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The Valencian Community celebrates a major historical event this Friday with the Valencia Day bank holiday.

Dr Alexander Aslani, the founder of the specialist Cirumed Clinic in Marbella, has been named locally as the victim of Wednesday evening’s shooting.

She died on Wednesday at the Gregorio Marañón Hospital in Madrid, according to a statement released by the Tenants’ Union

Officers were called to a cosmetic surgery clinic in the Finca Panorama urbanisation after reports of gunfire inside the building.

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Officers from the Policia Nacional arrested two people and seized three firearms after shots were fired in La Palmilla in Malaga on Wednesday afternoon.

It marks the first time since 2012 that Spain's major class unions, including the CCOO and UGT, have thrown their full weight behind a general strike.

Shocking footage shows flames tearing through the four-storey building in Valdemoro, south Madrid, following the blast at around 8.25am.

Worried friends and family say 12-year-old Rami is 1.73m tall with dark skin, a robust build and short curly hair.

Torrevieja City Council has started to demolish an illegal viewpoint built on the city's Punta Margalla promenade seven years ago.

The pair allegedly used the drug routinely to help each other fall asleep - but the last time they did, the nurse never woke up.

Medical unions have postponed the start of an indefinite strike by doctors due to the calling of a general election for November 29.

It brings the death toll on Guardamar del Segura's red-flagged beaches to three in just three days.

A new government-backed report shows almost two-thirds of deaths are premature, with men in the country facing four times the risk of women.

An array of measures going through Spain's parliament- Congress- have lapsed due to a general election being called for November 29.

Naomi Lautier, a 14-year-old French artist on the autism spectrum living in Malaga, is preparing for international exhibitions after discovering painting as a way to communicate.

Intruders entered the property via the garden while the owner was with two young people, fleeing with an unconfirmed haul of valuable items.

Spain wildfires have burned 300,998 hectares in the first nine months of the year, more than three times the average recorded over the past two decades.

Work, childcare and money are the main barriers, according to Spain's first fertility survey in seven years.

According to the report, Andalucia – including the Costa del Sol – has become a key territory in the European drug trafficking network.

Michael Coy delves into the key events that took place in Spanish history this week, including the Battle of Lepanto and the birth of sherry wine

Born in a small Girona village, Carles Puigdemont took an unconventional route towards becoming one of the most important politicians in Spanish history.

Carles Puigdemont has lived in Belgium for almost a decade after fleeing Spain in the boot of a car in 2017.

Some of the biggest names will be heading to the Catalan capital next summer, including Massive Attack, The Chemical Brothers, and FKA Twigs.

The two decrees were approved by the cabinet on Tuesday, bearing only minor changes compared with the versions voted down last week.

CATALUNYA’S weather service has issued a severe orange alert across the coastline as torrential storms threaten to dump 40mm of rain in just 30 minutes.

Union says the walkout will shut the airport, but bosses insist they'll run 'near-normal operations'.

With no national manifestos yet, the best guide is the four regional pacts the PP has signed with Vox in Extremadura, Aragon, Castilla y Leon and Andalucia.

The Somiedo Natural Park in Asturias offers a rare glimpse into the lives of these endangered animals.

Property sales in Spain fell by 7.1% in the first half of 2026 compared to the first six months of last year.

Distraction was a factor in almost a third of fatal crashes in Spain last year.

The Guardia Civil has busted a British narco gang that transported cocaine from the Costa del Sol to the UK.

Spain's two largest trade unions are calling for a 24-hour general strike over inadequate wages and a demand for improved access to affordable housing.

Rioters set bins on fire and built barricades around historic Plaza de Catalunya before pelting police officers with bottles and bricks on Monday.

Brits make up almost a third of all foreign tourists to the region, with numbers up 15.5% this year.

The former boss of the disgraced Continental Wealth Management (CWM), Smart handed herself in voluntarily.

Authorities says the substation at fault is still waiting on long-planned works to shore up the island's grid.

The cabinet is set to approve a fresh set of decrees on Tuesday, just 24 hours after the Socialist leader announced he would dissolve parliament.

When officers opened the container, on September 27, they found 862 ‘bricks’ of cocaine, each weighing approximately one kilo, packed into 32 bundles.

AT LEAST 12 people were injured after a bar partially collapsed in northern Spain, leaving more than 25 revellers trapped inside.

FIve people will appear in court on Monday after being arrested during a 'right to housing' protest in Valencia.

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AEMET issued a red alert for 'extreme risk' across the Barcelona coastline and inland areas, with storms dumping over 90mm of rain in a single hour.

A man has been arrested in Madrid by the Policia Nacional for killing his elderly mother and father in a frenzied attack using a dumbbell.

The Spanish prime minister made the announcement on Monday morning, with elections set to take place on November 29.

The 44-year-old faces up to 28 years in prison in Norway once extradited from Spain.

A Ukrainian couple- both aged 25- drowned at a Guardamar del Segura beach on Saturday.

The Neocave and Museum of Altamira and the ferry to the Cies Islands from Vigo were both among the world’s top ten best-selling paid tourist experiences.

Around 11,105 fines were recorded in the period after June’s court ruling, which said the law was unfair and contrary to principles of freedom of enterprise.

The Brit, understood to be in his 40s, was taking to a Malaga hospital for a mental health evaluation before a court appearance.