Spain braces for hottest day in 74 years: People are told to ‘stay indoors’ ahead of 44C heatwave – as experts advise against ‘sunbathing and alcohol’

SPAIN is facing its hottest day in 74 years as a crippling heatwave looks set to reach its first apex this weekend. According to state

18 Jul, 2024 @ 20:05

Lead·National News·Weather

Horror in Spain after man records himself digging up and beheading his dead brother before sending video to his mother

SPAIN is in shock after a man recorded himself digging up and beheading his dead brother before sending the video to his mother and walking

18 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

French tourist is found ‘stabbed to death’ inside her motorhome in Spain: Police work to find out if she was travelling alone

THE GUARDIA Civil is investigating the violent death of a French woman found inside her motorhome overlooking a Castellon province beach on Thursday. Her body

18 Jul, 2024 @ 18:24

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead

Baby girl is killed by freak rockfall at a popular tourist beach in Spain

A BABY has been killed by a freak rockfall during a day out at the beach on the Balearic Islands. The accident took place on

18 Jul, 2024 @ 15:24

Balearic Islands·Lead·National News

Police in Spain bust gang who ‘built more than 1,000 kamikaze drones for Hezbollah’

THE Guardia Civil and German authorities have dismantled a drone logistics structure operating in Europe supplying so-called kamikaze drones to the Lebanese extremist Hezbollah group.

18 Jul, 2024 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Fears over new tourist tax 'driving away' British tourists from Spain's Costa Blanca, despite Alicante and Benidorm councils refusing to charge it

Brits visiting Benidorm are advised to avoid alcohol and sunbathing during crippling 41C heatwave this weekend

BRITS visiting Benidorm this week have been warned to avoid drinking and sunbathing during the day. That’s the advice of state weather agency AEMET, which

18 Jul, 2024 @ 14:28

Benidorm·Lead

Faeces is found smeared on lockboxes outside Airbnb flats in southern Spain: Locals online say ‘well done’ and brand vile action ‘marvellous’

ANTI-tourism activists may have reached new lows in southern Spain after excrement was allegedly found smeared on lockboxes outside tourist apartments. Multiple padlocked boxes which

18 Jul, 2024 @ 14:20

Lead·Sevilla

Is this the elixir of life? Injection created by British and Spanish scientists makes mice live 25% longer and reduces serious illnesses

SPANISH and British scientists have been working in London on mice to see if injections of antibodies can potentially extend the life of a human-

18 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Health·Lead

3 bedroom Terraced Villa for sale in Muchamiel / Mutxamel with pool garage – € 239,000

Terraced Villa Muchamiel / Mutxamel, Alicante 3 beds 2 baths € 239,000 Costa Blanca Real Estate presents this stunning end-terrace house in a

18 Jul, 2024 @ 13:05

Featured Property

New breed of scorpion is discovered in Spain’s Andalucia

EXPERTS have discovered a new species of scorpion on the coast of Huelva province- in the Doñana area- which they have named grandly as Buthus

18 Jul, 2024 @ 12:30

Andalucia·Environment

Thousands take to the streets of Spain’s Barcelona: Catalunya separatists rally against ‘non-implementation’ of amnesty law which vowed to protect architects of ‘illegal’ independence referendum

THOUSANDS of pro-independence supporters took to the streets of Barcelona, the Catalan capital, on Saturday in protest against the ‘non-implementation’ of the highly controversial amnesty

18 Jul, 2024 @ 12:17

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Politics

These areas of Spain will be uninhabitable by 2050 due to extreme heat and rising sea levels, NASA warns – unless urgent action reverses climate change trends

SKY-HIGH temperatures, long periods of drought and coastal cities swamped by rising sea levels. That will be the future of Spain, at least according to

18 Jul, 2024 @ 12:12

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Madrid

Relive the hits of Blue, Chesney Hawkes, Madcon and CLMD at Generation:Music

Marbella Arena, Friday 9th August FIESTA Marbella 2024 has announced that they are bringing the award-winning boyband Blue, English singer Chesney Hawkes, Norwegian hip hop/rap

