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Tourists flock to Spain’s Costa Blanca: Passenger arrival numbers to Alicante in March broke all previous records

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport is continuing its record breaking start to 2024 with the best-ever passenger numbers for March. Airport owner Aena said that 1.2 million travellers

12 Apr, 2024 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

US husband accused of killing of his expat wife in a tourist flat in Malaga claims she died after ‘a sex game simulating rape’ and ‘taking a drug’

AN American man being investigated over the death of his wife in Malaga claims she died after they engaged in ‘rape roleplay’ and after she

12 Apr, 2024 @ 14:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Ambulance driver in Benidorm steals cash and jewellery worth €4,500 from an elderly couple en route to hospital

A BENIDORM ambulance driver has been arrested for stealing a bag containing jewellery worth €4,500 from an elderly couple he was taking to hospital. The

12 Apr, 2024 @ 14:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Tourist is robbed of his Rolex while getting out of his car in Marbella: Two thieves swooped in on a moped

A MIDDLE-AGED man in Marbella has become the latest victim of watch-stealers, after a pair of thieves made off with his Rolex on Wednesday as

12 Apr, 2024 @ 13:36

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

EXCLUSIVE: Outrage in expat haven near Benidorm after council cuts down ‘tens of mature trees’ because they were ‘making bumps in a cycle path’ – despite ‘most cyclists using the main road anyway’

EXPATS and locals are fuming after a town hall in Spain cut down tens of mature mulberry trees because they were making bumps in a

12 Apr, 2024 @ 13:06

Environment·Lead

5 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Arona with pool garage – € 1,850,000

Townhouse Arona, Tenerife 5 beds 4 baths € 1,850,000 LP102403 We have for sale a wonderful Villa on the first line of the

12 Apr, 2024 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Spain’s prime minister promises more affordable housing at meeting with sector representatives, but opposition accuses him of electioneering

SPAIN’S Socialist Party Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met with representatives from the housing sector on Thursday, and pledged that his government would work to address

12 Apr, 2024 @ 12:59

Lead·Politics

IN PICTURES: Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo meets David Cameron in Brussels ahead of crunch talks with Spain and the EU

CHIEF Minister Fabian Picardo was in Brussels this morning to meet with David Cameron ahead of today’s crunch talks with the EU on Gibraltar’s status

12 Apr, 2024 @ 12:42

Gibraltar·Lead·National News

Attack on Socialist politician Olegario Ramon

Far-right protesters attack left-wing politician in Spain: Video shows moment PSOE spokesperson is manhandled by member of a flag-waving mob

THE former mayor of Ponferrada and current Socialist Party (PSOE) spokesperson in the northwestern Spanish city, Olegario Ramon, was violently attacked on Thursday by a

12 Apr, 2024 @ 12:04

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Discover the Prestige of Enforex International Summer Camps in Spain

Enforex Camps stands as a beacon of excellence in the realm of international summer camps, offering a portfolio of 8 distinguished camps across Spain. With

12 Apr, 2024 @ 11:44

Andalucia·Education·Other News

Beach bars returning for more money after 16-month closure spell on popular stretch of Spain's Costa Blanca

Beach bars returning for more money after being closed for 16 months on popular stretch of Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA council will more than double its income from beach bar operations after splitting up the old single contract into five bundles. The authority will

12 Apr, 2024 @ 11:17

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

MCGRAIL INQUIRY: Who is Gibraltar’s ‘grey man in the shadows’? Testimony from lead detective sheds further light on events leading up to police chief’s sudden retirement

THE ‘grey man’ of Gibraltar, so long in the shadows, might finally be moving into the light. This was the inescapable conclusion of day four

12 Apr, 2024 @ 11:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Mafia crackdown in Marbella: Police call in more men, dogs and drones to tackle the scourge of organised crime on the Costa del Sol this summer – following a wave of daylight shootings

POLICE in Marbella are ramping up reinforcements to tackle the scourge of organised crime this summer, it has been announced. The Policia Nacional force this

12 Apr, 2024 @ 09:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

PICTURED: US expat, 43, who was found dead in a tourist flat in Spain and her two children – who now have an ‘unimaginable void in their hearts’ after losing their ‘inspiring’ art teacher mother

