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A) V.crabro (European hornet), vs. B) Vespa Orientalis (Oriental Hornet). Photo credit: Adrian Ruicanescu The Oriental hornet is on the rise.Vespa orientalis) has been recorded across Andalucía, with confirmed reports increasing by more than 30 percent since the species was first detected in the Campo de Gibraltar in 2018. According to data from the environmental office in Málaga, nest removals …

A man has been arrested in Liverpool in connection with the murder of two Scottish men on the Costa del Sol just two weeks ago. The deadly shooting took place on June 1st in Fuengirola. The main victim, Ross Monaghan, was a senior member of the Glasgow-based Lyons crime clan. A second victim, also linked to the Lyons clan, was …

Driving in Spain by 2025? New road rules mean it pays to be prepared—whether you’re a local or just passing through. Credit : Sergio Reis, Shutterstock There are new traffic rules that will be in effect for 2025, and if you don’t follow them, you could find yourself out of pocket. The Directorate-General for Traffic in Spain (DGT), has released …

Since June 3, the Ministry of Transport formalised the contract to create a plan which will visualize the much-anticipated coastal rail line. The study, which has a budget of nearly a million Euros, is just getting started and will deliver a detailed project to build the rail link in the next 18 month. The next step in this process is …

Saharan dust clouds bring muddy rains to Costa del Sol & Costa Blanca this weekend You are not the only person who wonders why their car looks like it has been through a sandstorm. Spain is currently being battered with a massive earthquake. calima – a Saharan dust cloud that’s turning rainfall into the dreaded ‘blood rain’ that leaves everything …

Home » Costa del Sol News » Shock As Two Scottish Men Shot In Costa Del Sol Bar Shock As Two Scottish Men Shot In Costa Del Sol Bar.  Two Scottish men allegedly linked to organised crime have been shot dead in a bar on the seafront of Fuengirola. Shock As Two Scottish Men Shot In Costa Del Sol Bar …

Monica Garcia, the Health Minister in Spain said that the draft law to ban smoking has almost been finished. The Language of Speaking SER Radio Garcia revealed on Thursday that the smoke-free zones will extend to terraces and canopies as well as work vehicles, university campus, school playgrounds sports facilities, swimming pools in public areas, and outdoor leisure spaces. The …

In catalytic converters imported to Valencia from Brazil, CUSTOMS agents have discovered 170 kilograms of cocaine. Authorities said the narcotics had a market value of over €5 million. The shipment was headed for Callosa de Segura, a southern Alicante Province town where a drug gang uses warehouses to distribute narcotics. READ MORE VALENCIA PORT They created a fake business to …

THE President of the Costa del Sol Hoteliers Association has warned that the growing sentiment of tourismophobia in Spain is ‘extremely dangerous’ and could harm the country’s leading economic sector. In an interview Malaga Hoy, Jose Luque expressed concern over the narrative that blames tourism for the housing crisis, describing it as ‘very dangerous’ and based on ‘simplistic arguments’. Luque …

Tourists heading to Spain’s Balearic Islands this summer could be met with more than just sunshine and sangria — an escalating anti-tourism movement is sweeping through Mallorca, Ibiza, and Menorca, and it’s about to peak just as holiday season begins. Activist groups and angry locals are planning a wave of protests and disruptive actions to push back against what they …