Inferno rages through Palma care home leaving six hospitalised
A FAULTY phone charger is feared to have sparked an inferno at a care home in Palma. More than 150 staff and residents had to
Spain’s Congress takes historic step to allow use of other languages in parliamentary debates
SPAIN’S lower house of parliament, the Congress of Deputies, took an historic step this week by allowing for the use of three extra languages during
Spain is losing war on invasive ‘killer’ Asian hornet: Numbers are up 60% in a year and they are living up to their nick name
SPAIN is losing its decade-long war on the vespa velutina, also known as the Asian hornet – and even occasionally the ‘murder hornet’. It arrived
2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Almunecar with garage – € 260,000
Almuñécar, Granada 2 beds 2 baths € 260,000 We are delighted to present this beautiful apartment situated on the first line of the
Mystery surrounds death of Norwegian expat, 21, whose body was found dumped in Torremolinos: Police move towards theory of an ‘adverse reaction to a party drug’
THE death of young Norwegian expat Anne Mathea Morken remains shrouded in mystery as investigators work around the clock to discover what really happeend to
Tortoises, rabbits and frogs released in Gibraltar nature reserve as part of ‘rewilding’ project
SIX adult tortoises, wild rabbits and Iberian water frogs have become new residents of Gibraltar after being released into the wild after being extinct locally
Torrox, the ‘Little Germany’ of Spain’s Costa del Sol kick starts its Oktoberfest today
TORROX, the municipality with the most registered German residents on the Iberian Peninsula, is gearing up for its own Oktoberfest this weekend. The small enclave
Spain’s Renfe to Expand AVE train services between Malaga and Madrid in October
RENFE, the Spanish railway operator, is set to enhance its AVE train services between Malaga and Madrid, commencing on October 17. This expansion will see
Franco-German plan to woo UK back into the EU could spell end to movement restrictions on Brits abroad
AN exciting plan to reform the EU by France and Germany could see the UK rejoin as an ‘EU lite’ member. The move would see
EXC: Tommy Robinson uses British billionaire’s stunning €1.6m villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca to film his podcast with a string of far-right extremists
AN investigation is underway into how Tommy Robinson accessed a stunning Costa Blanca villa owned by a British billionaire to film his extreme far-right podcasts,
WATCH: Inspired by an article in the Olive Press, a British production company travelled to Andalucia to make a documentary highlighting the importance of the bee in Spain
“MOST people are vaguely aware that we need to save the bees, but they don’t know precisely why,” film producer Michael Jackson, 43, told the
Two senior civil servants in Murcia town hall allegedly sign off over €90k for themselves in overtime pay
A PAIR of civil servants in Murcia City Council’s decentralisation department managed to trouser over €90,000 in overtime pay between them. One of the workers
IN PICTURES: Princess Leonor of Spain, 17, put through her paces in rigorous training at military bootcamp
LEONOR de Borbon has not been given an easy ride at the General Military Academy in Zaragoza since she enrolled on September 5 – despite
ELECTION 2023: All three parties bring in fresh blood as Gibraltar election campaigning starts in earnest
THE GSLP presented four new candidates for the October 12 election as the Liberals swapped out Steven Linares and the GSD put forward six new
A quarter of all Brits in Spain with TIE cards live in Alicante: And a third of the total are over 65
A QUARTER of all British TIE card holders in Spain are registered in the province of Alicante. In further unsurprising news, a third of all
Report: 456 tonnes of nitrates ended up in the Mar Menor in 2022
A TOTAL of 456 tonnes of nitrates entered the Mar Menor lagoon in southeastern Spain during 2022, as well as 18.5 tonnes of phosphates. That’s
Quirky and crude donkey tradition continues to entertain locals in towns of Valencian Community
A CURIOUS tradition is back again this year to entertain the locals of towns in the Valencian community. For the second year in a row,
Spain’s Alicante-Elche Airport wins ‘Best in Europe’ Award for 15-25 million passengers
THE Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernandez Airport has recently been awarded the ‘Best Airport in Europe’. This prestigious recognition was presented at the start of September by
Russell Brand ‘is victim of a witch-hunt’, claims clinic in Spain where comedian, 48, gave a talk on ‘f****d up behaviour’ – years after alleged sexual assaults
RUSSELL Brand told addicts to ‘admit their f****d up behaviour’ and apologise during a series of talks about recovery it has emerged – including in
Preparación adecuada del motor para el invierno: cómo elegir el aceite 5W30 o 5W40 para una protección óptima
La preparación adecuada del motor para el invierno es fundamental para garantizar que su vehículo funcione sin problemas y evite posibles daños en climas fríos.
4 bedroom Villa for sale in Platja d'Aro with pool garage – € 845,000
Platja d'Aro, Girona 4 beds 3 baths € 845,000 Beautiful villa surrounded by a natural setting of great beauty, at the top of
Majority of Spain’s women’s football team drops boycott as 21 of 23 players agree to play in upcoming Nations League matches
NEARLY all of Spain’s 23 women’s football players on the national team have agreed to end their boycott and play against Sweden in the Nations
Marina d’Or tourist complex cuts 2023 season short, cancelling reservations with no explanations
THE SUMMER season has ended abruptly, unexpectedly and without any explanation at the Marina d’Or tourist complex in Oropesa del Mar, Castellón province. The hotel
Valencia regional government to open probe into ‘dwarf bullfighting’ show authorised in early September
THE REGIONAL government in Valencia is to investigate a bullfighting festival after the line-up including so-called ‘dwarf bullfighters’, a form of ‘entertainment’ that is on
Spain’s Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernandez Airport records best August in history with 1,702,139 passengers
ALICANTE-ELCHE Miguel Hernandez Airport has achieved a significant milestone in its history during the month of August, recording its highest-ever passenger numbers, tallying 1,702,139 individuals.
Spain’s Alicante honours memory of two murdered women in Orihuela and Castellon with moment of silence
FOLLOWING the tragic occurrence of two gender-based killings in the Valencian Community within less than 24 hours, the Alicante City Council has observed a moment