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In Spain, the property sales during the first six months of 2025 have been the highest since 2007. The National Institute of Statistics reports that between January and July of 2018, 357.533 properties have been sold, an increase of nearly 20 % over 2024. This is the highest total since 18 years ago when 491,000 sales took place in the …

By Alfred Clarke A recent cracking of the inside slabs on a fast track rail tunnel in Spain led to a spat between regional politicians from Spain and Madrid. A decade has passed since the team that dug the 7km tunnel between Malaga, Spain and Antequera hit an aquifer. The new fracture occurred in the tunnel beneath the village of …

The Valencian government has removed 11952 holiday homes rentals from its regional registry in the last year after owners did not follow stricter registration requirements. The number announced on the Friday comes exactly one year after a law was introduced to ban tourist accommodations without a cadastral identification number (NIF) or tax identification numbers. Over 7,000 more ‘removals’ are planned …

Spain is now the best women’s team in the entire world, despite losing to England at the Euro 2025 final this summer. The latest FIFA Women’s World Rankings were published on Thursday by the world’s football governing body. La Roja, by reaching the final, has surpassed the United States. The Americans had been in first place since they won gold …

DOZENS of small investors in Spain were conned out of €7.7 million via a bogus crowdfunding scheme between 2022 and 2024. Six people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in A Coruña and Madrid.. A dozen bank accounts have been blocked as well as the seizure of a property worth €60,000. READ MORE POLICIA NACIONAL PROBE Advertisements were placed …

The Policia Nacional arrested a gang based in COSTA del Sol with British, Irish and Spanish members who exported marijuana hidden inside animal feed pallets. Since 2019, the crew may have smuggled as much as three tons of pot into Ireland. The Policia Nacional conducted 12 raids simultaneously, resulting in the arrest of 13 people. READ MORE The number of …

Dozens of loggerhead turtles were born on Benidorm’s Levante coast on Thursday, just after midnight. A number of passersby on Avenida de Madrid reported sightings in the sand of turtles. Oceanografic experts arrived and the police officers cordoned it off. READ MORE Police with a baby turtle Overnight, teams tried to find the nest of a turtle at Levante by …

A MAN operating an online campervan sales business was arrested for defrauding a minimum of 12 people in Spain. The 46-year old Spaniard from Tibi (province of Alicante) swindled deposits for cars with the customers receiving nothing. Alicante, Barcelona Granada, Navarre, Balearic Islands and Sevilla were all affected, though the Guardia Civil is concerned that the numbers could go up. …

EIGHTEEN men, from Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia, have been rescued by the Spanish police from a tobacco factory that was illegally operating in Andalucia. They were being forced to produce eight million fake cigarettes per day in inhumane circumstances. Guardia Civil revealed the rescue on Tuesday after uncovering it while investigating suspected drug trafficking at a Malaga warehouse.  Instead, …

Two teenage Irish tourists were arrested and released after a vicious attack on a man aged 71 and his 20-year-old grandson in Santa Ponsa. After an incident at a tattoo parlour in Calle Ramon de Montcada, the victims- both Irish- were assaulted early on Thursday morning. It is important to note that the word “you” means “you”. Diario de Mallorca …