One in five Spanish homes may be vacant, experts say
There could be between five and six million empty homes in Spain, or over 20 percent of the total, some experts believe. To get a better picture of the state of Spain's property sector following the crash, over More...
LOCAL NEWS – WEDNESDAY 14 DECEMBER 2011
WIN A 30€ VOUCHER WITH HABANERAS The Habaneras shopping centre in Torrevieja has launched a competition in which the lucky winners can get a 30€ voucher which they hope will ease the burden of the Christmas More...
Bourses crash as gloom spreads about global economy
The Spanish bourse joined other major stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic in suffering heavy losses on Thursday, as fears grew of a global recession. More...
Experts’ report concludes human error caused Spanair crash
The independent experts assigned by the judge investigating the crash of Spanair flight JK5022 on August 20, 2008, in which 154 people were killed, have concluded that human error on the part of mechanics was the More...
Train crashes into truck in Spain; 2 dead & 3 hurt
Spain´s Interior Ministry says a passenger train has crashed into a dump truck working on the future bullet train link with Portugal, killing two people and injuring three others. A regional spokeswoman said the More...
Saudi pilot dies in Spanish military crash
A Saudi army lieutenant colonel died today during a training flight at a Spanish air base, the Spanish Defence Ministry said. The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. during a training flight aboard a Eurofighter More...
US ends payments to Spain for 1966 bomb accident
The United States has stopped annual payments it has made to Spain for a 1966 air accident in which two hydrogen bombs caused non-nuclear explosions, a Spanish government source said yesterday. They said a bilateral More...
What caused Madrid Spanair Flight 5022 to Crash 2 Years Ago?
On August 20, 2008, a Spanair Flight from Barajas Airport (Madrid) to Gran Canaria Airport (Gran Canaria, Spain) crashed shortly after take off, killing 154 people. The aircraft was a McDonnell Douglas MD-82. Only More...
Two British Children Killing in Spanish Car Crash
Two British children have been killed in a car crash during a family trip in Spain. Nine-month-old Amelle Khan and her brother Amir, two, died when the vehicle they were in plunged down a grass bank at the side More...
Melon Jam
Motorists caught in sweltering heat on a Swiss motorway after a Spanish melon lorry lost its load were tucked into free watery melons to help them cool down. The accident happened when the lorry lost its load of More...
On This Day 3rd July 1970 Holiday jet goes missing over Barcelona
On This Day 3rd July 1970 Holiday jet goes missing over Barcelona, The Dan-Air Comet jet left Manchester Airport at 1700 BST (1600 GMT) to make the short flight to Barcelona with passengers on a Clarkson tour and More...
British father and son die in plane crash in Spain
A British man and his adult son died Saturday when their small plane crashed during a practice flight just hours ahead of an air race on Spain´s Menorca island, organisers said. The two men were the only passengers More...
The remains of dead soldiers in Haiti arrive to Spain
The bodies of the four Spanish soldiers who died in a helicopter accident in Haiti have been recovered and arrived to Spain after being bade farewell on Sunday by their comrades in an emotional ceremony held on More...
Spanish Military Helicopter Crashes in Haiti
A Spanish military helicopter has crashed in rugged terrain in Haiti, the United Nations (UN) has said. The four people on board when the crash happened at 1030 local time ((1630 CEST) 1530 BST) on Friday have More...
HEAD ON COLLISION CAUSES TWO DEATHS
Two German men died in a head on collision on the N332 last Monday just after 6pm. They were travelling from Alicante to Santa Pola, near Gran Alacant, and collided with a lorry travelling in the opposite direction. More...
Helicopter crash – Andalucia
Emergency services sources say they received a phone alert from the Almería Airport control tower at 8,30pm on Thursday night. Flares were spotted from the area the copter is thought to have gone done after radio More...
Policeman Who Stole Credit Car Loses Appeal
Spain´s Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a highway patrolman who confessed to stealing a dead man´s credit card and using it to buy gasoline, go shopping and eat at restaurants. The court says the officer´s More...
Killer Guardia Civil officer still “active”
Shock and despair is starting to build around the communities of Madrid, after it has been confirmed that the Guardia Civil officer who fatally struck an elderly woman at 120 km / h on Saturday in Madrid, is still More...
Two injured after Benidrom smash
Two men aged 30 and 73, suffered multiple injuries in an a traffic collission on the N-332 in Benidorm yesterday. The incident occurred at around 17:40, for reasons still unknown, in the N-332, near the La Marina More...
84 Year old woman knocked down and killed by Guardia Civil
An 84 year old woman was been killed on Saturday, after she was hit by a patrol of the Guardia Civil in Madrid. The victim, María Carmen Moreno, was run over on the sidewalk in one of the busiest streets of the More...
