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Expat Marbella restaurant owner and bikini-model girlfriend arrested on money laundering and drug charges as Costa del Sol home raided

The pair, who reportedly met in London before 'falling in love in Ibiza', are being held in prison in Helsinki

18 Jul, 2019 @ 16:09

WATCH: All Blacks rugby stars perform haka in Spain’s Alhambra

The players took the opportunity to perform the traditional mauri war dance at the site's famous Patio de Los Leones palace

17 Jul, 2019 @ 13:51

Lead·Sport

British companies accused of charging Spain-bound tourists for medical insurance already covered by EHIC cards

A TOTAL of 15 British companies have been accused of charging Spain-bound tourists for medical insurance already covered by the European Health Insurance Card. The

16 Jul, 2019 @ 15:00

Health·Lead

Drug smuggler held in Spain after hiding half a kilo of cocaine under toupee

Arriving at Barcelona airport from Bogota, the Colombian man attracted suspicion with a disproportionately large hairpiece under his hat

16 Jul, 2019 @ 13:50

Crime & Law·Lead

Residents on Costa Blanca mountainside who cut pine branches poking into their windows claim police turned up demanding they obtain ‘a permit’

RESIDENTS on a Costa Blanca mountainside who cut tree branches poking into their windows have claimed police turned up demanding they obtain ‘a permit’. The

16 Jul, 2019 @ 13:00

Environment·Lead

MUST READ: How to survive a rip current following deaths of two swimmers on Costa del Sol beach

The phenomenon, also known as rip currents, is one of the most common causes of coastal deaths around the world

16 Jul, 2019 @ 11:43

Lead·Malaga

Man becomes second to die off Costa del Sol beach in just 15 days

The 112 emergency number was called after witnesses saw a man come into trouble in the water

15 Jul, 2019 @ 16:35

Lead·Malaga

BRACE YOURSELVES: Hot winds to bring temperatures of up to 39C on Spain’s Costa del Sol TODAY

Aided by a hot wind known as the terral or poniente, the punishing conditions will continue throughout much of province

15 Jul, 2019 @ 10:27

Environment·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Spanish school teacher’s vile RACIST rant at black British men on Spain train, calling them ‘monkeys’ and ‘f**king Africans’

The men also speak Spanish to the woman, but she says that she, ‘doesn't understand anything’

13 Jul, 2019 @ 10:03

Crime & Law·Lead

British expats arrested and fined in new crackdown on ‘pirate taxis’ at Malaga airport

Policia Local launched a new summer operation to combat the so-called ‘pirate taxis’ last month

11 Jul, 2019 @ 14:31

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain threatens NGO with ‘€900,000 fine’ if it rescues migrants from the Med

SPAIN’S Ministry of Development has threatened a Spanish NGO with fines of ‘€901,000’ if it rescues migrants from the Mediterranean. A letter hit the captain

9 Jul, 2019 @ 17:12

Lead

‘WRONG MESSAGE’: Young man who accidentally killed drug addict while stopping him from robbing helpless cleaner on Spain’s Costa del Sol given two-year prison sentence and HUGE fine

The robber had beaten the hotel worker and made off with her handbag, causing the bystander to give chase

9 Jul, 2019 @ 12:37

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British giant Virgin Trains eyes up moving into Spain market after UK becomes ‘uninvestable’

Patrick McCall, Virgin Group’s senior managing director, confirmed the company has declared interest in Spain

9 Jul, 2019 @ 11:49

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Activists say one of Mercadona’s biggest free-range egg producers is ‘lying’ about welfare after 39 sick hens rescued from giant barn in Valencia

ENVIRONMENTAL activists have stormed one of Spain’s biggest egg producers, accusing the company of ‘lying’ after free-range hens were found in ‘terrible conditions’ near Valencia.

9 Jul, 2019 @ 09:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Irish teenage lad raped by two men in Spain holiday hotspot

The shaken tourist was examined at Son Espases Hospital in Palma where doctors confirmed injuries sustained from a sex attack

8 Jul, 2019 @ 15:47

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Cockroaches are becoming IMMUNE to powerful insecticides

COCKROACHES have begun developing a cross-resistance to powerful insecticides, an alarming new study has found. Scientists from Purdue University exposed German cockroaches to different insecticides,

8 Jul, 2019 @ 15:28

Health·Lead

Mystery masturbator back as sicko breaks into vehicles on Spain’s Mallorca and leaves semen all over the seat

The break-ins, which first began last December but stopped around April, begun again this week as three women found sperm stains in their vehicles

7 Jul, 2019 @ 11:00

Mallorca

British expat says council on Spain’s Costa Blanca are ‘ignoring’ attempts to rescue mistreated dogs as they ‘know the owner’

A BRITISH expat who has fought for eight years to rescue dogs trapped in a ‘hellhole’ says town hall councillors do nothing due to their

6 Jul, 2019 @ 17:16

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Spain and 10-woman England out of Women’s World Cup after slim defeats to favourites USA

