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Investigation into 'controversial' children's costumes at a carnival in Spain will be reopened: Costa Blanca event saw kids dressed in lingerie-style outfits

‘Christian Lawyers’ in Spain threaten legal action over underage girls dressed up in ‘sexy lingerie’ during the Torrevieja Carnival parade

A Torrevieja Carnival parade troupe has stirred up the ire of a Christian lawyers group who are planning legal action over underage ‘girls dressed in

14 Feb, 2024 @ 15:10

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

‘We need to fight back!’ Locals on Spain’s Costa del Sol blast a surge in Airbnb-style flats after slew of ‘iconic’ businesses are turned into tourist rentals

LOCALS on the Costa del Sol are fed-up of seeing ‘historic’ shops and buildings converted into tourist flats or Airbnbs. Fuming residents in Malaga city

14 Feb, 2024 @ 14:41

Lead·Travel News

Property prices in Spain will increase more than previously expected this year, says Bankinter in latest report

Can I get a 100% mortgage in Spain if I’m British or from the USA? All you need to know about the new ICO scheme

BUYING property can be inaccessible for many, with the financial burden of putting down a deposit too heavy for some would-be-buyers to bear. However, thanks

14 Feb, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·OP Money Tree·Other News·Property

Farmer strikes day 9: Malaga and Sevilla are among the biggest targets for tractor road blocks in Spain – while the border with France is virtually closed off

THE farmer strikes in Spain entered their ninth day on Wednesday as tractors continue to block roads up and down the country. The official protests

14 Feb, 2024 @ 13:46

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Benidorm to open a huge new resort called ‘Magic Pirates Island’ – here’s everything we know

BENIDORM will get a new themed tourist resort in 2025 called ‘Magic Pirates Island’ which will include 270 cabins. Work has started in the Marina

14 Feb, 2024 @ 13:04

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

VALENTINE’S GIVEAWAY: Win a free meal for TWO at the stunning Nomad restaurant in Marbella – here’s how to register in one easy step

THE Nomad restaurant in Marbella is today launching a special Valentine’s competition – with the lucky entrants winning a free meal for two worth up

14 Feb, 2024 @ 12:00

Lead

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

Expat, 33, is assassinated in a car park just metres below tourist apartments on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE bullet-ridden body of a Ukrainian man was found in a Villajoyosa community garage on Tuesday. The victim, 33, had been shot at least five

14 Feb, 2024 @ 11:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Revealed: The eye-watering amounts drug cartels offer young people to work for them in the Campo de Gibraltar – one of the poorest areas of Spain

THE huge sums of money that young people can earn trafficking drugs between Morocco and the Cadiz coast has been thrust into the spotlight after

14 Feb, 2024 @ 11:34

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

2 bedroom Penthouse for sale in Bahia de Casares with pool garage – € 320,000

Penthouse Bahia de Casares, Málaga 2 beds 2 baths € 320,000 Fantastic Penthouse With Panoramic Sea Views For Sale In Casares!The apartment is

14 Feb, 2024 @ 11:05

Featured Property

Radioactive clouds regularly form above Spain because of something France did 60 years ago, studies find

What is ‘blood rain’? All you need to know about Spain’s ‘calima’ weather phenomenon before it blows in from Africa tomorrow

SPAIN stands on the cusp of being drenched in ‘blood rain’, an atmospheric spectacle known as the calima. The calima has the remarkable effect of

14 Feb, 2024 @ 10:50

Lead·Must Read·Other News·Weather

Marbella mayor’s stepson faces 22 years in prison and a €30m fine: Joakim Broberg is accused of leading a Swedish drug cartel in Spain, bribing police and money laundering

THE stepson of the mayor of Marbella is facing 22 years in prison if he is convicted on a string of drug trafficking charges. Joakim

14 Feb, 2024 @ 10:44

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

This expat hotspot on the Costa Blanca wants to become Spain’s first ‘crypto-friendly’ city – but what does that involve?

