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WATCH: OnlyFans star sparks fury for squatting a flat in Ibiza and sub-letting rooms at ‘exorbitant’ prices – as ‘desokupa’ force arrives to turf her out

AN ‘OnlyFans’ influencer has been squatting in an Ibiza flat for eight months amidst claims she earns over €10,000 per month from the sexual content

16 May, 2024 @ 14:55

Ibiza·Lead·Property

Maria Muñoz, who is set to be evicted from her Cadiz home of 57 years

Outrage after 88-year-old woman in Spain’s Andalucia is told to leave her home so it can be turned into a tourist apartment

THE plight of an 88-year-old resident of Cadiz, in Spain’s Andalucia region, has sparked outrage and action among locals, given that she is being forced

16 May, 2024 @ 13:58

Cadiz·Lead

Will Smith is coming to Marbella: Hollywood star will battle Tom Brady, Rafael Nadal and other celebs in an electric boat race in Puerto Banus

HOLLYWOOD star and infamous Oscar-slapper Will Smith will be coming to Marbella this summer, to battle against a host of celebrities during an electric boat

16 May, 2024 @ 12:55

Celebrity·Lead·Marbella·Sport

Spain’s Social Security system breaks new record for foreign workers, as April sees 70,936 sign-ups

SPAIN’S Social Security system has just broken a new record, with the largest ever number of foreign workers signed up in the month of April.

16 May, 2024 @ 12:52

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Irish woman ‘thought she would die’ during ‘rape attack’ by Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner – as she claims Portugal police joked around and called her a ‘slut’ after she reported it

A FORMER expat holiday rep has told a court she feared she would die while being raped by Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner in Portugal.

16 May, 2024 @ 12:01

Crime & Law·Lead

Swimming pools latest: The date private pools can FINALLY be filled on the Costa del Sol and elsewhere is revealed

THE date private pools can be filled on the Costa del Sol has FINALLY been revealed as summer is on the horizon. On Wednesday, May

16 May, 2024 @ 11:34

Costa del Sol·Lead

WATCH: Jasmine Harman vows to be the ‘healthiest and happiest’ she’s ever been as she shares list of goals ahead of ‘milestone’ 50th birthday next year

JASMINE Harman has shared her health and lifestyle goals ahead of celebrating a ‘milestone’ birthday next year. The A Place In The Sun star, 48,

16 May, 2024 @ 11:27

Celebrity·Estepona·Lead

British expat is arrested for ‘drug trafficking’ after police raid Torrevieja cannabis club popular with foreign tourists

A BRITISH man involved with a Torrevieja cannabis club has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after it sold drugs to foreign tourists. The club

16 May, 2024 @ 11:10

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Farmers plan fresh protests in Spain as they plot to block border with France with their tractors

FARMER strikes are set to return with a plot to block the border between France and Spain on the eve of next month’s European elections.

16 May, 2024 @ 10:24

Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Politics

Far-right Vox councillor in Valencia is investigated for ‘racist’ comments

PROSECUTORS have launched a hate crime probe into a Vox councillor in Valencia over social media postings about a black Podemos politician. Cecilia Herrero- a

16 May, 2024 @ 09:00

Lead·Politics·Valencia

Biggest coke and MDMA busts in Balearic history: Police seize TWO TONNES of cocaine and 11,000 pills of ecstasy heading to Mallorca just as summer season starts

DRUGS might be harder to come by in Ibiza for a while after a police swooped on nearly two tonnes of cocaine with the now-notorious

16 May, 2024 @ 08:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Bullfighting returns to Marbella after almost a DECADE: Roca Rey leads world-famous matadors hosting controversial event this summer – infuriating animal lovers

MARBELLA will host a bullfighting event for the first time in nine years, it was confirmed today. World-famous matadors including Roca Rey, Morante de la

15 May, 2024 @ 17:15

La Cultura·Lead·Marbella

Rucksack containing 20kg of ‘Adidas’ branded cocaine is found floating off popular tourist beach in Benidorm

A BENIDORM Policia Local patrol boat fished out a rucksack containing 20 kilos of cocaine from the water at Poniente beach. The discovery was made

15 May, 2024 @ 17:15

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

British expat fury over ‘mad’ prices at ‘luxury’ new beach club in Estepona: €200 sunbeds and €10 tomato salad at site of former Laguna Village spark outrage

