WATCH: Spanish police clear Ceuta’s last informal migrant settlement as preparations ramp up for King Felipe’s first-ever visit

More than 20 riot vans packed with officers descended on the El Guano esplanade early on Sunday morning to clear the site.

11 Oct, 2026 @ 11:32

International Affairs·Lead

Alex Aslani during surgery in scrubs and a mask

EXCLUSIVE: Murdered Marbella BBL surgeon ‘lost right to practice in UK’ in 2016

GMC records show Dr Alexander Aslani was disciplined for a series of severe issues - including 'patient consent'.

10 Oct, 2026 @ 16:28

Andalucia·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Must Read

A white porsche 911 at the bottom of a cliff

Mallorca rally cancelled after German driver is killed in ravine horror plunge during a rally in Serra de Tramuntana

His 39-year-old navigator remains in hospital in a critical condition.

10 Oct, 2026 @ 16:23

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Sport

Political round-up: Maricarmen’s death puts Spain’s housing crisis at the heart of election campaign

Barry Tabrizi examines how Maricarmen Abascal’s death has made the housing crisis a central issue in Spain politics ahead of the November 29 election.

10 Oct, 2026 @ 13:58

Election 2026·Lead·National News·Politics

Petar Ilic set over a blue and white tower in Estepona

Appeal to find Swiss tourist, 73, missing in Estepona since he set off to walk back to his hotel on Sunday

Petar Ilic has not been seen since Sunday, October 4, when he left a beach bar in Estepona.

10 Oct, 2026 @ 12:01

Andalucia·Estepona·Lead·Malaga

Drivers warned of heavy traffic as Spain’s first long weekend under new road rules gets underway

Drivers heading to enjoy the long weekend can expect crowded roads through the holidays.

10 Oct, 2026 @ 10:09

Lead·National News·Travel News

Police probe whether Marbella cosmetic surgeon shooting was ‘ordered by unhappy female patient with mafia connections’

Some of Aslani’s patients and their relatives are reported to have links to organised crime, with many clients living in the Campo de Gibraltar.

9 Oct, 2026 @ 18:28

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Swede, 18, held over murder of Marbella plastic surgeon is latest horrifying case of gangs recruiting teenage hitmen in Spain

The killing fits a pattern of criminal gangs using social media apps to recruit boys and sending them to the Costa del Sol to kill

9 Oct, 2026 @ 18:17

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Spain is named Europe’s top retirement destination as British buyers return to the Costa del Sol

The report describes Spain as ‘the single largest European destination for retired UK migrants’.

9 Oct, 2026 @ 17:45

Andalucia·Brexit·Lead·Other News

Alicante airport to lose Eindhoven and Bremen flights as Ryanair abandons the German city

Ryanair will stop flying from Bremen in northern Germany from April, a decision the Bremen state government confirmed on October 7.

9 Oct, 2026 @ 17:14

Alicante·Lead·Travel News

Spain’s ‘Walter White’ arrested after cops seize 16 kilos of cocaine in a Granada drug laboratory

The chemist allegedly supplied criminal gangs with chemicals used to bulk out cocaine, allowing dealers to potentially triple their profits.

9 Oct, 2026 @ 14:28

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Bus passengers on the Alicante-Torrevieja line up in arms over poor service that Avanza insists is ‘optimal’

Users of the line from Alicante, Torrevieja and Pilar de la Horadada say they must book ahead because priority goes to people who have already

9 Oct, 2026 @ 13:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Travel News

Brussels backs Spain’s Bizum to create physical cards in battle to break US monopoly over instant payments

Bizum has hit 31.5 million users on its 10th anniversary as Brussels plans a pan-European rollout to break US card dominance.

