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Why are there so many cockroaches in Spain? How the vile bugs thrive in southern Europe – as new research shows they are becoming resistant to insecticides

REPORTS of shocking cockroach infestations are nothing new in Spain, with its warm climate, long summers, and myriad of dense cityscapes rife with the kinds

20 Apr, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Animals

SPORTING SUCCESS: The Knee, Hand and Shoulder Unit of the Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Service of Hospital Quirónsalud Marbella deals with many golf, tennis/padel and watersports injuries

The Knee, Hand and Shoulder Unit of the Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Service of Hospital Quirónsalud Marbella has seen a high rate of consultations for

19 Apr, 2024 @ 22:20

Andalucia·Health

Olive Press subscription deal: Get three months for the price of one – then for less than €1.25 a week… as new website sees visitor numbers soar

THE Olive Press website has seen visitor numbers more than DOUBLE since launching a brand new look. After months of arduous planning, www.theolivepress.es entered a

19 Apr, 2024 @ 18:50

National News

‘Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner abused my four-year-old daughter during dog walks in the park – while taking sick pictures of her’

A FORMER friend of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has revealed how he abused her child while out walking his dogs. Anja K told a

19 Apr, 2024 @ 18:49

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Moment Audrey Fang’s ‘killer’ is arrested during raid at his hotel after his car was caught on CCTV: Suspect, 43, will remain in prison in Spain while the investigation continues

POLICE in Spain have released footage showing the last recorded movements of the alleged killer of Singaporean tourist Audrey Fang. In a clip shared online,

19 Apr, 2024 @ 18:06

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Protests against ‘excessive’ tourism are expected to erupt across Spain tomorrow: Malaga, Madrid, Barcelona and Granada will show support to main event on the Canary Islands

THE anti-tourism protest on the Canary Islands tomorrow is expected to go international, with cities across Spain and Europe expected to show support. From around

19 Apr, 2024 @ 18:01

Lead·National News

Airport expansions in Spain: Both Alicante and Valencia will increase their capacity following record-breaking passenger numbers this year

ALICANTE-ELCHE and Valencia airports will be ‘expanded’ in future investments by airport operator Aena. It’s chairman and CEO, Maurici Lucena, told a shareholders meeting in

19 Apr, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Young expat, 27, plunges to his death after ‘trying to jump between two fourth floor windows’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol after he ‘forgot his keys’

TRAGEDY has struck the Costa del Sol after a young expat, 27, plunged to his death trying to climb into his fourth floor bedroom. Erick

19 Apr, 2024 @ 17:19

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Town dubbed the ‘Mykonos of Spain’ blasts disrespectful tourists as it joins calls for stricter controls on the industry

A MENORCA fishing village branded as Spain’s answer to the Greek island of Mykonos- due to its white buildings- has demanded measures to stop ‘disrespectful’

19 Apr, 2024 @ 17:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Menorca

Winter comes back with a bang: Arctic blast to bring freezing temperatures to Spain next week – these are the most affected areas

SPAIN could be set to feel its coldest temperatures of the year next week in the middle of April. A cold front moving in from

19 Apr, 2024 @ 16:06

Lead·Weather

Guardia Civil operation to bust a trafficking ring

Trafficked into Spain and exploited in restaurants: Police and Guardia Civil bust network that was paying a pittance to Colombian nationals in four Tarragona eateries

A JOINT operation between the Policia Nacional and the Guardia Civil has busted a network in Spain’s Catalunya region that was trafficking Colombian nationals into

19 Apr, 2024 @ 16:05

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Revealed: How Audrey Fang’s alleged killer was caught by police as more details emerge of brutal murder that saw her stabbed more than 30 times on the last day of her holiday in southern Spain

DETAILS are emerging of the brutal murder of Singaporean tourist Audrey Fang, whose body was found dumped in a lorry park in Murcia with more

19 Apr, 2024 @ 16:05

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Outrage in Spain after squatters take over home of 87-year-old woman while she was visiting her daughter in Canada

AN elderly woman returned from a trip to Canada to visit her daughter to find that her Madrid apartment had been taken over by squatters.

