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Marbella has seen a house completely destroyed after a night filled with heavy rains and thunder. Shared pictures on the internet Marbellasequeja The top half of one property is completely torn away on Instagram. The collapse of the building on Calle Aduar Leganitos in Calle Aduar, last night, did not result in any injuries. Today, a police cordon has been …

A SCAMMER pocketed over €32,000 from Valencia flood victims for non-existent home repairs. The 41-year old Spaniard went around a flood-hit estate near a ravine, in Torrent, taking deposits. At least eight residents were conned. He was arrested last month in Burriana and violently resisted Policia Nacional Officers. READ MORE Flood Clear Up The man was arrested in January after …

The Policia Nacional busted a lab that contained enough materials to make three million doses anabolic steroid. The clandestine site was located within a city in Alicante that has not been named. 11 people were arrested for delivering steroid to customers by hand to minimise the risk of being detected. READ MORE Six locations were raided, and more than 300,000 …

Heavy rains triggered by Storm Jana have caused flooding on the Costa del Sol. Online footage shows Torremolinos, for example, completely submerged by floodwater. The streets and stairs have been turned into rivers. In Velez-Malaga a family was rescued just moments before a torrential downpour washed their car away. In addition, the roads of Malaga and Marbella were also inundated. …

ENTERING through a massive wooden gate, I am greeted by a gleaming purple Rolls Royce Dawn and a navy Bentley – both as flashy as you’d expect.  The stunning vehicles sit on the driveway of Charlie Mullins’ multi-million Costa del Sol Villa. Often dubbed the ‘world’s richest plumber’ after selling his Pimlico Plumbing business for around €150 million in 2021, …

STORM JANA is still causing heavy rains and snow in many parts of Spain. In Murcia, authorities are desperately searching for a man who was last seen ‘shouting for help’ in the Segura River on Saturday. Aemet, the state weather agency in Andalucia has issued several yellow warnings for heavy rainfall. Included in the area are the majority of Sevilla …

TENS of thousands of mostly British homeowners in Spain could be owed a cool €50,000 in  compensation after crafty banks were exposed for putting a hidden clause in their mortgages.   If you own a mortgage through Sabadell or Unicaja (or many other banks), you may be entitled to a large windfall. It stems back to the early 2000s when a …

WHEN clutter takes over it starts innocently: a drawer that won’t close, a chair overtaken by things meant to be dealt with ‘later’ or a collection that quickly grows.  Clutter adds stress to a room and makes it feel heavier. Clutter doesn’t just sit in a corner – it seeps into the mind, creating unfinished business or chaos, turning a …

BEACHES in ‘upmarket’ Marbella have lost 20% of their sand during the latest storms – which have also dumped an invasive algae on the resort’s shores. Diego Lopez, City Councillor for Environment, Beaches and Ports, confirmed the damage this week. He said in a statement: “Fontanilla beach is the hardest hit… erosion there has caused the disappearance of some 10,000 …

A GROUNDBREAKING study out of Catalunya has observed for the first time how memories are stored in the human brain – and it’s completely different from in animals. Researchers from Barcelona’s Hospital del Mar have discovered that neurons can distinguish objects or people regardless of context, allowing them to establish higher and abstract relationships – which constitutes ‘the basis of …