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‘No police in Gibraltar will ever investigate anyone powerful ever again’: Upcoming McGrail Report will have ‘chilling’ effect on new police chief

THE new Gibraltar Commissioner of Police will start the role in the shadow of the upcoming McGrail report. The current top police officer, Richard Ullger

29 Nov, 2024 @ 18:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Homeless man in Spain narrowly escapes being crushed to death after falling into a recycling container – after woman in Mallorca suffered agonising fate

A MAN was almost crushed by a shredder inside an Alicante garbage truck after sleeping overnight in a paper recycling container. It was a narrow

29 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Mystery explosion rocks centre of Barcelona: At least four people are injured

AN explosion has injured at least four people in the centre of Barcelona today. The incident occurred shortly after 11am on Calle Valencia, inside the

29 Nov, 2024 @ 16:41

Barcelona·Lead

GIVEAWAY: Bryan Adams to rock Spain in January 2025 – and we have four tickets up for grabs

CANADIAN rocker Bryan Adams will bring his Roll With The Punches world tour to Valencia on January 19, 2025, at the Pabellon Fuente de San

29 Nov, 2024 @ 16:39

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia

Chief Minister visits British nuclear submarine docked in Gibraltar: US aircraft carrier and Russian spy ship transit the Strait during heightened tensions over subsea sabotage

GIBRALTAR’S Chief Minister has visited the UK’s leading nuclear-powered attack submarine while it is laid up in dock during a time of heightened naval tensions

29 Nov, 2024 @ 16:08

Gibraltar·Lead

Toy poodle importers faked pedigree certificates to charge €4k per dog in Spain

Warning over fraudulent toy poodle breeders in Spain after gang ‘forged pedigree certificates to charge €4,000 per dog’

THREE people from the Valencia region made €200,000 in just one year by illegally importing toy poodles from China and forging pedigree certificates. The Policia

29 Nov, 2024 @ 15:00

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead

Good news for variable mortgage holders in Spain as Euribor rate falls more than expected

HOME owners in Spain with variable-rate mortgages have received good news that the Euribor index used to calculate repayments is expected to reach its lowest

29 Nov, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·Property

Conservation alarm raised in Gibraltar after four rare red foxes killed on the Rock’s roads this year – as a seldom-seen otter is also hit by a car

TWO rare red foxes have been killed by drivers in Gibraltar near Sandy Bay and Catalan Bay in the last two weeks – the most

29 Nov, 2024 @ 13:30

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

Christmas fun in Estepona: Kempinski Hotel Bahía announces the date of its traditional Christmas market and lighting of the tree for 2024

KEMPINSKI Hotel Bahía has officially announced the date of this much-anticipated event. The annual tree lighting ceremony will see Mr Pursche, General Manager, the Kempinski

29 Nov, 2024 @ 12:33

Andalucia·Entertainment·Marbella·Sponsored

Gibraltar sets up maritime exclusion zone around contested Eastside land reclamation project after daring Spain to sue

GIBRALTAR’S Port Authority has established a maritime exclusion zone around its controversial Eastside land reclamation project. The authority has deployed four special yellow-flash marker buoys

29 Nov, 2024 @ 12:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Bogus Interpol officers attack and rob scooter rider on Spain's Costa Blanca

Warning of fake police on Spain’s Costa Blanca after victim was attacked by men posing as Interpol

A SCOOTER rider on the Costa Blanca was robbed and assaulted by three hooded men who claimed to be Interpol officers. Two men of Estonian

29 Nov, 2024 @ 12:13

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

1 bedroom Apartment for sale in Calonge i Sant Antoni with pool – € 215,000

Apartment Calonge i Sant Antoni, Girona 1 beds 1 baths € 215,000 Discover a beautifully renovated 1-bedroom apartment in the exclusive and tranquil

29 Nov, 2024 @ 12:05

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

Take in the glamour of the Benidorm Palace Boxing Day Gala and enjoy a top rated show and delicious dinner

AFTER your Christmas celebrations are over, Boxing Day is the perfect time to take in a show. In fact, the festive celebrations continue at Benidorm

29 Nov, 2024 @ 11:39

Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Valencia

Watch: Valencia local shows state of her ‘ground zero’ town 30 days after deadly DANA floods

THIS is what Valencia’s ‘ground zero’ looks like 30 days after the devastating flooding hit the region. A Valencia local has shared shocking images of

29 Nov, 2024 @ 11:26

Lead·Valencian Community·Video

Flights are diverted from Malaga airport due to foggy conditions

TWELVE flights could not land at Malaga airport on Friday morning due to thick fog. Planes were rerouted to Granada and Sevilla between 8.21am and

29 Nov, 2024 @ 11:16

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Valencia region to bask in summer-like sun today as temperatures to reach 25C

THE Valencian Community will bask in summer-like temperatures on Friday with some areas reaching 25C- around 10C more than the average for the end of

29 Nov, 2024 @ 10:40

Lead·Valencia·Weather

Workers in Spain get paid leave for up to four days if a catastrophe or extreme weather event prevents them from doing their job

EMPLOYEES in Spain will get up to four days of paid leave if extreme weather stops them from getting to their workplace or are sent

28 Nov, 2024 @ 18:30

National News

Dutch narco boss accused of shipping cocaine worth €228 million is arrested on Costa Blanca

Enraged woman ‘paid €700 to a friend to poison and fatally stab ex-boyfriend’ in Spain after ‘hit man was too expensive’

