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Marbella corruption scandal grows: Police to investigate ‘all historical cases handled by court clerk who stole €19m in crypto seized from fraudsters’

THE corruption scandal engulfing Marbella’s judicial system has deepened, as police have announced a full review of every case handled by the court clerk who

1 May, 2025 @ 11:32

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Medieval shipwreck discovered beneath Barcelona construction site stuns archaeologists in Spain

BUILDERS digging up an old fish market in Barcelona have stumbled upon a giant medieval shipwreck buried five metres beneath their feet. An archaeological excavation

1 May, 2025 @ 11:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

What is Labour Day? All you need to know about the May 1 holiday in Spain

What is Labour Day and why did Franco try to ban it? All you need to know about the May 1 holiday in Spain

SPAIN is enjoying the Labour Day bank holiday today – a May 1 celebration dating back to 1889 that was banned for decades under the

1 May, 2025 @ 10:55

Lead·National News·Other News

Bissan Wealth Management in Spain has a unique take on financial management

PETER Dougherty isn’t like any other financial planner you’ll meet. That’s not because he has credentials that stand out in a crowd (although his credentials

1 May, 2025 @ 10:26

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News·Sponsored

High tech and AI combine to help patients with pain problems including arthritis and sports injury sufferers in Spain

AN INNOVATIVE project in Valencia is investigating whether AI can diagnose muscle problems to allow more effective and cheaper procedures. The Kinessensor Project has seen

30 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

Health·Lead

Ibiza’s opening weekend in Spain: Five narco arrests, police assaults, dangerous driving – and 76 people stopped with drugs

IBIZA’S legendary opening weekend has once again brought a flurry of crime, arrests and drug-related offences to the island. The Guardia Civil confirmed that eight

30 Apr, 2025 @ 17:39

Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

The El Salvadoran group feared by Donald Trump comes to Spain: 27 arrests of notorious MS-13 gang

A VIOLENT gang from El Salvador that has expanded into Spain has suffered a major blow with the Policia Nacional arresting 27 members. Mara Salvatrucha,

30 Apr, 2025 @ 17:34

Crime & Law·Lead

DON’T MISS the new edition of the Mallorca Olive Press (AND our other five!)

WE are proud to announce our new edition of the Mallorca Olive Press (issue 204) has just come out on E-edition, while thousands of copies

30 Apr, 2025 @ 16:48

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Property prices in Spain soar by average of 9.4% with big growth in sales in 'non-tourist' areas.

Property prices in Spain soar by another 9.4%: Surprising growth in sales for ‘non-tourist’ areas

HOUSE prices in Spain soared by 9.4% in February compared to a year earlier, according to figures published on Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute(INE).

30 Apr, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·National News·Property

Fugitive Russian mafia mobster arrested on Costa Blanca after Italian court gave him long jail term

Gunshots kills man and leaves his 70-year-old mother injured in Malaga town in sixth shooting this month

THREE men have been arrested by the Civil Guard after the shooting this past Tuesday in the municipality of Humilladero, in which a young man

30 Apr, 2025 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

AI, are you trying to replace me?: The (slightly terrifying) truth about our digital overlords

AI started off as a cute little assistant—autocorrecting our typos, suggesting slightly too personal Netflix recommendations, and helping us find the ‘best pizza near me

30 Apr, 2025 @ 13:13

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News·Sponsored

Chaos continues: Housing problems in Spain not solved as tourist rental law comes into force, writes Property Insider Adam Neale

SPAIN’S housing crisis has entered a new phase of uncertainty and tension as sweeping reforms to tourist rental laws took effect on April 3, 2025.

