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Urgent weather warning for eastern Spain as alert for heavy rain is upgraded to orange

METEOROLOGISTS have upgraded a weather warning in place for parts of eastern Spain from midnight tonight. It comes after the entire coast, plus the coasts

22 Oct, 2024 @ 14:39

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Weather

Watch: Defiant tourists refuse to leave beach in Spain while being surrounded by protestors

THIS is the moment two tourists refused to leave a beach in Spain despite being surrounded by protestors. Footage shared online shows the man and

22 Oct, 2024 @ 10:05

Canary Islands·Lead·Video

Weather warnings are issued for heavy rain and storms along Spain’s Costa Blanca – as deluge to soak tourists in Benidorm from today

LARGE parts of Spain’s eastern coast have been placed on a weather alert for heavy rain and storms. The yellow-level warnings from state weather agency

22 Oct, 2024 @ 09:38

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

US surfing champion flies her son ‘across the world’ to Spain for life-changing eye surgery

A US surfing champion has flown her son ‘across the world’ to receive life-changing eye surgery in Spain. Alana Blanchard, 34, from Hawaii, told her

22 Oct, 2024 @ 09:11

Costa del Sol·Health·Lead·Malaga·Video

Watch: Boat blaze in Marbella just hours after ‘drug user’ caused eight-car inferno in nearby Cabopino Beach car park

THIS is the moment a boat caught fire at a major port on the Costa del Sol on Sunday – just hours after a nearby

21 Oct, 2024 @ 18:20

Costa del Sol·Lead·Marbella·Video

Incredible interiors: Your Home Styling expands with new showroom in Mijas after years of success on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A GROWING name in the world of interior design, Your Home Styling is celebrating its expansion with a brand-new showroom in Mijas/Fuengirola on the Mijas

21 Oct, 2024 @ 15:32

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Other News·Property·Sponsored

Rent strike movement spreads across Spain with multiple protests planned for this weekend

Squatter fears, digital nomads and wealthy British retirees are behind growing rental crisis on Spain’s Costa del Sol, experts suggest

DIGITAL nomads, wealthy British retirees and a fear of squatters are causing a rental crisis on parts of the Costa del Sol, industry leaders have

21 Oct, 2024 @ 15:15

Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

Watch: Hair-raising moment French climber is rescued by helicopter from side of 100m cliff in Spain – as locals praise ‘brave’ mission

THIS is the dramatic moment a French climber was rescued from the side of a 100m cliff in Spain. The 29-year-old had come into trouble

21 Oct, 2024 @ 13:37

Lead·National News·Video

Storm Ashley is felt in Spain: ‘Weather bomb’ ushers in seven days of rain – these are the affected areas

STORM Ashley is still being felt in parts of Spain today after battering Ireland with 130km/hr winds and heavy rain. Meteorologist Ruben del Campo yesterday

21 Oct, 2024 @ 12:29

Lead·National News·Weather

Bargain full English ‘belly buster’ challenge takes Benidorm by storm – but could YOU finish it?

IT’S the food-eating challenge that has taken Benidorm by storm on social media this year. Since re-launching in the summer, dozens of Brits have attempted

21 Oct, 2024 @ 11:56

Benidorm·Food & Drink·Olive Press Travel

Pictured: British triathlete, 57, who died during race on Spain’s Costa del Sol as tributes pour in

A BRITISH athlete who died during a traithlon event on the Costa del Sol has been named as Mark Stokes. The 57-year-old (pictured above) was

20 Oct, 2024 @ 13:42

Costa del Sol·Lead·Sport

Travel chaos in Spain: Dozens of trains are cancelled after incident in Madrid

DOZENS of trains have been cancelled today following a train derailment in Madrid. The affected routes include those between the capital and Valencia and Murcia,

20 Oct, 2024 @ 12:15

Lead·Madrid·Travel News

British hiker drops dead in front of wife and friends outside picturesque monastery in Spain

A BRITISH hiker has tragically died in front of his wife and friends in northern Spain. The 73-year-old suddenly collapsed outside the Monastery of Valvanera

20 Oct, 2024 @ 11:56

Lead·National News

Must-buy: These ‘elegant’ rain boots for just €9.99 are flying off Carrefour’s shelves in Spain

AS the last couple of weeks have proven, when it rains in Spain, it very often pours. And with winter coming up, a pair of

20 Oct, 2024 @ 11:55

Business & Finance·Lead·OP Money Tree

Sotogrande could be bought by Saudi Arabia ‘within months’: Luxury resort in southern Spain loved by British royals goes on sale

SOTOGRANDE could soon be in the hands of Saudi Arabia as it prepares to be put up for sale, it has emerged. The luxury resort

18 Oct, 2024 @ 15:36

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Cadiz·Costa del Sol·Lead

Rollercoaster weather in Spain: Weekend to bring highs of 29C after days of storms and rain – these will be the hottest areas

THE whole of Spain will enjoy an increase in temperatures this weekend following days of rain and storms. After being battered by successive storms, including

18 Oct, 2024 @ 12:58

Lead·National News·Weather

Fears for young Kiwi who vanished in Spain five months ago after moving there to start a new job: Family launch ‘long shot’ appeal

THE family of a missing New Zealander have launched a ‘long shot’ appeal to find him. Kadin Luke Drury (pictured above), 28, reportedly moved to

18 Oct, 2024 @ 01:28

Lead·National News

British grandfather, 85, is found ‘safe and well’ after disappearing in Spain’s Benidorm

A BRITISH grandfather has been found safe and well after disappearing during a holiday to Benidorm. Ray Wall, 85, suffers from dementia and is easily

18 Oct, 2024 @ 01:16

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Sevilla threatens to cut off water supply to 5,000 illegal tourist flats

Sevilla approves crackdown on Airbnb-style flats – but left-wing councillors say it’s not enough

SEVILLA has approved a law that will majorly restrict the granting of licences for Airbnb-style flats. The City Council today ruled that the number of

17 Oct, 2024 @ 19:54

Lead·Property

Urgent weather alerts are issued for Spain’s Costa del Sol and Cadiz as deluge takes experts by surprise

A SERIES of urgent weather alerts were issued for parts of southern Spain overnight amid a deluge of heavy rain which is continuing this morning.

16 Oct, 2024 @ 09:58

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Police identify man whose body was found dumped with his throat slit on a property in Spain’s Estepona

POLICE have identified a man who was found dead in a property in Estepona at the weekend. The victim was found with a slit throat

16 Oct, 2024 @ 09:57

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Spain is searching for mystery Euromillions winner who has yet to claim life-changing €162m prize – and time is running out

THE winner of a life-changing Euromillions jackpot has yet to claim their prize. A lucky ticket winner in Derio, in the Basque Country, bought their

16 Oct, 2024 @ 09:42

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Watch: Terrifying shootout in ‘no-go’ narco zone in southern Spain ‘involving shotguns and AK-47s’

THIS is the terrifying moment a late-night shoot out rocked a neighbourhood of Sevilla in southern Spain at the weekend. Footage shared online shows how

14 Oct, 2024 @ 17:18

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla