Las Tablas de Daimiel: How Spain’s precious wetlands have been sucked dry
THE unique wetlands, Las Tablas de Daimel, in the central plains of Castile-la Mancha, have nearly completely dried up over the past three years as
ANALYSIS: How 2021 became the deadliest year on record for migrants crossing from west Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands
A RECORD number of people have died whilst trying to cross from West Africa to the Canary Islands during 2021. Data suggests that the route
ANALYSIS: Does Spain have a drinking problem?
Alcohol consumption has plunged over the past 30 years, but Spain still has the second highest rate of daily alcohol drinkers in the EU.
Three Brits arrested over kidnapping couple at holiday home on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THREE Brits have been arrested and accused of kidnapping a couple for two days against their will at gunpoint Marbella. The gang is believed to
Storm warnings issued for Spain’s Balearic Islands as ‘gota fria’ hits
STORMS are set to hit the Balearic Islands on Monday with alerts issued for electric storms and torrential rain over the next few days. The
Spain’s Balearic Islands see holiday bookings boom with end of COVID-19 traffic light system
HOLIDAY bookings to the Balearic Islands have boomed since the UK government scrapped the travel traffic light system and pre-departure tests for vaccinated holidaymakers. The traffic
EXPLAINED: What you need to know about rules for electric scooters in Spain’s Mallorca
NEW rules have now been imposed for scooter riders following an increase in accidents and fines. There were 700 fines in Palma alone, up until
Young British expat dies as his car spins through the air on a Costa Blanca motorway in Spain
A British man died in a horrific car accident at the entrance to the Pilar de la Horadada tunnel on the AP-7 motorway. The 24-year-old
BETTER RESPONSE times coming soon for emergency services in major expat area on Spain’s southern Costa Blanca
THE long-awaited Orihuela Costa Emergency Centre at La Zenia could open before June. Speaking on a site visit, Orihuela mayor, Emilio Bascañana, said he hoped
Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca sizzles to highest January temperature since 1982
TEMPERATURES on the Costa Blanca reached 29.2 degrees today(January 28) to become the highest January temperature in 39 years. Alicante was the epicentre of what
HELPFUL THIEF robs cars after showing tourists where to park on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A cheeky thief helped Costa Blanca visitors find parking spots close to beaches and then robbed their vehicles when they went for a walk. Stolen
Douglas perfume chain in Spain to close 103 shops as online sales rise
DOUGLAS Perfumes are to shut 103 stores across Spain which will see up to 600 people lose their jobs. The company says that the move
16 months on after Vega Baja flood disaster, 300 full compensation claims still need sorting on Spain’s Costa Blanca
300 flood victims are still waiting for their full emergency pay-outs in the aftermath of the September 2019 disaster that ravaged the Vega Baja region.
NEW COVID-19 cases in dangerous spiral but Spain’s Health Minister says current measures are ‘sufficient’
SPAIN’S Health Minister, Salvador Illa, has repeated his view that the current State of Alarm is ‘sufficient’ to counter the rise in coronavirus cases. The
Fleeing marijuana farm owner attacks police after hiding in chemist on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO Lithuanians have been arrested for running an indoor marijuana farm out of a rented home in the Denia area. One of the men ran
British marijuana farmer gets third drugs arrest for running indoor plantation on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH man has been arrested for the third time in three years for running an indoor Costa Blanca marijuana farm. The Guardia Civil in
Judge pursues alleged rape assault of American sisters by Afghan students in Murcia City
A JUDGE has refused a call to drop the case of three Afghan students who are accused of raping three American women in Murcia City
Smell leads to downfall of international drugs gang exporting to Switzerland from Spain’s Costa Blanca
A STENCH of marijuana wafting out of an Alicante area warehouse has led to the downfall of a major drugs supply line to Switzerland. Drugs
Pedro Sanchez rejects any new national lockdown as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Spain
SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has today(August 25) dismissed any notion of a national return to lockdown restrictions implemented under the State of Alarm during
Social media conmen use American identity to fleece love-seeking woman out of €226,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A COSTA BLANCA woman lost at least €226,000 when she was fooled into believing that she had met a romantic American soulmate via social media.
Spain’s capital of Madrid voted best place for Brits to work from remotely
MADRID has been named the best place for Brits to move post-lockdown to save money. The Spanish capital beat the likes of Istanbul, Warsaw and
Migrants saved from Alicante coast to quarantine amid COVID fears
A GROUP of migrants rescued off the coast of Alicante have been forced to isolate following fears that they had contracted coronavirus. Out of the
Eight-month baby dies after being mowed down by reversing vehicle in Spain
The child was in the back of the car when a motorist reversed into it, on Cecília Street in Barcelona.
Malaga miners are CENTIMETRES away from little Julen after blasting through hard rock
It comes after a hard rock, or quartzite, delayed the team by blocking their path yesterday
Five dead – including British tourists – and dozens still missing in Mallorca’s biggest flood in decades
AT least five people including two British tourists have been killed in the storm that flooded all corners of Mallorca. The east coast of the
Gibraltar cave study reveals neanderthals polluted Earth
Study of a neanderthal’s cave in Gibraltar found that man has been burning heavy metal since Palaeolithic times