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Ukrainian refugees bound and gagged in Benidorm house robbery on Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm population reaches a record high: Real figure may be much higher as many foreign residents fail to re-register

BENIDORM has logged its biggest registered population with 74,588 residents- surpassing its previous best in 2013. It is now within touching distance of reaching the

9 Apr, 2024 @ 15:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Frenchman, 35, who ‘stole €450,000 worth of windsurfing equipment’ from the Mar Menor in Spain is arrested

A THIEF took €450,000 of windsurfing gear from a European championship event on the Mar Menor and drove his haul to an Alicante province warehouse,

9 Apr, 2024 @ 14:43

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Other News

Brits will have to pay extra to visit Spain and other EU countries next summer - here’s why

Passport control overhaul begins in Spain: Airport in holiday hotspot makes way for the EU’s upcoming Entry/Exit System

MURCIA’S Corvera Airport will have a fully-automated passport control area completed by May 1. The upcoming EES system logs people entering and leaving Spain including

9 Apr, 2024 @ 13:40

Lead·Murcia

WATCH: Youths laugh and joke as they launch rocks at cars on a busy road in Spain

A GROUP of young Spaniards have filmed themselves throwing rocks at passing vehicles on a motorway, later posting the footage of their incredibly dangerous and

9 Apr, 2024 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Scorchio: Blast of hot African air will bring ‘exceptionally high’ temperatures to Spain this weekend, warn weather experts

THE ROLLERCOASTER that is the Spanish weather so far this year will take another turn this weekend, as ‘exceptionally high temperatures’ are set to hit

9 Apr, 2024 @ 12:25

Lead·Other News·Weather

US tourist death latest: Husband will be investigated for ‘gender violence’ after wife died ‘during or after sex’ in a tourist flat in Spain’s Malaga

POLICE in Malaga will be investigating the death of a US tourist last week as a gender violence crime, despite original reports that the 43-year-old

9 Apr, 2024 @ 11:48

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

'Love Hug' robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain's Costa Blanca Warning over ‘love hugging’ scam in Murcia after string of elderly people are targeted by gang TWO members of a ‘love-hug’ gang that travelled around Spain robbing elderly people have been jailed. Four Romanians- aged between 28 and 31- rented a 9 APR, 2024 @ 11:30 ALICANTE·CRIME & LAW·LEAD·MURCIA·OTHER NEWS Expat Brits in Benidorm sold drugs to bar and hotel customers with express deliveries via an electric scooter British tourist has expensive gold chain stolen by Benidorm ‘love hug’ thief who foolishly publishes social media photos of her showing it off A WOMAN stole a gold chain from a British tourist in Benidorm but was arrested days later after posting social media images of her wearing 27 NOV, 2023 @ 16:30 BENIDORM·COSTA BLANCA·CRIME & LAW·LEAD·VALENCIAN COMMUNITY ‘Love Hug’ robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain’s Costa Blanca Callous ‘love hug’ robber targeting old people- and even offering sex- gets fifth arrest in recent months on Spain’s Costa Blanca A PROFESSIONAL ‘love hug’ street robber has been arrested in Alicante for the fifth time in recent months. The 26-year-old woman travelled all round Spain 15 AUG, 2023 @ 17:15 ALICANTE·COSTA BLANCA·CRIME & LAW·VALENCIAN COMMUNITY One of Spain's most-notorious 'Love Hug' robbers is arrested on Costa Blanca One of Spain’s most-notorious ‘Love Hug’ robbers is arrested on Costa Blanca

Warning over ‘love hugging’ scam in Murcia after string of elderly people are targeted by gang

TWO members of a ‘love-hug’ gang that travelled around Spain robbing elderly people have been jailed. Four Romanians- aged between 28 and 31- rented a

9 Apr, 2024 @ 11:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Ending the golden visa in Spain is a ‘big blow’ to British and US buyers, say property experts – as political leaders brand it ‘senseless’ and ‘anti-business’

THE ending of the golden visa scheme in Spain has been met with a wave of criticism, particularly in high-value areas like the Costa del

9 Apr, 2024 @ 11:20

EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Must Read·Other News·Property

WATCH: MotoGP driver Aleix Espargaro shows off €20,000-a-day villa in Ibiza complete with private chef and massage therapists

WHILE many an Easter vacation was ruined in Spain this year thanks to widespread rain showers, there were some who still managed to have a

9 Apr, 2024 @ 10:41

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Sport

Spain and the UK ‘are days away’ from signing a post-Brexit Gibraltar deal as negotiations enter ‘sensitive phase’, claim sources

THE UK and Spain are on the verge of signing a post-Brexit agreement over the future of Gibraltar, according to sources close to the negotiations.

