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FOREST FIRE: El Faro beach closed as wildfire rages outside Alcaidesa near Gibraltar

A FOREST fire has resulted in the closure of El Faro beach in the town of Alcaidesa, near San Roque. The first forest fire...

COVID-19 cases rip through Valencia area of Spain while Costa Blanca and Castellon infection rates are lower

COVID-19 cases maintained their rise in the Valencian Community with a total today(July 8) of 1,843 infections. That's 256 more than yesterday and an increase...

Locals invited to apply for one of 28 urban ‘eco gardens’ in Orihuela on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA is asking local residents to apply for sole use of one of their 28 municipal eco gardens. The city council published guidelines on Thursday,...

Ryanair claims more passengers will fly into Spain’s Costa Blanca next year than before the pandemic

BUDGET airline Ryanair says that passenger numbers will soon return to pre-pandemic levels on services using Alicante-Elche airport. The forecast came from the firm's head...

Police bust criminal gang that preyed on unsuspecting tourists in Spain’s Mallorca

Policia Nacional arrested nine gang members in S'Arenal in the early hours of this morning

England football fans pepper-sprayed by police in Spain’s Magaluf during Euro semi-final celebrations

ENGLISH football fans in Magaluf, celebrating the 2-1 semi-final victory over Denmark, were pepper-sprayed by local police in efforts to control the festivities, on...

Fighter jet scare interrupts Spanish PM press conference

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was forced to cut short a press conference at a NATO airbase in Lithuania when jets there were scrambled...

Brits living in Spain ‘furious’ that new quarantine exemption doesn’t apply to those vaccinated outside UK

The quarantine exemption from ‘amber list’ countries such as Spain only applies to those who were vaccinated in the UK, it has emerged. When Transport...

JURASSIC PARK: New species of dinosaur discovered in Spain’s Castellon

A NEW species of dinosaur has been discovered in Castellon province in Spain's Valencia region. Investigators working at the Portell de Morella (Els Ports) archaeological...

Curfew returns to ‘high-infection’ zones in new anti-COVID measures for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NIGHT curfews will return to areas of the Valencian Community that have high COVID-19 infection rates. Rising coronavirus virus cases among younger people have forced...

Spain’s Balearic Islands BAN sale of alcohol in shops after 10pm in bid to crackdown on ‘super-spreader’ parties

The new rule, which will come into force from this Saturday (July 10), will prohibit alcohol being sold after 10pm in supermarkets, shops and petrol stations

WATCH: Beautiful, rare albino stag spotted in Spain’s Malaga

A RARE albino buck has been spotted and photographed in Malaga province. Spain’s largest hunting magazine, Club de Caza, has published images of a stunning...

British fugitive brothers ram a police car before getting arrested on the Costa Blanca in Spain

TWO British brothers wanted in the UK for drug trafficking and being part of a million pound robbery have been arrested in Torrevieja. The men...

Marine experts warn public to steer clear of fin whale migration off coast of southern Spain

OVER 200 fin whales are currently travelling down the east coast of Spain and south towards the Strait of Gibraltar on their annual migration...

LATEST: Tourism boost for Spain as UK drops quarantine rules for NHS vaccinated travellers from July 19

THE British government announced that fully vaccinated people travelling to England from ‘amber list’ countries will no longer have to quarantine from July 19 in...

WITNESS APPEAL: Gibraltar Police call for information surrounding death of local young man

GIBRALTAR Police are investigating the death of Gabriel Mihai, whose body was found last Sunday morning. The 19-year-old was found in the Alameda Gardens, at...

Top cybercrime fighter says child pornography cases increased in Spain because of COVID-19 lockdown

SPAIN'S top cybercrime police officer has blamed last years' COVID-19 lockdown for a rise in child pornography cases. Chief commissioner of the Policia Nacional's central...

French holidaymakers told to ‘avoid Spain’ this summer as coronavirus cases rise

THE FRENCH have been advised to 'avoid Spain and Portugal' this summer as Delta variant becomes dominant and infections rise. “To those who have not...

Half of Spain’s Malaga moved back to more restrictive level 2 health alert due to spike in positive COVID-19...

MALAGA, Guadalhorce and Costa del Sol health districts have been moved back to the more restrictive level 2 health alert due to a rise...

Nominations are open for the Pride of Gibraltar Awards 2021

THE Mayor of Gibraltar, Christian Santos, is inviting the community to nominate people who they feel have made a real difference to the country...

REVEALED: How police prevented violent battle between Polish and Spanish football hooligans during Euro 2020

Details have emerged of the exhaustive ‘anti-ultra’ operation carried out by the Policia Nacional against football hooligans. The force prevented three separate groups of dangerous...

Violent robber arrested in Benidorm hotel after breaking jaw of a female security guard on a Costa Blanca finca...

A man who broke the jaw of a female security guard at an Orihuela Costa finca has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in...

Two arrested for over death of more than 20 migrants attempting to reach Spain’s Canary Islands

TWO men were arrested for their alleged roles in the deaths of more than 20 migrants including a five-year-old girl who perished last month...

Moors & Christians Festival makes triumphant return in week of events on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FESTIVALS return to the Vega Baja area of Costa Blanca on Saturday, as the ‘Moors & Christians’ event kicks off in Orihuela. Lasting until the...

COVID-19 cases rise again but hospital admissions hold steady in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

1,587 new coronavirus cases have been reported in the Valencian Community today(July 7) as the region is set to announce new restrictions tomorrow. The move...

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