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‘The algorithms did it’: Suspected mastermind behind Globix crypto fraud blames bots and Ukrainian programmers for missing millions

THE suspected mastermind behind the Globix crypto fraud told a Gibraltar court today that it was automatic trades and deceitful Ukrainian subcontractors that are responsible

5 Oct, 2023 @ 18:01

Alicante·Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead·Must Read

Malaga to Madrid from €7: Renfe launches sale on train fares starting TODAY

HEAVILY DISCOUNTED rail tickets from state operator Renfe went on sale on Thursday with a journey between Malaga and Madrid available for €7. The ‘Superprecio’

5 Oct, 2023 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·National News

Railing deteriorates at popular Costa Blanca promenade in Spain with council claiming it has no money for repairs

Railings corrode for over two years at popular Costa Blanca promenade in Spain as council says it has no money for repairs

A RESIDENTS group has slammed the state of the railing at one of the main promenades on the Orihuela Costa in the south of Alicante

5 Oct, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca hotels record their best-ever start to a year boosted by foreign holidaymakers

British tourists boost Costa Blanca hotel occupancy in September

COSTA BLANCA hotels reported a busier September than last year with a tourist occupancy rate of 80%- according to the Alicante Province Hotel Association(APHA). It

5 Oct, 2023 @ 16:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Irish teenagers arrested for selling laughing gas in the street to Mallorca tourists

‘Hippy crack seller’ is arrested while offering laughing gas to four British tourists in Spain’s Magaluf

POLICE have arrested a man for selling laughing gas to young British tourists in Mallorca, as a gang distributing the gas on the mainland has

5 Oct, 2023 @ 15:45

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

Spain sees olive oil price war as supermarkets FINALLY lower the cost of ‘liquid gold’

The runaway cost of Spain’s ‘liquid gold’: Extra virgin olive oil prices rise as much as 75% in just a month

WIDESPREAD drought in Spain this year continues to wreak havoc with the price of olive oil, as poor harvests push the cost of the ‘liquid

5 Oct, 2023 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Mass Arrests In Spain's Malaga Over Fraudulent Residency Applications For British Citizens Including Criminals

Spain’s National Police arrest 14, including two civil servants, over fake residency papers ring

A TOTAL of 14 people have been arrested in Alicante province on suspicion of faking documents in order to secure residency in Spain as well

5 Oct, 2023 @ 14:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Sticking to his story: Disgraced former football chief Luis Rubiales tells High Court that Jenni Hermoso kiss was consensual

THE DISGRACED former chairman of Spain’s Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, told the National High Court this week that his allegedly unsolicited kiss on the lips

5 Oct, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead

ITragic deaths in Murcia nightclub fire prompts licence checks across Spain

Police in Spain’s Murcia resort to DNA testing to identify victims of horrific nightclub fire

THE NATIONAL POLICE on Wednesday identified the last of the 13 victims who died in the horrific fire that ripped through two nightclubs in the

5 Oct, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·Murcia

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in San Pedro de Alcantara with pool – € 495,000

Apartment San Pedro de Alcantara, Málaga 3 beds 4 baths € 495,000 This recently renovated, luxury corner unit is now available for sale.

5 Oct, 2023 @ 13:06

Featured Property

Ranked: The richest town halls in Malaga province as Benahavis takes the top spot once again

BENAHAVIS has consolidated its position as the richest municipality in Malaga province- and in fact the whole of Andalucia- according to Tax Agency figures for

5 Oct, 2023 @ 12:45

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Breaking the political deadlock? Spain’s Socialists accelerate talks with leftist alliance Sumar in bid to hammer out coalition deal

AFTER Spain’s King Felipe VI invited Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez to form a government this week, the party’s first port of call was the new

5 Oct, 2023 @ 12:00

Lead·Politics

Getting Ready to Sell Your Moraira House

Times change, and so does the way we act when it comes to selling a property. Being prepared and having your documentation in order is

