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$British woman suffers brain damage and skull fractures after 25-metre cliff plunge in Mallorca on New Year’s Day$

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British woman suffers brain damage and skull fractures after 25-metre cliff plunge in Mallorca on New Year’s Day

Charlie Smith - 2 Jan, 2019 @ 10:21

A BRITISH woman has suffered brain damage and skull fractures after falling 25m from a Mallorca cliff at around 3:00am on New Year's Day. The...

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60 tourists and residents rescued from roofs and vehicles in Mallorca as island battered again by flash floods

Elisa Menendez - 19 Oct, 2018 @ 19:21

SOME 60 residents and tourists have been rescued from their cars and roofs from flash floods tearing through Mallorca today. It comes just a week...

Andalucia

WATCH: Dog reunited with owner after being rescued from ninth floor of smoke-filled apartment block on Costa del Sol

Elisa Menendez - 16 Aug, 2018 @ 12:39

The scared pooch had ran off and hid while firefighters rescued his owners by crane from the apartment block

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WATCH: Dramatic moment British tourist airlifted from cruise ship by helicopter off coast of Spain

Staff Reporter - 12 Apr, 2018 @ 16:54

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uezUbVUZKSA THIS is the moment a sick British tourist was airlifted from a P&O cruise ship 130 miles from the Spanish coast. The Maritime Safety and...

Andalucia

Starving and beaten horse rescued from violent thugs in southern Spain

Elisa Menendez - 27 Mar, 2018 @ 16:42

The mare named Beauty was found with 'horrendous' scars and a deformed spine in the Costa Blanca

Andalucia

WATCH: Terrifying moment woman in Andalucia rescued from beam over busy highway

Laurence Dollimore - 27 Nov, 2017 @ 13:42

THIS is the dramatic moment firefighters risk their lives to rescue a woman perched precariously on a steel girder above a busy road in...

National News

Three dead and 39 rescued after boat capsizes off coast of Spain

Laura Duckett - 13 Apr, 2017 @ 12:24

A total of 39 migrants are said to have been rescued after a dinghy collapsed between Spain and Melilla. Sadly, three including a young girl, have died.

Crime & Law

WATCH: Firefighters in Alicante rescue 5-year-old girl dangling from seventh floor window

Laurence Dollimore - 2 Mar, 2017 @ 15:47

The child had been left alone asleep in the apartment

Environment

VIDEO: Guardia Civil smash car window to rescue dog

Laurence Dollimore - 8 Jul, 2016 @ 12:21

Officers had no choice but to save the dog from heat exhaustion

Environment

Lucky rescue for dolphin stranded on Malaga beach

Iona Napier - 19 Jan, 2016 @ 11:52

The second dolphin emergency off the Malaga coast this year so far

National News

Dramatic video shows British sailor Alex Thomson rescued by Spanish coastguard

Joe Duggan (Reporter) - 2 Nov, 2015 @ 17:44

Pair plucked from Atlantic by helicopter after yacht capsized by huge wave

National News

200 drowning deaths in Spain so far this year

Caitlin Quinn - 3 Aug, 2015 @ 19:32

More than 200 people have drowned in Spain this year so far

Gibraltar

UPDATE: Search and rescue called off but man still missing

Iona Napier - 17 Feb, 2015 @ 17:20

Apparently the man was last seen on the seafront

Andalucia

VIDEO: Puppies abandoned outside expat’s home

Rob Horgan - 16 Dec, 2014 @ 14:57

Watch moving footage of the moment an English expat discovered six adandoned puppies in a cardboard box

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Expat family and horse-whisperer rescue neglected horses in Murcia

Imogen Calderwood - 29 Jul, 2014 @ 15:08

All eleven horses were about to be sold to a meat factory

Andalucia

BREAKING: 21 immigrants rescued in Strait of Gibraltar

Imogen Calderwood - 30 Jun, 2014 @ 13:52

Dramatic rescue of intercepted immigrant boats

Andalucia

Dolphin rescue in Casares

Mason Jones (Reporter) - 1 May, 2013 @ 13:48

Dramatic effort sees team of expats save animal from certain death

Andalucia

Spanish kittens saved by new home

Mason Jones (Reporter) - 10 Nov, 2012 @ 08:00

Brothers Huey, Duey and Luey have been given a home thanks to a recent Olive Press article

