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Two women shoplift 11 bottles of gin, six kilos of cheese and mountains of tuna on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO women have been arrested in Rojales after allegedly shoplifting an unusual mix of cheese, spirits and party balloons. The pair had been seen acting

29 Sep, 2020 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca

Cautious optimism as new COVID-19 cases slow down on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE RATE of new COVID-19 cases is falling in Alicante Province according to the latest data supplied by the Valencian Health Ministry. Figures announced last

29 Sep, 2020 @ 12:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Medieval wall unearthed in Malaga as dig next to metro becomes largest in Spain

This structure has been declared an Asset of Cultural Interest (BIC), which means that it must be protected and preserved

29 Sep, 2020 @ 12:08

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Benidorm fraudsters ran 'bank manager phone con' on woman to pocket €14k

Fake inspectors make phone calls to arrange cons on elderly people on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BOGUS gas inspector who stole cash and valuables from elderly people has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Torrevieja. He was part of

29 Sep, 2020 @ 11:55

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

12 out of 103 municipalities in Spain’s Malaga are yet to register a single case of coronavirus

The municipalities which have no confirmed cases of coronavirus belong to the La Axarquia, Malaga and Serrania health districts

29 Sep, 2020 @ 10:54

Lead·Malaga

Violent debt collector who is martial arts fighter is arrested by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A DENIA debt collector, who is a martial arts fighter, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The 36-year-old Spaniard threatened to kill debtors and

28 Sep, 2020 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain registers 31,785 COVID-19 cases over weekend while Madrid REFUSES to close down as emergency meeting with central government ends without agreement

An extra-ordinary meeting this evening between the Minister of Health Salvador Illa and councillor for the Community of Madrid Enrique Ruiz Escudero has ended without

28 Sep, 2020 @ 19:09

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Expat’s body to be dug up over €2 million inheritance claim near Spain’s Costa del Sol

The claimant's grandmother, Pilar, from the humble fishing village of Barbate, had an affair with the German man while he was living in Cadiz with

28 Sep, 2020 @ 18:50

Cadiz·Lead

Intoxicated man ends a long night out by sexually assaulting a pony in Spain’s Murcia region

A DRUNKEN man was arrested by Murcia’s Policia Local for having sex with a pony on a farm. The intoxicated individual had been out since

28 Sep, 2020 @ 18:30

Widow on trial for killing husband just 20 days after their wedding on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN, dubbed as the ‘Black Widow’, has gone on trial in Alicante charged with killing her husband of just 20 days so that she

28 Sep, 2020 @ 17:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Supreme Court confirms 18-month removal of Catalunya’s president

SPAIN’S Supreme Court judges have unanimously ruled that Catalunya president, Quim Torra, should be removed from his position. They upheld last December’s Catalunya court verdict

28 Sep, 2020 @ 16:20

Barcelona·Lead·National News·Politics

MotoGP championship fight blown wide open in Catalan GP thriller

THE title fight for the 2020 MotoGP World Championship has been blown wide open after an action packed GP of Catalunya. French sensation Fabio Quartararo

28 Sep, 2020 @ 15:45

Sport

Gibraltar takes on ‘Bre-vid’ perfect storm in LibDem debate

A ‘PERFECT storm’ is brewing with the combination of Brexit and COVID-19, according to the Deputy Chief Minister.

28 Sep, 2020 @ 15:33

Gibraltar

Kingpin of migrant smuggling ring arrested in Spain’s Mallorca

Investigators say the detainee is the highest ranking member of one of the most active trafficking groups in the Balearic Islands

28 Sep, 2020 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Gibraltar launches flu vaccine campaign over COVID-19 fears

THE largest flu vaccination campaign in Gibraltar’s history was launched today over its possible impact with COVID-19.

28 Sep, 2020 @ 13:43

Gibraltar·Lead

Spain’s Andalucia records 846 COVID-19 cases Monday while hospitalisations increase

Sevilla reported the most cases in the past 24 hours with 203, followed by Jaen with 146, Granada with 125, Cordoba with 120 and Malaga

28 Sep, 2020 @ 13:14

Coronavirus·Lead

Almost 90 towns across Spain have brought back stricter COVID-19 restrictions since end of lockdown

THE transition to Spain’s new normal has certainly not gone the way that the Spanish Government had hoped as cases of COVID-19 continue to spike

28 Sep, 2020 @ 13:00

Lead·National News

Mayor in power for 30 years faces corruption quiz on Spain’s Costa Blanca

LOS MONTESINOS mayor, Jose Manuel Butron, could be thrown out of office if he is found guilty of harassment, bribery, and prevarication charges. Butron has

28 Sep, 2020 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia

WATCH: Footage shows fireball soaring 39,000 km/hr over Spain’s Andalucia

The fireball over southern Andalucia was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at around 39,000 kmph.

28 Sep, 2020 @ 12:15

Cordoba·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Armed smugglers arrested as quarter tonne of drugs hidden among Indian spices seized on way to Spain’s southern coast

HUGE quantities of weapons and marijuana destined for the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol have been intercepted by Spanish and Dutch National Police. An

28 Sep, 2020 @ 12:01

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Iberian lynx roams the streets of Spain’s Andalucia before becoming trapped in house

The lynx was finally captured over two hours later, after getting itself trapped in the entrance of one of the town’s houses.

28 Sep, 2020 @ 11:13

Environment·Huelva·Lead

Mass sterilisation seen as ‘the only way’ to reduce stray cat colonies on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA is to receive €12,000 from Alicante Provincial Council for the sterilisation of stray cats throughout the city. The Councillor for Animal Protection, Concha Sala,

28 Sep, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca

Huge illegal baptism party sees 270 people fined for ignoring COVID-19 rules in Spain’s Andalucia

The party came complete with catering, waiters, a stage and musicians

28 Sep, 2020 @ 10:11

Coronavirus·Granada·Lead

IN PICS: Inside the ‘tacky’ homes of southern Spain’s drug kingpins, featuring tiger heads, Easter Island statues, water slides and Versace candles

Police have raided dozens of properties since launching the Campo de Gibraltar Special Security Plan just over two years ago

28 Sep, 2020 @ 08:00

Lead·National News

Much-loved gorilla ‘violently attacks’ Madrid Zoo worker in Spain, leaving her in serious condition

The woman suffered a head injury, chest trauma with multiple fractures and an open fracture in both arms

28 Sep, 2020 @ 00:25

Lead·National News

Study in Spain shows that cats may naturally develop COVID defences

SPANISH researchers have found that cats may be able to develop antibodies that neutralise COVID-19. Scientists studied two cats – one of which was known

27 Sep, 2020 @ 17:47

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

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