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Seven Britons among 13 wildfire victims as British Ambassador meets survivors in Almeria

News Desk15th July 202620th July 2026

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Twelve of the 13 people killed in the devastating wildfire that swept through Spain’s southeastern province of Almeria (Andalusia) were foreign nationals, authorities confirmed on...

Death toll from Almeria wildfire reaches 13 after elderly British woman succumbs to her injuries

News Desk13th July 202615th July 2026

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A 93-year-old British woman has died from injuries sustained in the devastating wildfire that tore through the municipality of Los Gallardos in the Almeria province...

Almeria wildfire stabilised as investigators work to identify victims and missing

News Desk12th July 202613th July 2026

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LATEST: Death toll from Almeria wildfire reaches 13 after elderly British woman succumbs to her injuries. After several days of destruction and tragedy, the deadly...

At least 12 dead as devastating wildfire tears through southern Spain during heatwave

News Desk10th July 202612th July 2026

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LATEST: Almeria wildfire stabilised as investigators work to identify victims and missing. A devastating wildfire that swept through a hamlet in southern Spain has killed...

Spanish police uncover sophisticated drug tunnel network linking Ceuta and Morocco

News Desk31st March 202612th May 2026

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Spain’s National Police have dismantled a major international drug trafficking network after uncovering a highly sophisticated underground tunnel system in the North African exclave of...

Thousands evacuated in Andalusia as Storm Leonardo leaves homes without power, towns cut off

News Desk4th February 20268th February 2026

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Storm Leonardo reached Spain’s southern Andalusia region on Wednesday, with forecasts warning of up to 400 litres of rain per square metre in some areas,...

Guardia Civil dismantle drug gang using helicopter to smuggle in hashish from Morocco

News Desk15th December 202512th May 2026

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Spain’s Guardia Civil police on Saturday said they had dismantled a criminal gang that flew helicopters to smuggle hashish into the country from Morocco, in...

Tremors from 5.5 magnitude earthquake felt in Andalusia and Murcia

News Desk14th July 202521st July 2025

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Spain’s National Geographic Institute has reported a 5.5 magnitude earthquake that struck early on Monday morning, with its epicentre located in the Mediterranean Sea near...

40-day-old baby dies in Andalusia after botched circumcision

News Desk16th April 202522nd April 2025

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A 40-day-old baby boy has tragically died in Roquetas de Mar, a town in Almería, southern Spain, following a circumcision carried out at home by...

Trial starts in Madrid of British ex-rapper and Isis suspect

News Desk14th July 202318th July 2023

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The trial of a former British rapper and suspected Islamic State (IS) figjter, Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, has started in Madrid. The 32-year-old from west London, who...

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