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Latest racism storm in Spain spreads to basketball after Madrid fans abuse Nigerian Barca player

SPANISH sport has been caught up in another racism storm, with this time the abuse moving to basketball. Disturbing images captured the arrival of the

23 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·National News·Sport

Police seize thousands of kilos of drugs unloaded on Costa Blanca beach in Spain

A NARCO-BOAT escaped the clutches of the Guardia Civil after transporting 1.5 tons of hashish to an Alicante province beach. The craft was spotted approaching

23 Jun, 2023 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Dangerous and violent drugs gang brought down in Mar Menor area of Spain

THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested 19 people in Los Alcazares who belonged to a ‘dangerous criminal group’ selling drugs and who used knives and guns

23 Jun, 2023 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Police bust fake goods racket selling items at Costa Blanca market stalls in Spain

THE POLICIA NACIONAL has busted a criminal operation that distributed fake goods to be sold at Calpe market in Alicante province. Seven stall holders have

23 Jun, 2023 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

First sighting of an Iberian lynx in Spain’s Madrid in more than 30 years

FOOTAGE of an Iberian lynx recently spotted in Madrid has gone viral. A resident of Sevilla la Nueva in Madrid has managed to capture on

23 Jun, 2023 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Madrid

Gibraltar man who left passenger scarred for life while speeding in Gibraltar gets four week prison sentence

A COURT sentenced a young man who left a female passenger scarred for life after speeding on his moped in Gibraltar to four weeks in

23 Jun, 2023 @ 09:20

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

No new EU treaty talks planned before Spain July 23 election all threatening Gibraltar with hard Brexit

SPAIN’S Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said that while he would like to sign an EU treaty with the UK on Gibraltar ‘as soon as

23 Jun, 2023 @ 09:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Daredevil parachutist jumps off 100m high tower block in Malaga

A THRILL-SEEKER has been spotted parachuting off a 100m high tower block in Malaga. The incident occurred at around 10:15am yesterday, Thursday June 22, when

23 Jun, 2023 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Spain’s Malaga ramps up police surveillance on Midsummer’s Eve to 300 police officers and a drone

MALAGA will step up security on beaches today ahead of the crowds that are expected to gather for Midsummer’s Eve celebrations. The beginning of summer

23 Jun, 2023 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Andauernde Hitze: Trockenheit In Der Spanischen Region Extremadura

Spain starts summer with drought in nearly 40% of the country

THE BEGINNING of the summer on Wednesday, June 21 was marked by a situation of drought in nearly 40% of the country. That’s according to

22 Jun, 2023 @ 18:30

Lead·Weather

Spain’s Popular Party distances itself from Vox ad throwing feminism and the LGBTQ+ flag in the bin

THE SPOKESPERSON for the conservative Popular Party (PP) has had to make a statement distancing his group from Vox, after the far-right group placed a

22 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·Politics

REVEALED: Torrevieja, Alicante, Marbella, San Roque, Catalonia – The luxury villas in Spain owned by Russian supporters of Putin and the invasion of Ukraine

A UKRAINIAN media outlet tracked down a number of properties in Spain belonging – or supposedly belonging – to sanctioned Russians who support their country’s

22 Jun, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·National News·Property

DNA test confirms identity of body found in the walls of her old flat in Spain’s Torremolinos

A DNA test has confirmed that human remains found behind a wall in a house in the Malaga municipality of Torremolinos in early June belong

22 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Newly restored O’Hara’s Battery at southern end of the Rock of Gibraltar reopens for visits

VISITORS to O’Hara’s Battery at the top of the Rock of Gibraltar will be greeted with a more interesting and interactive experience after it reopened

22 Jun, 2023 @ 15:14

Gibraltar·Lead

Plans for three solar farms on 'protected' land in Spain's Alicante are shut down by the regional government

Plans for 12,000 panel solar farm blocked on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AUTHORITIES in Valencia have blocked plans for a 12,000 panel solar farm on land between Los Montesinos and Torrevieja because of its proximity to a

22 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Police chase van crammed with 600 kilos of stolen oranges on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A VAN crammed with 600 kilos of stolen oranges refused to stop for the police in the Orihuela area of Alicante province and led officers

22 Jun, 2023 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Independent report declares child sexual abuse a 'serious problem' within Spain's Catholic church after calculating at least 2,056 victims

Teachers, police and carers unite to fight for abused children in Gibraltar during recent training

CHILDREN will be better protected from domestic abuse in Gibraltar after its Ministry of Justice ran further multi-agency training for Operation Encompass recently. The unified

22 Jun, 2023 @ 14:10

Gibraltar·Lead

Rescatados 61 Migrantes Subsaharianos A Bordo De Una Patera En Las Costas De Tenerife

‘Spain has become a Greece’: 39 feared to have drowned trying to reach the Canary Islands after rescue services dawdled

AS many as 39 people, including four women and a baby, are feared to have died en route to the Canary Islands after their dinghy

22 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

Canary Islands·Lead

4 bedroom Villa for sale in Calonge i Sant Antoni with pool garage – € 540,000

Calonge i Sant Antoni, Girona 4 beds 3 baths € 540,000 garage, lift… See full property details

22 Jun, 2023 @ 13:05

Featured Property

How much of my salary do I need to put aside for rent or mortgage costs in Spain? Figures reveal HUGE differences between the British expat hotspots|

Rising interest rates cause big fall in new mortgages for house buyers in Spain

NEW HOME mortgages granted in April fell by 18.3% compared to a year earlier according to figures from the National Institute of Statistics published on

22 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·National News·Property

Orange alert warns of scorching temperatures reaching 42C in parts of Spain

First heatwave of the summer coming to Spain with temperatures soaring to 42 degrees

SPAIN’S State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) has warned about the first heatwave of the summer arriving this weekend which could last until the middle of next week.

22 Jun, 2023 @ 11:29

Lead·National News·Weather

EU could block merger in Spain between mobile phone giants Orange and MasMovil

PLANS for a €18.6 billion merger between two of Spain’s biggest telecoms companies Orange and MasMovil are under threat from the European Commission(EC). The news

22 Jun, 2023 @ 10:42

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

BOOKWORMS UNITE: Gibraltar’s book crossing invites readers from up the Costa to exchange novels

AVID readers from Gibraltar and all the way up the Costa del Sol will be able to exchange their books at a Book Crossing event

22 Jun, 2023 @ 09:15

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead·Malaga

Port authority could give green light to finally remove Gibraltar’s shipwreck as early as next week

WRECK removers are waiting for ‘an uninterrupted five-day period of certain weather’ to bring the OS 35 out of the water after refloating the stern

22 Jun, 2023 @ 09:05

Gibraltar·Lead

Spain leads the world for top beaches in 2025 Blue Flag winners list

LISTED: Andalucia kicks-off the summer with all-time record for number of blue flags

THE official ceremony for the presentation of the prestigious Blue Flags in Andalucia was held yesterday, Wednesday June 21, in Islantilla, a hidden gem on

22 Jun, 2023 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Neigbours alert police to mysterious rotting smell and discover dead body in flat that lay there for at least ten days on Spain's Costa Blanca

Daylight gunpoint bank robbery in Spain’s Fuengirola

DAYLIGHT bank robbery in the tourist hot spot of Fuengirola has shocked local residents. The incident took place at around 8am yesterday morning, June 21,

22 Jun, 2023 @ 08:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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