IN a joint operation with the Brazilian authorities and Interpol, Spain’s National Police has busted an international criminal gang that was using malware to infect the computers of Spanish online banking customers. The organisation is thought to have stolen as much as €120 million from victims around the world. The members of the network would […]
WITH Andaucia suffering its longest drought in 50 years and Catalunya announcing a state of emergency, residents across Spain are increasingly fearful that draconian water cuts akin to the infamous drought of 1995 could return. Reservoir levels in both regions are dwindling as low levels of rainfall and high temperatures continue to persist. Almeria’s water
TORREVIEJA’S population has gone into six figures with 100,421 registered residents- a 8.690 rise last year, according to the City Council. Almost half of the people who live in the city are non-Spaniards(49,944- 49.74%), representing 122 countries, with UK residents the third-biggest grouping. The figure is based on 2023 municipal padron registrations and its the
CONTROVERSIAL internet star, ‘Salt Bae’ is opening a restaurant in Ibiza as he is pictured at a local construction site. The social media star and chef shared his experience breaking ground on the project via Instagram. Photos: nusr_et/Instagram READ MORE: EXCLUSIVE: Meet the British expats set to appear on A New Life in The Sun
A 78-YEAR-OLD woman has been evicted from the home in Barcelona where she has been living since 1968 over an unpaid debt, sparking outrage on social media. Blanca was removed from her flat in the Gotic neighbourhood on Thursday by the Catalan regional police, the Mossos d’Esquadra. The eviction came after Blanca lost a long
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PROSECUTORS want the former head of the Policia Nacional’s anti-drug unit in Alicante jailed for 15 years for his role in the biggest-ever cocaine distribution gang in the Valencian Community. The El Pais newspaper reports that Inspector Javier Mendez was part of a 69-strong crew that distributed 4,000 kilos of cocaine. Mendez has been charged
SPAIN set an all-time new record in 2023 for foreign tourists, logging 85.1 million visitors who spent over €108 billion. Arrivals were 1.6 million up on the pre-pandemic year of 2019, and 18.7% higher than in 2022. Travellers from the United Kingdom totalled 17.3 million people, still slightly below the 18 million recorded five years
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NEWS coverage of the drought situation in Andalucia and possible water restrictions may be putting off foreign tourists from making hotel bookings in the region. The Costa del Sol attracts a high volume of international visitors each year and the leader of a hotel association has issued a message to potential travellers to assure them
MALAGA province holds the unenviable crown of eating up the largest chunk of the average renter’s household income. The Costa del Sol and surrounding areas eat up a staggering 53% of family income a month just to pay for the roof overhead. The figure is the highest in all of Spain, according to a new
