Up to half Spain’s coastline at serious flooding risk due to overbuilding from tourism
AN alarming 40% of the Spanish coastline is at ‘a high risk’ of flooding from heavy storms and future ‘gota frias’ or cold drops. A
Dinosaur eggs among illegal shipment of 4,000 fossils seized at Spain’s Port of Valencia
A HUGE shipment of stolen fossils was seized as it landed in the Port of Valencia. In all, 4000 pieces described as having ‘great paleontological
Homophobic slogans painted on rainbow benches in Spain’s Costa Blanca
BIGOTS in Pilar de la Horadada have smeared homophobic graffiti on rainbow-coloured benches erected in the summer. Pilar’s council had installed the benches to celebrate
‘End of season’ show sees police sending 250 diners home for breaching COVID-19 regulations on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICIA Local have broken up an open-air concert at Villamartin Plaza in Orihuela Costa, sending hundreds of attendees home. More than 250 people were ordered
British fugitive leaps off Benidorm hotel balcony in failed escape bid on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH fugitive tried to escape the clutches of the Policia Nacional by jumping off the balcony of his Benidorm hotel room. The unnamed 32-year-old
Spanish Government works to repeal parental consent rule
THE Spanish Government says it wants to change the law to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to seek an abortion without parental permission. Politicians have been
Spain’s Andalucia records 1,997 COVID-19 cases Friday in new record – but hospital pressure remains stable
ANDALUCIA has recorded 1,997 COVID-19 cases on Friday. It is the highest daily case count since the end of the first lockdown, representing 87 more
Street named after Rafa Nadal in Spain’s Mallorca as thanks for helping clean-up of devastating October 2018 floods
Sant Llorenc des Cardassar, the epicentre of the floods, also declared the Mallorcan sporting hero as the municipality's adoptive son
Old hotel is converted into massive marijuana farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A HI-TECH indoor marijuana farm camouflaged in an old Costa Blanca hotel has been dismantled by the Guardia Civil. The 17,000 square-metre complex was projected
TUI resumes flights to Spain’s Mallorca from October 15 as COVID-19 cases continue to decline
The German tour operator had previously cancelled all of its flights and holidays to Spain in mid August
BREAKING: Spain declares state of alarm in Madrid to close down majority of region ahead of bank holiday weekend
It comes after weeks of disagreements between Madrid and Moncloa as the former became the epicentre of the second COVID-19 wave in Spain
Kids’ junk food ads to be scrapped in Spain to tackle child obesity
According to the Ministry of Education, four out of 10 children in Spain are overweight, with 17.3% being clinically obese
Rebound reported in new COVID-19 cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca
NEW COVID-19 case rates have gone up in Alicante Province after a series of steady falls. Figures from the Valencian Health Ministry released last night(October
The emblematic Coca-Cola factory in Spain’s Malaga will close after sixty years of history
COCA-COLA has announced the closure of its historic factory in Malaga which celebrates its six-decade anniversary on November 7. The bottling plant in Malaga focuses
TRIPLE TAX BLOW: Spain may raise taxes on British non-resident property owners
IN a Brexit blow British homeowners who rent out their properties in Spain but are not registered as Spanish residents may have to pay three
Gibraltar prepares for no deal new year issues as deadline closes in
WITH just a week left for the UK to secure a post-Brexit deal, Gibraltar is getting ready for the worst with the frontier likely to
Police officer exonerated for beating ‘drunk’ British tourists with baton in Spain’s Mallorca
The police office had appealed a penalty handed to him for using a weapon without cause
Spain registers 12,423 COVID-19 cases Thursday and 126 deaths
SPAIN registered 12,423 COVID-19 cases by PCR and anitgen rapid tests on Thursday. Of these, 5,585 are from tests taken in the past 24 hours
Spider-Man star Tom Holland snaps pics with fans while filming for Uncharted on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TOM Holland has been spotted filming on the Costa Blanca today. The Spider-Man star is shooting for his new film Uncharted, in Javea, Alicante. Crowds
Shakira to join forces with Prince William and David Attenborough to help save the planet
SHE is the much-loved Colombian singer whose hips don’t lie and who dominates the music charts and storms stages across the globe. Now Shakira is
Over 1,000 COVID-19 tests a day planned in Gibraltar as worst case scenario looms
A PLAN to carry out 1,000 COVID-19 tests a day was announced today by Gibraltar's Chief Minister in a live press conference.
Spanish photographer wows judges of Drone Photo Awards 2020 with high-altitude photo shot on coast of Asturias
IT’S been a tough year for photographers being cooped up inside and unable to travel like they used to. But anyone looking for proof that
Esquerra De L’Eixample in Barcelona voted coolest neighbourhood in the world
THE Barcelona neighbourhood secured the top spot thanks to the ‘incredible community spirit’ A neighbourhood in Barcelona has been named the coolest in the world
Spain’s Andalucia ‘already flattening curve’ of second COVID-19 wave as Junta leader hopeful of celebrating Semana Santa saying ‘we have to live with virus’
Vice president of the region Juan Marin told Telecinco this morning that the situation in the southernmost region is ‘very controlled’
Future flood fears fuelled by climate change for parts of Spain’s Costa Blanca
FOUR Costa Blanca areas have been named as being in the firing line from severe storms and flooding caused by climate change. A report produced
Spain’s Andalucia detects 1,910 COVID-19 cases Thursday as region ramps up testing and adds rapid tests to figures
ANDALUCIA has counted 1,910 coronavirus cases on Thursday as it ramps up its testing capabilities. The figures, which now include both PCR and rapid antigen