30 Apr, 2025 @ 12:44

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Lead·Property

‘Those who support it are lying or showing their ignorance’: Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez attacks nuclear power and backs renewables after historic blackout

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has sent a strong message to his opponents of the Partido Popular and Vox political parties for their support of

30 Apr, 2025 @ 12:30

Lead·National News

‘Stay put in case the lift starts working as you try to escape’: A day in the life of an elevator technician company in Spain during the great blackout

AS darkness descended on mainland Spain during the widespread power outage on April 28, elevator technicians became emergency responders. For Fain Ascensores, a Madrid-based lift

30 Apr, 2025 @ 12:08

Lead·Madrid·National News

Why were homes with solar panels installed also left without power during Spain’s great blackout?

MANY Spaniards with solar panels on their roof were surprised on Monday when the blackout started, the weather was sunny, yet they also had no

30 Apr, 2025 @ 11:45

Lead·National News

Weather warning: Western Andalucia lashed with rain and yellow alerts – but will the May Day bank holiday be a wash out on the Costa del Sol?

AFTER a week of clear skies and soaring temperatures, the Costa del Sol is bracing for a wet May Day holiday weekend as an Atlantic

30 Apr, 2025 @ 11:20

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Weather

Preparing for the high temperatures to come: tips for expats from Energy Nordic

IT won’t be long before the thermometer starts to rise and the days get longer. As the sun shines brighter the expat community should get

30 Apr, 2025 @ 10:36

Costa del Sol·Environment·Sponsored

Costa Sunsets: A Team That Goes One Step Further

AT Costa Sunsets, we are not just real estate agents. We are dream facilitators, guides through meaningful moments, and experts in turning the buying process

30 Apr, 2025 @ 10:20

Costa del Sol·Property·Sponsored

Inspiring healthy eating under the Spanish sunshine: More than 40 Michelin star chefs teach local children how to create nutritious meals

WHEN Michelin chef Mario Sandoval’s son was two years old, he was taken to the hospital in a coma, soon to be quickly diagnosed with

29 Apr, 2025 @ 19:21

Costa del Sol·Food & Drink·Health·Lead

Spain’s Infanta Sofia celebrates her 18th birthday with new official photos

SPAIN’S Infanta Sofia celebrated her 18th birthday on Tuesday with the Royal Family releasing a series of official photographs to mark the milestone. Sofia was

29 Apr, 2025 @ 18:15

Lead·National News

Unemployment rate in Spain rises to 11.4% in largest increase since 2013

THE first quarter of 2025 shows bad figures for the Spanish labour market, according to the Labour Force Survey (EPA). Unemployment is growing rapidly, it

29 Apr, 2025 @ 17:45

Business & Finance·Lead

Two men rob 84 holiday homes in less than a year, causing concern among Costa Blanca residents

Expat uproar in Spain’s Costa Blanca as two burglars break into an astounding 84 holiday homes in less than a year

TWO thieves who plundered at least 84 Costa Blanca holiday homes in less than a year have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The burglars

29 Apr, 2025 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s military – the lowest spenders per capita in NATO – is praised as ‘functional and efficient’ in Global Firepower 2025 – but where does it rank?

SPAIN spends the least on defence among all NATO allies, allocating just 1.28% of its GDP to its military. Despite this modest figure, the country

29 Apr, 2025 @ 16:30

Lead·National News

How Property Raffles Work in Spain

OVER the past few years, property raffles have caught people’s attention in Spain and around Europe. With high real estate prices making it harder for

29 Apr, 2025 @ 16:13

Other News·Property

Spain’s most expensive villa is in Marbella: British millionaire is offering ‘luxury fortress with wellness resort attached’ for just €70m

A BRITISH entrepreneur has been revealed as the owner behind Spain’s most expensive home currently on the market – a spectacular Marbella mansion priced at

29 Apr, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Marbella·Property

Spain’s tennis star Carlos Alcaraz lives in a ‘small prefab bungalow’ outside historic Alicante city

CARLOS Alcaraz who picked up the mantle of his tennis idol, Rafa Nadal, has two homes to choose from whenever he is back in Spain-

29 Apr, 2025 @ 15:28

Lead·Property·Sport