Spanish region which banned phones from schools says grades are UP and bullying is DOWN
MURCIA’S ban on children using mobile phones in public schools has seen a significant improvement in their behaviour and a better exam pass rate. The
Mystery ‘explosion’ in Murcia: Source of scare is revealed after locals reported ‘shaking windows’
A BIZARRE series of ‘explosions’ has left residents across the southern Spanish region of Murcia concerned. The loud bangs were heard on Monday and Tuesday
Six hurt in explosion at German-owned munitions factory with links to Ukraine in Spain’s Murcia
SIX workers have been hurt, one seriously, in an explosion at a German-owned munitions factory in Murcia, Spain. The blast occurred at approximately 4.20 pm
Spanish court makes landmark ruling on parental leave entitlement for single mothers
MURCIA’S High Court has ruled that single women are entitled to the same 32-week parental leave as couples- rather than just 16 weeks. The court
Polish drug lord is caged in Murcia after making Spain’s Top 10 Most Wanted list
A POLISH fugitive named as one of Spain’s ’10 most wanted’ criminals has surrendered to police in Murcia because the added exposure put him under
‘Drunk’ police officer in Spain ‘fatally runs over pedestrian’ just days before Christmas
A DRUNK policeman drove at high speed and killed a pedestrian in the Murcia region last Saturday. The 61-year-old off-duty Policia Local officer from Puerto
‘You’ve done it!’: Brit partially paralysed by stroke in Spain will be sent home after fundraiser target is smashed – as family shares thankful message
A BRITISH tourist will receive urgent medical treatment in the UK after a fundraising target to get her home was met this weekend. Robyn, 34,
Brits in Spain help raise over €10,000 in bid to get daughter of expat home after life-changing stroke – but appeal is just shy of its target
THE expat community in Spain has helped raise more than £10,000 in a bid to get a partially-paralysed Brit home for urgent medical care. The
Exclusive: British expat’s desperate appeal after daughter, 34, suffers life-changing stroke during trip to southern Spain
A BRITISH expat couple have launched a desperate appeal to get their daughter back to the UK after she suffered a life-changing stroke. Robyn (pictured
Experts start analysing Phoenician boat dating back to 600 BC preserved in sand off coast of Spain
MARITIME archaeologists have been analysing a Phoenician boat found off the Murcia coast which was brought to dry land in October. Called Mazarron II, the
Endangered Iberian wolves were kept illegally as pets in a fenced area on Murcia property
A MAN is being investigated by Murcia’s Guardia Civil for keeping four Iberian wolves as pets in a fenced area next to house in Lorca.
British victim of doorway shooting by hooded man may never walk again according to medics in Spain
A 27-year-old British man who was shot by a hooded man outside his Murcia region home may never walk again. The La Verdad newspaper has
British tourist, 51, is fighting for his life in Spain after being hit by a ‘narco boat’ during golfing trip to Murcia
A BRITISH tourist, 51, remains in a critical condition in Murcia’s La Arrixaca Hospital ICU after the car he was travelling in was struck by
British expat is shot in the ribs and knee while arriving home with his wife in southern Spain
A 27-year-old British man was seriously injured on Monday evening after being shot twice by a hooded man in the doorway of his Murcia region
Two British tourists are killed in Spain after a suspected ‘narco-boat’ falls off a trailer: Manhunt is launched for driver
TWO British tourists died after a suspected ‘narco boat’ fell off a trailer and slammed into cars on a dual-carriageway in Spain’s Murcia region. The
Watch: British expat is shocked by how cheap her household bills are after moving to Spain
A BRITISH expat has shared her shock at ‘cheap’ household bills after moving to Murcia. Jodie Marlow (@jodiemar1ow) moved to Spain with her family three
Watch: Divers begin recovery of 2,600-year-old Phoenician wreck off the coast of southern Spain – as first pieces of ancient artefacts emerge
WORK has begun on the amphibious excavation of an ancient Phoenician trading ship off the coast of Murcia. The remarkably well-preserved vessel, dubbed Mazarron 2,
Brit who ‘falsified prescriptions for anti-psychotic medication’ is arrested in Spain’s Murcia following dramatic police car chase
A BRITISH national has been arrested in a Murcia region city after a police chase where his car drove on the wrong side of the
Financial advisor in Spain is kidnapped, brutally assaulted, and blackmailed for not securing a €180,000 loan
FIVE men have been arrested by the Policia Nacional after a Murcia financial advisor was blackmailed and viciously assaulted for not obtaining a €180,000 loan.
Salt harvest celebrated in Murcia’s Mar Menor 30 years after production ceased
THE WWF Spain and South-Eastern Association of Naturalists (ANSE) have celebrated their second salt harvest in Murcia’s Mar Menor, some 30 years after production stopped.
Neighbours fume over noisy illegal rave on farm in Spain with multiple arrests and drivers failing drug tests
AN ILLEGAL rave on a Murcia region farm has resulted in five arrests during a busy weekend for the police. The event attracted around a
Victims of Murcia nightclub fire that killed 13 are remembered with a memorial plaque – as relatives claim they’ve received little support
MURCIA City Council paid tribute on Tuesday to the 13 people who died in last year’s fire at the Teatre and Fonda Milagros nightclubs in
Watch: Shocking moment mums in Spain launch attack on Burger King staff for ‘taking too long’ – before throwing bin that hits a terrified toddler
THIS is the shocking moment a group of Spanish mothers were seen attacking Burger King staff in southern Spain. In video footage shared online, the
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz is officially the highest-paid tennis player in the world – this is how much he earns
CARLOS Alcaraz is officially the highest-paid tennis star in the world, new figures have revealed. The Murcia-born ace, 21, is way above his rivals in
British man threatens to blow up a house in Spain after barricading himself inside
A 48-YEAR-OLD British man has been arrested in Spain’s south-east Murcia region following a three-hour stand-off with police where he threatened to blow up a
Free sun cream dispensers are installed around popular resort in southern Spain
FREE dispensers containing factor 50 sunscreen have been installed on Los Alcazares beaches along the Mar Menor coast. The project comes from the local council