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Owner of Spain’s anti-squatter force ‘Desokupa’ signs contract to train thousands of police officers – but government may quash plans

THE Spanish Interior Ministry is considering taking legal action after it emerged that one of Spain’s main police unions, the SUP, has reached a training

5 Aug, 2024 @ 11:36

Crime & Law·Lead

An anti-tourism slogan at a demonstration in Barcelona on July 6, 2024

US digital nomads blast ‘xenophobic’ anti-tourism movement in Spain – while others say they’re ‘scared to speak English in public’

THIS year has seen unprecedented protests in Spain calling for a new model of tourism, as locals are increasingly priced out of the property market

5 Aug, 2024 @ 10:54

Lead

Actor Zac Efron, in a scene from the movie A Family Affair.

Hollywood star Zac Efron taken to hospital in Ibiza after ‘minor swimming incident’ at villa

HOLLYWOOD star Zac Efron had to be rushed to hospital on the Balearic Island of Ibiza after an ‘incident’ in a swimming pool on Friday

4 Aug, 2024 @ 16:49

Celebrity·Ibiza·Lead

Police discover body of man surrounded by headless chickens in bay on Spain’s Costa Brava

THE Catalan regional police made a bizarre discovery on Sunday, when they found the body of a man in a small bay on the Costa

4 Aug, 2024 @ 15:47

Catalunya·Lead

Spain's Mallorca Plays Host Again To One Of The Country's Biggest Fairs

Tragedy in Spain’s Galicia after man, 36, killed by malfunctioning fairground ride at local fiestas

A SPANISH man aged 36 was tragically killed in the northwestern city of Vigo in the early hours of Saturday morning, after a fairground ride

4 Aug, 2024 @ 10:27

Galicia·Lead

Brit, 77, among group of six people arrested in Spain’s Ibiza after refusing to pay €12,000 restaurant bill

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional arrested a group of six people on Thursday after they refused to pay a restaurant bill of more than €12,000 in the

4 Aug, 2024 @ 09:50

Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

The award-winning Hotel Barcelo Isla Canela, in Huelva.

Best all-inclusive hotel in the WORLD is in Spain’s Andalucia, according to new ranking – and it’s NOT on the Costa del Sol

THE World Travel Awards have just bestowed the honour of the Best All Inclusive category on a Spanish establishment – and it’s not on the

3 Aug, 2024 @ 16:07

Olive Press Travel

Caña believe it! New study on beer reveals Spain's favourite drink can have a range of health benefits

These are the most popular beers in Spain, according to Google – but do YOU agree?

SPAIN may be the third-biggest producer of wine in the world, but it is beer that is the country’s preferred drink, with the average Spaniard

3 Aug, 2024 @ 16:01

Food & Drink·Lead

Crackdown on flying with liquids in Spain: EU says new airport scanners are not good enough at detecting potentially explosive substances

REGULAR air travellers have long been obliged to carry only small amounts of liquids with them on flights, after security restrictions were imposed way back

3 Aug, 2024 @ 15:32

Lead·Travel News

Watch: Huge balls of hail fall in Spain as freak August storms rock Barcelona and Madrid

FREAK August storms caused chaos in Madrid, Barcelona and other parts of Spain on Friday, as hail pelted down and heavy rain caused disruption to

3 Aug, 2024 @ 14:51

Barcelona·Madrid·Weather

Influencer is shocked by the prices at an Ibiza beach club: ‘I spent more here than on my flight!’

AN ITALIAN couple of social-media influencers got a nasty surprise on one of their recent trips, as they were slapped with a massive bar bill

2 Aug, 2024 @ 13:29

Ibiza·Lead·Travel News

Warning: Town on Spain’s Costa del Sol will cut off water and issue fines of up to €600,000 to people who disobey drought measures

Thousands of residents face losing swimming pools and car park spaces on Spain’s Costa del Sol amid legal battle over land

RESIDENTS of four apartment complexes on Spain’s Costa del Sol face losing their swimming pools, gardens and car parks as part of an ongoing legal

2 Aug, 2024 @ 12:42

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Kylie Minogue in a file photo from May 2024.

