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Homeowners in Spain are set to be hit by mandatory renovations that could set them back thousands

NEW European Union energy efficiency standards for domestic properties will start coming into force from 2030 for all member states, including Spain. Homes with a

13 Aug, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·Property

Royal Navy thanks crew of Spanish frigate for role in British carrier strike group as Spain proves its military credentials

THE Royal Navy has praised the crew of Spanish frigate Mendez Nuñez following the completion of a four-month joint operation with the UK’s Carrier Strike

13 Aug, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·National News·Other News

Spain’s Malaga bans new tourist apartments for three years to protect housing market

MALAGA has slammed the brakes on the city’s booming holiday flat market – banning the registration of any new tourist apartments for the next three

13 Aug, 2025 @ 15:54

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Property

REVEALED: The ten most in-demand luxury properties in Spain this summer – far beyond the budget of most viewers

SPANISH property portal Idealista has revealed the luxury homes that captured the nation’s imagination during summer 2025, with dreamers browsing properties well beyond their budget.

13 Aug, 2025 @ 15:05

Lead·Property

Squatters get rent collector and ‘large men’ arrested for staging violent eviction in Spain

A RENT collector assigned to a Toledo apartment has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for organising a violent eviction of squatters. Four ‘large’ men-

13 Aug, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Property

Volunteer firefighter dies as 8,000 people are evacuated due to wildfires in Spain

A VOLUNTEER firefighter died from severe burns as wildfires fuelled by strong winds and high temperatures continued to create problems in Spain. At least six

13 Aug, 2025 @ 12:39

Lead·National News

Tragedy in Spain as body of missing American hiker, 27, is found in the Pyrenees mountains

THE Guardia Civil have found the body of an American hiker, who went missing for almost a month in the Pyrenees. A search and rescue

13 Aug, 2025 @ 12:03

Lead·National News

Weather experts say this August is the hottest so far since records started in Spain

WEATHER records are tumbling in Spain as the current heatwave is set to reach new heights- with this August on track to be the hottest-ever

13 Aug, 2025 @ 11:38

Lead·Weather

Collapse in European sales of Tesla cars spells bad news for Spain’s Valencia

Tesla has put a halt to expansion plans in Valencia after a drop in two-thirds of its European sales. This comes after a promising deal

13 Aug, 2025 @ 11:21

Business & Finance·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Forecasters say current heatwave will run until ‘probably’ Monday in Spain

SPAIN’S state weather forecaster says the current heatwave will ‘probably’ continue until Monday. A few days ago Aemet stated that the excess temperatures that started

12 Aug, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Weather

Spanish film stars including Javier Bardem slam British Oscar-winning director for filming new blockbuster in occupied Western Sahara

THE acclaimed British film director Sir Christopher Nolan has come under fire over his decision to shoot part of his latest blockbuster in a city

12 Aug, 2025 @ 14:39

Entertainment·Lead

Mallorca’s former top anti-drug cop arrested in money laundering probe linked to Ibiza cocaine pipeline

A FORMER head of the Policia Nacional’s narcotics unit in Mallorca has been arrested as part of a probe into money laundering of drug trafficking

12 Aug, 2025 @ 11:47

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Andalucia hit by highest RED ALERT weather warning TODAY: Temperatures to max out at 44C in western regions

SPAIN’S brutal heatwave has triggered the highest level red weather warnings across parts of western Andalucia today, with thermometers set to hit a scorching 44C

12 Aug, 2025 @ 10:07

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead·Sevilla·Weather

One third of homes in this Spanish city are snapped up within a week – and it may surprise you

IT’S not Madrid, Barcelona or even Malaga. The fastest-moving property market in Spain right now is Granada, where nearly one in three homes change hands

12 Aug, 2025 @ 08:00

Granada·Lead·Property

Horror in Malaga as Nigerian man smashes champagne bottle over Swedish girlfriend’s head during hotel room brawl

A MALAGA hotel room brawl saw a woman stab her boyfriend after he smashed a champagne bottle on her head. Both have been arrested by

11 Aug, 2025 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Police frogmarch one of Europe’s most wanted narco kingpins out of his luxury villa on Spain’s southern coast

IT was just after dawn when elite Guardia Civil officers swept into a quiet hillside neighbourhood of Almuñecar on Granada’s Costa Tropical. Moments later, one

11 Aug, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Spanish council hires private detectives to crack down on sick leave abuse

FUENGIROLA Town Hall is hiring private detectives to spy on council workers off sick – in a bid to tackle what it calls ‘sky-high’ absenteeism.

11 Aug, 2025 @ 16:12

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Just six provinces dominate Spain’s luxury property market – with one tourist hotspot accounting for nearly a quarter

THE vast majority of Spain’s million-euro homes are concentrated in just six provinces, with the Balearic Islands commanding the top spot in the country’s luxury

11 Aug, 2025 @ 14:30

Lead·Property

British tourist robbed of €40k Rolex watch in Mallorca street as young daughter screams in horror

A BRITISH tourist had his Rolex watch wrenched off his wrist while walking down a Mallorca street with his wife and young daughter. The violent

11 Aug, 2025 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Benidorm luxury villa rented by French fugitives wanted for murder and drug trafficking

TWO fugitives on the run from French justice have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm. The men were wanted for a string of

11 Aug, 2025 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Spiritual retreat in Costa Blanca villa supplied psychotropic drugs to high-paying guests

THREE people have been arrested for providing banned psychotropic drugs at a spiritual retreat operating out of a Pedreguer villa. Five others are also being

11 Aug, 2025 @ 12:06

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

More parts of Spain under red alert as heat wave peaks TODAY with highs of 42C in these regions

SPAIN’S weather forecaster has issued red weather warnings for two more regions as a punishing heatwave continues to grip huge swathes of the country. Interior

11 Aug, 2025 @ 10:37

Lead·Weather

Alert for holidaymakers in Spain’s Canary Islands: Rare red weather warning issued for extreme heat – with temperatures surpassing 40C

AUTHORITIES in Spain have issued a rare red weather alert for the Canary Islands as a heatwave brings sky-high temperatures to the archipelago. The red

10 Aug, 2025 @ 10:12

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

Franco’s family forced to open 18th-century mansion to the public after years of resistance

THE 18th-century mansion of Spain’s fascist dictator Francisco Franco has finally opened to the public for the first time in six decades, despite the dictator’s

10 Aug, 2025 @ 09:30

Galicia·Lead·Politics·Property

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Jack Gaioni reveals the fascinating story of Lola Montez, the fake Spanish dirty dancer who captured a king’s heart

She portrayed herself as nobility from a long Moorish/Andalucian bloodline. Yet birth records indicate she was 100% Irish, born in County Sligo to “common stock”.

9 Aug, 2025 @ 14:55

Columnists·La Cultura·Lead

Spain’s NHS to snap faces in shock ID scheme – 170,000 targeted in Ceuta and Melilla

SMILE for your doctor – or else. Spain’s health service is quietly rolling out facial recognition tech on more than 170,000 patients in the autonomous

9 Aug, 2025 @ 10:16

Health·Lead·Other News

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