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Spain’s anti-tourism protesters are ‘training’ locals ahead of high-season as they vow to ‘intensify’ campaign

ANTI-tourism protesters in Spain are ‘training’ to prepare for the high season as they ‘intensify’ their crusade. A Spanish anti-tourism campaign group has urged members

13 Feb, 2025 @ 13:47

Lead·Mallorca

Costa Blanca hotels record their best-ever start to a year boosted by foreign holidaymakers

Can hotels in Spain photocopy your ID? All you need to know after tourist wins legal battle

A HOTEL in Cantabria has been fined €1,500 for turning a customer away after they refused to photocopy their ID. They were handed down the

13 Feb, 2025 @ 13:04

Cantabria·Lead·Travel News

‘Drug mummy’ is busted at major Spanish airport: Suspect used bandages to strap cocaine to his body

A DRUG ‘mummy’ with 2.3 kilos of cocaine bandaged round his legs has been arrested at Barcelona Airport. The man had arrived from South America

13 Feb, 2025 @ 13:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Fears for missing New York banker who vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol over two weeks ago

AN appeal has been launched to find a missing US tourist who vanished from the Costa del Sol more than two weeks ago. Grant Barr,

13 Feb, 2025 @ 12:44

Costa del Sol·Estepona·Lead

Eva Longoria will die „Casa de Longoria“ in Salas kaufen – doch das Gebäude ist eine Ruine, und ihr Ehemann zögert noch

von Staffreporter Die Liebe von Eva Longoria zu Spanien ist kein Geheimnis. Die Schauspielerin und Produzentin, die einen großen Teil des Jahres in Marbella verbringt,

13 Feb, 2025 @ 12:28

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3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Arenal with pool – € 480,000

Discover this stunning apartament in one of the quietest areas of Jávea, between Montañar and Arenal! With 132 m² of space and east orientation, this

13 Feb, 2025 @ 12:05

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Sleeping homeless couple get flammable liquid thrown over faces in street in Spain's Barcelona

Homeless crisis hits Mallorca’s hotspots as spate of thefts reported at Palma airport ahead of Spain’s tourist season

THE Balearic’s ongoing housing crisis is causing homeless people to seek shelter in makeshift homes around the islands, including Palma Airport terminal and abandoned hotels

13 Feb, 2025 @ 11:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

‘What pigs!’: Mallorca local blasts tourists for polluting habit

A MALLORCA local has blasted tourists for throwing rubbish off tour buses. Ever taken a red tourist bus to discover a new city? A Mallorca

13 Feb, 2025 @ 11:31

Lead·Mallorca·Video

Child drug mules are being sent across the Gibraltar Strait into Spain – as police issue warning over growing narco threat

CHILDREN are being used to smuggle drugs into mainland Spain, it has emerged. The Policia Nacional today said it had detained two minors and an

13 Feb, 2025 @ 11:28

Algeciras·Crime & Law·Lead

Three signs your heart health is at risk, according to leading Spanish doctor

A LEADING cardiologist has warned that you could have heart issues if you notice three certain symptoms. Doctor Aurelio Rojas told his 350,000 Instagram followers

13 Feb, 2025 @ 07:00

Health·Lead

WATCH: Spain’s ‘rogue’ border chief is under investigation for checking passports at the Gibraltar frontier while ‘drunk and out of uniform’

SPANISH police are investigating a senior officer after he was filmed checking passports at the Gibraltar border while allegedly drunk and off duty, the Olive

12 Feb, 2025 @ 19:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Video

Enormous family entertainment complex ‘unlike anything that exists in Malaga’ set to hit Spain’s Costa del Sol in 2026

A MAJOR new family leisure complex is set to be open in Malaga in 2026. The 15,000-square-metre entertainment project, near Plaza Mayor shopping centre, will

12 Feb, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Gibraltar’s McGrail inquiry to reconvene over ‘the late disclosure of Whatsapp messages’ – while its key players engage in a war of words

THE so-called McGrail Inquiry will reconvene for three days in order to address missing Whatsapp evidence that has come to light. The spotlight will be

12 Feb, 2025 @ 17:15

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Driver of 40-tonne lorry was EIGHT times over alcohol limit as motorists feared for their lives in Spain

POLICE say it was a miracle that a tragedy was avoided after a drunk lorry driver spooked motorists for 20 kilometres on the AP-7 motorway

12 Feb, 2025 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

British family demand answers over ‘murder’ of expat dad at his seaside home in Spain’s Andalucia

A BRITISH family are demanding answers following the mysterious death of a father-of-one in Andalucia last summer. Brett Dryden (pictured above), 35, from County Durham,

12 Feb, 2025 @ 15:54

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead

Watch: Freak tornado wreaks havoc in southern Spain as trees are uprooted and homes damaged

THIS is the moment southern Spain was rocked by a freak tornado this week. Video footage shared online shows the weather phenomenon tearing through parts

12 Feb, 2025 @ 15:13

Huelva·Lead·Video·Weather

Winter sun-seeking UK tourists boost Costa Blanca airport to make a landmark breakthrough in January

Winter sun-seeking UK tourists lift Costa Blanca airport to January landmark breakthrough

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has broken the one million passenger mark for January for the first time in its 58-year history. Airport operator Aena said 1,057,214 people

12 Feb, 2025 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

‘Get outta my house!’: Moment ‘squatters’ are turfed out of home on Spanish holiday island

THIS is the moment a group of locals kicked out squatters who had allegedly broken into a home on the Canary Islands. Footage obtained by

12 Feb, 2025 @ 14:36

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife

One year on from Barbate cop killings in Spain: ‘Police in the Strait of Gibraltar are still unarmed, drugs are cheaper than ever and trafficking is taking root in coastal towns’

SPAIN’S Guardia Civil have claimed that they are still ‘unarmed’ one year after the killings of two officers and that drug trafficking is growing and

12 Feb, 2025 @ 14:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

‘Keep my dreams alive’: American teen from Malaga appeals for funds to launch MotoGP career – and needs at least €50,000

AN American teen from Malaga has launched an urgent €50,000 appeal to ‘keep his MotoGP’ dream alive. Josh Wood, a 16-year-old from Fuengirola is raising

12 Feb, 2025 @ 13:43

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Toll-free driving extended on key Alicante road for at least another year with plans for permanent abolition

Toll-free motoring joy on key Alicante road with plans to scrap charges for good

MOTORISTS will be able to travel toll-free for at least another year on the AP-7 Alicante ring road. The extension runs until February 15, 2026

12 Feb, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Ryanair cancels ten flights as new weekly cabin crew strikes start in Spain|

Ryanair faces more fines in Spain: Andalucia sanctions airline for ‘abusive luggage surcharges’

RYANAIR’S battles in Spain appear to be mounting after the region of Andalucia announced it is sanctioning the airline for ‘illegal’ hand luggage fines. It

12 Feb, 2025 @ 12:53

Lead·Travel News