{"id":79509,"date":"2026-09-02T14:51:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/79509\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T14:51:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:51:15","slug":"magaluf-of-the-north-locals-despair-as-uk-tourists-wreck-spains-untouched-gems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/79509\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Magaluf of the north&#8217;: Locals despair as UK tourists wreck Spain&#8217;s untouched gems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Protests over raucous tourists and crackdowns on holiday lets are spreading from Spain\u2019s Mediterranean coastal resorts to other parts of the country that have so far escaped the <a class=\"post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/world\/tourists-bastards-favourite-spanish-holiday-hotspot-enough-4488007?ico=in-line_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">scourge of overtourism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After a <a class=\"post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/summer-holidays-europe-extreme-heat-4488550?srsltid=AfmBOorarGqsCHpstCiDxEDI4_yVpLjO5_NT-5eISJ3MezNPJ6jStuAy&amp;ico=in-line_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">series of heatwaves<\/a> made southern <a class=\"post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/topic\/spain?ico=in-line_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spain<\/a> less attractive for northern Europeans, and overcrowding pushed up prices in many popular destinations, the cooler \u2013 and cheaper \u2013 climes of northern and central Spain are proving a major draw for tourists including Britons.<\/p>\n<p>But as holidaymakers steadily expand their presence across Spain\u2019s lesser-known destinations, resentment among residents is growing in cities such as Santiago de Compostela, Toledo, Logro\u00f1o and other destinations that received few visitors \u2013 until now.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tShorts\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tScroll to previous short<br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/inews-theme\/assets\/images\/chevron.svg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tScroll to next short<br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/inews-theme\/assets\/images\/chevron.svg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/inews-theme\/assets\/images\/chevron.svg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"469\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_303348819.jpg\" alt=\"The government is moving to relieve the cost of electricity bills. (Picture: Jacob King\/PA)\" class=\"wp-image-4618263\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>The government is moving to relieve the cost of electricity bills. (Picture: Jacob King\/PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--badge\">cost of living<\/p>\n<p>How energy bills may rise in January \u2013 what it means for your money<\/p>\n<p>The Iran war has driven gas prices in the UK and Europe to their highest level since the start of the Ukraine war, prompting concern that a further price rise for consumers is locked in for the new year.<\/p>\n<p>Forecasters are predicting that the energy price cap could rise in January to \u00a31,970 \u2013 a rise of about \u00a3250 on the limit in place from October.<\/p>\n<p>\nEverything you need to know\n<\/p>\n<p>The global supply of natural gas has been pegged back by the virtual elimination of Qatar, one of the world\u2019s biggest exporters, from the market by the war in the Persian Gulf. <\/p>\n<p>Consequently, wholesale prices have shot up as European buyers compete with Asia for the reduced number of Liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes.<\/p>\n<p>British consumers are unusually exposed to these fluctuations because gas costs are used as the benchmark for energy bills. The UK is still heavily reliant on gas for heating and electricity generation. <\/p>\n<p>\nIs increased government help for bill payers coming?\n<\/p>\n<p>Andy Burnham has made tangible help with the cost of living one of the keystones of his premiership. But the chaos on global energy markets is reducing his ability to come to consumers\u2019 aid.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"512\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_272392053.jpg\" alt=\"Live energy consumption and cost readings on household smart meter\" class=\"wp-image-4044609\" style=\"aspect-ratio:5\/4;object-fit:cover;width:204px\"  \/>Caption: Live energy consumption and cost readings on household smart meter<br \/>Photographer: MartinPrescott<br \/>Provider: Getty Images\/iStockphoto<br \/>Source: iStockphoto<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"711\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_305968978.jpg\" alt=\"Britain's incoming Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey (R) walks with Britain's Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Miatta Fahnbulleh (L) as they leave after a cabinet meeting in Downing Street in London on July 21, 2026, a day after Andy Burnham became Britain's new prime minister. Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham lost no time on July 20 in reshaping the cabinet he inherited from Keir Starmer, removing key figures and offering others new positions. (Photo by Peter Nicholls \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-4660579\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/10;object-fit:cover;width:195px\"  \/>Caption: Britain\u2019s incoming Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey (R) walks with Britain\u2019s Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Miatta Fahnbulleh (L) as they leave after a cabinet meeting in Downing Street in London on July 21, 2026, a day after Andy Burnham became Britain\u2019s new prime minister. Britain\u2019s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham lost no time on July 20 in reshaping the cabinet he inherited from Keir Starmer, removing key figures and offering others new positions. (Photo by Peter Nicholls \/ AFP via Getty Images)<br \/>Photographer: PETER NICHOLLS<br \/>Provider: AFP via Getty Images<br \/>Source: AFP<br \/>Copyright: AFP or licensors<\/p>\n<p>Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh has made it known that she is seeking new financial support for households in October\u2019s budget to try to soften the blow of a January price hike. Whether the Treasury will be able to find the funds to do so remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Kirk murder suspect faces death penalty<\/p>\n<p>A US judge has ruled that a 23-year-old Utah man charged with the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk can face the death penalty if convicted at trial.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"537\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_303675760.jpg\" alt=\"Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk. (Picture: Rick Egan\/Pool via Reuters)\" class=\"wp-image-4629204\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk. (Picture: Rick Egan\/Pool via Reuters)<\/p>\n<p>\nEverything you need to know\n<\/p>\n<p>Kirk, 31, had built a reputation as a rising star of the American right with his debating events advocating conservative positions, held at campuses across the US.<\/p>\n<p>The activist and father of two was shot by a rooftop sniper on 10 September, 2025, suffering a fatal neck wound.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors claim they have unassailable evidence that Tyler Robinson is the killer, including DNA allegedly tying him to the murder weapon and confessions he is claimed to have made to loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>\nHow defence lawyers sought to have death penalty taken off the table\n<\/p>\n<p>Robinson is facing a charge of aggravated murder, a capital offence in Utah which can carry the death penalty. Prosecutors argue that factors including allegedly firing into a crowd containing children warrant a capital trial.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"512\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_265521009_8fdbc3.jpg\" alt=\"FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., December 22, 2024. REUTERS\/Cheney Orr\/File Photo\" class=\"wp-image-3917891\" style=\"aspect-ratio:5\/4;object-fit:cover;width:204px\"  \/>Donald Trump shakes hands with Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, at Turning Point USA\u2019s AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., December 22, 2024.  REUTERS\/Cheney Orr\/File Photo<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_266422361.jpg\" alt=\"Tyler Robinson, the suspect in the fatal shooting of U.S. conservative commentator Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University, appears via video feed from jail as he makes his first appearance at Utah County Justice Court in Provo, Utah, U.S. September 16, 2025 in this screen capture from court video. Utah State Courts\/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS PICTURE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY. AN UNPROCESSED VERSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED\" class=\"wp-image-3925260\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/10;object-fit:cover;width:195px\"  \/>Caption: Tyler Robinson, the suspect in the fatal shooting of U.S. conservative commentator Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University, appears via video feed from jail as he makes his first appearance at Utah County Justice Court in Provo, Utah, U.S. September 16, 2025 in this screen capture from court video. Utah State Courts\/Handout via REUTERS    THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS PICTURE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY. AN UNPROCESSED VERSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED<br \/>Photographer: Utah State Courts<br \/>Provider: via REUTERS<br \/>Source: Handout<\/p>\n<p>But defence lawyers have attempted to sow doubt about the prosecution case, saying no bullets struck anyone other than Kirk and raising questions about the credentials of testifying experts. Robinson pleaded not guilty. <\/p>\n<p>Four charged with murder after baby fatally stabbed<\/p>\n<p>Two men and two women have been charged with murder after a baby girl was found stabbed to death at a house in Sheffield.