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Three Brits are arrested for ‘trafficking 300kg of Balkan mafia cocaine’: Hair-raising police chase ends in a supermarket car park of popular expat town on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE British men and two Albanians have been arrested after a motorway chase ended in a Costa Blanca supermarket car park with 300 kilos of

11 Jan, 2024 @ 12:45

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Girl, 4, dies after she and her mother are knocked off their bike by a drug driver in Spain’s Mallorca

Hostage crisis in Mallorca: Police SWAT team tackle man who had barricaded himself in his home and threatened to kill his own MOTHER

A TENSE hostage situation was resolved this morning with one police officer shot with a crossbow after a man took his own mother hostage. A

11 Jan, 2024 @ 12:45

Lead·Mallorca

Fake Picasso and Palencia works are rumbled in Spain: Fraudsters were selling pieces for €13.5 million

Pablo auf dem Höhepunkt: Das Picasso-Museum in Málaga hat bekannt gegeben, dass es im Jahr 2023 mit 779.279 Besuchern einen neuen Rekord aufgestellt hat

von Walter Finch . Diese Zahl übertrifft den bisherigen Höchststand von 2019 um fast 60.000 Personen und beweist den hohen Status des Museums in der

11 Jan, 2024 @ 12:16

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Eine spanische Stadt feiert das Neue Jahr seit 30 Jahren nicht mehr

Glück ist der Grund, warum Millionen von Spaniern in der Silvesternacht ihre 12 Weintrauben essen – aber ein Unglücksfall hat dazu geführt, dass sich eine

11 Jan, 2024 @ 12:08

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Spain scraps free public transport for 2025 - but these discounts will still be available

Hoffnung auf Zugverbindung

von Yzabelle Bostyn Ein neuer 2,7-Milliarden-Euro-Plan für einen Zug von Málaga nach Marbella wurde vorgestellt. Das Rathaus von Málaga hat in Zusammenarbeit mit den Gemeinderäten

11 Jan, 2024 @ 12:06

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2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Villamartin with garage – € 155,000

Apartment Villamartin, Alicante 2 beds 1 baths € 155,000 Introducing a remarkable penthouse apartment with a spacious roof terrace, where convenience and prime

11 Jan, 2024 @ 12:05

Featured Property

Luis Rubiales claims ‘everyone on the street is with me – especially the women!’

‘EVERYONE is on the street is with me- especially the women!’ claims Luis Rubiales. The disgraced former UEFA Vice-President made the claim in interviews with

11 Jan, 2024 @ 11:55

Lead

‘It’s time to pay up’: The mayor charging expats extortionate water bills in Spain’s Malaga moves in for the kill

THE mayor of a Malaga town that has sprung extortionate water bills on dozens of expats has refused his latest – and possibly last –

11 Jan, 2024 @ 11:46

Lead·Malaga·Must Read

CCTV clears young expat of rape in Spain – almost two YEARS after the allegation was made

A YOUNG man has been cleared of rape some two years after the original allegations were made, thanks to new CCTV evidence. On June 4,

11 Jan, 2024 @ 10:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo with UK Minister for Europe Leo Docherty

EU Treaty: Chief Minister pledges to seal the deal within first half of 2024 in New Year’s Message

THE Chief Minister has said he believes that Gibraltar could have a ‘safe and secure’ EU treaty ‘in the first half of 2024’. In his

11 Jan, 2024 @ 09:24

Gibraltar·Madrid

Historical book about Gibraltar links with 16,000 hectare Almoraima park gets government backing

A HISTORICAL book about Gibraltar’s connection with the surrounding area at the beginning of the 20th Century is being released with government support. Author Maria

11 Jan, 2024 @ 08:39

Gibraltar

Revealed: These three provinces in Spain are where property prices are rising the fastest – bringing up to 20% year-on-year returns on investments

THE AVERAGE price of second-hand housing in Spain rose by 8.86% last year, according to the annual price report compiled by online portal pisos.com In

10 Jan, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Property

‘State of emergency’ in Ecuador: Nationwide cartel violence directly fuelled by the mountains of cocaine passing through Spain’s ports each year

ECUADOR has declared a state of emergency after brutal violence erupted between drug cartels vying for control of lucrative cocaine trafficking routes into Spain and

10 Jan, 2024 @ 17:34

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Hundreds of boat migrants arrive at 4-star hotel on Spain’s Costa del Sol after being transported from the Canary Islands

