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British tourist ‘is dumped in car park half naked’ by taxi driver who ‘tried to rape her’ in Spain’s Mallorca

A TAXI driver is being investigated in Mallorca for the attempted rape of a British tourist. The 28-year-old holidaymaker was dumped half naked in a

25 Sep, 2024 @ 13:49

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Storm Aitor rolls into Spain: Orange weather alerts warn of ‘significant risk’ to life ahead of 90km/hr winds and heavy rainfall

STORM Aitor is rolling into Spain today with heavy showers, strong winds and sea storms set to affect certain parts of the country. According to

25 Sep, 2024 @ 13:26

Lead·National News·Weather

Watch: Most feared hitman in Panama and leader of notorious ‘Terror Killa’ gang is arrested by undercover cops at a shopping centre in Spain

HE had been on the run for years after being accused of heading up one of the most feared murder-for-hire gangs in Panama. According to

25 Sep, 2024 @ 07:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Watch: Terrifying moment bull charges through a fence in Spain and gores a 74-year-old man to death before injuring a little girl aged four

The tragic incident occurred in Pantoja, Toledo, at around 10.34am on Tuesday morning, and resulted in the bull being shot to death by Policia Local

24 Sep, 2024 @ 17:16

Animals·La Cultura·Lead

Shark drama ends in tragedy in Spain’s Alicante as two-metre animal is killed by a swordfish

The young specimen was recorded swimming up to the shore on Les Deveses beach in Denia on Sunday

24 Sep, 2024 @ 15:13

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead

British tourists ‘fear for their safety’ in Spain following wave of ‘anti-tourism’ protests

Spain breaks all-time tourism record in August despite rising prices and protests by locals

SPAIN has smashed its all-time record for tourist numbers in August, new figures reveal. In the eighth month of this year, a total of 13,586,095

24 Sep, 2024 @ 13:10

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Travel News

Disgraced ex-mayor of Marbella Julian Muñoz dead at 76: How the once waiter became a leading figure in the notoriously corrupt Jesus Gil regime

THE former mayor of Marbella Julian Muñoz has died aged 76 following a long battle with cancer and other health problems. The disgraced politician passed

24 Sep, 2024 @ 11:29

Lead·Marbella·Politics

Property boom continues in Spain with highest half-yearly sales figures since 2007

Good news and bad: Home sales in Spain ebullient in first half of year, but foreign markets off the boil, writes Mark Stucklin of Spanish Property Insight

THE Spanish property market had an excellent first half (H1) of 2024 with the second-highest sales level in more than 15 years, up 6% on

22 Sep, 2024 @ 18:40

Other News·Property

Body of British journalist who died in Gibraltar is flown home: Police investigation continues

THE body of David Knowles has been flown home to the UK following his death in Gibraltar. The 32-year-old journalist died suddenly while watching a

21 Sep, 2024 @ 15:34

Gibraltar·Lead

Flight from Norway to Malaga makes emergency landing after mouse ‘jumps out of passenger’s food’

A FLIGHT from Norway to Spain was forced to divert this week after a mouse ‘jumped out of a woman’s food.’ The drama unfolded on

21 Sep, 2024 @ 15:19

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

There is no link between the number of migrants and crime levels in Spain, study by leading conservative newspaper finds

“SPANIARDS are fed up with being victims of assaults, machete attacks, robberies and rapes. Almost always at the hands of the same people; illegal immigrants

21 Sep, 2024 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Spain’s controversial ‘Big Brother’ law for tourists will come into force within days – here’s what we know

SPAIN’S so-called ‘Big Brother’ law that will effectively ‘track’ tourists in the country will come into force within days. From October 1, all tourists must

20 Sep, 2024 @ 17:19

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Portugal fires latest: Seven people are killed and 50 injured as smoke enters Spain and locals are warned of ‘darkening skies’

AN incredible photo taken from space shows the 100-plus forest fires that are currently ravaging Portugal. The inferno has continued to advance since being declared

