Almost half of fatal road crashes in 2018 involved drivers taking drugs or alcohol
MORE THAN 43 per cent of 2018’s fatal road accidents in Spain involved a driver...
Lunar eclipse tonight coincides with anniversary of Moon mission
TURN your gaze upwards tonight and you will be able to see a partial eclipse...
Cocaine smuggler tried to hide drugs under his wig in Barcelona
TALK about a bad hair day! Police have arrested a man who had half a...
Spanish is English-speakers’ favourite second language
BY 2020, Spanish will overtake French to become the most popular second language in British...
Kamikaze driver dies after speeding at 200 kph in wrong direction
A ‘kamikaze’ driver who drove at speeds of up to 200 kph on the wrong...
Spain creates new anti-sports and horse racing match fixing board
A NEW nationwide commission has been set up by the Ministry of the Presidency to...
Bilbao airport still set for strike action later this month
AIRPORT staff in Bilbao are still set to strike later this month despite efforts to...
It is hard to win Wimbledon but Djokovic knows how to do it
Wimbledon's new champion is Novak Djokovic.
He had to save save two championship points to beat...
Woman dies in Spanish fireworks tragedy
A WOMAN, aged 56, has died after being hit by a firework rocket at a...
EWN - celebrating 20 years of publishing newspapers in Spain
WATCH: Spectators witness Virgen del Carmen procession on Costa del Sol
LOCALS and visitors to Fuengirola gathered on its promenade for the annual Virgen del Carmen procession yesterday (Tuesday).
Devotees and onlookers watched as the figure...
WATCH: Costa del Sol’s Mijas launches sun safety campaign
THE Costa del Sol town of Mijas has launched its annual sun safety campaign for this year.
This year's campaign from Mijas Council focuses on...
84 evacuated in Alicante forest fire with smoke reaching Benidorm
REINFORCEMENTS have been brought in from across Spain to fight a forest fire that has destroyed nearly 900 hectares of woodland and forced the...
Mid-morning bar stabbing in Albir bar
Mid-morning bar stabbing in Albir bar
A 20-YEAR-OLD was rushed to Villajoyosa Hospital after he was stabbed an Albir bar.
He was later transferred to Alicante...
Literature sparks celebrations in Orihuela
THE Mayor of Orihuela Emilio Bascuñana has announced that the town is celebrating its literary heritage today.
The event started at 10.30am this morning at...
Costa Blanca beaches reopened after fish attacks children
THREE popular beaches on the Costa Blanca have reopened after they had been closed when two children were bitten by an unidentified fish.
A...
UPDATE: Second man dies in Costa Blanca ‘selfie’ tragedy
THE Punta Prima beach tragedy in which a man died as he was posing for a photo in Spain has claimed a second life.
Last...
Summer escape from extreme heat for refugee children
WESTERN Saharan children from Tindouf refugee camp in Algeria are escaping the extreme heat of summer staying with families across Almeria.
The 67 10 to...
Fresh crop of marijuana plantations in Almeria
POLICE and Guardia Civil have dug up a fresh crop of illegal marijuana plantations in recent weeks.
In Ejido police dismantled a setup in a...
Man found dead in boot of a car in Rincon de...
Man found dead in boot of a car in Rincon de la Victoria
JOSE MARTIN GALVEZ, 66, was found dead in the boot of a...
Julen case landowner may have committed ‘reckless homicide’ according to judge
THE landowner in the case of the two-year-old boy who fell down an illegal well may have committed reckless homicide, according to a judge.
Now...
Bull fights return to Palma – if they can get a...
A DATE has been set for the first bullfight in Mallorca since a 2017 ‘ban’ was overturned by the Constitutional Court.
Bullfighting website Mundotoro has...
Brit ‘assaulted medics’ in Mallorca’s Magaluf
A BRITISH tourist has been arrested after he allegedly tried to attack an ambulance crew who were bandaging his bleeding hand.
The incident happened when...
Looking for Forever Homes...
ADOPTION: ROCCO is looking for a forever home on the Costa Blanca
ROCCO is looking for a forever home on the Costa Blanca. Rocco (Boxer cross) is...
ADOPTION: JETT is looking for a forever home on the Costa Blanca
Jett is a perfect miniature Pincher. Kind, caring nature. Social with other dogs. He loves...
Retired National Police Labrador is hoping to be adopted in Spain
A FORMER National Police dog called Dark is hoping to find a caring family in...
ADOPTION: Friendly Fred is in need of a Forever Home in Axarquia
FRED is a mix-breed dog and will soon be neutered once he has settled in.
The...
ADOPTION: Beautiful Bounty is hoping to find a Forever Home in Almeria
BOUNTY is a confident, gentle, male dog.
He is good with cats and other dogs.
Bounty has...
ADOPTION: Simba the Shar-Pei is looking for a Forever Home on the Costa del Sol
SIMBA is just over two years old and has just recently been brought to ACE.
He...
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