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Residents demand more doctors and shorter hospital waiting lists for expat Costa Blanca towns

SAN Miguel de Salinas and Los Montesinos residents and politicians protested on Wednesday about a lack of family doctors and long waiting lists at Torrevieja

22 May, 2025 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

WATCH: British football fans cause chaos at Europa League final- sparking outrage from locals

SPANIARDS are outraged after British football fans destroyed terraces, ripped down traffic lights and urinated in the street while celebrating the Europa League final. Tottenham

22 May, 2025 @ 16:21

Bilbao·Lead·Video

Sewers get treated to stop cockroach population doubling in Costa Blanca city

Costa Blanca city has sewers blasted with pesticide to stop cockroach explosion

ORIHUELA has launched its summer campaign to combat the increase of pests in sewers- especially cockroaches The warmer weather brings unwelcome visitors as the pest

22 May, 2025 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Couple steal bank cards from elderly people after memorising PIN numbers inside Costa Blanca shops

Pickpocket couple memorised PIN numbers of elderly people in Costa Blanca shops

A ROMANIAN couple have been arrested in Denia after stealing bank cards from elderly people and clocking up transactions of €10,853. The Policia Nacional said

22 May, 2025 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Huge 5,500-passenger British cruise ship docks in historical Spanish city

The MS Arvia, one of the biggest British-owned cruise ships, arrived at the port of Cadiz on Thursday. The Arvia belongs to the British shipping

22 May, 2025 @ 14:45

Cadiz·Lead

Brit threatening to commit suicide in Mallorca saved by police

A BRITISH tourist who threatened to jump from a hotel balcony in Calvia was saved by two Policia Local agents. The Palmanova hotel workers had

22 May, 2025 @ 14:21

Lead·Mallorca

Kanye West’s wife facing €3,000 fine for public nudity in Mallorca

BIANCA Censori, the partner of American singer and rapper Kanye West, is facing a fine of up to €3,000 after being ‘naked’ in a public

22 May, 2025 @ 13:30

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

Holiday hotspot in Spain ‘overrun with tourists’ is officially ‘the most visited place in Europe’

MALLORCA is the most visited place in Europe, according to a new Which? study. The consumer association analysed European Commission data, finding the island had

22 May, 2025 @ 13:07

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Gandia with pool garage – € 299,000

These fantastic three-bedroom, two-bathroom new build apartments are the best value for money on the coast of Gandía, just a 40-minute drive from the city

22 May, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Drunk British tourist Bogus crowdfunding scheme cheated small investors out of €7.7m in Spain

British woman, 39, dies after plunging over side of lookout spot in Spain

A BRITISH woman died in hospital after falling from the iconic es Jonquet windmill viewpoint in Palma. The 39-year-old tumbled some 15 metres onto the

22 May, 2025 @ 12:01

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Police celebrate ‘few incidents’ and just eight arrests after 60,000 British football fans arrived in Spain

POLICE in Spain have praised the success of an enormous security operation after only eight arrests were made during the Europa League final in Bilbao,

22 May, 2025 @ 11:51

Bilbao·Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Costa Blanca Killer Who Claimed He Was 'possessed' Gets Life For Stabbing Mother 69 Times At Their Home In Spain

Spanish man stabs traveller in the neck at Mallorca airport

A HOMELESS Spaniard has been arrested after stabbing another Spaniard in the neck at Mallorca airport. The brutal incident unfolded at Son Sant Joan Airport

22 May, 2025 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Danish man wanted for sexual assault in Middle East nabbed in Spain as he boards ferry to Morocco

OFFICERS of the Policia Nacional have arrested a Danish man in the port of Tarifa when he tried to enter Spain after taking a ferry

22 May, 2025 @ 11:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Millionaire alert: Luxury villa on Marbella’s ‘Golden Mile’ on sale for a cool €25m

A LUXURY villa on Marbella’s ‘Golden Mile’ is up for sale for €25 million. The Altos Reales property on a 2,000 m2 plot was renovated

22 May, 2025 @ 11:21

Lead·Marbella·Property

‘If they speak English, charge them double’: Bars in Bilbao accused of ripping off British football fans

BARS in Bilbao have been accused of ripping off British football fans after ‘charging English speakers double.’ The owner of a popular Bilbao bar has

22 May, 2025 @ 10:53

Bilbao·Lead

WATCH: Black smoke from petrol plant angers neighbours in Spain’s ‘toxic town’ by Gibraltar

RESIDENTS across the Campo de Gibraltar have been left furious after a petrochemical plant belched towering flames and thick black smoke into the sky this

22 May, 2025 @ 10:38

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead·Video

Gang paid 'mules' €10k each to pick up cocaine-filled suitcases from Madrid airport

Madrid airport will demand to see boarding passes at night to tackle homeless crisis

MADRID airport will use a private security firm from Wednesday evening to cut down on homeless people sleeping overnight in its terminals. Airport operator Aena

21 May, 2025 @ 18:30

Lead·Madrid

Pedro Sanchez challenges opposition parties to bring down Spain's government

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to meet Valencia flood victim groups

PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, will meet with three groups representing Valencia flood disaster victims on Thursday. Representatives will hold talks with Sanchez in the Government

21 May, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Manhunt for jealous ex-convict who killed man who had affair with his wife when he was jailed in Spain

Father-son duo arrested in crackdown on Italian mafia on the Costa del Sol

A FATHER and son have been arrested in Malaga for allegedly belonging to an Italian mafia gang. A 47-year-old man born in the Milan area

21 May, 2025 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Moment older man is sucker punched by football yob in Spain ahead of all-English European final

THIS is the moment an older man is punched to the ground by a younger man in San Sebastian last night as fans of Manchester

21 May, 2025 @ 16:56

Basque Country·Lead·Sport·Video

WATCH: Thousands of English football fans live it up in Bilbao for the Europa League final

THOUSANDS of British football supporters were seen in Bilbao, ahead of the Europa League final between tottenham and Manchester United. Supporters were standing in the

21 May, 2025 @ 16:48

Basque Country·Lead·Sport·Video

Brits heading to Spain will not be able to use e-gates this summer despite UK-EU deal

BRITISH travellers heading to Spain will have to continue to put up with passport control queues this summer. That’s despite an e-gate announcement this week

21 May, 2025 @ 16:35

Brexit·Lead·National News

British tourist, 68, dies in Spain three months after being ‘sucker punched on a night out’

A BRITISH pensioner has passed away three months after he suffered a horrific assault while holidaying in Spain. Retired carpenter Marshall Latham, 68, was ‘just

21 May, 2025 @ 14:35

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Diplomatic storm after Spanish police beat group of Colombians in Valencia

A DIPLOMATIC storm has been brewing after a video appeared showing Spanish police officers beating a group of Colombian migrants with their batons. “I demand

21 May, 2025 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Video

3 bedroom Flat for sale in Portocristo / Port de Manacor – € 275,000

Exclusive opportunity in Porto Cristo! Stunning apartment with sea views and terrace – just 3 minutes from the beach. Welcome to your future coastal retreat

21 May, 2025 @ 13:05

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Russia's dirty war comes to Spain as pro-Moscow Ukrainian is gunned down by Madrid school

Russia’s dirty war comes to Spain: Pro-Moscow Ukrainian is gunned down outside exclusive Madrid school

A MAN who worked for a former Ukrainian president has been shot and killed in Madrid. Solicitor and former politician Andriy Portnov, 52, was assassinated

21 May, 2025 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

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