How drinking small amounts of wine daily could be good for your heart, according to new Spanish study

A SPANISH study has revealed how drinking small amounts of wine daily can be good for your heart health. Researchers in Spain have revealed a

28 Dec, 2024 @ 07:00

Health·Lead

Pictured: These five luxury homes were the most viewed in Spain this year – and they’re still on the market

THE online property portal idealista has published a list of the top five luxury homes in Spain that have attracted the most views during 2024

27 Dec, 2024 @ 18:30

Lead·Property

Mallorca to install CCTV on its beaches following wave of thefts against British tourists

A POPULAR Mallorca tourist town will install up to 30 CCTV cameras, including several along three kilometres of beach to combat thefts from tourists. Alcudia’s

27 Dec, 2024 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Police bust luxury car import scam which cheated Spain’s Tax Agency out of €17m in VAT

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional has dismantled a luxury car importing scam that conned the country’s Tax Agency out of over €17 million. 30 people have been

27 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Crime & Law

How the cost of living in Spain will rise in 2025: Price of electricity, transport, taxes and other essentials to surge

THE New Year will herald a raft of tax increases and price hikes that will affect every household in Spain. With inflation predicted to be

27 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

Lead·National News

Rare marmoset species babies are born and doing well at Benidorm’s Terra Natura park

TWO baby cotton-head marmosets, one of the world’s most endangered primate species, have been born at Terra Natura Benidorm. The births happened in October, but

27 Dec, 2024 @ 15:00

Animals·Benidorm

Spain will open its first ever centre for male victims of sexual violence in 2025

THE first ever centre for male victims of sexual violence is set to open in Spain next year. President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel

27 Dec, 2024 @ 14:13

Health·Lead·Madrid

Benalmadena shooting latest: Two victims are located after escaping down a ravine

THE victims of a shooting in Benalmadena have been located after escaping down a ravine. It comes after a dramatic response was launched last night

27 Dec, 2024 @ 13:37

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Popular Spanish YouTuber is arrested for building flamethrowers and explosives

A SPANISH YouTuber has been taken into custody for building explosives and sharing ‘how to’ guides. The Guardia Civil has taken down a YouTuber who

27 Dec, 2024 @ 13:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Northern Spain

Hundreds of people buying pet dogs online are conned in Spain with up to 1,000 crimes committed

AN INTERNATIONAL gang that swindled 250 people in Spain out of over €150,000 in a pet sales scam has been brought down by the Guardia

27 Dec, 2024 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Desperate search for mountain climber who vanished from Spain’s Picos de Europa three days ago

SPANISH authorities are desperately searching for a mountain climber who vanished from the Picos de Europa mountains just before Christmas. Emergency services in Cantabria and

27 Dec, 2024 @ 12:08

Lead

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Empuriabrava with garage – € 299,000

Villa Empuriabrava, Girona 3 beds 3 baths € 299,000 Energy Certificate: STW1QVYYX Come and discover this magnificent house in a quiet neighbourhood close

27 Dec, 2024 @ 12:05

Featured Property

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Die Sierra Nevada ist das Sahnehäubchen für diejenigen, die das Glück haben, im Süden Spaniens zu leben von Jon Clarke Es ist schwer zu glauben,

27 Dec, 2024 @ 11:53

Auf Deutsch

Squatters are arrested after body of waiter is found buried in a well on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO squatters occupying a Villajoyosa finca have been arrested after the body of a 25-year-old man was discovered buried under rubble in a well on

27 Dec, 2024 @ 11:47

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Good news for Costa del Sol train project: Government orders viability study for a rail route between Nerja and Algeciras

THE Spanish government has ordered a viability study into the Costa del Train project between Algeciras and Nerja. On Boxing Day the Minister of Sustainable

27 Dec, 2024 @ 10:49

Costa del Sol·Lead·Travel News

Watch: Urgent search after man ‘is shot’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol – just days after ‘gangland’ Marbella shooting

POLICE searched for the victim of an alleged shooting overnight after a man was allegedly shot in the head. The incident is said to have

26 Dec, 2024 @ 22:19

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Valencia records FOUR earthquakes in 90 minutes: Special protocol is enacted after residents ‘feel tremors’

FOUR earthquakes rattled the Spanish region of Valencia today, it has emerged. During just 90 minutes, at least four quakes rattled the area of Ribera

26 Dec, 2024 @ 22:17

Environment·Lead·Valencia

Watch: Armed police in riot gear seize weapons of war and mounds of cash during raids against a ‘powerful’ cartel in Spain’s Andalucia

THIS is the moment armed police carried out a series of raids against an international drug cartel in southern Spain. Footage shared by the Guardia

26 Dec, 2024 @ 17:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Video

Revealed: These are the four most expensive towns to rent a property in Spain’s Andalucia – including Torremolinos

IT’S no secret that rental prices are continuing to surge across Spain. And the southernmost region of Andalucia is no exception, with costs having increased

26 Dec, 2024 @ 17:28

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Property

Police in Spain issue warning about ‘jamon iberico’ during the festive season

LOVERS of Iberian ham have been warned by the Guardia Civil to ensure they are getting the real deal. Its unmistakable flavour and its history

26 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Food & Drink·Lead

Watch: Flooding on Spain’s Costa del Sol after ‘major breakdown’ of water supply network as two towns are warned taps could run dry

A HIGH-pressure water supply network suffered a ‘major breakdown’ this morning, it has emerged. It came after a pipe burst in Calle Arquitectos, in Fuengirola,

26 Dec, 2024 @ 16:56

Costa del Sol·Lead

Wife of missing DANA victim searches for last known photo of her husband showing him clinging onto pole during deadly Valencia floods

Wife of missing DANA victim searches for local who took last known photo of her husband as he clung onto pole during deadly Valencia floods

A CATARROJA woman who lost her husband in the Valencia flood disaster is trying to find the person who took the last photo of her

26 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Why US citizens should NOT retire to Spain, according to Forbes

AMERICA’S Forbes magazine says that US citizens should be cautious about retiring to Spain- citing high taxes and bureaucracy as negatives. The combination of quality

26 Dec, 2024 @ 15:00

Lead·National News

More than 10,400 migrants died while trying to reach Spain in 2024

OVER 10,400 migrants died while trying to reach Spain by sea this year according to a report published on Thursday by a migration rights group.

26 Dec, 2024 @ 14:00

Canary Islands·Lead·National News

Horror in Mijas: Thugs beat up woman in her 80s while robbing her home

Police find flooded drugs lab producing cocaine at ground zero of Valencia DANA

THE Guardia Civil in Valencia has revealed that it found a drugs laboratory that had been flooded out during the October 29 DANA. The discovery

26 Dec, 2024 @ 13:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

These five luxury homes were the most viewed in Spain this year - and they're still on the market

Property sales in Spain reach their highest since May 2007 after surging by 51%

OCTOBER’S home property sales were the highest for any month in Spain since May 2007. The National Institute of Statistics(INE) said 69,418 homes were sold-

26 Dec, 2024 @ 12:31

Lead·National News·Property

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