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Carlos Alcaraz, from Spain, won his eighth title in the current season on Tuesday after defeating Taylor Fritz of America 6-4 6-4 at the ATP 500 Japan Open in Tokyo. The Spaniard was pleased to have gotten revenge on Fritz for his surprise loss at the Laver Cup team tournament in San Francisco last month, which was the first time …

Tinsa’s figures show that house prices in Alicante rose 15.3% between the third quarter of last year and the third quarter this year. In Alicante City, prices stood at €1,907 per square metres- up by 14% on a year earlier and a 4% hike on the previous quarter. Tinsa’s Cristina Arias said that the levels of demand were close to …

In a prestigious, new ranking, two Andalucian destinations have been named among the top three European destinations. This includes Spain’s traditional heavyweights Madrid or Barcelona. Sevilla and Granada ranked second and third respectively on Travel + Leisure’s annual list for the 15 best cities in the world, just behind Florence. Sevilla’s results are a huge leap forward. It went from …

POLICE have busted a major hashish smuggling ring between Morocco and Spain, seizing more than 11 tonnes of the drug worth €60 million and arresting 10 suspected traffickers. The twin operations in Malaga and Algeciras netted 11,125kg of cannabis resin hidden in melon shipments and bedroom furniture – the latest in a string of massive hauls that underline southern Spain’s …

Jennifer Lawrence, the Oscar-winning actress, was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the San Sebastian Film Festival at just 35 years of age. She called it ‘an incredible honour’ as she became the youngest-ever recipient of the Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award at the 73rd edition of one of the most famous events in the cinematic calender on Friday. Lawrence, wearing …

HOLLYWOOD heavyweights Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jared Leto and the Malaga Comic-Con’s first Comic-Con surpassed all expectations. The four-day extravaganza at the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos, which ran from September 25-28, attracted more than 120,000 visitors from 20 countries – double the initial forecast of 60,000 attendees for the event’s first outing outside the United States. Fans coming from far and …

Police found crystal meth inside the car of the wife of John George’s alleged murderer. His body was dumped into a Costa Blanca ditch back in January. Madison Smyth, 20, spent 11 days in Fontcalent prison near Alicante before a €20,000 bail was raised. She will be required to regularly check-in at the court and her passport has been removed. …

Between 2018 and 2023, mental health was the second most common cause of absenteeism at work in Spain. According to a study by Umivale Activa, the Valencian Institute of Economic Research and Umivale Activa, localised pain such as neck and back problems remained the primary reason for sick leave. For salaried employees, pain and mental health accounted for 51.1% and …

Before robbing a home, a BURGLARY group used glue to ensure that it was empty. After a Police Nacional investigation, the two ringleaders of Torrevieja’s crew were sent to prison. Two other people were released on bail in connection with ten robberies. READ MORE GLUE TREAT TRICK The nationalities and ethnicities of those detained have not been disclosed. Police described …

SPANISH golfing big shot Jon Rahm was one of the stars of the show as Europe defied an inspired United States comeback to retain the Ryder Cup in front of a rowdy – and sometimes abusive – US crowd. Luke Donald’s side had been magnificent across the weekend, opening up a resounding 11 ½ – 4 ½ lead across fourballs …