Blue shark spotted metres from shore at a popular Cadiz tourist beach sparks panic – but don’t worry it was just a baby

A VIDEO circling online of a juvenile shark swimming close to the shore in Sanlucar reminds holidaygoers about the potential sea life lurking below the

25 Jun, 2026 @ 11:10

Andalucia·Animals·Cadiz·Lead

It’s a lot of fun… but San Juan’s hangover leaves Spain’s beaches looking like rubbish tips and jeopardises the coastal environment

THE night of San Juan is celebrated by Spaniards around the country, but once the party is over, everyone else must pick up the pieces.

25 Jun, 2026 @ 10:44

Environment·Lead

Spain's economic growth slows down in first quarter of 2026 due to fall in exports and people spending less

Spain’s economic growth slows down in first quarter of 2026 due to lower exports and people spending less

SPAIN’S economy grew by 0.6% in the first quarter of the year, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE) on Thursday. That was 0.2%

25 Jun, 2026 @ 10:23

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says there’s no widespread corruption in Spain following conviction of ex-minister and close ally

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has dismissed allegations of ‘widespread corruption’ levied against his PSOE Socialist party after a former minister and close ally was

25 Jun, 2026 @ 09:21

Lead·Politics

Spain’s Supreme Court rules parents can legally block children’s euthanasia requests after harrowing Noelia Castillo case

SPAIN’S Supreme Court has ruled that parents of a person wanting to be euthanised can make a legal challenge to the procedure. This follows the

24 Jun, 2026 @ 17:00

Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·National News

Over 2,000 Brits living in Spain and the EU are claiming disability benefits from UK at a cost of £10m a year to British tax payers

BRITISH tax payers are funding around £10 million a year in disability benefits for more than 2,000 Brits living in Spain and across the EU.

24 Jun, 2026 @ 16:30

International Affairs·Lead

Costa del Sol luxury property market slumps as high-end buyers look to the Basque Country

MALAGA has recorded the sharpest decline in luxury property demand of any major Spanish market, as wealthy buyers increasingly turn their backs on the Costa

24 Jun, 2026 @ 16:15

Basque Country·Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

Campervan ‘sex attacker’ is arrested after trying to escape police by swimming out to sea in Almeria

A SUSPECT accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a motorhome has been captured by authorities after he attempted to flee into the sea. Police

24 Jun, 2026 @ 16:03

Almeria·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: ‘The people of Mijas and Fuengirola have a Scouse feel’: Young Brit musician pens homage to the Costa del Sol of his childhood

A YOUNG musician from Liverpool has turned his talents to one of his first true loves – the Costa del Sol. Oh! Alfie, whose real

24 Jun, 2026 @ 15:30

National News

Woman shot in the leg over one kilo of cocaine during drug heist gone wrong in Barcelona’s old town

A WOMAN has been shot in the leg after a drug heist went wrong in Barcelona’s Born neighbourhood during the Sant Joan celebrations. The shooting

24 Jun, 2026 @ 15:24

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Europe’s airports chief tells politicians to ‘stop pretending EES is working’ and warns of ‘complete collapse’ as tourists face summer queues to enter Spain

A LEADING European airport figure says that passengers could face huge queues at airports this summer due to the EU’s Entry-Exit System (EES) and has

24 Jun, 2026 @ 15:00

Lead·National News·Travel News

Three arrests made over death of 88-year-old British tourist out celebrating his birthday with his wife in Tenerife holiday hotspot

A UK traveller has died from head wounds caused by a violent robbery in the Canary Islands, which has resulted in the apprehension of three

24 Jun, 2026 @ 14:33

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain gets €846m from EU ‘within days’ for Valencia flood disaster reconstruction work

THE European Commission has approved a €846 million payout for reconstruction projects in the wake of the October 2024 Valencia flood disaster. The money comes

24 Jun, 2026 @ 14:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Three-year-old girl dies in swimming pool at a finca in Malaga as Spain’s summer horror of child drownings continues

A THREE-YEAR-OLD girl has died after falling into a swimming pool in Malaga, marking the latest in a series of child drowning tragedies in Spain

24 Jun, 2026 @ 13:30

Health·Lead·Malaga

Teenager is rushed to hospital after a collision between a motorbike and car in Benalmadena

A TEENAGER was rushed to hospital after a late-night smash involving a motorbike and a car on the Costa del Sol. Emergency crews raced to

24 Jun, 2026 @ 12:45

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Why expats are leaving Spanish telecom giants for Spain’s only fully English-speaking network

SETTLING into life in Spain is exciting, but sorting out a mobile phone or home internet contract in a foreign language can quickly become a

24 Jun, 2026 @ 12:35

Business & Finance·Sponsored·Sponsored Article

Two die in Andalucia and the Basque Country as record-breaking heatwave pushes temperatures past 40C in Spain

TWO people have died in Spain as a record-breaking heatwave continues to push temperatures past 40C, with fatalities reported in Andalucia and the Basque Country.

24 Jun, 2026 @ 12:12

Andalucia·Basque Country·Lead·Weather

Spain overhauls driving laws with strict new rules for scooters, bikes and motorists

SPAIN is set for one of the biggest road-rule shake-ups in years after the government passed sweeping new measures aimed at better protecting road users.

24 Jun, 2026 @ 12:04

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

British World Cup winner recovers investment after failed Marbella property development

THOUSANDS of foreign buyers who lost money in failed Spanish developments may still have legal options available. Sir Geoff Hurst, the former England footballer and

24 Jun, 2026 @ 12:00

Business & Finance

Instagram and Facebook continue to dominate social media use in Spain – where Gen-Z logs over 40 hours usage a month

INSTAGRAM and Facebook remain the dominant social media platforms in Spain, with new data showing Gen-Z users are spending more than 40 hours a month

24 Jun, 2026 @ 11:20

Lead·Technology

A decade after Brexit: Could Andy Burnham be the man to steer Britain back towards the EU?

ON 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, triggering Brexit and one of the most dramatic political upheavals in modern

23 Jun, 2026 @ 20:02

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Estepona mayor secures license to build 20 tourist flats in Malaga days after halt is announced on new holiday lets in the city

THE mayor of Estepona, Jose Maria Garcia Urbano, has secured a licence to build 20 tourist apartments in Malaga, just days after the city announced

23 Jun, 2026 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Estepona·Lead·Malaga·Property

Gibraltar proposes tip-off hotline as solution to unexpected treaty problem – how to stop cross-border food deliveries

GIBRALTAR might just have to contend with a brand new form of smuggling once the frontier opens up – cross-border food deliveries. One of the

23 Jun, 2026 @ 16:45

Business & Finance·Gibraltar·Lead

Two thirds of Europe wants Britain back in the EU, new poll finds – with the Dutch and Danes the most enthusiastic

TWO THIRDS of Europeans would welcome Britain back into the EU, a major new poll has found, ten years after the fateful Brexit vote that

23 Jun, 2026 @ 16:00

Brexit·Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead

Real estate agents in Barcelona are using AI to ‘pimp up’ dilapidated homes – and it’s not illegal

BARCELONA real estate agents are using AI to ‘pimp up’ dilapidated homes and create digitally enhanced images of flats that often bear little resemblance to

23 Jun, 2026 @ 15:15

Barcelona·Lead·Property

More than one home is squatted every day in Malaga province as PP calls for 24-hour evictions and bill cut offs

THE conservative Partido Popular(PP) has claimed that Malaga’s rental housing supply is drying up because owners are worried about squatters. Malaga’s PP president, Patricia Navarro,

23 Jun, 2026 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga·National News·Property

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