Spain welcomed record number of foreign tourists in 2024
A RECORD 94 million foreign tourists visited Spain last year- 10% more than in 2023. Tourism accounts for 13% of the country’s GDP with Spain
Revealed: Forbes magazine’s choice as the world’s best retirement city is in Spain
AMERICA’S Forbes magazine has picked Valencia as the world’s best city to retire to. It’s the second-such recommendation for Valencia after the ‘Live and Invest
Hapless ‘Whatsapp group’ narco gang busted in the Strait of Gibraltar: Chat messages reveal group’s inner workings
A STRAIT of Gibraltar narco gang met their downfall thanks to the Whatsapp group they used to organise their drug trafficking. The group, named ‘123’
Domestic violence has skyrocketed in Mallorca, growing 25% in the last year
GENDER based violence in Mallorca has grown 25% in 2024, according to a new report. Cases have shot up from 3,400 in 2023 to 4,284
Man plummets six metres in Spain’s Palma while trying to save his beer from falling
A 24-year-old has fallen six metres in Palma while trying to save their beer. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning on
Norwegian teenagers ‘too drunk to give police coherent statement’ after ‘sexual assaulting’ mother and daughter in Malaga nightclub
A PAIR of teenage Norwegian tourists were ‘too drunk to make a coherent statement to police’ after they were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a
Spanish couple receive €1,700 compensation after overbooked and cancelled flights
A COUPLE have been awarded €1,700 after their flight was overbooked and their replacement was cancelled. The Vitoria-Gasteiz residents were due to board a Vueling
Coldest night of the winter sees severe frosts in Alicante area with lows of minus 13C
ALICANTE province has been hit with the lowest temperatures of the winter, with some inland hilly areas recording overnight lows of minus 13C. The State
Ryanair urges airports to enforce alcohol limits before flights
BUDGET airline Ryanair has urged airports to introduce alcohol limits to prevent drunk passengers boarding flights. They claim inebriated passengers cause chaos for the company,
Spain’s housing crisis: Long-term rental stock drops for 14 consecutive quarters, tourist flats continue to soar and Sanchez seeks to block non-EU buyers
SPAIN’S rental market has plunged deeper into crisis with long-term rental homes falling for the 14th consecutive quarter – while tourist apartments surge across major
Man survives day-long ordeal of being trapped in a hole before being rescued by Valencia police officers
A MAN survived a day being trapped in a hole before being rescued by the Guardia Civil in Valencia province. The incident happened earlier this
British tourist in Benidorm hotel attacks her girlfriend and then tries to jump off balcony- only to be saved by six police officers
SIX Policia Nacional officers stopped a British tourist, 44, from leaping off a Benidorm hotel sixth-floor balcony following an assault on her female partner. The
La Liga star arrested by police in Spain over ‘yellow card’ betting scam
SEVILLA defender Kike Salas has been arrested by the Policia Nacional over an alleged betting scam. The 22-year old was investigated after a series of
Revealed: The Spanish regions with best levels of English
THESE are the areas of Spain who speak the best English, according to a new study. While learning English is an important part of the
Protein supplement sales boom reported at pharmacies in Spain
DEMAND for protein supplements rose by a staggering 175% in Spain last year according to figures from the Cofares Trends Observatory which measures distribution to
Special cages trap catch dozens of wild boars close to Costa Blanca city
72 wild boars were caught between October and December in two special trap cages set up in Denia on the northern Costa Blanca. The city
Revealed: The wide and unusual range of items lost by bus passengers in Valencia including a wheelchair and a drone
A RECORD number of objects were left behind on EMT Valencia buses in 2024, with 9,698 items found- up by 1,398 on the previous year.
Drought continues in Spain’s Andalucia as January rain fails to fill reservoirs
EARLY rainfall this year has failed to ease the drought in much of southern Spain despite improved reservoir levels. While the north of Spain has
Civil war bomb found next to a bin in Spain’s Sevilla
GUARDIA Civil agents in Sevilla have found a mortar bomb dating back to the Spanish Civil War. The completely oxidized device was found next to
Insurance payouts following Valencia DANA are taking too long, say regional ministers
THE VALENCIAN government says insurance payouts to people hit by October’s floods are taking too long to process. It has pointed out problems for community
Do you know the symptoms of norovirus, the illness sweeping Spain this winter?
THESE are the symptoms of norovirus, the stomach illness spreading through Spain this January. Flu and the common cold are not the only things plaguing
Town mayor banned from from receiving Holy Communion at church in Spain because he’s gay and in a relationship
A PARISH priest in a Castilla y Leon region town has refused to give Holy Communion to the mayor because he’s gay and in a
Temperatures drop in Malaga this week as winter cold arrives
AFTER a balmy start to the year winter cold has come to stay in Malaga with falling temperatures this week. According to the Spanish meteorological
Public prosecution office opens investigation into homophobic Torremolinos club
MALAGA’S public prosecution office has opened an investigation into a Torremolinos club accused of an anti-gay hate crime. It comes after Casa Fatima promoted it’s
Italian mob boss from feared Camorra mafia arrested in Spain’s Marbella ‘while walking with his wife’
A HIGH-RANKING capo from Italy’s feared Camorra has been arrested on the Costa del Sol along with his son and son-in-law. Officers from Spain’s elite
Spain suffering from worrying shortage of nurses as 17% say they will quit in next two years
SPAIN’S Health Ministry has admitted to a chronic shortage of nurses and that needs at least 100,000 more to reach the EU average of 8.5