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Costa del Sol train latest: Regional and local leaders meet today to begin thrashing out long-awaited project

REGIONAL and local leaders have met today to begin plans for the long-awaited Costa del Sol train. The Minister for Transport, Oscar Puente, has hosted

28 Nov, 2024 @ 13:59

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Flurry of migrant boat arrivals in Spain’s Balearics Islands sees figures nearly tripled

THE number of migrants who have arrived in the Balearics this year has almost tripled the figure from the same period in 2023. Authorities intercepted

28 Nov, 2024 @ 13:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British and Irish pubs are ordered to close in Mallorca for ‘making too much noise’

PALMA will temporarily lose two popular bars after Three Lions is shut down for six weeks over noise complaints. The Three Lions on the Paseo

28 Nov, 2024 @ 12:58

Lead·Mallorca

Bus strikes are taking place across Spain today: Check status of your journey before travelling

BUS services are being disrupted in Spain this Thursday and Friday in a dispute over early retirement. Two days of strikes have been called by

28 Nov, 2024 @ 12:00

Lead·National News

Why are cases of gonorrhea soaring on Spain’s Balearic Islands?

SEXUALLY transmitted diseases are spreading fastest in the Balearic Islands and Catalunya, according to experts. Gonorrhea is the main culprit on the islands, described as

28 Nov, 2024 @ 11:31

Health·Lead·Mallorca

Missing Brit in Malaga suffers from Korsakoff syndrome and vertigo, family reveals: Desperate search continues

MORE details have emerged about a British woman who vanished after landing in Malaga more than a month ago. Tanya (pictured above), arrived at the

28 Nov, 2024 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Marbella gets approval for €350m hotel: Luxury Ritz-Carlton or St Regis to open by this date

A LUXURY hotel in Marbella has been given final approval by the Junta de Andalucia. The €350m plan by Platinum Estates had been set to

28 Nov, 2024 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Olive Press Travel·Property

Men accused of throwing German tourist to his death in Spain tell court he ‘fell out of car because he was drunk’

DEFENCE lawyers for two men accused of throwing a German tourist to his death from a moving car in Playa de Palma have alleged the

28 Nov, 2024 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Missing girl, 16, is found alive and well after vanishing from Tenerife almost a week ago

THE community of Tenerife has breathed a huge sigh of relief after locating a missing 16-year-old girl. Aroa Perdomo Rodriguez had disappeared almost a week

27 Nov, 2024 @ 21:53

Canary Islands·Lead

Exclusive: Endangered sperm whales are dying in the Strait of Gibraltar – as experts reveal ‘biggest culprit’

THE Strait of Gibraltar is becoming a deadly kill zone for the Mediterranean’s endangered whale populations. Experts estimate that two sperm whales die each year

27 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

Toll road charges on Spain's Costa del Sol will be made reduced - but not for everyone

Toll road charges on Spain’s Costa del Sol will be reduced- but not for everyone

TOLL charges on the AP-7 motorway on the Costa del Sol are set to be reduced for regular users who are workers and students. The

27 Nov, 2024 @ 17:30

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Watch: Michael Barrymore, 72, enjoys his ‘new life’ in Spain as he shares video updates on TikTok

MICHAEL Barrymore has shared a series of videos showing his ‘new life’ in Spain after making a permanent move to Barcelona. The British former TV

27 Nov, 2024 @ 17:13

Barcelona·Celebrity·Lead

This ‘city of 1,001 rices’ in eastern Spain is named the gastronomic capital for 2025

ALICANTE- nicknamed the ‘city of 1,001 rice dishes’- will be Spain’s gastronomic capital in 2025. The Costa Blanca city succeeds Oviedo which has had the

27 Nov, 2024 @ 17:00

Alicante·Food & Drink·Lead

Watch: Spanish YouTubers ‘are threatened with a huge fine’ in Gibraltar while trying to ‘conquer the Rock’

