Drugged driver rescued but friend drowns after car plunges 20 metres into Port of Gandia in Spain
A MOTORIST has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after her car plunged into the water at the Port of Gandia on Thursday- with her
High-speed train link between Spain and Portugal’s capitals confirmed- but it could take up to nine years to launch
SPAIN, Portugal, and the European Commission (EC) have struck a deal for a high-speed train link between Madrid and Lisbon to launch by 2034 with a
Hollywood star Johnny Depp donates €56k to help rebuild Valencia music centre destroyed in floods
FILM star and musician Johnny Depp has donated 65,000 US dollars (€56,282) to the Massanassa Music Centre in Valencia which was destroyed in last year’s
IN PICS: Spain’s most expensive house for sale is priced at €29.5m with an indoor swimming pool, cinema, and its own vineyard
THE most expensive property listing in Spain has been revealed as a €29.5 million house on Mallorca. The rural home is in Puigpunyent and real
Man arrested in Spain for supplying payments to French tennis players to fix matches
A MAN has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Spain for being part of a Europe-wide gang that fixed tennis matches to benefit players
Spain to relinquish certain banking powers to the EU following furore over BBVA’s failed hostile takeover of rival Sabadell
THE Spanish government has agreed to cede some powers over banking supervision to the EU’s own bank after recent criticism of its attempts to hinder
Crazy high-speed car chase sees pedestrian run over and vehicles hit before drug traffickers are arrested in Costa Blanca city
A PEDESTRIAN was knocked over and parked cars damaged in Torrevieja during a high-speed Guardia Civil pursuit of two drug traffickers. Two men, aged 25
SEEING DOUBLE: But one of two identically named restaurants in Marbella must cease trading after legal battle
GOURMANDS in Marbella could be forgiven if they thought they were seeing double. Yes, there really are two restaurants with the identical name, La Petite
Despicable cafe owner in Spain cheated elderly customer out of €22k over two years by overcharging him for breakfast
A HEARTLESS Granada cafe owner ripped off an elderly customer to the tune of €22,000 by over-charging him for breakfast between 2023 and 2025. The
Barcelona to honour legendary Queen frontman Freddie Mercury with a statue
FREDDIE Mercury, the flamboyant Queen frontman regarded as one of the greatest singers of all time, will be honoured with a statue in Barcelona, the
WATCH: Amateur wildlife photographer captures first-ever images of white Iberian Lynx in Spain
AN AMATEUR wildlife photographer has captured the first-ever image of a white Iberian Lynx. Angel Hidalgo, 29, from Jaen has been taking wildlife photos across
Renting a home in Spain uses up 11% more of household income compared to buying a property
THE average cost of a rental home eats up 11% more of a family income in Spain compared to purchasing a property. A survey from
Spain’s inflation rate hits highest level since June 2024 due to costlier electricity
INFLATION in Spain has reached its highest level in 16 months due to hikes in electricity prices. The provisional October figure released by the National
4 bedroom Villa for sale in Aguas Nuevas with pool garage – € 253,000
Semi-detached house on Avda. Baleares – Aguas Nuevas Torrevieja Your new home in Aguas Nuevas! Discover this spectacular corner triplex semi-detached house with a prime
‘This should haunt you for the rest of your life’: Astonishing moment Valencia flood survivor confronts regional president on TV
THIS is the astonishing moment a grieving survivor of the Valencia floods confronted regional president Carlos Mazon live on television over his handling of the
Keen on a getaway with a difference? Why not try Spain’s route of lighthouses converted into hotels dotted along its luscious coastline
SPAIN’S route of lighthouses that have been converted into hotels offer a new, exciting way to travel along the country’s coasts. Five lighthouses have been
Spain’s weather agency defends sending Huelva red alert only after people ‘were already at work and the kids were at school’ – while Sevilla didn’t receive one at all
SPAIN’s national weather agency AEMET has defended itself after issuing a red alert for Huelva only once torrential rain was already battering the province —
Outrage on Costa del Sol as Madrid admits coastal train is ‘decades away’ – then backtracks to ‘15 years’
A BEVY of Costa del Sol mayors and business leaders have expressed their outrage over the central government’s ‘lack of will’ to build a coastal
Sevilla suffers heaviest rainfall on record on one-year anniversary of deadly Valencia DANA – as outraged locals say ‘authorities have learned nothing’
SEVILLA has recorded the heaviest rainfall in its history, as furious residents accuse authorities of failing to learn from last year’s catastrophic Valencia DANA that
WATCH: ‘Real Sevillano hero’ rescues elderly man clinging to outside of his car as flood waters rise in city centre
A MAN has been hailed a hero after rescuing an elderly driver trapped during today’s devastating floods in Sevilla. The dramatic scene, filmed from a
Ex-Marbella councillor who fled Spain in 2006 over infamous Malaya corruption case is arrested at Madrid airport
A FORMER Marbella councillor who fled Spain 19 years ago to avoid being indicted in an infamous corruption case has been arrested at Madrid airport
Spanish overtaken by Hindi as world’s second most-used native language
SPANISH is no longer the world’s second native language after being overtaken by Hindi, with Mandarin Chinese remaining on top. The Cervantes Institute in its
Teenage hacker arrested in Alicante for death threats against left-wing Podemos leader and threatening mass theft of personal data
A 17-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested in the Vinalopo region after making online death threats to the leader of the left-wing political party Podemos. He
Fears of new ‘wolf pack’ as four men are arrested over attack on girl in Pamplona – nine years after horrific assault during Spain’s Running of the Bulls
FOUR men have been arrested over an alleged gang rape of a young woman at a university party in Pamplona – sparking fears of another
WATCH: Chaos in Sevilla as ‘tropical storm’ floods hospital, traps schoolchildren and shuts down Spain’s fourth largest city
SEVILLA has been thrown into chaos after a torrential downpour described by locals as a “tropical storm” flooded parts of the city on Wednesday. The
Valencia president Carlos Mazon admits ‘things should have worked better’ in handling of deadly October 29 floods that killed 229
VALENCIAN president Carlos Mazon has acknowledged that ‘things should have worked better’ during a speech on the first anniversary of the October 29 floods. 229