Teenage boy dies after shooting himself in the head in Spain’s Murcia region
POLICE are looking into the circumstances behind the death of a boy, 16, after he shot himself in the head. The tragedy happened around 7.00
Applications for Spain’s €400 youth culture voucher now open
ALL residents in Malaga who turn 18 in 2022 can apply for the youth culture voucher as of Monday July 25. The voucher, called the
WATCH: Pioneering lifeguard drone saves 14-year-old from drowning off beach in Spain’s Valencia
A pioneering lifeguard drone being used to patrol beaches in the Valencia regions has saved a 14-year-old from drowning. A video shows how the boy
EXPLAINED: What we know case of tick-borne Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever detected in Spain
SPANISH health authorities have confirmed a case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) detected in a man in Castilla y Leon. The middle-aged man was admitted
Spain’s government tries to overturn new Murcia airport name over link to General Franco
SPAIN’S Superior Court will hear a bid to overturn the naming of Murcia’s airport at Corvera in tribute to local air pioneer, Juan de la
Video of horse collapsing pulling carriage in Mallorca heat reignites calls for ban across Spain
A DISTRESSING video showing a horse collapsing during the heat of the day in Mallorca has reignited calls for a ban on the tourist carriages.
Burning car sparks new blaze outside Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol
ANOTHER wildfire was raging outside Mijas on Sunday afternoon after a blaze was sparked by a burning car. Firefighting agency INFOCA said the blaze had
Fly art: Passenger caught smuggling original Picasso into Ibiza airport
SPANISH authorities have announced that they seized a stolen Picassso painting at Ibiza airport earlier this month. Airport workers discovered a sketch attributed to the
Unconscious British man in Alicante Province home saved after worried wife calls Spanish police from UK
GUARDIA Civil officers broke down the front door of a Hondon de las Nieves house to rescue a British man lying unconscious on the living
2 bedroom Flat for sale in Torrevieja – € 92,000
Flat Torrevieja, Alicante 2 beds 1 baths € 92,000 Ref: TOR046 Two-bedroom apartment with communal pool in Aguas Nuevas, Torrevieja Are you looking
6 Precious Moving Tips That Will Save You Time and Money
There are many things you should keep in mind when moving. Moving can be expensive and time consuming. Hopefully, this article will help you save
Spain now has two restaurants ranked in world’s top five
TWO restaurants in Spain have won coveted places in the top five of the list of the World’s Best 50 Restaurants in 2022. The awards
Enraged nightclub bouncer beats up and stabs ‘annoying’ customer on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante nightclub bouncer has been arrested for causing serious injury to an ‘annoying’ customer in the port area of the city. The Policia Nacional
Beekeepers try to swindle insurers out of €96,000 over bogus bee hive robberies in Spain’s Valencia area
TWO beekeepers made a fake €96,000 insurance claim by saying 1,200 bee hives had been stolen from their Ontinyent farm in Valencia Province. A father
Two of Spain’s biggest phone and broadband operators sign merger deal
TWO of Spain’s biggest telecoms operators Orange and MasMovil have signed a formal deal to merge their operations in the country. The agreement is worth
Expanding horizons: Musings from Suze on life in Spain
Susannah Grant looks back on her early days in Spain and marvels at how far, both she and her adopted country have come.
GibAir: Workers call strikes for Gibraltar airline over pay dispute
GIBAIR employees affiliated with Unite the Union have voted in favour of industrial action. Staff are to refuse to wear their work uniforms and work
Bids submitted to construct new Las Chapas health centre on Spain’s Costa del Sol
TWO companies are vying to construct a new health centre in Las Chapas, Malaga. On July 20, Marbella council made the announcement, declining to name
2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Vera – € 109,000
Apartment Vera, AlmerÃa 2 beds 2 baths € 109,000 Vera-Mojácar Real Estate Corporation, Sell this fabulous Apartment in Vera Playa, located in a
Residents mount anti-tree felling campaign in Spain’s Casares Costa
RESIDENTS of Casares Costa are dismayed after the sudden and unannounced felling of twenty eucalyptus trees in the woodland area next to the Restaurante Bahia
Woman reports drugged up VTC driver over sexual assault in Madrid
A WOMAN reported being sexually assaulted by a private taxi app driver who was subsequently found to be driving while on drugs. The unnamed woman
Benidorm fraudsters sell bogus concert tickets to customers across Spain in identity theft ruse
POLICE have arrested two Benidorm fraudsters, aged 21 and 23, who sold fake concert and festival tickets via a prominent social media network as a
Shaggy dog stories: Surviving the heatwave and how sausages are proving the secret weapon to win over rescue dogs at Costa del Sol’s ADANA
SUMMER has landed on the hills, around ADANA. The streams have ceased to flow and the ground has been baked a hard, golden-brown. Not that
Autonomo: What you need to know about being self-employed in Spain
SPAIN has around 3.2 million self-employed people, known as ‘autonomos’, accounting for 16% of the population. The country taxes these workers excessively, leading to a
Patients in Spain have to wait approximately nine days for a doctor’s appointment
SPAIN’s Health Ministry has revealed that the average waiting time for a doctor’s appointment is nine days. However, 22.5% of Spaniards have had to wait