Costa Blanca to bask in 24C in mid-December thanks to an unusually warm front set to hit Spain

LARGE parts of Spain are set to sizzle in unseasonable winter warmth as a front of mild air heads towards the peninsula. Temperatures across Alicante,

4 Dec, 2025 @ 13:01

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Ozempic and other anti-diabetes drugs lead medicine spending in Spain's health service

‘Narcos of Ozempic’: Gibraltar finds itself at the heart of a new weight-loss black-market with Spain

A NEW illegal business is flourishing in Gibraltar as narco-style ‘couriers’ buy Ozempic legally on the Rock before reselling it on the black market in

4 Dec, 2025 @ 11:42

Gibraltar·Health·Lead

BREAKING: Gibraltar Chief Minister rushed to hospital in Spain for emergency surgery – McGrail Report release to be delayed

FABIAN PICARDO is undergoing emergency surgery in Jerez today after suffering a retinal detachment in his right eye. The Chief Minister was rushed to hospital

4 Dec, 2025 @ 11:22

Gibraltar·Lead

Seepoint Ópticas joins FESBAL’s Christmas food collection to support local families in the Marina Alta

This festive season, Seepoint Ópticas is once again looking beyond visual health to focus on what truly matters: people. In line with its commitment to

4 Dec, 2025 @ 10:53

Costa Blanca·Health

Second shooting in Marbella in just 24 hours as man, 26, is found shot in the leg

A SECOND Marbella shooting in just 24 hours occurred last night when a man, aged 26 years old, was found shot in the leg. Emergency

4 Dec, 2025 @ 10:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Lorry overturns on A-92M in Antequera, closing road towards Granada

A LORRY has overturned on the A-92M motorway in Antequera, closing the road towards Granada. The crash happened shortly after 5am on today, December 4,

4 Dec, 2025 @ 10:46

Lead

Are Brits falling out of love with Malaga province? New census data reveals sharp shifts in foreign numbers

NEW census figures for Malaga province show major shifts in the foreign population – but is it enough to unseat the Brits as top dog

4 Dec, 2025 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga

Driver killed and car totalled after wild boar runs into Costa del Sol road – as mass culls continue over swine fever fears

A MAN died in a car crash on Costa del Sol after swerving into oncoming traffic to avoid a wild boar. The driver, 54, steered

3 Dec, 2025 @ 17:53

Costa del Sol·Health·Lead·Malaga

Sky-high rents are driving workers out of Spain’s big cities and into commuter towns on the high-speed train lines

RISING rent is driving workers out of Spain’s big cities and into commuter towns that sit on the high-speed train train lines. Sky-high rent prices

3 Dec, 2025 @ 17:15

Barcelona·Madrid·Property

VISUALISED: The startling clusters of European expats that form ‘parallel societies’ along Spain’s sought-after coasts

EUROPEAN residents far outnumber Spaniards across entire swathes of Spain’s southern coastline, new data has revealed, as expats appear to be clustering into ‘parallel societies’

3 Dec, 2025 @ 17:03

Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Lead

Spain’s small businesses get extra time as automatic tracking system that sends invoices straight to Hacienda is delayed

Spain’s small businesses get extra time as automatic tracking system sending invoices straight to the Hacienda is delayed

SPAIN’S small businesses have been given extra time to adopt new anti-fraud online app that files reports with the Tax Agency. The delay lasts until

3 Dec, 2025 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Benidorm braces for winter surge as Brits flock to the Costa Blanca for a ‘proper British Christmas’

BENIDORM is preparing for a winter surge as Brits flock to the Costa Blanca for the festive period. With Benidorm’s festivities attracting more tourists every

3 Dec, 2025 @ 15:15

Lead·Travel News

Help the recovery: WWF launches new model to restore Spain’s rural areas and cut wildfire risk

A NEW model aimed at rejuvenating forests and preventing fires through better care of local landscapes has launched in Spain. WWF España’s Rural Labscape initiative

