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Much-loved Ibiza festival is coming to the Costa del Sol this summer: Elrow Town promises a ‘brutal’ party with ‘non-stop electronic music’ in Marbella

IBIZA will come to the Costa del Sol as a famous electronic music festival touches down in Marbella this summer. Elrow Town Summer Edition will

18 May, 2024 @ 11:00

Costa del Sol·La Cultura·Lead

Half of people in Spain say they would not pay to get their vehicle into a Low Emissions Zone

OVER half of people in Spain would not pay to take their vehicle into a city centre Low Emission Zone(LBE), according to a survey. Cities

18 May, 2024 @ 09:00

Environment·Lead·National News

Pictured: The incredible pre-fabricated homes being built in Spain – but how much do they cost?

PRE-FABRICATED homes seem to be having a moment in Spain. From sleek, wooden ‘tiny houses’ to luxe mansions, the concept is predicted to represent a

18 May, 2024 @ 08:00

Lead·Property

Spain’s fourth-tier football club CD Estepona are set to be graced by Brazilian brilliance next season as Ronaldo ‘El Fenomeno’ and Roberto Carlos are lined up to take over

A LOWLY fourth-tier football club on the Costa del Sol could have a legendary Brazilian mega star walk through its doors next season. CD Estepona,

17 May, 2024 @ 19:00

Estepona·Lead

Rising temperatures caused by climate change is behind an increase in suicides, claims scientific study

Spain launches national plan to manage risk from extreme heat and ‘save lives’ ahead of 40C-plus temperatures this summer

SPAIN has launched its annual plan to alert vulnerable people about heatwaves during the summer. The initiative from the Health Ministry has run for 20

17 May, 2024 @ 18:00

Health·Lead·Weather

Money laundering police chief accused of stashing away 'several million' euros at his home and office in Spain

British fugitive faces 15 years in jail after being arrested in Spain’s Murcia

A UK fugitive has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in the Torre Pacheco area of Murcia. Details about the man are scant, except that

17 May, 2024 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

‘Serial predator’ and evangelist is arrested in Spain’s Valencia for ‘sexually abusing eight young girls’

A CHOIRMASTER at a Valencia area evangelical church has been jailed by a Mislata court as investigations continue into allegations concerning eight sexual assaults on

17 May, 2024 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Gender violence surges in Spain: Number of young victims increased by 32% last year, figures show

THE number of child victims in reported cases of gender-based violence rose by 32% last year in Spain, according to the National Statistics Institute(INE). A

17 May, 2024 @ 15:48

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Yacht watchers excited at unscheduled stop of 141-metre megayacht owned by the Crown Prince of Dubai in Malaga – it’s second in a year

ONE of the world’s largest superyachts, measuring a staggering 141 metres in length, has made an unexpected stop in Malaga. The colossal Yas – formerly

17 May, 2024 @ 15:25

Lead·Malaga

Gibraltar post-Brexit deal hopes dashed in latest summit: Spanish FM says there are ‘no insurmountable obstacles’ but Andalucia blames ‘tax haven’ Gibraltar for ‘degrading’ the Campo’s economy

THE latest round of talks in Brussels to resolve the issue of Gibraltar’s status post-Brexit ended without a deal. Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo spent

17 May, 2024 @ 14:00

Costa del Sol·Gibraltar·Lead

Urgent appeal: Irish expat in her 70s is forced to give up animal sanctuary on Spain’s Costa del Sol after cancer diagnosis – and needs help to foster 80 dogs

AN expat-owned dog rescue ‘desperately needs’ help after the owner is diagnosed with cancer and can ‘no longer manage’ on her own. Pat Waterhouse founded

17 May, 2024 @ 13:54

Animals·Lead·Malaga

Marbella shootings latest: 25-year-old man shot in the leg in Fuengirola turns up in Marbella hospital

A 25-year-old man was shot in the thigh in Fuengirola on Thursday in the latest incident that has plagued the Costa del Sol this year.

