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After losing to England, the Spanish women’s football team has parted ways with its head coach Montse Tome. The federation announced on Monday that Sonia Bermudez will replace Tome as Tome’s replacement. Iraia Iturregi was also named as the second coach. The team has reached the European Championship final in just two weeks. This change will take place when Tome’s …

IT was just after dawn when elite Guardia Civil officers swept into a quiet hillside neighbourhood of Almuñecar on Granada’s Costa Tropical. A few moments later, one Europe’s most wanted narcotics traffickers was led out of a luxurious villa in handcuffs. Juxhin Drazhi – an alleged Albanian Mafia Boss wanted by Interpol – fled the property when the Rapid Action …

A BRITISH visitor had his Rolex Watch yanked off his wrist as he walked down a Mallorca Street with his wife, and daughter. The violent robbery took place on Friday night at 11pm, in Port d’Andratx. You can also find out more about the following: Ultima Hora Newspaper reported that three men stepped out of their car near a prominent …

A violent street fight in Puerto Banús, Marbella, left a teenager in hospital and one person under arrest in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to El Español. Around 1:40 in the morning, an incident occurred on Avenida Julio Iglesias near a restaurant. Around ten youths were involved in the fight. The victim was injured in the arm by …

Two fugitives who were on the run from French Justice have been arrested in Benidorm by the Policia Nacional. The men had been wanted since 2024 for a number of crimes including murder, money-laundering, drug trafficking and arm dealing. In their name, four European arrest warrants have been issued. READ MORE ARRESTED FUGITIVE If convicted, one of the men could …

Three people were arrested after they provided psychotropic drugs that are banned at a spiritual retreat based out of a Pedreguer Villa. Five others are also being investigated as guests were charged an average of €1,000 per stay at the rural property. The Guardia Civil reported that money collected in cash last year, primarily unreported to the authorities, totaled several …

SPAIN’S weather forecaster has issued a red weather alert for two new regions. A punishing heatwave is continuing to grip large areas of the country. Interior areas of Gipuzkoa in the Basque country and the Ribera del Ebro region of Zaragoza are now under the highest ‘red alert’ level, with temperatures expected to exceed 40C and 42C respectively.  Officials have …

Authorities in Spain have issued an unusual red weather alert to Canary Islands due to a heatwave that is bringing soaring temperatures. The state weather agency AEMET has issued a red warning for excessive heat on the islands of Tenerife Lanzarote Fuerteventura Gran Canaria with temperatures expected to exceed 40C. According to some agencies, mercury temperatures could reach 45C or …

The 18th century mansion of Spain’s fascist Franco finally opened its doors to the public after six decades despite the efforts made by the dictator’s family to prevent it. Casa Corinde in A Coruña, Galicia, was originally owned by the City Council before being privatised and placed in the hands of the dictator’s family on the first Monday in August …

A LARGE fire broke out at Cordoba’s iconic mosque-turned-cathedral on Friday evening in harrowing scenes reminiscent of the blaze that tore through Notre Dame in Paris. Videos shared on social networks showed smoke and flames engulfing a section of the medieval monument. Me acaban de pasar este vídeo del interior de la Mezquita de Córdoba en llamas. Estoy desolado. El …