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Gibraltar police officers awarded Spain’s Order of Merit for cross-border police cooperation against criminal gangs

Two officers from Gibraltar’s police force have been honoured for their work with Spain’s Guardia Civil in tackling money laundering and drug trafficking crimes. In

14 Oct, 2021 @ 13:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Alicante Area Factory Owner Ran Sweatshop In Spain Which Exploited Workers With Low Wages

Alicante area sweatshop owner in Spain ‘locked up’ workers for poorly paid 12 hour shifts with no COVID-19 protection

A textile factory owner has been arrested in Alicante Province for running a sweatshop that exploited employees. The businessman, 44, was detained by the Policia

14 Oct, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Eruption Du Volcan Cumbe Vieja Sur L Ile De La Palma Aux Canaries Espagne Le 03/10/2021 News : Eruption Du Volcan Cumb

VIDEO: Watch rivers of lava carry huge boulders from Spain’s La Palma volcano as experts warn no sign of end to eruption

DRAMATIC footage captured by drone shows the red hot lava flows carrying huge boulders surging towards the sea on the island of La Palma. The

14 Oct, 2021 @ 10:37

Canary Islands·Lead

Load of bull! Instagram removes Isabel Diaz Ayuso’s bullfighting photo in Las Ventas for ‘extreme violence’ breach

ISABEL Diaz Ayuso’s Instagram post has been taken down from the Community of Madrid Instagram after she shared photos of herself in the Las Ventas

13 Oct, 2021 @ 20:30

Lead·Politics

Villarejo Screenshot La Sexta Tv Documentary

Former police boss Jose Villarejo facing jail term for ‘running 20 year spying and corruption operation’ that implicated Spain’s great and good

WITH a network of crooked politicians, dirty cops, wiretaps and secret bank accounts, it might be the plot of a blockbuster Hollywood crime thriller. But

13 Oct, 2021 @ 19:55

Lead·National News·Politics

Iceland do it first and Spanish men at 19…according to world map showing average age people lose their virginity

MOST Spanish men lose their virginity at 19 according to a study that has pinpointed the average age for first-time sex in 35 countries. Icelandic

13 Oct, 2021 @ 19:30

Entertainment·Lead·National News·Other News

Far-right writer gets prison time for using offensive language to say that gay people caused monkeypox virus in Spain

Developers of unfinished Trampolin Hills urbanisation in Spain’s Murcia go on trial for defrauding overseas home buyers

TWO men accused of conning foreign property buyers at a Murcia development have gone on trial and blamed each other. One of them claimed to

13 Oct, 2021 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

TAKING IT EASEL: Boris Johnson relaxes on Costa del Sol break but gets slammed by UK papers

A RELAXED Boris Johnson has been spotted channeling his inner Winston Chrchill while on holiday on the Costa del Sol. The Prime Minister is staying

13 Oct, 2021 @ 18:46

Lead

Christopher Columbus statue splattered in red paint in Spain’s Granada in ‘colonization’ protest

TWO women have been arrested in Granada accused of vandalising a statue of Christopher Columbus. The suspects, aged 29 and 24, were cuffed for allegedly

13 Oct, 2021 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Granada·La Cultura·Lead·Other News·Politics

BULLS OFF THE MENU: Spain’s €400 ‘culture vulture’ voucher for 18-year-olds will exclude bullfights

A ROW has broken out after it was revealed a €400 ‘gift voucher’ birthday present to 18-year-olds to spend on ‘cultural’ activities will not have

13 Oct, 2021 @ 17:45

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Work begins to repair Barcelona’s famous Las Ramblas after cracks appear on touristy avenue

BARCELONA City Council has begun work to repair the pavement of the city’s famous ‘Rambla’, the poor condition of which has sparked complaints from local

13 Oct, 2021 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Costa Blanca airport suffers 40% fall in travellers to Spain compared to September 2019

PASSENGER numbers at Alicante-Elche airport still have a long way to go in order to match pre-pandemic figures. Figures for September from airport operator Aena

13 Oct, 2021 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

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Woman arrested for smuggling cocaine into Spain’s Barcelona hidden beneath her wig

A WOMAN has been arrested in Barcelona after police found 760 grams of cocaine, distributed among 58 packages, under her “bulky” wig. Police in Barcelona

