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UB40’s Brian Travers to host exclusive art exhibition of own works in Marbella
UB40's Brian Travers is set to host an exclusive exhibition of his own art work in Marbella next week.
The musical legend will be presenting his best works at the Siroko Beach on September 26...
British family’s dream holiday to Spain ruined after Ryanair grounded flight just minutes before...
A BRITISH family had their dream holiday to Spain ruined after Ryanair grounded their flight just minutes before take-off.
Simon Roffee was celebrating his 30th birthday with his wife Kellie, 35, and children Casey, 15,...
WATCH: ‘Michael Douglas’ pulled over and grilled by Spanish cops in new Porsche
IS this is the moment superstar Michael Douglas was pulled over and grilled by police in Spain over a 'dodgy' number plate?
The clip apparently shows the Hollywood actor being pulled over by two motorbike cops...
Night time wine picking phenomenon in Jerez
Over 30% of all the grapes picked in Jerez’s wine harvest are being picked at night to avoid the worse of the seasonal heat.
DETECTIVE PERRO: Spanish dog can sniff out lung cancer with amazing accuracy
A Spanish Labrador has been trained to sniff out lung cancer with a 95% success rate.
Spanish officials ‘delayed’ British aid trucks destined for Hurricane hit Caribbean at Gibraltar border
SPANISH officials delayed trucks of British aid that was bound for the hurricane hit Caribbean at the Gibraltar border.
According to The Sun, five truckloads of disaster relief from the Department for International Development were held...
Ryanair urges Spain to ‘diversify’ tourism in face of sweeping anti-tourist backlash
Barcelona, San Sebastian and Mallorca saw the worst of the backlash, just months after the country reported a record 75.6 million tourists for 2016
Bride said to have run off with stag and hen-do funds of friends and...
Lover alleged to have swiped more than €20,000 from pals
More than 700 mayors probed for helping plan Catalonia referendum
SPAIN'S state prosecutor has ordered a criminal probe of 712 Catalan mayors who backed the upcoming independence referendum.
All 712 have been summoned to court as official suspects while the prosecutor called for their arrest...
Mallorca’s British expat community backs Debbie Cameron and Laura Joyce over alleged sickness scam...
Locals express 'shock' following mother and daughter's arrests
Things get ‘late and loud’ in Mallorca, but it’s best if you just roll...
The rhythms of Mallorca find favour with OP columnist
EXCLUSIVE: British expats arrested in massive drug swoop in Spanish resort worked for local...
THE majority of British expats arrested in a massive drugs swoop in Magaluf worked as ‘on street PRs’ for local clubs and at a hairdressing salon.
The 10 Brits (eight pictured below) - including four...
Almost 20% of Spain’s economy is illegal ‘black money’, new survey shows
Spain's submerged black economy is third highest in industrialised world
Patiently beckoning the end of the summer season
As I get older and wiser (and that's an oxymoron in itself) that I no longer look forward to the annual influx of party hungry tourists that I did as a younger and much, much wilder twentysomething, writes Giles Brown
The original Brits abroad: Some of the most famous expats in Andalucia
As anti-tourism protests sweep across Spain, it’s time to remember the truly great things British visitors have done for the country
Spanish picture of boyfriend checking another woman goes viral
A POPULAR ‘distracted boyfriend’ photo gone viral was shot in Spain, it has been revealed.
In the widely shared pic, a young woman walks down the street as a couple pass by in the opposite...
Spain sees more UK expats than the UK sees Spanish
DATA from the Office for National Statistics show that Spain sees over three times more British expats than the U.K. sees Spanish expats.
The research was conducted to collect information ahead of Brexit negotiations....
Minor helps two men tie up and rape 52-year-old British expat in southern Spain
THREE men have been arrested after a British expat was beaten, tied up and raped during a shocking attempted robbery in southern Spain.
The 52-year-old woman, from Hampshire, was dragged from a swimming pool area...
The latest on Spain’s planned airport strikes
SPAIN'S airport unions have decided to postpone the 25 one-day strikes they programmed for September 15 and onwards.
The unions had asked for an 8% pay rise, as well as the hiring of around 700...
Almost 20% of Spain’s economy operates ‘in the shadows’, new research shows
JUST under 20% of Spain’s economy operates ‘in the shadows’.
In a new chart based on research by Germany’s Institute for Applied Economic Research (IAW), southern European countries dominate the list of selected industrialized...
Young girl ‘sexually assaulted and thrown off balcony’ in Marbella, 32-year-old man arrested
A 32-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for allegedly throwing a young girl off a balcony in Marbella.
She is thought to have been pushed over while defending herself from a sexual assault.
The girl, who suffered...
British expat who returned to UK from Spain found HOMELESS and starving after council...
A BRITISH expat who returned to the UK has been found starving and sleeping rough after his local council refused to house him.
David Sutcliffe, 82, has been forced to live on the streets after...
Row brewing over night flights from Palma de Mallorca airport
Airline leaders hit back after politicians lodge complaint to Madrid
DRIVING STEREOTYPES: Do you fit the British or Spanish driving stereotype?
BRITS spend most of their time in the car thanking other drivers and are more likely to play a game of ‘I spy’ than any other nation.
Drivers and passengers in the UK, Germany, France,...
RAIN IN SPAIN: ‘Cold drop’ to bring showers across the country, AEMET warns
SPAIN'S weather agency AEMET is warning of the possibility heavy rainfall in Malaga and across Spain from next week.
Aemet issued a national warning of the possibility of 'showers and strong storms in large areas...
