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HELP IRENE WALK: Expat parents in Spain appeal for help so daughter Irene, 5, with cerebral palsy can walk

Spanish doctors have warned it will take years before she can receive treatment in Spain, in which time Irene’s condition would get severely worse

3 Feb, 2019 @ 09:00

Gibraltar·Health·Lead·Other News

Temperatures plummet as Spain on snow ALERT and 90km/h winds BATTER Andalucia

Parts of Almeria and Granada could see 90km/h winds, while Ronda in Malaga is on yellow alert for winds reaching 70km/h

2 Feb, 2019 @ 12:41

Almeria·Cordoba·Environment·Granada·Lead·Malaga·National News

Jimmy Carr is coming to Gibraltar

BRITISH comedian Jimmy Carr is coming to Gibraltar. The funny man will hope to split sides on the Rock as part of his 2019 world

2 Feb, 2019 @ 12:28

Gibraltar·Lead

SHOP TO THE TOP: How did new Andalucia leader Juanma Moreno go from green grocer’s assistant to Junta boss?

Nicknamed the ‘Gilet man’, new Junta leader Juanma Moreno once wanted to be a pop star and grew up impecuniously often working at his dad’s

2 Feb, 2019 @ 12:00

Lead·Politics

CANDY CRUSH: 400 of biggest brands in Spain set for huge sugar tax in bid to improve health

The government hopes to reduce salt by 16%, trans-fats by at least 5% and packaged meat - such as ham, turkey breast, sausage and chorizo

2 Feb, 2019 @ 11:00

Health·Lead·National News

British aristocrat ‘entirely unaware’ he had 7th century Spanish ornaments rotting away in back garden

The limestone sculptures, engraved with Catholic saints, were stolen from a medieval church in Burgos in 2004

2 Feb, 2019 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead

British filmmaker who worked with Sylvester Stallone in coma after balcony horror plunge in Spain

The Brit is now in intensive care in Son Espases Hospital, but his family in England are unable to fly to Spain to be with

31 Jan, 2019 @ 19:14

Lead·National News·Other News

Spain’s economy grew by 2.5% last year, outpacing EU average

SPAIN’S economy grew by 2.5% last year, new figures have revealed. The number is lower than the 3% registered in the past three years but

31 Jan, 2019 @ 17:57

Business & Finance·Lead

WATCH: Spaniards fuming at viral video of two drunk British women being treated at hospital in expat hotspot in Spain

According to the doctors in the clip, dealing with drunk Brits is 'not out of the ordinary'

31 Jan, 2019 @ 15:58

Health·Lead

Spain condemns arrest of journalists in Venezuela after Pedro Sanchez called President Maduro a ‘tyrant’

According to the UN 3 million Venezuelans have fled the country since 2014, while inflation has reached 1,300,000% since Maduro’s election

31 Jan, 2019 @ 13:41

Lead·National News·Politics

Costa del Sol policeman gets 18-month sentence for drink driving and faces charge for fatal accident

Police said he had booze on his breath, but that he sped away in a car on the other side of the road to avoid

31 Jan, 2019 @ 11:31

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

BEACH SEX: Horny holidaymakers could be destroying Ibiza’s sand dunes with outdoor romps

Protected areas of the beach are fenced off, but couples looking to get it on are frequently jumping over the barriers

30 Jan, 2019 @ 17:47

Environment·Lead

WEDDING BALLS: Rafael Nadal to marry childhood sweetheart Xisca Perello after 14-year wait

The 17-times Grand Slam winner, announced the news after his loss at the Australian open to Novak Djokovic this weekend

30 Jan, 2019 @ 15:24

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca·Sport

Spanish vineyards send as much wine as possible to UK before Brexit

In the first nine months of 2018, its wineries sold 32 million litres of vino to UK buyers - one third of its total global

30 Jan, 2019 @ 13:20

Food & Drink·Lead·Politics

Dog walker finds dead ‘narco’ washed up on Costa del Sol beach after high speed police chase

Neither chase resulted in a collision or anyone falling from the boat, according to police

30 Jan, 2019 @ 12:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Family of little Julen ‘must not be charged’, says Marbella lawyer representing uncle of tragic toddler

The relative is devastated and is still reeling from losing Julen

30 Jan, 2019 @ 11:49

Lead·Malaga

Flu EPIDEMIC that killed 12 hits Andalucia but peak will be less than previous years

