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Cigarette and tobacco prices could soon surge in Spain: Government hopes measure will reduce the number of smokers

THE Spanish health ministry are considering imposing a new levy on cigarettes and tobacco in an attempt to reduce the number of smokers nationwide. The...

Love fish? This restaurant in Malaga has one of the best seafood dishes in Spain after winning a national...

FUENGIROLA-BORN chef Juanjo Carmona has won a top national prize for creating the best seafood dish in Spain. Carmona is the man behind the Cavala...

‘Lost in time’: The smallest town in Spain’s Andalucia where 53 residents live ‘in paradise’ despite ‘no internet’, pharmacy...

BENITAGLA in Andalucia offers a very different pace of life compared to most towns and cities, probably due to the fact it has a...

Gay mayor in southern Spain is forbidden from becoming a town crier ‘because he is married to a man’

THE gay mayor of a small Cordoba province town claims he's been stopped from being the town crier for a local religious brotherhood because...

Drought latest in Spain: Andalucia approves €217m plan – these are the measures being prepared

THE Junta have announced a new package of anti-drought measures worth €217m, as fears of looming water restrictions continue to mount. The region’s Minister for...

Sahara dust and an anticyclone: The latest weather forecast for southern Spain this week with temperatures remaining higher than...

DUST from the Sahara Desert is set to hit southern Spain this week as temperatures continue to remain unseasonably high. Hazy conditions - known as...

Search for two young men who vanished whilst fishing off Spain’s Marbella is called off

THE desperate search for two young men who disappeared whilst fishing off the coast of the Costa del Sol has been called off after...

Crackdown on Airbnbs in Spain: Andalucia introduces more red tape for homeowners wishing to rent to tourists

THE Andalucia government will approve a new law on tourist housing this Monday which gives added powers to municipalities to 'establish limitations regarding the...

Boy, 15, dies following horror car crash caused by fog in central Spain: Family is almost wiped out after...

A 15-YEAR old boy has been confirmed as the latest casualty of a horror car crash that took place in Ciudad Real last Wednesday,...

I visited Spain’s Sevilla for the first time and was blown away by its architecture and food – and...

FOR many years, my understanding of Sevilla, widely renowned as the jewel in Andalucia’s crown, was shaped by unusual means. Studying Spanish at sixth form,...

Spain narrowly avoids its worst terror attack in YEARS: How Jihadist, 17, successfully built a ‘mother of Satan’ bomb and planned to...

THE Policia Nacional say they have thwarted what could have been the biggest terrorist attack in Spain 'for years' with the arrest of a...

EXCLUSIVE: Remembering Spain’s horror drought of 1995: How the streets of the Costa del Sol ‘stank of sewage’ and...

WITH Andalucia currently in the midst of its longest drought in over 50 years, local authorities and residents are growing increasingly concerned about dwindling...

Spain will see highs of 28C this week as a powerful anticyclone brings record temperatures – in concerning news...

SPAIN is forecast to experience record January temperatures as a powerful anticyclone brings unseasonably warm weather to the peninsula. According to AEMET, the Spanish meteorological...

This traditional town in inland Andalucia has the most bars per capita in Spain: Locals ‘live to eat and...

DISCOVER the Andalucian town with the ‘most bars per capita’ in all of Spain where locals ‘live to eat and drink’.  The mayor of a...

’Summer January’ warning: Highs of 23C in Spain’s drought-hit Andalucia next week as an anticyclone blows in from the...

WEATHER experts have warned of a ‘January Summer’ with drier and hotter-than-usual conditions returning to Andalucia from this weekend.  Official meteorological service AEMET warned today...

How a Polish gang ‘flew into Spain to rob homes in British expat hotspots before returning home with their...

A POLISH gang that specially flew to Spain to carry out home robberies has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. After two men were detained...

Drought latest: The biggest cities in Spain’s Andalucia will bring in water cuts within weeks ‘unless there is rain...

ANDALUCIA president Juanma Moreno announced in a press conference Thursday that the region’s largest cities will face water cuts in the coming weeks —...

Visiting Malaga? These are the 8 best hotels on the Costa del Sol- according to the Michelin Guide

THE Michelin Guide has begun evaluating hotels and these are the best 8 in Malaga province.  The culinary guide has recently expanded into the hotel...

Bomb squad is called to popular beach in southern Spain after tourists finds unexploded missile

AN unexploded missile was successfully detonated by Cadiz’s bomb squad after a tourist found the explosive on a local beach. A rusting, old 105mm calibre...

Boy genius from Spain’s Andalucia lands a place at Britain’s prestigious Oxford University at just 15 years old

A CHILD genius from Andalucia is set to begin a degree at the prestigious Oxford University at just 15 years old. Miguel Donaire Arcas-Sariot, a...

Missing: Desperate search for two men who vanished while fishing in the sea off Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE Spanish maritime rescue service are searching for two young men, aged 26 and 31 respectively, who disappeared off the coast of Marbella this...

WATCH: Outrage as councillor is accused of rigging a local lottery in Spain’s Andalucia after pulling the name of...

A CHRISTMAS lottery in Andalucia has been thrown into disrepute after eagle-eyed onlookers suspected a local councillor of rigging its outcome. Jose Luis Madueño, a...

EXPLAINED: How to register to vote in UK general elections as a British expat in Spain – and which...

FOLLOWING the removal of the arbitrary 15-year limit, British citizens living abroad are now eligible to vote in UK general elections and referendums regardless...

Quad bike user accused of exposing himself to passersby on Spain’s Costa del Sol is vindicated: Woman ‘made a...

A QUAD biker has been vindicated after allegations that he exposed himself to passersby were revealed to be ‘false’ and motivated by a neighbour...

Julio Iglesias is ‘almost arrested’ at the airport: Spain’s ‘King of Latin’, 80, is quizzed over the bizarre contents...

SPANISH superstar Julio Iglesias was ‘almost arrested’ last week after falling foul of the Dominican Republic’s stringent import rules. The ‘King of Latin’, now 80,...

Budget airline launches a mega-sale with flights from Spain starting at just €10 – but you’ll have to be...

BARGAIN-LOVING expats can find cheap flights to the UK for under €10 after a Spanish low-cost airline launched a new January sale. From today until...

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