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All suspects acquitted for manslaughter of Dutch tourist, 27, who died in a 2021 nightclub brawl in Spain’s Mallorca

A DUTCH court has acquitted Sanil B for his role in the death of Carlo Heuvelman, 27, who died in a nightclub brawl in Mallorca

21 Mar, 2024 @ 10:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Tennis tragedy: Spain’s Paula Badosa must battle against ‘best friend’ Aryna Sabalenka – who lost her boyfriend to suicide this week

SPANISH tennis star Paula Badosa has admitted that she will play the most difficult match of her career this week when she meets her best

20 Mar, 2024 @ 15:57

Catalunya·Lead·Sport

WATCH: Shocking moment up to 60 youths launch rocks at police in Spain after their marijuana farm is rumbled

FIVE police officers have been injured in Catalunya following a clash with a gang of youths after their secret marijuana farm was uncovered. A shocking

20 Mar, 2024 @ 12:37

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Dani Alves is FREED: Ex-footballer and convicted rapist is released by court in Spain after paying €1million bail

FOOTBALLER Dani Alves is set to be released from jail just 4 weeks after being handed a four-and-a-half year prison sentence by a court in

20 Mar, 2024 @ 11:39

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sport

Carlos Alcaraz Of Spain Celebrate Victory With Tournament Trophy In Madrid, Spain 8 May 2023

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz wins first tournament since Wimbledon success

CARLOS Alcaraz tasted tournament success for the first time since his enthralling Wimbledon victory after winning the Indian Wells title in California on Sunday. The

20 Mar, 2024 @ 11:09

Lead·Sport

New exhibition opens at Malaga’s Picasso Museum: Latest display includes 10 unseen works from Spain’s most famous artist

A NEW exhibition has opened at the Picasso Museum in Malaga with over 140 works of art that “together reveal Picasso’s extraordinary ability to create

20 Mar, 2024 @ 10:43

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Three arrests over Marbella shooting: Two Swedish men were targeted by rival gang members in Nueva Andalucia, say police

THE Policia Nacional have arrested three people in connection with a Marbella shooting that left a Swedish expat in hospital with bullet wounds. Two men,

19 Mar, 2024 @ 17:43

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

‘I’m a little nervous’: Ex-darling of the left in Spain Pablo Iglesias prepares to open a bar in Madrid after leaving the world of politics

PABLO Iglesias, the former leader of the Spanish leftist Podemos party, has admitted he is “a little nervous” ahead of the opening of his new

19 Mar, 2024 @ 16:39

Lead·Madrid·Politics

One killed while others remain trapped in 40-car pile-up on the AP-7 motorway in Spain

A PILE-UP involving 40 cars in foggy conditions on the AP-7 motorway has left one dead, two people trapped, and five seriously injured. The incident

15 Mar, 2024 @ 13:50

Lead·Valencia

Multiple flights to Sevilla are diverted to Malaga due to severe fog

THREE flights were forced to divert from Sevilla to Malaga this morning after a bank of severe fog enveloped the airport. Dangerously low visibility led

15 Mar, 2024 @ 13:21

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla·Travel News

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds to perform two concerts in Spain as part of ‘Wild God’ tour

LEGENDARY rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will visit Spain this year as part of their new ‘Wild God’ tour. The Australian group,

15 Mar, 2024 @ 11:11

Barcelona·Catalunya·Entertainment·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Drought latest in Spain: The Costa del Sol will have water until September after extending Marbella’s desalination plant

REGIONAL authorities have confirmed that the Costa del Sol will have enough water to last until September, even if there is no rain this spring.

15 Mar, 2024 @ 10:34

Costa del Sol·Lead

Leading pollster in Spain who misjudged regional elections in Galicia blames nuns for skewing the vote

SPAIN’S leading pollster who was widely ridiculed after misjudging the recent Galician regional elections has blamed nuns for boosting the right-wing vote. Jose Felix Tezanos,

14 Mar, 2024 @ 14:41

Galicia·Lead·Politics

Priest forced to apologise in Spain’s Tenerife after ordering 300-year old frescoes to be painted over during restoration of a church

A PRIEST in the Canary Islands has been forced to apologise to angry locals after accidentally ordering workers to paint over historic frescoes during a

14 Mar, 2024 @ 13:40

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife

Queen Camilla’s secret holiday to Spain: How the British monarch enjoyed a luxury finca as she took a break from the media frenzy back home

CAMILLA, the Queen consort, enjoyed a well-earned break in a luxury Spanish finca as crisis continues to engulf the UK’s Royal Family, it has emerged.

