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Patisserie Porn – Sex toys baked into festive dishes at Costa Blanca baker in celebration of Reyes.

VIBRATORS, Chinese balls and other sex toys were baked into pastries by an Elche pastry company to celebrate Reyes, this weekend. More than 300 of

8 Jan, 2020 @ 11:42

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

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Nearly 70% of all presents have gone digital as Spanish toy sector laments the dolls, tricycles and model cars no longer brought by the Reyes Magos

THE tricycles, dolls and model cars of yore are no longer as nearly 70% of all gifts in Spain are now digital, according to a

8 Jan, 2020 @ 10:10

Business & Finance·Lead

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FAIR PLATE: Valencian bar pins notice threatening that annoying children will be made to ‘wash plates’

A THREAT of enforced child labour has bizarelly turned a Valencian bar into the most popular spot in town. Fed up with messy and unruly

8 Jan, 2020 @ 09:00

Costa Blanca

Rubik’s cubes, drumsticks and selfies – the most bizarre illegal activities caught by Spain’s traffic regulator as part of its ’12 wishes of Christmas’ video

SPAIN’S traffic regulator has released its ’12 wishes of Christmas’ with a video capturing 12 crimes committed by Spanish road users. The video released via

7 Jan, 2020 @ 21:17

Crime & Law·Lead

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Spanish police warn against ‘once-in-a-hundred-year’ opportunity for scammers to falsify dates in 2020

POLICE in Murcia have issued a stern warning to anyone signing or filling out important documents in 2020. Dates can this year be written as

7 Jan, 2020 @ 20:37

Crime & Law·Lead

BEWARE! New traffic rules for 2020 mean crackdown on scooters and six-point penalty for using phone in car

SPAIN’S traffic regulatory body is hoping to capitalise on the newly-formed Spanish government and implement a raft of new measures in 2020. Plans from the

7 Jan, 2020 @ 19:55

Lead

WATCH: Onlookers horrified as toddler in Spain walks along tower block ledge while ‘mother in shower’

Using her hand for support, she reaches a balcony before she doubles back and climbs through the window

7 Jan, 2020 @ 19:00

Lead·National News

Gibraltar might be in for a rocky ride in 2020, according to the Chief Minister’s New Year Message

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo talks of the 'challenges, opportunities and dangers' of EU transition talks in his New Year Message.

7 Jan, 2020 @ 16:37

Gibraltar

Spain’s superstar rally driver Fernando Alonso suffers heartbreak with broken wheel suspension at Dakar Rally

Fernando Alonso, has suffered heartache at the Dakar Rally, with a ripped wheel and broken suspension that cost him over two and a half hours

7 Jan, 2020 @ 16:00

Sport

From sausages to sardines, these are the Top 10 WORST paellas making Spain go loca!

Jamie Oliver already angered Spain for his use of chorizo and now the Olive Press has compiled a Top 10 of the ugliest examples of

7 Jan, 2020 @ 15:46

Food & Drink·Lead

BREAKING: Spain FINALLY has government after Pedro Sanchez wins vote of confidence

PEDRO Sanchez will officially become Spain’s prime minister after winning a second vote of confidence. Known as a votacion de investidura, it was the second

7 Jan, 2020 @ 14:33

Lead·National News·Politics

Emergency no-deal Brexit preparations called off in UK as Boris Johnson’s deal set to be approved

THE UK has called off its emergency preparations for a no-deal Brexit ahead of the expected approval of Boris Johnson’s deal by British MPs. The

7 Jan, 2020 @ 13:15

Lead·Politics

Spain almost entirely eliminates burning of coal for electricity some 10 YEARS ahead of schedule thanks to EU regulations

SPAIN has all but eliminated the burning of coal for electricity after turning its back on the fossil fuel at a record rate last year.

7 Jan, 2020 @ 12:58

Environment·Lead·Politics

Spanish Government tightens restrictions on Yemeni refugees entering Spain, amid civil war that has killed 100,000 people

The Yemeni Civil War which has been ongoing since 2015 has claimed the lives of more than 100,000 people

7 Jan, 2020 @ 11:53

Lead·National News·Politics

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Mother demands €200 government compensation after her daughter was poked in the eye at Costa Blanca school

A MOTHER is demanding compensation from the Murcian government after a boy poked her daughter in the eye at school. The woman has asked €200

7 Jan, 2020 @ 09:01

Costa Blanca·Lead

Young German man killed in horror crash on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A YOUNG German man has died after being involved in a horrific car crash. The 24-year-old was killed on the A-7 motorway passing through Maro,

7 Jan, 2020 @ 09:00

Lead·Malaga

Drunken tourist three times over alcohol limit drives 10km WRONG WAY up dual carriageway in Spain’s Andalucia

“From rates higher than 0.75 milligrams per litre, the risk of having an accident can be multiplied by up to 15”

7 Jan, 2020 @ 08:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Mystery as body of female tourist found floating offshore on Spain’s Costa del Sol

AN investigation has been launched after the body of a female tourist was found floating off Spain’s Costa del Sol yesterday. The 51-year-old Chinese-born holidaymaker

7 Jan, 2020 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga

Crucial Brexit meeting for British expats and businesses in Spain’s Rincon de la Victoria next week

The meeting is part of a programme that the British Consulate is conducting to help inform the expat communities

6 Jan, 2020 @ 20:01

Malaga·Politics

BASKETBALL: Epic all-Spanish clash between Baskonia and Barcelona ends 76-74 to close off first round of Euroleague

THIS week marks the start of the second round of the Euroleague – Europe’s top tier basketball competition

6 Jan, 2020 @ 18:25

Sport

Gibraltar aware of a threat to sovereignty once Brexit transition talks start up after January 31

Gibraltar is ready to leave with no-deal if pressure on sovereignty is applied during forthcoming future trade relationship talks.

6 Jan, 2020 @ 17:45

Gibraltar

Marbella promenade to receive major upgrades while coastal path set to be extended in 2020

MARBELLA has announced a five-year conservation plan for its coastal promenades with a planned investment of €21.6 million. Much of the money will be spent

6 Jan, 2020 @ 16:51

Lead·Malaga

US beefs up military presence in tiny towns in Spain’s Andalucia after Trump’s drone killing of Iran General Soleimani

Dozens of large cargo aircraft have arrived in the largest deployment since the 2003 Gulf War

6 Jan, 2020 @ 16:23

Cadiz·Lead·National News·Sevilla

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Woman hospitalised after struck in eye by airborne toy during Reyes Magos parade in Alicante

A 74-year-old woman has been hospitalised after a toy thrown during the cavalcade of the Three Kings struck her in the eye in Alicante. The incident occurred

6 Jan, 2020 @ 14:04

Costa Blanca·Lead

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Three-time presidential candidate and author of ‘Make Wealth Anywhere’ arrested for posing as UN president and raising money on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SPANISH-NIGERIAN woman has been arrested on suspicion of fraud and misappropriation of funds after she was caught posing as a UN president on Spain’s

6 Jan, 2020 @ 13:50

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man ‘kills wife and 3-year-old daughter’ in Spain’s first gender violence crime of 2020

A MAN has been arrested after allegedly killing his wife and young daughter in Spain. The unnamed 27-year-old is accused of murdering his wife, 28,

6 Jan, 2020 @ 12:57

Crime & Law·Lead

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