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Tommy Robinson is a refugee: Activist tells UK judge he formally lives in Spain during court hearing over refusal to let police search his phone

TOMMY Robinson has told a UK court that he formally resides in Spain – although his exact address will remain confidential. The revelation confirms long-held

15 Oct, 2025 @ 15:31

Crime & Law·Lead

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

Spain sends troops and drones to help in Turkish earthquake rescue effort

Spain to take in hundreds of vulnerable Syrian earthquake survivors left homeless by the disaster

Spain is set to take in over a hundred Syrian survivors whose homes were destroyed by the deadly earthquake that has already claimed over 38,000

19 Feb, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead·National News

Police recover over €12,000 of cash and items stolen from Ukrainian refugee in distraction theft on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Ukrainian refugee had money and personal effects worth around €12,000 stolen in an Alicante City distraction theft. Two men, both aged 37, have been

9 Jun, 2022 @ 10:58

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

REVEALED: Official advice on the help offered to Ukrainian refugees on Spain’s Costa Blanca

REFUGEES fleeing the invasion of Ukraine can now receive ‘official’ help on Costa Blanca, after a major city announced guidelines. Orihuela City Council published a

20 Mar, 2022 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

REVEALED: Official advice on offering accommodation to Ukrainian refugees in Spain’s Valencia region

VALENCIA stands with the people of Ukraine and is showing solidarity with humanitarian aid and advice on living safely in the region. The Generalitat intends

20 Mar, 2022 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Local church provides haven for Ukrainian refugees on Spain’s Costa Blanca

JAVEA International Baptist Church (JIBC) is offering a meeting place for Ukrainian refugees. Those seeking refuge in the north of Costa Blanca can also bring

18 Mar, 2022 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca hospital welcomes first baby born to Ukrainian refugee in Spain

THE first baby has been born in Spain to a Ukrainian refugee who fled the Russian invasion of her country. Mariia, 44, arrived in Javea

14 Mar, 2022 @ 12:42

Costa Blanca·Lead

Medal Winning Athlete Dies Attempting To Cross The Strait Of Gibraltar From Morocco In Refugee Boat

Medal-winning athlete dies in refugee boat after attempting to cross the Strait of Gibraltar from Morocco

A surviving friend said: “His dream was to be like Conor Anthony McGregor. He had his sights set on Spain to work and compete.”

30 Sep, 2019 @ 11:15

Lead

Spain has the lowest asylum application approval figure in European Union, according to refugee group study

REVEALED: These countries made the most asylum applications to Spain so far this year

Andalucia had the third most asylum applications so far this year after Madrid with 20,395 and Catalunya with 6,059

17 Jun, 2019 @ 11:20

Lead·Politics

17 African migrants killed and 100 rescued in shipwreck off Spain’s Costa del Sol

The total death toll of migrants travelling to Spain now reaches 566, a UN Migration Agency report confirmed today, while the number of arrivals to

6 Nov, 2018 @ 13:33

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Politics

Spain ‘not taking in enough asylum seekers’ rules Supreme Court

Spain had promised it would accept 19,500 refugees but took in just 2,500

12 Jul, 2018 @ 13:27

Lead·National News

Spain sees increase in migrant mortality

THE death rate among undocumented migrants in Spain has risen 15% since reforms denied them access to free public healthcare. Migrants were excluded from access

20 May, 2018 @ 16:00

Lead·National News

Four migrants hidden inside boot and dashboard in one car at border in Melilla

Police officers inspected the car and found two men wedged into the boot, while another was curled inside the bonnet.

15 Jan, 2018 @ 11:37

Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News

Why ‘Expat?’

Expatriate is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as ‘A person who lives outside their native country.’ This definition is pretty much the same as immigrant

13 Sep, 2016 @ 20:41

Jerez helps Syrian refugees

Syrian refugees are now settled in Junta de Los Rios

14 Nov, 2015 @ 11:01

Luke Andrews: Honest Jerez

Gibraltar man in Calais helps raise £157,000 for migrant camp

Gibraltarian Dan Teuma, 29, works with CalAid to help those living in the camp each day

30 Sep, 2015 @ 14:00

Environment·Gibraltar·Health·La Cultura·Lead·National News

VIDEO: Cristiano Ronaldo meets Syrian refugee kicked by camerawoman

Zaid and his father Osama Abdul travelled to Spain last week after a Spanish football school offered Osama a job. Hungarian journalist Petra Laszlo tripped

21 Sep, 2015 @ 10:47

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