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_310143118.jpg\" alt=\"Police continue to guard a house in Wincobank, Sheffield, following the death of a baby girl. \/\/ Seven people have been arrested as a murder probe continues into the death of a newborn baby. Officers were called to a property on Holywell Heights in Sheffield, South Yorks., at 5.58am yesterday (30\/08) following concerns for the safety of a baby girl. The property was searched and the tot was found - but could not be saved and was pronounced dead at the scene. South Yorkshire Police have made seven arrests in connection with the death and the house remains cordoned off this morning under police guard (31\/08). Photo released 31\/08\/2026\" class=\"wp-image-4745302\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: Police continue to guard a house in Wincobank, Sheffield, following the death of a baby girl. \/\/ Seven people have been arrested as a murder probe continues into the death of a newborn baby. Officers were called to a property on Holywell Heights in Sheffield, South Yorks., at 5.58am yesterday (30\/08) following concerns for the safety of a baby girl. The property was searched and the tot was found \u2013 but could not be saved and was pronounced dead at the scene. South Yorkshire Police have made seven arrests in connection with the death and the house remains cordoned off this morning under police guard (31\/08).<br \/>Photo released 31\/08\/2026<\/p>\n<p>Photographer: Iconic Media \/ SWNS<br \/>Provider: Iconic Media \/ SWNS<br \/>Source: Iconic Media \/ SWNS<\/p>\n<p>\nWhat you need to know\n<\/p>\n<p>Police were called to the home in the Wincobank area of Sheffield on Sunday morning after reports of concern for the safety of newborn girl.<\/p>\n<p>After a search of the property, officers found the body of the infant. A post-mortem examination  found the baby had died as a result of stab wounds.<\/p>\n<p>Andrea Skopova, 20, Peter Horvath, 19, Peter Horvath, 38, and Nina Horvathova, 37, were each charged with three offences, including murder, on Tuesday. They are due to appear in court.<\/p>\n<p>\nTeenager accused of related offence\n<\/p>\n<p>The Crown Prosecution Service said a 15-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had also been charged with an allegation of perverting the course of justice in connection with the incident. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"512\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_185493504.jpg\" alt=\"A GEOAmey secure prison van outside Sheffield Magistrates' Court, where Hassan Jhangur is appearing charged with the murder of father-of-two Chris Marriott, 46, who died after being hit by a car while trying to help a stranger in Sheffield. He is also charged with five counts of attempted murder. Picture date: Saturday December 30, 2023. PA Photo. Mr Marriott had gone to the aid of a woman he spotted lying unconscious in the street in Sheffield on Wednesday but was hit by a vehicle which ploughed into a crowd during a disturbance. See PA story COURTS Burngreave. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson\/PA Wire\" class=\"wp-image-2830352\" style=\"aspect-ratio:5\/4;object-fit:cover;width:204px\"  \/>Caption: A GEOAmey secure prison van outside Sheffield Magistrates\u2019 Court, where Hassan Jhangur appeared charged with the murder of father-of-two Chris Marriott, 46.   <\/p>\n<p>Credit: Danny Lawson\/PA Wire<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"711\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_310358177.jpg\" alt=\"Police continue to guard a house in Wincobank, Sheffield, following the death of a baby girl. \/\/ Seven people have been arrested as a murder probe continues into the death of a newborn baby. Officers were called to a property on Holywell Heights in Sheffield, South Yorks., at 5.58am yesterday (30\/08) following concerns for the safety of a baby girl. The property was searched and the tot was found - but could not be saved and was pronounced dead at the scene. South Yorkshire Police have made seven arrests in connection with the death and the house remains cordoned off this morning under police guard (31\/08). Photo released 31\/08\/2026\" class=\"wp-image-4745303\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/10;object-fit:cover;width:195px\"  \/>Caption: Police continue to guard a house in Wincobank, Sheffield, following the death of a baby girl. \/\/ Seven people have been arrested as a murder probe continues into the death of a newborn baby. Officers were called to a property on Holywell Heights in Sheffield, South Yorks., at 5.58am yesterday (30\/08) following concerns for the safety of a baby girl. The property was searched and the tot was found \u2013 but could not be saved and was pronounced dead at the scene. South Yorkshire Police have made seven arrests in connection with the death and the house remains cordoned off this morning under police guard (31\/08).<br \/>Photo released 31\/08\/2026<\/p>\n<p>Photographer: Iconic Media \/ SWNS<br \/>Provider: Iconic Media \/ SWNS<br \/>Source: Iconic Media \/ SWNS<\/p>\n<p>South Yorkshire Police said it was dealing with an \u201cintricate investigation\u201d. Commenting on the charges, Detective Chief Inspector Tom Woodward said: \u201cThis is a significant step in our investigation into the tragic circumstances that resulted in the death of this baby girl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--badge\">politics \u2013 exclusive<\/p>\n<p>How the triple lock could be replaced<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_257598674.jpg\" alt=\"3 different type of padlocks locked on a metallic chain on yellow background. Illustration of the concept of British triple lock state pension\" class=\"wp-image-4647831\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>The longer those in power blindly commit to the triple lock, the more likely it is that a future government will be forced to accelerate state pension age rises (Photo: Getty)<\/p>\n<p>The state pension triple lock, which pegs payments to the highest of three economic measures, \u201chas to stop\u201d and should be replaced by a link to average earnings, a leading economist has warned.