A VALENCIA woman has been arrested by the Policia Nacional after allegedly paying €700 to a friend to kill her ex-boyfriend after deciding it was

28 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Valencia

Brit left partially paralysed by ‘one punch attack’ in Benidorm must be driven back to UK due to severe injuries

A BRITISH airport worker left paralysed after a one-punch attack in Benidorm is set to be driven home from Spain. Andrew Frazer, 42, who works

28 Nov, 2024 @ 17:20

Benidorm·Lead·National News

Vanlifers facing crackdown in Spain’s Mallorca: Motorhome dwellers to incur huge fines

VANLIFERS are facing a crackdown in Mallorca after the Palma city hall voted to fine those who live in their campervans. The authorities have announced

28 Nov, 2024 @ 16:00

Lead·Mallorca

Pictured: Narco drones used by ex-military gang to fly drugs from Morocco to southern Spain

THE Policia Nacional has busted a gang that used Ukrainian drones to fly hashish to Spain from Morocco. The crew was led by a Ukrainian

28 Nov, 2024 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

British expats and locals vote against plans for a child migrant centre in Mallorca

CALVIA Vila residents have voted overwhelmingly against a child migrant reception centre opening up in their area. Unaccompanied teenagers would be housed at the old

28 Nov, 2024 @ 14:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Costa del Sol train latest: Regional and local leaders meet today to begin thrashing out long-awaited project

REGIONAL and local leaders have met today to begin plans for the long-awaited Costa del Sol train. The Minister for Transport, Oscar Puente, has hosted

28 Nov, 2024 @ 13:59

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Flurry of migrant boat arrivals in Spain’s Balearics Islands sees figures nearly tripled

THE number of migrants who have arrived in the Balearics this year has almost tripled the figure from the same period in 2023. Authorities intercepted

28 Nov, 2024 @ 13:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British and Irish pubs are ordered to close in Mallorca for ‘making too much noise’

PALMA will temporarily lose two popular bars after Three Lions is shut down for six weeks over noise complaints. The Three Lions on the Paseo

28 Nov, 2024 @ 12:58

Lead·Mallorca

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Roldan with pool – € 379,950

Villa Roldan, Murcia 3 beds 3 baths € 379,950 This exclusive villa has 3 bedrooms and 3 fully-fitted bathrooms with private pool, terraced

28 Nov, 2024 @ 12:05

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

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‘No police in Gibraltar will ever investigate anyone powerful ever again’: Upcoming McGrail Report will have ‘chilling’ effect on new police chief

Homeless man in Spain narrowly escapes being crushed to death after falling into a recycling container – after woman in Mallorca suffered agonising fate

Mystery explosion rocks centre of Barcelona: At least four people are injured

GIVEAWAY: Bryan Adams to rock Spain in January 2025 – and we have four tickets up for grabs

Chief Minister visits British nuclear submarine docked in Gibraltar: US aircraft carrier and Russian spy ship transit the Strait during heightened tensions over subsea sabotage

Warning over fraudulent toy poodle breeders in Spain after gang ‘forged pedigree certificates to charge €4,000 per dog’

Good news for variable mortgage holders in Spain as Euribor rate falls more than expected

Conservation alarm raised in Gibraltar after four rare red foxes killed on the Rock’s roads this year – as a seldom-seen otter is also hit by a car

Christmas fun in Estepona: Kempinski Hotel Bahía announces the date of its traditional Christmas market and lighting of the tree for 2024

Gibraltar sets up maritime exclusion zone around contested Eastside land reclamation project after daring Spain to sue

Warning of fake police on Spain’s Costa Blanca after victim was attacked by men posing as Interpol

1 bedroom Apartment for sale in Calonge i Sant Antoni with pool – € 215,000

Take in the glamour of the Benidorm Palace Boxing Day Gala and enjoy a top rated show and delicious dinner

Watch: Valencia local shows state of her ‘ground zero’ town 30 days after deadly DANA floods

Flights are diverted from Malaga airport due to foggy conditions

Valencia region to bask in summer-like sun today as temperatures to reach 25C

Workers in Spain get paid leave for up to four days if a catastrophe or extreme weather event prevents them from doing their job

Enraged woman ‘paid €700 to a friend to poison and fatally stab ex-boyfriend’ in Spain after ‘hit man was too expensive’

Brit left partially paralysed by ‘one punch attack’ in Benidorm must be driven back to UK due to severe injuries

Vanlifers facing crackdown in Spain’s Mallorca: Motorhome dwellers to incur huge fines

Pictured: Narco drones used by ex-military gang to fly drugs from Morocco to southern Spain

British expats and locals vote against plans for a child migrant centre in Mallorca

Costa del Sol train latest: Regional and local leaders meet today to begin thrashing out long-awaited project

Flurry of migrant boat arrivals in Spain’s Balearics Islands sees figures nearly tripled

British and Irish pubs are ordered to close in Mallorca for ‘making too much noise’

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Roldan with pool – € 379,950

Woman in her 60s found dead on popular Malaga beach

Spanish police renew appeal in search for missing British doctor on the Costa del Sol

FROM THE ARCHIVES: What pranks did they pull on December 28 in 2023 – Spain’s version of April Fool’s Day

British expat arrested at Costa Blanca airport and faces extradition for scamming £180k out of UK clients

These Malaga neighbourhoods are among Spain’s most expensive – as prices top €10,000 per square metre, according to new data