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‘Shocked’ mayor in Spain asks Meghan Markle to change her ‘As Ever’ brand’s logo because it ‘plagiarises her town’s coat of arms’

A SPANISH mayor has called on Meghan Markle to change her As Ever logo, insisting it plagiarises her town’s ‘historic’ coat of arms. Xisca Mona,

20 Feb, 2025 @ 11:48

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

Ex-mayor is assassinated in Valencia: Body of Arturo Torro is found ‘shot and strangled’ inside his car following drive-by attack

Ex-mayor is assassinated in Valencia: Body of Arturo Torro is found ‘shot and strangled’ by his car following drive-by attack

A MURDER inquiry has been opened after the body of former Gandia mayor, Arturo Torro, was found by his car on Wednesday night. 62-year-old Torro

20 Feb, 2025 @ 11:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Die neuen strengen Tourismusgesetze in Spaniens Andalusien drohen mit Bußgeldern von bis zu 600.000 Euro.

Die andalusische Regionalregierung hat einen neuen Gesetzesentwurf für nachhaltigen Tourismus vorgelegt, der darauf abzielt, den Tourismussektor zu ordnen, zu planen und nachhaltige Praktiken im Einklang

20 Feb, 2025 @ 07:06

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Spanien mobilisiert sich: Erste landesweite Demonstration für das Wohnrecht am 5. April

Am 5. April 2025 wird Spanien die erste landesweite Demonstration zur Verteidigung des Rechts auf Wohnen erleben, organisiert von verschiedenen Mieterverbänden und sozialen Bewegungen. Diese

20 Feb, 2025 @ 06:52

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WATCH: ‘Sir, I’m afraid something awful’s happened’ – When British marines accidentally invaded Spain this week in 2002

IT was a military mishap that left one side sheepish and the other grumbling. But on February 17 in 2002, a group of Royal Marines

19 Feb, 2025 @ 18:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Comedian faces hate crime charges for asking radio listeners in Spain to ‘stone paedophile priests’

A MADRID judge will pursue hate crime charges against a comedian who joked about blowing up the Franco-built ‘Valley of the Fallen’ mausoleum cross and

19 Feb, 2025 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Irish woman arrested for Turkish bath sex assault on young male tourist at Mallorca hotel

Secret drug smuggling tunnel between Spain and Morocco is uncovered by police

SPANISH police have uncovered a secret drug smuggling tunnel connecting Morocco with Spain. The discovery was made today by the Guardia Civil force in the

19 Feb, 2025 @ 17:28

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Revealed: New favoured drug route for ‘narcos’ in southern Spain – as police plead for more weapons

A SO-CALLED ‘narcolancha’ has been intercepted while transporting 200 cans of fuel along the Guadalquivir River. The semi-rigid boat, known to be used by drug

19 Feb, 2025 @ 16:52

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Murderer gets just six years behind bars for brutal knuckle duster killing of fellow Irishman Carl Carr in Spain

Carl Carr killer is jailed: Irish thug beat pal to death with a knuckle duster in Spain before dumping his body near a motorway

AN IRISH national who pummelled a friend to death with a knuckle duster at a Costa Blanca flat during a fit of jealous rage has

19 Feb, 2025 @ 16:19

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Desperate search for ‘British owners’ of dogs found wandering a train station in Spain

AN appeal has been launched to track down the owners of two adorable dogs who were found wandering a train station in Spain. The two

19 Feb, 2025 @ 16:04

Animals·Barcelona·Lead

Elderly people made up majority of Valencia floods death toll as tragic accounts describe what happened before belated emergency warning

Judge investigating Valencia flood disaster says lives would have been saved if phone warnings had been sent earlier

A JUDGE coordinating legal investigations into the handling of the Valencia flood disaster has said that emergency phone alerts on October 29 were ‘notably late’

19 Feb, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Valencia

Malaga braces for fresh protests: Thousands to march against surge in tourist apartments

THOUSANDS are expected to take to the streets of Malaga for what could be the largest housing protest the city has seen yet. Pressure group

19 Feb, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·Malaga

Earthquake which shook southern Spain this week was ‘most significant tremor of 2025’ – but should locals be alarmed?