<\/p>\n<p>\nWhat you need to know\n<\/p>\n<p>First introduced in 2015, the triple lock increases the state pension annually by whichever is the highest of inflation, wage increases or 2.5 per cent and will cost \u00a315.5bn per annum by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Johnson, the former head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies think-tank, warns that the policy will \u201ctake up the whole economy\u201d if left unreformed.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson is suggesting the state pension be set as a fraction of average full-time earnings, with 33 per cent considered to be \u201cabout right\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\nHow would an average earnings link work\n<\/p>\n<p>The new state pension currently sits at about 30 per cent of median full-time earnings (\u00a339,039). A target figure for the pension as a fraction of wages \u2013 say 33 per cent \u2013 could become the benchmark for all future payments.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"512\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_297238229_2b88ee.jpg\" alt=\"This is a photo of a woman clutching a pink piggy bank labelled pension. See PA Feature FINANCE Pension Pots. WARNING: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature FINANCE Pension Pots. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Alamy\/PA NOTE TO EDITORS: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature FINANCE Pension Pots\" class=\"wp-image-4475398\" style=\"aspect-ratio:5\/4;object-fit:cover;width:204px\"  \/>Caption: This is a photo of a woman clutching a pink piggy bank labelled pension. See PA Feature FINANCE Pension Pots. WARNING: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature FINANCE Pension Pots. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Alamy\/PA<\/p>\n<p>NOTE TO EDITORS: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature FINANCE Pension Pots<\/p>\n<p>Photographer: Alamy\/PA<br \/>Provider: Alamy\/PA<br \/>Source: PA<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_309462322.jpg\" alt=\"A retired senior man in his 70s reads information about receiving his pension. Focus on the leaflet with the man slightly defocused in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-4729746\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/10;object-fit:cover;width:195px\"  \/>The state pension rises by 5.8 per cent for every year it is deferred (Photo: Getty)<\/p>\n<p>The system, known as a \u201csmoothed earnings link\u201d, would allow the pension to go up in line with inflation when it rises faster than earnings. But in other years it would remain pegged to wages, saving \u00a3650m in 2029-30.<\/p>\n<p>Iran attacks US bases in the Middle East <\/p>\n<p>The Iranian regime launched attacks on US military assets in Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain and Iraq overnight fuelling concerns about a wider resumption of hostilities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_310308033.jpg\" alt=\"A screengrab from a video obtained from social media on September 1, 2026, shows a missile launch on the day U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said U.S. forces carried out strikes on Iranian military target. U.S. Central Command\/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. Verification: Reuters was not able to independently verify the location and the date when the video was taken, however they match official reports of U.S. strikes on Iran and no earlier versions of the video were found posted online before September 1.\" class=\"wp-image-4744692\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: A screengrab from a video obtained from social media on September 1, 2026, shows a missile launch on the day U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said U.S. forces carried out strikes on Iranian military target. U.S. Central Command\/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT.  Verification: Reuters was not able to independently verify the location and the date when the video was taken, however they match official reports of U.S. strikes on Iran and no earlier versions of the video were found posted online before September 1.