Rescue teams bring a body back to shore e

Andalucia

14 African immigrants die trying to reach Motril

Mason Jones (Reporter) - 30 Oct, 2012 @ 17:09

A further 40 immigrants are still missing after trying to cross to Spain in treacherous weather conditions

Andalucia

How one home owner saved his house from the Costa del Sol fires

Mason Jones (Reporter) - 8 Sep, 2012 @ 12:31

Polish homeowner Dr Matia Zanella needed some quick thinking to help save his block in Elviria

Andalucia

Cancer patient calls for foster carers for Axarquia-based animal rescue

Rund Abdelfatah - 22 Jul, 2012 @ 09:30

Alcaucin breast cancer patient seeks help for abandoned cats and dogs

Andalucia

‘I was a little stupid’ admits Dutch woman lost in Spanish mountains for 18 days

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 11 Jul, 2011 @ 19:56

Mary Anne Goossens, who spent 18 days lost on hillside near Nerja, survived by thinking of her favourite dishes and family

Huelva

British teenager drowns in Spain

James Bryce - 17 May, 2011 @ 13:56

18-year-old died after trying to rescue his brother on beach known for dangerous currents

National News

Illegal immigrant shoot out game backfires for PP Conservative Party

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 18 Nov, 2010 @ 09:34

A controversial video game commissioned by PP in Catalonia provoked widespread outrage

Gibraltar

52 migrants rescued from Strait of Gibraltar

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 15 Jul, 2010 @ 14:18

Their boat was found just seven miles off the coast of Tarifa

Andalucia

Spain in meltdown?

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 14 Jun, 2010 @ 19:28

The European Union and Spanish government reject claims the debt-stricken economy will receive billion-euro bailout

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Gibraltar leader blasts customs Eastern Beach landing as ‘most serious and dangerous incident’ in years

John Culatto - 3 Feb, 2023 @ 19:01

GIBRALTAR’S Chief Minister has declared the Eastern Beach landing by Spain’s customs officers ‘the most serious and dangerous incident for many years’ and ‘a...

Easyjet cabin crew in Spain reach pay deal and call off strikes

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3 Feb, 2023 @ 18:45

Gibraltar’s answer to TED talks, Gibtalks, offers this weekend 17 speakers from diverse areas of life

3 Feb, 2023 @ 17:57

Top Spanish fashion designer Paco Rabanne dies, aged 88

3 Feb, 2023 @ 17:15

Developer submits slightly-changed new home plan for unspoilt section of Spain’s Costa Blanca

3 Feb, 2023 @ 16:30

SHOTS FIRED: Spanish customs injured by stones while chasing smugglers onto Gibraltar beach

3 Feb, 2023 @ 16:20

Sweet deal: Marbella’s old sugar factory to be restored

3 Feb, 2023 @ 15:45

WATCH: Choke hold bandit: Police hunt violent mugger in Spain’s Sevilla after choking woman out and robbing her

3 Feb, 2023 @ 15:00

‘Wobbling’ lorry stopped with driver six times over alcohol limit in Spain’s Murcia

3 Feb, 2023 @ 14:17

Police expose Almeria port base that smuggled migrants into Spain, drugs across to Africa

3 Feb, 2023 @ 13:30

Honest Woman Finds €500 In The Street And Hands It Back To Owner In Spain's Costa Blanca

Honest woman finds €500 in the street and gives it to police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

3 Feb, 2023 @ 13:08

Gibraltar speakers to take part in climate change conference at Sunborn Hotel in March

3 Feb, 2023 @ 12:32

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Paulinho on Barcelona raises tourist tax again in bid to boost coffers and chase ‘quality tourism’: “It would be great to do something to improve security in Barcelona. Almost every week someone I know experiences a…” Jan 17, 22:34
Wolfgang on CASH BID: €2bn asked for to expand Costa del Sol railway to Marbella, Estepona and Algeciras: “2 Billion versus 43 Billion Euros from the EU taxpayer’s pocket. Isn’t that quite a difference? Therefore again I assume…” Dec 26, 20:22
Wolfgang on Environmentalists oppose big construction plans for unspoilt section of Spain’s Costa Blanca: “Another dull project with hundreds of white holiday homes in ‘northern’ style. Spain reveals its beautiful domestic architecture. Only money…” Dec 14, 10:51
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