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‘Serial predator’ and evangelist is arrested in Spain’s Valencia for ‘sexually abusing eight young girls’

Judges veto COVID-19 passport plans for nightlife and restaurants in Basque Country of Spain

PLANS to use COVID-19 passports in Basque Country nightlife businesses and larger restaurants have been squashed by the region’s Supreme Court. The judges, on two-one

22 Nov, 2021 @ 16:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Important news for UK buyers looking for holiday homes in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

MUST READ: Important news for UK buyers of holiday homes in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

PROPERTY buying in parts of Spain will become easier for British purchasers after the scrapping of an old Francoist law. Non-EU home buyers in areas

22 Nov, 2021 @ 15:37

Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia·Must Read·Property

Drug trafficker on the run from UK police is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British fugitive wanted for drug trafficking has been arrested on the Costa Blanca. The Policia Nacional detained the man, 26, who fled the UK

22 Nov, 2021 @ 14:33

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Elderly motorist dies after driving down wrong side of busy dual carriageway in Spain's Murcia region

Motorist killed after driving down wrong side of busy dual carriageway in Spain’s Murcia region

AN elderly motorist died after driving five kilometres down the wrong side of a Murcia dual-carriageway. He collided head-on with a car with two people

22 Nov, 2021 @ 13:29

Lead·Murcia

Judges approve COVID passport which will start being used this week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

EXPLAINER: What we know about plans for COVID-19 passports for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

USING an EU COVID-19 certificate to enter some businesses will start within the next fortnight in the Valencian Community. Speaking this Monday, Valencian president, Ximo

22 Nov, 2021 @ 12:50

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Elderly motorists in Spain will have to renew driving licences more frequently

Elderly motorists in Spain will have to renew their driving licences more frequently

OLDER motorists in Spain face more frequent driving licence renewals in plans confirmed by the General Directorate of Traffic(DGT). No indication has been given over

19 Nov, 2021 @ 18:00

Lead·National News

Covid 19 Infected Dutch Tourists In Spain Recklessly Quit Self Isolation And May Be Fleeing The Country (2)

Manhunt for COVID-infected Dutch tourists who left self-isolation hotel in Spain to possibly return home

POLICE are trying to stop a group of coronavirus-infected Dutch tourists from leaving Spain after they stopped self-isolating in the Extremadura region. They were staying

19 Nov, 2021 @ 16:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Telefonica in Spain could get as much as €1 billion in a tax refund

Telefonica in Spain could get a €1 billion tax refund

SPANISH telecoms giant Telefonica could be in line for a €1 billion tax refund thanks to a National Court ruling. Judges have ordered the Ministry

19 Nov, 2021 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Top health expert in Spain suggests no need for EU COVID-19 certificate for indoor venues due to big vaccination rate and tough mask rules

Top health expert in Spain says COVID-19 certificate is not needed for hospitality businesses

SPAIN’S top infections expert, Fernando Simon, says there’s no logic in using the EU COVID-19 certificate to enter hospitality premises, as 90% of the target

19 Nov, 2021 @ 13:33

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Staff at special needs home on Spain’s Costa Blanca arrested over mistreatment of autistic resident

FOUR people at an El Campello residential special needs centre have been arrested for allegedly harassing and mistreating an autistic person. Other staff members involved

19 Nov, 2021 @ 12:07

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Farce of Costa Blanca kidnap plot leader surrendering to police in Spain's Cadiz but gets bail from local judge

Costa Blanca judge orders deportation of Moroccan brothers after arrests in terrorist probe led by Spain’s National Court

TWO Moroccan brothers arrested on the Costa Blanca in a terror funding investigation are set to be deported. They were taken to a Madrid foreigners

18 Nov, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Benidorm head chef loses Supreme Court appeal over 11 year sustained bullying of female kitchen assistant on Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm head chef bullied female kitchen assistant for 11 years at Costa Blanca restaurant in Spain

THE head chef of an unnamed Benidorm restaurant will have to pay out €13,200 to a bullied kitchen assistant. The female victim suffered for 11

18 Nov, 2021 @ 18:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca Graffiti Vandal In Spain Is Caught After Year Long Investigation

Costa Blanca serial graffiti vandal in Spain is caught after year-long investigation

POLICE have arrested a Costa Blanca graffiti vandal after a year-long probe to track down the culprit. The unidentified man scrawled over 50 signs in

18 Nov, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Senior Prison Official Lied About Five Hooded Men Attacking Her Outside Her Benidorm Home In Spain

Prison security director lied about hooded men attack outside her Benidorm home in Spain

A senior security director at Villena prison has been arrested for lying about five hooded men attacking her outside her Benidorm home. The unnamed woman

18 Nov, 2021 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Metalworkers strike in Spain’s Andalucia turns violent as police are attacked in Cadiz

CADIZ metalworkers have to taken to city streets for a third day in their wages strike. On Wednesday they cut roads leading into the Andalucian

18 Nov, 2021 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Cadiz·Lead

Pedro Sanchez announces COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for everybody aged over 60 years in Spain

Pedro Sanchez announces COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for everybody aged over 60 in Spain

COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will be offered to everybody aged over 60 and health workers in Spain. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, announced the decision on

18 Nov, 2021 @ 11:50

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Il Divo star sent death threats from obsessed Barcelona woman who is fined €60 by Madrid judge in Spain

A 72-year Barcelona woman has been convicted of coercion and fined €60 for sending explicit and threatening letters to Il Divo singer, Carlos Marin. The

17 Nov, 2021 @ 20:30

Celebrity·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Health and care workers who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 are called ‘irresponsible’ by top politician in Spain’s Murcia region

MURCIA president Fernando Lopez Miras has branded health and care workers as ‘irresponsible’ if they’ve not had a COVID-19 vaccine. Speaking to Telecinco, Lopez Miras

17 Nov, 2021 @ 18:30

Health·Lead·Murcia

Local Hero Breaks Wrist Catching A Dog That Fell Four Floors From A Costa Blanca Balcony In Spain

Local hero breaks wrist catching falling dog from fourth floor Costa Blanca balcony in Spain

AN Alicante man, 26, was branded a hero after breaking his wrist in the act of catching a dog that fell from a fourth-floor balcony.

17 Nov, 2021 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Man suffers hypothermia and bruising after rescue from choppy Costa Blanca waters of Spain

EMERGENCY services rescued a Russian man who could not get out of the sea on Tuesday evening at Torrevieja’s Cala de la Higuera. It’s not

17 Nov, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Unvaccinated patients are two-thirds of intensive care COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Unvaccinated patients make up two-thirds of intensive care COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

TWO out of three recent ICU hospital admissions for COVID-19 in the Valencian Community have involved unvaccinated patients. Official health figures for the period between

17 Nov, 2021 @ 13:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Ryanair blasts Spain's airport operator for scrapping five-year charge freeze

Ryanair ordered by court in Spain’s Mallorca to compensate barred passenger who refused to pay cabin luggage fee

A Mallorca court has ordered Ryanair to pay compensation of €387 to a man barred from a flight because he would not pay a cabin

16 Nov, 2021 @ 18:36

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Trafficked Woman Forced Into Prostitution By Voodoo Rites And Huge Debt Is Rescued In Valencia Area Of Spain

Police in Valencia area of Spain rescue Nigerian woman forced into prostitution by voodoo rites

TWO people have been arrested in Valencia Province for human trafficking after Nigerian women were tricked by voodoo rites into becoming sex slaves. A victim

16 Nov, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia