Costa Blanca expat hotspot to be transformed into medieval Spain as incredible historical festival returns this weekend to – all you need to know

PERCHED on the Costa Blanca between Alicante and Valencia, the former fishing village of Teulada Moraira is known to most for its charming coves and

18 Jun, 2026 @ 16:13

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Sponsored·Sponsored Article

Costa Blanca gang robbed parked cars in AP-7 motorway service areas

A GANG that robbed parked cars at Valencia and Murcia region motorway service stations has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. Four men aged

18 Jun, 2026 @ 16:00

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencia

New MRI scanner at Marbella hospital promises faster, more comfortable prostate cancer detection

PROSTATE cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting men, and early, accurate diagnosis remains crucial to successful treatment. At Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital, patients

18 Jun, 2026 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Health·Sponsored

How these boutique recovery centres in Marbella and Sotogrande are drawing expats from across the globe

JOSE had taken up drinking when he was 15. After more than 30 years tied to the bottle, he feared his life had ‘no fix’

18 Jun, 2026 @ 15:50

Health·Marbella·Sponsored·Sponsored Article

Seven narco arrests in Mijas after violent motorway heist in Granada left man shot in the head

SEVEN people have been arrested on the Costa del Sol believed to be connected to a violent drug heist in Granada that left a man

18 Jun, 2026 @ 14:45

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Orange heatwave alert issued for Spain's Costa Blanca with temperatures soaring up to 40C

Heatwave warning of 41C highs for Valencia region coupled with ‘torrid’ humid nights

A HEATWAVE is coming to the Valencian Community next week with a warning that temperatures could reach 41C in some inland areas. The State Meteorological

18 Jun, 2026 @ 14:24

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Valencia·Weather

Warning for beachgoers as Andalucia records worst start to June for drownings in years

BEACHGOERS are being urged to take extra care after Andalucia suffered its worst start to June for drowning deaths in years. According to the Royal

18 Jun, 2026 @ 13:45

Andalucia·Lead·Travel News

Red flags at popular Torrevieja swimming spot over fears sewage contamination has leaked into the sea

A 350 METRE stretch of Torrevieja coastline saw a day-long bathing ban after a water test showed up some fecal contamination. The City Council took

18 Jun, 2026 @ 13:44

Costa Blanca·Environment·Health·Lead·Torrevieja

Foreign-born surge to drive Malaga province to hit two million residents and overtake Sevilla as Andalucia’s biggest – but not for another 11 years

MALAGA’S population has been forecast to smash the two million mark and overtake Sevilla as the largest province in Andalucia, driven almost entirely by a

18 Jun, 2026 @ 13:39

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

British man, 63, dies in paragliding accident in Catalan Pyrenees

A BRITISH man has died in a paragliding accident in Spain after becoming tangled in power lines, according to reports. The 63-year-old was flying near

18 Jun, 2026 @ 13:36

Alicante·Lead

Hotel guest left paraplegic after balcony with ‘a series of defects not visible to the naked eye’ collapses onto La Manga pool in Murcia

A TOURIST struck by debris following a hotel balcony collapse in southern Spain has been left paraplegic by the accident, it has emerged. The 43-year-old

18 Jun, 2026 @ 12:39

Lead·Murcia

Summer holiday blow as persistent 3.2% inflation squeeze forces one in five families to cancel vacation plans in Spain

A NEW study has revealed that one in five families in Spain have been forced to abandon their holiday plans this year as rising inflation

17 Jun, 2026 @ 17:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Miracle of nature as up to 9,000 newborn flamingo chicks begin spectacular annual migration across Torrevieja lagoons

A COSTA Blanca holiday hotspot was graced with heartwarming scenes as dozens of baby flamingos were seen migrating away from the lagoons where they were

17 Jun, 2026 @ 17:16

Alicante·Animals·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Beachgoers celebrate as police arrest man exposing himself to women on one of Cadiz’s main beaches

A MAN has been arrested for exposing himself to women on Cadiz’s popular Victoria beach. At around 9.30pm on Tuesday police were called to Cadiz’s

17 Jun, 2026 @ 16:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain opens competition probe into six biggest banks over concerns of price coordination driven by cutthroat ‘mortgage war’

SPAIN’s competition watchdog has launched a probe into the country’s six biggest banks over suspicions they acted unfairly in the mortgage market, potentially depriving borrowers

17 Jun, 2026 @ 16:04

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Fast-track approval granted for massive €60 million sports and music stadium complex in Alicante

PLANS for a massive €60 million sports and leisure complex in Alicante have received a massive boost with the regional Valencian government classifying it as

17 Jun, 2026 @ 15:15

Alicante·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport

Serb shot dead in broad daylight Barcelona assassination was ‘laying low after previously controlling cocaine entering Antwerp port’

A SERBIAN man shot dead in broad daylight on a busy Barcelona street had been hiding from Belgian authorities after allegedly controlling the flow of

17 Jun, 2026 @ 13:44

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Tragedy as British boy, 4, drowns in swimming pool on second day of family holiday in rural Malaga village

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD British boy has tragically died after falling into a swimming pool near Malaga while on holiday with his parents. The incident took place

17 Jun, 2026 @ 13:31

Lead·Malaga

Former Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero in two-day corruption quiz over €53M airline bailout plus high-value jewellery stashed in office safe

SPAIN’S ex-Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is appearing before a judge in Madrid on Wednesday in a corruption probe. He will be quizzed for

17 Jun, 2026 @ 13:13

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

Wild scenes in Benidorm as police chase electric scooter wizzing through city centre at over 100km/h

A POPULAR Costa Blanca holiday hotspot was the scene of a bizarre high-speed chase after police pursued an electric scooter tearing through the town centre

17 Jun, 2026 @ 13:02

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Police seize 16 tonnes of fake World Cup football shirts bound for tourist hotspots in Malaga, Madrid and Barcelona

POLICE have seized 16 tonnes of counterfeit World Cup football shirts worth €2 million, with the fake kits destined for sale in tourist hotspots including

17 Jun, 2026 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

British tourists now pour €24 billion into Spanish economy as next-placed Germans spend less than half

BRITISH tourists poured a record-breaking €24 billion into Spain’s economy last year, new data has shown, cementing their status as the country’s biggest foreign spenders.

17 Jun, 2026 @ 12:14

Business & Finance·Canary Islands·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Man's body found in freezer at apartment in Spain with suspected killer failing in suicide attempt

Man’s body found in freezer at apartment in Spain as suspected killer takes overdose

A MAN’S body was found inside a fridge at an apartment on Castellon’s Plaza Pintor Sorolla on Tuesday. The Policia Nacional made the grim discovery

17 Jun, 2026 @ 12:05

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa del Sol tourist town bounces back with ‘excellent’ water quality rating months after burst sewage pipe flooded the sea with human waste

A TORREMOLINOS beach has earned an ‘excellent’ water quality rating just months after a sewage pipe burst and sent human waste pouring into the sea.

17 Jun, 2026 @ 12:00

Costa del Sol·Environment·Malaga

Spain set to fry again as fresh African heat dome roasts inland areas with highs of up to 45C – Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca to sizzle in 33C

SPAIN’S first official summer heatwave is set to fry the country as a relentless African heat dome marches north, blasting inland areas past 40C and

17 Jun, 2026 @ 11:16

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Gas explosion rips through Malaga restaurant as diners sat down to eat leaving eight injured, including two children

AT least 8 people were injured, including two young children, after a gas explosion tore through a crowded village restaurant near Malaga. Emergency crews rushed

17 Jun, 2026 @ 10:49