A 4-STAR hotel on the Costa del Sol has welcomed hundreds of boat migrants from the Canary Islands. Some 230 irregular migrants arrived at the

10 Jan, 2024 @ 16:39

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Is bottled water safe? Study reveals the average litre could contain 240,000 ‘nanoplastics’ that can be carried to the heart and brain

A TEAM of scientists is claiming that a litre of bottled water contains on average around 240,000 detectable plastic fragments- between 10 and 100 times

10 Jan, 2024 @ 16:30

Environment·Health·Lead

Snow arrives in Malaga: Where to enjoy the white stuff just a short drive from Spain’s Costa del Sol

MISSING winter snow? Check out these wintry escapes just a short drive from the coast. Although the Costa del Sol is known for its sun,

10 Jan, 2024 @ 16:03

National News

Autistic boy, 11, who went missing on a school trip in Spain’s Mallorca is found just as hypothermia was setting in

THE authorities are breathing a sigh of relief after an enormous search for an 11-year-old autistic boy who went missing while on a school excursion

10 Jan, 2024 @ 16:00

Lead·Mallorca

‘Five to 10 grams a day’: Junta’s ‘cocaine chauffeur’ comes clean in latest trial over Andalucia’s unbelievable €1 billion ERE corruption scandal

‘I SPENT €1 million on cocaine, parties and gifts’ confessed the former driver to Andalucia’s Employment Minister. The so-called ‘cocaine chauffeur’ is finally on trial

10 Jan, 2024 @ 14:46

Andalucia·Lead·Must Read

Government official accused of ‘licking woman’s face and punching a policeman’ claims ‘alcoholic beverages impaired my decision-making abilities’ in Spain’s Mallorca

A BALEARICS government official who faces accusations he sexually abused a woman and attacked a policeman has blamed his actions on being ‘very drunk.’ Juan

10 Jan, 2024 @ 14:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Ausgetrocknet! Die Stauseen in Andalusien haben einen alarmierenden Tiefstand erreicht und sind auf weniger als 20 Prozent ihrer Kapazität gesunken

von Walter Finch Trotz des Regens in dieser Woche befinden sich nur noch 2.394 Kubikhectometer Wasser in Málagas Stausee, ein drastischer Rückgang gegenüber über 3.000

10 Jan, 2024 @ 13:47

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PSpanish police officer is arrested 'for groping a young woman's buttocks' at the Malaga feria

Woman in Spain’s Sevilla arrested after her newborn baby was found abandoned in a rubbish bin

A WOMAN has been arrested in Seville after her newborn baby girl was discovered abandoned on December 19 in a rubbish bin with her umbilical

10 Jan, 2024 @ 13:36

Crime & Law·Lead

Liquid gold: How the price of extra virgin olive oil in Spain surged by 70% last year

EXTRA VIRGIN olive oil prices rose by an average of 69.3% in Spain’s supermarkets last year according to a study carried out by the Facua

10 Jan, 2024 @ 13:15

Lead·National News

U-turn by regional health bosses after Torrevieja Hospital staff voted for strike action on Spain's Costa Blanca

‘Profound crisis’ at Hospital Costa del Sol: 75,000 patients remain on waiting list for surgery, tests and appointments

A DOCTOR’S union has denounced what it describes as a ‘profound crisis’ at the Hospital Universitario Costa del Sol in Malaga, due to underfunding and

10 Jan, 2024 @ 13:08

Costa del Sol·Health·Lead

Cocaine distributors moved supplies in hidden car compartments across Spain's Costa Blanca

Kokain-Chauffeur räumt auf

von Walter Finch „Ich habe 1 Million Euro für Kokain, Partys und Geschenke ausgegeben”, gestand der ehemalige Fahrer des andalusischen Arbeitsministers. Der sogenannte “Kokain-Chauffeur” sagt

10 Jan, 2024 @ 13:05

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UMWELTKATASTROPHE AN DER GALICISCHEN KÜSTE

Am 8. Dezember verlor das Schiff Toconao auf dem Meer sechs Container auf der Höhe von Viana do Castelo in Portugal. Nach Angaben des Frachtunternehmens

10 Jan, 2024 @ 12:52

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UMWELTKATASTROPHE AN DER GALICISCHEN KÜSTE

Am 8. Dezember verlor das Schiff Toconao auf dem Meer sechs Container auf der Höhe von Viana do Castelo in Portugal. Nach Angaben des Frachtunternehmens

10 Jan, 2024 @ 12:47

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