18 Jul, 2024 @ 10:25

Andalucia·Entertainment

Pictured: Eva Longoria plays in padel tennis tournament in Spain after making permanent move to Marbella

EVA Longoria has been spotted playing padel in Marbella after announcing her family’s permanent move to the Costa del Sol. Desperate Housewives actress, Eva Longoria

17 Jul, 2024 @ 23:00

Lead·Marbella

14% of households in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas in economic trouble due to high inflation

Spain’s economy to grow by 2.4% this year, says the IMF – making it the fastest growing in Europe

SPAIN is still the golden child of Europe after posting economic growth of 2.4% this year, according to the International Monetary Fund. The latest World

17 Jul, 2024 @ 22:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Benidorm bans smoking on two of its most popular beaches – and plans to create ‘smoke-free’ zones in other areas of the resort ‘soon’

TWO of Benidorm’s best-known beaches have banned tobacco smoking. The change covers the Levante and Poniente beaches thanks to an agreement signed between the the

17 Jul, 2024 @ 21:00

Benidorm·Health·Lead

REVIEW: Take That ‘shine’ at Marbella’s Starlite Festival

BRITISH boy band Take That performed to sell out crowds in Spain’s Marbella, in giving a stellar show. Although typically known as a 90s boy

17 Jul, 2024 @ 20:00

La Cultura·Marbella·Olive Press Travel

Spain's toll roads set to see price hikes yet again

Scrap the toll call for ’empty’ motorway in prime tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

A NEW call has been made for tolls on the AP-7 motorway in the Vega Baja to be suspended after the government said the road

17 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Pictured: The €11million villa in Spain that Mbappe will call home after signing with Real Madrid – featuring multiple pools, gym and a mini golf green

AFTER Kylian Mbappe was paraded in front of 80,000 excited Real Madrid fans as their new star signing on Tuesday, the French international will now

17 Jul, 2024 @ 18:30

Lead·Property

British-Norwegian gang which ‘created and sold fake IDs’ in Spain is busted

FOUR British and Norwegian men have been arrested for running a gang that produced fake ID cards to rip-off phone companies and banks. Six people-

17 Jul, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Antonio Banderas demolishes his Marbella villa after it was declared illegal: Licence to build ‘La Gaviota’ was approved by the infamous Jesus Gil administration

MALAGA star Antonio Banderas has been ordered to demolish his Marbella villa, known as ‘La Gaviota’, after it was declared illegal. Years of legal battles

17 Jul, 2024 @ 17:25

Lead·Marbella

Why is the sand in Spain’s Marbella orange this year? Outrage after city’s council dumps ‘reddish clay-like substance’ on popular tourist beaches

THE city council of Marbella has come under fire for dumping 600,000 cubic metres of an orange-tinted sand on its beaches. The plan, which officially

17 Jul, 2024 @ 17:12

Costa del Sol·Lead·Marbella

Pictured: British tourist who vanished in mountainous terrain in Spain six days ago – as special force scours nearby river bed

SPANISH police have called in divers to search for a British man who disappeared in mountainous terrain last week. Steven Michael B, 48, has not

17 Jul, 2024 @ 16:16

Lead·National News

Sunbed wars crackdown in Spain: Beachgoers on the Costa Blanca will be fined for placing towels down too early – and if they abandon their spot for too long

BEACH hoggers will be fined for nipping out before breakfast to place sunbeds, towels and umbrellas to reserve spots on Calpe beaches in Alicante province.

17 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spanish national football team celebrates winning UEFA Euro 2024 in Madrid

‘Gibraltar is Spain’: Chief Minister slams Madrid mayor over chants but plays down fears Spain will seek to retake the Rock

FABIAN Picardo called the chants of ‘Gibraltar is Spanish’ after Spain defeated England in the Euro 2024 final ‘soul destroying.’ The Chief Minister added: “But

17 Jul, 2024 @ 15:03

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

British-German couple warn against moving to Spain after being told to ‘go back home to their own country’ and suffering post-Brexit red tape nightmare

A BRITISH-German couple have given up on living in Spain after being told to ‘go back home’ and facing a ‘bureaucratic nightmare’ due to post-Brexit

17 Jul, 2024 @ 14:12

Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

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