TORREVIEJA has unveiled plans to become Spain’s first cryptocurrency-friendly city. The Costa Blanca resort hopes to achieve that goal through an initiative launched by the

14 Feb, 2024 @ 10:20

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

British expat is almost killed by a dangerous driver in Spain: Father-of-three is still recovering months after horror crash in Alicante – but needs your help

A BRITISH expat has been left with thousands of euros worth of medical bills after being run off the road by a dangerous driver in

14 Feb, 2024 @ 09:40

Alicante·Lead

Will Trump Prevail Against Biden This Year?

As the US election approaches, global citizens including those in Spain are getting ready for another wild adventure as Donald Trump vows to retake the

14 Feb, 2024 @ 08:31

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Incredible new SALIVA test for breast cancer will diagnose patients in less than five SECONDS

SCIENTISTS have created portable saliva test that is capable of detecting breast cancer in as little as five seconds. The incredible device is the work

14 Feb, 2024 @ 07:00

Health·Lead·Other News

Arson is behind yet another devastating forest fire in eastern Spain, say investigators – following string of similar attacks last summer

THE Guardia Civil are investigating whether a suspected arsonist has struck once again in the Devesa del Saler area of Valencia’s Albufera natural park. A

14 Feb, 2024 @ 06:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

WATCH: Eight TONNES of cocaine are seized at Algeciras port in southern Spain – after ruse to trick officials failed

EIGHT tonnes of cocaine hidden in a specially-built cargo container have been seized at Algeciras port. The bonanza of cocaine, Spain’s second largest ever and

13 Feb, 2024 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

‘Blood rain’ is coming to Spain: New DANA will bring the weather phenomenon to Andalucia and beyond this week

A WEATHER phenomenon known as ‘blood rain’ is coming to much of Spain this week. Temperatures will remain relatively high but a new DANA –

13 Feb, 2024 @ 16:33

Lead·Other News·Weather

The Body Shop goes into administration with thousands of jobs at risk – but will its stores in Spain be affected?

THE Body Shop, that bastion of British body beauty, has announced it has entered into administration, casting a shadow of uncertainty over 2,000 jobs within

13 Feb, 2024 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

What are ‘narcolanchas’? The boats used by drug traffickers to carry up to 3 TONNES of narcotics into Spain – after the high-speed vessel killed two Guardia Civil officers in Cadiz

TWO Guardia Civil officers, David Perez, 43, and Miguel Angel Gomez, 39, were killed last week in the coastal town of Barbate after being deliberately

13 Feb, 2024 @ 16:17

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Semi-clothed toddler is rescued after being spotted walking down street all alone on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A TODDLER was found walking barefoot on an Alicante province road last Friday. The boy, aged 18 months, was spotted semi-dressed with a nappy on

13 Feb, 2024 @ 15:30

WATCH: Dramatic helicopter rescue pulls nearly THIRTY children off mountaintop ‘in batches of five’ in Spain’s Mallorca

THE recent storms that have battered Spain nearly claimed a terrible death toll after a group of nearly 30 children got stuck on treacherous mountain

13 Feb, 2024 @ 14:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Violent serial abuser locked up girlfriend to use her as a prostitute in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Man in Spain who killed and cooked his girlfriend’s pet rabbit before forcing her to eat it faces 12 years in jail

PROSECUTORS want a man jailed for 12 years for a series of violent attacks on his girlfriend with his abuse including the slaying of her

13 Feb, 2024 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s opposition Partido Popular in chaos after leader Alberto Nuñez Feijoo makes ‘off the record’ U-turn on Catalan amnesty

AHEAD of this weekend’s regional elections in Galicia, Spain’s conservative Partido Popular (PP) has been plunged into chaos after off-the-record comments reportedly made by its

13 Feb, 2024 @ 13:15

Galicia·Lead·Politics