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Hollywood star Sydney Sweeney soaks up Spanish sunshine with boyfriend aboard €350m mega-yacht in Mallorca

HOLLYWOOD superstar Sydney Sweeney has been spotted soaking up the Spanish sunshine aboard one of the world’s most luxurious superyachts.

22 Aug, 2026 @ 12:35

Balearic Islands·Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

World Cup hero Gavi donates €1.3 million to build homes for the homeless in Andalucia hometown

FIFA World Cup hero Gavi has pledged to donate a seven-figure-sum to help build new homes for homeless people in his hometown in southern Spain.

22 Aug, 2026 @ 11:45

Andalucia·Lead·Sport

Make Meta pay! Calls for urgent crackdown on tech giants as global fraud epidemic costs victims a staggering €9.4 trillion

A Spain-based anti-fraud firm is demanding tougher action against Meta and other tech giants, arguing they should be held financially responsible for scams spread through

22 Aug, 2026 @ 10:30

International Affairs·Lead·National News·National News·Other News·Technology

How Max Beach grew into a Costa del Sol landmark and helped transform the Riviera area of Mijas in just seven years

Max Beach has helped transform Riviera del Sol in Mijas Costa into a lively dining destination.

22 Aug, 2026 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Entertainment·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Malaga hotels complain beach closures in high summer have damaged city’s reputation internationally

HOTELIERS and opposition politicians are all blaming the same ageing sewer network for beach shutdowns that Malaga in peak Feria week.

21 Aug, 2026 @ 16:21

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Politics·Weather

Swirling red storm on the meteorological map

US Hurricane centre is monitoring a rare August Atlantic storm threatening Spain this weekend

The American agency has given the system a 20% chance of developing traits of a tropical storm by early Sunday.

21 Aug, 2026 @ 15:44

Lead·Weather

Got lots of tats? International TV shoot in Malaga is casting for ‘tattooed men of any ethnicity’ to film in September

TATTOOED men are being offered the chance to appear as extras in an international TV series filming in Malaga next month. Casting agency Modexpor is

21 Aug, 2026 @ 15:30

Andalucia·Entertainment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Brit pensioner, 74, rescued from brink of death after heatstroke left him trapped in his Murcia home for three days

A BRITISH pensioner was rescued from the brink of death after a severe heatstroke left him trapped in his Murcia home for nearly three days.

21 Aug, 2026 @ 14:50

Health·Lead·Murcia

Ryanair slams Spain for delayed flights, claiming country’s air traffic control network is ‘worse than France’

BUDGET airline Ryanair says Spain’s state-run Enaire air traffic control network is now worse than its French equivalent and has demanded urgent measures from the

21 Aug, 2026 @ 13:45

Lead·Travel News

Huelva wildfire stabilised after two weeks of firefighting – 33,000 hectares scorched in one of Andalucia’s biggest-ever blazes

THE wildfire burned land equivalent to 45,000 football pitches and forced the evacuation of 700 residents in Huelva and nearby Sevilla.

21 Aug, 2026 @ 13:45

Andalucia·Environment·Huelva·Lead·Weather

Who is on the very short-list of candidates to take over the Kinahan cartel now Daniel Kinahan is behind bars?

With the Kinahan cartel now in disarray, attention is turning to who might be stepping up to fill Daniel Kinahan’s shoes.

21 Aug, 2026 @ 13:13

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead

‘Dangerous’ British fugitive arrested in Spain after fleeing UK high-security hospital where he seriously injured fellow patient

The 34-year-old fugitive was also wanted by authorities in the UK.

21 Aug, 2026 @ 12:33

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Young boy, 10, dies in northern Spain after leaping from third-floor window to escape house fire

THE ten-year-old leapt from an apartment in Burlada, Navarra, after a blaze broke out in the home around 5pm on Thursday.

