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Spain's Emeritus King Juan Carlos asks London court to throw out damages claim from ex-lover

Revealed: How a British refugee charity ‘received more than €2million from a fund linked to exiled King Juan Carlos of Spain’

A BRITISH refugee charity received donations of more than €2million from a trust fund allegedly linked to King Juan Carlos of Spain, the disgraced and

17 Apr, 2024 @ 13:35

Lead·Politics

The moment the Pakistani man was arrested

Pakistani national attacked McDonald’s in Spain’s Catalunya with an axe after ‘seeing a video where they were killing Palestinian children’. The suspected Jihadist said he hoped he would be killed by police

A PAKISTANI national who attacked a McDonald’s restaurant in Catalunya with an axe on March 27 said that he did so after having seen a

17 Apr, 2024 @ 13:35

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Teenage football fan is fined €7,000 in Spain for making racist gestures towards a black player

A YOUNG football fan has been fined €7,000 in Spain after making racist gestures towards a black footballer. Real Madrid was playing against RCD Mallorca

17 Apr, 2024 @ 13:34

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Sport

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Lloret de Mar – € 382,000

Villa Lloret de Mar, Girona 3 beds 2 baths € 382,000 NEW This charming single-storey, rustic-style residence, nestled in the exclusive Serra Brava

17 Apr, 2024 @ 13:05

Featured Property

BBC to release a documentary on Ibiza: ‘Secrets of the Party Island’ will focus on the resort’s luxury offerings, crime and drug trafficking

‘SECRETS of the Party Island’, the BBC are to release a documentary on Ibiza’s luxury offerings, drug trafficking and crime. The four episode series will

17 Apr, 2024 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

WATCH: Jasmine Harman is left ‘fuming’ after a man assaults her friend DURING their Zumba class on Spain’s Costa del Sol – as she asks fans ‘what would YOU have done?’

JASMINE Harman has revealed how her usually tranquil Zumba class was interrupted by an ‘aggressive’ man who berated the group for ‘taking up the whole

17 Apr, 2024 @ 12:29

Costa del Sol·Lead

Airbnbs are growing ‘out of control’ in Spain, experts warn: More than 60,000 tourist flats created so far this year – while locals struggle to pay rent

EXPERTS have warned Spain’s Airbnb market is growing ‘out of control’ while locals struggle to get by. Tourism business alliance, Exceltur, has pointed to the

17 Apr, 2024 @ 12:04

Lead·Travel News

Basque politician Imanol Pradales after being attacked with pepper spray

Candidate for upcoming elections in Spain’s Basque Country region attacked with pepper spray

ONE of the candidates running in the upcoming elections in Spain’s northern Pais Vasco (Basque Country) region was attacked last night by a man with

17 Apr, 2024 @ 11:52

Basque Country·Lead·Politics

Spain’s economy will grow at more than double the rate of other European countries this year, according to the IMF

SPAIN’S economic growth this year has been predicted to be better than its European neighbours according to the International Monetary Fund(IMF). The IMF has raised

17 Apr, 2024 @ 11:14

Lead·National News

BREAKING: Missing Singapore tourist is found dead after vanishing from Alicante: Police arrest alleged killer

Missing: Mystery over Singapore tourist, 39, who vanished from her hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca a week ago

A SINGAPORE tourist has been reported missing after she was last sighted leaving a Costa Blanca hotel on April 9. Audrey Fang, 39, had travelled

17 Apr, 2024 @ 10:31

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Outrage over €113 ‘daily rule’ for British tourists visiting Spain – but will it REALLY be enforced?

A NUMBER of British tourists have threatened to ‘boycott’ Spain after learning of a recently introduced travel rule. Following the UK’s departure from the EU,

16 Apr, 2024 @ 18:33

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Police in Spain issue warning about ‘jamon iberico’ during the festive season

Great ham swindle nets €17 million for a Madrid area gang who used fake labels to fool customers

POLICE have busted a giant swindle involving ham exports with bogus health seals that netted a company over €17 million in five years. Six people

16 Apr, 2024 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Brexit talks have revealed Gibraltar cancelled ‘hostile’ Red Arrows display after pressure from Spain

BREXIT negotiations have revealed the UK cancelled a display by the Red Arrows last year after Spain warned it would be a ‘hostile act’. In

