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Did you see it? Mysterious sky lights which crossed Spain’s Malaga Monday morning explained

MYSTERIOUS sky lights left Malaga residents stunned yesterday morning, Monday September 5. Reports of ‘an unusual celestial phenomena’ and a ‘ghostly apparition’ flooded social media

6 Sep, 2022 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga·Other News·Technology

Francisco De La Torre 10.09.06 Macri Visita Al Alcalde De Malaga 1

Malaga mayor receives honorary OBE from the UK—the most important tourist market for the city

THE Mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, has received, this Monday August 5, the title of Honorary Officer of the Order of the British

6 Sep, 2022 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

More drivers have died this summer in Spain, than in the year before the pandemic

SOME 225 motorists have died in Spain during July and August, 10 more than in the same months of 2019, according to official data. “It

6 Sep, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·National News·Travel News

This year Starlite Festival in Marbella received more visitors than in 2019

THE Starlite festival in Marbella welcomed over 362,000 visitors this summer, 80,000 more than in 2019. Nearly half of those attending concerts (48.3%) were foreigners

5 Sep, 2022 @ 17:30

La Cultura·Lead

Jihadist arrested in Spain’s Girona ‘had plans to carrying out terrorist attack in Catalunya’

POLICE have arrested a ‘radicalised’ terrorist who was allegedly planning a terrorist attack in Catalunya before returning to Syria. An investigation began at the end

5 Sep, 2022 @ 17:05

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

Two children stab teenage boy 10 times to steal phone and wallet in Spain’s Valencia

TWO children have been arrested for viciously assaulting a 16-year-old boy in Alfafar, Valencia Province early on Monday morning. They stole the victim’s bumbag containing

5 Sep, 2022 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Drone Causes Emergency Alert At Busy Costa Blanca Airport In Spain

Arrested in Marbella two international drug traffickers

POLICE have arrested two international drug lords who were hiding out in luxury. Guardia Civil swooped on the Dutch and Belgian citizens who were lying

5 Sep, 2022 @ 16:39

Crime & Law·Lead

Woman Fakes Kidnapping Including Dramatic Video To Extort €50,000 From Mother On Spain's Canary Islands

Woman in bogus kidnapping shoots dramatic video to extort €50,000 from mother on Spain’s Canary Islands

A woman in her thirties has been arrested in Tenerife for faking her own kidnapping and trying to extort €50,000 from her mother. Four people

5 Sep, 2022 @ 16:20

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Winter flu and Covid vaccinations to start in Valencia this month

Spain’s health minister announces arrival of 10m Covid-19 vaccines adapted to variants

SPAIN’S health minister Carolina Darias today announced that 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines would be arriving in Spain over September, adding that these shots

5 Sep, 2022 @ 16:15

Health·Lead

Thief on Spain's Costa Blanca on attempted murder charge after stabbing pedestrian over packet of cigarettes

Cigarette thief on Spain’s Costa Blanca on attempted murder charge after stabbing pedestrian

A Denia man, 38, has been arrested for attempted murder after stealing a packet of cigarettes and meeting strong resistance from his victim. A man

5 Sep, 2022 @ 15:11

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Cyclist Pretends To Be 'knocked Over' To Steal Expensive Watch From Motorist On Spain's Costa Blanca

Cyclist fakes accident to steal expensive watch from motorist on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante motorist had an expensive watch stolen after trying to help a cyclist who pretended he was an accident victim. The incident happened on

5 Sep, 2022 @ 13:49

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Benahavis with pool – € 469,000

Apartment Benahavís, Málaga 3 beds 2 baths € 469,000 Dúplex with 176 m² built, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, 0 Toilets, Good condition, Outward,

5 Sep, 2022 @ 13:05

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Pumping of oil from Gibraltar shipwreck continues after busy weekend cleaning up spill after-effects

SALVAGE crews continue to remove all oil and chemicals from the stricken ship off the Gibraltar coast on Monday, the government reported. Strong winds have

