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Stolen €400k Aston Martin rams police car during high-speed Madrid chase as officers leap to safety

A MOVIE-STYLE car chase in Madrid involving a stolen €400,000 Aston Martin saw the driver ram a Guardia Civil vehicle with officers jumping out to

4 Mar, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Two in five new jobs in Spain go to foreigners as unemployment falls to lowest level in 16 years

Unemployment falls to lowest February rate in Spain for 17 years

SPAIN’S February jobless total stood at just under 2.6 million- the lowest figure for the second month of the year since 2008. Unemployment fell month-to-month

4 Mar, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·National News

Spanish border town cooks up contingency plans for its survival as hopes dwindle over a Gibraltar post-Brexit deal

THE Junta de Andalucia is attempting to ride in to the rescue for border town La Linea as it faces calamity over the potential failure

4 Mar, 2025 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead

Put your home in good hands: Let Universal Eco Homes take care of your exteriors

AT Universal Eco Homes, we are proud to say we are not only rated five stars by over 1000 reviews on TrustATrader, we also have

4 Mar, 2025 @ 14:01

Property·Sponsored

Inharmoni: A Holistic Approach to Mental Health and Addiction Recovery

INHARMONI is pioneering a holistic and evidence-based rehabilitation model for individuals battling mental health issues and addiction. Focusing on treating the whole person – body,

4 Mar, 2025 @ 13:45

Health·Sponsored

Watch: Weather chaos in Cadiz sees 40 people trapped in cars while Jerez racing circuit ‘is underwater’

THIS is the moment Cadiz firefighters rescued 40 people from 20 vehicles after they became trapped on the motorway. Heavy rains over the weekend and

4 Mar, 2025 @ 13:43

Cadiz·Lead·Video·Weather

Brits among dozens injured in horror bus collision in Barcelona – as potential cause emerges

BRITISH tourists were among more than 50 injured in a horror bus crash supposedly caused by a wandering pedestrian. Just before 3pm on Monday, two

4 Mar, 2025 @ 13:06

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Roads and schools closed as heavy rain lashes across Valencia

Valencia weather latest: Mass school and road closures due to heavy rain and flooding – as orange alerts are extended to Thursday

HEAVY rain caused road and school closures in Valencia and Castellon provinces on Tuesday with more bad weather on the way. 16 roads have been

4 Mar, 2025 @ 13:00

Lead·Valencia·Weather

‘There’s someone inside!’ Panic as car is swept out to SEA during floods on Spanish holiday island

Footage shared on X shows a black vehicle bobbing and swirling in the sea as panicked locals film the moment from their balcony in Telde,

4 Mar, 2025 @ 12:43

Canary Islands·Lead

Watch: Harrowing moment Spanish woman is pulled from car while being swept away by flash floods on holiday island

THIS is the terrifying moment a Spanish woman was pulled from her car as it was being dragged away by rising rapids in the Canary

4 Mar, 2025 @ 12:24

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

Spanish police investigate disappearance of ‘well-known’ British expat in Tenerife

SPANISH police are investigating the disappearance of a British expat in Tenerife. Gary Ferns (pictured above), 70, was reportedly picked up by ambulance at Playa

4 Mar, 2025 @ 12:05

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Frigiliana with pool – € 615,000

Detached Villa in Frigiliana, with 3 bedrooms, on a plot of 6,674 meters, with swimming pool, parking area, garden with fruit trees and a large

4 Mar, 2025 @ 12:05

Featured Property

Backlash against reintroduction of Iberian Lynx in Spain

THE resurgence of the Iberian Lynx from the verge of extinction has been one of the great European conservation success stories. But now continuing efforts

4 Mar, 2025 @ 11:55

Environment·Lead·Murcia

Marbella’s Puente Romano hotel could play host to the Davis Cup tennis tournament

SPAIN’S Davis Cup round of 16 tie against Denmark could be held at the Puente Romano Tennis Club in Marbella. It is one of the

4 Mar, 2025 @ 11:47

Lead·Marbella·Sport

Fears of summer water rationing disappear in Spain as reservoir capacity rises by nearly 2% in a week

Malaga reservoir levels surge following days of rainfall

MALAGA province’s reservoirs has seen a big boost in water capacity over 12 months, helped by the recent rain and autumn’s storms. A year ago,

4 Mar, 2025 @ 11:25

Lead·Malaga

Watch: Red weather alert in Valencia as locals are told to ‘stay at home’ and schools are closed

A DREADED red weather alert has been issued for parts of the Valencia region amid an ongoing deluge across Spain. The severe warning is in

3 Mar, 2025 @ 17:38

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community·Weather

Watch: ‘Terrifying’ floods in Spain’s Ronda amid red level warning for rain – as landslides and fallen trees add to chaos

STREETS across Ronda have been effectively turned into rivers today as an onslaught of severe weather continues to batter the region. Videos uploaded from the

3 Mar, 2025 @ 17:21

Lead·Malaga·Video

Spain's King Felipe opens the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona which showcases the latest in wireless technology

Spain’s King Felipe opens World Mobile Congress which showcases the latest in wireless technology

THE world’s biggest wireless technology showcase began on Monday in Barcelona, with King Felipe opening the World Mobile Congress 2025 and later shaking hands with

3 Mar, 2025 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Lead·Technology

‘Don’t wash your car!’: Blood rain warning for Spain as Saharan dust cloud to blow in from Africa – affecting Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

STORMS and rain hitting Spain’s Mediterranean coast will get an extra element this week in the form of ‘blood rain’- caused by Saharan dust. The

3 Mar, 2025 @ 16:08

Lead·Weather

Red weather warning is issued in Malaga province amid ‘extreme’ rainfall

A RED weather alert has been issued for parts of Malaga province amid a deluge that is affecting large parts of the southern peninsula. The

3 Mar, 2025 @ 15:35

Lead·Malaga·Weather

EXPANDING HORIZONS: As AI is brought in, it still takes good old fashioned humans to fix problems – or simply book a table in Madrid

WE live in Bot City. Bots are driving me dotty. Whatever happened to personalised customer service? We are constantly subjected to endless algorithm-driven adverts, but

3 Mar, 2025 @ 15:05

Columnists·Food & Drink

Pet Shop Boys are coming to Spain: Legendary British duo will play at Benidorm’s Low Festival

LEGENDARY British pop duo, the Pet Shop Boys, will play this year’s Benidorm’s Low Festival between July 25 and 27. Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe

3 Mar, 2025 @ 15:04

Benidorm·Entertainment·Lead

30,000 people demand Carlos Mazon resignation in latest Valencia protest over flood disaster response and lack of warning

THOUSANDS of people protested in Valencia City on Saturday in the latest demonstration calling for regional president Carlos Mazon’s resignation over his handling of the

3 Mar, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Father-of-two is killed by flash floods in southern Spain as extreme weather wreaks havoc nationwide

THE body of a 50-year-old farmer has been discovered in Murcia after he was swept away by flash floods yesterday. READ MORE: Snow chaos in

3 Mar, 2025 @ 13:11

Lead·Murcia·Weather

Number of young women and girls on anti-depressants DOUBLES in Spain – experts blame ‘gender bias’

THE use of anti-depressants has leapt up in the last three years among teenage girls and young women in Spain according to the Ministry of

3 Mar, 2025 @ 13:00

Health·Lead

Watch: Snow chaos in Spain as two hikers are rescued from blizzard and cars are trapped

SNOWY conditions are wreaking havoc in central and northern Spain as temperatures plummet across the country. In Madrid, a total of 29 roads have been

3 Mar, 2025 @ 12:36

Lead·National News·Video·Weather

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