Spain’s white elephants in the room
Rund Abdelfatah looks at the overzealous spending and ill-chosen investments of the boom years that have left Spain on the brink of collapse
Have a stomping good time in Sotogrande
Polo tournaments attract plenty of well-healed, colourful characters, particularly at the Gold Cup at Santa Maria club in August
Foodie heaven: Spain voted into world’s top five food destinations
Survey by Hotels.com finds the way to a holidaymaker’s heart is through the stomach with Spain one of the top five destinations for food…
Olympic size debt
Introducing a new monthly currency column, Keith Spitalnick looks at the inconsistencies in financial reporting and whether the Olympics are really worth their weight in gold…
British schoolgirl faces sunglasses horror during holiday in Spain
Laura Musson was left with a severely swollen face after suffering an allergic reaction to cheap sunglasses
Al Gore prepares to visit Gibraltar
The former US vice president will deliver a speech at a major environmental forum
Taking a walk on the wild side through the Sierra Nevada
Wendy Williams spends a few days walking from the fabulous mountain hotel Alcazaba in the heart of the Alpujarras
New royal decree targets Spanish university students
Anyone on scholarship must pass at least half their subjects or else pay the grant back in full
Pioneering surgery in Granada helps boy walk again
Surgeons reattached the boy's feet after he lost them in a road accident
Keeping the heart healthy with Andalucian seafood
The Olive Press' guide to seafood and its benefits
‘The Body’ in Ibiza
Elle Macpherson flaunts her incredible figure on a Spanish holiday
Spain turns tomatoes into blueberries
Fruit companies' form partnership to make sector more valuable
British teen wins cycling contest in the Sierra Nevada
Lloyd Thornton came in a full 10 seconds ahead of his competitors
Wheely good fun in Spain
Tristan Cano has a fun day out on Andalucia’s best known Via Verde cycle and walking route near Olvera
Top tips for a spectacular Spanish garden
Garden La Palma's Peter Langdale gives his top tips for August
Maximilian Bartie
Our resident columnist, formerly of Royal Tunbridge Wells, puts the world to rights
Couch potatoes found to have bigger waistlines
A report has shown the link between a child's health and their TV intake
Whooping cough on the rise
There has been a tenfold increase in the number of cases this year compared to 2010
Wonderful green retreats in Spain
Jon Clarke looks at places to stay in Andalucia where the environment is conserved, not abused
New pill for Alzheimer’s available in Spain
Betrinac has successfully been shown to treat those with memory problems
Diving into Gibraltar’s past
James Bryce comes face-to-face with Gibraltar’s sea-faring past - and some cross-dressing snails - while diving in the waters around the Rock
Andalucian universities on point of collapse, warn rectors
University rectors warn their funds are running out
‘Bone-breakers’ are back in Spain
The bearded vultures were once on the verge of extinction
Eldorado was ‘huge disaster’ that humiliated BBC
With talk of a comeback, we consider why the 'sunshine soap' went so wrong in the first place
Pest control tips for a Spanish summer
Sue Rodgers looks at how to deal with pests the natural way
Andalucia: a region full of excitement
Rund Abdelfatah offers ten suggestions of what to do with the kids this summer
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Spanish chef Dani Garcia to close Marbella restaurant after receiving third Michelin Star last month
The chef announced the news just 22 days after receiving a third Michelin Star