5 Oct, 2023 @ 11:46

Property

Angry Benidorm residents to stage protest this weekend over big local tax rises

Two men are jailed for rape of young British tourist in Spain’s Benidorm

TWO ALGERIAN men have been arrested for allegedly raping a British tourist in the Benidorm area on August 25. The age of the victim has

5 Oct, 2023 @ 11:16

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Explainer: Spain chosen by Fifa to host 2030 World Cup – but it won’t be alone

FIFA, the international governing body for football, yesterday announced that it had chosen Spain as host for the 2030 World Cup. But there’s a catch:

5 Oct, 2023 @ 10:33

Lead·Sport

Mallorca Judge and prosecutor get jail time

Drink driver is ACQUITTED of killing British expat, 39, in hit-and-run in Spain’s Mallorca – despite being TWICE over the alcohol limit

A PALMA court has backed a lower court verdict that cleared a motorist of running over a British expat at a pedestrian crossing- despite being

4 Oct, 2023 @ 17:33

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British retirees living in Spain's Benidorm can now apply for financial help with carers

Carer ‘steals €20,000 watch from woman, 94, on Spain’s Costa Blanca before melting down her jewellery for cash’

A CARER has been arrested for stealing over €50,000 of jewellery from an elderly Elche woman that employed her. The 94-year-old victim’s daughter complained to

4 Oct, 2023 @ 16:44

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Zig-zagging ‘nine times over alcohol limit’ lorry driver chased by police on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain

A DRUNK Ukrainian lorry driver was pulled over on the A-70 motorway in Alicante after zig-zagging between lanes for over three kilometres. The Guardia Civil

4 Oct, 2023 @ 16:06

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will meet for one of the biggest fights in boxing history

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk’s teams have regularly been in talks over the past year to organize an undisputed heavyweight title fight. Talks originally broken

4 Oct, 2023 @ 15:30

Sport

Iconic Southport Gates at entry to Gibraltar’s Main Street get major facelift, restoration and clean-up

THE Ministry of Heritage has restored the iconic Southport Gates to Gibraltar’s Main Street that date back to 1883 to their former glory after weeks

4 Oct, 2023 @ 15:20

Gibraltar·La Cultura

Five top new UK authors will star at Gibraltar International Literary Festival as tickets go on sale

TICKETS went on sale for this year’s Gibraltar’s Literary Festival as organisers announced five more speakers that would be on the Rock for the popular

4 Oct, 2023 @ 14:42

Gibraltar·La Cultura

Hotel in Estepona is branded the number one in Spain and among the best in the world

AN ALL-INCLUSIVE resort hotel in Estepona has been voted the best hotel in Spain in the Tripadvisor ‘Traveller’s Choice’ awards. The Ikos Andalusia came top

4 Oct, 2023 @ 14:37

Andalucia·Estepona·Lead·Marbella

A Place in the Sun star Jasmine Harman moves to Spain’s Costa del Sol – where the property expert chose and why

JASMINE Harman has spent decades trying to find Brits the perfect home in Spain. But the A Place In The Sun star, 47, has finally

4 Oct, 2023 @ 14:12

Estepona·Lead

Autistic ‘Irish’ boy, 11, ‘is sexually assaulted in front of his family’ at hotel in Spain’s Tenerife

THE POLICIA NACIONAL in the south of Tenerife have arrested a man who sexually assaulted an 11-year-old autistic boy- believed to be Irish. The youngster

4 Oct, 2023 @ 13:42

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Costa de la Calma with pool – € 749,000

Apartment Costa de la Calma, Majorca 2 beds 2 baths € 749,000 This practical apartment represents an ideal vacation home where you can

4 Oct, 2023 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Record-breaking summer for Spain’s Costa del Sol as more than 6 million tourists spend over €8 billion between June and August

TOURIST records tumbled on the Costa del Sol during the high summer season of June, July, and August- both for visitors and the amount of

4 Oct, 2023 @ 13:03

Andalucia·Lead

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