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Giles Brown realised he wasn’t the only one heading for the beach post-lockdown as Spain’s Costa del Sol gets...

Giles Brown - 4 Jul, 2020 @ 12:00

Belgian Prince

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear

As confinement comes to an end, I’ll miss the jokers in Spain’s COVID-19 comedy of errors, writes Giles Brown

Giles Brown - 20 Jun, 2020 @ 13:50

George Floyd

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear

George Floyd’s death should make us rethink how we treat each other, writes Giles Brown

Giles Brown - 7 Jun, 2020 @ 12:00

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Female expats slam police for ridiculous sanctions, as it emerges Spain has issued over ONE million fines for breaking...

Giles Brown - 30 May, 2020 @ 17:00

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Glitz, glamour and a seething Ronnie Corbett – Giles Brown chronicles his misspent youth as Marbella’s Puerto Banus turns...

Giles Brown - 30 May, 2020 @ 14:00

Fat Chin

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear

COVID-19: The wrong camera angle on your Zoom call could leave you looking like Jabba the Hutt and don’t...

Giles Brown - 17 May, 2020 @ 16:00

Ap7 Autopista Marbella

The Costa del Sol’s car-free roads are giving Giles Brown travel nightmares during Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

Giles Brown - 26 Apr, 2020 @ 11:00

Yt Yoga

Giles Brown has had enough of the virtual breathing workshops and online psychobabble of Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

Giles Brown - 18 Apr, 2020 @ 11:00

Giles Column

How Spain’s coronavirus is both a geek heaven and a harsh reality writes Giles Brown

Giles Brown - 29 Mar, 2020 @ 09:00

Blue Fly By

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear

Spain’s Coronavirus outbreak has Giles Brown humming along to a noughties boy band from inside his loo roll lair

Giles Brown - 21 Mar, 2020 @ 14:00

Portrait Of The Knack

Fake news, cocaine and 70s rock – the Costa del Sol really has gone coronavirus crazy, writes Giles Brown

Giles Brown - 7 Mar, 2020 @ 12:30

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Giles Brown has an awkward moment with Spain’s DGT while changing his British license post-Brexit

Giles Brown - 1 Mar, 2020 @ 19:24

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Tale of a cold dip in Spain’s Mediterranean

Giles Brown - 9 Feb, 2020 @ 11:30

Grinch

As Spain shut down for the festive period, the Hacienda still had a last-minute gift for Giles Brown

Giles Brown - 11 Jan, 2020 @ 10:30

Boris Wins

The Tories’ victory has Remainer in Spain Giles Brown battling trolls and stockpiling for the Brexit apocalypse

Giles Brown - 26 Dec, 2019 @ 09:02

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After two more gangland killings, Giles Brown calls for end to violence in Marbella and on Spain’s Costa del...

Giles Brown - 8 Dec, 2019 @ 11:59

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A trip to the hospital in Spain has turned Giles Brown into a bookworm with six pack abs and...

Giles Brown - 10 Nov, 2019 @ 12:15

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“I suffered a very British accident this week, but I am now available as the perfect panto pirate”, writes...

Giles Brown - 27 Oct, 2019 @ 14:00

Giles Band

After a 30-year hiatus, it’s time to get the band back together for a birthday party in Marbella, writes...

Giles Brown - 12 Oct, 2019 @ 10:05

Giles Dad At Spa In 1969

Giles Brown sees his life flash before his eyes while go-karting on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Giles Brown - 29 Sep, 2019 @ 13:00

After J-Lo banned the media from a gig in Spain last month, Marbella veteran Giles Brown explores the changing...

Giles Brown - 14 Sep, 2019 @ 11:15

Everyone loves a good party, but when the flaming arrows come out, maybe it’s time to leave writes Giles...

Giles Brown - 31 Aug, 2019 @ 08:46

It’s the essentials you really miss when Spain closes for August, writes Giles Brown

Giles Brown - 16 Aug, 2019 @ 14:25

Giles Brown answers a frequently asked question, who left the dogs out?

Giles Brown - 3 Aug, 2019 @ 09:30

LOOK OF LUX: Giles Brown is an expert at picking out a face in a crowd, even in Spain’s...

Giles Brown - 20 Jul, 2019 @ 17:03

Giles Brown is more Christopher Biggins than Christopher Reeve as he learns to fly in southern Spain

Giles Brown - 7 Jul, 2019 @ 16:08

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Charlie Smith - 14 Jul, 2020 @ 19:23

SPAIN has reported 263 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. This is almost 100 more new...

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Indoor market demands air-con after two shoppers suffer heat stroke on Spain’s Costa del Sol

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