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How the Portuguese navy foiled a high-seas narco-jacking of container ship travelling notorious cocaine highway to Malaga

THE Portuguese Navy has been hailed for its quick action after launching a dramatic high-seas rescue operation to stop armed drug traffickers who had hijacked

5 Sep, 2025 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

BBVA offers to buy Sabadell Bank shares from Monday as hostile bid moves into decisive stage in Spain

BBVA can offer to buy Sabadell Bank shares from Monday as hostile bid moves into decisive stage in Spain

SPAIN’S stock market regulator, the CNMV, gave the green light on Friday to BBVA to attempt to get the majority of voting shares in Banco

5 Sep, 2025 @ 18:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Retired police chief-turned-security boss for top Spanish company ‘attacks three cops in Madrid restaurant while heavily intoxicated’

A RETIRED police chief inspector in charge of security for a top Spanish Ibex 35-listed company has been arrested for assault at a Madrid restaurant.

5 Sep, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

The unexpected Spanish dish that Brits in the UK can’t get enough of – as culinary love affair continues

BRITS have long been a fan of Spanish cuisine for its taste, diversity, and health benefits, but surprisingly it’s not paella or croquetas which are

5 Sep, 2025 @ 16:15

Food & Drink·For Foodies·National News·Other News

Spain’s famous Vuelta a España cycling race once again targeted by pro-Palestine protests 3km from finishing line in Bilbao

THE Vuelta a España 2025 has become one of the most turbulent editions of the race in recent memory, as pro-Palestinian protests continue to target

5 Sep, 2025 @ 15:23

Basque Country·Bilbao·Lead·National News·Other News

Gibraltar announces huge £1.8bn AI data centre that will ‘help diversify economy beyond finance and gaming’

GIBRALTAR has announced plans for a £1.8 billion data centre that will become one of Europe’s largest facilities when completed in 2033. The 250-megawatt facility

5 Sep, 2025 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Gibraltar·Lead

Marbella favourite Conor McGregor announces he’s running for President of Ireland – and has Musk’s backing

CONTROVERSIAL fighter Conor McGregor has announced he is running for President of Ireland – and has the backing of the world’s richest man Elon Musk.

5 Sep, 2025 @ 14:00

Celebrity·Lead·Marbella·Politics

4 bedroom Finca/Country House for sale in Riudecanyes with garage – € 570,000

This charming rustic property is located in the municipality of Riudecanyes. The property has 4 hectares of land, providing great privacy. A few meters from

5 Sep, 2025 @ 13:05

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Three injured in brawl in Madrid’s Puente de Vallecas

THREE young men have been injured following a brawl on Wednesday in Madrid’s Puente de Vallecas. The brawl took place in a bar in Avenida

5 Sep, 2025 @ 13:00

crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

REVEALED: The hottest crime spots on Spain's Costa Blanca during the first half of 2025

REVEALED: The top crime hot spots on Spain’s Costa Blanca in first half of 2025

ALICANTE province’s crime rate has risen by 4.7% during the first six months of 2025- compared to the same period last year. The figures from

5 Sep, 2025 @ 12:26

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm police catch French fugitive jailed for 10 years for drug and sex offences

A FRENCH fugitive who skipped a 10-year prison sentence was caught driving around Benidorm with bogus ID documents on him. He had been jailed for

5 Sep, 2025 @ 11:44

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Asian ‘murder’ hornet spotted in the Costa del Sol for the first time: Experts race to find nest of 4cm beasts

THE deadly Asian hornet has been confirmed in Malaga province for the first time this summer. It has sparked an urgent hunt by environmental authorities

5 Sep, 2025 @ 10:56

Costa del Sol·Lead

Bars and restaurants say turnover is 15% down despite record tourist numbers in Valencia

TOURISTS tightening up spending and heatwaves are two of the reasons why bars and restaurants in the Valencia area say turnover is down by as

4 Sep, 2025 @ 18:30

Lead·Valencia

‘That’s how you deal with narco traffickers’: Spain’s police union stokes controversy by lauding US strike on drug boat that killed 11

A HEATED social media debate sparked after the National Police Union spokesperson publicly defends the United States’ methods in combating drug trafficking in the Caribbean.

