How the brown bear has been brought back from the brink of extinction to thrive in Spain’s Pyrenees
JUST three decades ago brown bears were on the brink of extinction in the Pyrenees, the population all but wiped out by hunters and loss
What will the weather be like this Easter in Spain?
THIS year Easter falls in mid-April which may give you hope for a Semana Santa marked by mild temperatures and sunshine. However, Semana Santa is
Authorities seize another superyacht belonging to Russian oligarch on Spain’s Mallorca
YET another superyacht belonging to a Russian oligarch has been seized by Spanish authorities under sanctions imposed as a result of the Ukraine invasion. A
PROFILE: Who is Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, the new leader of Spain’s conservative Popular Party?
ON Saturday Spain’s conservative opposition anointed its new leader with the hope he would pick up the pieces of a party fractured by bitter rivalry
Notorious matriarch of drug dealing clan among 50 arrested in massive police bust in Spain’s Mallorca
A NOTORIOUS drug dealer known as La Paca has been arrested in Mallorca during raids on the shanty town Son Banya. The Guardia Civil operation
Victory for campaigners as Brits living abroad for 15 years set to win right to vote in UK elections
IT has been a long battle, but the British government is finally set to overturn a rule that denied the right to vote to Brits
WARNING: What you need to know about toxic caterpillars which pose mortal danger to dogs across Spain
DOG owners are being warned to be vigilant for a tiny but deadly creature that could kill your pet. With the first signs of spring
Man jailed for child sex offences in Gibraltar
A Gibraltarian man has been handed a 15 month jail sentence after pleading guilty to a string of child sex offences. Karl Bassett, 26, a
Russian oligarch behind Spain’s Dia supermarket chain moans about ‘hardships’ of sanctions and not being able to eat out in restaurants
THE oligarch behind Spain’s Dia supermarket chain has moaned about the hardships of not being able to access his fortune since sanctions were imposed after
Here’s what you can do to help people in Ukraine
WITH the world watching the desperate situation unfold in Ukraine after Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion by Russian troops, it is easy to feel helpless.
VIDEO: Choirs across Spain sing for peace in Ukraine
IN towns and cities across Spain on Sunday thousands of voices joined together to sing for peace in Ukraine. More than 800 community choirs gathered
Spain drops quarantine for mild or asymptomatic Covid positive cases
FROM Monday March 28, Spain has dropped the requirements for those who test positive for Covid-19 to self-isolate if they are asymptomatic or have only
The clocks have gone forward but thanks to fascism Spain is still stuck in the wrong time zone
SPAIN’S clocks, like those across the rest of the EU and the UK, have once again rolled forward an hour to Central European Summer Time.
OBIT: Remembering David Searl, author of Spain’s expat bible on all legal matters, who has died aged 82
DAVID Searl, the author of expat Bible ‘You & The Law in Spain’ which provides a step by step guide to all aspects of legal
IN PICS: ‘It looks like Armageddon’ – Costa del Sol turns orange yet again as another calima hits Spain
THE sky turned deep orange across Andalucia on Thursday afternoon when yet another ‘calima’ swept up from north Africa bringing an atmosphere dense with Saharan
‘There’s nowhere quite like Javea’: Expat businesswoman Jennifer Cunningham reveals why she fell in love with the town on Spain’s Costa Blanca
Jennifer Cunningham never planned on relocating to Spain…until she fell in love with Javea, writes Fiona Govan
Has Spain boycotted Russian salad in protest at the invasion of Ukraine?
IT is a staple on menus across Spain and often appears as a free tapas alongside a caña or glass of wine but something has
Super-yacht seized in Gibraltar under sanctions against Russian oligarchs
A super-yacht belonging to a Russian oligarch with links to the Putin regime was seized by authorities after it docked in Gibraltar on Monday. The
Spain’s Teatro Real drops Bolshoi Ballet performance in protest at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
SPAIN’S Teatro Real has cancelled performances by Russia’s famous Bolshoi Ballet in protest at the invasion of Ukraine. The Opera House was due to stage
Spain joins calls for Russian president Vladimir Putin to be tried for war crimes over Ukraine invasion
Spain has joined calls for the International Criminal Court in The Hague to pursue Vladimir Putin for his unprovoked attack on Ukraine. Government spokeswoman Isabel
Meet the new British diplomat in Spain blazing a trail for women in the Foreign Office
UNTIL 1972, women in the Foreign Office had to leave the service on getting married. Now, a generation later and women hold some of the
IN PICS: Across Spain the sky turned orange and dust fell from the Sahara
THIS week Spain has been hit by a weather phenomenon known as the calima, when a dust storm from the Sahara swept north and dumped
Abramovich yacht sets sail from Barcelona to avoid seizure under sanctions against Russian oligarchs
The world’s most expensive yacht, which belongs to Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, has sailed from a Barcelona dockyard to avoid being seized under threatened sanctions
Spanish Embassy workers in UK call ‘indefinite strike’ in lower-than-minimum wage protest
WORKERS at the Spanish Embassy in London and consulates across the UK have called an ‘indefinite strike’ from Monday in protest at salaries not meeting
‘Digital Nomad visa’ and tax breaks: What we know about Spain’s plans to attract remote workers
THE Spanish government gave the green light to introduce new measures to attract digital nomads to make their base in Spain but the law hasn’t
OPINION: Why this International Women’s Day is more poignant than ever
LAST week we marked International Women’s Day – celebrated annually on March 8 – as a day that commemorates the social, political and economic achievements