16 Apr, 2024 @ 18:06

Gibraltar·Lead

Public hospital operation waiting lists reach new high- only beaten once during Covid pandemic in Spain

Waiting list shame in Spain: 850,000 people are awaiting vital surgery in the public health system – the worst figure since records began

OPERATION waiting lists in Spain’s public hospital system have reached a record high of 849,535 as of December 31, 2023. Twice-yearly figures are released by

16 Apr, 2024 @ 18:00

Health·Lead·National News

Police dismantle BIGGEST network of narcos in the Gibraltar Strait, seizing 627 kilos of cocaine and four TONNES of hashish

The Gibraltar Strait’s largest network of ‘narco transporters’, behind the last 4000 kilos of hashish and 627 kilos of cocaine seized in the area, has

16 Apr, 2024 @ 17:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Marbella mayor calls for national and local police to work together more following surge in gangland shootings

MARBELLA’S mayor, Angeles Muñoz, wants more information sharing between the Policia Nacional and the city’s Policia Local to counter a wave of increased shooting in

16 Apr, 2024 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

VERKEHRSCHAOS AUF DER FERIA DE ABRIL IN SEVILLA: 150 € FÜR 11-MINÜTIGE UBERFAHRTEN, RIESIGE WARTESCHLANGEN VOR BUSSEN UND U-BAHNEN, WÄHREND DIE ZAHL DER BESUCHER TÄGLICH UM 20.000 STEIGT

Von Laurence Dollymore Die Besucher der Feria de Abril in Sevilla haben ihre Frustration über die diesjährigen Verkehrsstaus und Chaos zum Ausdruck gebracht. Videos von

16 Apr, 2024 @ 16:45

Auf Deutsch

Climate change experts warn that up to 71 beaches will disappear across Spain's Balearic Islands by the end of the century - unless drastic action is taken

Italian expat, 20, is arrested ‘after raping a British tourist on a beach’ in Spain’s Mallorca

A WAITER has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for raping a British tourist in Palmanova on Mallorca. The 20-year-old Italian national met the woman

16 Apr, 2024 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Málaga wurde zur besten Stadt gewählt, um Spanisch zu lernen, und zur viertbesten Stadt der Welt, um eine neue Sprache zu lernen

Wollen Sie Ihr Spanisch auffrischen? Kommen Sie an die Costa del Sol! Trotz seiner Berühmtheit für starke Akzente und regionale Dialekte wurde Málaga zum besten

16 Apr, 2024 @ 16:27

Auf Deutsch

Tourists will face new water restrictions in this region of Spain due to ongoing drought

THE government in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalunya has introduced more water restrictions for tourists, as it struggles to cope with the effects of

16 Apr, 2024 @ 15:22

Barcelona·Environment·Lead

Travel chaos at the Feria de Abril in Sevilla: €150 for 11-minute Ubers, mammoth queues for buses and metro services overwhelmed as daily visitor numbers soar by 20,000

VISITORS to the Feria de Abril in Sevilla have vented their frustrations at this year’s travel chaos. Video footage shared online shows snaking queues for

16 Apr, 2024 @ 15:12

Lead·Sevilla

High-speed train connecting Sevilla with Huelva is too expensive and ‘not worth it’, says Spain’s transport minister in huge blow for similar projects in Andalucia – including Cadiz

SPAIN’S high-speed rail network is the pride of many Spaniards, thanks to nearly 4,000 kilometres of track that connect dozens of cities across the Iberian

16 Apr, 2024 @ 14:48

Cadiz·Huelva·Lead·Travel News

Kidnappers are arrested in Spain's Malaga

WATCH: Kidnappers are arrested after ‘abucting a Swedish tourist from Malaga airport and holding him captive for 23 DAYS as part of a €500k ransom plot’

A SWEDISH tourist has been rescued by the police after a terrifying kidnap and abduction that lasted for 23 days. His captors were demanding a

16 Apr, 2024 @ 13:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Double stabbing in Torremolinos: Two young men receive knife wounds to the buttocks and ribs in unprovoked attack in the street

POLICE in Torremolinos have launched an investigation after two young men were attacked and stabbed by a group of youngsters for no apparent reason. The

16 Apr, 2024 @ 13:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga