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Spanien-Marokko-Tunnel: Hoffnung auf Fertigstellung zur Fußball-WM 2030 zerschlagen

Die Pläne für einen Eisenbahntunnel zwischen Spanien und Marokko stehen vor erheblichen Verzögerungen. Aufgrund „komplexer Bedingungen“ könnte die Fertigstellung erst 2040 erfolgen. Zunächst hatte es

30 Jan, 2025 @ 09:24

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Robert Lewandowski buys second Mallorca home: Barcelona striker snaps up €11m seafront villa

ROBERT Lewandowski has bought his second home on the Spanish island of Mallorca. According to German tabloid BILD, the Barcelona FC striker (pictured above inset)

30 Jan, 2025 @ 09:00

Lead·Mallorca·Property

British man, 63, dies in tragic incident at Tenerife beauty spot

A BRITISH man died on Monday after being swept out to sea on the island of Tenerife, it has emerged. The 63-year-old tourist was dragged

30 Jan, 2025 @ 08:00

Lead·Tenerife

NEIN, SPANIEN HAT KEINE ‘TURISTEN-SPERRE’ EINGEFÜHRT – DAS SOLLTEN SIE WISSEN

MALAGA hat eine neue Maßnahme zur Kontrolle von Ferienunterkünften angekündigt, nachdem es landesweit Proteste von genervten Einheimischen gegeben hatte.Weltweit wurden die neuen Bestimmungen in den Schlagzeilen

30 Jan, 2025 @ 07:28

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Spain's Karla Sofia Gascon becomes first trans actress to get an Oscar nomination

SPANIENS KARLA SOFÍA GASCÓN WIRD ERSTE TRANSGENDERSCHAUSPIELERIN MIT OSCAR-NOMINIERUNG

VONALEX TRELINSKI Karla Sofía Gascon ist die zweite spanische Schauspielerin, die für den Oscar in der Kategorie Beste Schauspielerin nominiert wurde – und die erste transgender Schauspielerin, die eine

30 Jan, 2025 @ 07:17

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German expat whose body was found in a torched caravan in Cadiz ‘was killed by man she met 24 hours earlier’

A GERMAN expat whose charred body was found inside a burnt out caravan in Cadiz was killed by a man she met just 24 hours

30 Jan, 2025 @ 07:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Exclusive: Brit expat fury in Spain after hundreds of migrants are moved into a four-star hotel overnight

A ROW has broken out between expats after hundreds of migrants were moved into a quiet Costa del Sol town ‘overnight’. It came after residents

29 Jan, 2025 @ 18:15

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Politics

Social media calls to overthrow Spain's government over slow response to Valencia flood disaster came from Chinese state-led group

Chinese state-led social media impersonators wanted overthrow of Spain’s government over slow response to Valencia floods

AN AMERICAN online analyst company says the Chinese spearheaded a social media campaign that called for the overthrow of Spain’s government. The postings involved impersonating

29 Jan, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·National News

Explosion at firework factory in Spain causes serious life-changing injuries to three workers

Explosion at firework factory in Spain causes life-changing injuries to three workers

THREE people were seriously injured after an explosion at a Catalunya fireworks company on Wednesday. The blast happened at around 10.51am at the Pirotecnia Catalana

29 Jan, 2025 @ 17:30

Catalunya·Lead

Red weather alerts are issued for Spain amid Storm Ivo – while Andalucia is warned of heavy snow

A SERIES of red weather alerts have been issued for parts of northern Spain tomorrow due to rough seas. The warning by AEMET is in

29 Jan, 2025 @ 17:11

Lead·National News·Weather

Frustrated expat blasts ‘illegal vanlifers’ who ‘throw human waste’ onto beach

A FRUSTRATED expat has spoken out after ‘illegal’ campers were spotted throwing rubbish and human waste onto a Torrox beach. Doug Fairchild, 78 from Australia

29 Jan, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

‘La Modelo’ cocaine trafficker sentenced to five years in prison

‘THE LAST cocaine queen’ has been sentenced to five years in prison by Malaga Provincial Court. Maria Teresa J.C., known as ‘The Model’ was found

29 Jan, 2025 @ 16:11

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

The All-Inclusive Leveling Guide for World of Warcraft Newcomers

World of Warcraft is among the highly successful multiplayer online games generating huge traffic from players worldwide. In this vast virtual world, leveling serves as

29 Jan, 2025 @ 15:30

Revealed: The behind-the-scenes power struggle that made the Spanish police chief at the Gibraltar border ‘go rogue’

THE so-called rogue officer’s rebellion at the Gibraltar frontier is down to an ‘internal dispute between the border chief and La Linea chief of police’,

29 Jan, 2025 @ 15:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Ryanair boss O'Leary warns that 25% of carrier's fuel supplies could be cut in May with fears of higher ticket prices

Ryanair boss O’Leary says Spain’s Consumer Affairs minister is a ‘crazy communist’ for fining company €107m over abusive practices

RYANAIR chairman Michael O’Leary has branded Spain’s Consumer Affairs minister, Pablo Bustinduy as a ‘crazy communist minister’. The outburst came over fines totalling €179 million

29 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·National News

Spain's economy set for even bigger boost in 2025 says OECD- despite Trump tariffs

Spain basks in impressive economic growth during 2024- easily beating eurozone countries

SPAIN’S economy grew by 3.2% in 2024- much higher than other eurozone countries- according to preliminary figures published by the National Statistics Institute on Wednesday.