Kylie Minogue lets loose with Blessed Madonna in Spain’s Ibiza

DIMINUTIVE Antipodean pop icon Kylie Minogue has been spending a bit of time on the Balearic Island of Ibiza, and was spotted earlier this week

1 Aug, 2024 @ 16:50

Celebrity·Ibiza·Lead

New speed cameras will be installed on ‘death road’ between Marbella and Coin

NEW speed cameras are going to be installed between Marbella and Coin on a notoriously dangerous stretch of road, in a bid to bring down

1 Aug, 2024 @ 16:14

Lead·Marbella·Travel News

Spanish youngsters try to bail out water from their boat in Mallorca

Watch: ‘Drunk’ tourists laugh and joke while sinking a boat in the sea off Mallorca – sparking backlash online

A GROUP of Spanish youngsters has sparked a major backlash online after they shared videos of themselves on TikTok sinking a boat they were sailing

1 Aug, 2024 @ 10:07

Lead·Mallorca

Lawyer takes Vueling to court in Spain and wins after airline charged him €60 for hand luggage in what judge branded an ‘abusive practice’

Flight from Spain suffers cabin pressure failure: Vueling A320 is forced to ground in Barcelona

PASSENGERS on a flight from Barcelona to Lisbon had a nasty surprise on Wednesday, when the Airbus A320 they were travelling on suffered a cabin

1 Aug, 2024 @ 09:45

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

Spain refuses to make the AP-7 toll road free along the Costa del Sol despite horrendous daily traffic jams - but WILL open up a toll road in Alicante

Jam tomorrow: Spain’s traffic authority forecasts 3.1 million car journeys as August holidays begin

A WHOPPING 3.1 million car journeys are expected to be made between 3pm on Wednesday July 31, and midnight on Thursday August 1, as millions

30 Jul, 2024 @ 16:05

Travel News

Pedro Sanchez latest: Spain’s prime minister to sue judge after being forced to testify in case against his wife

SPAIN’S Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez exercised his right to not testify before a judge today, as part of an ongoing judicial probe into allegations

30 Jul, 2024 @ 15:29

Lead·Politics

How locals in Spain can block Airbnb-style flats according to new Supreme Court ruling

New tourist apartments in Spain may soon need the approval of residents, as government takes more steps to combat negative effects of sector on locals

ANY new tourist accommodation in Spain that is located in an apartment block could soon require the approval of the homeowner’s association before it can

24 Jul, 2024 @ 17:02

Lead·Travel News

Drunken businessman after office christmas party

Sharing videos of drunk people online can have legal consequences in Spain, warn experts

SHARING recordings of drunk people online could have legal consequences in Spain, even if the videos were taken in public. That’s according to the Andalusian

24 Jul, 2024 @ 16:31

Crime & Law·Lead

Airbnb crackdown latest in Spain: Major holiday region warns illegal tourist flat owners of €600,000 fines

Tragedy in Benidorm: 85-year-old man dies on shore of popular tourist beach

AN 85-year-old man died on Tuesday on the Levante beach in the popular tourist city of Benidorm, on Spain’s eastern Mediterranean coast. According to sources

24 Jul, 2024 @ 10:18

Benidorm·Lead

Spain suspends handing out new 'Golden Visas' to Russian citizens

End of the Golden Visa in Spain: Government moves to annul law that grants residency to wealthy foreigners who invest €500,000 in property

THE Socialist-led Spanish government will take the first step today toward scrapping the country’s ‘golden visa’ scheme, which was introduced in the midst of a

24 Jul, 2024 @ 09:53

Lead·Politics·Property

The swordfish that washed up on a beach in Tarragona

Huge swordfish forces beach closure in eastern Spain

A HUGE swordfish measuring some two metres in length forced the closure of a beach last Thursday in Tarragona province, Catalunya region, eastern Spain. Beachgoers

23 Jul, 2024 @ 16:58

Catalunya

Health authorities in Spain call for calm after detecting possible case of tick-borne Crimean-Congo virus in Sevilla

Health alert in Spain after major city detects a new case of deadly tick-borne disease

A 74-year-old man in Madrid has been confirmed to have been infected with the deadly Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) viral disease. The patient went to

23 Jul, 2024 @ 16:24

Health·Lead·Madrid

Michael Douglas at a local fiesta in Mallorca for 80 year olds

Michael Douglas goes native in Spain: Hollywood legend enjoys traditional festival and local food in Mallorca ahead of his 80th birthday

HOLLYWOOD legend Michael Douglas will turn 80 this coming September 25, but judging by the latest video he shared via his Instagram account, he is

23 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

Missing British tourist is found alive in Spain after vanishing from Mallorca almost two weeks ago

A BRITISH trainee barrister who went missing 12 days ago on the Balearic island of Mallorca has been found alive and well, although he has

23 Jul, 2024 @ 10:21

Lead·Mallorca

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