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Thrill-seeking British pensioner, 86, rushed to hospital after goring at Pamplona’s famous bull run

AN 86-year-old British man was taken to hospital after taking part in a world-famous bull run in northern Spain. The pensioner, from the West Midlands,

15 Jul, 2026 @ 14:57

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Northern Spain

British couple’s kidnap attempt is foiled as they ‘tried to force a 61-year-old woman into a car’ in Mallorca

A PLAN to snatch and grab an elderly woman fell short after the victim’s struggle caused a quick response to aid her and arrest the

17 Mar, 2026 @ 10:25

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British tourist, 68, dies in Spain three months after being ‘sucker punched on a night out’

A BRITISH pensioner has passed away three months after he suffered a horrific assault while holidaying in Spain. Retired carpenter Marshall Latham, 68, was ‘just

21 May, 2025 @ 14:35

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Pedro Sanchez tells NATO that training base in Spain for Ukraine army will open next week

As local election campaign kicks off, Spain’s prime minister promises subsidised cinema tickets for the over-65s

ANOTHER weekend in the run-up to the May 28 local and regional elections in Spain, and another spending promise from Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

14 May, 2023 @ 13:58

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Politics

Russian's residency battle on Spain's Costa Blanca backfires as judge finds him swindling social security

British expats struggle to claim pensions through Spain’s social security office

A British expat is pleading for help after waiting nearly six years to get his Spanish pension. The Marbella-based 70-year-old faces bankruptcy and potential homelessness

3 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Granada·Lead·Malaga·National News

‘Social security nightmare’: British expat’s pension application denied in Spain

A retired British expat who applied to get his pension on his 65th birthday from a social security office in Spain was denied, and instead

3 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

WATCH: Sweet moment Queen Letizia gives a hug to a pensioner in the middle of an award ceremony at Madrid’s Circulo de Bellas Artes

PRINCESS Di may have been known as the Queen of hearts, but it turns out Letizia is the Queen of hugs. Spain’s queen was the

28 Sep, 2022 @ 15:15

Celebrity·Lead·National News

Pensioner in Spain’s Malaga ‘made up’ knife attack for the insurance money

A PENSIONER who claimed she had been held up at knifepoint in broad daylight has been arrested after police realised it was the eighth time

14 Apr, 2022 @ 14:44

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British pensioner found dead on waste tip in southern Spain three weeks after he went missing

POLICE in Almeria are investigating the death of a British man whose body was found on a waste tip more than two weeks after he

13 Apr, 2022 @ 13:15

Almeria·Lead

Spain’s Foreign Ministry seeks news of ‘arrested’ Valencia pensioner in occupied area of Ukraine

SPAIN’S Foreign Ministry is looking into the arrest of a Valencian pensioner by Russian troops during a protest in the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson.

23 Mar, 2022 @ 18:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

State pension age in Spain could be raised to 67, says report

A REPORT for the government has raised the possibility that millions of people in Spain may have to work longer to qualify for a state

19 Jun, 2021 @ 16:14

Health·Politics

Pensioner drowns at popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

The woman is understood to have been found unconscious in the water after she had gone swimming

27 Jun, 2020 @ 21:29

Costa Blanca·Lead

British expat pensioner arrested over death of semi-naked Irish man ‘high on drugs’ at luxury villa on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH expat has been arrested over the death of a ‘drug-addled’ Irish man outside his luxury Costa del Sol home. The 65-year-old English suspect

17 Jun, 2020 @ 14:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British expat pensioner probed over 544 dogs abused in ‘squalid conditions’ in Spain as police find animal bones and cremated puppy

POLICE have begun probing a British pensioner who allegedly kept 544 dogs in ‘squalid conditions’. The unnamed 69-year-old rented a former rabbit farm, where he

4 Jun, 2020 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Shepherd shocked at finding dismembered body of missing pensioner who ‘went to hairdressers and never came home’ in Spain’s Andalucia

Finding Celso’s hand allowed search teams to be able to identify him from fingerprints

10 Jan, 2020 @ 12:34

Granada·Lead

Sunny Spain named best country in Europe to enjoy your retirement

Spain has beautiful surroundings, towns, cities, and of course lots of sunshine - which makes it a perfect setting for those approaching their final years

3 Nov, 2019 @ 13:25

Lead

Pensioner denounced after driving 800 metres down tracks at Spain’s third-busiest train station

A PENSIONER has caused rail chaos after driving his car onto the tracks at Spain’s third-busiest train station. The 70-year-old accidentally drove 800m down platform

30 Oct, 2019 @ 10:26

Lead

Elderly British hiker dies in cliff fall after getting separated from group in southern Spain

An investigation is now underway and the results of a post-mortem are expected today

29 Jul, 2019 @ 11:03

Lead

Knifeman attacks and robs retired British expat at his own home in Spain’s Andalucia leaving him hospitalised

