Banking giants BBVA and Sabadell launch formal merger talks in Spain
TWO of Spain’s largest banks, the BBVA and Banco Sabadell have opened formal merger talks. Informal discussions have taken place in recent months but now
Muslim cleric found not guilty of creating jihadist terror group on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MUSLIM cleric based on the Costa Blanca has been cleared by the National Court in Madrid of setting up a terrorist organisation and harbouring
Spanish pig farmers under fire as shocking footage shows pig carcasses left lying around for months and piglets encased in faeces
SPECIAL REPORT BY EUGENE COSTELLO: Calls have been renewed for EU laws regarding animal welfare to be overhauled or enforced more vigorously as shocking footage
Police shut down birthday party with over 50 guests and ‘huge’ bouncy castle in Spain’s Ibiza
A huge bouncy castle, picnic area and sound system had been set up on the property's grounds
Illegal ‘influencer party’ leads to extra police surveillance in luxury urbanisation popular with expats in Marbella’s San Pedro de Alcantara
AN upmarket urbanisation in Marbella is under extra police surveillance following an illegal influencer party on Saturday. A luxury villa in the Villa Marina complex,
Doctors in Spain call for Fernando Simon to resign over his handling of COVID-19 crisis
THE Medical Council of Spain has urged the government’s Chief of Health Emergencies Fernando Simon to stand down over his handling of the country’s COVID-19
Benidorm scammers stole over €1 million by hijacking bank accounts on Spain’s Costa Blanca
OVER €1 million was stolen from bank accounts in a major scam run by Benidorm-based internet fraudsters Four Spaniards aged between 34 and 71 have
More people overcame COVID-19 than were infected in the past 24 hours in Spain’s Andalucia
ANDALUCIA has seen a significant decrease in the number of daily coronavirus deaths and cases on Monday. According to the Junta, there were 2,127 cases
Key Differences Between the Spanish and the UK Casino Affiliate Markets
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Gibraltar police issue 65 fines to mask rebels over last weekend
IT is 'disappointing' people are still not wearing masks despite the first death from COVID-19 in Gibraltar, said the RGP Commissioner.
Alora Properties: Treating people right for 22 years
ESTABLISHED in Alora pueblo since 1998, Alora Properties has been finding everything from fincas and townhouses to cortijos and villas for home hunters in the
Flaxman estates: Helping people realise their dreams of a new life in the sun
THE south of Spain has long since been a magnet for British house hunters, with its laid-back lifestyle, tapas on tap and sunshine nearly all
Family of loan sharks used gun threats to extort high interest repayments on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THREE loan sharks who threatened violence against debtors have been arrested in Benejuzar on the Costa Blanca. The Policia Nacional detained the trio, all members
Truck driver in Spain tests positive for FIVE different types of drugs including heroin and cocaine
A TRUCK driver is facing thousands of euros worth of fines after testing positive for five different narcotics, including heroin and cocaine. The 33-year-old was
Money allocated for Christmas lights in Calvia, Mallorca, to be donated to over 1,000 vulnerable families instead this year
A TOWN hall in Mallorca has decided to allocate its Christmas lights fund to help over 1,000 vulnerable families. Calvia mayor Alfonso Rodriguez revealed that
Sterile nuts lead to COVID-19-free elevator on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A COSTA BLANCA company that makes machines to process nuts has come up with a patent for a coronavirus-free elevator. The creation has come from
Young mother knifed to death in motiveless street assault on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HUNDREDS of people turned out on Saturday(November 14) for a minute’s silence in memory of a young mother who was stabbed to death in a
Spain’s Joan Mir takes historic MotoGP title in Valencia
MALLORCAN MotoGP rider Joan Mir has clinched the 2020 MotoGP title at the Valencian Grand Prix, ending Suzuki’s 20-year championship drought. Ecstar Suzuki’s Mir, 23,
Warm weather continues in Spain’s Malaga thanks to ‘St Martin’s summer’
THE ‘summer of San Martin’ will see the temperatures in Malaga remain close to 30C this week. This Monday the capital will reach 27C, and
The Crown star Emma Corrin reveals she was hospitalised while filming series four in Spain
STAR of The Crown Emma Corrin has revealed she was hospitalised when filming the hit Netflix drama in Spain. The actress, who plays Princess Diana
Russian teen with no driving licence injures pregnant woman during police chase in Spain’s Marbella
The pregnant woman was taken by ambulance to a local health centre for treatment.
Charles and Camilla say: There’ll Always Be a Europe
The UK’s historic connections with German and Europe will remain intact regardless of whatever happens with the looming Brexit deadline, Prince Charles said today at
Frost eyes Norway as he heads to Brussels for final Brexit deal Showdown
HOPES for a deal that can be rushed through before the December 31 deadline appeared to be dying as the UK chief negotiator remained bullish while
Sergio Ramos misses two penalties against Switzerland in Nations League bringing an end to his two-year perfect streak
SERGIO Ramos has lost his two year perfect streak after missing two penalties against Switzerland in the Nations League. The match ended in a 1-1
British squaddie who ‘accidently’ glassed her best friend in neck on Magaluf holiday ‘will stand trial’
A BRITISH soldier who allegedly ‘glassed’ her friend in the throat after a heated nightclub row ‘will stand trial’ according to Spanish prosecutors. Squaddie Sydney
British teen rescued in fall drama on the Costa del Sol
A BRITISH teen girl had to be rescued when she slipped and fell down a muddy bank and knocked herself unconscious, leaving her precariously perched