PM Pedro Sanchez ends Spain’s national emergency with forest fires ‘stabilised’
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has ended Spain’s national emergency after the forest fires in the Madrid and Avila areas were said to have been ‘stabilised’.
UPDATE: Thousands stream into Ceuta uncontrolled as border ‘bursts’ and Spanish army is called in
THOUSANDS of people have streamed into Ceuta uncontrolled from Morocco after the border collapsed around midday today. Guardia Civil officers and emergency crews were overwhelmed
Manhunt for motorcyclist who ran over a Guardia Civil officer and fled at Mijas traffic stop
A MOTORCYCLIST reportedly known to police is being hunted after allegedly striking a Guardia Civil traffic officer while escaping from a roadside stop in Mijas.
The Costa del Sol has a new most in-demand hotspot as asking prices in key expat strongholds continue double digit riseÂ
MALAGA capital has been overtaken as the most in-demand property market on the Costa del Sol, according to fresh data from property portal Idealista. Figures
Local man ‘sets Estepona building ablaze after launching a flare from a boat’ during famous religious ceremony
A MAN who fired a flare from a boat during Estepona’s Virgen del Carmen procession and set fire to a building has been identified. The
Popular Costa Blanca beach has swimming ban imposed due to water quality concerns
SANTA Pola council banned swimming at one of the municipality’s main beaches on Thursday over concerns about water quality. Tests by the General Directorate of
Experts predict a jellyfish-free summer on the Costa del Sol thanks to ocean currents trapping them out at sea
EXPERTS have predicted a peaceful summer for swimmers on the Costa del Sol after confirming that ocean currents are trapping jellyfish swarms far out at
‘Terrified’ Estepona beach bar staff rushed to help Lithuanian man shot four times during broad daylight shooting
BAR staff from an Estepona beach club have spoken of the ‘terrifying experience’ of trying to save a Lithuanian man who had been shot in
Home sales in Spain fall for the eighth month running — but prices keep rising fastest in the Balearics and Andalucia
PROPERTY sales in Spain fell for an eighth successive month in May, with an annual fall of 11.8%. The General Council of Notaries said house
Two children die in Costa del Sol apartment fire after blaze forces midnight evacuation
TWO children have died in an apartment fire that broke out in a residential building in Benalmadena during the early hours of Thursday morning. The
EXCL: Notorious Costa Blanca advisor leaves expats with fines and debt after failing to pass on tens of thousands in tax payments
A COSTA Blanca gestor recently arrested for fraud has now been accused of failing to pass on thousands of euros in tax payments from expat
Marbella mayor’s son fights court order to seize villa in €230,000 Mocromafia money laundering probe
THE son of Marbella mayor has launched a legal bid to save his home after judges ordered the seizure of €230,000 from the property in
Free special sunglasses are being handed out in Malaga ahead of next month’s solar eclipse
MALAGA is one of the 30 Spanish cities that will receive free sunglasses to safely watch the upcoming eclipse. This is part of the project
Filling up a car in Spain to cost €5-€10 more within weeks as Middle East oil crisis reignites
PETROL prices are rising significantly again in Spain as the government phases out temporary tax cuts introduced in the wake of the Iran conflict. Direct
Three bodies wash up on beaches along the Costa del Sol wearing wetsuits and flippers
THREE bodies were found yesterday at different between Estepona and Manilva beaches, none of them carrying their ID. The local authority’s first hypothesis is that
Spain clocks up lowest quarterly jobless total for 18 years as unemployment rate falls below 10%
SPAIN’S quarterly jobless figures have fallen below 10% for the first time since 2008, according to data produced by the National Statistics Institute (INE) on
Fire crews continue to battle forest blazes in Spain with concern over start of a new heatwave
WORK on battling three forest fires in Spain is continuing on Wednesday with the blaze in Vall d’Uixo in Castellon entering its fifth day and
Shooting near Estepona beach bar – man rushed to Marbella hospital after being hit twice
A MAN has been rushed to hospital after being shot twice outside a beach bar on the Costa del Sol, close to Marbella. The shooting
World Cup rivals, real-life partners: How Argentines are reshaping Spain’s Costa del Sol
Christofer Fogelberg of real estate agency Start Group explains why Argentines are synonymous with the Costa del Sol SPAIN may have beaten Argentina in the World Cup
France shows Spain how it’s done: French Navy fires warning shots to seize 2.4 tonnes of drugs off Gibraltar
THE French Navy has seized 2.4 tonnes of drugs in the Strait of Gibraltar after firing warning shots into the air. The crew of the
Human torso found on side of road in Malaga town – the second partial human remains found in just over a year
HUMAN remains believed to be a torso have been found on a access road in Alhaurin de la Torre, a Malaga town near the Sierra
Spain to finally get a break from extreme heat as August promises dramatic weather shift and severe storms
SPAIN has been promised a dramatic shift in the weather this August following a relentless series of heatwaves that are set to make July the
Almeria wildfire death toll rises to 14 after burns victim dies in Sevilla hospital
A WOMAN badly brunt in the Los Gallardos wildfire has died in a Sevilla hospital, raising the death toll from the fire to 14. She
WATCH: Dramatic helicopter rescue in Sotogrande after sailing yacht crashes into marina breakwater
A SAILING YACHT carrying five adults and a child struck the breakwater at Sotogrande Marina on Monday evening triggering an emergency rescue. The incident happened
Police blame crowd trouble at Mallorca anti-tourism march on protesters attacking holidaymakers
POLICE in Mallorca have laid the blame for crowd trouble at Sunday evening’s huge anti-tourism demonstration at the feet of around 350 to 400 ‘well-organised’
Spanish hospital makes history by performing first organ transplant between two people with HIV
A HOSPITAL in Barcelona has made history after becoming the first in Spain to complete a successful organ transplant between two people with human immunodeficiency