13 Oct, 2021 @ 16:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Investigation suggests rising pig slurry discharges might be causing Mar Menor lagoon pollution in Spain

Pig farm slurry discharges may be causing Mar Menor lagoon pollution in Spain

A big rise in intensive pig farming may have played a significant role in pollution suffered by the Mar Menor lagoon in recent years. Environmentalists

13 Oct, 2021 @ 14:44

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Estate agent predicts ‘record year’ for Brits buying property on Spain’s Costa del Sol

SPAIN’S property market is booming and in contradiction to tabloid reports that Brits are leaving in droves, British buyers are in fact back in full

13 Oct, 2021 @ 13:30

Brexit·Lead·Property

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Los Monteros with pool garage – € 295,000

Apartment Los Monteros, Málaga 2 beds 2 baths € 295,000 Turnkey flats, duplexes and triplexes with large terraces. Elements Marbella offers different types

13 Oct, 2021 @ 13:07

Featured Property

Computer hacking accusations at Torrevieja Hospital in Spain as private company says regional government stole files

Computer hacking accusations at Torrevieja Hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca as private company says regional government ‘stole files’

THE private company that manages Torrevieja Hospital has complained to the Guardia Civil about a computer hack allegedly committed by the Valencian Health Ministry. The

13 Oct, 2021 @ 12:47

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Benidorm has a COVID-19 infection rate that's three times higher than Spain's national average

Benidorm COVID-19 infection rate is three times higher than Spain’s national average

BENIDORM’S coronavirus infection rate is three times higher than national average. The figures come as the popular Costa Blanca resort is welcoming an autumn influx

13 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Free book promoting local traditional recipes given to residents in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SAN FULGENCIO, incorporating the popular expat urbanisation of La Marina, has produced a free recipe book publicizing the traditional gastronomy of the municipality. The town’s

13 Oct, 2021 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

Las Nuevas Lenguas De Lava Del Volcan De La Palma Que Arrastran Rocas Enormes Siguen Arrasando Terrenos

Volcano latest: New lava threat forces evacuation of 700 more residents on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands

AUTHORITIES ordered another 700 residents to flee their homes on Tuesday as a new river of molten lava advanced towards the residential area of La

13 Oct, 2021 @ 11:14

Canary Islands·Lead

International festival venue in Spain to host first mass music event demanding compulsory COVID-19 certificates for audience members

International festival venue to host Spain’s first mass music event with entry via COVID-19 certificates

A Valencian Community rock and indie music festival will be the first mass music event in Spain to demand a COVID-19 certificate for attendees. The

12 Oct, 2021 @ 17:30

Entertainment·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Man Fires Shots At Police And Destroys Cars With Molotov Cocktails During Street Attack In Spain's Murcia Region

Man shoots at police and fire-raises cars with Molotov Cocktails during street attack in Spain’s Murcia region

A street in a Murcia region was plunged into chaos this Tuesday morning when a man threw Molotov Cocktails at several cars and fired a

12 Oct, 2021 @ 16:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Eight-year-old disabled boy found after getting lost in forest near Spain’s Lleida

A DISABLED eight-year-old boy has been found after an enormous search operation involving thermal cameras, helicopters, dogs, police and an army of volunteers. The boy

12 Oct, 2021 @ 16:00

Catalunya·Lead

Pedro Sanchez jeered at Spain’s National Day parade attended by King Felipe and Queen Letizia

BOOS and whistles rang out from part of the crowd watching Tuesday’s National Day celebrations in Madrid, prompted by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s name coming

12 Oct, 2021 @ 15:15

Lead·Madrid·National News

Spain tries to find relatives of over 5,000 Hungarian Jews saved from Nazi persecution by the ‘Spanish’ Oskar Schindler

SPAIN is trying to find the relatives of thousands of Hungarian Jews that were saved from the Nazis by a diplomat branded as the ‘Spanish

12 Oct, 2021 @ 14:30

La Cultura·Lead

Residents locked down in La Palma amid fears of toxic gases as volcano destroys cement works

AUTHORITIES on the Canary Island of La Palma ordered around 3,000 residents to stay indoors amid fears of toxic gases released when lava from the

12 Oct, 2021 @ 13:45

Canary Islands·Lead

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