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Link between Mediterranean diet and improved cardiovascular health study finds

Nutrients and phytochemicals in the Mediterranean diet drastically improves cardiovascular health, according to a new study. The Food Research International study looked at elderly Mediterraneans and how certain microbial phenolic metabolites (MPM)

31 Jan, 2023 @ 16:30

Health·Lead·National News

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Worrying photo sums up Costa del Sol’s huge drug problem

The Costa del Sol is notorious for its drug activity, but perhaps no other photo sums it up better than this one. Dozens of petrol cans used to refuel narcotic boats transporting

31 Jan, 2023 @ 11:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

New food delivery rider rules start for Glovo and Uber Eats in Spain

Glovo Spain announces cuts to 6% of its team, 250 employees face chopping block

Food delivery giant Glovo announced layoffs which will affect 6% of its staff, with the majority of workers in the Barcelona headquarters impacted. The cuts come amid a huge €56.7 million fine

30 Jan, 2023 @ 19:00

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Catalunya·Lead·National News

Spain's top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits

740 kilos of cocaine seized from huge drug trafficking gang in Malaga

A high-profile member of the Dutch Mocro-Mafia is among nine people arrested for operating an international cocaine trafficking ring based out of Malaga. It comes as National Police seized 740 kilos of

30 Jan, 2023 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News·Premium

Online scammer sells non-existent cut price cars to people around Spain

Alleged terrorist in Girona searched online how to carry out stabbing attack day of arrest

An alleged radicalised jihadist arrested in Girona was searching online how to carry out mass stabbings just moments before police stormed his address. Police said the man – a Spanish national with

30 Jan, 2023 @ 13:30

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Premium

What caused inflation in Spain to rise above market forecast this month

Inflation rose to 5.8% across Spain in January, much above the market forecast. The preliminary figure was up from 5.7% in December 2022, a 13-month low, as fuel price hikes accelerated in

30 Jan, 2023 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Jet2 suspends flights and holidays from UK to Spain until late June due to 'uncertainty' over British government travel proposals

British airline Jet2.com announces new flight route to Malaga airport

British airline Jet2.com will expand its operations at Malaga airport after it announced a new flight route between the UK and the Costa del Sol. Starting this summer, the carrier will fly

29 Jan, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Malaga·National News·Travel News

Blockbuster Bollywood movie that filmed in Mallorca out in Spanish cinemas

A Bollywood blockbuster that was filmed largely in Mallorca is now out in Spanish cinemas. Pathaan, which starrs two icons of Indian cinema – Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone – was directed

28 Jan, 2023 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Premium

‘I’m desperate’: Pet owner’s whopping cash reward for return of missing cat

A pet owner desperate to find her beloved cat has offered a whopping 1000 euros for its return. But Alba didn’t end up stumping out the huge reward as she herself found

28 Jan, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead·National News

Hopeful sign rare seal that vanished from Mallorca waters 60 years ago could be back

A sea animal that vanished from off Mallorca 60 years ago could be back in the waters The DNA traces of an extremely endangered seal have been discovered in the Balearics. Technicians

28 Jan, 2023 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Deranged caretaker violently shook, stuffed rags over woman’s face in shocking case of elder abuse

A deranged caretaker has been caught on a secret camera violently shaking and suffocating an elderly handicapped woman. National Police officers arrested the suspect in Velez-Malaga this week after a video camera

27 Jan, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

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‘Unthinkable’: Ronda residents protest CEPSA plan for giant solar farm in Serrania de Ronda

Dozens of concerned Ronda residents made the journey to central Malaga to protest CEPSA’s plans for a massive solar farm in the Serrania de Ronda. The green campaigners united outside Hotel NH

27 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

Environment·Lead·National News·Premium

Energy Giant Cepsa To Transform 3,000 Petrol Stations In Spain Under €8 Billion 'green Plan'

Green campaigners to protest against CEPSA solar project in central Malaga

Green campaigners will protest in central Malaga as oil giant CEPSA rolls ahead with its massive solar panel project for the Ronda area. CEPSA is planning a giant solar panel farm in