<br \/>Photographer: U.S. Central Command<br \/>Provider: via REUTERS<br \/>Source: Handout<\/p>\n<p>\nEverything you need to know\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"155\" width=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_291422059.jpg\" alt=\"This image from video provided by U.S. Central Command shows U.S. Sailors and Marines aboard USS Tripoli (LHA 7) arriving in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 27, 2026. (U.S. Central Command via AP)\" class=\"wp-image-4325091\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;width:100px\"  \/>Caption: This image from video provided by U.S. Central Command shows U.S. Sailors and Marines aboard USS Tripoli (LHA 7) arriving in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 27, 2026. (U.S. Central Command via AP)<br \/>Provider: AP<br \/>Source: U.S. Central Command<\/p>\n<p>Iranian counter-strikes<\/p>\n<p>A US Marines training camp in Jordan was targeted. No deaths or injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Explosions in Iraq\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Tehran claimed it had struck US warehouses in Iraqi Kurdistan. In Kuwait, the military said it had responded to Iranian missile attacks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"155\" width=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_310138319.jpg\" alt=\"TEHRAN, IRAN - AUGUST 31: (??RESTRICTIONS: NO Access Israel Media\/Persian Language TV Stations Outside Iran\/Strictly No Access BBC Persian\/VOA Persian\/Manoto TV\/Iran International TV????) Pedestrians pass beneath a giant anti-US billboard displayed in Tehran as tensions between Iran and the United States continue, on August 31, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. The US military reportedly carried out an attack on Iran's Larak Island, while Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the strike caused deaths and injuries among military personnel and civilians. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami\/Anadolu via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-4741544\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;width:100px\"  \/>Pedestrians pass beneath an anti-US billboard displayed in Tehran as tensions between Iran and the United States continue (Photo: Fatemeh Bahrami\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"155\" width=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_310134057.jpg\" alt=\"Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 31, 2026. REUTERS\/Stringer\" class=\"wp-image-4741301\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;width:100px\"  \/>Caption: Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 31, 2026. REUTERS\/Stringer<br \/>Photographer: Stringer<br \/>Provider: REUTERS<br \/>Source: REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>US resumes attacks<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian assault follows American strikes in the Strait of Hormuz after a calm in hostilities. <\/p>\n<p>Alleged attack on wedding <\/p>\n<p>Tehran said it was responding to US strikes on its territory on Tuesday. The Iranian Red Crescent said five people, including a child, had been killed when shrapnel from an American missile hit a wedding celebration.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"675\" width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_310308050.jpg\" alt=\"A screengrab from a video obtained from social media on September 1, 2026, shows a view shortly before what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says was a U.S. strike on an Iranian military target. U.S. Central Command\/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. BLURRING FROM SOURCE Verification: Reuters was not able to independently verify the location and the date when the video was taken, however they match official reports of U.S. strikes on Iran and no earlier versions of the video were found posted online before September 1.\" class=\"wp-image-4744691\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: A screengrab from a video obtained from social media on September 1, 2026, shows a view shortly before what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says was a U.S. strike on an Iranian military target. U.S. Central Command\/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. BLURRING FROM SOURCE  Verification: Reuters was not able to independently verify the location and the date when the video was taken, however they match official reports of U.S. strikes on Iran and no earlier versions of the video were found posted online before September 1.<br \/>Photographer: U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND<br \/>Provider: via REUTERS<br \/>Source: Handout<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/world\/trump-gambled-everything-iran-weakest-player-4683401?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_307180890.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">Analysis<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">3 min read<\/p>\n<p>\nPentagon denies targeting civilians\n<\/p>\n<p>The latest exchange of fire between the US and Iran represents a distinct escalation in a conflict which had gone into a lull for several weeks. American strikes early on Monday have led to a series of tit-for-tat attacks. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"512\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_310139713.jpg\" alt=\"A woman walks past a wall mural of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along a street in downtown of Tehran on August 31, 2026. Iran attacked US military targets in the Middle East on August 31 in retaliation for American strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, the first exchange of fire for a month in a war that has engulfed the region. Six months into the conflict, the two sides remain at an impasse, with Iran keeping the strategic strait shut and Washington persisting with a naval counter-blockade of Iran. (Photo by ATTA KENARE \/ AFP via Getty Images) \/\" class=\"wp-image-4741230\" style=\"aspect-ratio:5\/4;object-fit:cover;width:204px\"  \/>Caption: A woman walks past a wall mural of Iran\u2019s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along a street in downtown of Tehran on August 31, 2026. Iran attacked US military targets in the Middle East on August 31 in retaliation for American strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, the first exchange of fire for a month in a war that has engulfed the region. Six months into the conflict, the two sides remain at an impasse, with Iran keeping the strategic strait shut and Washington persisting with a naval counter-blockade of Iran. (Photo by ATTA KENARE \/ AFP via Getty Images) \/<br \/>Photographer: ATTA KENARE<br \/>Provider: AFP via Getty Images<br \/>Source: AFP<br \/>Copyright: AFP or licensors<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"711\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_245446203.jpg\" alt=\"FILE PHOTO: Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 15, 2024. Majid Asgaripour\/WANA (West Asia press Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY\/\/File Photo\" class=\"wp-image-3632269\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/10;object-fit:cover;width:195px\"  \/>Caption: FILE PHOTO: Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 15, 2024. Majid Asgaripour\/WANA (West Asia press Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS \u2013 THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY\/\/File Photo<br \/>Photographer: Majid Asgaripour<br \/>Provider: via REUTERS<br \/>Source: Wana News Agency<\/p>\n<p>The US military said it was aware of reports that five people were killed and more than 50 injured in a missile strike in Sirik, which sits on the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian sources said the victims were attending a wedding celebration. But the Pentagon said it \u201cnever targets civilians, unlike the IRGC\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"675\" width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_310185650.jpg\" alt=\"President Donald Trump listens as a reporter asks a question in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)\" class=\"wp-image-4742912\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: President Donald Trump listens as a reporter asks a question in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)<br \/>Photographer: Jacquelyn Martin<br \/>Provider: AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin<br \/>Source: AP<br \/>Copyright: Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--badge\">analysis \u2013 world<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s military is at breaking point \u2013 he\u2019ll pay for it at the ballot box<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"92\" width=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Robert-Fox-inews-byline.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3542574\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\"  \/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--byline_name\">Robert Fox <\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--byline_job-title\">Defence expert and war correspondent<\/p>\n<p>The attack by US drones on Iran\u2019s Larak Island reveals that Donald Trump\u2019s mission control, like Houston and Apollo 13, has a major problem.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"675\" width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_245931142.jpg\" alt=\"Urine test and urinary analysis with dipstick. Used for diabetes, urinary Tracy infection, UTI, kidney disease, medical illness, pregnancy, cancer, sickness, drug test, poor health, and general check-up by a doctor general practitioner or health professional.\" class=\"wp-image-3617534\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: Urine test and urinary analysis with dipstick. Used for diabetes, urinary Tracy infection, UTI, kidney disease, medical illness, pregnancy, cancer, sickness, drug test, poor health, and general check-up by a doctor general practitioner or health professional.<br \/>Photographer: Christian Moro<br \/>Provider: Getty Images<br \/>Source: iStockphoto<br \/>Copyright: Physiology with Christian<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--badge\">health<\/p>\n<p>The test that can spot nine in 10 bladder cancers<\/p>\n<p>An at-home urine test being trialled by the NHS can detect 92 per cent of bladder cancer cases, potentially reducing the need for patients to face more urgent and invasive procedures.<\/p>\n<p>A study of 1,000 patients led by the University of Birmingham found a negative result in the simple test meant there was a more than 99 per cent chance that a patient did not have bladder cancer.<\/p>\n<p>\nEverything you need to know\n<\/p>\n<p>Around 11,000 cases of bladder cancer are diagnosed in the UK each year. It is more common in men and 60 per cent of cases are in those aged 75 and over.<\/p>\n<p>The new test looks for genetic material \u2013 caused by more than 450 DNA mutations \u2013 shed into the urine by bladder cancer.<\/p>\n<p>A wider trial will establish whether the test is sufficient to rule out further procedures for negative results \u2013 and can help identify patients at greater risk of disease.<\/p>\n<p>\nMore convenience for patients\n<\/p>\n<p>Researchers hope the test, developed with funding from Cancer Research UK, could reduce the number of patients needing cystoscopies \u2013 an invasive procedure which involves inserting a small camera into the bladder via the urethra.