Imagine an entire year of rain in only three and a half hours. Every spring shower, every winter burst — delivered in a single downpour. This is what happened six months ago in the hills around Valencia, Spain’s south-east. October 29, 2015, was the deadliest flood day in Europe since decades. At least 227 died. The mud, wrecked vehicles, and …

TWO drug smugglers who tried to sneak more than £1.5 million worth of cannabis into Scotland disguised as a watermelon shipment from Spain have been thrown behind bars. Scott McSeveney, 37, and his partner-in-crime, HGV driver Steven Lawson, 48, have been jailed after cops caught them red-handed trying to flood Scotland’s streets with Class B drugs – using watermelons as …

Celebrating Spanish residency Credit: Shutterstock. On May 20, 2025, Spain will bring in the new ‘Arraigo Social’ rules, simplifying the process for obtaining legal residency. These changes will make it easier to apply for residency, but under what conditions? ‘Arraigo’ loosely translates as ‘roots’, and the ‘arraigo social’ programme in Spain is a procedure for foreigners in an irregular situation …