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Fears for missing Brit in Benidorm who left pub at closing time and never arrived at apartment ‘just a two-minute walk away’

UPDATE: Missing Brit Ricky is found in Benidorm after being attacked and hospitalised AN appeal has been launched to find a British man who was

3 Jan, 2025 @ 19:43

Benidorm·Lead

John Hardy: Police in Northern Ireland issue statement on Belfast man missing from Alicante

POLICE in Northern Ireland have issued a statement to the public amid the ongoing search for missing Belfast man John Hardy. The 37-year-old father-of-two has

3 Jan, 2025 @ 19:28

Costa Blanca·Lead

Pictured: Spanish student, 22, who was gored to death by an elephant in Thailand

A SPANISH tourist has died after being gored by an elephant’s tusk in Thailand. The 22-year-old was ‘attacked’ on Friday while bathing with the animal

3 Jan, 2025 @ 16:39

Lead·National News

Death of African street seller sparks protests in southern Spain: Father drowned after ‘jumping off bridge’ during police chase in Sevilla

TENSIONS are mounting in Sevilla following the death of an African street seller at the weekend. Mamour Bakhoum (pictured above), 43, from Senegal, drowned after

1 Jan, 2025 @ 15:12

Lead·Politics·Sevilla

Missing British man is found alive and ‘safe’ in hospital after vanishing from Tenerife

A BRITISH man has been found alive after disappearing during a holiday to Tenerife more than two weeks ago. Paul Wrigglesworth (pictured above), 60, vanished

1 Jan, 2025 @ 00:35

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife

Watch: Hail storm stuns drivers on Spain’s Costa del Sol as roads are turned white amid weather alert

THIS is the moment drivers were surprised by a hail storm along the Costa del Sol this evening. Footage shared on Instagram showed a road

31 Dec, 2024 @ 23:07

Costa del Sol·Lead·Video·Weather

Exclusive: Brit’s warning after wife waited NINE days for operation on broken thigh in Spain

A BRITISH tourist has issued advice to regular visitors to Spain after his wife had to wait nine days for an urgent operation. Claire Wilde,

31 Dec, 2024 @ 19:05

Health·Lead·Malaga

John Hardy: Missing Belfast dad ‘was lured to Spain and shot to death’, say family

THE family of a missing Belfast man believe he was ‘lured’ to Spain for a holiday before being ‘shot dead’. John Hardy, aka John George,

31 Dec, 2024 @ 15:16

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Weather alert for Costa del Sol: Wet start to 2025 as rain to batter the region over New Year’s Eve

HEAVY rain will affect much of Malaga province tonight, putting a dampner on New Year’s Eve celebrations. State weather agency Aemet has placed the majority

31 Dec, 2024 @ 13:48

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Christmas ‘terror plot’ foiled in Spain: Four ‘jihadist teens’ are arrested over fears of attack in Alicante

FOUR alleged jihadist teenagers have been arrested on the Costa Blanca over fears they were planning to launch an attack over Christmas. The four Moroccan

31 Dec, 2024 @ 13:26

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

The regions in Spain which take in the highest number of boat migrants

Spain’s Canary Islands see almost 1,000 migrant boat arrivals over the weekend

ALMOST 1,000 migrants were rescued while trying to reach the Canary Islands over the weekend. Spain’s maritime rescue service reported a total of 914 rescues

30 Dec, 2024 @ 07:00

Canary Islands·Lead

Fears for British tourist, 60, who vanished from Tenerife 19 DAYS ago after Facetiming family from pub

A BRITISH tourist is missing from Tenerife after not being seen or heard from for 19 days. Paul Wrigglesworth (pictured above), 60, disappeared from the

30 Dec, 2024 @ 06:00

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife

Watch: Nine Brits arrested for trying to smuggle cocaine from Spain by hiding it in frozen broccoli

THIS is the moment a cocaine shipment was found hidden among blocks of frozen brocolli. Footage shared by Policia Nacional in Spain shows the bricks

29 Dec, 2024 @ 18:17

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Watch: Locals film ‘cute’ wild boars and their babies outside Costa del Sol shopping centre – and seem unaware of the dangers

THIS is the moment a sounder of boars was filmed searching for food outside a Costa del Sol shopping centre. Footage shared on Instagram this

29 Dec, 2024 @ 14:16

Animals·Lead·Malaga·Video

Ancient white-washed village is voted the ‘most beautiful’ in Spain’s Andalucia region

HOLIDAYMAKERS and locals have voted for what they believe is the ‘most beautiful’ town in Andalucia. The survey by travel portal Noradoa asked just under

29 Dec, 2024 @ 13:50

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spain travel alert: US government warns of terrorist plots and ‘civil unrest’ as it upgrades threat level

THE US State Department has upgraded its travel warning level for Spain. The country is now at risk level 2, out of a potential 4,

28 Dec, 2024 @ 18:21

Lead·National News·Travel News

‘It’s a disgrace!’: Family of Belfast dad who vanished from Alicante two WEEKS ago blast Spanish police as they search cliffs ‘on their own’

FAMILY members of a missing Belfast man are demanding more help to find him after he disappeared from the Alicante region exactly two weeks ago.

28 Dec, 2024 @ 14:24

Alicante·Benidorm·Lead

Valencia records FOUR earthquakes in 90 minutes: Special protocol is enacted after residents ‘feel tremors’

FOUR earthquakes rattled the Spanish region of Valencia today, it has emerged. During just 90 minutes, at least four quakes rattled the area of Ribera

26 Dec, 2024 @ 22:17

Environment·Lead·Valencia

Watch: Armed police in riot gear seize weapons of war and mounds of cash during raids against a ‘powerful’ cartel in Spain’s Andalucia

THIS is the moment armed police carried out a series of raids against an international drug cartel in southern Spain. Footage shared by the Guardia

26 Dec, 2024 @ 17:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Video

Revealed: These are the four most expensive towns to rent a property in Spain’s Andalucia – including Torremolinos

IT’S no secret that rental prices are continuing to surge across Spain. And the southernmost region of Andalucia is no exception, with costs having increased

26 Dec, 2024 @ 17:28

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Property

Watch: Flooding on Spain’s Costa del Sol after ‘major breakdown’ of water supply network as two towns are warned taps could run dry

A HIGH-pressure water supply network suffered a ‘major breakdown’ this morning, it has emerged. It came after a pipe burst in Calle Arquitectos, in Fuengirola,

26 Dec, 2024 @ 16:56

Costa del Sol·Lead