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"512\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shutterstock_680237827.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-310567\" style=\"aspect-ratio:5\/4;object-fit:cover;width:204px\"  \/>The common cold could be used to help cure bladder cancer according to a new study (Photo: Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_269082686.jpg\" alt=\"Man hold hand in front of private parts feeling discomfort and consult doctor. Venereal, testicular cancer. bladder problems, erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, prostate cancer\" class=\"wp-image-3959089\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/10;object-fit:cover;width:195px\"  \/>Anything that demystifies male bits gets my vote (Photo: Nuttawan Jayawan, Getty)<\/p>\n<p>Some 300,000 cystoscopies are carried out each year but there are lengthy waiting lists in some areas. By potentially ruling out cancer in tens of thousands of cases, it is hoped the new test could help doctors prioritise those in urgent need.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/inews-theme\/assets\/images\/chevron.svg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On a recent visit to Logro\u00f1o, in the northern region of La Rioja, signs hanging from houses near the city\u2019s famous cathedral read: \u201cWe live here. Neighbourhood yes, noise no.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iratxe Apeztegia, of Demanda Casco Antiguo, a residents\u2019 group, said: \u201cWhat keeps us up at night is the noise from the bars downstairs. It is a real persistent noise \u2013 one that seems to be getting worse. Yet it is ignored either [because of a] lack of resources or, quite simply, a lack of will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, there were more than 3,000 complaints of antisocial behaviour, 17.3 per cent more than in the previous year, according to Logro\u00f1o police figures.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"504\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_309792975.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4738219\"  \/>Anti-tourist protest signs in the city of Logro\u00f1o in the northern region of La Rioja (Photo: Graham Keeley)<\/p>\n<p>Over half \u2013 53 per cent \u2013 of offences were for urinating in the street or making noise at the weekend and most were carried out by visitors, police said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolitical figures sometimes claim that Logro\u00f1o has turned into the \u2018Magaluf of the north\u2019,\u201d said Francisco Iglesias, the Logro\u00f1o councillor responsible for interior affairs, at a council meeting in June.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will never be able to stop someone urinating in the street, nor can we prevent someone from acting recklessly and climbing onto a balcony, but that is not the norm in this city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>British holidaymakers who take the ferry to the coastal city of Santander often pass through La Rioja on their way to other parts of Spain. The region is becoming more popular among foreign tourists, with Americans and French the largest groups by nationality, tourist authorities said. Last year, 936,235 visitors came to La Rioja, 13 per cent more than in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the <a class=\"post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/inews-lifestyle\/travel\/walked-original-camino-challenge-short-blissfully-quiet-3992739?srsltid=AfmBOoqUAhMHDJ-iybUeKh6MJ7dH_U1j35HMniJHILrAgnpX1m_XqNL2&amp;ico=in-line_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Camino de Santiago<\/a>, the famous pilgrimage route that stretches across Spain and farther afield and which is walked by thousands from across the world every year, has for centuries been a chance for quiet contemplation.<\/p>\n<p>Not anymore, say residents of Santiago de Compostela, the Galician city where the pilgrimage routes lead, who claim it is increasingly falling <a class=\"post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/world\/tourists-spanish-city-face-backlash-2952834?srsltid=AfmBOoo4cLGBY49k8yr1VlNN1XAYQLncQygeRD92wKKV_5ULQ3XNTDOO&amp;ico=in-line_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">victim to the worst excesses of \u201ctouristification\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a protest staged in June, campaigners plastered the centre of the historic city with posters reading: \u201cRIP Santiago de Compostela\u201d, which lamented the death of the city because of tourism.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">El Camino de Santiago convertido en una vdespedida de soltero.<br \/>La turisficacion destruye todo lo que toca, sea sagrado o profano.<br \/>Luego dir\u00e9is que no entend\u00e9is porqu\u00e9 los vecinos\/as protestan contra el turismo espect\u00e1culo. