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Alicante is the province with the highest overseas share, just below 43%. The Association of Registrars reported 178,270 sales in the United States, an increase of 3.31% on a year-over-year basis. Foreign sales accounted for 13.52% of total. The UK still leads the overseas market despite a decline of 10.74% annually, followed by buyers in the Netherlands, France, and Germany. …

THOUSANDS OF farmers from all over Spain protested in Madrid following the EU’s landmark agreement with a group of South American nations. More than 350 honking tractors rolled down the capital’s main thoroughfare, Paseo de la Castellana, as protesters waved placards reading ‘the Spanish countryside is not for sale’ on Wednesday. After an hour-long traffic standstill, the 2,500 protesters ended …

A MAJOR drug trafficking network in Spain concealed vast quantities of cocaine inside specially modified vehicles that had secret compartments with a capacity of up to 160 kilograms at one time. Policia Nacional has arrested 26 people in a massive operation that spans several provinces. They were accused of being part of a criminal organization, trafficking drugs and money laundering. …

Fiona Govan, on a quest to find the best breakfast spot in Madrid discovered that there’s more to Spanish food than tostada or tortilla con tomate. In the past, breakfast in Spain was little more that a coffee with a glass of orange juice or a croissant glazed in sugar. The brunch has become a huge business in Madrid, with …

A picture of the fractured joint in the rail believed to be responsible for Spain’s most serious train accident in more than a decade was released. Eight days ago, two high speed trains derailed at Adamuz, Cordoba. This was the deadliest rail accident in Spain since 80 people were murdered in Santiago de Compostela last year. After the rear carriages …

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced ‘urgent and decisive’ measures to address Spain’s deepening housing shortage. Landlords that extend long-term leases without increasing the rents in the future will be given a tax exemption of 100% on rental income. Sanchez spoke Monday at the launch of the Campamento housing project, which will build 10,700 new homes on an ex-military site …

In a nationwide raid against an international criminal ring, Black Axe, the Policia Nacional arrested 34 individuals. The arrests, carried out in conjunction with Europol, focused on allegations of fraud and money laundering as well as document forgery. Black Axe began in Nigeria, as a student-confraternity during the late 1970s. The group has strict code of conduct and practices spirituality, …

A GANG illegally selling ‘greenhouse’ fluorinated gases used in fridges and air conditioners has been brought down by the Policia Nacional and the Tax Agency. In Alicante and Valencia, nine companies have been inspected. Five people were arrested. Over 4,700 cannisters containing 48 tonnes of gas were seized- with a market value of around €3 million. READ MORE CANNISTERS Seized …

The Pope Leo XIV accepts the resignation of Bishop Cadiz following an official investigation launched into an allegation that historic child sexual abuse occurred. In a one-line statement released on Saturday, the Vatican confirmed that Rafael Zornoza would no longer serve as the Bishop of Cadiz and Ceuta – the first known time that the new American pontiff has removed …

LUIS Rubiales, the disgraced former chief of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), was pelted with eggs at a book launch event in Madrid on Thursday night – by his own uncle. The 48-year old was talking about his new book. Matar a Rubiales (‘Killing Rubiales’) when an audience member launched three eggs towards the stage after shouting: “Don’t worry, nothing’s …