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Dutch woman goes on stabbing spree in Torrevieja – after attempting to rob a bar armed with a pair of knives

A DUTCH woman went on a stabbing spree in Torrevieja, injuring three people in the process. The 50-year-old tried to rob a bar with a

10 Dec, 2025 @ 15:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Confused about doing business between Spain and Gibraltar? New chat robot is here to answer your questions

A NEW digital tool has been launched to help businesses understand the rules that will apply under the forthcoming UK–EU treaty on Gibraltar. The Gibraltar

10 Dec, 2025 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Gibraltar·Lead

New weather warning for Andalucia: Atlantic storm brings orange alert and heavy rains – but what about the Costa del Sol?

A NEW storm system is heading for Andalucia this week with Aemet issuing an orange alert for heavy rain in Huelva as a fresh Atlantic

10 Dec, 2025 @ 14:46

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

FROM THE ARCHIVES: This was voted the best Spanish beer in 2023 after scoring 94 out 100 at – how does it hold up two years later?

A SPANISH beer from the Mahou brewery has been chosen as the best from the country at the German Finest Beer Selection competition. Barrica de

10 Dec, 2025 @ 14:20

Lead·National News

Spain turns to ‘IKEA-style’ flat-pack homes to solve massive housing shortage

SPAIN is betting on ‘IKEA-style’ kit homes to solve a massive housing deficit that has left the country short of 600,000 properties. A quiet revolution

10 Dec, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·Property

Joy for drivers as important stretch of Costa Blanca motorway is now permanently ‘toll free’

ALICANTE’S AP-7 ring road has become ‘toll-free’ permanently after a successful experiment launched in July 2024. Spain’s government has approved the change after the trial

10 Dec, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain’s notorious tax agency will gain sweeping new powers to spy on bank accounts from 2026 – including seeing balances and cash movements

SPAIN’S tax agency will gain broad new powers to monitor all bank accounts nationwide from 2026 – as the government launches an unprecedented crackdown on

10 Dec, 2025 @ 12:36

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Masked men burst into home and brutally tie up mother and daughter on the Costa del Sol

MASKED men burst into a Costa del Sol home where they brutally tied up a mother and daughter with tape before stealing valuable goods. A

10 Dec, 2025 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Russian President Putin Meets Social Organization Leaders

Kremlin off the hook as probe into Costa Blanca hit on Russian helicopter defector is shelved

A JUDGE has closed a probe into the February 2024 shooting of a Russian pilot who defected to the Ukraine because no suspects can be

10 Dec, 2025 @ 11:09

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead·Valencian Community

Kidnapped for crypto: Man tortured, executed and dumped in woods after Danish gang snatch couple on the Costa del Sol

A MAN was tortured and executed in a ‘crypto-kidnapping’ horror on the Costa del Sol. Police have revealed the terrifying final hours of the victim,

10 Dec, 2025 @ 10:37

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Fears in Alicante that ‘serial pet shooter’ is at large after a ‘friendly cat’ has bullet lodged in its leg

A FRIENDLY community cat in Alicante was found with a bullet in its leg, sparking outrage among residents who fear a serial pet shooter may

9 Dec, 2025 @ 18:00

Alicante·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

Eyebrows raised as Brits are urged to retire in Spain for ‘major attraction’ of the public healthcare system

BRITS are urged to retire in Spain with the nation’s public healthcare system acting as a ‘major attraction’. With the UK’s rising taxes and cold

9 Dec, 2025 @ 17:15

Lead

Children convicted for sex assault offences doubles over seven years in Alicante area

THE number of children convicted of sex crimes in Alicante province has almost doubled in seven years. The figures relate to 2024 totals compiled by

9 Dec, 2025 @ 17:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spaniards side with Britain’s FT in its assault on Spain’s ‘I win, you lose’ tax agency

SPANIARDS have been expressing their delight after the Financial Times ran a full-page advertisement against their own tax agency. The advert, by Amsterdam & Partners

9 Dec, 2025 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Spain alone in voting to reject EU plans to return migrants to ‘safe third country’ in Brussels showdown

SPAIN has rejected an EU proposal that would make it easier to expel migrants from European countries – in an act of defiance that left

9 Dec, 2025 @ 15:48

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Spain’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminal couple with dozens of arrest warrants for rental home scam are caught on the Costa Blanca

SPAIN’S ‘Most Wanted’ criminal couple have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Torrevieja. The husband and wife team- aged 36 and 44- have been

9 Dec, 2025 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

WATCH: ‘Murdered by racism in cold blood’: Fury in Torremolinos as police tasered ‘innocent man four times while he asked to borrow a charger’

A GRIEVING family has accused the Policia Nacional of ‘murdering’ a brother who died after being restrained by agents in Torremolinos. While official sources claim

9 Dec, 2025 @ 14:52

Costa del Sol·Lead·Video

What about my appointment? All you need to know as healthcare workers in Spain start four day strike

PATIENTS are facing a ‘week of hell’ as over 100,000 doctors launch a massive four-day strike across Spain. Hospitals and health centres have ground to

9 Dec, 2025 @ 14:20

Health·Lead·Other News

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LIFE IN SPAIN: Christmas markets are everywhere once again – but what can their subtle differences teach us about Spanish history and culture, asks FIONA GOVAN

At the Christmas markets that pop up across Spain you’ll still find clues to long treasured traditions that are quintessentially Spanish.

9 Dec, 2025 @ 14:00

La Cultura·Lead·Must Read·Olive Press Travel·Opinion·Other News·Travel News

Manhunt in Malaga for child abuser sentenced to 18 years who failed to show for jail

A SEARCH is underway in Malaga for a man who failed to appear in prison to begin serving an 18-year sentence for child abuse. The

9 Dec, 2025 @ 13:01

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Moment deadly wave washes away tourists as they pose for selfies in Tenerife rock pool

HORRIFYING footage has captured the moment a ‘giant’ wave swept away dozens of tourists in Tenerife, leaving four dead and one missing. A British onlooker

9 Dec, 2025 @ 13:00

Lead·Tenerife

Inside the dark Malaga prostitution ring that enslaved over 40 women – until one managed to escape and free her fellow victims

AUTHORITIES on Costa del Sol have rescued 42 women from a prostitution ring that exploited them for profit – raking in more than €9 million

9 Dec, 2025 @ 11:58

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Saro Spadaro: A Human-First Visionary in Caribbean Hospitality

In the global hospitality and real estate arena, Saro Spadaro stands out as an entrepreneur who builds not from a desk but from the ground

9 Dec, 2025 @ 11:18

Travel News

Caution motorists! Burst water pipe floods A-7 near Duquesa port on the Costa del Sol

A WEEKEND pipe flood caused danger to motorists on the Costa del Sol with locals being advised to lower their water consumption. At approximately 10.30am

9 Dec, 2025 @ 11:15

Costa del Sol·Lead

Five horror stories to make your blood boil as Spain’s squatter problem reaches stratospheric new heights

SPAIN’S squatter problem shows no signs of abating, and only reaches further into the lives of ordinary people. Here’s a round-up of some of the