THE expansion of ‘luxury’ venues continues with aplomb along the Costa del Sol. The latest edition is Sublim, the swanky new beach club in Estepona

15 May, 2024 @ 16:16

Estepona·Food & Drink·Lead

Huge haul of counterfeit art including 15 Salvador Dali fakes is discovered in Spain’s Valencia

THE Policia Nacional’s Heritage Group based in the Valencia region has seized 22 fake works of art including 15 paintings attributed to Salvador Dali. They

15 May, 2024 @ 15:03

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Who is ‘The Fly’? The ‘underestimated’ drug lord who escaped French authorities during a deadly ambush – and who has connections to Spain’s Costa del Sol

KNOWN as ‘The Fly’, inmate Mohammed Amra remains at large after escaping from a prison van in a dramatic ambush at a tollbooth in France

15 May, 2024 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Convicted killer of eight-year-old Gabriel Cruz placed in isolation after mother of victim denounces efforts to record a documentary about the case in the Spanish prison where she is serving her life sentence

ANA Julia Quezada, the convicted killer of eight-year-old Gabriel Cruz, has been placed in isolation in the Spanish prison where she is serving her life

15 May, 2024 @ 13:40

Crime & Law·Entertainment·Lead

Girona could be kicked out of the Champions League despite record-breaking season: UEFA warns Manchester City owners must reduce their stake in Spanish club

SPANISH football club Girona could be kicked out of next season’s UEFA Champions League thanks to their relationship with reigning champions Manchester City. The City

15 May, 2024 @ 13:23

Catalunya·Lead·Sport

WATCH: Drug boss dubbed ‘The Fly’ who ‘ordered an assassination in Marbella’ is freed during prison transfer after gun-toting thugs open fire on police car and kill two guards

AN international manhunt is underway after a drug lord accused of ordering an assassination in Marbella last year escaped from custody in France following a

15 May, 2024 @ 12:42

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron to visit Brussels this week in what could be the ‘final push’ toward Gibraltar agreement with Spain

THE UK’s foreign secretary and former prime minister, David Cameron, will visit Brussels on Thursday in a bid to ‘strengthen the UK-EU relationship’, as well

15 May, 2024 @ 12:34

Brexit·Gibraltar·Lead

A mock-up of how the new Best Triton will look

Historic hotel in Benalmadena will reopen this summer after 18 months of major reforms – including a new infinity pool and spa

THE historic Triton Benalmadena hotel is set to reopen this summer, after a major refurbishment project that has lasted some 18 months. The establishment, which

15 May, 2024 @ 12:01

Costa del Sol·Lead·Travel News

Brexit deal latest: Many complex hurdles for Fabian Picardo to overcome as UK fears losing sovereignty and Spain worries ‘tax haven’ Gibraltar will ‘colonise’ el Campo

AS Chief Minister Fabian Picardo jets off to Brussels once more to wrangle a post-Brexit treaty on Gibraltar’s border with Spain, both sides’ fears of

15 May, 2024 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·EXCLUSIVE·Gibraltar·Lead

Dolphins jump for joy in incredible photos taken just off the coast of Spain’s Torrevieja

A LOCAL wildlife enthusiast captured a series of incredible images off the coast of Spain’s Torrevieja this Monday, as a pod of dolphins jumped for

15 May, 2024 @ 11:30

Lead·Nature·Torrevieja

Pedro Sanchez pledges Spain's continued support in phone call with Ukraine's Zelensky

Zelensky cancels trip to Spain ‘over Russian advances in northern Ukraine’: Sources say major cities like Kharkiv are at risk of falling to Putin

UKRAINIAN president Volodymyr Zelensky has cancelled a planned visit to Spain amid Russian advances in northern Ukraine, according to reports. Zelensky had been due to

15 May, 2024 @ 11:03

Lead·Politics

Marbella shootings latest: Police say two incidents were attempted drug heists by rival narco gangs as they declare cases ‘solved’

TWO shootings in the recent spate of narco violence plaguing Marbella have been solved, according to the Policia Nacional. One of the incidents occurred in

14 May, 2024 @ 19:26

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

WATCH: Armed thugs who used ‘impressioning’ technique to ‘rob dozens of homes’ between Marbella and Malaga are arrested

A GANG of armed thugs who were supposedly using a technique known as ‘impressioning’ has been busted by Spain’s Policia Nacional. The criminals are alleged

14 May, 2024 @ 16:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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