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Guardia Civil warns Wallapop customers in Spain about scammers. Credit : Bangla press, Shutterstock If you’ve ever sold anything on Wallapop – or bought something second-hand to save a bit of cash – the Guardia Civil has a warning you’ll want to pay attention to. What started as a clever idea to breathe new life into old gadgets and furnishings …

Driving licence categories on a Spanish permit. Credit : Bartosz Zakrzewski, Shutterstock Nobody expects to lose their driving licence because of a medical check – but that could soon be a reality for thousands of motorists in Spain. The Dirección General de Tráfico (DGT) is tightening its rules from 2025, and drivers with certain health conditions may be refused renewal …

A FAILED kidnapping attempt on a Chinese entrepreneur has revealed an amazing corruption plot at the Marbella Policia Local which links to a mystifying foreign national. The chaotic snatch occurred at 4pm, on a busy day in Cruz del Humilladero. As the victim was walking to get a haircut, she walked right into what looked like an official police operation.  …

Andalucia will be staging the largest ever tsunami drill in Spain on Thursday, and hundreds of thousands of people living along the Cadiz coast will receive emergency alerts via their mobile phones. At 10.03am, every mobile device located in officially mapped inundation zones will sound with an ES-Alert message, warning of a simulated earthquake triggered by a ‘Lisbon-style’ 7.6-magnitude earthquake.  …

Two separate accidents happened on Saturday November 15, at the “Las Hormigas roundabout” located near the Arroyo Vaquero off-ramp on the A-7. The accident black spot is estimated to have seen six car accidents in the past week. Incidents occur almost every day. Locals in Arroyo Vaquero, La Vaguada and surrounding areas have raised the alarm. years Over the inherent …

Pine crushes van in strong winds. Credit: Ayuntamiento de Marbella. Marbella’s Emergency Services were kept on high alert by Storm Claudia, which soaked the Costa del Sol. The yellow weather warnings remained active for heavy rainfall from Friday, November 14 to Sunday November 16. Marbella was spared the worst of the rainstorm, despite widespread damage in southern Spain and Portugal. …

Thursday, 13 November 20,25, 09:26 Andalucía in southern Spain is once again expected to see heavy rain in the coming days, with yellow and amber warnings already activated for this Thursday in most of the region, where only Jaén and Malaga provinces are not on alert. The amber warning for rain is in the Costa, Andévalo and Condado areas of …

Villaluenga de la Sagra, a town in Toledo’s area, is home to a man accused of killing 100 cats. He was charged with animal abuse. Guardia Civil says that in the last four months, around half of the felines poisoned were from the last quarter. READ MORE GUARDIA REMOVE ‘POISONED’ WATER BOWLS The Guardia began an investigation after a resident, …

The British holidaymaker who died after falling off his bicycle while cycling with friends on the Costa del Sol was a Briton. The unnamed 57-year-old tourist, so far identified only by his initials N.N., was on the N-340 road near Almuñecar on Thursday afternoon when tragedy struck. According to witnesses, the cyclist appeared to pass out before falling off his …

It’s finally here! He’s checking it twice! He checks it twice. He’s checking it twice! The city center is always packed with families and people eager to watch the latest light show, along with festive music and drone displays above the port. This year’s event looks even more spectacular than before. This is one the biggest events for Christmas in …