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Police officer in Valencia’s Castellon busted for drink-driving and escaping from his colleagues

A LOCAL police officer from Castellon city has been arrested for allegedly driving while over the limit and escaping a breathalyser test by his own

9 Jan, 2021 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Stolen British-owned car from Spain’s Costa del Sol is found 400 kilometres away in Murcia with thieves ‘living’ in it

A stolen British-owned car from Malaga Province has ended up 400 kilometres north in the Murcia region with a man and woman ‘living’ inside it.

9 Jan, 2021 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga·Murcia

IN VIDEOS: Downpour turns streets into rivers on Spain’s Costa del Sol while man rescued from trapped car in Estepona

STREETS across the Costa del Sol have been turned into rapids following a day of heavy rainfall. Scenes from Alhaurin de la Torre show two

8 Jan, 2021 @ 23:19

Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Spain’s Madrid airport CLOSED due to snow as all flights diverted

MADRID airport has been closed due to the heavy snowfall. All incoming flights have been diverted to other airports, airport operators AENA and Enaire announced.

8 Jan, 2021 @ 22:00

Lead·National News

COVID-19 infections and hospital cases record new falls in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

ANOTHER RECORD for new COVID-19 cases set in Spain’s Valencian Community

A daily high of 4,557 confirmed new COVID-19 infections has been announced this evening(January 8) in the Valencian Community. The figure beat Tuesday’s pandemic record

8 Jan, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Royal family step out in style to mark Pascua Militar

QUEEN Letizia stepped into the new year in style as she joined the King to celebrate Epiphany Day. The royal mother-of-two, 48, put on a

8 Jan, 2021 @ 18:30

Celebrity·Lead·Madrid·Other News

All wages will be paid to Gibraltar businesses closed by lockdown

A 12th person has died of COVID-19 in Gibraltar as the government promised to pay all staff costs for locked down businesses.

8 Jan, 2021 @ 18:09

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar border town La Linea sent into virtual lockdown by Spain’s Andalucia after being over-run with COVID-19 cases

THE border town of La Linea de la Concepcion has been handed extra harsh coronavirus restrictions by the Junta de Andalucia. The municipality, which borders

8 Jan, 2021 @ 18:05

Cadiz·Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

Spain’s Costa del Sol and most of Malaga moved up into Level 3 of Andalucia’s coronavirus tier system

THE Costa del Sol has moved into Level 3 of Andalucia’s coronavirus tier system following an increase in cases. The Junta established four levels, with

8 Jan, 2021 @ 17:46

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

‘Well-organised’ cocaine gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca is brought to justice

A Costa Blanca cocaine gang that processed and sold the drug has been busted by the Guardia Civil. Nine Spaniards have been arrested including the

8 Jan, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia

British man jailed for sexually abusing granddaughter on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British man has been jailed for four years for sexually abusing his 14-year-old granddaughter in l’Alfas del Pi on the northern Costa Blanca. The

8 Jan, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Demands for Spanish army to help with ‘overwhelmed’ vaccination roll out plans in Valencian Community

CLAIMS of an ‘overwhelmed’ health system has led an opposition politician to call for the Spanish army to help vaccinate the Valencian Community. Isabel Bonig,

8 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

British driver banned from Spain caught cruising back to UK on wrong side of the road

A BRIT who was stopped from entering Spain on New Year’s Eve was later caught out by French police for driving the wrong way down

8 Jan, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Travel News

Bershka, Pull & Bear and Stradivarius pull China stores, possible effects in Spain

SPANISH clothing giants Bershka, Pull & Bear and Stradivarius have announced they are closing their stores in China in a shock move that could spell

8 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead

IN PICS: Floods and trees uprooted as deluge wreaks havoc on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Campo de Gibraltar

FLOODING has hit parts of Malaga and Cadiz as rainfall continues to lash the Costa del Sol and Campo de Gibraltar. The regions are on

8 Jan, 2021 @ 14:53

Cadiz·Lead·Malaga

A group of nuns singing carols in Valencia over Christmas

FROM SILICON VALLEY TO THE CONVENT: Leading Valencian entrepreneur gives everything up to become a closed order nun

A 36-YEAR-OLD technological entrepreneur from Valencia who launched a hugely successful start-up company in the US’ Silicon Valley has given it all up to become

8 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Technology·Valencia·Valencian Community

BREAKING: Travel between provinces remains but bars and restaurants must close at 6pm as Spain’s Andalucia announces new COVID-19 restrictions

ANDALUCIA has announced new COVID-19 restrictions following a surge in cases over the past week. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, regional president Juanma

8 Jan, 2021 @ 13:32

Coronavirus·Lead

Far-right Vox’s ‘warm’ welcome to Spain for Brit pianist James Rhodes in online Twitter spat

RADICAL Conservative party Vox has issued a ‘warm’ welcome to British pianist James Rhodes after he was granted Spanish nationality by the government. Rhodes took

8 Jan, 2021 @ 13:30

Lead·National News

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Human rights lawyer accused of posing as Latina for decade admits she is ‘racially white’

A PROMINENT human rights lawyer has admitted that she is not a Latina, after over a decade of pretending to be Puerto Rican and Colombian

8 Jan, 2021 @ 12:45

Celebrity·Lead·Other News

FILOMENA: RED weather alert across much of Spain as snow blankets Madrid, Valencia and Andalucia

A RED weather warning for snow has been issued across central and eastern Spain as storm Filomena continues to wreak havoc. The most extreme warning,

8 Jan, 2021 @ 12:29

Lead·National News

Deserted tourist rooms in Benidorm available to hospital workers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

EMPTY tourist accommodation in Benidorm is being offered again to health staff working long hours at the Marina Baixa regional hospital and local health centres.

8 Jan, 2021 @ 12:00

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Valencia region proclaims ‘we’re ready’ for new Moderna vaccine

VALENCIA is ready and prepared to roll out the Moderna coronavirus vaccine from the moment it arrives, its regional health minister has said. Ana Barcelo

8 Jan, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Spain’s Iberia says goodbye to legendary Airbus A340/600 as it performs last flight from Madrid to Ciudad Real

AFTER 24 years of flight, Iberia has stopped using the Airbus A340. On January 4, the last aircraft of this model that was still at

8 Jan, 2021 @ 11:15

National News·Other News

Strict measures implemented in Castilla y Leon to last until May as region struggles to curb 3rd wave

CASTILLA Y LEON has announced the extension of perimeter closure for the duration of the state of alarm. The third wave of coronavirus sweeping through

8 Jan, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Other News

Cambios en los cruceros – How Companies Like Incruises Are Evolving

Change can be unnerving, simply because it presents us with something new, something we have not seen before. La incertidumbre concerniente a las circunstancias cambiantes

8 Jan, 2021 @ 09:44

Travel News

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

BREAKING: ALL international travellers arriving to England MUST produce negative COVID-19 test

ANYONE travelling to England from abroad must produce a negative coronavirus test to enter the country, the Government has announced. Much like Spain, the test

8 Jan, 2021 @ 01:19

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Travel News

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