20 Sep, 2024 @ 14:03

Environment·Lead·National News

Weather warning in Spain: Heavy rain, hail storms and ‘water tornadoes’ to cause ‘significant risk’ to life in Mallorca, Ibiza and Valencia this weekend

SPAIN’S state weather agency AEMET has upgraded a number of its warnings for this weekend. It comes as heavy rainfall and storms are set to

20 Sep, 2024 @ 13:38

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Weather

Watch: Dinghy carrying dozens of migrants lands on tourist packed beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THIS is the moment a dinghy ferrying around 40 migrants landed on a Costa del Sol beach. The incident took place on El Chucho beach

20 Sep, 2024 @ 11:46

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Video

Watch: Spain’s Princess Leonor gets her sea legs as she trains with the naval academy

PRINCESS Leonor has enjoyed her first day at sea as part of her naval military training. The heir to the Spanish throne was seen donning

20 Sep, 2024 @ 11:42

Celebrity·Galicia·Lead·Video

Estepona is planning a shopping centre that would dwarf Marbella’s La Cañada and be one of the biggest in Spain

A HUGE commercial centre that would dwarf Marbella’s La Cañada is being planned for Estepona, it has emerged. The long-anticipated project actually began in 2008,

20 Sep, 2024 @ 10:36

Business & Finance·Lead·Property

Watch: Weather chaos in Spain as half the country is placed on alert amid heavy rainfall and flooding

DRAMATIC scenes have been recorded in Spain amid heavy rainfall and storms. READ LATEST: Weather warning for ‘water tornadoes’, rain and hail storms for Saturday

19 Sep, 2024 @ 19:03

Lead·Video·Weather

Ryanair loses ‘historic’ battle in Spain after passenger wins back €13.20 in out-of-court settlement

RYANAIR has paid back €13.20 to a passenger after she successfully challenged their booking policy. According to consumer rights group FACUA, it is the ‘first

19 Sep, 2024 @ 18:52

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla·Travel News

Watch: Tourists blast Airbnb on Spain’s Costa del Sol that’s ‘hidden in a restaurant basement between two septic tanks’

THIS is the moment a shocked Airbnb guest arrived at their accommodation to find it was in the basement of a restaurant. The experience was

19 Sep, 2024 @ 18:28

Lead·Malaga·Property·Video

Immigration is the number one concern for voters in Spain, poll shows

SPANISH voters have named immigration as the number one issue of concern. According to the latest poll by the Centre for Sociological Research (CIS), the

18 Sep, 2024 @ 15:13

Lead·National News·Politics

Pedro Sanchez challenges opposition parties to bring down Spain's government

Spain launches crackdown on fake news: Newspapers must register their owners and investors

The data will be held in a specially created 'media registry', managed by the National Securities Market and Competition Commission (CNMC)

18 Sep, 2024 @ 13:10

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

‘Smiling’ pet labrador poses with firefighters who rescued him from a 30m cliff on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THIS is the adorable moment a rescued labrador posed with the firemen who saved him from atop a mountain on the Costa Blanca. The golden

18 Sep, 2024 @ 13:04

Costa Blanca·Lead

Exclusive: British groom-to-be needs facial reconstruction surgery after suffering ‘brutal attack by nightclub bouncers’ in Spain

A BRITISH groom-to-be is awaiting facial reconstruction surgery after he was allegedly attacked by bouncers at a nightclub in Mallorca. William Wheatley, 26, can only

18 Sep, 2024 @ 13:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Exclusive: Martin Freeman is spotted filming for Agatha Christie Netflix series in Spain’s Ronda

By Jon Clarke and Paul Whitelock IT is a famous 1920s murder mystery that keeps readers guessing until the final page. So unsurprisingly the producers

18 Sep, 2024 @ 07:00

Andalucia·Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead

Scientists closely monitor a volcano in Spain after recording 39 mini earthquakes in a week

SCIENTISTS are closely monitoring a Spanish volcano following a recent surge in seismic activity. Between September 7 and 12, some 39 earthquakes were recorded in

17 Sep, 2024 @ 07:00

Canary Islands·Lead

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