27 Jan, 2023 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Author’ of tweet that predicted horror Algeciras machete attack comes forward

A man claiming to be the ‘author’ of a shock tweet that predicted a fatal machete attack in Algeciras in southern Spain hours before it actually happened has come forward. Earlier on

26 Jan, 2023 @ 16:37

Cadiz·Lead·Must Read·National News

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Twitter hate page predicted horror machete attack in Algeciras with mystery tweet

Security forces are investigating an Algeciras hate page on Twitter after it shockingly published a tweet which pre-empted the horrific machete attack that occurred in the city just 24 hours later. The

26 Jan, 2023 @ 15:00

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Man who threatened to blow up Spanish PP party headquarters in Palma sentenced

A man who threatened to blow up the conservative Partido Popular political party headquarters in Palma has been sentenced.The 23-year-old pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the false bomb scare and must pay

26 Jan, 2023 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Premium

Man arrested after shocking act in front of schoolchildren in Mallorca

Police have arrested a man after he allegedly wandered out onto a busy street in Mallorca, dropped his pants and exposed his private parts in front of dozens of schoolchildren. Police received

26 Jan, 2023 @ 10:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Mallorca Snow Major Puig Alberto Darder Rosell

Party islands turn white as largest snowfall in five years hits Mallorca, Ibiza

Mallorca has been hit by its largest dumping of snow in more than five years as a freezing polar front sweeps over Spain. About 7cm of the white stuff settled in Fornalutx

25 Jan, 2023 @ 18:30

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Weather

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Massive truck tips on A-7 motorway towards Marbella causing traffic chaos

A massive truck tipped on the A-7 motorway just before Marbella on Tuesday night sparking long traffic queues. The concrete pump truck tipped in slippery conditions at Cabopino on the A7 highway

25 Jan, 2023 @ 12:45

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‘I was horrified’: Man’s desperate attempt to rescue neglected dog near Marbella

Dog-lover Adi Jain needed to stop and help as soon as he heard the desperate yelps of a dog trapped in a mangled metal fence in his small town of Monda. The

24 Jan, 2023 @ 12:00

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Woman ordered to pay back dead brother's pension that she claimed for 24 years in Spain's Valencia region

Experienced expat accountant: How to navigate Spanish pensions, social security

By Peter Sanderson At the end of last year the Spanish government announced that the 2023 contributory pensions would be increased by 8.1%. This larger than normal annual increase was as a

23 Jan, 2023 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Former Hells Angels bikie gang leader Frank Hanebuth to face trial in Spain

The former leader of a notorious bikie gang is set to face trial in Spain. German national Frank Hanebuth is being tried alongside 46 alleged international collaborators for running a chapter of

23 Jan, 2023 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Premium

Global study finds 91% of Spanish respondents feel confident, happy about their health

More than 90% of Spanish people feel healthy, according to a new global survey. The international poll of 8000 respondents from Spain, Australia, Brazil, Germany, New Zealand, South Korea, the UK and

23 Jan, 2023 @ 14:15

Health·Lead·National News

Benalmadena Beach. Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

Financial incentives offered to landlords to help people searching for long-term rentals

Benalmadena council has launched a financial aid package to help promote long-term residential rentals, instead of short term options for tourists. It comes amid a chronic shortage of long-term rentals in the

22 Jan, 2023 @ 20:30

Lead·National News·Property

Andalucia to have its own satellite launched into space

Andalucia will launch its own nano-satellite into space this year in a bid to gather more data about sustainability and agriculture. The Junta of Andalucia will launch the nano-satellite, weighing less than

22 Jan, 2023 @ 18:30

Andalucia·Lead

Mega yacht that has two helicopters, submarine set to sail into Malaga port

An astronaut from NASA will make an appearance in Malaga as an important maritime luxury sails into the port in June. The Andalucian port city will host the christening of the luxury

21 Jan, 2023 @ 19:15

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