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c1nHHHZ7oX\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/c1nHHHZ7oX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manel M\u00e1rquez \ud83c\udf49 (@manelmarquez) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/manelmarquez\/status\/2085972223915913557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last year, the number of British tourists visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/inews-lifestyle\/travel\/galicia-unsung-spanish-region-idyllic-islands-last-minute-holidays-cheaper-than-ibiza-2514869?srsltid=AfmBOorIIuoRTeqUjxhgfQKexiBm94MmvkHYva47dv4z8CiP55mBP8IN&amp;ico=in-line_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Galicia<\/a> rose 47.4 per cent with 108,246 visitors. Elsewhere in northern Spain in the Basque Country, the increase was 40.1 per cent with 182,876 holidaymakers, while Asturias was up 18.7 per cent, welcoming 35,106 Britons.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Historian Manel Marquez published a post on social media showing groups of tourists chanting, dancing and waving flags and sticks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Camino de Santiago turned into a bachelor\u2019s party. Touristification destroys everything it touches,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>About 4,000 pilgrims arrive every day in Santiago de Compostela at the end of the pilgrimage in peak season.<\/p>\n<p>By late August, 376,000 people had collected their certificates, which pilgrims earn by getting a Camino passport stamped along the route \u2013 a 6 per cent rise on the same period as last year.<\/p>\n<p>Residents say they are plagued by pilgrims blasting music, drinking, and bathing naked in the public fountains.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"343\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_309793117.jpg\" alt=\"spain graffiti\" class=\"wp-image-4738238\"  \/>Anti-gentrification graffiti in Santander (Photo: Graham Keeley)<\/p>\n<p>One resident told Spanish television in a recent report: \u201cThey think it is a theme park. We are all tourists in a way but we need a more sustainable form of tourism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sergio del Molino, an author, said that for places like Santiago de Compostela, anti-tourist feeling was ironic because the city depended to a large extent on its visitors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHatred of the tourist is the refrain of tourist spots, but in Santiago it becomes a paradox. Because the city only exists because of the Camino,\u201d he wrote in an article in the Spanish newspaper El Pa\u00eds.<\/p>\n<p>Castilla-La Mancha, a central region of Spain, is another increasingly popular draw for tourists. Many come to visit the windmills made famous by Miguel de Cervantes\u2019 masterpiece Don Quixote, the theatre festival in Almagro, and the natural parks. Its capital, Toledo, is known as the city of three cultures after the period of its history during which Catholics, Muslims and Jews lived alongside each other.<\/p>\n<p>A new law proposed by the regional government means that owners of tourist lets will not be able to advertise them on Airbnb and other digital platforms unless they are registered with the tourist authorities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_310363009.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient windmills are seen upper the village of Consuegra, Castilla La Mancha region, central Spain, on October 15, 2022. The windmills are famous since the 17th century, when Don Quixote, the famous novel of Cervantes, was first published and introduced the scene of Don Quixote fighting with the windmills. (Photo by Thomas COEX \/ AFP) (Photo by THOMAS COEX\/AFP via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-4745483\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5012115925172047;width:726px;height:auto\"  \/>Windmills in Consuegra, Castilla La Mancha, are a huge tourist draw (Photo: Thomas Coex\/AFP)<\/p>\n<p>Rental of individual rooms to holidaymakers will be banned so only entire apartments can be used for tourism to ensure locals don\u2019t have to live alongside tourist flats.<\/p>\n<p>Castilla-La Mancha is yet to rival destinations such as the coastal hotspots of Marbella, Malaga and Benidorm, the islands of Tenerife and Mallorca, or the city of Barcelona, which have all been <a class=\"post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/world\/angry-barcelona-residents-say-no-more-tourists-about-get-worse-4714160?ico=in-line_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shaken by anti-tourism protests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But the demand for tourist lets has risen by 257 per cent since 2018. And with heatwaves set to drive increasing numbers of tourists to Spain\u2019s north, locals expect that things will only get worse.<\/p>\n<p>Residents of Castilla-La Mancha, La Rioja and Santiago de Compostela fear their home cities could eventually suffer the same fate as those tourist destinations where protests have become the norm.<\/p>\n<p>But whether protests and restrictions will work to prevent them from succumbing to the curse of overtourism remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Protests over raucous tourists and crackdowns on holiday lets are spreading from Spain\u2019s Mediterranean coastal resorts to other&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79510,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[447,17,988],"class_list":["post-79509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-spain","tag-overtourism","tag-spain","tag-tourism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79509\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}