WEATHER ALERT: Yellow warning activated in Malaga due to heavy rain
A YELLOW weather warning has been issued in Malaga due to intense rain. Malaga is bidding farewell to the good weather as heavy rain is
Fifth tremor in two days makes Spain’s Costa Blanca the earthquake hotspot of Europe
FOLLOWING two earthquakes reported in the Torrevieja area yesterday, another even bigger shock was felt in Alcoi this morning, in the hills above Benidorm. With
Spain’s Andalucia surpasses peak of hospital admissions in March, registering 2,764 hospitalised COVID-19 patients
THE number of people hospitalised in Andalucia for coronavirus reached 2,764 this Monday. The start of this week has has seen hospital admission numbers exceeding
Police on alert as ‘non-peaceful protest’ organised anonymously via social media on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA Local Police have been alerted to an Instagram account that is actively encouraging a ‘non-peaceful protest’ on Saturday, November 7. Worryingly, the instigators are
Gibraltar university students urged to stay in the UK during lockdown
UNIVERSITY students are being urged not to return home to Gibraltar as the new lockdown comes into force in the UK on Thursday.
Halloween parties in one town result in 80 fines for non-compliance on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BREACHES of new social-distancing rules throughout the Orihuela area led to 80 fines at the weekend. Local police sanctioned party-goers at numerous Halloween parties on
One in five colleges in Valencia in COVID special measures
THE number of colleges with confined classrooms has reached a record high, with 568 classes now taking place in isolation, according to figures released by
No national home lockdown ‘imminent’ in Spain as COVID-19 case count continues to race upwards
SPAIN’S Health Minister has ruled out any imminent national home confinement orders as new COVID-19 cases continue to climb across the country. Speaking today(November 2),
Benidorm area man used social networks to transmit underage strip shows from Costa Blanca’s Spain
A BENIDORM area man has been arrested for using an underage teenager to perform live strip shows screened via social networks. The Policia Nacional said
Massive European border operation involving Spain recovers 352 stolen cars and nets 2,985 illegal migrants
SPANISH police have helped smash a European car theft ring and recover 352 stolen vehicles being smuggled across borders by land and sea. Another 1,077
‘Mummified’ body of pensioner found at home in Spain’s Mallorca 6 MONTHS after his death
The grisly discovery was made over the weekend after neighbours reported not seeing the 78-year-old man since March
Credit card scammers who bought luxury items in Gibraltar linked to Swiss case
FOUR men who used stolen credit cards to buy over £10,000 of luxury items in Gibraltar could be extradited to Switzerland for similar crimes.
HATS FANTASTIC: Beautiful creations at Palma International hat week
I HAD a little cultural and fun escape when I stepped in to the Palma Hat Week Exhibition at Hotel Saratoga. Austrian organisers, Count Karl
‘Total ruin’ of bars and restaurants predicted in Spain’s Murcia region due to tougher COVID-19 rules
MURCIA’S restaurants and bars are facing ‘total ruin’ according to the region’s leading hospitality association, Hostemur. Hostemur president, Jesus Jimenez, has said that the vital
Lockdown fatigue in Valencia as COVID-19 rules flouted at market
AS Valencia city faces stringent new restrictions, residents showed that they are unlikely to put up with tougher COVID measures as they flouted existing rules
Police follow their nose in massive marijuana raid on farm adjoining British area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
A STENCH of marijuana led a routine police patrol to stumble upon a massive drugs farm in the Pilar de la Horadada area of the
Spain’s Andalucia considering a return to lockdown amid surge of COVID-19 cases
ANDALUCIA is considering a return to home confinement if hospital pressure does not drop. Junta president, Juanma Moreno has said he doesn’t rule out lockdown
Online terrorist recruitment cell with 10,000 followers broken up in Spain
A CELL of Islamist sympathisers that had 10,000 followers on social media and was recruiting potential terrorists has been broken up. Police arrested three suspects
Tetanus vaccine could be the solution to COVID-19 Spanish researcher reveals
A SPANISH doctor claims that the triple vaccine given to young children could be the reason why youngsters are not badly affected by COVID-19. Dr.
HALLOWEEN HORROR: Arrest made after human head found in bin in Spain’s Andalucia
A SPANISH man has been arrested after a severed human head was discovered in a bin in Huelva, western Andalucia. Residents called police after the
Weekend of riots across Spain in wake of new COVID-19 restrictions
CITIES across Spain awoke this morning to the aftermath of chaotic scenes as violent demonstrations took place against new COVID-19 regulations. One of the largest
Twin earthquakes in Spain as Costa Blanca becomes country’s most affected region
TWO earthquakes of magnitude 2.6 and 2.4 hit the Costa Blanca South last night and early this morning, making it the region in Spain most
Popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca claims a world digital first
A COSTA BLANCA city is claiming the crown of having the world’s first fully-digital beach. Alicante’s El Postiguet beach has been equipped with the pioneering
Olive farmer stumbles upon ‘incredible’ 2,500-year-old statue of lioness in Spain’s Andalucia
The artefact was uncovered by Gonzalo Crespo in La Rambla, Cordoba, and is in perfect condition
Qanon, the Pro-Trump and COVID-denying conspiracy theory, arrives to Spain’s Costa del Sol and Granada – but expats label it ‘total boll***s’
Despite the concept resembling the plot of a B-movie, Qanon has gained traction worldwide, with its supporters trying to decipher ‘Q drops’ and wanting to
Far-right wing graffiti smeared at Franco concentration camp site on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN INFORMATION board at the site of an infamous concentration camp in Alicante Province has been daubed with the name of Spain’s far-right political party,