5 Sep, 2022 @ 12:57

Gibraltar·Lead

British Expats Face Nightmare Bills To Link Up Services To Illegally Built Properties In Murcia Area Of Spain

British expats face nightmare bills to link up services to illegally built homes in Murcia area of Spain

HOMEOWNERS in Gea y Truyois, south of Murcia City, are locked in a battle over unforeseen payment demands of up to €15,000 to finish off

5 Sep, 2022 @ 12:30

Lead·Murcia·Property

Young victim in viral bullying video overwhelmed with support and birthday wishes from celebrities in Spain

A boy in Mallorca who was bullied by classmates during a summer camp has been inundated with messages of support from celebrities and sports stars

5 Sep, 2022 @ 10:19

Lead·Mallorca

Private jet from Spain’s Jerez de la Frontera crashes in the Baltic Sea

A PRIVATE Cessna plane from Jerez de la Frontera airport has reportedly crashed in the Baltic Sea near Ventspils, Latvia. According to the flight tracking

5 Sep, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·National News·Travel News

Mass of warm African air to bake Spain’s Malaga this weekend

Spain’s Met Office issues yellow alert for high temperatures and terral this Monday in Malaga

TERRAL wind is expected to blow hot air into Malaga province and weather warnings will be in place from 1pm today, Monday September 5. The

5 Sep, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Weather

National Geographic selects Pompidou as one of the ‘must-see’ museums in Spain

THE brightly coloured Centre Pompidou, home to the Georges Pompidou National Centre of Art and Culture of France, located on Malaga’s Muelle 1, has been

5 Sep, 2022 @ 08:45

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Travel: Exploring Spain’s buried treasures – cool caves

WHEN Spain’s peak summer temperatures start nudging 40 in parts of the country, visiting a cool, dark, damp cave sounds pretty good. The fact these

4 Sep, 2022 @ 15:00

Exploring Spain·Olive Press Travel

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Guardamar del Segura with pool – € 149,000

Apartment Guardamar del Segura, Alicante 2 beds 1 baths € 149,000 We are pleased to offer this ground floor apartment for sale Pinar

4 Sep, 2022 @ 13:05

Featured Property

What do King Solomon, Andalucia’s Rio Tinto mines, NASA and Mars have in common?

One of the most common reactions to visiting the Rio Tinto mining complex is a comparison to a Martian landscape - and that’s not so

4 Sep, 2022 @ 11:00

Jack Gaioni: Jack's Corner·La Cultura·Lead

Huelva home to the best-preserved rural mosque in Spain

BUILT on the site of a fifth-century Visigoth basilica, the Almonaster Mosque in Huelva, is one of few surviving rural mosques in Spain, considered the best

4 Sep, 2022 @ 10:30

Huelva·La Cultura·Lead

Policia Nacional arresting a man in Seviilla

Seven people arrested and two million euros scammed by cybercriminals in Spain’s Sevilla

POLICE has arrested seven people from Sevilla for allegedly scamming companies and freelancers using the technique “man in the middle”. This technique is described as

3 Sep, 2022 @ 16:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Andalucia’s suicide rate is higher than Spain’s average

ONE person killed themselves every 14 hours in Andalucia during 2020, according to the Junta. Some 793 people died as a consequence of suicide in

3 Sep, 2022 @ 14:15

Health·Lead·National News

1 bedroom Apartment for sale in Nerja with pool – € 195,000

Apartment Nerja, Málaga 1 beds 1 baths € 195,000 South-facing one-bedroom apartment in popular Capistrano Village Exclusive with HusmanHagberg. Here is an opportunity

3 Sep, 2022 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Spain’s Andalucia expects to reach 30 million tourists this year

Tourist spending in Spain finally returns to pre-pandemic levels

SPENDING by international tourists in Spain has finally returned to pre-pandemic levels, with the latest figures published by the National Statistics Institute (INE) showing visitors

3 Sep, 2022 @ 11:00

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