29 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Record 20.5% annual price rise in 2025 for second-hand properties in Spain

Alicante property prices soar to new record high as housing supply dramatically falls

PROPERTY prices in Alicante City rose by 18.2% in December over 12 months, while the stock of houses and flats for sale fell by 15%,

29 Jan, 2025 @ 13:15

Alicante·Lead·Property

Sexual abuse complaint against Estepona mayor is dismissed: Misuse of public funds case to go ahead next month

A JUDGE has dismissed a complaint of sexual harassment by a local policeman against the high-flying mayor of Estepona. The complainant had alleged that the

29 Jan, 2025 @ 12:32

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Costa del Sol taxi driver punches drunk Irish customer who he threw out of cab for burping

TAXIFAHRER STREIKEN HEUTE IN GANZ SPANIEN – DAS IST DER GRUND

VON ALEX TRELINSKI Taxifahrer in ganz Spanien treten heute in einen dreistündigen Streik von 11 bis 14 Uhr, um gegen die explodierenden Versicherungskosten zu protestieren. Fahrerverbände wie Elite Taxi und Antaxi fordern die Regierung

29 Jan, 2025 @ 12:22

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Narco gang smuggled 334 kilos of cocaine into Spain hidden in industrial machinery on a container ship

WATCH: Narcos try to smuggle nearly half a tonne of cocaine into Spain in industrial machinery on a container ship

POLICE and customs authorities have busted a Benidorm and Valencia area gang that imported large quantities of cocaine from South America. Nine people have been

29 Jan, 2025 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

5 bedroom Villa for sale in Orihuela with pool garage – € 450,000

Spectacular detached 442m 2 villa situated in the beautiful city of Orihuela. Entering through the main gate, you can find a private garden area that

29 Jan, 2025 @ 12:05

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Taxi drivers go on strike across Spain today – this is why

TAXI drivers across Spain are staging a three-hour strike between 11am and 2pm on Wednesday in protest over spiralling insurance costs. Driver associations like Elite

29 Jan, 2025 @ 11:20

Lead·National News

Child sex offender, 63, who did ‘unspeakable things for quarter of a century’ jailed for 39 years in Gibraltar

CONVICTED paedophile Graham Southwell has been sentenced to 39 years in imprison for a series of child sex offences spanning nearly three decades. The landmark

28 Jan, 2025 @ 19:29

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Saint Sebastian concludes with a bang

ON Sunday 26, the traditional Correfoc celebration rounded off Mallorca’s 2025 Saint Sebastian festivities. The festival, which is held in the Balearic Islands but focused

28 Jan, 2025 @ 19:27

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

Six German national cycle team members hit by a car near Mallorca airport

SIX members of the German national track cycling team were involved in a car crash on Monday morning near Mallorca airport, suffering serious but non-life-threatening

28 Jan, 2025 @ 19:25

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

United Airlines to increase flight frequency from New York to Palma

ONE of the largest airlines in the world has revealed its decision to boost flight numbers from New York to Palma de Mallorca. In 2022,

28 Jan, 2025 @ 19:22

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

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Spanien-Marokko-Tunnel: Hoffnung auf Fertigstellung zur Fußball-WM 2030 zerschlagen

Robert Lewandowski buys second Mallorca home: Barcelona striker snaps up €11m seafront villa

British man, 63, dies in tragic incident at Tenerife beauty spot

NEIN, SPANIEN HAT KEINE ‘TURISTEN-SPERRE’ EINGEFÜHRT – DAS SOLLTEN SIE WISSEN

SPANIENS KARLA SOFÍA GASCÓN WIRD ERSTE TRANSGENDERSCHAUSPIELERIN MIT OSCAR-NOMINIERUNG

German expat whose body was found in a torched caravan in Cadiz ‘was killed by man she met 24 hours earlier’

Exclusive: Brit expat fury in Spain after hundreds of migrants are moved into a four-star hotel overnight

Explosion at firework factory in Spain causes life-changing injuries to three workers

Red weather alerts are issued for Spain amid Storm Ivo – while Andalucia is warned of heavy snow

Frustrated expat blasts ‘illegal vanlifers’ who ‘throw human waste’ onto beach

‘La Modelo’ cocaine trafficker sentenced to five years in prison

The All-Inclusive Leveling Guide for World of Warcraft Newcomers

Revealed: The behind-the-scenes power struggle that made the Spanish police chief at the Gibraltar border ‘go rogue’

Ryanair boss O’Leary says Spain’s Consumer Affairs minister is a ‘crazy communist’ for fining company €107m over abusive practices

Spain basks in impressive economic growth during 2024- easily beating eurozone countries

Alicante property prices soar to new record high as housing supply dramatically falls

Sexual abuse complaint against Estepona mayor is dismissed: Misuse of public funds case to go ahead next month

TAXIFAHRER STREIKEN HEUTE IN GANZ SPANIEN – DAS IST DER GRUND

WATCH: Narcos try to smuggle nearly half a tonne of cocaine into Spain in industrial machinery on a container ship

5 bedroom Villa for sale in Orihuela with pool garage – € 450,000

Taxi drivers go on strike across Spain today – this is why

Child sex offender, 63, who did ‘unspeakable things for quarter of a century’ jailed for 39 years in Gibraltar

Saint Sebastian concludes with a bang

Six German national cycle team members hit by a car near Mallorca airport

United Airlines to increase flight frequency from New York to Palma

Fancy a free house? This tiny Spanish village is offering refurbished homes without rent in a desperate bid to survive

Who is Ian Hollis, the former Costa del Sol bar owner arrested by Spanish police in operation to take down Scotland’s feared Lyons crime gang?

A glimpse into the life of Costa Blanca expat as he prepares to win prestigious Paris-Roubaix cycle race for the fourth time in a row

How new parents in Spain can claim an extra two weeks of parental leave – up until the child is eight years old

Algeciras rampage killer is cleared of terrorism charges after court rules he suffered ‘psychotic break’