AN EARTHQUAKE expert says Monday’s tremor in Portugal which was felt in large parts of southern Spain was the ‘most significant incident’ of its kind

19 Feb, 2025 @ 13:21

Andalucia·Huelva·Lead

Tragedy in Marbella: Boy aged three drowns in swimming pool

A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy drowned in a swimming pool at a Marbella property on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency services received a call at 3.40pm saying that an

19 Feb, 2025 @ 12:39

Andalucia·Lead·Marbella

Tough new tourism laws in Spain’s Andalucia threaten fines of up to €600,000

SPAIN’s Andalucia could introduce tough new laws and fines of up €600,000 on tourism. A new Sustainable Tourism Law set to come into force in

19 Feb, 2025 @ 12:30

Andalucia·Lead·Travel News

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Playa Honda – € 399,000

Features: Balcony Communal area Communal garden Conservatory East facing En-Suite Fully furnished Garage Garden Part Air Conditioning… See full property details Villa Playa Honda, Murcia

19 Feb, 2025 @ 12:05

Featured Property

Campo de Gibraltar’s ‘historic problems’ must become a ‘priority’ for the EU after being ‘intensified by Brexit’, say Spanish socialists

ANDALUCIA’S socialist party has called for the Campo de Gibraltar region to be designated a ‘priority territory in Europe’ after reeling from the impact of

19 Feb, 2025 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

‘Known politicians in Spain’ are accused of helping the Russian mafia launder millions of euros

A RUSSIAN mafia group that laundered millions of euros for years in Spain for international criminal gangs, boasted of its contacts with ‘well-known Spanish politicians’

19 Feb, 2025 @ 11:49

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

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19 Feb, 2025 @ 11:14

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Sotogrande, Marbella und Estepona zählen zu Spaniens teuersten Mietgebieten – Spitzenpreise übersteigen 4.000 € pro Monat

von Walter Finch Die Mietpreise in Spaniens begehrtesten Lagen haben neue Höchststände erreicht, wobei Orte wie Sotogrande, Marbella und Estepona zu den kostspieligsten des Landes

19 Feb, 2025 @ 07:09

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“NARCO” STIRBT AUF SEE NACH ZUSAMMENSTOß SEINES BOOTES MIT GUARDIA-CIVIL-SCHIFFF VOR SÜDSPANIEN

von Alex Trelinski Ein mutmaßlicher Drogenschmuggler ist am Montagabend ums Leben gekommen, nachdem sein Boot während einer Verfolgungsjagd mit einem Schiff der Guardia Civil kollidierte.

19 Feb, 2025 @ 06:50

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SPANISCHE UMWELTSCHÜTZER FORDERN UNTERSUCHUNG ZUM „IRREGULÄREN“ TRANSPORT VON 100.000 TONNEN GESTEIN NACH GIBRALTAR

von Alex Trelinski Eine Umweltorganisation fordert eine Untersuchung des mutmaßlich illegalen Transports von 100.000 Tonnen Gestein aus einem Steinbruch in der Provinz Málaga, die für

19 Feb, 2025 @ 06:41

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7 smart ways to save fuel on your daily drive from Generali Expatriates

Did you know that burning just 1 litre of petrol produces roughly 2.3 kg of CO2 The more fuel you consume, the more CO2 is

18 Feb, 2025 @ 21:14

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18 Feb, 2025 @ 21:05

Gaming

Warning for drivers in Spain’s Andalucia after flashy new speed cameras arrive – here’s how to spot them

A NEW type of radar trap is appearing alongside Andalucian roads to catch out motorists who break speed limits- the main cause of accidents. Six

18 Feb, 2025 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Lead

Trans woman in Malaga is dragged 500 metres by a CAR during horrific attack by group of men

A TRANS woman in Malaga was harassed, beaten, and dragged along the road in a moving vehicle by four men in the early hours of

18 Feb, 2025 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead

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