3 Dec, 2025 @ 14:27

Environment·Lead·National News·Other News

Drinking alcohol is no grounds for work dismissal says top Murcia court in landmark ruling in Spain

Alcoholics in Spain can claim long-term benefits – disease is classified as a ‘chronic illness’

ALCOHOLICS in Spain can now claim permanent disability benefits, Social Security has confirmed, as courts begin to recognise the condition as a ‘chronic illness.’ In

3 Dec, 2025 @ 13:16

Health·Lead

How ‘respectable’ lawyers and bank directors helped Malaga brothels launder millions while women were forced to work 24 hours a day

A BROTHEL gang enslaving women to work 24 hours a day in Malaga managed to build a multimillion-euro operation that relied on white-collar professionals to

3 Dec, 2025 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Fresh shooting sparks political row in Marbella: ‘The city cannot tolerate constant gunfights, murders and drug trafficking’

A NEW shooting in Marbella has triggered a political row after gunfire was reported in the Las Albarizas area in broad daylight. Police were called

3 Dec, 2025 @ 12:53

Lead

Manilva weekend crime spree: five arrested over serious break-in at vehicle depot and another in Sabinillas

MANILVA’S Policia Local have arrested half a dozen criminals this weekend after intervening in incidents. Five of these arrests were made at a municipal judicial

3 Dec, 2025 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Irish Gaelic Football star cleared of attempted murder after glassing man outside Valencia bar

AN IRISH man has been cleared of attempted homicide after hitting a man with a glass outside a Valencia bar on Christmas Day, 2022. Gerard

3 Dec, 2025 @ 11:26

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

UK expats living in Spain fall by 2.2% as total population heads towards 50m

THE number of registered UK expats living in Spain fell by 2.2% in 2024 according to the National Institute of Statistics(NIE). Their annual population census

3 Dec, 2025 @ 10:36

Benidorm·Lead·National News·Torrevieja

Europe's airports chief tells politicians to 'stop pretending EES is working' and warns of 'complete collapse' as tourists face summer queues to enter Spain

EES chaos over? Spanish government finally confirms which queue Brits with TIE cards should join at the airport

SPAIN’S Interior Ministry has finally confirmed that British residents holding a TIE card must not use the new Entry Exit System queues or automatic gates

2 Dec, 2025 @ 18:35

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

This surprising region of Spain is where house prices are rising fastest – but bargains can still be had if you move fast

A NEW star has emerged as Spain’s biggest property hotspot after house prices in the region jumped a staggering 22.5% over the past year. The

2 Dec, 2025 @ 18:15

Lead·Murcia·Property

New Costa del Sol sex horror : Two men arrested for drugging and assaulting woman on Sabinillas beach

A YOUNG woman woke up naked and half-conscious on Sabinillas beach after allegedly being drugged and sexually assaulted. It sparked a major Guardia Civil investigation

2 Dec, 2025 @ 18:09

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Owner at wits’ end after wealthy family squat his property as their ‘second home’ – and even start renovating it to their liking

A WEALTHY family is squatting in an Albacete property that they are using as their ‘second home’ – they have even started renovating it to

2 Dec, 2025 @ 17:15

Lead·Property

Call for Costa del Sol motorists to sign petition demanding discounts on exorbitant AP-7 toll road

COSTA del Sol motorists have called on Spain’s government to slash tolls on one of the region’s main thoroughfares amid warnings that mobility in the

2 Dec, 2025 @ 17:02

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Shocking moment Spanish reporter is harassed by abusive far-right protesters on live TV

THE president of Spain’s public broadcaster has slammed a group of anti-government protesters as ‘fascists’ after dozens angrily harassed a reporter on live television. Laura

2 Dec, 2025 @ 16:05

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Search abandoned for British cruise ship passenger, 76, who fell overboard into Atlantic Ocean near the Canary Islands

THE search for an elderly British man who fell from an adults-only cruise ship near the Canary Islands has been called off with the passenger

2 Dec, 2025 @ 15:25

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife·Travel News

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