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British tourist forces helicopter rescue off Spain’s Mallorca after ‘ignoring red flag warnings to stay out of the sea’

A BRITISH tourist has been dramatically rescued off the coast of Mallorca after ‘ignoring warnings to stay out of the water.’ The 28-year-old man came

27 Sep, 2024 @ 09:20

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Video·Weather

Ambulance driver in Benidorm steals cash and jewellery worth €4,500 from an elderly couple en route to hospital

Brit, 70, collapses and dies on popular hiking route in Spain

A BRITISH pensioner has died while hiking in a popular beauty spot in Spain. The unnamed 70-year-old was walking the Cares Route in the northwestern

29 Aug, 2024 @ 06:00

Lead·National News

Fears for missing Irish expat who vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol more than two weeks ago

THE family of a missing Irish expat have launched an appeal after she vanished from the Costa del Sol more than two weeks ago. Nadiah

18 Aug, 2024 @ 16:13

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

British tourists are told to ‘dress properly’ and ‘show respect’ by government of major resort in Spain – as locals blast topless visitors

BRITISH tourists have been told to ‘dress properly’ while walking through the streets of the Costa del Sol. A new campaign by the City Council

6 Aug, 2024 @ 17:10

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

The little-known town in Granada that has become one of the most in-demand locations for British property hunters

THE tiny town of Gualchos might not evoke the same romance and sun-soaked splendour as its Malaga counterparts, but the charming Granada town squashed between

23 Jun, 2024 @ 12:55

Andalucia·Granada·Property

Who was Archibald Dickinson? The British hero who defied orders to rescue fleeing families from Alicante port at the end of Spain’s brutal civil war

IN the Alicante Marina lies a metal bust of a solemn-faced man in a sailor’s hat. His eyes gaze placidly ahead, concealing the nearly forgotten

4 May, 2024 @ 08:06

Alicante·EXPLAINER·Lead

BREAKING: British expats can now vote in UK elections and referendums as ‘long overdue’ law change comes into effect TOMORROW

MORE than three million British expats have regained their right to vote in UK General Elections and referendums following the implementation of the Elections Act

15 Jan, 2024 @ 23:30

Lead·Politics

‘British’ man sparks police panic after ‘confessing to shooting his friend in the head’ in Marbella – but all was not as it seemed

MARBELLA police embarked on a panicked search on Thursday afternoon after receiving a worrying ‘confession’ over the phone. An unknown man speaking in English told

4 Nov, 2023 @ 13:15

Lead·Marbella

Civil Guard nabs British national in Spain’s Javea on suspicion of drug trafficking, money laundering and belonging to a criminal organisation

THE CIVIL GUARD has arrested a British national in Javea who is wanted by the authorities back home on suspicion of drug trafficking, money laundering

15 Oct, 2023 @ 15:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Brit and Irishman among the 23 members of a major Costa del Sol based drug gang arrested across Europe

A BRIT and an Irishman have been arrested for allegedly being part of a major Costa del Sol based drug gang that has been dismantled

7 Aug, 2023 @ 16:45

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Must Read

British legendary rock star, Rod Stewart, to perform today in Spain’s Marbella

BRITISH rock singer and songwriter Rod Stewart arrives this Friday, July 21, at the Starlite Occident festival in Marbella. Throughout his career, Rod Stewart has

21 Jul, 2023 @ 09:15

Entertainment·Lead·Malaga

Every parent’s worst nightmare: How a mother moved her quiet, bullied son from Liverpool to the Costa del Sol only for him to end up in a New York jail

He was a quiet expat kid whose mother moved him to Spain to avoid his abusive father and violent bullying at school… but when he

28 Jun, 2023 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Must Read

British man arrested on suspicion of assaulting partner on flight to Spain’s Malaga

A 61-YEAR-OLD British man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting his partner on a holiday flight from the UK to Malaga. The incident occurred

21 Jun, 2023 @ 08:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Clinton Blakey, 38, was arrested in Marbella on May 17 following a surveillance operation.

British fugitive sent back to UK after arrest in Spain’s Marbella

A FUGITIVE from Leeds wanted by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) for trafficking guns and ammunition has been sent back to the UK and

12 Jun, 2023 @ 08:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Around 200 Rainbow Family hippies kicked out from Andalucia major national park

HUNDREDS of hippies, a number of them British, were kicked out of one of Andalucia’s main natural parks yesterday (Thursday June 8). The free spirits,

10 Jun, 2023 @ 09:15

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Lead

Leader of giant international crypto scam who scammed ‘many’ Brits and other northern Europeans’ arrested in Palma, Mallorca

A FRAUDSTER has been arrested in Palma de Mallorca accused of the misappropriation of over €100 million through a crypto scam. The Spaniard, 60, is

24 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Loyalty rewarded: Honorary British Consul Mark Petrie awarded MBE

MARK Petrie moved to Spain when he was just 11 years old and opened his first business here in 1977. Today he counts on hundreds

31 Mar, 2023 @ 15:11

Alicante·Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Spain adds more red tape to digital nomad visa scheme leaving British expats ‘in limbo’

Spain’s plan to attract British female entrepreneurs with digital nomad visas, tax perks

Spain is hoping to attract more British women with digital nomad visas and tax perks in the new year. The country’s Digitalisation Minister Carme Artigas

22 Dec, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·Malaga·National News

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Can’t make this up’: Brit stranded at Valencia airport after dog ate his passport

We’ve all used the ‘my dog ate my homework’ excuse before. But I don’t think this Brit ever thought he’d need to pull that old

19 Dec, 2022 @ 12:45

Alicante·Lead·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

British man left stranded at Valencia airport after dog ate his passport

We’ve all used the ‘my dog ate my homework’ excuse before. But I don’t think this British man ever thought he’d need to pull that

12 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Lead·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Russian's residency battle on Spain's Costa Blanca backfires as judge finds him swindling social security

‘Social security nightmare’: British expat’s pension application denied in Spain

A retired British expat who applied to get his pension on his 65th birthday from a social security office in Spain was denied, and instead

3 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: British woman stuck in Spain finally flown home after horror five-storey fall at hotel

A young British woman who fell five floors from a Spanish hotel and spent six weeks in hospital has finally been flown home. Tionne Cherae

18 Nov, 2022 @ 17:15

Catalunya·Health·Lead·National News

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EXPOSED: Man accused of stealing €80,000 of holiday items from bride and 12 British hens in Mijas is a Cuban squatter illegally living in Spain and linked to Florida burglary gang

A WELL known Cuban criminal is believed to be behind the burglary of a Spanish holiday Airbnb that left a British bride and her 12

29 Sep, 2022 @ 20:38

Crime & Law·Lead

Local bars have rallied round to help a taxi driver who was beaten up by two British thugs

GABRIEL Fabian Callero was viciously punched to the ground and repeatedly kicked in the head after he remonstrated with the duo for climbing on top

8 Sep, 2022 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

New online guide tells Brits everything they need to know about driving in Spain

IN response to huge confusion among British expat community about driving licence rules in Spain, the charity Age in Spain has drawn up the most

12 Aug, 2022 @ 15:15

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News

The British government has been criticised for updating its travel advice to Brits travelling to Spain.

The Costa del Sol tourism board has voiced concerns after the UK Foreign Office warned about potential issues for holidaymakers entering the country because of

14 Jul, 2022 @ 15:33

Lead·National News·Travel News