Imagine this: You’re nursing a cafe con leche at a beachfront café in Marbella, watching the waves crash under that endless blue sky, when a cough ripples through the promenade. The Costa del Sol is experiencing a mild autumn chill. Flu season has also arrived. The Spanish healthcare system can be as confusing as a flamenco beat for the thousands …

The devastated girlfriend of an owner of a Swedish Restaurant who was killed in a brutal robbery, is now desperately raising funds to pay the wages for his staff. Christian Pikulak, 30 years old, died on Sunday after being dragged a few metres under a moving car by thieves who stole his phone from the center of Torrevieja in October. …

Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 09:25 The Spanish state weather agency (Aemet), has issued a warning about “very heavy rains and persistent rainfall”. This is expected to start late on Wednesday, 8 October, and continue until at least Sunday. Aemet reports that “an Atlantic trough and associated cold mass will penetrate the west coast of the mainland, moving eastwards over the …