9 Apr, 2024 @ 10:21

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Islamic terrorists threaten to attack the Champions League quarter finals in Spain

SPAIN’S Champions League quarter finals are under threat after Islamic terrorists hint at an attack. READ MORE: How the 2004 terror attack changed Spain –

9 Apr, 2024 @ 10:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sport

Shrinking rental stock in Spain is blamed on ‘destructive’ new housing law as landords opt for tourist lets – sparking a tourism backlash on the Canary Islands and elsewhere

RISING rental pressures have been blamed on Spain’s new Housing Law 2023, which has seen landlords choose to take their properties off the market. This

9 Apr, 2024 @ 10:00

Barcelona·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Other News·Property

Catalan president says an independence referendum is ‘inevitable’ during speech in Spanish parliament

CATALAN President Pere Aragones warned his political rivals that a new independence referendum was ‘inevitable’ during a speech in Spain’s parliament on Monday. Addressing the

9 Apr, 2024 @ 09:52

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

This resort in northern Spain is the perfect alternative to overcrowded Ibiza – according to the Sun

THE Sun has named this resort in northern Spain the perfect alternative to overcrowded Ibiza. The ‘overlooked, cheaper and less crowded alternative’ was highlighted by

9 Apr, 2024 @ 09:10

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Galicia

Day one of Gibraltar’s corruption inquiry into the retirement of police chief Ian McGrail: Search warrant against high-ranking legal figure under the spotlight

THE first day of the McGrail hearings were dominated by the circumstances surrounding the issuing of a search warrant against a key Gibraltar legal figure.

8 Apr, 2024 @ 17:43

Gibraltar·Lead

Ryanair loses Supreme Court battle in Spain after cutting staff’s wages during the Covid pandemic

BUDGET airline Ryanair has been told by Spain’s Supreme Court that staff pay cuts and working condition changes imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic in July

8 Apr, 2024 @ 16:26

Galicia·Lead·National News·Other News

Anti-smoking association in Spain calls for ban on tobacco sales in bars, restaurants and petrol stations

Crackdown on smoking and vaping in Spain: These are the new measures being taken by the government

SPAIN has started the process to introduce its new anti-smoking plan by announcing a public consultation on Monday over instigating plain cigarette packets and banning

8 Apr, 2024 @ 16:00

Health·Lead·Other News

Black Eyed Peas to perform in Malaga for the first time this summer

SIX-TIME Grammy winners, the Black Eyed Peas, will be making their Malaga debut on July 21 in a concert during this year’s Selvatic Malaga Fest

8 Apr, 2024 @ 15:33

Andalucia·Canary Islands·Castellon·Costa del Sol·Entertainment·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Valencian Community

Young people recycle the LEAST in Spain: Just 5% of 18-24 year olds separate their rubbish, study finds

YOUNGER Spaniards recycle far less than older people, despite being the most environmentally-conscious population age group for issues like climate change. The surprising conclusion comes

8 Apr, 2024 @ 15:15

Environment·Lead·National News·Other News

Eating olive oil daily could help prevent these five serious health issues – according to scientists in Spain

SCIENTISTS in Spain have revealed eating olive oil daily could help to prevent these five serious health issues. READ MORE: Does putting olive oil in

8 Apr, 2024 @ 15:04

Health·Lead·Other News

Home sales continue to rise in Spain along with property prices and number of new mortgages

Pros and cons of buying a bank repossession property in Spain, according to Idealista – as new listings hit the market from as little as €2,300

BUYING a bank repossessed property in Spain is seen as a cheap way to get a home or just getting one for investment purposes. Bank

8 Apr, 2024 @ 14:45

Lead·Other News·Property

Harry Potter store opens on Spain’s Costa del Sol: All you need to know

MAGIC lands in Malaga as a Harry Potter store opens in the city centre. Potterheads rejoice! Now you can have all the magic of the

8 Apr, 2024 @ 14:25

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Revealed: The hottest locations for foreign property buyers in Spain – as Brits continue to dominate

BRITS are continuing to dominate the Spanish property market and THESE are the hottest locations for foreign buyers. READ MORE: Spain to end golden visas

8 Apr, 2024 @ 13:58

Lead·Other News·Property

Storm Pierrick lands in Spain: Eight regions are on alert for rain, snow, strong winds and rough seas

EIGHT regions across Spain are on alert for rain, snow, strong winds and rough seas as Storm Pierrick sets in. Just as you thought Spain

8 Apr, 2024 @ 11:51

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Lead

BREAKING: Spain to end golden visas that grant residency to foreigners who buy a €500,000 home

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has pledged the removal of so-called ‘golden visas’ which granted residency to foreigners who purchased a property for €500,000 or

8 Apr, 2024 @ 11:49

Lead·Other News·Property

F1 row in Spain: Environmentalists blast plans to parade sports cars through the streets of Barcelona ahead of Grand Prix in June

ENVIRONMENTALIST groups have blasted plans to host a Formula One roadshow in Barcelona city centre ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix in June. F1 cars,

8 Apr, 2024 @ 11:36

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Sport

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