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Spain’s property boom continues to break records with over 64,000 properties sold in July

SPAIN’S property market continues to go from strength-to-strength with a record 64,730 home sales in the month of July, the highest figure registered since records

25 Sep, 2025 @ 19:20

Lead·Property

Body of ‘woman in pink’ found dead in Spain 20 years ago finally identified after Interpol campaign

A WOMAN whose body was discovered in Barcelona more than 20 years ago has finally been identified after an international campaign spearheaded by Interpol. On

25 Sep, 2025 @ 17:09

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Why September is a dream month to travel while pregnant

FOR expectant mums, this month might just be the perfect time to escape – cooler weather, fewer crowds, and a more relaxed pace. That’s the

25 Sep, 2025 @ 16:05

Andalucia·Health·Other News

Could Oasis return to Spain? Rumours swirl after Atletico Madrid president hints at deal for gig next summer

COULD it all be part of The Masterplan? Rumours are swirling that British rock superstars Oasis could return to Spain for the first time in

25 Sep, 2025 @ 15:46

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Hooligan football firm holds wild Nazi-themed stag party on the Costa del Sol

A NAZI-themed stag party on the Costa del Sol was one of the last moments of freedom for a notorious drug-trafficking football hooligan firm. The

25 Sep, 2025 @ 15:30

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Police catch international drugs gang boss who used helicopters to carry narcotics in Spain's Andalucia

SHOPLIFTING SHAME: Gang used kids to steal from Palma de Mallorca store

A SHAMELESS shoplifting gang has been busted in Palma after allegedly using children as decoys in a string of thefts that saw them swipe over

25 Sep, 2025 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Primavera Sound Barcelona announces its 2026 line-up: Here’s what partygoers can expect from Spain’s biggest music festival

HUNDREDS of thousands of partygoers – including tens of thousands of Brits – make the pilgrimage every summer to Barcelona to attend Primavera Sound, widely

25 Sep, 2025 @ 14:33

Barcelona·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Travel News

Back-to-school bill bites – but Balearics still cheaper than rest of Spain

FAMILIES in the Balearics are forking out an average of €1,293 per pupil for education – still a sting, but well below the Spanish national

25 Sep, 2025 @ 14:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Military jet carrying Spanish defence minister ‘suffers GPS interference’ near Russian territory – days after NATO airspace violations

A MILITARY aircraft carrying Spain’s defence minister suffered a ‘GPS disturbance’ near a Russian enclave just days after a spate of incursions into NATO airspace,

25 Sep, 2025 @ 13:53

Lead·Politics

Make your pensions work smarter

INHERITANCE tax rules are changing for UK pensions from 2027 and Expats with these need to plan. OpesFidelio network is providing a no-jargon presentation created

25 Sep, 2025 @ 13:35

Business & Finance·Other News·Sponsored·Sponsored Article

Spanish youths now live at home till 30: Stay-home kids mask a structural problem that is ‘one of the four greatest threats to Spain’

YOUNG Spaniards now leave their parents’ home at the age of 30 on average, according to the latest Eurostat data – the fifth-latest in Europe.

25 Sep, 2025 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News·Property

2 bedroom Penthouse for sale in Guardamar del Segura – € 197,000

This stunning penthouse is located in the heart of Guardamar del Segura, just 150 meters from the central beach. Its prime location offers convenient access

25 Sep, 2025 @ 13:05

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WATCH: Police swoop on British killer on the run as he leaves luxury apartment complex in Alicante

A BRITISH murderer who stabbed a Liverpool man to death in Portugal has been arrested in Spain after 17 months on the run. William Hunter,

25 Sep, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Fire breaks out at Acerinox steel plant in Spain’s ‘toxic town’ across from Gibraltar

A FIRE ripped through part of the Acerinox stainless steel plant across the bay from Gibraltar early on Thursday morning. The blaze began at around

25 Sep, 2025 @ 12:24

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Green·Lead

Idealista pulls out of takeover of property portal Kyero – favoured by Brits looking for a ‘place in the sun’ – after clash with Spain’s competition watchdog

SPANISH property portal Idealista has pulled out of its planned acquisition of Kyero amid claims that Spain’s competition authority (CNMC) nixed the deal. The takeover

25 Sep, 2025 @ 12:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Property

Squalid rent scam exposed: 11 illegal slum homes found on Spain’s Mallorca

SPANISH police have busted an illegal housing racket in Manacor, where 11 makeshift slum homes were being rented out for cash, despite having no sanitation,

25 Sep, 2025 @ 12:12

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

The Olive Press podcast is back – Sanchez on Gaza, Tommy Robinson in Spain, Christian Brueckner released

IT’S incisive, in-depth and always entertaining! The rip-roaring Olive Press Podcast has returned from a summer hiatus – and immediately started to make waves. Episodes

25 Sep, 2025 @ 11:13

Lead·Other News

Spain a ‘champion of multilateralism’ at the UN: Sanchez backs Ukraine and Gaza aid as King Felipe hails Gibraltar accord

SPAIN went to lengths to present itself as a defender of multilateralism, cooperation and dialogue at the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York

25 Sep, 2025 @ 11:05

Lead·National News·Politics

The U.s. Navy Ohio Class Nuclear Powered Ballistic Missile Uss Tennessee Returns To Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay After A Three Month Deployment February 7, 2013 In Kings Bay, Georgia

What has been the impact of nuclear weapons on international relations?

By Alisa Perekopskaia NUCLEAR weapons have been a controversial topic for many years since the first nuclear weapon was created in the 1940s. In the

25 Sep, 2025 @ 10:51

Opinion·Sponsored Article

Wizz Air joins the rush to swoop in on Ryanair’s retreat from Spain with 40 new routes

BUDGET airline Wizz Air is capitalising on Ryanair’s ongoing feud with Spanish airport operator Aena by launching 40 new routes to and from Spain. The

25 Sep, 2025 @ 10:33

Lead·Travel News

Expat fears Maddie McCann suspect Christian Brueckner could return to Portugal or Spain following release from prison

EXPATS in Spain and Portugal fear the sudden arrival of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner after he was released from prison. The paedophile and rapist

24 Sep, 2025 @ 18:30

Lead·Other News

EXPLAINER: Why Spanish hotels could be set to sue Booking.com for a cool €1 billion

SPANISH hotels are gearing up for what could be one of the country’s biggest legal battles against a multinational corporation – and it’s all about

24 Sep, 2025 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Lead·Property

Andalucia firefighters praised after Malaga emerges from wildfire season with just one fire larger than one square kilometre

Malaga province has avoided the devastation that swept northern Spain this summer, with rapid intervention teams limiting major blazes to just a single fire exceeding

24 Sep, 2025 @ 17:15

Lead·Malaga

Inside the Dutch ‘Mocro Maffia’ plot that handed a machine gun to a teenage Belgian hitman to kill a weed club worker on the Costa del Sol

A RUTHLESS mafia group’s plot to recruit a Belgian teenager for a hit on the Costa del Sol has been given the terrifying title ‘violence-as-a-service’.

24 Sep, 2025 @ 15:47

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

deVere wins Best Client Service award for second year running

DEVERE has been recognised with International Investor’s prestigious Best Client Service award for both 2024 and 2025, confirming its standing as a global leader in

24 Sep, 2025 @ 14:22

Business & Finance·Other News

4 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Torre-Pacheco – € 263,900

Great opportunity! This wonderful house is located in Torre Pacheco and offers plenty of space both inside and outside. On the outside, as soon as

24 Sep, 2025 @ 13:05

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