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Benidorm Palace to hold ‘amazing’ charity night for abandoned dogs featuring top local talent from the Costa Blanca

ONE of the Costa Blanca’s biggest entertainment venues is holding an unprecedented charity night in support of abandoned dogs. Benidorm Palace will hold the Save

5 Sep, 2019 @ 15:42

Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

Andalucia FUMING after map of Spain’s favourite beers labels them ‘Cruzcampo-drinkers’

Many of the southern Spaniards took to social media to vent their fury at the findings.

5 Sep, 2019 @ 15:25

Lead

‘Legend’ off-duty pilot flies himself to Alicante holiday after passengers faced two-hour delay on EasyJet flight from Manchester

SUMMERTIME, and the living is easyJet! This video shows the moment an off-duty pilot flew himself to his own holiday in Alicante. EasyJet captain Michael

5 Sep, 2019 @ 14:34

Costa Blanca·Lead

‘Good Samaritan’ gives holiday home to Brit couple supporting three-month premature baby in Alicante hospital

A ‘GOOD SAMARITAN’ has offered her Spanish villa to a young Birmingham couple trapped in Alicante following the shock birth of their first child. Natalie

5 Sep, 2019 @ 14:12

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Disgraced Hollywood star Kevin Spacey plays mandolin with local band on streets of Spain’s Sevilla

Just a few weeks ago the Hollywood star had a groping charge against him dropped in Massachusetts - but he is still facing charges in

5 Sep, 2019 @ 14:03

Celebrity·Lead·Sevilla

Boris Johnson suffers double blow with bill stopping no-deal Brexit set to pass

The bill set to stop a no-deal Brexit is set to pass through the House of Lords on Friday.

5 Sep, 2019 @ 10:04

Lead

STORMY SKIES: Yellow weather warnings issued for Spain’s Andalucia, Murcia and Costa Blanca

MALAGA is among five Andalucian provinces that have been placed on yellow alert for storms today. Cadiz, Almeria, Jaen and Granada all have warnings in

5 Sep, 2019 @ 09:50

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Woman’s body found in search for missing Olympic skier Blanca Ochoa in Spain

The 1992 Winter Olympics bronze medallist had been last seen at a shopping centre in Madrid on August 24

5 Sep, 2019 @ 09:01

Lead·Sport

‘UNITY AND STRENGTH’: With Brexit and Vox on horizon, SDGG’s Richard Buttigieg says Rock stands ‘together’ on Gibraltar National Day

“These are the very traits that our forefathers had to rely on to overcome what were extremely difficult years during the frontier closure of 1969”

5 Sep, 2019 @ 08:02

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Number of Spain’s ‘super rich’ millionaires surges by 74% in decade as poorest get poorer

The net wealth of Spain’s poorest 50% has decreased by 4% since 2008

5 Sep, 2019 @ 07:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

ALL pregnant women in Malaga must be assessed, says Government after first abortion due to listeriosis on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Pregnant women will be asked if they have eaten the infected La Mecha brand of the popular Spanish food, ‘carne mechada’

4 Sep, 2019 @ 22:07

Health·Lead·Malaga

Benidorm boosting police patrols and using drones to pinpoint any trouble this Sunday as England play Spain in the Euro 2024 final

Brits rate themselves as worst-behaved country while abroad

BRITS have rated themselves as the worst-behaved country abroad, a recent YouGov survey shows. Participants from 26 countries were asked how favourably they viewed their

4 Sep, 2019 @ 17:44

Lead·Travel News

Residents light fires in homophobic protest at gay cruisers on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The most common form of homophobic protests has been residents setting fires in the woodlands, with the fifth one occurring this week.

4 Sep, 2019 @ 16:50

Lead

Former Man United midfielder in court as Spain’s first major match-fixing trial gets underway

Ander Herrera was among the 42 defendants charged over a suspect match in 2011 between Real Zaragoza and Levante

4 Sep, 2019 @ 16:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

CONFIRMED: Government will uprate UK State Pension for those living in the EU until March 2023 in event of no-deal Brexit

THE UK government has announced it will continue to uprate the UK State Pension paid to people living in the EU each year for the

4 Sep, 2019 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

Fake charity worker steals expat’s phone in shock new tactic on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A THIEF posing as a charity worker has stolen a brand new iPhone X from a Brit expat while she was dining in a Costa

4 Sep, 2019 @ 14:19

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Flat tire leads to two arrests and seizure of over 600kg mangoes in Spain’s Sevilla

The police asked for a receipt for the enormous amount of mangoes in the boot and backseat, which the suspects could not provide.

