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Exclusive: No deal for Gibraltar could see far reaching economic pain in Spain but La Linea ‘shouldn’t fall to the narcos’ says mayor

THE inhabitants of La Linea de la Concepcion are fighting for a treaty with Gibraltar to stop the town from slipping into the hands of

4 Nov, 2024 @ 14:58

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

Watch: Hilarious moment flood victim in southern Spain reveals he only saved his wife’s meatballs when his house filled with water

IT was cloudy with a chance of meatballs in the southern Spanish city of Jerez on Thursday. A flood victim has gone viral on social

31 Oct, 2024 @ 12:35

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Video·Weather

Watch: Chaos in Cadiz and Jerez as rivers burst their banks and trees are blown over – with more weather warnings in place for today

CADIZ and Jerez have been battered by heavy rain and flooding following DANA’s destructive path- with rain and storms set to continue. The gota fria

31 Oct, 2024 @ 11:40

Cadiz·Lead·Video·Weather

Emergency weather alerts are sent to phones in southern Spain amid fears of a repeat of deadly Valencia floods tonight

MOBILE phones in Andalucian areas affected by a Red Warning have received alarms in the first ever activation of the region’s emergency alert system. The

30 Oct, 2024 @ 18:16

Cadiz·Lead

Watch: Terror in southern Spain’s Jerez as streets become rivers and child is almost swept away amid life-threatening red alert for rain

THE streets of Cadiz have filled with flood water this afternoon amid a ‘dangerous’ deluge sparked by a so-called DANA weather system. Footage shared online

30 Oct, 2024 @ 17:40

Cadiz·Lead·Weather

Cadiz is placed on an urgent RED weather alert as Andalucia braces for further onslaught of heavy rain and storms tonight

SEVERAL areas of Cadiz have been placed on a red alert for heavy rainfall and storms. The warning from state weather agency Aemet is in

30 Oct, 2024 @ 15:18

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Weather

Missing: British expat disappears in southern Spain as loved ones launch online appeal

AN appeal has been launched for a British expat who has disappeared from her home in southern Spain. Gillian Webster has not been seen since

28 Oct, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

Ancient Roman forum is discovered in Spain: Experts believe it served this special purpose

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed a spectacular Roman forum that they believe was used to help integrate new tribes into the empire. The discovery was made in

27 Oct, 2024 @ 11:30

Cadiz·La Cultura·Lead

Pictured: Incredible €25million aquarium that could be coming to Cadiz but is being held back by red tape

CADIZ could have this incredible €25million aquarium but is being held back by red tape. It has investors, funding and design but red tape is

25 Oct, 2024 @ 13:56

Cadiz·La Cultura·Lead

Revealed: How narco gang in Spain’s Andalucia hid drugs inside truck wheels

A TYRE shop in Algeciras has been busted for running an ‘ingenious’ drug trafficking hub where the merchandise was hidden inside truck wheels crossing from

23 Oct, 2024 @ 17:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

American man who ‘killed his wife on Christmas Day’ in southern Spain before ‘burying her body’ on the other side of the country to stand trial

A WEALTHY American businessman is set to stand trial in Spain for the murder of his Russian wife near Gibraltar and then embarking on a

21 Oct, 2024 @ 13:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Sotogrande could be bought by Saudi Arabia ‘within months’: Luxury resort in southern Spain loved by British royals goes on sale

SOTOGRANDE could soon be in the hands of Saudi Arabia as it prepares to be put up for sale, it has emerged. The luxury resort

18 Oct, 2024 @ 15:36

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Cadiz·Costa del Sol·Lead

Spain’s ‘third world’ train shame in Andalucia is laid bare: Route to Madrid takes the same time as ‘flying to New York or Dubai’

A TRAIN from Algeciras, home to Spain’s busiest port, to Madrid takes as long as a flight to New York or Dubai, according to the

16 Oct, 2024 @ 13:30

Cadiz·Lead

Urgent weather alerts are issued for Spain’s Costa del Sol and Cadiz as deluge takes experts by surprise

A SERIES of urgent weather alerts were issued for parts of southern Spain overnight amid a deluge of heavy rain which is continuing this morning.

