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EXPLAINER: On second anniversary of killer floods on Spain’s Costa Blanca, we explain the gota fria and how to stay safe

FRIDAY 13th September 2019 was quite a remarkable date for the people of Costa Blanca South. A weather storm and the subsequent flooding caused millions

14 Sep, 2021 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Optimistic property listing for a flat in Madrid with terrifying graffiti scrawled across walls goes viral

LOOKING for somewhere affordable to live in Madrid is no joke. So if you see a self-contained flat on the market for shockingly low €120,000, you

14 Sep, 2021 @ 15:15

Lead·Madrid·Other News·Property

Art fills the streets of Palma in Spain’s Mallorca for Nit de l’Art festival

FOR four days the centre of Palma will be turned into a huge art gallery with paintings, sculptures and photography on display throughout the City

14 Sep, 2021 @ 14:51

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

Electricity bills in Spain rise to their highest level since February

Spain to cap electricity prices in bid to bring down soaring bills

SPAIN has unveiled a package to bring down soaring electricity bills that include capping gas prices, cutting taxes to the consumer and redirecting energy company

14 Sep, 2021 @ 14:15

Climate change will wipe out glaciers in Pyrenees within 20 years, warn Spanish scientists

CLIMATE change is to blame for the dramatic shrinking of glaciers in the Pyrenees which could all but disappear within two decades, scientists in Spain

14 Sep, 2021 @ 13:45

Environment·Lead

Magaluf Auf Mallorca Spanien Im Zweiten Jahr Der Corona Pandemie Hochsaison Sommer 2021 ;magaluf Auf Mallorca Spanien

DAMP SQUIB: Holiday season to end early in Spain’s downmarket resort of Magaluf

MANY hotels in Magaluf are set to close for the season within two weeks as reduced bookings means it’s not worth keeping them open. But

14 Sep, 2021 @ 13:00

Balearic Islands·Coronavirus·Mallorca

Passengers panic over ‘funny smell’ delaying flight from Spain’s Ibiza to Manchester

The airline later said the commotion was down to a 'nervous' flyer

14 Sep, 2021 @ 11:15

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

IT RAINED! Firefighters bring Sierra Bermeja wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol under control

OVERNIGHT rain has brought much-needed respite to the firefighters and army working to quench the flames in a major wildfire that has burned close to

14 Sep, 2021 @ 11:00

Lead·Malaga

Calling all Cricket supporters! Join the European Cricket Championships in Malaga, Spain

An annual tournament played by European national teams. The ECC is the first international T10 cricket event ever to be staged. Dates: 13 SEPTEMBER –

14 Sep, 2021 @ 10:20

Malaga·Sport

“The fear continues” two years after fatal storms through lack of investment, admits local mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ON THE second anniversary of the gota fria that killed seven people, destroyed property and devastated thousands of lives in Spain, one local mayor admits

14 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

What can I do to help? Spain’s Costa del Sol community pulls together to aid those (people and animals) affected by wildfire

THE AMAZING Costa del Sol community has pulled together to help those affected by the devastating wildfire sweeping through the Sierra Bermeja valley. People have

14 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga

The devastating Sierra Bermeja fire in Spain’s Costa del Sol has already burnt almost 10,000 hectares over 83 kilometres

THE devastating Sierra Bermeja fire continues to devour everything in its path and has already blazed through 9,963 hectares of wildland and forest areas with

14 Sep, 2021 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

The six sex crimes Madeleine suspect Christian Brueckner is facing in Portugal, Belgium and Germany

EXCLUSIVE: German is being probed over abuse of a 10-year-old just 4 weeks before Maddie went missing - and 12kms away!

13 Sep, 2021 @ 19:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Helicopter battling wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol almost comes a cropper but skillful pilot avoids disaster

ONE of the firefighting aircraft almost came a cropper on Monday evening after flying too close to the trees below as it dumped its water

13 Sep, 2021 @ 19:35

Lead·Malaga

Home again: 1,000 people return to their properties after they were evacuated with wildfire risk in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol

MORE than a thousand people have been allowed to return home after they were evacuated as a precaution when flames threatened to engulf properties. Authorities

13 Sep, 2021 @ 19:24

Lead·Malaga

HERE COMES THE RAIN: But is it enough to put out the Costa del Sol’s Sierra Bermeja wildfire?

THE Costa del Sol and nearly 1000 firefighters held their breath as rain finally arrived to help extinguish the worst fire for decades. Weather forecasters

13 Sep, 2021 @ 19:00

Lead·Malaga

Ibiza loosens restrictions as airport revealed as ONLY one in Spain to recover pre-COVID-19 traffic this summer

From Wednesday September 15, social interactions between people that do not live together can take place at night

13 Sep, 2021 @ 18:30

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Marine life now threatened as ash from wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol pollutes the sea

ASH from a wildfire raging in the Sierra Bermeja is polluting the sea along the Costa del Sol posing a threat to marine life, experts

13 Sep, 2021 @ 18:00

Lead·Malaga

Spain extends COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to people in their 40s and 50s

Pfizer begins production of COVID-19 vaccine for children ages five to 11

VACCINES for children under age 12 are officially in production. The German laboratory Pfizer-BioNTech, which has developed a specific formula to vaccinate children aged between

13 Sep, 2021 @ 17:53

Health·Lead·Other News

LATEST: Army called in to tackle Sierra Bermeja wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol after it doubles in size

SPAIN’S army has been called in to battle the wildfire that broke out in the Sierra Bermeja above Estepona after it suddenly doubled in size

13 Sep, 2021 @ 17:00

Lead·Malaga

EXPLAINED: Sierra Bermeja blaze classified as the first ‘sixth generation’ wildfire in Spain

AUTHORITIES are describing the wildfire raging out of control in the hills above Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol as a ‘sixth generation’ fire, an

13 Sep, 2021 @ 16:15

Lead·Malaga

Spain pioneers new Covid skin test that shows immunity and whether third vaccine is needed

SPANISH scientists have developed a new low-cost skin test that shows COVID-19 immunity and determines whether a third vaccine dose is required. The test which

13 Sep, 2021 @ 15:45

Canary Islands·Coronavirus·Health·Lead

British driver tests positive for cocaine and cannabis after high speed car chase on Costa del Sol

THE BRITISH driver who was arrested after a high-speed car chase down the Costa del Sol was allegedly driving under the influence of drugs. The

13 Sep, 2021 @ 15:00

Malaga

ANALYSIS: Why is the Sierra Bermeja wildfire in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol the fiercest in recent years and proving so difficult to extinguish?

A FIRE expert from Malaga University has explained how a number of key factors have combined to make the latest blaze one of the worst

13 Sep, 2021 @ 14:15

Lead·Malaga

Three British expats investigated in €50 million international fraud ring based in Spain’s Mallorca

AT least three British expats are under investigation into the €50 million fraud case following police raids across Mallorca. The British landlord of a crew

13 Sep, 2021 @ 12:41

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Ecologists call for hunting ban in area razed by the Sierra Bermeja fire in Spain’s Malaga

Veterinarians in Spain’s Malaga help form volunteer network to heal wildlife animals burnt in Sierra Bermeja wildfire

THE Official College of Veterinarians in Malaga (Colegio Oficial de Veterinarios), the professional association for vets practising in the province, have stepped in to help

13 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

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