Gibraltar Chief Minister Picardo meets outgoing UK Prime Minister Theresa May to discuss Iran crisis and Brexit British Royal Marines commandeered Iran's vessel off the Rock earlier this month on suspicion of violating sanctions against Syria 17 Jul, 2019 @ 19:35 Gibraltar·Lead·London·Politics
Blood-soaked man arrested after allegedly stabbing dad to death before taking bus to hotel on Spain’s Costa del Sol Uniformed and plainclothes officers arrested the man, before transferring him to a health centre, where he remained under police supervision 17 Jul, 2019 @ 19:08 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Open date REVEALED for ‘deliberately torched’ Marbella chiringuito originally opened by Eva Longoria Dramatic footage showed the beach club, which is popular with expats, erupt into flames in February, with black smoke billowing for miles 17 Jul, 2019 @ 17:28 Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Travel News
REVEALED: 10 new UK to Spain flights run by airline Alba Star announced The new flights, which are the first from the UK airport in seven years will arrive just in time for the school holidays 17 Jul, 2019 @ 13:40 Lead·Mallorca·Travel News
Rick Astley joins Enrique Iglesias, Take That, Mel C and Liam Gallagher at Gibraltar Calling festival THIS SUMMER After signing with Stock Aitken Waterman in 1985, Astley retired in 1993, having sold 40 million records worldwide 17 Jul, 2019 @ 13:00 Celebrity·Gibraltar·Lead
Woman held on suspicion of bludgeoning her sleeping dad to death and knifing mum in back on Spain’s Costa del Sol The woman fled the scene and was found on a Malaga industrial estate in a state of shock by a relative shortly after 17 Jul, 2019 @ 11:55 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
American football star caught jumping over bulls at Spain’s San Fermin as veterans SLAM festival as ‘TOO SAFE’ This year’s week-long San Fermin festival in Pamplona, has actually been criticised for ‘not being dangerous enough’ 16 Jul, 2019 @ 11:30 La Cultura·Lead
Young woman arrested after ‘stabbing man in face with fork’ in Gibraltar’s Ocean Village She was charged with wounding, and spent the night in a cell, before her appearance in Magistrates’ Court this morning 16 Jul, 2019 @ 11:02 Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead
Spanish man arrested over rape of British teenage girl in park in Spain The pair are reported to have met during a night out in the city 15 Jul, 2019 @ 08:53 Crime & Law·Lead
Rock climber drowns in front of daughter after 30-metre plunge into sea near Spain’s Costa del Sol After the incident, at 1:30pm on Sunday, a jet ski from the Andalucia Health Service, took FCB to Maro Beach 15 Jul, 2019 @ 08:16 Lead·Malaga
Iconic castle on Spain’s Costa del Sol is FINALLY being repaired The adjoining 11th century Alcazaba is also set for some summer TLC, but palatial fortification will not begin being repaired until August 14 Jul, 2019 @ 09:14 Lead·Malaga·Property
WATCH: Spanish school teacher’s vile RACIST rant at black British men on Spain train, calling them ‘monkeys’ and ‘f**king Africans’ The men also speak Spanish to the woman, but she says that she, ‘doesn't understand anything’ 13 Jul, 2019 @ 10:03 Crime & Law·Lead
Environmental group names and shames 19 Costa del Sol beaches as among worst in Spain The Balearic Islands was the region with the highest proportion of blag flag beaches, at 78.9% 13 Jul, 2019 @ 09:01 Environment·Lead·Malaga
Spain’s Government SEIZES former dictator General Franco’s €5 million summer palace over its ‘fraudulent’ sale It comes as Pedro Sanchez’s PSOE administration has pushed on with a plan to exhume the remains of the Fascist dictator 12 Jul, 2019 @ 13:22 Crime & Law·Lead·National News
Jennifer Lopez to perform on Spain’s Costa del Sol for her 50th birthday Having sold in excess of 80 million records worldwide, Lopez, whose parents are Puerto Rican, is regarded as the most influential Latin artist in the 12 Jul, 2019 @ 12:39 Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead·Malaga
Marbella mayor invites Barack Obama back to Costa del Sol to play golf The invite to Obama comes amid a 30% increase of American tourists to Marbella during the last year 12 Jul, 2019 @ 11:36 Celebrity·Lead·Malaga
TRAVEL CHAOS: London Gatwick IT meltdown sees 12 flights cancelled as Spain passenger ‘trapped’ beyond gate A spokesperson blamed the new cancellations on planes being in the wrong place following Wednesday’s disruption 11 Jul, 2019 @ 12:29 Lead·London·National News·Travel News
REVEALED: Marbella Senior Masters lineup sees tennis legends set to battle it out on Costa del Sol THIS SUMMER The tournament has been dubbed a ‘tennis show’ by Joaquin Rios, from the organising company Tennium 11 Jul, 2019 @ 10:31 Lead·Malaga·Sport
Police probe in Spain’s Andalucia after ILLEGAL zoo with turtles, ostriches and porcupines BUSTED It comes after cops found fake permits for at least 14 animals at facilities in Villafranca de los Barros in February 11 Jul, 2019 @ 10:12 Crime & Law·Lead·Nature
Around 500 Renfe train staff to strike on Spain’s Costa del Sol NEXT WEEK over pay conditions One source of anger for Renfe employees has been that an agreed 0.5% wage increase has been omitted from new contracts 10 Jul, 2019 @ 13:05 Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga
Children’s SPF 50+ sun cream revealed as ONLY factor 15 but Spain’s Ministry of Health says it’s ‘not a risk’ It comes after the OCU conducted a comparative study of 17 different SPF 50+ children’s sun creams in May 10 Jul, 2019 @ 12:14 Health·Lead·National News
‘HARD TO LOSE HIM’: Marbella firefighters pay for funeral of paralysed boy with brain cancer who they carried home every day After Benjamin’s diagnosis, he still attended school, and the servicemen were there to take him down at 10am and returned at 2pm to get him 10 Jul, 2019 @ 11:35 Lead·Malaga
Hull City play Leyton Orient on Costa del Sol TONIGHT and entry is ONLY €3! New head coach of the Yorkshire side, former Doncaster boss Grant McCann, will face a tough task, as he has a depleted squad to pick 9 Jul, 2019 @ 16:12 Football·Lead·Malaga·Sport
These are the 1,400 NEW car parking spaces coming to Spain’s Costa del Sol Those in Marbella are mostly underground, and firms have until July 30 to bid for the contracts 9 Jul, 2019 @ 12:47 Lead·Malaga
Marbella’s Puerto Banus now most expensive port in Europe after HUGE 20% hike in mooring costs It comes after business owners accused Puerto Banus of forcing them to accept rent increases of up to 700% 9 Jul, 2019 @ 11:42 Lead·Malaga
IN VIDEOS: Driver dead after torrential rain floods Spain, as cars submerged and ’emergency plan’ launched Dramatic footage shows streets turned into rivers as cars are fully submerged by rising waters 9 Jul, 2019 @ 10:40 Environment·Lead·National News