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Wayne Lineker and Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham, party in Ibiza together 

Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham parties in Ibiza with footballer brother and Wayne Lineker 

JUDE Bellingham was spotted on holiday in Ibiza with his brother Jobe and Gary Lineker’s brother Wayne, an entrepreneur. The Real Madrid midfielder, who was accompanied by his friends at O Beach Ibiza Tuesday night, enjoyed the drinks and atmosphere. O Beach was delighted to have Jude, his brother and their family in attendance. They posted a photo on the …

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After being stabbed in the lungs by a pair of scissors, a young tourist was attacked outside a bar on Mallorca.

Young tourist suffers punctured lung after being stabbed by pair of scissors outside Mallorca bar

A tourist was stabbed by a pair of small scissors during an altercation outside a Playa de Palma Bar in Mallorca. The Dutch victim, a male, suffered a punctured chest and was admitted to Son Espases Hospital in a grave condition. Police Nacional arrested a 44-year old Senegalese for attempted murder. MORE MALLORCA NEWS: SUSPECT DETAINED(Policia Nacional image) The attack …

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The new Spanish anti-smoking legislation will expand smoke-free zones, including terraces of bars and restaurants.

Spain’s new anti-smoking law will increase smoke-free areas including bar and restaurant terraces

Monica Garcia, the Health Minister in Spain said that the draft law to ban smoking has almost been finished. The Language of Speaking SER Radio Garcia revealed on Thursday that the smoke-free zones will extend to terraces and canopies as well as work vehicles, university campus, school playgrounds sports facilities, swimming pools in public areas, and outdoor leisure spaces. The …

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Landlord, 82, regularly ‘sneaked into rental home to sniff female tenants’ underwear’ in Spain

Landlord, 82, regularly ‘sneaked into rental home to sniff female tenants’ underwear’ in Spain

An 82-year old man entered a Formentera home illegally and repeatedly to smell the female tenants’ underwear. A Palma Court accepted a plea bargain agreement to suspend for two-years a 15 month jail sentence for breaking in. He also has to make a €2,500 compensation payment to each of the three women. READ MORE The Prosecutor’s office initially wanted to …

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Judge refuses to send Audrey Fang, a murder suspect, from Spain to Singapore

Judge refuses to deport Audrey Fang murder suspect from Spain to Singapore

A JUDGE has refused to deport an individual to Singapore who was accused of killing Audrey Fang and would have been subject to the death sentence if found guilty. Mitchell Ong (44), who was living in Spain illegally when Fang died in April 2024, had been asked to leave by the Policia Nacional. Ong failed to meet the criteria laid …

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Brits buying property in Spain will pay double: 100% tax ‘designed to help Spanish buyers’

Brits buying property in Spain will pay double: 100% tax ‘designed to help Spanish buyers’

The Spanish Socialist Party PSOE proposed in the parliament a new law that would require all foreigners to pay 100% of their purchase price if they bought a property.  The British who purchase a house in Spain will be required to pay the exact same amount of taxes as they paid for the home.  Spanish socialists have made this proposal …

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Bank of Spain warns of an housing bubble, with property values up to 8,5% overvalued

Bank of Spain warns of a housing bubble with properties overvalued by up to 8.5%

Bank of Spain warns that property prices are inflated by an overvaluation. A lack of available housing coupled with rising household incomes has led to an overpricing rate between 1.1% and 8% as a national standard. The Financial Stability Report of the entity does not provide regional breakdowns, but it suggests that Madrid and Barcelona have some of their biggest …

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Both Ecuador and Spain seek the extradition of an Albanian drug lord with luxury villas on the Costa del Sol

Spain and Ecuador both seek extradition of Albanian drug lord who owned luxury villas in the Costa del Sol

ECUADOR is set to fight Spain over the extradition Dritan Giika, the alleged head of an Albanian drug trafficking gang, after his arrest in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.  Gjika, known as ‘Tony’, has been a fugitive since 2024, wanted for orchestrating a transnational cocaine smuggling operation from Colombia through Ecuador to Europe. The arrest, confirmed by Ecuadorian …

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‘Narco traffickers who threaten Spain must be treated the same as ETA terrorists,’ claims Andalucia president

‘Narco traffickers who threaten Spain must be treated the same as ETA terrorists,’ claims Andalucia president

JUNTA president Juanma Moreno has described the fight against drug trafficking as ‘David against Goliath’ as he called on Pedro Sanchez’s government to treat suspected criminals ‘like ETA terrorists’. The regional president of Andalucia spoke at a conference called “The Future of Spain” in Madrid. Andalucía, donde todo comienza (‘Andalucia, where it all begins’), organised by the regional Ministry of …

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Tennis star Serena Williams receives prestigious sports award from Spain

Tennis star Serena Williams wins prestigious sports award in Spain

SERENA William has received the Princess of Asturias Award for 2025, in recognition of her outstanding career as a tennis player. The 43 year old American won 23 Grand Slams and 73 singles titles. In 2022 she said that she would step away from sport to focus on family and business. READ MORE WINNER WILLIAMS (Cordon Press Image) Williams was …

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