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Gibraltar renames its airport after the ‘Father of the Gibraltarians’ one week before Spanish police and customs move in under new treaty

GIBRALTAR has renamed its airport Sir Joshua Hassan Gibraltar International Airport after the territory’s first Chief Minister just one week before a treaty signing that

7 Jul, 2026 @ 18:50

Gibraltar·Lead

Outrage over unprovoked ‘happy slap’ in Barcelona as gang of youths film themselves chatting to strangers in upmarket Eixample before attacking them

A GANG of youths have filmed themselves chatting to strangers on the streets of Barcelona’s upmarket Eixample district before suddenly slapping them in a string

7 Jul, 2026 @ 17:55

Barcelona·Lead

Granada’s Alhambra ordered to pay €2m after foreign tourist, 18, was paralysed by falling tree at Spain’s iconic monument

GRANADA’s Alhambra monument has been ordered to pay nearly €2m in compensation after a Polish teenager was left paralysed by a falling tree branch during

7 Jul, 2026 @ 16:55

Granada·Health·Lead

House prices in Spain’s coastal areas soar by up to 300% in just five years to match exclusive areas of Barcelona and Madrid

A SURVEY by real estate portal Fotocasa shows that house prices in Spain’s coastal areas have doubled and even tripled over the last five years.

7 Jul, 2026 @ 16:30

Lead·National News·Property

Civil war in the far right as Spain’s Santiago Abascal turns on Trump over ‘restraining order’ post aimed at Italy’s Meloni

FAR-RIGHT Vox leader Santiago Abascal has criticised Donald Trump over a social media post suggesting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ‘needed a restraining order.’ Abascal,

7 Jul, 2026 @ 16:03

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Spanish police smash Dutch mafia on the Costa del Sol and seize record one-tonne MDMA haul destined to be swapped for South American cocaine via Ghana

SPANISH police have seized almost a tonne of MDMA – the largest haul of the drug ever recorded in Europe – hidden inside a crane

7 Jul, 2026 @ 15:09

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Is a local padel champ now leading the Costa del Sol’s biggest and most infamous drugs cartel?

A SANCTIONED member of the Costa del Sol’s biggest drugs cartel has been tracked down playing padel in Dubai under a false name. Ian Dixon,

7 Jul, 2026 @ 14:29

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Saudi royal family to build new palaces on the Costa del Sol in €30m deal – after filling Marbella’s coffers to the tune of €19 million

APPROVAL from the Local Governing Board has initiated the royal expansion of Saudi residency along Marbella’s Golden Mile, expected to generate significant revenue for the

7 Jul, 2026 @ 13:36

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Marbella·Property

Malaga colon cancer screening patients urged to re-take tests after latest ‘false positives’ scandal as prosecutors open probe

AUTHORITIES have launched a probe into a Malaga cancer screening programme after hundreds of patients were wrongly told they may have colon cancer. Prosecutors are

7 Jul, 2026 @ 13:20

Health·Lead·Malaga

Sea pollution hits the Costa del Sol as Marbella pulls out almost 25,000 litres of plastic from in a single month

SUMMER months on Andalucia beaches have started with sun, sand, and rubbish littered across the coastline – at lower numbers than 2025 but still creating

7 Jul, 2026 @ 12:59

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Marbella

‘Destroy Israel’ banner unfurled in Pamplona as thousands gather for San Fermin bull-running festival

Credit: El Confidencial

7 Jul, 2026 @ 12:53

Northern Spain

Police hunt driver of ‘large vehicle’ that struck and killed a Norwegian teenager on the A7 near Mijas

A MANHUNT is underway to track down a driver who ploughed down and killed a Norwegian teenager as she returned home from a night out

7 Jul, 2026 @ 12:19

Costa del Sol·Lead·Marbella

Dozens of struggling families living in vans and motorhomes on beach near Malaga’s ‘golden mile’ to be evicted TODAY

A COMMUNITY of campervan dwellers has been told to leave the Andalucian area they are parked at, but are fighting back by asserting they have