THE family of an American expat who was killed in Spain have said her passing has left an ‘unimaginable void in the hearts of all

12 Apr, 2024 @ 09:00

Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Father of Christian Brueckner’s ex-girlfriend fears Madeleine McCann could be buried at his daughter’s former home in Portugal – as he pleads with police to dig up the garden

THE father of the ex-girlfriend of Madeleine Mccann suspect Christian Brueckner has pleaded with police to search her former home in Portugal. Dieter F, a

11 Apr, 2024 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

Airbnb crackdown in Spain: Government wants to limit holiday flats in ‘saturated’ areas because they are ‘harming access to housing’ – following a wave of anti-tourism protests

RESTRICTIONS will be imposed by the government on the number of tourist apartments in ‘stressed’ areas of Spain. Housing Minister, Isabel Rodriguez, said on Thursday

11 Apr, 2024 @ 17:42

Lead·Property

Spain finally deports Bolivians who arrived in Barcelona earlier this month on a cruise ship carrying fake visas

SIXTY-FIVE Bolivians were finally deported from Spain today, after their arrival in Barcelona on a cruise ship earlier this month caused chaos for passengers, given

11 Apr, 2024 @ 17:32

Central European Bank leaves interest rates at 4.5% after inflation slows down - ahead of expected cuts in June

European Central Bank leaves interest rates at 4.5% after inflation slows down – ahead of expected cuts in June

THE European Central Bank(ECB) has left interest rates unchanged at 4.5%, as had been widely expected. Economists believe that with lower inflation, the ECB will

11 Apr, 2024 @ 17:20

Lead

Why you should switch meat for the sardines and ‘boquerones’ loved in Spain – according to a new study

SWAPPING red meat for fish such as sardines or boquerones(anchovies) could save up to 750,000 lives a year worldwide by 2050 and significantly reduce the

11 Apr, 2024 @ 16:30

Food & Drink·Health·Lead

Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, Pedro Almodovar and Dua Lipa in Madrid

Dua Lipa gets to be an ‘Almodovar girl’ for a day, as she dines with the Oscar-winning Spanish director in an exclusive Madrid eatery

“I WOULD love it if Almodovar called me to do a movie. Pedro loves women.” Those were the quotes that Spanish newspaper El Español chose

11 Apr, 2024 @ 16:14

Celebrity·Lead·Madrid

Two dead and 40 evacuated in Spain’s Tenerife amid rough seas and coastal flooding

ROUGH seas and coastal flooding have caused two deaths and 40 evacuations in Tenerife. Wednesday, April 10 saw two people fall victim to strong winds

11 Apr, 2024 @ 14:31

Canary Islands·Lead

Heat warning in Spain: Temperatures to reach 34C as ‘four-day summer’ begins TODAY

THE first heat warning of the year has been issued in Spain- specifically for the Canary Islands, where temperatures are expected to reach 34 degrees.

11 Apr, 2024 @ 14:30

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

EXCLUSIVE: Tributes pour in for ‘beloved’ US tourist, 44, who died in a holiday apartment in Malaga – as ex-partner remains locked up in Spain

TRIBUTES have poured in for an American tourist who was found dead inside a holiday apartment in Malaga at the weekend. Bianca Pitman, 44, was

11 Apr, 2024 @ 13:30

EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Malaga

Hurricanes and tropical storms could soon reach Spain due to climate change, weather experts warn

SPAIN could soon see hurricanes and tropical storms due to climate change, warn weather experts. READ MORE: Blast of hot African air will bring ‘exceptionally

11 Apr, 2024 @ 13:12

Lead

3 bedroom Villa for sale in La Nucia with pool garage – € 365,000

Villa La Nucia, Alicante 3 beds 2 baths € 365,000 Sunscape presents an independent villa of 150 m2 built on a plot of

11 Apr, 2024 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Tourist, 53, plunges to his death in Spain while trying to take a photo of strong waves

A TOURIST has plunged to his death while trying to take photos of strong waves in Tenerife. The 53-year-old Czech man died this Wednesday, April

11 Apr, 2024 @ 12:30

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