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Ex-Valencia president Francisco Camps launches spectacular comeback in bid to oust Carlos Mazon

FORMER Valencian president, Francisco Camps, says he wants to oust underfire Carlos Mazon as the Partido Popular(PP) nominee for the 2027 regional elections. Camps, 62,

10 Jul, 2025 @ 13:00

Lead·Politics·Valencian Community

Son of popular Costa Blanca hotel owner arrested for her 2022 murder after lying about ‘home invasion’

THE son of a Guardamar del Segura hotel owner who died at her home in December 2022, has been arrested for her murder. 77-year-old Rita

10 Jul, 2025 @ 11:27

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Donald Trump threatens 25% tariffs on the EU and says bloc is 'designed to screw the US'

Trump threatens EU with fresh tariffs despite claiming ‘they’re finally treating us nicely’

DONALD Trump has announced that the European Union will receive a tariff letter ‘in a couple of days’ threatening to reopen his trans-Atlantic trade war.

10 Jul, 2025 @ 09:58

Lead·National News·Politics

Well-known cinema chain in Spain fined for ‘stopping customers from bringing in outside snacks’

A MAJOR cinema chain has been slapped with a €25,000 fine for preventing moviegoers from bringing their own food and drinks into theatres in Almería

9 Jul, 2025 @ 18:30

Andalucia·Lead·Other News

The Spanish expat who found success teaching Spain’s world-famous cuisine to foreigners in English

AFTER Guillermo Varela’s Austrian girlfriend told him his cooking was so delicious he needed to share it, he started to upload his Spanish recipes online.

9 Jul, 2025 @ 17:27

Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

Spanish court gives ex-Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti one-year prison sentence for tax fraud

THE former Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has been sentenced to one year in prison for tax fraud for not declaring income linked to image

9 Jul, 2025 @ 17:02

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Gibraltar removed from EU ‘grey list’ for money laundering – scuppering last-minute bid from Spain’s far-right

GIBRALTAR has been cleared for removal from the EU’s financial ‘grey list’ after the European Parliament rejected a last-ditch attempt by Spain’s far-right Vox party

9 Jul, 2025 @ 16:15

Stargazer’s dream: Spain’s top five locations for the clearest view of the night sky

CONNECT with Spain’s starlit skies this summer and take part in the country’s astrotourism. Spain is working to establish itself as one of Europe’s best

9 Jul, 2025 @ 16:06

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Marbella’s desalination plant upgrade triples capacity just in time for the mad summer rush

THE Costa del Sol has dodged a potential water crisis after the Junta completed a major upgrade to Marbella’s desalination plant. The new bells and

9 Jul, 2025 @ 15:45

Lead·Marbella

Bank robbers executed 13 lucrative heists across Spain by fooling security guards with ‘front-door’ ruse

A BANK robbery crew behind at least 13 heists has been brought down in a joint operation by the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. Nine

9 Jul, 2025 @ 15:41

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Three hundred fishing vessels allowed to search for Iberian sardines this season

AFTER a decade of work, Iberian sardine fishing fleets in Spain and Portugal have regained Marine Stewardship Council certification. The fishery had its certification first

9 Jul, 2025 @ 13:34

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Residents fume over ‘poor’ council services as rubbish piles up in expat area of Costa Blanca

ORGANISERS of a protest demanding better council services for the Orihuela Costa said that around 500 people turned up outside the Playa Flamenca Town Hall

9 Jul, 2025 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Police rescue stolen second century Roman relief listed for sale in Spain on auction site

SPAIN’s Police have recovered an ancient Roman funeral artefact stolen from a Bulgarian museum more than two decades ago. The 2nd-century Roman funerary stele depicting

9 Jul, 2025 @ 13:19

La Cultura·Lead

2 bedroom Penthouse for sale in Torrequebrada with pool garage – € 274,000

RECENTLY REDUCED – We are delighted to present this wonderful penthouse with terrace, solarium and parking – just 1 km from the beach in Torrequebrada,

9 Jul, 2025 @ 13:05

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Here’s how Spain would be impacted if eight million immigrants were deported – and it isn’t pretty

SPAIN’S far-right party Vox was on the receiving end of a powerful backlash after it outlined a radical plan to deport all eight million immigrants

9 Jul, 2025 @ 12:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Other News

Airport charges set to rise in Spain with passengers likely to face higher fares

SPAIN’S airport operator Aena wants to raise fees charged to airlines by 6.5% next year to fund future investments. The move is sure to incur

9 Jul, 2025 @ 11:57

Lead·National News

Spain's PM Pedro Sanchez admits to 'thinking about resigning' as new anti-corruption measures are unveiled

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez ‘thought about resigning’ as new anti-corruption measures are unveiled

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has announced 15 anti-corruption measures including the creation of an independent Public Integrity Agency, as he tries to ride a

9 Jul, 2025 @ 11:07

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain can expect a cool blast this weekend – as the UK swelters in 40C

A rare spell of cooler weather is set to sweep across much of Spain this weekend, offering welcome relief after weeks of stifling heat —

9 Jul, 2025 @ 08:38

Lead·Weather

Where to get a rental bargain in Spain while staying near to the action – with one Malaga clifftop gem high up on the list

EXPATS struggling with Spain’s soaring rental costs could do worse than look beyond the obvious hotspots, as a new study reveals where tenants can secure

9 Jul, 2025 @ 08:00

Lead·Property

Key figure linked to record-breaking cocaine seizure is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AUTHORITIES have busted an international criminal gang linked to the largest cocaine shipment made in Europe- 16 tonnes- which was seized at the Port of

8 Jul, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Foreign property purchases slowed down in 2024 as real estate market cools off in Spain

Spending power of foreign property buyers in Spain levelled up in 2024 as prices soar

PROPERTY purchase deals in Spain by foreigners flattened out last year to €11.7 billion of sales- up by just 0.4% in value compared to 2023.

8 Jul, 2025 @ 17:15

Lead·National News·Property

WATCH: Tourists astonished as troops, helicopters and full might of Spanish Navy storm Malaga beach

SUNBATHERS and tourists were treated to an unexpected spectacle yesterday as the Spanish Navy launched a full-scale amphibious landing exercise on Malaga’s La Malagueta beach.

8 Jul, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Narcos burn boat at sea and cook cocaine worth millions as Spanish cops close in

DRUG traffickers deliberately torched and sank their yacht off of Tenerife after being cornered by Spanish customs patrol boats. The two crew members, one French

8 Jul, 2025 @ 16:51

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

REVEALED- Two causes behind fatal Diogo Jota car crash in Spain

Police reveal two causes behind tragic Diogo Jota car crash in Spain

EXCESS speed and a burst tyre were the likely reasons behind last Thursday’s car crash that killed Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota and his brother Andre

8 Jul, 2025 @ 16:45

Lead·National News

EU could be nearly €3 TRILLION wealthier with full integration – or much poorer if it falls apart

THE European Union could unlock a staggering €2.8 trillion per year by 2032 if member states pursue ambitious integration policies rather than maintaining the status

8 Jul, 2025 @ 16:11

Lead·National News·Politics

San Fermin Festival 2024: First running of the bulls

One gored and six trampled on: Day two of Spain’s Running of the Bulls

ONE person has been gored and six people have been taken to hospital with bruises after being trampled on the second day of the San

8 Jul, 2025 @ 16:10

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