Bouncy castle horror as girl, 8, dies after wind blows attraction into the air at Valencia fairground in Spain
A girl, 8, died at Valencia’s La Fe Hospital on Tuesday evening after a gust of wind blew a bouncy castle into the air. The
Supergroup of local artists unite to release charity single for disabled kids on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CHARITY for disabled children and their families is due to benefit from the release of a charity single performed by United Voices of Orihuela
Roscon de Reyes: What you should know about Spain’s traditional Christmas cake
YOU won’t find mince pies or heavy fruit cake in Spain at Christmas, instead the ubiquitous seasonal cake is a Roscon de Reyes, a deliciously
Stolen historical document could see Costa Blanca city take Catalan government to Spanish court
A row over a stolen historical document could end up with Orihuela council taking the Catalunya regional government to court. Repeated requests from Orihuela officials
Chaos at Spain’s Malaga airport as flights delayed for hours due to dense fog
FLIGHTS at Malaga – Costa del Sol airport suffered extreme delays yesterday morning due to thick sea mist which surrounded the airport causing chaos and
WEAR THE RIGHT CLOTHES: British family of 5 rescued from Spain’s Sierra Nevada after shorts-wearing mum slips down steep icy slope
POLICE are warning people to make sure they are wearing the right gear after they had to rescue a British family from the snowy Sierra
Pedro Sanchez says Spain’s creating ‘quality jobs’ as unemployment tumbles in 17-year record fall
SPAIN created 782,232 new jobs in 2021 in the biggest annual fall in registered jobless since 1995. December’s figures from the Labour Ministry saw 76,782
Berchules: Why this village in southern Spain has refused to celebrate New Year’s Eve in 25 years
GOOD luck is the reason why millions of Spaniards eat their 12 grapes on New Year’s Eve – but a stroke of bad luck has
Fuengirola man who killed his mother and pet cats sentenced to 24 years in Spain
A SPANIARD who murdered his mother and her pet cats has been sentenced. The 41-year-old from Fuengirola was found guilty of stabbing his mother to
Outrage as doctor and nurses’ cars smashed up outside Malaga hospital
A MEDICAL union has told how staff had their cars vandalised by a manic and ‘unsatisfied’ patient. Three members of staff had finished long shifts
Man faces 4 years jail for kicking Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s car
A MAN who kicked Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s car and hurled insults during a protest in Spain’s African enclave of Ceuta faces up to four
‘NO TO SCAREMONGERING’: Schools to reopen for regular classes in Spain next Monday (Jan 10)
SPAIN’S central government has agreed along with regional presidents to restart the school term next Monday, January 10, with regular classes despite record-breaking COVID-19 infection
Spain given €1 million by Europol to fight international organised crime
SPANISH police have been handed €1million by Europol to continue its fight against international organised crime until 2025. The European police organisation’s EMPACT unit is
Record COVID-19 case numbers don’t lead to new restrictions for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
SOARING coronavirus infections are not forcing any imminent new restrictions in the Valencian Community 22,800 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Monday, taking in the
Nurse in Sevilla arrested for allegedly posing as doctor to obtain drugs
A NURSE who allegedly posed as a doctor and wrote dozens of fraudulent prescriptions has been arrested and charged in Sevilla. The 45-year-old was charged
Foreign tourist numbers in Spain recover by 70% before arrival of Omicron COVID variant
FOREIGN tourist levels in Spain last November recovered to 70% of what they were in the same month 2019 ahead of the coronavirus pandemic. Figures
Why Malaga farmers believe the humble avocado should have mass a-peel in Spain
IT is only the start of January but the first of this season’s crop of avocados from Malaga are already in high demand across the
Big cocaine stash discovered hidden in rice shipment to port of Valencia in Spain
A container of rice shipped in to Valencia from South America had 626 kilos of cocaine hidden within it. The Guardia Civil and the Tax
1 bedroom Flat for sale in Fuengirola – € 149,900
Flat Fuengirola, Málaga 1 beds 1 baths € 149,900 Apartment for sale in Puebla Lucia, central area of Fuengirola. It has 1 bedroom,
TRAGIC TOLL: Number of migrant drownings on perilous crossing from Africa to Spain ‘doubled’ in 2021
MORE than 4,400 migrants died trying to reach Spain last year, double the 2020 figure, according to a monitoring group. Caminando Fronteras (CM) claims that
Fugitive fraudster is arrested in arrivals area of Costa Blanca airport in Spain
AN Estonian man accused of a €150,000 fraud has been arrested after landing at Alicante-Elche airport. He had flown in from Kaunas in Lithuania. The
After more than two years, “essential” cash arrives for flood protection schemes in Vega Baja area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
SOME €16 million for dozens of flood defence projects in Vega Baja has finally arrived with local authorities in the area. Plans approved for all
Three Kings procession duplicated to satisfy needs of popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE ‘Three Wise Men of the East’ will arrive in Orihuela this Wednesday to distribute gifts to boys and girls of the municipality But as
5 most common false friends in Spanish and English
Falsos amigos – also known as false friends – are words that are identical or similar in spelling or sound in two languages, but actually
UFC 270: The Ultimate Fighting Championship Kicks Off 2022 in Style
Live from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, the world’s most famous mixed martial arts promotion will return to our screens this 2022 for a
Spain’s Andalucia to continue without restrictions—but proposes extension of COVID-19 passports for hospitality sector
FOLLOWING a meeting by the regional government’s ‘Committee of Experts’ yesterday, Monday January 3, the Junta has not proposed any new coronavirus pandemic control restrictions.