The robber made off with the cash before being identified and arrested by police the following day

14 Jun, 2019 @ 17:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Pensioner holidaying on Costa del Sol drowns in front of his wife

A lifeguard jumped in to save the man and performed resuscitation attempts, but he was pronounced dead at the scene

6 Jun, 2019 @ 11:01

Lead·Malaga

British expat and dementia sufferer, 83, found dead on Spain’s Costa del Sol after four days missing

Authorities believe that Glyn may have gone for a walk in the countryside and then become disorientated

24 May, 2019 @ 12:22

Lead·Malaga

Nun in Spain faces three years in prison after changing pensioners’ election ballots from PSOE to PP

She was apparently caught red-handed inserting PP ballots into the envelopes, and documents from the time of the incident have now been handed over to

2 May, 2019 @ 18:26

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

British pensioner left bloodied after attack in Spain by ‘territorial’ taxi drivers

The bewildered expat was left with a large cut on his forearm after cabbies tried to wrestle his key from the ignition to prevent him

25 Apr, 2019 @ 12:05

Crime & Law·Lead

BRITISH pensioner tells court he ‘couldn’t remember’ bludgeoning sleeping stepson’s head with a HAMMER before attempting to suffocate wife on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH pensioner on trial for attempted murder has told an Alicante court he ‘couldn’t remember’ taking a hammer to his stepson’s head while he

1 Apr, 2019 @ 15:56

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

DEATH CHEAT: 79-year-old in Gibraltar swims to shore after boat capsizes in dramatic survival feat

Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service treated the ‘shaken’ Gibraltarian, before he was transferred to St Bernard’s Hospital for medical attention

22 Feb, 2019 @ 12:33

Gibraltar·Lead

British pensioner found dead in Spain’s Andalucia after family kept mummified body secret in house for 1 year

A BRITISH grandmother has been found dead in Andalucia after her family kept her mummified body in the house for a year. The unidentified 79-year-old’s

10 Feb, 2019 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Thrill-seeking British pensioner, 86, rushed to hospital after goring at Pamplona’s famous bull run

British couple’s kidnap attempt is foiled as they ‘tried to force a 61-year-old woman into a car’ in Mallorca

British tourist, 68, dies in Spain three months after being ‘sucker punched on a night out’

As local election campaign kicks off, Spain’s prime minister promises subsidised cinema tickets for the over-65s

WATCH: Sweet moment Queen Letizia gives a hug to a pensioner in the middle of an award ceremony at Madrid’s Circulo de Bellas Artes

Pensioner in Spain’s Malaga ‘made up’ knife attack for the insurance money

British pensioner found dead on waste tip in southern Spain three weeks after he went missing

Spain’s Foreign Ministry seeks news of ‘arrested’ Valencia pensioner in occupied area of Ukraine

State pension age in Spain could be raised to 67, says report

Pensioner drowns at popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

British expat pensioner arrested over death of semi-naked Irish man ‘high on drugs’ at luxury villa on Spain’s Costa del Sol

British expat pensioner probed over 544 dogs abused in ‘squalid conditions’ in Spain as police find animal bones and cremated puppy

Shepherd shocked at finding dismembered body of missing pensioner who ‘went to hairdressers and never came home’ in Spain’s Andalucia

Sunny Spain named best country in Europe to enjoy your retirement

Pensioner denounced after driving 800 metres down tracks at Spain’s third-busiest train station

Elderly British hiker dies in cliff fall after getting separated from group in southern Spain

Knifeman attacks and robs retired British expat at his own home in Spain’s Andalucia leaving him hospitalised

Pensioner holidaying on Costa del Sol drowns in front of his wife

British expat and dementia sufferer, 83, found dead on Spain’s Costa del Sol after four days missing

Nun in Spain faces three years in prison after changing pensioners’ election ballots from PSOE to PP

British pensioner left bloodied after attack in Spain by ‘territorial’ taxi drivers

BRITISH pensioner tells court he ‘couldn’t remember’ bludgeoning sleeping stepson’s head with a HAMMER before attempting to suffocate wife on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DEATH CHEAT: 79-year-old in Gibraltar swims to shore after boat capsizes in dramatic survival feat

British pensioner found dead in Spain’s Andalucia after family kept mummified body secret in house for 1 year

Burglars target Lamine Yamal’s luxury home while Spain star is away at World Cup

Sanchez says ‘three-century-old wound’ has healed as Gibraltar border fence is finally removed

Thrill-seeking British pensioner, 86, rushed to hospital after goring at Pamplona’s famous bull run

Hit-and-run suspect ‘cleaned van with bleach’ after Norwegian teen’s death on Costa del Sol

Residents flee to safety and are left homeless after three-storey building collapses in Valencia

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