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Un Juzgado De Madrid Ordena El Ingreso En Prisión De Lucas Hernández Por Romper La Orden De Alejamiento Que Tenía Sobre Su Mujer

What a result!: Bayern Munich and France star Lucas Hernandez has jail sentence in Spain suspended

FRANCE international footballer Lucas Hernandez has escaped a jail sentence in Spain after he broke a restraining order to marry his girlfriend. The case dates

27 Oct, 2021 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Sport

KEEPING CONTROL: Spain’s government plans restrictions on rent rises

SPAIN is to bring in rent controls to stop landlords of multiple properties hiking prices and hitting low income families as housing becomes more unaffordable.

27 Oct, 2021 @ 17:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Property

SOBERING ISSUE: Shortage of whisky, gin, vodka and rum looms in Spain, according to industry bosses

THIS Christmas you may have to stick to the beer and wine. International transportation ‘issues’ could lead to a shortage of whisky, gin, vodka and

27 Oct, 2021 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Moving to Spain is starting to get easier again as COVID rates lower and new rules become clearer

IT was recently announced that Spain’s Covid transmission rates have taken it into the ‘low-risk’ category for the first time since July 2020. The cases

27 Oct, 2021 @ 15:45

Brexit·Business & Finance·Lead·Property·Travel News

Spanish city of Valencia chosen as Europe’s Capital for Smart Tourism 2022

A EUROPEAN COMMISSION jury has named València as next year’s European Capital for Smart Tourism. The European Union will promote the city’s status as a

27 Oct, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police seize lethal black cocaine hidden among coffee packs at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

THE Guardia Civil intercepted a parcel containing potentially lethal black cocaine that was shipped to Alicante-Elche airport. The package containing five kilos of the dangerous

27 Oct, 2021 @ 14:22

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm policeman bravely captures vulture wandering around the Costa Blanca resort in Spain

A Benidorm police officer rescued a disorientated griffon vulture walking around the streets of the Costa Blanca resort last Saturday. The Policia Local received multiple

27 Oct, 2021 @ 13:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Flood prevention committee visits the last of all 27 municipalities in devastated Vega Baja on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FORMENTERA DEL SEGURA became the last of the 27 municipalities in the flood-hit Vega Baja region to be assessed. The town has received almost half

27 Oct, 2021 @ 13:25

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

2 bedroom Finca/Country House for sale in Almunecar with pool – € 250,000

Finca/Country House Almuñécar, Granada 2 beds 1 baths € 250,000 Fully renovated country property set on a plot of 898m2 with registered rural

27 Oct, 2021 @ 13:07

Featured Property

Over 21% of ‘thirty-somethings’ are not vaccinated against COVID-19 in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

21.6% of Valencian Community residents aged in their thirties have still not got a COVID-19 vaccination, according to health department figures. The age group makes

27 Oct, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Snake Measuring More Than 1.5 Metres Was Captured In Malaga City Credit Policia Local

WATCH: Giant ‘bastard snake’ captured by police in Spain’s Malaga

A HUGE snake measuring more than 1.5 metres has been captured in Malaga city. Agents of the Nature Protection Group (GRUPONA) of Malaga’s Policia Local

27 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

El Saltillo bridge, a hanging bridge in Spain’s Canillas de Aceituno, celebrates first year with 50,000 visitors—and sees local businesses turnover increase by 60%

EL Saltillo de Malaga, a hanging bridge connecting Canillas de Aceituno and Sedella, celebrates its first anniversary with more than 50,000 visitors having crossed its

27 Oct, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News·Travel News

mother and child in rural setting. Photo: Paul/Flickr

Outrage after mother loses custody of toddler because she lives in rural Spain ‘miles from anywhere’

A JUDGE who awarded custody of a one-year-old boy to the father instead of the mother because she lived in a ‘backwards’ area of rural

27 Oct, 2021 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga·National News

Dog Photo by Marliese Streefland on Unsplash

Madrid judge awards joint custody of pet dog to separated couple in pioneering ruling for Spain

A MADRID court has issued a pioneering ruling awarding a separated couple joint custody of a pet. In a sentence issued by Madrid’s Juzgado de

27 Oct, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·National News

What you need to know as Spain’s flu vaccine campaign officially gets underway

THE Health Ministry has officially launched this year’s flu vaccine campaign across Spain, but who is eligible? And how do you get a jab? Firstly

27 Oct, 2021 @ 09:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Missing 16 year-old found dead at abandoned building in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

POLICE confirmed the grim discovery of the body of 16-year-old Jacobo Isidro Benedito at an abandoned building in Marbella a day after the teen was

27 Oct, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga

Massive money laundering fraud worth €45 million is busted in Valencia area of Spain

A four-year investigation has led to the arrest of five members of a Valencia area family gang for laundering over €45 million. They were detained

26 Oct, 2021 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Horses in danger as animal charity makes desperate plea for help on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HORSES, donkeys, ponies and many other animals are at risk if the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre in Rojales can’t replace it’s ageing transport. The

26 Oct, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

EU 9 shoot down French/Spanish energy market reform proposal

NINE EU states have scuppered a Spanish/French proposal to reform the bloc’s wholesale energy markets. Prompted by soaring bills, Spain and France wanted electricity prices

26 Oct, 2021 @ 18:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

New Seaside Apartment Complex To Be Built On The Costa Blanca In Spain

UK and overseas buyers targeted for new seaside apartments on the Costa Blanca in Spain

DEVELOPERS Taylor Wimpey will spend €17 million on building an apartment complex on the southern Costa Blanca. The British firm will construct 48 homes overlooking

26 Oct, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Property·Torrevieja

Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca could face ‘special measures’ over high COVID-19 infection rate

BENIDORM’S high COVID-19 infection rate of 286 cases per 100,000 people could lead to ‘special measures’ being introduced in the Costa Blanca resort. The warning

26 Oct, 2021 @ 17:50

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Dozens of Spanish Civil War victims found in mass graves in northern Spain

THE grim task of exhuming, identifying and reburying dozens of victims of the Spanish Civil War has started after two mass graves were found. Archaeologists

26 Oct, 2021 @ 17:15

Lead·National News

Four police officers arrested for involvement in drug trafficking in Spain’s Catalunya

FOUR officers from the Polica Local have been arrested in a dawn raid in Catalunya over suspected involvement in a cannabis trafficking operation. The operation

26 Oct, 2021 @ 16:30

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead