Safe harbour
Valencia port is expected to welcome on Saturday the 629 migrants who were on board the Aquarius rescue vessel turned-down by Italian and Maltese...
Briton at large arrested over UK club stabbing
POLICE swooped on the Costa Blanca to arrest a 36-year-old man wanted for a vicious stabbing in a Liverpool nightclub where three people were...
Police crackdown on security in Benidorm
A SPECIAL National Police crackown on petty crime ahead of the summer season has led to the identification of 40 people and the detention...
Costa safe-harbour for migrants
New PM Pedro Sánchez has ordered authorities to allow a rescue ship carrying 629 migrants to dock in the eastern port of Valencia after...
Sharp left turn for Spain
A WEEK after a vote of no-confidence ousted PP leader Mariano Rajoy from Moncloa Palace, new PM Pedro Sánchez will tomorrow (Friday) preside over...
Ready, steady, beach!
HEAVY machinery was at work on the pebble beaches of Jávea this week as the resort prepares for the annual influx of visitors during...
Repairs sink into contract pothole
CAREFULLY planned road repairs were thrown into chaos this week as Calpe sacked its chosen constructor for 'non-compliance' with the terms of the contract.
The...
Pension alert over Brexit
PRIVATE pension providers have warned expats in Spain that they ‘may not be able to continue paying out to overseas bank accounts after Britain...
Painkiller controversy goes to the top
CAMPAIGNERS hope powerful Spanish medicine licensing body AEMPS will act to prevent the commonly used analgesic metamizole being taken by certain expat groups because...
Rajoy steps down
Former PM Mariano Rajoy has today (Tuesday) announced his resignation as PP party leader. He stated: "It's the best thing for me, the party...
New PM for Spain
Pedro Sánchez, leader of the Socialist PSOE party, has become new Prime Minister of Spain at 11.30 today following a vote of no-confidence against...
Holiday letting tax trap
THE SPANISH tax office has tightened its grip on unregistered holiday accommodation rentals. All holiday letting websites have been told they must supply the...
Rajoy’s final hour
The Parliament is currently holding the vote of no-confidence in PM Mariano Rajoy who, after the announcement yesterday of the PNV Basque Nationalists support...
‘Modern slavery’ nightmare
The Foreign Office has warned youngsters travelling to Spain of the risks of exploitation if they take up work as ‘touts’ outside bars in...
POPULAR NEWS
Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
