August sees highest number of job losses in Spain since 2008 as tourism season comes to a close
AT least 46,400 Spaniards lost their jobs in August as the tourism season began drawing to a close, new figures have revealed. The figure is
New Marbella town hall push to hold on to Starlite festival for another decade
MARBELLA town hall has announced plans to declare Starlite as a ‘festival of municipal interest’. It is also planning to ask the Junta to extend
PRIORITIES: Returned Marbella mayor Angeles Muñoz raises town hall salaries by 20%
NEW Marbella mayor Angeles Muñoz has increased the salaries of 15 councillors from the Partido Popular-Opcion Sampedreña coalition by 19.23%. Nine of the councillors, including
EXCLUSIVE: Well known Marbella lawyer ‘linked’ to Hotel Sisu grenade attack
A BRITISH-hotel has accused a local lawyer of involvement in a terrifying hand-grenade attack. The manager of Marbella’s Sisu hotel claims legal eagle Antonio Flores
Spain sees more UK expats than the UK sees Spanish
DATA from the Office for National Statistics show that Spain sees over three times more British expats than the U.K. sees Spanish expats. The research
BRIT BOOM: Spain breaks all-time tourism record for July thanks to UK tourists
BRITISH holidaymakers have helped Spain smash its record for international tourist arrivals. It comes after the National Statistics Institute (INE) revealed the number of visitors
The latest on Spain’s planned airport strikes
SPAIN’S airport unions have decided to postpone the 25 one-day strikes they programmed for September 15 and onwards. The unions had asked for an 8%
EXCLUSIVE: British expats left without water for a MONTH in Malaga ‘at risk of Legionnaires disease’
DOZENS of expats have been left without water in stifling conditions for almost a MONTH. The residents in Colmenar, in the Axarquia, have been forced
British woman ‘raped by taxi driver’ in popular Costa del Sol area after he ‘took her to abandoned wasteland’
SPANISH police are investigating the alleged rape of a British tourist who claims a Costa del Sol taxi driver took her to an abandoned wasteland
Young girl ‘sexually assaulted and thrown off balcony’ in Marbella, 32-year-old man arrested
A 32-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for allegedly throwing a young girl off a balcony in Marbella. She is thought to have been pushed over
Lorraine Kelly parties hard on Costa del Sol with pal Craig David
LORRAINE Kelly has been spotted partying the night away in Marbella. The popular Scottish TV host was seen having it large in Puerto Banus’s Aqwa
Game of Thrones style castle up for sale on Costa del Sol
A WESTEROS-style medieval castle could be the perfect draw for Game of Thrones fans who want a piece of sunny paradise. The property, complete with
WARNING: Orange weather alert issued for Costa del Sol as heavy rainfall and storms predicted
SPAIN’S weather agency AEMET has issued an orange warning in Malaga for tomorrow. The whole province, including the Costa del Sol, is expected to see
Brits frantically search for Costa del Sol homes after returning to UK from holidays
BRITONS searching for a home on the Costa del Sol increased by 44% in the last five weeks as many returned home from summer holidays.
DRIVING STEREOTYPES: Do you fit the British or Spanish driving stereotype?
BRITS spend most of their time in the car thanking other drivers and are more likely to play a game of ‘I spy’ than any
Brits lead the way as budget airline numbers to Spain soar by almost 20%
SOME 49.2 million foreign visitors have flown to Spain in the first seven months of this year. According to figures from the tourism ministry, the
More than 500 dogs facing DEATH as embattled Costa del Sol charity pleas for donations to avoid closure
AN embattled Costa del Sol charity is pleading for help after seeing its donations dwindle. Marbella’s Triple A sanctuary, which is home to more than
RAIN IN SPAIN: ‘Cold drop’ to bring showers across the country, AEMET warns
SPAIN’S weather agency AEMET is warning of the possibility heavy rainfall in Malaga and across Spain from next week. Aemet issued a national warning of
WATCH: Confrontation on Costa del Sol after driver snaps photos of double-parking offender
THIS is the moment two drivers almost came to blows in a double-parking row on the Costa del Sol. The clip shows drivers beeping furiously
Spanish cops bust HUGE international sex trafficking ring in Malaga
POLICIA Nacional have busted an international sex trafficking ring operating out of Malaga and Benidorm. Some 25 people were arrested yesterday, including a woman in
DRONE COPS: Costa del Sol town gets green light for Spain’s first flying police unit
MARBELLA will boast Spain’s first ‘flying police unit’ from next month. It comes after the AENA, the State Agency for Aviation Safety (AESA) and the
Jihadist from Andalucia appears in ISIS’s first Spanish-speaking propaganda video which promises more attacks in Spain
ISIS has released its first propaganda video in Spanish and it features a young jihadist from Andalucia. It comes a week after terrorist attacks in
IT’S NOT OVER: Chilling new threat from ISIS to Spain as sick terror group promises to launch more attacks
A PRO-ISIS website has warned of further attacks in Spain from terror cells still embedded in the country. The Wafa Media Foundation published a statement
Malaga airport’s Terminal 2 to receive €8.4 million upgrade
AENA has opened bidding for a contract to renew Malaga airport’s second terminal. The works will cost at least €8.4 million and must have an
60-year-old man killed in fatal Costa del Sol car crash
A 60-YEAR-OLD man has been killed in a car crash on the Costa del Sol this morning. The fatal collision occured at kilometer 151 on
WATCH: Arsonist throws grenade into upmarket Marbella hotel popular with celebs
THIS is the moment an arsonist launched a live hand grenade into an upmarket Marbella hotel. CCTV footage, released today, shows the attacker removing the