IN PICS: Loggerhead turtle lays 130 eggs in sands of Costa Blanca beach in Spain
GUARDIA Civil officers cordoned off part of a Guardamar del Segura beach on Tuesday morning after hearing about a loggerhead turtle laying its eggs in
Irish gang netted over €2 million in one year through asphalt scam across Spain
AN Irish gang ripped off businesses and public bodies across Spain by laying down poor quality asphalt surfaces but charging for a vastly superior product.
EXPLAINER: How €680 million of Junta de Andalucia cash was embezzled in ERE scandal, Spain’s biggest EVER public money corruption case
OVER €25,000 per month on cocaine, €400,000 for a fake chicken farm and thousands on bottomless gin and tonics
Andalucia’s ex-president and corrupt Socialist cronies face jail over massive fraud scandal after appeal rejected by Spain’s Supreme Court.
Spain’s top court has upheld convictions for 16 former top officials from Andalucia’s Socialist party in one of the biggest fraud scandals to hit Spain’s
EXPLAINED: A guide to the different police forces in Spain
YOU may have noticed just how many police officers there are patrolling the streets in Spain but who is in charge of what and who
EXCLUSIVE: How British tourists are bypassing disability rules to rent mobility scooters in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE in Benidorm have launched a crackdown on tourists renting mobility scooters and issuing fines of up to €500 after it emerged many of them
WATCH: Pioneering lifeguard drone saves 14-year-old from drowning off beach in Spain’s Valencia
A pioneering lifeguard drone being used to patrol beaches in the Valencia regions has saved a 14-year-old from drowning. A video shows how the boy
EXPLAINED: What we know case of tick-borne Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever detected in Spain
SPANISH health authorities have confirmed a case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) detected in a man in Castilla y Leon. The middle-aged man was admitted
Unconscious British man in Alicante Province home saved after worried wife calls Spanish police from UK
GUARDIA Civil officers broke down the front door of a Hondon de las Nieves house to rescue a British man lying unconscious on the living
Autonomo: What you need to know about being self-employed in Spain
SPAIN has around 3.2 million self-employed people, known as ‘autonomos’, accounting for 16% of the population. The country taxes these workers excessively, leading to a
U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Main text for agreement set out in breakthrough for Brits driving in Spain
THE UK EMBASSY in Spain has announced the main text for an agreement to allow Brits resident in Spain to swap their licences for Spanish
EXCLUSIVE Royal Spice: Spain’s Queen Sofia opts for Indian restaurant in Puerto Banus for after concert dinner!
THERE were no airs and graces for the former queen of Spain. Pomp and circumstance was well out of the window, on a night out
Helicopter rescues British dementia sufferer missing for two days in Benidorm area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante Provincial fire service helicopter has rescued a British man in the Benidorm area after he went missing on Wednesday. Richard Morris, 76, suffers
Ten reasons to visit Spain’s green and glorious Galicia this summer
Galicia is an autonomous community in the northwestern corner of Spain with its own culture, language and tradition. It has so much to offer: unforgettable
U-Turn Campaign: Everything you need to know about the driving licence exchange debacle for Brits in Spain
ONE of the biggest issues currently facing British expats resident in Spain or those hoping to relocate here is the failure between the UK and
Spain’s weird and wonderful tourist attractions – from food fights to smurf towns
TOURIST recommendations for Spain are so predictable. A dip in the Med, stunning food, even better wine, and all on a backdrop of some era-defining
Delays to new dual-carriageway for busy Costa Blanca road raised in Spain’s Congress
QUESTIONS have been tabled in Spain’s Congress about the long delay to executing plans to convert the N-332 highway in Torrevieja to a dual carriageway.
EXCLUSIVE: One of UK’s most wanted fugitives ‘collecting cash for criminals’ in Marbella, claims ex-cop
ONE of the National Crime Agency’s most wanted criminals, is thought to be working in Marbella’s Puerto Banus as a hardman enforcer. Kevin Parle has
EXCLUSIVE: A shocking photo has emerged of a gunman allegedly taking out a gun in Marbella disco
A shocking photo has emerged of a man allegedly taking out a gun in a Marbella club. The picture, published on Instagram site Marbella Se
EXCLUSIVE: Crisis at Torrevieja hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca as doctors quit in their droves and patients wait ‘up to 60 hours for a bed’
DOCTORS at the Costa Blanca’s most beleaguered hospital have slammed the appalling working conditions and disgraceful levels of care. They told the Olive Press that
BACK IN BUSINESS: Nightclub reopens in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca after licensing dispute closure
ONE of seven businesses closed in Javea’s Paseo de Arenal beach area in mid-May reopened on Saturday. The Achill nightclub is one of three outlets
Sticky and sleepless nights warning with soaring temperatures on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HOT equatorial nights are being forecast for parts of the Costa Blanca towards the weekend. Daytime maximums are predicted to touch at least 35 degrees
‘Procurador’ – what they do in Spain and why the EU thought them unnecessaryÂ
THE rule of law is the foundation of Spain, the UK, the US, France and countries the world over. But law in every county runs
Malaga horse-drawn carriage driver beats up unhappy foreign tourist in Spain’s Andalucia
A Malaga horse-drawn carriage driver has been arrested by the Policia Nacional after punching a dissatisfied tourist three times. The foreign visitor went to hospital
Dangerous Polish fugitive arrested inside Costa Blanca nightclub in Spain
A dangerous Polish criminal who ran a drug trafficking gang and tried to kill a rival gang leader, has been arrested at a Costa Blanca
ON a second visit to Spain’s unspoilt Costa de la Luz, Jo Chipchase was finally switched on to its beautiful beaches and illuminated villages… oh, and tuna fish
I HAD visited the Costa de la Luz only once before, a decade ago with my young sons. At the time, I had only heard