13 Mar, 2024 @ 13:26

Celebrity·Lead·Other News

‘It’s their black winter’: Commentators in Spain react to series of events that have ‘damaged’ the UK Royal Family’s ‘brand’ – including Princess Kate’s ‘photogate’

COMMENTATORS in Spain have had their say on the intense speculation surrounding the UK’s Royal Family following a series of events that have caused a

13 Mar, 2024 @ 12:08

Celebrity·Lead·Other News

Are Kate and Wills on the rocks? Rumours swirl in Spain and beyond after speculations of an affair and the ‘disappearance’ of the princess

MAGAZINES and social media sites in Spain are awash with intense speculation on the state of the Prince and Princess of Wales’ marriage with Kate

13 Mar, 2024 @ 10:51

Celebrity·Lead·Other News

Spain’s most famous opera singer returns after being accused of sexual assaults and harassment against 27 women: Placido Domingo will perform on the Costa del Sol this summer

SPAIN’S most popular opera singer will perform on the Costa del Sol this summer, despite a string of allegations of sexual assault and harassment. Placido

12 Mar, 2024 @ 13:23

Celebrity·Lead·Other News

Court in Spain demands re-opening of legal probe into deadly Valencia fire that claimed 10 lives

Experts call for new building safety measures in Spain following deadly Valencia fire

EXPERTS are calling on Spanish authorities to modernise the country’s building regulations following the deadly apartment block blaze in Valencia that left 10 dead. An

12 Mar, 2024 @ 12:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Doritos drops transgender influencer from campaign in Spain after online boycott

CRISP company Doritos have severed ties with a prominent Spanish transgender influencer after a wave of backlash online. Samantha Hudson, 24, is a Spain-based singer

7 Mar, 2024 @ 15:52

Lead

What is hepatitis A? All you need to know after the infectious disease was detected in strawberries arriving from Morocco

A SHIPMENT of 1.5 tonnes of strawberries arriving into Spain from Morocco on Monday was found to contain a dangerously high trace of hepatitis A.

7 Mar, 2024 @ 11:42

Health·Lead·Other News

Strawberries carrying hepatitis A are detected in southern Spain: 1.5 TONNE shipment came from Morocco – all you need to know

THE EU has issued a food safety alert after a 1.5 tonne shipment of strawberries entering Spain from Morocco was found to contain traces of

7 Mar, 2024 @ 11:20

Algeciras·Health·Lead·Other News

READ IN FULL: Letter from British campaigner Peter Tatchell to Spain’s first LGBT+ matador

BRITISH LGBT+ campaigner Peter Tatchell has called on Spain’s first openly pansexual matador to ‘turn his back’ on the ‘cruel bloodsport’. Mario Alcalde, a 31-year

7 Mar, 2024 @ 10:48

EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Must Read

EXCLUSIVE: Footballer Steven Caulker speaks on addiction, regret and his new life on Spain’s Costa del Sol after becoming player-manager of FC Malaga City

WIPING the sweat off his brow after a gruelling two-hour training session as player-manager, Steven Caulker reflects on his new life on the Costa del

6 Mar, 2024 @ 15:07

EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Sport

Spain is the most sexually satisfied country in Europe according to new study – and this could be why

SPAIN is the most sexually satisfied country in Europe, a new study has revealed. The research, which questioned over 15,000 people of 11 different nationalities,

5 Mar, 2024 @ 19:00

Health·Lead·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Building gutted in deadly Valencia fire ‘was potentially clad with material banned in the UK after Grenfell horror’ – these are the other buildings at risk in Spain

THE deadly fire that killed 10 residents of a Valencia apartment complex may have been spread by the use of a highly flammable cladding banned

5 Mar, 2024 @ 12:04

Costa del Sol·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Must Read·Other News·Property·Valencia