In Torrevieja, the government plans to construct a new desalination plant capable of producing one hundred hectometres of water annually. The proposed site is situated between the Torrevieja University Hospital, the existing desalination plant, and nearby salt lagoons. Local officials, including Mayor Eduardo Dolón, have expressed concerns that this location may hinder any future expansion of the hospital, which is crucial given the growing pressure on healthcare facilities in the region. The existing desalination plant, operational since two thousand fourteen, […]

The Air and Space Force has issued a warning about military manoeuvres taking place in Lorca, which may generate perceptible sonic booms. The exercises are scheduled to run from the seventeenth to the twenty-seventh of November, each day from three thirty to five thirty in the afternoon, with no operations on weekends. These manoeuvres are part of the Tactical Leadership Programme based in Albacete, which is preparing for flight course FC twenty twenty-five dash four. The exercises will include missions […]

The Local Government Board of the Town Hall of Torrevieja has awarded the contract for the design of a new indoor swimming pool at the Ciudad Deportiva. The contract, valued at fifty-nine thousand one hundred and fifty-four euros including VAT, has been granted to architect Francisco Miguel Juárez Pozuelo, and the construction is expected to take six months. The new facility will be located behind the Tavi and Carmona Sports Palace and across from the Cecilio Gallego Pavilion, providing a […]

Spanish police have arrested a plastic surgeon accused of sexually assaulting a sedated patient during a breast operation in a rented operating theatre in Murcia. The incident is reported to have taken place on four December at the IMED Virgen de la Fuensanta hospital, where the surgeon had hired the facilities for the procedure. Two nurses who were present in the theatre are said to have witnessed suspicious behaviour and recorded a video, which was later handed to hospital management. […]

An estimated 12.8 million workers across 22 European Union countries earn the minimum wage or less, according to Euronews analysis of Eurostat data. Many have been watching annual wage announcements closely, but around a third of minimum wage earners saw no increase between July 2025 and January 2026, with no rise at all over the past year in four countries. As of January 2026, monthly gross minimum wages vary widely. They range from €620 in Bulgaria to €2,704 in Luxembourg. […]

Three men have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in connection with a series of violent robberies and thefts in the Vega Baja area. The suspects, aged between 19 and 29, are accused of two robberies with violence, three break-ins at businesses and two thefts from vehicles. The investigation, known as Operation Morcar26, began in late 2025 after several vehicle thefts were reported in Almoradí and two break-ins at hospitality venues in Algorfa. Officers from the Main Post in Almoradí […]

A 28-year-old woman who was 30 weeks pregnant and her unborn baby have died after she choked at her home in the town of Beniel, Murcia. The Region of Murcia’s Emergency Coordination Centre said the incident happened early on Thursday morning. The woman’s partner called 1-1-2 at 9.05am to report that she was unconscious following a choking episode. A doctor from the 061 service gave cardiopulmonary resuscitation instructions over the phone while crews were dispatched. Four ambulances, including two Mobile […]

National Police have arrested a 59-year-old man in Benidorm on suspicion of fraud, misappropriation and falsifying documents after allegedly renting out properties he did not own. According to the Provincial Police Headquarters, several victims reported paying deposits for long-term or holiday rentals in the Alicante resort, only to discover the properties were not legally available. In one case, a victim paid 650 euros as a deposit for a flat but was later told the owners no longer wished to rent […]