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British Olympian Sir Ben Ainslie is robbed at knifepoint in Barcelona: Thugs targeted his €20,000 Rolex

SIR Ben Ainslie, the most decorated sailor in Olympic history, has been robbed of his €20,000 Rolex at knifepoint by thieves in Barcelona. The 47-year-old

29 Aug, 2024 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Spanish YouTube chef is jailed for life in Thailand after murdering and dismembering his boyfriend: Daniel Sancho is sent to ‘prison from hell’ following 11-hour sentencing

A COURT in Thailand on Thursday found Daniel Sancho, a member of a famous Spanish acting family, guilty of murder and sentenced him to life

29 Aug, 2024 @ 12:45

Celebrity·Crime & Law·Lead

British widow whose husband, 59, was ‘killed by a neighbour with a gardening hoe’ in Spain appeals for help to pay €18,000 in legal fees

A BRITISH woman living in Spain is appealing for aid after her husband was brutally murdered with a garden hoe. Sarah Allwright is raising funds

29 Aug, 2024 @ 12:00

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Autumn arrives early in Spain: Temperatures to plummet by up to 10C today amid storms, rain and hail

TEMPERATURES will fall by up to 10C in parts of Spain on Thursday as a trough of cold air sweeps in from the Atlantic Ocean.

29 Aug, 2024 @ 11:20

Lead·National News·Weather

Benidorm electric scooter thieves are caught out by GPS unit tracking stolen two-wheeler 600 kilometres away

Father and son tourists who stole an electric scooter from Benidorm are tracked down by police thanks to its GPS tracker

A LA RIOJA father and son have been arrested for stealing an electric scooter while on holiday 600 kms away in Benidorm after its GPS

28 Aug, 2024 @ 23:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Mayor demands extra police to bring down 'narco' mafia gang accused of making threats and burning cars over shutdown cockfighting venue in Alicante area

Mayor demands extra police to bring down ‘narco’ mafia gang accused of threats and burning cars over shutdown cockfighting arena in Costa Blanca area

THE mayor of an Alicante province town wants extra police brought in to bring down a mafia gang trafficking in drugs and running cockfights. Aspe

28 Aug, 2024 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Star of Netflix series Elite drops dead on a beach in southern Spain: Tributes pour in for ‘tremendous’ actor as colleagues are left ‘broken with pain’

A SPANISH actor who starred in the hit Netflix series Elite has died while enjoying a beach day in Cadiz. Julian Ortega suddenly collapsed on

28 Aug, 2024 @ 12:16

Andalucia·Cadiz·Celebrity·Lead

Weather warnings are issued for storms, rain and hail across Spain this week, even in Andalucia – these are the areas on alert

A SERIES of weather alerts have been issued across much of Spain this week as August looks set for a stormy finale. According to state

28 Aug, 2024 @ 09:00

Lead·National News·Weather

Salma Hayek, 57, shows off her incredible figure as she poses in a yellow bikini during holiday to Spain

IT was in 1996 when Salma Hayek first enchanted audiences with her sensual moves in the film From Dusk Till Dawn. The Mexican actress, now

28 Aug, 2024 @ 08:00

Balearic Islands·Celebrity·Ibiza·Lead

Tsunami expert warns southern Spain is NOT prepared for a monster wave – and that Monday’s earthquake off Portugal should serve as a warning

THE coast of southern Spain must be better prepared for a tsunami following an earthquake off Portugal this week, an expert has warned. Gregorio Gomez

28 Aug, 2024 @ 07:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Lead·Weather

Flat sharing in Spain? These are the cheapest and most expensive cities for renting a room in 2024

A STUDY by property portal Idealista has revealed the cheapest and most expensive cities in Spain when it comes to renting a room in a

28 Aug, 2024 @ 06:00

Lead·Property

Extreme heat in Spain could see a rise in deadly thrombosis cases, doctors warn – here’s how to prevent the condition

THE increasingly high temperatures experienced in Spain could see a surge in thrombosis, doctors have warned. According to Juan Carlos Reverter (pictured above), the president