Steph Houghton had the chance to equalise for the Lionesses, but her weak 84th-minute penalty was stopped by USA keeper Alyssa Naeher

3 Jul, 2019 @ 11:50

Lead·Sport

Black cab rapist John Worboys learnt Spanish in prison and was planning new life on Spain’s Costas

He could have obtained permission to travel abroad from probation officers after a parole board deemed him to be no longer a danger

2 Jul, 2019 @ 13:21

Crime & Law·Lead

Woman crushed to death by boulder as she enjoyed sunset with boyfriend in Spain’s Mallorca

The pair were sat on the seafront when the boulder gave way and fell on them, killing the woman instantly and crushing the man’s legs

2 Jul, 2019 @ 12:24

Lead·Mallorca

SICK: Facebook ‘League table’ tracks and mocks British deaths from Spain balcony falls

The sick tally has the UK listed at the top of the table with a total of six 'points' allocated for three injuries and one

1 Jul, 2019 @ 20:27

Lead·Mallorca

Irish fugitive who ‘worked with Colombian cartels to smuggle tonnes of cocaine to UK’ arrested on the Costa del Sol

Spanish police’s elite GRECO unit carried out the arrest which came ten days after the fugitive escaped a similar raid following a suspected tip-off

1 Jul, 2019 @ 18:31

Crime & Law·Lead

Message in a bottle sent by British schoolgirl in Spain gets a reply from Russian couple 2,000 miles away

The note invited whoever found the message to respond with the name of their country and a picture

1 Jul, 2019 @ 15:59

Lead

British heatstroke victim in ‘serious condition’ after being airlifted to hospital in Spain

Air ambulance took the Brit to the Navarra Hospital Complex in Pamplona after his condition took a turn for the worst and he fell unconscious

1 Jul, 2019 @ 12:37

Environment·Health·Lead

Spain take revenge over Germany with a 2-1 win to claim a fifth European Under-21 Championship

Spain took revenge with the win, after the same fixture in the 2017 final ended in victory for Germany

1 Jul, 2019 @ 11:41

Lead·National News·Sport

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Expat Marbella restaurant owner and bikini-model girlfriend arrested on money laundering and drug charges as Costa del Sol home raided

WATCH: All Blacks rugby stars perform haka in Spain’s Alhambra

British companies accused of charging Spain-bound tourists for medical insurance already covered by EHIC cards

Drug smuggler held in Spain after hiding half a kilo of cocaine under toupee

Residents on Costa Blanca mountainside who cut pine branches poking into their windows claim police turned up demanding they obtain ‘a permit’

MUST READ: How to survive a rip current following deaths of two swimmers on Costa del Sol beach

Man becomes second to die off Costa del Sol beach in just 15 days

BRACE YOURSELVES: Hot winds to bring temperatures of up to 39C on Spain’s Costa del Sol TODAY

WATCH: Spanish school teacher’s vile RACIST rant at black British men on Spain train, calling them ‘monkeys’ and ‘f**king Africans’

British expats arrested and fined in new crackdown on ‘pirate taxis’ at Malaga airport

Spain threatens NGO with ‘€900,000 fine’ if it rescues migrants from the Med

‘WRONG MESSAGE’: Young man who accidentally killed drug addict while stopping him from robbing helpless cleaner on Spain’s Costa del Sol given two-year prison sentence and HUGE fine

British giant Virgin Trains eyes up moving into Spain market after UK becomes ‘uninvestable’

Activists say one of Mercadona’s biggest free-range egg producers is ‘lying’ about welfare after 39 sick hens rescued from giant barn in Valencia

Irish teenage lad raped by two men in Spain holiday hotspot

Cockroaches are becoming IMMUNE to powerful insecticides

Mystery masturbator back as sicko breaks into vehicles on Spain’s Mallorca and leaves semen all over the seat

British expat says council on Spain’s Costa Blanca are ‘ignoring’ attempts to rescue mistreated dogs as they ‘know the owner’

Spain and 10-woman England out of Women’s World Cup after slim defeats to favourites USA

Black cab rapist John Worboys learnt Spanish in prison and was planning new life on Spain’s Costas

Woman crushed to death by boulder as she enjoyed sunset with boyfriend in Spain’s Mallorca

SICK: Facebook ‘League table’ tracks and mocks British deaths from Spain balcony falls

Irish fugitive who ‘worked with Colombian cartels to smuggle tonnes of cocaine to UK’ arrested on the Costa del Sol

Message in a bottle sent by British schoolgirl in Spain gets a reply from Russian couple 2,000 miles away

British heatstroke victim in ‘serious condition’ after being airlifted to hospital in Spain

Spain take revenge over Germany with a 2-1 win to claim a fifth European Under-21 Championship

Red alert in Malaga province: Storm Leonardo forces mass evacuations as Costa del Sol faces torrential rains from Wednesday

Chart-topping British pop band hits out at far-right Vox over use of iconic hit single in campaign video

Andalucia schools will shut as storm set to cause continued weather chaos and heavy downpours

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