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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

9 Oct, 2020 @ 16:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

9 Oct, 2020 @ 15:45

Madrid·Politics

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

9 Oct, 2020 @ 15:40

Coronavirus·Lead

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

9 Oct, 2020 @ 15:00

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca·Sport

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

9 Oct, 2020 @ 14:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

9 Oct, 2020 @ 13:30

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

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

9 Oct, 2020 @ 13:16

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

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

9 Oct, 2020 @ 12:45

Health·Lead·National News

Single-day COVID-19 case record broken in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

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

9 Oct, 2020 @ 11:54

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

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

9 Oct, 2020 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga

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

9 Oct, 2020 @ 09:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News·Property

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

8 Oct, 2020 @ 20:44

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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

8 Oct, 2020 @ 19:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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

8 Oct, 2020 @ 18:53

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

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

8 Oct, 2020 @ 18:40

Celebrity·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

8 Oct, 2020 @ 18:30

Celebrity·Lead·Other News

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.

8 Oct, 2020 @ 18:28

Gibraltar·Lead

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

8 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

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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

8 Oct, 2020 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Other News·Property

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’

8 Oct, 2020 @ 16:52

Coronavirus·Lead

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

8 Oct, 2020 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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

8 Oct, 2020 @ 16:14

Coronavirus·Lead

Spain’s Cordoba to receive €6 million to revive struggling olive sector

THE olive industry in Cordoba has been granted a €5.76 million lifeline to bring the traditional industry into the 21st century. At a press conference

8 Oct, 2020 @ 15:45

Cordoba·Lead

Poignant tribute to Spain’s COVID-19 fallen on Valencia Day

TO celebrate Valencia Day, the Umbracle Centre in the regional capital has unveiled a poignant tribute to all the lives lost in Spain due to

8 Oct, 2020 @ 14:15

Lead·Valencia

The honeymoon period is over as we settle into life in Spain

MOVING to another country was always going to be a challenge. It’s not just relocating your life, but having to start from scratch with everything

8 Oct, 2020 @ 13:57

Terenia Taras: Telling it like it is

Brit couple arrested on Alicante flight for 'loudly joining the mile high club in the toilets'

Easyjet announces second base at Malaga airport on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The British carrier, the third largest at the Costa del Sol airport, said it hopes to expand its presence in the country

8 Oct, 2020 @ 12:53

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

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British fugitive leaps off Benidorm hotel balcony in failed escape bid on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spanish Government works to repeal parental consent rule

Spain’s Andalucia records 1,997 COVID-19 cases Friday in new record – but hospital pressure remains stable

Street named after Rafa Nadal in Spain’s Mallorca as thanks for helping clean-up of devastating October 2018 floods

Old hotel is converted into massive marijuana farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TUI resumes flights to Spain’s Mallorca from October 15 as COVID-19 cases continue to decline

BREAKING: Spain declares state of alarm in Madrid to close down majority of region ahead of bank holiday weekend

Kids’ junk food ads to be scrapped in Spain to tackle child obesity

Rebound reported in new COVID-19 cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca

The emblematic Coca-Cola factory in Spain’s Malaga will close after sixty years of history

TRIPLE TAX BLOW: Spain may raise taxes on British non-resident property owners

Gibraltar prepares for no deal new year issues as deadline closes in

Police officer exonerated for beating ‘drunk’ British tourists with baton in Spain’s Mallorca

Spain registers 12,423 COVID-19 cases Thursday and 126 deaths

Spider-Man star Tom Holland snaps pics with fans while filming for Uncharted on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Shakira to join forces with Prince William and David Attenborough to help save the planet

Over 1,000 COVID-19 tests a day planned in Gibraltar as worst case scenario looms

Spanish photographer wows judges of Drone Photo Awards 2020 with high-altitude photo shot on coast of Asturias

Esquerra De L’Eixample in Barcelona voted coolest neighbourhood 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’

Future flood fears fuelled by climate change for parts of Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain’s Andalucia detects 1,910 COVID-19 cases Thursday as region ramps up testing and adds rapid tests to figures

Spain’s Cordoba to receive €6 million to revive struggling olive sector

Poignant tribute to Spain’s COVID-19 fallen on Valencia Day

The honeymoon period is over as we settle into life in Spain

Easyjet announces second base at Malaga airport on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Goodbye to Cadiz’s prize catch? The iconic bluefin tuna could be leaving Spanish waters – and you can guess why

‘Don’t even think about coming to rob us’: Chaos in Malaga as over 40 machete-wielding masked youths gather to shoot fireworks and film rap video

Lining up the legends – the world’s golfing stars are descending on Spain three times this year

IN PICS: Firefighters struggle to rescue horse trapped all night in mud in southern Spain

At last! Spring arrives early in Costa Blanca and Andalucia with highs of 28C – this is where you can hit the beach this weekend