7 Jul, 2026 @ 12:12

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Property

Malaga welcomes new mega cruise ship in port just days after receiving the largest in the world

A NEW mega cruise ship operated by TUI Cruises has stopped off at Malaga during a round-trip from Palma de Mallorca. Last week, the world’s

7 Jul, 2026 @ 12:07

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Marbella mayor’s convicted stepson faces immediate prison after judges brand him a flight risk over Europe-wide drug empire

THE convicted stepson of Marbella’s mayor is a ‘flight risk’ and should be sent to prison immediately after he was found guilty of drug trafficking

7 Jul, 2026 @ 11:27

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Spain is chasing the magic 100 million tourists mark this year – minister calls the milestone ‘probable’

SPAIN’S Tourism Minister, Jordi Hereu, has said that the country is ‘likely’ to attract 100 million foreign tourists this year- boosted in the summer peak

7 Jul, 2026 @ 10:29

Lead·National News

Andalucia on fresh weather alerts as AEMET warns of 40C temperatures and extreme wildfire risk

ANDALUCIA is bracing for temperatures above 40C on Tuesday as Spain’s second heatwave of the summer places much of the country under fresh weather and

7 Jul, 2026 @ 10:23

Andalucia·Catalunya·Lead·Valencia·Weather

Bank of Spain warns homeowners their money will be seized if their accounts remain untouched for a length of time

SPAIN’s national bank has clarified their ability to take remaining funds out of accounts that fail to make transactions for two decades, legally considering it

7 Jul, 2026 @ 08:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid

Tragedy as missing Norwegian teenager, 17, confirmed to have been killed in Mijas A7 hit-and-run after celebrating famous World Cup victory

A MISSING Norwegian teenager has been confirmed as the person killed in a hit-and-run driver on the A-7 near Mijas, hours after Norway’s World Cup

7 Jul, 2026 @ 07:34

Lead·Marbella

Can homeowners in Spain really be fined €3,000 for air con units sticking out of their building?

SOCIAL media outbursts over supposed fines and orders of removal for outdoor air conditioning units have been debunked, giving an airy flow of relief to

6 Jul, 2026 @ 23:22

Environment·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Buying off-plan and building your own home is Spain’s most profitable property move, claim leading architects – but beware cowboy builders

BUILDING a home from scratch is currently the most profitable real estate strategy in Spain, according to one architect. But a trail of broken promises

6 Jul, 2026 @ 18:09

Lead·Property

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to visit the Gibraltar border ahead of historic frontier opening

SPANISH prime minister Pedro Sanchez has scheduled a visit to the Gibraltar border to mark its historic elimination. He will travel to La Linea de

6 Jul, 2026 @ 16:37

Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: 10,000 people form impressive human chain to save Mallorca beach from becoming ‘Magaluf of the south’

THIS is the moment 10,000 people formed a massive human chain in Mallorca as they demonstrated against mass tourism on the island. Protesters stood shoulder

6 Jul, 2026 @ 16:29

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

The Costa de Almeria is bracing for a bumper summer season as 35,000 British holidaymakers prepare to jet in

THOUSANDS of British tourists are expected to visit Almeria’s coastline this summer after the local council launched a new promotion campaign alongside Jet2. Under a

6 Jul, 2026 @ 15:12

Almeria·Lead·Travel News

Search for missing Norwegian World Cup fan last seen in Marbella’s Puerto Banus after Haaland shocks Brazil

A SEARCH has been launched for a young Norwegian woman who has vanished from Marbella’s Puerto Banus after celebrating Norway’s historic World Cup win over

6 Jul, 2026 @ 14:56

Marbella

Outrage as worker using angle grinder in sweltering heat is arrested for Costa Brava blaze – while contractor and Catalan government dodge blame

A WORKER spent two nights in a jail cell after he sparked a devastating wildfire on the Costa Brava that incinerated 22 sq km of

6 Jul, 2026 @ 14:53

Catalunya·Environment·Lead

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