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Jose Luis Moreno has had a colourful career on and off stage and planned a UK or USA move

Showbiz entrepreneur arrested for fraud in Spain planned to leave country with up to €900 million

A ventriloquist turned entertainment producer and promoter could have saved up as much as €900 million with plans to flee Spain to either the UK

5 Aug, 2021 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Unvaccinated man becomes first person to die from Covid-19 in Gibraltar in months

A UNVACCINATED man aged between 60-65 has died from Covid-19 taking the death count to 95. Officials say the resident died from Covid-19 pneumonitis with

5 Aug, 2021 @ 13:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Dna Tests Solve The Mystery Of A Female Body Washed Up In The Waters Of Spain's Costa Blanca In Early June

DNA tests solve mystery of a body that floated 300 kilometres to Spain’s Costa Blanca

DNA tests have identified a female windsurfer found floating in Costa Blanca waters by a Javea fishing boat in early June. Strong currents from the

5 Aug, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

New Socialist leader in Andalucia vows to ‘speak less about ourselves and more about society’

Juan Espadas has been chosen by the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) as the party’s new general secretary for Andalucia which means he now takes

5 Aug, 2021 @ 12:30

Lead·Politics

WATCH: Two bright fireballs soar over Spain’s Andalucia and Castilla-La Mancha

THE Calar Alto observatory in Almeria has captured two bright fireballs in the sky soaring over Andalucia and Castilla-La Mancha. Footage shows one of the

5 Aug, 2021 @ 12:00

Jaen·Lead·Other News

Surge in pregnant women taken to hospital for Covid in Spain’s Malaga

THE number of pregnant women admitted to hospital in Malaga with coronavirus has soared in recent weeks. In fact, of the 39 pregnant women hospitalised

5 Aug, 2021 @ 11:15

Health·Lead·Malaga

Germany's Largest Skatepark Opens In Duesseldorf

New €55,000 skate park promises to be the first of three in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HOT on the wheels of a high-profile Olympic debut for skateboarding, Orihuela City has just opened a dedicated new facility. The new park is nine

5 Aug, 2021 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Calls for tampon tax to be scrapped in Spain

MP Irene Montero has said the tax applied to sanitary products, nicknamed the “tampon tax”, has to be abolished in Spain. Montero is calling for

5 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Health·Other News

Police in Spain looking for ‘Cinderella’ crook who fled shoeless from crime scene in Cadiz

POLICE in the south of Spain have issued an appeal for a “Cinderella” crook who left his trainer at the scene of a crime. A

5 Aug, 2021 @ 08:45

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Jail for pensioner, 77, accused of killing home intruder in Spain

A PENSIONER arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal shooting of an intruder during a suspected robbery has been jailed after a court denied

5 Aug, 2021 @ 08:01

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Premieres Vacances Estivales Sous Conditions Sanitaires Majorque Iles Baleares

Curfews to be lifted in Estepona and Marbella from Saturday morning

WITH incidence rates dropping in the two provinces, regional health officials will lift the night curfew from August 7. For the last week, there has

4 Aug, 2021 @ 20:00

Lead

COVID-19 cases falling briskly in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases are continuing their steady reduction in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

2,297 new coronavirus infections were reported today(August 4) in the Valencian Community. That’s another week-to-week fall compared to 2,685 new cases on July 28, and

4 Aug, 2021 @ 19:56

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Spain Banishes Old Image Of 'killer' Roads To Lead The European Union In Cutting Fatal Accidents

Spain banishes old image of ‘killer’ roads to be an EU leader in cutting fatal traffic accidents

SPAIN is joint top in the European Union for countries cutting road deaths over the last two decades. The European Transport Safety Council says that

4 Aug, 2021 @ 19:26

European Union·Lead·National News

Beaches Will Close At Night In Costa Blanca Town As Young People From Alicante Come For Illegal Outdoor Parties

Beaches will be closed overnight in town on Spain’s Costa Blanca due to young Alicante visitors holding illegal parties

EL Campello is to shut its beaches at night because youngsters are coming in from Alicante to stage illegal parties. The council will impose a