SPANISH YouTubers claim they were ‘threatened with a huge fine’ in Gibraltar after attempting to unfurl their country’s flag. As Britain and Spain try to

27 Nov, 2024 @ 16:26

Gibraltar·Lead·Video

Malaga vows to end controversial blackface tradition that shames towns across Spain each year

MALAGA will only hire black people to play the role of King Balthazar at its annual Three Kings’ Parade, it has been announced. The City

27 Nov, 2024 @ 16:02

Lead·Malaga·National News

Four foods you MUST remove from your diet in Spain if you want to live to 100, according to an expert

ALTHOUGH Spain is famed for its healthy and long-living Mediterranean diet, it is not officially recognised alongside Sardinia, Okinawa and Ikaria as a hallowed Blue

27 Nov, 2024 @ 16:00

Food & Drink·Lead

Malaga’s ‘DANA migrant hero’ will play Balthazar in the city’s Three Kings’ parade

A HERO who carried a woman to safety during Malaga’s recent DANA floods will play a pivotal role in the city’s Three Kings’ parade. Mansour

27 Nov, 2024 @ 15:48

Lead·Malaga

‘Airbnb has ruined my life’: Local in Malaga fumes over ‘drunk tourists’ who have turned his ‘historic’ block into a ‘trashy hotel’

A MALAGA local has claimed Airbnb-style flats have ‘ruined his life’ after taking over half of the apartments in his block. Speaking to La Sexta,

27 Nov, 2024 @ 14:48

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Explosion in Alicante kills at least two people: Many others are injured or missing

Explosion in Alicante kills at least three people: Many others are injured or missing

AN EXPLOSION at a polystyrene factory in Alicante province on Wednesday killed three people and injured seven- three very seriously. The seriously injured have been

27 Nov, 2024 @ 14:26

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

War in Spain over ‘Big Brother Law’ for tourists just days before ‘damaging’ changes come into force

A LEGAL battle is brewing between the government and tourism bosses in Spain over the much-hated ‘Big Brother Law’. The legislation is set to come

27 Nov, 2024 @ 14:03

Lead·National News·Travel News

Spain announces huge new aid package for flood-ravaged Valencia

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday announced €2.3 billion in extra aid to reconstruct flood-hit areas of Valencia province. Speaking to Congress, Sanchez also blamed

27 Nov, 2024 @ 12:59

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Warning for British homeowners in Spain: Call the police immediately if you find this

POLICE in Spain have issued a warning to homeowners across the country. In particular, those who leave their properties for days at a time or

27 Nov, 2024 @ 12:58

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Expert robber used his pants as a mask to raid 19 restaurants in Madrid: Thief emptied cash registers and waiters’ tips

A ROBBER who used his underpants as a mask and socks as gloves has expertly raided 19 restaurants in Madrid. The Policia Nacional has arrested

27 Nov, 2024 @ 12:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Michelin Guide Awards for 2025 gives three-stars to a village family-run restaurant in Spain

Michelin Guide Awards for 2025 gives three-stars to a family-run village restaurant in Spain

AN ASTURIAS region family restaurant has joined a select group of 16 Spanish establishments in getting a three-star Michelin Guide rating. The 2025 Michelin Guide

27 Nov, 2024 @ 12:09

Food & Drink·Lead

Watch: Extraordinary moment three TONNES of octopi and clams are seized in Spain’s Andalucia – this is why

MORE than three tonnes of octopi and clams have been seized in southern Spain. In footage shared online, the Guardia Civil can be seen removing

27 Nov, 2024 @ 11:54

Andalucia·Animals·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Video

Spain’s ‘rogue police chief’ makes formal complaint against his own bosses to force Schengen controls on Gibraltar border

SPAIN’S ‘rogue officer’ overseeing the border with Gibraltar has erupted into open revolt over the ‘lack of a legal basis’ for waiving Schengen rules. The

27 Nov, 2024 @ 08:15

Gibraltar·Lead

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