27 Aug, 2024 @ 23:00

Health·Lead

Man and his two sons are arrested over stabbing of his ex-partner at an ice cream parlour on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN was stabbed at a packed Alicante ice cream parlour on Monday after a row involving her ex-partner and two grown-up sons. The 51-year-old

27 Aug, 2024 @ 22:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

West Nile virus claims its fourth and fifth victims in Spain’s Andalucia this summer after two more deaths are recorded in Sevilla province

THE West Nile Virus which is transmitted to people via mosquito bites has now claimed five victims this summer in Sevilla province. Andalucia’s Ministry of

27 Aug, 2024 @ 21:00

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Body of ‘foreign’ man, 45, is found shot to death near tennis courts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MAN died on Monday night after being shot at least twice in an Elche area village on the Costa Blanca. The victim is said

27 Aug, 2024 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police discover black market octopus and other seafood being sold at restaurant on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN UNAMED Santa Pola restaurant is in serious trouble for having 35 kilos of unsourced seafood in its freezers to plate up for unsuspecting diners.

27 Aug, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Trucks are filled with 120,000kg of tomatoes ahead of annual La Tomatina festival in Spain’s Valencia

BUÑOL in Valencia is getting ready to see red once again at the world-famous La Tomatina festival tomorrow(August 28) with 120,000 kilos of tomatoes being

27 Aug, 2024 @ 17:00

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia

Tinder-dona: The new dating trend in Spain is to head to Mercadona during a certain time of the day – but would YOU do it?

WITH the world starting to realise that dating apps are an unalloyed abomination, the inventive people of Spain are turning to a new alternative –

27 Aug, 2024 @ 15:00

Lead·Other News

Scottish minister blasts ‘balconing league table’ which mocks deaths of tourists in Spain as ‘vile’ – just days after Scot’s fatal fall from an Ibiza hotel

A GOVERNMENT minister has blasted a balconing league table as ‘vile’ and called for its website to be taken down after it celebrated the UK

27 Aug, 2024 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

New ‘DANA’ to bring storms to parts of Spain this week, including Andalucia – these are the affected areas

AUGUST will bow out with changeable weather to Spain as a new DANA is expected to bring storms to parts of the country. A cold

27 Aug, 2024 @ 13:00

Lead·Weather

EXCLUSIVE: British accountant facing extradition to Spain claims he is being ‘silenced’ for ‘providing intelligence that could have foiled London and Madrid terror attacks’

A BRITISH accountant and ‘undercover agent’ claims he is once again facing extradition to Spain in order to ‘silence’ him. Paul Blanchard, 79, from York,

27 Aug, 2024 @ 12:28

Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

WATCH: Is it legal to reserve a car park space in Spain by standing in it? This is what the law says

A HEATED argument over a parking space in Toledo has sparked a debate about the legality of ‘saving’ spots for others. The incident, which was

27 Aug, 2024 @ 12:00

Lead·Other News·Video

Oasis to go on a world tour after announcing comeback – but will they visit Spain?

OASIS are set to reform for a string of gigs next summer – 15 years since a violent fight split the band apart. The Gallagher

27 Aug, 2024 @ 11:26

Entertainment·Lead

Mallorca-based captain of the tragic Mike Lynch yacht is expected to face an investigation over sinking

ITALIAN prosecutors have launched an official investigation into the Mallorca-based captain of the Bayesian yacht which sank off the coast of Sicily last week, killing

26 Aug, 2024 @ 20:53

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Hot location: This Costa Blanca town has seen property prices rise faster than any other coastal municipality in Spain

ORIHUELA on the southern Costa Blanca has seen the largest rise in house prices per m2 in the last year of any coastal municipality in

26 Aug, 2024 @ 18:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Number of US tourists visiting Spain is higher than ever, figures show – and they’re spending a lot more than before the pandemic

AMERICAN tourist numbers in Spain are rising and visitors are also spending big. Spain’s Institute of Tourism- Turespaña- says spending by trans-Atlantic tourists is up

26 Aug, 2024 @ 15:10

Lead·National News

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