21 Aug, 2026 @ 12:22

Lead·Northern Spain

WATCH: Thunderstorm and 140km/h winds leave trail of destruction in Valencia – sparking fires, bringing down trees and damaging 16th-century church

MORE than 4,000 lightning bolts struck the province during a thunderstorm on Thursday, sparking at least nine forest fires and sending firefighters scrambling to contain

21 Aug, 2026 @ 11:20

Lead·Valencia·Weather

Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz to make long-awaited return from injury at US Open

SPAIN'S top player will return this month to defend his US Open title after a four-month lay-off caused by a wrist injury.

21 Aug, 2026 @ 10:56

Lead·Murcia·Sport

A Fly2Galicia plane, which will begin cheap flights to domestic and European destinations

New budget airline to launch in Spain this year with €20 flights to the Costa Blanca and Andalucia

A NEW budget airline is set to bring super-cheap air fares to travellers in Spain later this year, including direct connections to the Costa Blanca

21 Aug, 2026 @ 10:55

Galicia·Lead·Travel News

Man stabbed ‘near the heart’ by his flatmate in upmarket Estepona golf urbanisation dies in hospital

A MAN who was stabbed by his flatmate inside a swanky golf urbanisation in Estepona died in hospital.

20 Aug, 2026 @ 17:10

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Belgian tourist has gold chain ripped off in Mijas before stolen car chase ends in Torremolinos smash up

A POLICE chase ended in a terrifying car crash on the Costa del Sol after a gang of thieves violently ripped a gold chain from

20 Aug, 2026 @ 16:40

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Costa del Sol sea temperature nears 29C – the hottest on record since 2015

SEA temperatures off the Costa del Sol have soared to their highest level in more than a decade, scientists warn, as climate change drives unprecedented

20 Aug, 2026 @ 16:10

Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead·Malaga

Revolutionary new skin cancer vaccine proves successful in trials as Spanish scientists hail medical breakthrough

THE jab, developed by pharmaceutical giants Moderna and Merck, has been shown to reduce the risk of melanoma returning when used alongside immunotherapy.

20 Aug, 2026 @ 15:30

Health·Lead·Other News

Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms hit Spain, with alerts in force across much of the country

Is summer coming to an end? Thunderstorms, flash foods, powerful gusts and giant hail to lash Spain as cool air mass clashes with lingering heat

THUNDERSTORMS and heavy downpours have swept across large parts of Spain this Thursday.

20 Aug, 2026 @ 15:18

Lead·Weather

Huge search underway for rogue ‘lion’ spotted in central Spain after delivery driver reported seeing one ‘on the loose’

POLICE are searching for a lion on the loose in central Spain after a delivery driver reported one near Toledo. The Guardia Civil received a

20 Aug, 2026 @ 14:57

Environment·Lead·Other News

Revealed: Spain’s most expensive streets – where homes go for €15 million and the Costa del Sol takes three of top 10

The listing is dominated by the Balearics, Madrid and the Costa del Sol, with no other region getting a look in.

20 Aug, 2026 @ 14:07

Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

Costa del Sol remains on alert for West Nile Virus as cases in Andalucia climb to 43

THE Costa del Sol remains on high alert for West Nile Virus, after five new cases in Sevilla and Huelva pushed the total up to

20 Aug, 2026 @ 13:55

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Health·Lead

Spain home sales returned to growth in June as almost 60,000 properties change hands – but remains weaker overall

Spain's housing market returned to growth in June, with almost 60,000 homes sold across the country, according to the latest official figures.

20 Aug, 2026 @ 13:36

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·Property

Costa Blanca and Valencia endured 'hottest-night ever' with meteorologists saying it was 'like Dante's Inferno'

Costa Blanca and Valencia suffer ‘hottest-night ever’ described as being ‘like Dante’s Inferno’

THE Valencian Community endured its hottest-ever night according to modern records with temperatures not falling below 30C in many areas during Wednesday night and Thursday

20 Aug, 2026 @ 13:11

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

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