19 Apr, 2024 @ 16:05

Lead·Madrid

Spain has the most balding or bald men in the world, according to new study

SPAIN has the world’s highest percentage of bald or balding men according to a survey commissioned by a chain of hair transplant clinics. The study

19 Apr, 2024 @ 15:45

Health·Lead

‘Narco boat’ manufacturers who ‘helped drug traffickers ferry eight tonnes of cocaine and hashish’ along the Gibraltar Strait are arrested in Spain as crackdown continues

A GANG that specialised in manufacturing the notorious ‘narco launches’ that have become ubiquitous in the Strait of Gibraltar has been raided. The Galicia-based criminal

19 Apr, 2024 @ 15:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Stag-do party fined after drunken antics on high speed Madrid-Malaga train service in Spain

New high-speed train routes in Spain: Renfe will connect Madrid with these two cities this year

SPAIN’S much-loved high-speed rail network is set to grow even further later this year, with new connections between Madrid and the cities of Logroño in

19 Apr, 2024 @ 15:01

Lead·Travel News

Vox unfurls a 50-metre Spanish flag on the beach in San Sebastian

Spain’s far-right Vox party unfurls a 50-metre long flag on a beach in San Sebastian: Stunt coincides with this weekend’s regional Basque elections

THE candidate for the far-right Vox party at this weekend’s regional elections in the northern Pais Vasco took part in a stunt on Friday that

19 Apr, 2024 @ 13:52

Basque Country·Lead·Politics

The arson attack on a warehouse in El Ejido

Nine farmers arrested in Spain’s Almeria after they set fire to a warehouse with 25 workers inside in protest at their fruit imports from Morocco

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional has arrested nine farmers in Spain’s Almeria province, after they allegedly set fire to an agriculture warehouse despite knowing that there were

19 Apr, 2024 @ 13:36

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

3 bedroom Penthouse for sale in Alhaurin Golf with pool – € 340,000

Penthouse Alhaurín Golf, Málaga 3 beds 2 baths € 340,000 This immaculate Duplex Penthouse has panoramic views of mountains and a golf course.

19 Apr, 2024 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Huge protests against ‘over tourism’ planned across all eight Canary Islands in Spain this weekend

PROTESTS against mass tourism will be held across the Canary Islands on Saturday as concerns grow over issues like homelessness and overcrowded roads. Environmental groups

19 Apr, 2024 @ 12:43

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife

Tap water in town near Marbella is deemed ‘not fit for consumption’ – affecting 5,000 residents

5,000 residents cannot drink tap water in THIS Marbella town after it is deemed ‘not fit for consumption’. The Junta health department has declared water

19 Apr, 2024 @ 11:48

National News

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Private pools will be allowed to be filled in this town on Spain’s Costa del Sol

RESIDENTS on the Costa del Sol will be breathing a sigh of relief after recent rains reversed the decision to ban the filling of private

19 Apr, 2024 @ 11:15

Costa del Sol·Estepona·Lead·Property

Young boy catches West Nile virus in Spain’s Andalucia – with a second ‘probable’ case in a teenager in Sevilla

ANDALUCIA sees two cases of West Nile virus after a young boy is infected and another suspected case is detected in Sevilla. The Junta de

19 Apr, 2024 @ 11:05

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Audrey Fang murder latest: Prime suspect was made main beneficiary of Singaporean tourist’s assets before she was found butchered to death in Spain

Audrey Fang’s alleged killer arrives at court: ‘Shocked and distressed’ family watch on after flying into Spain from Singapore following brutal murder of ‘sweet’ and ‘always smiling’ tourist

THE alleged killer of Singaporean tourist Audrey Fang arrived at a court in Murcia today accused of stabbing the 39-year-old death. Audrey’s brother and two

19 Apr, 2024 @ 10:24

Costa Blanca·Lead

Property sales in Spain soared by 20% in July, new figures show - while prices jumped by almost 3%

Revealed: How Swedes, Americans and other foreigners spend more when buying property in Spain compared to locals – and where they are purchasing the most

FOREIGNERS are paying more for their properties in Spain compared to ‘locals’ according to figures from the General Council of Notaries. The data says that

18 Apr, 2024 @ 17:15

Lead·Property

Audrey Fang latest: Neighbours are shocked by brutal murder of ‘kind’ and ‘always smiling’ Singaporean tourist, 39, who was stabbed to death during holiday to Spain

NEIGHBOURS of a Singaporean tourist who was stabbed to death in Spain have expressed their shock over her brutal murder. Audrey Fang, 39, was knifed

18 Apr, 2024 @ 16:20

Costa Blanca·Lead

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