January 2024

A Place In The Sun is coming to Spain’s Costa del Sol: Hit property show is looking for homes to feature in these 3 expat hotspots

A PLACE In The Sun is coming to the Costa del Sol as three expat hotspots are set to be featured.  The latest series is currently filming in Portugal. Photo: Jasmine Harman/Facebook READ MORE: A Place in the Sun star Jasmine Harman moves to Spain’s Costa del Sol – where the property expert chose and […]

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Dutch mafia boss who ‘helped launder at least €6m for drug cartels’ is arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Police seize 172 properties and high-end jewellery pieces

SPAIN’S National Police have arrested a Dutch mafia boss who is alleged to have helped launder at least €6 million for drug cartels.  The detainee, who was nabbed in Marbella on the Costa del Sol, was the most-wanted fugitive from the Netherlands and was considered the most dangerous too, according to online news site Area

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Luis Rubiales latest: Judge in Spain rules the kiss he planted on Jenni Hermoso ‘was not consensual’ – setting up sexual assault trial that could hand him four years in jail

A JUDGE has ruled the kiss Luis Rubiales planted on Jenni Hermoso was ‘not consensual’ as he is set to face trial in Spain.  A ruling by National magistrate, Francisco de Jorge, has concluded the disgraced ex-UEFA vice president should face a criminal trial.  The judgement, handed down on Thursday, January 24, concluded Rubiales’ actions

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Illegal cigarette factory making 12,000 ‘branded’ fags per hour is busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A ROBBERY alert led to the discovery of an illegal cigarette factory featuring two sophisticated machines inside a Costa Blanca house. The Guardia Civil visited a property on an urbanisation in Busot- north of Alicante- after concerned neighbours reported seeing an open window that could be been accessed by a burglar. There was no robbery

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Fog leaves three dead, 18 injured on the roads in Spain’s Ciudad Real

THREE people were left dead and another 18 with injuries after fog caused a series of traffic accidents on Spain’s A-4 motorway, which runs between Madrid and Cadiz in Andalucia.  The incidents took place in the early hours of the morning on Thursday, near the municipality of Santa Cruz de Mudela in Ciudad Real province. 

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Need a hair transplant but can’t afford the trip to Turkey? Clinics in Spain’s Malaga are offering procedures for €3,000 or less

LONG gone are the days when a gentleman who had lost his hair had to resort to a Bobby Charlton-style comb over to cover his balding pate. One of the most popular options in recent years for men seeking hair transplants is to travel to Turkey. But there are plenty of options on Spanish soil,

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Renting crisis is laid bare in Ibiza: Guardia Civil agents are forced to sleep in their CARS because they cannot afford a home

GUARDIA Civil agents in Ibiza are forced to sleep in their cars due to soaring rent prices as the island’s dire housing crisis is exposed. Guardia Civil agents are reportedly having to sleep in their cars. Photo: Cordon Press READ MORE: WATCH: British tourist claims he was savagely beaten by Guardia Civil officers in Spain

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4 bedroom Villa for sale in Nerja with pool – € 492,000

Villa Nerja, Málaga   4 beds   4 baths € 492,000 Detached villa boasting a private swimming pool in the highly sought-after Chimenea area, situated above the enchanting Burriana beach. The generously sized private swimming pool takes center stage, surrounded by terraces on various levels, some with unique sea views. Immerse yourself in the outdoor

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Expat is accused of killing priest found dead in his home: ‘Vulnerable’ suspect had sexual relations with the elderly clergyman after he ‘brought him in off the street’

THE Policia Nacional have arrested a South American man, 40, in connection with the murder of a Valencia priest who was found dead on Tuesday. Alfonso Lopez Benito, 80, was a retired Valencia Cathedral canon and was discovered suffocated in his bed at his city centre home on Calle Avellanas. LOPEZ BENITO(Valencia Archbishopric image) A

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Health warning: Disease eradicated in Spain is surging in Europe at an ‘alarming’ rate, says the WHO

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says that it has detected an ‘alarming’ increase in measles cases in Europe over the last year, and is calling for an increase in vaccinations in order to combat this surge.  Fortunately for Spain, the disease is considered to have been eradicated thanks to vaccination levels that reached 95% of

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