4 Sep, 2025 @ 17:30

Lead·National News·Other News

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Spain’s olive groves face crisis as farmers fly in migrants to pick the fruit

SPAIN’S olive oil industry is running out of hands – and farmers are now looking abroad to fill the gaps. In the rolling hills of

4 Sep, 2025 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

BREAKING: Armed men storm ship off Portugal coast

ARMED men have stormed a merchant ship off Portugal’s Algarve coast in the early hours of Thursday, taking crew members hostage in a dramatic high-seas

4 Sep, 2025 @ 16:10

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Malaga’s ‘tourist-free’ tapas bars… now on the tourism map thanks to National Geographic

REMEMBER those quaint little tapas bars in Malaga city where locals sipped their wine and nibbled boquerones in peace, far from selfie sticks and tourist

4 Sep, 2025 @ 15:59

Andalucia·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Travel News

Man fatally shot three times at 'point blank range' amidst town centre shoppers in Valencia area

Man is shot dead at ‘point blank range’ in front of shocked town centre shoppers in Valencia

A MAN was shot dead in the centre of Xirivella- outside Valencia City- amidst multiple eye-witnesses at around 9.45am on Thursday. The brazen assassin escaped

4 Sep, 2025 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

‘Champagne’ scammer who fizzed-up cheap Spanish wine jailed

A FRENCH winemaker has been jailed for selling fake champagne, which was in fact cheap Spanish plonk with fizz added. Didier Chopin, 56, spent 2022

4 Sep, 2025 @ 15:32

crime·Crime & Law·Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

Tranquil Costa del Sol resort town has seen a shocking rise in crime – with sex attacks jumping 133% in a year

ESTEPONA, long considered one of the quieter corners of the Costa del Sol, has seen crime rise sharply in the first half of 2025. The

4 Sep, 2025 @ 15:12

Andalucia·crime·Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Digging up Malaga’s Phoenician roots: archaeologists unearth secrets of a 3,000-year-old city

BEFORE there were the Romans there was another ancient civilisation that was putting down roots in Spain. The University of Malaga has launched a fresh

4 Sep, 2025 @ 15:03

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News

17 dead and 23 injured as famous funicular tram derails in Portugal’s Lisbon

TWO Spaniards were injured when the landmark Lisbon funicular tram derailed, killing 17 people and injuring another 23. The accident struck the Ascensor de Gloria,

4 Sep, 2025 @ 14:47

Lead·National News·Other News

‘Hasta la vista, baby!’ Arnold Schwarzenegger heads to Malaga Comic-Con in Spain as guest of honour

HE’S the cyborg assassin who made ‘I’ll be back’ and ‘Hasta la vista, baby’ two of the most iconic lines in movie history – and

4 Sep, 2025 @ 14:30

Andalucia·Celebrity·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Rental pressures are actually dropping across Barcelona, Malaga and Spain’s most popular cities – but dozens of people still compete for each room

SPAIN’S overheated rental market is finally showing signs of easing off in some of its most important cities, with several key destinations beginning to offer

4 Sep, 2025 @ 13:55

Lead·Property

2 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Mijas Costa with pool – € 435,000

Beautifully renovated 2-bedroom townhouse with direct pool access at Mijas Golf This beautiful and bright 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom townhouse is located in a quiet, well-maintained complex

4 Sep, 2025 @ 13:05

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Spanish PM Sanchez forced to turn around mid-flight to Ukraine summit in Paris due to fault in rickety official plane

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez cancelled his visit to Paris on Thursday after his official plane was forced to return to Madrid due to a ‘technical’

4 Sep, 2025 @ 13:02

Lead·National News