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Spanish nurse beaten after protecting patient from her own son during appointment

24. 8. 2026 @ 23:29

Healthcare workers can spend decades caring for patients without ever expecting violence to become part of the job. But for one nurse in Ciudad Real...

British woman stranded in Spain after UK eVisa system fails to recognise her

24. 8. 2026 @ 22:31

Imagine reaching a Spanish airport for your flight home to Britain only to be told you cannot board, despite having lived legally in the UK...

The revamped Paseo hosts Almería’s Feria for the first time since its €11.2m transformation

24. 8. 2026 @ 21:30

For more than a year Almería's main promenade has been a building site. Now, largely car-free after an €11.2 million transformation, the Paseo de Almería...

Huge tornado rips through southern France as Vuelta cyclists flee giant hailstorm

24. 8. 2026 @ 20:37

A huge tornado tore through southern France on Monday afternoon, ripping roofs from homes and cutting roads as violent storms battered the Aude region near...

Spain faces potato price uncertainty as France loses nearly a quarter of its crop

24. 8. 2026 @ 20:16

The humble potato could become more expensive this autumn after France's extreme summer weather wiped out almost a quarter of its expected crop, with the...

Nerja International Club throws open its doors again on September 5

24. 8. 2026 @ 19:51

Friends old and new can look forward to a packed calendar once Club Internacional de Nerja swings back into action. Doors reopen at 11am on Saturday...

David Bisbal’s incredible Almería homecoming turns Cooltural Fest into ‘one enormous chorus’

24. 8. 2026 @ 19:17

David Bisbal turned his own hometown audience into one enormous chorus as he closed Cooltural Fest on its final night. The singer was one of...

Fed up with potholes? Alhaurin el Grande gives residents a chance to speak up and shape their town

24. 8. 2026 @ 19:12

Fed up with potholes, worn-out road markings, endless roadworks or development decisions that seem to happen without asking the people who live there? Residents of...

Join Benalmadena’s sixth charity night walk and give local families in need a lift

24. 8. 2026 @ 18:45

It’s that time of year again, after the excesses of the summer that many fancy a good stretch of the legs under the stars while...

Fuengirola and Marbella seas: Families choose the Mediterranean for a final, more personal, farewell

24. 8. 2026 @ 18:24

For some families on the Costa del Sol, saying goodbye to a loved one now means heading out to their dearly departed’s most sacred space,...

Poetry, music and candlelight filled Vera’s oldest square for a fifth year running

24. 8. 2026 @ 18:22

Rows of candles lit the walls of a square where residents once did their washing, as poets took turns at the microphone and musicians performed...

Stolen van dumped in Níjar found packed with fuel for drug boats and migrant ‘taxis’

24. 8. 2026 @ 17:49

A stolen van abandoned on the edge of Níjar looked like a routine theft until Guardia Civil officers opened the back and found 77 canisters...

Brighter streets: 465 new solar street lights coming to nine Estepona roads

24. 8. 2026 @ 17:24

Estepona is planning for a major public lighting upgrade, with 465 new street lights planned for roads and public spaces outside the town centre at...

“Biggest is yet to come”: Granada earthquake sequence passes 1,000 tremors

24. 8. 2026 @ 17:22

People across Granada are still feeling the ground move beneath them after an earthquake sequence that has now passed 1,000 tremors, with the shaking reaching...