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Mass community beach clean for Laguna Village after fire destruction

WHEN fire ravaged Laguna Village in late August nothing but a charred shell of the luxury complex remained. Significant debris from the blaze scattered across the adjacent beach and now Plastic Free

6 Oct, 2020 @ 20:30

10 years of Instagram: Who are Spain’s most followed people?

INSTAGRAM is officially a decade old. On the 10th birthday of the app that caused half the globe to start taking pictures of their food before they ate it, here are some

6 Oct, 2020 @ 20:00

Celebrity·National News

Spain adds 11,998 COVID-19 cases Tuesday and 261 deaths

There have been a total of 484 coronavirus deaths in Spain over the past seven days

6 Oct, 2020 @ 19:52

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

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From Spain’s King Felipe VI to Queen Liz – here’s how much Europe’s royalty are worth

WHO wouldn’t like to live like a princess? Or a king for that matter? The jewels, the butlers, the palaces – it might sound like the stuff of fairytales but for Royal

6 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

Featured·Lead·Other News

Community of owners force speedy squatters’ eviction setting a ‘legal trend’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA City Court has ordered the eviction squatters at the request of the local community of owners. The warrant was executed in less than a month, and before their trial was even

6 Oct, 2020 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Earthquake of 3.8 magnitude registered on Spain’s Costa del Sol

It comes after two earthquakes were recorded in one day on the costa on October 1

6 Oct, 2020 @ 16:38

Lead·Malaga

European court raps Spain over police attack on peaceful protestors in 2014

SPAIN has been found guilty of flouting the right to protest during a violent police intervention at an anti-austerity demonstration in Valladolid in February 2014. The European Court of Human Rights(ECHR) in

6 Oct, 2020 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Police arrest suspected Daesh terrorist in Madrid

SPANISH police say they have stopped a possible terrorist attack after arresting a Daesh (ISIS) suspect. The Algerian man was under investigation for viewing terrorist propaganda online and forging identity documents, which

6 Oct, 2020 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

BREAKING: Alleged murderer of Ben Nesbitt on Spain’s Costa Blanca is caught 40 miles from French border

THE alleged murderer of British man Ben Nesbitt is behind bars. After being arrested in Girona this morning, October 6, the judge immediately decreed that the man – who has not been

6 Oct, 2020 @ 15:03

Costa Blanca·Lead

Pervert sexually assaults boy,3, and videos abuse in Spain's Valencia

Spain’s Policia Nacional arrest four youngsters for sharing child sex abuse videos on Portugal-based site

A DOZEN people, including four children, have been arrested in Spain for being part of a paedophile internet ring that shared child sex abuse videos and photos. The illegal website was based

6 Oct, 2020 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Lead·Malaga·National News

Government hits back at Gibraltar caterers ‘cliff-edge’ claim

FINANCIAL help for bars, cafes and restaurant during the winter pandemic is ‘fair and reasonable', said the government.

6 Oct, 2020 @ 13:52

Gibraltar·Lead

Deadliest day of second COVID-19 wave for Spain’s Andalucia as 30 deaths and 1,788 cases recorded Tuesday

Sevilla clocked the most coronavirus deaths on Monday, counting 11, followed by Jaen with seven, Malaga with six, Cordoba with four and Granada with two

6 Oct, 2020 @ 13:36

Coronavirus·Lead

Plans for Jurassic Park style attraction revived on Spain’s Costa del Sol

ANDALUCIA’s very own Jurassic Park is one step closer to reality after eight months of inactivity. The Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries in Axarquia has opened up the public information period of

6 Oct, 2020 @ 12:45

Lead·Malaga

Tarifa named second most popular camping destination in Spain this summer

TARIFA has been the second most visited camping destination in Spain during the months of July and August, with 48,766 visitors. Despite COVID-19 restrictions, the Tarifa campsites have remained one of the

6 Oct, 2020 @ 12:00

Cadiz·Lead

Two years of daily Covid-19 infection figure announcements ends in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

New COVID-19 cases go down over first weekend of October on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW COVID-19 cases in Alicante Province showed a slight fall last weekend compared to the last weekend in September. Figures from the Valencian Health Ministry released on Monday evening(October 5) showed 197

6 Oct, 2020 @ 11:52

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Irish women rescued from mountains behind Spain’s Costa del Sol after becoming lost during hike

It took several hours for searchers to find the women, a task made difficult by the high number of different trails, many of them being cut off by passing vehicles

6 Oct, 2020 @ 11:27

Lead·Malaga

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Deadline day dinosaur swap as Sevilla swoop in to secure Gunners mascot

After several hours of nail-biting negotiations, Sevilla secured the dino and returned to Twitter to share a shot of Gunnersaurus dressed in a Sevilla shirt and cap

6 Oct, 2020 @ 11:15

Lead·Sevilla·Sport

IT mogul John McAfee arrested in Spain on multi-million dollar tax evasion charges

TECH entrepreneur John McAfee, founder of the popular anti-virus software programme that shares his name, has been arrested in Spain on tax evasion charges. The 75-year-old is reportedly accused of not paying

6 Oct, 2020 @ 11:10

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain’s Iberia slammed for not letting family embark and ordered to cough up €2400 compensation

According to the law established by European Regulation 261/2004, users who were delayed for more than three hours on a flight are entitled to the automatic compensation.

6 Oct, 2020 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Bisexual teen dies by suicide after relentless bullying in Spain, sparking outrage among rights groups

The girl was reportedly bullied at two different schools in the Galicia region and was constantly harassed on social media

6 Oct, 2020 @ 08:00

Lead·National News

‘VERY HARD FEW WEEKS AHEAD’: Health minister’s warning as Spain counts 23,480 COVID-19 cases over weekend with highest caseload in EU – but there are signs virus is stabilising

The worst hit region of Madrid almost saw its number of detected cases halve today compared to seven days ago

5 Oct, 2020 @ 21:26

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

HIDDEN TREASURE: Remains of one of Spain’s oldest Visigoth churches tucked away on Costa del Sol beach

HIDDEN away in full sight is one of the lesser known gems of San Pedro – the Visigothic church known as La Basilica de Vega del Mar. The remains of one of

5 Oct, 2020 @ 20:00

Other News·Travel News

Unicaja and Liberbank merger talks resume in light of financial reshuffle in Spain

THE recent deal between Caixabank and Bankia last month has ignited shelved talks between lenders Unicaja and Liberbank. The pair began informal talks today to consolidate a deal that will see Unicaja

5 Oct, 2020 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Lead

Six arrested after money laundering raids in Gibraltar Campo

CASH, cars and valuables were seized in the operation against money laundering in La Linea and San Roque throughout today.

5 Oct, 2020 @ 17:51

Gibraltar·Lead

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Burglar rents out holiday homes he robbed on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BURGLAR has been arrested for stealing from Torrevieja area houses and then letting them out as holiday homes. The Guardia Civil detained the 39-year-old Spaniard on a variety of charges including

5 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Torrevieja

Spain’s Andalucia records 571 COVID-19 cases Monday and 16 deaths

ANDALUCIA has recorded its lowest Monday COVID-19 case count in over a month after registering 571 cases today. The first day of the week typically registers much fewer cases due to a

5 Oct, 2020 @ 16:47

Coronavirus·Lead

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