British tourists set for new landmark Costa Blanca record during bumper 2026
Forecast that 2026 will end with 3,050,000 UK visitors- more than previous 2019 record of 2.84 million arrivals.
Malaga overtakes Barcelona to become Spain’s third most expensive province to rent a home
Madrid capital remains the priciest city in Spain at €23.4 per square metre following a 4.5% annual hike.
Lobster launches eSIM in Spain so expats can add a Spanish number while keeping their UK connection
Lobster eSIM lets users connect in Spain within minutes, keep their existing number as a second connection and enjoy customer service entirely in English.
Drivers whose cars were lost in Storm Adam floods can now claim cash from Valencia’s regional government
Residents in the Generalitat can apply for financial assistance if their vehicles were written off last month.
Dutch property buyers on verge of overtaking Brits in Spain after going neck-and-neck in 2026
The Costa Blanca, where almost half of all homes are sold to foreigners, is at the heart of the shift.
Spain’s transport minister Oscar Puente resigns over Toledo train disaster that killed 69 people
Puente announced his decision to step down during a heated appearance before the Congress standing committee on Tuesday.
Police open probe into death of Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel as distraught goalkeeper shuts down social media after abuse
The Canary Islands High Court (TSJC) explained that any death not resulting from natural causes automatically triggers a judicial investigation.
Gibraltar pitches airport as ‘gateway to Costa del Sol and Costa de la Luz’ during meetings with dozens of airline bosses
Talks focused on developing new routes, the future of Gibraltar’s air connectivity and positioning the Rock as an attractive destination within the wider market.
Scientists discover new species of jellyfish only ever recorded off the Alicante coast – but is it harmful to humans?
Scientists have identified a tiny new jellyfish species off Alicante, with the harmless Copula lucentia measuring just 1-7mm
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BREAKING: Ryanair plane from Manchester to southern Spain grounded after ‘bomb threat’
The plane landed as normal and was searched by specialist bomb teams.
Police stumble across €100m worth of cocaine after pallet falls off forklift and workers flee warehouses on Murcia coast
Workers fled after a pallet of drugs crashed to the floor in Aguilas, and the Guardia Civil suspects an Albanian gang.
Benidorm iconic towers raided by police who find seven illegal holiday rental flats
Around 40 officers checked homes in the two towers located by Poniente beach with transgressors facing fines of at least €50,000.
WATCH: Man plunges 10 metres after climbing up onto roof at Malaga Airport as police close in on him
A MAN has been rushed to hospital after falling 10 metres from the roof of Malaga Airport. The horrific incident took place at around 11.30pm
British pensioner cleared of murdering wife in southern Spain but found guilty of manslaughter
Michael Carter, 72, had been tried for the murder of Vanessa Christofferson, 56, who lived together for years on popular expat urbanisation in Murcia.
Police hailed as heroes after reviving driver who suffered heart attack and crashed head-on in Marbella’s San Pedro
Policia Local pulled him from the wreckage to a safe area on the road and immediately began performing CPR.
IN VIDS: Tenerife football player dies aged 30 after on-pitch collision in Segunda Division match against Andorra
The forward suffered head and chest injuries after colliding with the opposition goalkeeper in stoppage time on Monday.
Spain’s Bilbao named the world’s best value travel destination for 2027 after flight and hotel prices plummet by two thirds
The Basque city beat Wroclaw, Bordeaux and even Zurich to top the travel site’s annual ranking
Costa del Sol takes €1 million charm offensive to London in push to attract more Brits
Tourism chiefs want more British visitors to come outside the summer season.
At least seven dead on small boat packed with 140 migrants on way to the Canary Islands after ‘violence erupts’
The vessel was rescued early on Monday morning around 150km north-east of Lanzarote with 132 survivors and two bodies on board.
Malaga villages offer parents up to €1,000 per newborn baby as birth rates plunge
Six towns in the Axarquia region are offering cash to families for having children, in a last-ditch effort to combat depopulation in the area.
Horror in Murcia as homeless woman is stabbed to death in broad daylight
Police officers in Murcia's La Fama neighbourhood were unable to save her.
Sanchez suffers fresh polling blow as PP and Vox forecast to win landslide majority in wake of Toledo train disaster
The PP and Vox would win a comfortable majority on November 29, according to the Sigma Dos survey.
Warning for drivers in the Campo de Gibraltar as new A-7 average-speed zone comes online months after scrapping fines at a nearby one
The new 100km/h camera at San Roque will measure speed over about 2km, months after the DGT cancelled fines at another A-7 camera.
Heavy rain set to hit Malaga as AEMET warns of downpours this week
Persistent rainfall is forecast across Malaga, Barcelona and the Balearic Islands on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, according to AEMET.
Ryanair reports 15% profit drop due to rising fuel prices as Michael O’Leary predicts high costs ‘well into 2027’
Revenue rose 3% to €10 billion, but operating costs increased 10% to €7.69 billion as the price of the 20% of jet fuel that was
