Laia Sanz rewrites history with her 11th Dakar win for Spain in the toughest race of her life
SPANISH motorcycle racer Laia Sanz has clinched her 11th win in the 2021 Dakar Rally, rewriting the history books and putting a year from hell
ENTIRE nursing home catches COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca a week after first vaccinations
A major COVID-19 outbreak has been reported in a Torrevieja nursing home, a week after residents and staff were given their first dose of vaccinations.
Alcasser killer caught in Madrid squat
The main perpetrator disappeared without trace and his whereabouts are still unknown
BREAKING: Velez and six other municipalities in Spain’s Malaga surpass 1,000 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people, bringing inevitable bar and restaurant closures
SEVEN municipalities in Malaga will soon have to close all non-essential businesses after registering a 14-day cumulative incidence rate of over 1,000 cases per 100,000
Man dies in cave house collapse in Spain’s Granada
A MAN has died after his cave house collapsed on top of him in a remote area of Granada on Friday. Police were alerted to
BREAKING: Border closures expected for Marbella, Estepona and five other municipalities as almost entire Costa del Sol passes 500 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people threshold set by Spain’s Andalucia
EIGHT Malaga municipalities are facing tougher coronavirus restrictions this week after crossing the incidence rate threshold set by the Junta de Andalucia. Malaga city, Marbella,
Field hospital opens up to treat COVID-19 overflow cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN emergency field hospital has received its first COVID-19 patients as health services in Alicante Province struggle to cope with increasing coronavirus cases. The field
Missing German expat found dead in apparent suicide on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A YOUNG German expat has been found dead following a week-long search on the Costa del Sol. The body of Stefan Zablotny, 32, was found
First citizens already receiving their second vaccine jab in Spain’s Valencia Region
OVER 5,000 people in the region will get their second and final vaccination jab this week in the region’s ongoing battle against Coronavirus. The Department
Spain’s Malaga suspends its Easter processions for the second year running
MALAGA is left without processions during Holy Week for the second consecutive year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The organisation that represents the city’s religious
The best airport in Europe is in Spain
A SPANISH airport has been named “Best Airport in Europe” according to a recent study. The report, carried out by Omio, a booking platform for
Missing British hiker was ‘taking a break’ from boyfriend, witness tells police in Spain
NEW claims say that missing British hiker Esther Dingley ‘was taking a break’ from her relationship at the time of her disappearance. The fitness enthusiast,
Dumb burglar fails to pull wool over police eyes in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A young thief thought he could hoodwink police by hiding under a sofa cover when officers arrived at a Costa Blanca address that he was
It’s a New Dawn, it’s a New Day…
NORMALLY when we head into a New Year, my Social Media feeds are full of posts claiming ‘This will be my year’!, ‘Moving on up’!
Spain’s Malaga province enters Level 4 of COVID-19 risk, bringing tougher restrictions
MALAGA province has entered alert Level 4 due to an increase in coronavirus figures, bringing tougher measures for businesses and services. It means all municipalities
UNREAL CITY: Dubbed Calatravaland after its homegrown architect, is Valencia’s €1.2 billion City of Arts a world wonder or a monumental waste of taxpayers’ money
IT’S undoubtedly Valencia’s unique selling point, a surreal city of swooping white concrete and glass undulating along the banks of the old Turia riverbed
ALL the new COVID-19 restrictions and exemptions in force across Spain’s Andalucia from TODAY
The new rules became official overnight after being published in the Official Gazette of the Junta de Andalucia (BOJA), and will remain in place until
Property boom time set to return to Spain despite COVID-19 pandemic
OVER 500,000 new homes are expected to be built in Spain over the next four years in spite of the current construction slowdown caused by
Breaking: Cartama acid attack suspect arrested hiding out on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A MAN suspected of carrying out an horrific acid attack on his former girlfriend and another woman in Cartama on Tuesday has been arrested. Officers
OPINION: Old and the new as Brexit bites in many ways
The UK finally said farewell to the European Union on January 1 as the Brexit trade deal kicked in. It’s a moment that genuinely led
It’s behind you! We round up the highs and lows of 2020
IT was perhaps the worst year in recent memory. But amid the car crash wreckage that was 2020, we found plenty to celebrate, even when
OPINION: Family of missing expat teen Amy Fitzpatrick deserve to learn the truth about what happened to their daughter however long it takes
WHEN memories fade quicker than newspaper ink, it can be hard to keep the momentum of an open case going. But it doesn’t matter how
Dazzling fireball streaks across the sky between Morocco and Spain’s Andalucia
A LARGE meteor has streaked across the sky between Morocco and Andalucia at 65,000 km per hour. The fireball was recorded on Wednesday night by
EXCL: British wife of chronically-ill husband cannot return to Spain ‘unless he is close to dying’
A BRITISH expat stranded in the UK has been told she can only return to her chronically ill husband ‘if he is on his deathbed.’
A RIGHT DING-DONG as church bell peals get priest threatened in Spain’s Murcia region
COMPLAINTS that a set of church bells are too loud has caused a Murcia priest to report some of his parishioners to the police. Father
LISTED: The municipalities ordered to close borders and those facing TOTAL lockdown in Malaga province as Spain’s Andalucia announces new COVID-19 restrictions
SOME 39 municipalities will close their borders this Sunday following a surge in coronavirus figures. It comes as Junta president Juanma Moreno announced tonight that