9 Oct, 2026 @ 13:37

Business & Finance·Lead·Technology

Costa del Sol electricity supply hanging by a thread as Benahavis fire risked blackout along entire coast

THE western Costa del Sol has been left dependent on a single power substation which came under threat during the Benahavis wildfire last month. Manuel

9 Oct, 2026 @ 12:50

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead

Cancer patient dies after catching monkeypox at San Sebastian hospital

Cancer patient, 61, dies after reportedly catching mpox from roommate in San Sebastian hospital

Health officials have scrambled to stop the disease from spreading, vaccinating more than 30 people including family members and hospital staff.

9 Oct, 2026 @ 12:43

Health·Lead·Northern Spain

Residents rejoice as Torremolinos to cut bin tax from next year

The governing People’s Party (PP) and the far-right Vox voted in favour, while the Socialist PSOE and left-wing IU-Podemos voted against.

9 Oct, 2026 @ 11:00

Costa del Sol·Lead

Rami, aged 12, missing from Granollers in Barcelona province after heavy rainfall

Hopes fade in search for missing autistic boy who was frightened out of his home near Barcelona by torrential thunder storm

Authorities deployed 20 firefighters alongside Policia Nacional and Mossos d’Esquadra officers to aid the search.

9 Oct, 2026 @ 10:57

Barcelona·Lead·Weather

Police make more arrests in 42 tonne cocaine cartel

Spanish police continue to unwind huge 42-tonne cocaine cartel that corrupted high-ranking Madrid cops and Algeciras port workers

The latest move involved 21 arrests in Ecuador on October 8 in 23 simultaneous raids carried out with Europol.

9 Oct, 2026 @ 10:32

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Santiado Abascal, leader of vox, goes to Estepona

Vox leader Santiago Abascal heads to expat stronghold of Estepona for big public rally ahead of November elections

Abascal is expected to be joined by Manuel Gavira, Vox’s leader in Andalucia and second vice-president of the Junta de Andalucia.

9 Oct, 2026 @ 09:59

Election 2026·Estepona·Lead·Politics

Spain’s right leads in polls as Vox support surges before November election

An alliance between the conservative Partido Popular (PP) and hard-right Vox would sweep up 50.8% of the vote if the election were held today, polls

9 Oct, 2026 @ 09:47

Election 2026·Lead·Politics

18-year-old arrested over murder of Dr Alexander Aslani

Swede, 18, arrested over murder of leading plastic surgeon gunned down at his Marbella clinic

AN 18-year-old male has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a leading cosmetic surgeon inside his own clinic.

8 Oct, 2026 @ 18:42

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Mystery movie production filming in Cadiz coastal gem puts out casting call for extras ‘with no acting experience’

Bruja del Oeste said they are 'not looking for actors, but real people' with no prior acting experience for the shoot, which begins on October

8 Oct, 2026 @ 16:45

Cadiz·Entertainment·Lead

narcos attempt to steal back €1.5m in cocaine

Madcap narco heist uses disguises and stolen jetski to recover €1.5m worth of cocaine stored on ship in Algeciras port

Three people were arrested after the failed attemp to extract €1.5 million worth of cocaine from an Algeciras container ship.

8 Oct, 2026 @ 16:20

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Shoppers hoodwinked by distraction robbers in supermarket car parks across Spain

Off-duty cop catches ‘distraction robbers’ targeting shoppers in supermarket car parks across Valencia and Murcia

Two men have been arrested for robbing mainly women and elderly people in supermarket car parks in the Murcia and Valencia regions.

8 Oct, 2026 @ 13:38

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencia

Policeman, 38, is ‘crushed to death by his own patrol car’ in Alicante after trying to stop it rolling away

The officer had stopped to hand in routine paperwork and forgot to apply the handbrake.

8 Oct, 2026 @ 13:31

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Long-term rental home listings are down 44% from 2018, data shows

Spain’s long-term rental home listings plunge 44% since 2018 – and 83% in Barcelona

Idealista counted 510,000 long-term rental adverts in 2025, down from 902,000 in 2018, with Barcelona losing 83% of its listings.

8 Oct, 2026 @ 13:15

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Property

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