Watch: Spain’s Royal Family delivers New Year message as it pays tribute to DANA victims
SPAIN’S Royal Family have used their social media account to send a New Year message that remembers the victims of the Valencia flood disaster and
Lionel Messi makes millions after stock market debut of his real estate investment firm in Spain
A REAL estate investment trust owned by former Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi made its debut on Spain’s stock markets on Monday at €57.40 per share,
Malaga property prices surged more than any other province in Spain this year, figures show
HOUSE prices in Malaga province are rising at the highest percentage rate in Spain according to appraisal firm Tinsa. Figures showed a 13% annual rise
Smugglers kill migrants en route to Spain ‘to instil fear and respect’
SEVEN people in charge of a migrant boat that sailed from Africa to the Canary Islands have been arrested over the murder of four people.
Weather alerts for rain and wind force suspension of NYE events on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A YELLOW alert for heavy rain and gales in Alicante province on New Year’s Eve issued by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has caused some
Spain will raise its retirement age this week
SPAIN’S retirement age with a full state pension entitlement goes up by two months to 66 and eight months from Wednesday. The move is part
Spain’s inflation rate in December rises to 2.8% due to fuel price hikes
FUEL price hikes have led to Spain’s inflation rate closing the year at 2.8%- up 0.4% on November. Provisional December figures from the National Statistics
Spanish couple are arrested for animal abuse after ‘farm of horrors’ is discovered in Alicante
A SPANISH couple face animal abuse charges after dead horses were discovered on their Alicante province farm. Authorities were tipped off about a farm in
Spanish climber, 23, survives four days with a serious head injury and fractures after falling on the snowy Picos de Europa
A YOUNG climber was rescued on Friday after he went missing for four days on the Picos de Europa in Cantabria. Senen Turienzo, 23, from
DANA alert for Spain: Intense rain could ring in the New Year in Alicante, Valencia and elsewhere
HEAVY rain is being forecast for the Alicante and Valencia areas in DANA-style weather for New Year’s Eve. The prediction comes from the State Meteorological
Distraught man removes mother’s body from cemetery in Spain and takes it home to prove she’s dead
AN ASTURIAS man who stole his mother’s body and took it home, told police that he did it to prove that she was dead after
WATCH: Spain’s biggest-ever narco-boat shipment seizure with seven tonnes of cocaine stored in underground farm cellars
SEVEN tonnes of cocaine has been seized from a Sevilla province farm- the largest intercepted shipment of cocaine brought in by narco-boats into Spain. The
80,000 people demonstrate in Valencia during latest flood protest demanding resignation of president Carlos Mazon
AROUND 80,000 people staged the third mass protest in Valencia City on Sunday against president Carlos Mazon’s handling of October’s flood disaster which claimed at
Pictured: These five luxury homes were the most viewed in Spain this year – and they’re still on the market
THE online property portal idealista has published a list of the top five luxury homes in Spain that have attracted the most views during 2024
Mallorca to install CCTV on its beaches following wave of thefts against British tourists
A POPULAR Mallorca tourist town will install up to 30 CCTV cameras, including several along three kilometres of beach to combat thefts from tourists. Alcudia’s
Police bust luxury car import scam which cheated Spain’s Tax Agency out of €17m in VAT
SPAIN’S Policia Nacional has dismantled a luxury car importing scam that conned the country’s Tax Agency out of over €17 million. 30 people have been
How the cost of living in Spain will rise in 2025: Price of electricity, transport, taxes and other essentials to surge
THE New Year will herald a raft of tax increases and price hikes that will affect every household in Spain. With inflation predicted to be
Rare marmoset species babies are born and doing well at Benidorm’s Terra Natura park
TWO baby cotton-head marmosets, one of the world’s most endangered primate species, have been born at Terra Natura Benidorm. The births happened in October, but
Hundreds of people buying pet dogs online are conned in Spain with up to 1,000 crimes committed
AN INTERNATIONAL gang that swindled 250 people in Spain out of over €150,000 in a pet sales scam has been brought down by the Guardia
Squatters are arrested after body of waiter is found buried in a well on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO squatters occupying a Villajoyosa finca have been arrested after the body of a 25-year-old man was discovered buried under rubble in a well on
Police in Spain issue warning about ‘jamon iberico’ during the festive season
LOVERS of Iberian ham have been warned by the Guardia Civil to ensure they are getting the real deal. Its unmistakable flavour and its history
Wife of missing DANA victim searches for local who took last known photo of her husband as he clung onto pole during deadly Valencia floods
A CATARROJA woman who lost her husband in the Valencia flood disaster is trying to find the person who took the last photo of her
Why US citizens should NOT retire to Spain, according to Forbes
AMERICA’S Forbes magazine says that US citizens should be cautious about retiring to Spain- citing high taxes and bureaucracy as negatives. The combination of quality
More than 10,400 migrants died while trying to reach Spain in 2024
OVER 10,400 migrants died while trying to reach Spain by sea this year according to a report published on Thursday by a migration rights group.
Police find flooded drugs lab producing cocaine at ground zero of Valencia DANA
THE Guardia Civil in Valencia has revealed that it found a drugs laboratory that had been flooded out during the October 29 DANA. The discovery
Property sales in Spain reach their highest since May 2007 after surging by 51%
OCTOBER’S home property sales were the highest for any month in Spain since May 2007. The National Institute of Statistics(INE) said 69,418 homes were sold-