Cordoba designer Palomo Spain launches new campaign
PALOMO Spain has launched its new menswear campaign Hotel Palomo. It is the fifth collection by shooting fashion star Alejandro Gomez Palomo, from Cordoba. Photographed
Much-loved British expat in Spain dies after falling down stairs on Costa del Sol
A BRITISH expat has tragically died after falling down a flight of stairs in Spain. Steve Parkin, 41, who moved to Mijas five years ago,
Spain gets its first beer spa in Andalucia
FOR some the combination of beer and spa treatments is a match made in heaven. But reaching the pearly gates has now got a little
Malaga to push for UNESCO protection for ‘espeto’ sardines
MALAGA’S culture committee has agreed to push to have ‘espetos’ recognised as an item of Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. The popular sardine skewer is
Spain vows to send more police officers to combat ‘narcos state’ in Cadiz
Extra police have been drafted in to help ease the strain on existing forces who are struggling to keep up with the drug traffickers.
Costa del Sol-based British expats’ daughter survives horrific helicopter crash in Grand Canyon in US, benefit announced
A BRITISH expat couple have been rushed to Las Vegas after their daughter was involved in a horrific helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon. David
Chasing corruption: Tracking Spain’s nine biggest corruption cases in 2018
In 2017, Spain claimed 41st position in the global rankings of the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), sharing the slot with Brunei and Costa Rica with
Disused bullring on Costa del Sol set to play host to bullfight this summer
ESTEPONA bullring, which has been disused since August 2016, is set to be back in business this summer. The structure, dating back from 1972, is
Cafe con leche? That’ll cost 0.000135606 Bitcoin please
A bar in Malaga is now accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment. Hermanos Madrid, in the La Roca neighbourhood of Malaga, will hand over
EXCLUSIVE: British expat forced to buy another Ryanair flight to Spain for ‘oversized’ hand luggage that had been allowed on outbound flight
EXCLUSIVE BY Jo Chipchase A BRITISH grandmother was forced to fork out hundreds of euros on another flight after her hand luggage was deemed ‘too
Wanted British pensioner arrested on Costa del Sol for €2.5 million coin investment scam
A BRITISH pensioner has been arrested on the Costa del Sol for her alleged involvement in a coin investment scam. The 71-year-old woman, from London,
More human remains found in Malaga after British expat’s dog picked up human skull
MORE human remains have been found in La Viñuela, Malaga this week. It comes after a British expat’s dog found a skull in the same
Axarquia to be left a ‘poor cousin’ if Junta de Andalucia leaves it off AVE railway plans
Politicians in Axarquia are urging the Junta de Andalucia not to forget them during plans to build new high-speed railway. The long discussed AVE service,
Ryanair announces 29 new routes to Spain in time for the summer
The changes will see more flights coming from Valencia, Alicante and Sevilla as well as domestic flight paths from Sevilla to Alicante and the Canary
Andalucian city hoping to win Spanish ‘Gastronomic Capital’ title
The city of Almeria is vying for the title of Spanish Gastronomic Capital 2019 by promoting its tradition of tapas. Signing an agreement to build
Dead body in Spain found floating metres away from popular Marbella beach
A DEAD body has been found floating near a popular Marbella beach. The sub-saharan man was spotted some 200 metres off shore from Cabopino. Guardia
Manhunt in Spain for mum and granddad who abducted 12-year-old and want to live ‘an alternative lifestyle’
POLICE in the UK have launched another appeal for a British boy who was abducted by his mother on the Costa del Sol four months
Historic 3.5 tonne cocaine haul hidden in salt on Costa del Sol ‘easily exceeds value of €120 MILLION’
A HUGE 3.5 tonne cocaine haul discovered on the Costa del Sol could easily exceed €120 million in value, Spanish cops have said. The mammoth
Andalucia boy, 14, arrested for attempted rape of two women in broad daylight in town centre
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested in Cadiz for the attempted rape of two women, aged 23 and 42. The alleged attacks happened within six
Girl, 10, dies from suspected meningitis in Andalucia, the region’s second death from the disease in under a month
A 10-YEAR-OLD girl has died from suspected meningitis in Andalucia. The young girl died at the SAS hospital in Jerez, Cadiz, and if confirmed,
Malaga firefighters banned from using life-saving equipment because they paid for it out of their own pocket
FIREFIGHTERS in Malaga have been banned from using potentially life-saving equipment because they paid for it out of their own pocket. It comes after five
UK Foreign Office confirms assisting Spain-based British expat held by police in Thailand since being attacked on New Year’s Eve
THE UK Foreign Office has confirmed it is assisting the family of a Spain-based British expat who was arrested by police in Thailand on New
Desperate plea for Spain-based British expat soldier stranded in Thailand after ‘being drugged and chained for no reason’ by police
THE family of a British expat soldier have pleaded for help after claiming he was arrested in Thailand for no apparent reason. Adam Williams, 30,
Hitman in Spain’s Andalucia smashes into police car to intercept chase of drug dealers, cops said it was ‘like a scene from Narcos’
TWO Spanish policemen have been injured after their car was purposefully smashed into to intercept a high-speed chase. The Guardia Civil agents were chasing a
Cold snap in Spain going nowhere as temperatures reach -15C, Friday to be the coldest day of the winter so far
THE cold snap affecting most of Spain shows no signs of abating with 31 provinces still on alert for low temperatures. Weather agency AEMET has
British expats in Spain one step closer to securing EU citizenship post-Brexit after landmark ruling in Netherlands
BRITISH expats will be able to fight for their EU citizenship at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) after winning a landmark legal ruling. It