including assault rifles and hand grenades, after dismantling an arms and drug trafficking gang on the Costa

24 Jul, 2026 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

New Costa Blanca 'super' speed camera becomes second-busiest in Spain with over 72,000 penalties in a year

New Costa Blanca ‘super’ speed camera becomes Spain’s second-busiest with over 72,000 penalties in a year

A SOPHISTICATED radar speed trap in Torrevieja claimed 72,557 law-breakers in its first full year of operation, according to the Associated European Motorists association(AEA). The

24 Jul, 2026 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Calls to Spain’s domestic violence hotline surged by 120% in wake of historic World Cup victory

SPAIN’S domestic violence hotline saw a surge in calls directly after last Sunday’s World Cup final. Following La Roja’s victory against Argentina in the USA,

24 Jul, 2026 @ 13:28

Lead·Other News·Sport

Spain’s hospitality sector rages against proposed smoking ban – claiming 30,000 bars could close if customers can’t light up on terraces

HOSPITALITY associations in Spain have ramped up their campaign against the proposed smoking ban for terraces- claiming that over 30,000 bars could close. The Council

24 Jul, 2026 @ 13:00

Health·Lead·National News·Politics

Three Brits arrested for buying 100 kilos of cocaine in Spain which they were going to smuggle into UK

THREE British men have been arrested at an Alicante province warehouse for buying and then trying to ship over 100 kilos of cocaine to the

24 Jul, 2026 @ 11:37

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain declares national emergency over wildfires near Madrid – as 11,500 evacuated and 35,000 hectares of land scorched in just one fire

SPAIN has called for help from Brussels after declaring a national emergency, the second in the country’s history, over three fast-moving wildfires near Madrid. Around

24 Jul, 2026 @ 11:37

Environment·Lead·Madrid·Weather

THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: A deadly train crash, a royal marriage and the mystery of baby Lucia

WELCOME to the latest edition of ‘This Week in Spanish History’, written by Michael Coy. 24 JULY, 1895 – ROBERT GRAVES BORN Perhaps you recall

24 Jul, 2026 @ 07:30

La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain

Man arrested for assaulting six-month pregnant partner at Malaga Airport

VIDEO footage of a man hitting his pregnant girlfriend has resulted in his arrest at an Andalucia airport. Malaga is experiencing more instances of gender-based

23 Jul, 2026 @ 18:46

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Motorist injured as three-vehicle crash causes motorway chaos in Fuengirola

A COLLISION involving three cars on Malaga’s A-7 has caused one injury and an increase in road delays. Drivers traveling near Fuengirola may experience an

23 Jul, 2026 @ 17:11

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Costa del Sol’s overdevelopment puts thousands of tourism jobs at risk from coastal erosion, Greenpeace warns

THOUSANDS of tourism jobs are at risk on the Costa del Sol as a relentless building boom leaves the coastline increasingly vulnerable to erosion, environmentalists

23 Jul, 2026 @ 16:40

Andalucia·Environment·Malaga·Marbella

Medical deliveries held up at Gibraltar border as chemotherapy supplies languish amid new EU treaty stumbles

MEDICINES bound for Gibraltar have been held up at the Spanish border for days under a brand new EU customs system. The disruption began on

23 Jul, 2026 @ 16:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Hundreds evacuated after third wildfire in 24 hours erupts in Andalucia’s Huelva – as Spain reels from nationwide fire crisis

HUNDREDS of people were evacuated from their homes after a fast-moving wildfire ripped through Andalucia’s Huelva province – the third in 24 hours. More than

23 Jul, 2026 @ 15:15

Andalucia·Environment·Huelva·Lead·Weather

More international estate agencies are vandalised in Mallorca ahead of huge anti-tourism protests – as two women are arrested over previous ‘guiris out’ attacks

ANOTHER two international estate agencies have been vandalised in Mallorca ahead of a huge anti-tourism protest this weekend. Both Palma property firms were hit with

23 Jul, 2026 @ 15:07

Lead·Mallorca

Mystery as hundreds of foul-smelling fish turn up dead near busy tourist beach on popular Marbella promenade

HUNDREDS of dead fish have appeared in a Marbella river leaving environmentalists scratching their heads as to what caused the mass die-off. The fish appeared

23 Jul, 2026 @ 14:00

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Barcelona’s rental market is now so intense only the most ‘attractive’ tenant profile can find a home as nearly 100 applicants compete for each property

BARCELONA’S rental squeeze has reached new heights as an average of 95 tenants are now battling for every single rental listing in the Catalan capital.

23 Jul, 2026 @ 13:50

Barcelona·Lead·Property

Swimming will be banned at busy Costa Blanca beaches today with forecasts of severe wind gusts

Swimming will be banned at busy Costa Blanca beaches today with forecasts of severe heat and wind gusts

27 BEACHES on the Costa Blanca will impose a swimming ban from 5pm on Thursday due to extreme weather. Forecasters have predicted storms and strong

23 Jul, 2026 @ 13:01

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Barcelona’s property marketing is seeing an upsurge in homes for sale as landlords flee tough rental caps

BARCELONA is being flooded with new homes for sale as landlords abandon long-term leasing to sell off their properties or exit the rental market entirely.

23 Jul, 2026 @ 13:00

Barcelona·Lead·Property

PP leader Feijoo pledges to build one million homes if elected – alongside a 60% tax cut for young homebuyers

RIGHT-WING Partido Popular (PP) leader Alberto Nuñez Feijoo has pledged to build one million homes if elected in 2027, describing Spain’s housing crisis as ‘the

23 Jul, 2026 @ 12:53

Lead·Madrid·Politics·Property

Train strikes called across Spain on eve of August getaway after failed air-con turns trains ‘into saunas’

THE train drivers union in Spain has called a day-long strike on the eve of the big August getaway over breakdowns in air conditioning equipment

23 Jul, 2026 @ 12:06

Lead·National News

Red alerts declared declared across south eastern Spain as Murcia braces for 44C heat and storm risk

Red alerts declared across south eastern Spain as Murcia braces for 44C heat and storm risk

THE State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has issued extreme heat red alert warnings for several parts of the Murcia region on Thursday. The highest emergency alert

23 Jul, 2026 @ 11:20

Lead·Murcia·Weather

Manhunt for suspect who ‘stabbed Hungarian woman, 45, in the neck’ in exclusive Costa del Sol gated community as gender violence motive ruled out

A MANHUNT is underway for a suspect in the brutal killing of a 45-year-old Hungarian woman in Malaga province. The victim was found with multiple

23 Jul, 2026 @ 11:02

Crime & Law·Malaga·Marbella

Shocking Marbella pool club brawl breaks out after ‘US rapper’s 6ft 8 bodyguard refuses bag search’

A MARBELLA pool club brawl that saw security guards batter two guests been blamed on a US rapper’s giant bodyguard. The brutal clash erupted in

23 Jul, 2026 @ 10:35

Lead·Marbella

Giant gas fireball tears through Barcelona near busiest transport hub overnight injuring eight

A GIANT gas flame has torn through Barcelona’s busiest transport hub overnight after works at the site accidentally ruptured a gas main. The fire broke

23 Jul, 2026 @ 09:23

Barcelona·Lead

Costa Blanca fraudster Jody Smart loses final appeal at Spain’s Supreme Court against four-year jail sentence

JAIL now looks all but certain for CWM fraudster Jody Smart after Spain’s Supreme Court threw out out her appeal against a four-year prison sentence.

22 Jul, 2026 @ 17:15

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead

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