Semana Santa off to a wet start in Spain: Storm Olivier brings yellow alerts to Malaga and Cadiz – and soaks the famous Easter processions
STORM Olivier has thrown early Easter processions across southern Spain into chaos, as rain and thunderstorms sweep through the region during the opening weekend of
Police kept busy with two big drug busts in Spain’s Sevilla
ELEVEN people have been arrested and two others investigated in two anti-drug operations carried out by the Policia Nacional in Sevilla. The first was in
Spain trialling new AI-driven 150kmh ‘dynamic speed limit’ that adapts to road conditions – amid huge crackdown on speeding
SPAIN has begun testing dynamic speed limits of up to 150 km/h on motorways, as a campaign against speeding has commenced all over the country.The
WATCH: Fancy a free fridge? Bizarre rescue operation continues after dozens of units fall into the sea off the coast of Spain
A SURREAL clean-up operation is underway off the southern coast of Spain. Dozens of white refrigerators and several cargo containers have been spotted floating in
Think airport baggage handlers toss your suitcase around? TikToker’s video might surprise you
MANY people think that baggage handlers just throw suitcases around at the airport. But a recent video posted on TikTok shows how baggage is actually
Spain keeps using the ‘wrong’ British flag: ‘Iceland-hybrid’ Union Jack has been rolled out for UK officials three times
FOR the third time since 2021, an ‘Iceland-hybrid’ Union Jack has been rolled out for UK Officials. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Madrid displayed
Trump demands Spain and NATO spend 5% of GDP on defence one day after instigating a global trade war
THE United States has demanded that Spain and all NATO members commit to a ‘realistic path’ towards spending 5% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Spanish and EU citizens visiting the UK now need this €12 document in major travel shake up
SPANISH citizens intending to visit the UK must now get a new digital permission starting from Wednesday, 2 April. A tourist visit (that is, a
Spanish mayor slams Costa del Sol toll road which rakes in €30m a year while offering ‘no discounts for drivers’
THE Costa del Sol toll road has been slammed for raking in the cash while offering no discounts to the drivers who use it every
Internet bill changes afoot? Spain’s largest mobile operator MasOrange eyeing €20bn stock market listing
SPAIN’S largest mobile phone operator MasOrange is preparing for a potential stock market debut that could affect phone and internet bills across the country. The
Early morning counter-terrorism raid in Barcelona: ‘Several arrests’ of Hezbollah-linked cell in heart of the city
AN anti-terrorist operation in Barcelona’s Eixample district was launched on Tuesday morning. The Guardia Civil was targeting members of a Hezbollah-linked organisation occupying an apartment
‘My Airpods were stolen by a worker at Malaga airport – now I track my thief’s life and daily movements through Find My iPhone but I’m helpless to catch them’
A BRITISH tourist whose carry-on bag was stolen at Malaga airport has spent over a week tracking the thief’s daily movements through her Airpods. Lauren
UPDATE: Five killed, four seriously injured at Spanish mine
AN explosion that killed five and seriously injured four people at the Cerredo mine in northern Spain may have been caused by a firedamp explosion.
Health alert: After March’s storms come the swarms of mosquitoes to Spain’s Andalucia earlier than usual
ANDALUCIA is on high alert for a potential mosquito invasion following an unusually wet March that has created perfect breeding conditions for the disease-carrying insects.
Enjoy the sunshine while you can: Storms, cold snap and blood rain set to return to Spain this week
THE welcome sunny weekend in Spain will soon give way to another round of storms rolling in from the Atlantic this week. The first few
Marbella: the cradle of human art?
A NEW discovery in Marbella may reshape our understanding of human communication. Archaeologists digging at the the Coto Correa archaeological site the Las Chapas neighbourhood
Early forecasts predict Easter will be ‘slightly more rainy than usual’ across Spain’s Andalucia – including the Costa del Sol
THOSE gearing up for Semana Santa in Andalucia should brace themselves for another bout of potentially wet weather, according to early forecasts. The online weather
Henry Cavill goes shopping for COWS in Spain before taking in the sights
HENRY Cavill has caused quite the commotion in Spain after being spotted shopping for cows. The Superman star touched down in Alvedro Airport in A
BBC pulls plug on British expats in Spain listening to most of its radio stations
BRITISH expats in Spain- and the rest of world- who enjoy listening to BBC radio stations and programmes via the corporation’s Sounds app are about
Quirónsalud Marbella Introduces Advanced Corneal Transplant Technique
Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital has become one of the few medical centres in Spain to perform Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK), the most advanced form of
Feasibility study contract for Spain’s Costa del Sol train set to be awarded: Project will take 18 months to decide if it can be built
THE contract for the proposed Costa del Sol train feasibility study is set to be handed to a joint venture firm after it received the
Oldest ever western human face found in Spain
THE ‘Sima del Elefante’ (‘Chasm of the Elephant’) is a chain of underground caves in a limestone outcrop near Atapuerca, a village a few miles
Drug smuggling returns to Spain’s Costa del Sol: Seven narcos arrested unloading cocaine onto a Manilva beach
A BAND of drug traffickers were surprised by police as they unloaded their wares on a beach in the heart of one of the Costa