17 May, 2024 @ 13:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Image of the South facade of the Gran Hotel Miramar in Malaga. Credit. Wikimedia Commons

Revealed: Major tourist city in southern Spain has seen the biggest surge in hotel prices this year

A MAJOR tourist city in southern Spain has since the biggest surge in hotel prices across the whole country, according to figures for the first

17 May, 2024 @ 12:30

Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Travel News

Lynx victory in Spain: Wild cat is almost free of risk of extinction after population surpasses 2,000

SPAIN and Portugal’s Iberian lynx population now stands at 2,000, a number that means the endangered species is gradually getting further away from the risk

17 May, 2024 @ 12:10

Lead·Nature

‘This is fascism!’: British expat fury after anti-tourism activists in Spain demand a ‘list of foreign residents’ who are ‘alien’ to local culture

BRITISH expats have vented their anger after an activist group called on the local council of a popular Spanish city to create ‘a list of

17 May, 2024 @ 11:40

Catalunya·Lead·Travel News

Stolen bicycles located in San Pedro de Alcantara

Marbella ‘thief’ who ‘stole 33 bikes’ is arrested after huge haul is discovered in a ‘finca’ in San Pedro de Alcantara

HAVE you recently had your bike stolen in Marbella? Then the Policia Nacional would like you to stop by the police station in the city

17 May, 2024 @ 11:35

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

‘His eyes bored into my skull’: Irish former expat picks out Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner as her rapist as she tells court he wore women’s tights and underwear during horror attack

A FORMER expat who claims she was raped by Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has insisted she will never forget his ‘piercing’ blue eyes. It

17 May, 2024 @ 11:22

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Denys Shmyhal Meet With Manuel Albarez Bueno

Spain turns away ship carrying 27 TONNES of explosive weapons to Israel: Vessel had requested permission to port in Cartagena

THE Spanish government has denied permission for a cargo ship that was carrying explosive material destined for Israel to call at the southeastern port of

17 May, 2024 @ 11:07

Lead·Politics

Argentina’s Javier Milei to visit Spain: Controversial leader will attend event hosted by far-right Vox party

ARGENTINE president Javier Milei arrived in Spain on Friday for a three-day visit which will see him take part in a European election campaign launch

17 May, 2024 @ 10:53

Lead·Politics

‘WTF?’: Roundabout design in Malaga’s Coin which can only be seen from above is mocked by British expats – after its construction added to traffic woes for weeks

A BRAND new roundabout which took weeks to construct and added to local traffic woes has been branded ‘underwhelming’. The structure, in Coin, Malaga, consists

17 May, 2024 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga

British expats who 'ran a prostitution ring in Spain' will be extradited to the UK - as more details of their alleged escort empire emerge

EXCLUSIVE: British ‘lord’ and his wife are arrested for ‘running a prostitution ring’ in Spain

A BRITISH couple have been arrested for allegedly running a prostitution ring in Spain – after being prosecuted for the SAME crime in the UK.

17 May, 2024 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Facebook owner Meta is being investigated by the EU over child safety concerns

THE European Union will probe social media giant Meta for alleged breaches of its online content law as it applies to children. The European Commission

16 May, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·Technology

Property sales in Spain soared by 20% in July, new figures show - while prices jumped by almost 3%

Property sales in Spain plummeted by 20% year-on-year in March, new figures show

HOME property sales in Spain collapsed by almost 20% in March compared to a year earlier, according to figures released on Thursday by National Institute

16 May, 2024 @ 17:15

Lead·National News·Property

EXPOSED: ‘Farm of terror’ in Spain that supplies a major supermarket as ‘1,000 abused pigs are found living among rats and maggot-infested food’

A ‘FARM of terror’ has been exposed in northern Spain as activists find ‘1,000 abused pigs living among rats and maggot infested-food’, and it supplies

16 May, 2024 @ 17:03

Lead

Drama in Estepona after a man scales the town hall building and threatens to throw himself off unless he is granted an audience with the king

A MAN scaled the exterior of Estepona’s new town hall building and threatened to throw himself off if the Spanish king didn’t come. Onlookers were

16 May, 2024 @ 15:47

Estepona·Lead

British expats become targets of anti-tourism movement in Spain: Outrage as locals call for a ‘list of foreign residents’

EXPATS have expressed outrage after locals in a popular Catalan city demanded that the town hall ‘create a list of foreign residents’ to counter an

16 May, 2024 @ 15:33

Catalunya·Lead·Olive Press Travel

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