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Valencia man gets €49k payment after his penis stays erect for 30 hours and hospital makes mistake with prosthetic implant surgery

A MAN has been awarded €49,000 after a Valencia region hospital bungled a procedure on his penis, which days earlier had been permanently erect for

16 Jan, 2025 @ 17:31

Health·Lead·Valencia

Police in Mallorca on high alert as 30 squatters continue in hotel takeover

MALLORCA police are on high alert after 30 squatters took over a hotel in Cala Bona, destroying the reception, breaking windows and vandalising the walls.

16 Jan, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Flu warning with infections set to peak next week in Mallorca and rest of Balearic Islands

CASES of flu and other respiratory viruses are set to peak next week in the Balearics on the back of the Sant Antoni and Sant

16 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Health·Lead

Torremolinos party organiser arrested for advert featuring homophobic ban on f----ts

Party organiser responsible for ‘no f—-ts’ advert in the Costa del Sol’s gay capital is arrested

THE organiser of a party at a Torremolinos club who advertised an event that said ‘no’ to fights, drugs, caps, flip-flops as well as a

16 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Italian bar owner who raped drunk customer in Spain’s Mallorca dodges jail in exchange for paying €8k and undergoing ‘re-education program’

AN Italian bar owner in Palma’s popular Paseo Marítimo has been handed a two-year suspended prison sentence after admitting to raping an drunk customer in

16 Jan, 2025 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British woman arrested for helping run drug den operating out of Costa Blanca city

British woman arrested for running a drug den in a Costa Blanca city

A BRITISH woman was among a group of seven people arrested for her involvement in running a drug den in Javea. The 37-year-old along with

16 Jan, 2025 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

How is Palma, Spain celebrating San Sebastian’s saints day this weekend?

PALMA will celebrate San Sebastian festivities this weekend, honouring their patron saint. The official saint’s day falls on January 20, Monday, but celebrations are being

16 Jan, 2025 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·Lead

Flu vaccination rate described by leading doctor as ‘ridiculously low’ in Valencia region

VACCINATION rates for flu in the Valencian Community are down on what they were last year. The president of the Valencian Society of Preventive Medicine

16 Jan, 2025 @ 09:00

Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Shell announces plans to shutter its Madrid office just months after buying it: Staff will be sent to Singapore, Dubai or London

BRITISH energy giant Shell is set to close its Madrid gas trading hub and relocate dozens of workers out of Spain just months after it

16 Jan, 2025 @ 08:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid

Robber preyed on single women who were violently and sexually assaulted as they walked through Costa Blanca park

A MAN who terrorised women walking on their own in Torrevieja has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The 57-year-old has been charged with four

15 Jan, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s proposed new property tax for non-EU citizens ‘likely to apply to Gibraltarians even in the event of a deal’

GIBRALTARIANS will likely not be exempt from proposals in Spain to double the tax paid by non-EU residents when buying property – even in the

15 Jan, 2025 @ 17:30

Gibraltar·Lead·Property

Spain's inflation rate closed 2024 on 2.8%, eight-tenths lower than a year earlier

Spain’s inflation rate closed 2024 on 2.8% due to rising energy costs, but still 0.8% down over 12 months

SPAIN’S December inflation rate was confirmed as 2.8% on Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute- up by 0.4% on November’s figure, but down 0.8% on

15 Jan, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·National News

Worried UK buyers ask if they can back out of deals to buy Costa Blanca homes due to proposed 100% tax on non-EU buyers

REAL Estate agency associations on the Costa Blanca have slammed a proposal from Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over introducing a 100% stamp duty style tax

15 Jan, 2025 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Party protesting Mallorca’s housing crisis to take place in Mallorca this weekend

PROTESTORS have organised a party in Mallorca to highlight the island’s ongoing housing crisis. ‘Revival of the Resident Martyrs’ will be celebrated on January 19

15 Jan, 2025 @ 16:10

Lead·Mallorca·Property

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

15 Jan, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·National News

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

15 Jan, 2025 @ 15:30

Lead·National News·Valencia

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’

15 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

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

15 Jan, 2025 @ 14:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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

15 Jan, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·Lead·Weather

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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,

15 Jan, 2025 @ 12:30

Lead·National News·Travel News

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

15 Jan, 2025 @ 12:00

Lead·Property

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

14 Jan, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

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

14 Jan, 2025 @ 17:11

Education·Galicia·Lead·Madrid

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

14 Jan, 2025 @ 17:00

Health·Lead

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

14 Jan, 2025 @ 14:33

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

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

14 Jan, 2025 @ 12:29

Health·Lead