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DGT Spain warns drivers to not rely solely on automatic lights this winter. Credit: Best Auto Photo from Shutterstock Spain’s traffic authority has issued a reminder to drivers this winter – and it’s one you’ll want to take seriously. A small, easy-to-make mistake behind the wheel could end up costing you as much as €600. Why you shouldn’t just rely …

Polar jet stream will bring rain and storms to Northern Spain Credit : X AEMET After several sunny and calm days in Spain, the weather is about to change dramatically. Meteorologists are warning that a polar jet stream – the powerful air current that drives storms across the northern hemisphere – will soon push a wave of Atlantic fronts towards …

The Wine Routes of Spain Product Club reported that visits to vineyards and wine museum rose by 2.2% in the last year, to just under 3 million. Revenues increased by 10%. Only 2017 and 2019 saw a higher number of visitors. The financial impact of wine tourism reached over €112 million- a record figure- and 9.9% increase compared to 2023. …

One of Malaga’s last remaining horses, a carriage horse, was saved from certain death by a brave animal rights activist. Anne Blitz, from France, said she is ‘very excited’ but admitted that it was a ‘hard decision’ to spend a large sum of money in order to save the animal. Her Association Burrito y Caballo LibreTwo of the carriage horses …

POLICE in Spain and Romania in association with Europol have busted a ‘love-hug’ robbery gang that stole items from people in streets across Spain. The family-run team sent jewelry and watches back in Romania. Twelve people were arrested for 41 thefts, and four violent robberies. READ MORE Love-Hugger Arrested in Spain In Spain (2) and Romania (23), 25 addresses were …

A DRUGS ring has been smashed in the eastern Costa del Sol after police discovered they were paying wildly inflated rents to conceal sprawling cannabis farms hidden deep in the Axarquía countryside. The gang, described by investigators as ‘highly organised and security conscious’, had turned a string of isolated rural fincas into secret plantations where they grew industrial quantities of …

Benalmadena beach season concluded on a high, with the mayor celebrating “excellent reports” at a ceremony held on Malapesquera Beach. The news was broadcast against a background of sun-kissed waves and azure seas. It highlighted an important success: 165 marine rescues with, astonishingly, zero deaths. The news is a stark contrast to Spain’s grim coast toll. The Royal Spanish Lifesaving …

After stabbing a man in the abdomen, a man brandishing two knives barricaded inside a Marbella Church on Tuesday. The Policia Nacional Tasered the 59 year old aggressor in the Divina Pastora on Avenida Europa. Around 3.30pm, he stabbed his victim with a large blade on Calle Serenata. READ MORE CHURCH INTERIOR The shirtless person then sought refuge in the …

Home » Costa del Sol News » Eight Injured In Fuengirola Boat Blast Eight Injured In Fuengirola Boat Blast.  An explosion on a small vessel in Fuengirola’s port has injured eight passengers. Eight Injured In Fuengirola Boat Blast A small boat that exploded this afternoon in Fuengirola’s port injured eight people. The boat was leaving a marina when it suddenly caught …

Marbella’s police have now been equipped with body-cameras to provide irrefutable evidence in cases of aggressive, criminal or threatening behavior. The chest-worn devices record live footage that can then be used as evidence in court. They also provide a transparent, objective account of the incident to protect officers and citizens. The bodycam initiative was launched as a trial with eight …