4 Sep, 2019 @ 12:30

Food & Drink·Lead

Cyclists are breaking rules and endangering public on Spain’s Costa Blanca, say British expats

‘An unpopular measure as people use the promenade for mobility and not as a race path’

4 Sep, 2019 @ 12:24

Costa Blanca·Lead

Rooftop marijuana farm busted thanks to cameras covering Spain’s Vuelta España

The suspicious crop caught the eyes of viewers who tipped off the Mossos d’Esquadra

4 Sep, 2019 @ 11:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

‘I KILL YOU’: Shouts suspected drug smuggler as he unloads hash on popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The ordeal took place in broad daylight in a public spot, with several beach-goers visible in frame only a matter of metres away

4 Sep, 2019 @ 11:04

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain rescues some 200 migrants off the Andalucia coast

This has brought the total number of people rescued in the Western Mediterranean to nearly 400 in just the last week

4 Sep, 2019 @ 10:04

Lead

Retired British expats in Spain could suffer freeze in pensions under no-deal Brexit

“We will be fully ready for Brexit, and are leaving in a way that protects the interests of citizens here and in EU member states”

4 Sep, 2019 @ 09:37

Lead·Politics

Marbella Film Festival’s upcoming crime flicks will see British stars flock to Spain’s Costa del Sol

Among the films making their international premiere debuts will the crime thriller Trick & Treat which was shot in the town last year

3 Sep, 2019 @ 19:23

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead

FIRE ARREST: Woman carrying lighters held over three separate blazes in Spain’s Marbella

She was caught inside the vehicle with ‘flammable material’ and several lighters, before police detained her on charges of a ‘forest crime’

3 Sep, 2019 @ 16:39

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga

Gunman who shot ‘friend’ to death on Spain’s Costa del Sol still on the run as more details emerge

POLICIA Nacional are still hunting the for the gunman believed to be responsible for shooting a neighbour to death on the Costa del Sol yesterday.

3 Sep, 2019 @ 11:27

Lead·Malaga

Premier League winner Okazaki sees career on Spain’s Costa del Sol end after just 34 days as Malaga cancel contract

This has left the 2016 title-winner back hunting for a new club having left the King Power Stadium earlier this summer

3 Sep, 2019 @ 11:25

Lead·Malaga·Sport

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Benidorm Palace to hold ‘amazing’ charity night for abandoned dogs featuring top local talent from the Costa Blanca

Andalucia FUMING after map of Spain’s favourite beers labels them ‘Cruzcampo-drinkers’

‘Legend’ off-duty pilot flies himself to Alicante holiday after passengers faced two-hour delay on EasyJet flight from Manchester

‘Good Samaritan’ gives holiday home to Brit couple supporting three-month premature baby in Alicante hospital

WATCH: Disgraced Hollywood star Kevin Spacey plays mandolin with local band on streets of Spain’s Sevilla

Boris Johnson suffers double blow with bill stopping no-deal Brexit set to pass

STORMY SKIES: Yellow weather warnings issued for Spain’s Andalucia, Murcia and Costa Blanca

Woman’s body found in search for missing Olympic skier Blanca Ochoa in Spain

‘UNITY AND STRENGTH’: With Brexit and Vox on horizon, SDGG’s Richard Buttigieg says Rock stands ‘together’ on Gibraltar National Day

Number of Spain’s ‘super rich’ millionaires surges by 74% in decade as poorest get poorer

ALL pregnant women in Malaga must be assessed, says Government after first abortion due to listeriosis on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Brits rate themselves as worst-behaved country while abroad

Residents light fires in homophobic protest at gay cruisers on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Former Man United midfielder in court as Spain’s first major match-fixing trial gets underway

CONFIRMED: Government will uprate UK State Pension for those living in the EU until March 2023 in event of no-deal Brexit

Fake charity worker steals expat’s phone in shock new tactic on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Flat tire leads to two arrests and seizure of over 600kg mangoes in Spain’s Sevilla

Cyclists are breaking rules and endangering public on Spain’s Costa Blanca, say British expats

Rooftop marijuana farm busted thanks to cameras covering Spain’s Vuelta España

‘I KILL YOU’: Shouts suspected drug smuggler as he unloads hash on popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Spain rescues some 200 migrants off the Andalucia coast

Retired British expats in Spain could suffer freeze in pensions under no-deal Brexit

Marbella Film Festival’s upcoming crime flicks will see British stars flock to Spain’s Costa del Sol

FIRE ARREST: Woman carrying lighters held over three separate blazes in Spain’s Marbella

Gunman who shot ‘friend’ to death on Spain’s Costa del Sol still on the run as more details emerge

Premier League winner Okazaki sees career on Spain’s Costa del Sol end after just 34 days as Malaga cancel contract

There’s a new unlikely star of Spanish cuisine coming out of Galicia – and it isn’t a talented new chef

Horrified patients witness fatal stabbing of nurse by ex-boyfriend at medical centre in Spain

Residents evacuated from rain-soaked Grazalema given green light to return as landslide risk subsides

Spain’s expat divide: HALF of all 30-34-year-olds in Barcelona are foreign-born – and it’s the same for over-55s in Marbella

Spain’s new sovereign wealth fund will pay for up to 15,000 new affordable rental homes each year