16 Oct, 2024 @ 09:58

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Malaga·Weather

WATCH: How narco traffickers from Spain’s Andalucia flooded Europe with hashish, including hidden switches, secret lairs and fake cops – as police seize nine TONNES of drugs

SPANISH police have smashed a huge criminal gang that had turned the Gulf of Cadiz into one of Europe’s epicentres for drug trafficking. The group

10 Oct, 2024 @ 11:55

Algeciras·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Watch: Hammerhead shark ‘is spotted swimming off Sotogrande’ near Spain’s Costa del Sol

THIS is the moment a hammerhead shark was reportedly spotted swimming off the coast of southern Spain this week. In a video shared on social

2 Oct, 2024 @ 17:07

Andalucia·Animals·Cadiz·Costa de la Luz·Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead

Watch: The Spanish Armada trains for drone warfare in the Gulf of Cadiz

THE Spanish Navy is busy undertaking military exercises around the Strait of Gibraltar to practise anti-drone warfare. The MAR 24-2 training mission, encompassing both the

1 Oct, 2024 @ 18:40

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead·Video

Missing British father is found alive and well after vanishing from Spain’s Andalucia

THE family of a British man have breathed a sigh of relief after he was found alive and well on Monday evening. James Moore (pictured

30 Sep, 2024 @ 18:09

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Sevilla

Porsche and Audis are among 22 stolen cars seized in Spain’s Cadiz: Luxury vehicles were being sent to Morocco

A SERIES of luxury cars stolen from countries across Europe were seized by police just moments before they were due to be shipped to Morocco.

28 Sep, 2024 @ 08:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Health experts detect ‘probable’ case of West Nile virus in young boy in southern Spain after town is placed on high alert for the disease

West Nile virus spreads in Spain’s Andalucia as expat hotspot in Cadiz registers its first case

THE West Nile virus has been confirmed in yet another patient in Andalucia. The man has been hospitalised for several days in a town in

21 Sep, 2024 @ 15:04

Andalucia·Cadiz·Health·Lead

Five-tonne haul of hashish is seized on the Guadalquivir River – the new narco hotbed in southern Spain

SPANISH police have intercepted a mammoth haul of hashish on the riverbed of a sleepy town in Cadiz. Some five tonnes of the drug were

16 Sep, 2024 @ 22:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

The countdown begins for Ronda’s iconic 101 Legion race: Timetable and Interesting facts

These are the 10 happiest towns in Spain, according to a poll – and half of them are in Andalucia

A POLL has revealed the 10 happiest towns in Spain, and half of them are in Andalucia. A study asked locals to rank their ‘well-being,

13 Sep, 2024 @ 12:04

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Malaga

Video of giant crabs emerging from the sea sparks panic in Indonesia – but turn out to be a new art installation in Spain’s Andalucia

THE arrival of terrifying giant crabs on Indonesian shores was deemed a dark omen that was sure to sow panic – apart from it didn’t

10 Sep, 2024 @ 15:45

Cadiz·Lead·Other News

Tourist couple are hospitalised after being attacked by a persistent street beggar in Spain’s Andalucia

A PAIR of tourists have been hospitalised with serious injuries after suffering a terrifying assault at the hands of a beggar in southern Spain. The

8 Sep, 2024 @ 17:50

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Weather alert for Cadiz, Malaga and Costa del Sol: Storms and strong winds throughout Saturday

THE majority of Malaga province has been placed on a weather alert for storms and strong winds today. According to state weather agency Aemet, storms

7 Sep, 2024 @ 14:32

Cadiz·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Drug mafias are ramping up activity ‘to a scandalous level’ on this major Andalucian river and coastline, warn prosecutors – and this is why

SPANISH authorities have sounded the alarm over the ‘scandalous proliferation of narcolanchas’ (drug boats) operating off the Cadiz coast. More than 230 high-speed boats were

6 Sep, 2024 @ 14:36

Cadiz·Lead