4 Aug, 2021 @ 18:37

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man Accused Of Seaside Sex Assault On Three Girls In Valencia Province Area Of Spain

Man arrested for seaside sex assault on three girls in Valencia Province area of Spain

A man has been arrested for the alleged sexual assault of three children bathing at a Sagunto beach. He even tried to swim away from

4 Aug, 2021 @ 17:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Police Arrest Marijuana Exporters On Spain's Costa Blanca Linked To Polish Football Hooliganism

Police arrest marijuana growers and dealers on Spain’s Costa Blanca linked to Polish football hooliganism

LUXURY villas, cars and boats worth €5 million were seized on the Costa Blanca in police raids against a Polish gang that grew and exported

4 Aug, 2021 @ 16:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

La Liga In Spain To Get A Massive €2.7 Billion Windfall In Cvc Equity Firm Deal

La Liga in Spain set for massive €2.7 billion windfall in CVC equity firm deal

PRIVATE equity firm CVC has agreed a big €2.7 billion deal ‘in principle’ with La Liga which will see the investors get 10% of league

4 Aug, 2021 @ 15:07

Business & Finance·Football·Lead·Sport

Fears over new tourist tax 'driving away' British tourists from Spain's Costa Blanca, despite Alicante and Benidorm councils refusing to charge it

Spain will not go onto the red travel list according to ‘Whitehall sources’ as COVID-19 cases fall

REPORTS strongly suggest today(August 4) that Spain will be not be transferred to the ‘red’ list on tomorrow’s anticipated UK government ‘traffic-light’ travel system review.

4 Aug, 2021 @ 14:24

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

New restrictions for some bars and restaurants in Murcia region of Spain as COVID-19 cases double in a week

Could curfew be lifted? Marbella and Estepona see COVID rates drop

THE incidence rate of COVID-19 in Marbella and Estepona has now dropped below 1,000, which could result in the present curfew being lifted. In Estepona,

4 Aug, 2021 @ 13:30

Lead

Scandinavian Couple Drown In Beach Tragedy On The Costa Blanca In Spain

Scandinavian couple drown in strong currents off quiet beach in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A couple drowned yesterday(August 3) at a Guardamar de Segura beach on the southern Costa Blanca. Playa de la Camp has no lifeguard or surveillance

4 Aug, 2021 @ 13:24

Costa Blanca·Lead

Thieves Stage A Hasty Retreat And End Up In A Ditch In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Farm robbers end up in a ditch after being spotted in Costa Blanca area of Spain

FOUR robbers who targeted farms in Alicante Province were caught after their getaway van ended up in a ditch in Rojales. They were spotted by

4 Aug, 2021 @ 12:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Superyacht ‘Octopus’ returns to the port of Spain’s Malaga

SUPERYACHT ‘Octopus’ will return to the port of Malaga today, Wednesday August 4. Coming from Gibraltar and sharing a berth with the Mayan Queen IV,

4 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Malaga·Other News

Huge griffon vulture rescued by firefighters and police in residential urbanisation in Spain’s Marbella

MEMBERS of the Marbella Fire Brigade and Policia Local have rescued an injured griffon vulture which had taken refuge on the landing of a staircase

4 Aug, 2021 @ 09:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Police in Alicante stop a car with two young tourists riding in the boot during their holiday in Spain

Two French tourists are caught riding in the car boot during their Costa Blanca holiday in Spain

A car literally packed to the rafters with French tourists was pulled over by Alicante police with two of the group travelling in the boot.

3 Aug, 2021 @ 20:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 infection rate is continuing to fall in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases have registered another weekly reduction in the Valencian Community. Today’s(August 3) total of 1,704 new cases is down on the July 27 figure

3 Aug, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Pablo Motos reveals his surprising connection to Will Smith

He’s one of Hollywood’s biggest stars and is regularly spotted hanging out with the likes of Tom Cruise, David Beckham, Eva Mendes and Tommy Lee

3 Aug, 2021 @ 19:55

Celebrity·Entertainment·Other News