Malaga is below the Andalucian average of 264 cases per 100,000

30 Jan, 2019 @ 11:31

Almeria·Cordoba·Health·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

BRACE YOURSELVES: Orange warnings, 120km/hr winds and 8-metre waves as storm Gabriel puts 15 regions across Spain on alert

SOME 15 regions in Spain are on alert for extreme weather as storm Gabriel looks set to sweep the country. The worst hit areas are

29 Jan, 2019 @ 23:50

Environment·Lead

Spain will AGAIN fight for shared sovereignty over Gibraltar after Brexit

In the shock move, PM Pedro Sanchez has insisted on excluding the Rock from all of its post-Brexit agreements with the UK and the EU

29 Jan, 2019 @ 20:45

Gibraltar·Lead·National News

British pensioners in Spain to lose free healthcare under no-deal Brexit

The new UK Government guidelines, published yesterday, say pensioners, tourists and students in the EU will lose free healthcare after March 29 in the event

29 Jan, 2019 @ 18:06

Health·Lead·National News

Gibraltar leaders fly to London for Brexit talks with MPs ahead of crucial vote

It comes as MPs are set to vote on amendments to British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal on Tuesday

29 Jan, 2019 @ 13:31

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Thousands more illegal wells like one little Julen died in scattered across Malaga, experts warn

Environmental group Ecologistas en Acción, estimate that 60% of Malaga wells are dug illegally

29 Jan, 2019 @ 11:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

PICTURED: Man and pet dog who plunge to death in Malaga well just 30km from where little Julen’s body recovered

It comes after Julen Roselló Jiménez, 2, was pulled out of a 107m-deep well in Totalan on Saturday morning

28 Jan, 2019 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

How drones helped drug trafficking gang in Cadiz smuggle six TONNES of hashish from Morocco to southern Spain

Two of the 12-strong gang were experts in the use of state-of-the-art drones

28 Jan, 2019 @ 14:51

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

ANOTHER person found dead in Malaga well just 48 hours after little Julen’s body recovered

The site of the latest tragedy to hit Andalucia lies just 30km north of Totalan, where Julen died 48 hours earlier

28 Jan, 2019 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

UK spends £23m stockpiling food and fuel in Gibraltar and other territories to prepare for no-deal Brexit

Ammunition, spare parts, fuel and food are being gathered at military bases in Gibraltar, Cyprus and the Falklands

28 Jan, 2019 @ 11:15

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Lead - Page 1174

HELP IRENE WALK: Expat parents in Spain appeal for help so daughter Irene, 5, with cerebral palsy can walk

Temperatures plummet as Spain on snow ALERT and 90km/h winds BATTER Andalucia

Jimmy Carr is coming to Gibraltar

SHOP TO THE TOP: How did new Andalucia leader Juanma Moreno go from green grocer’s assistant to Junta boss?

CANDY CRUSH: 400 of biggest brands in Spain set for huge sugar tax in bid to improve health

British aristocrat ‘entirely unaware’ he had 7th century Spanish ornaments rotting away in back garden

British filmmaker who worked with Sylvester Stallone in coma after balcony horror plunge in Spain

Spain’s economy grew by 2.5% last year, outpacing EU average

WATCH: Spaniards fuming at viral video of two drunk British women being treated at hospital in expat hotspot in Spain

Spain condemns arrest of journalists in Venezuela after Pedro Sanchez called President Maduro a ‘tyrant’

Costa del Sol policeman gets 18-month sentence for drink driving and faces charge for fatal accident

BEACH SEX: Horny holidaymakers could be destroying Ibiza’s sand dunes with outdoor romps

WEDDING BALLS: Rafael Nadal to marry childhood sweetheart Xisca Perello after 14-year wait

Spanish vineyards send as much wine as possible to UK before Brexit

Dog walker finds dead ‘narco’ washed up on Costa del Sol beach after high speed police chase

EXCLUSIVE: Family of little Julen ‘must not be charged’, says Marbella lawyer representing uncle of tragic toddler

Flu EPIDEMIC that killed 12 hits Andalucia but peak will be less than previous years

BRACE YOURSELVES: Orange warnings, 120km/hr winds and 8-metre waves as storm Gabriel puts 15 regions across Spain on alert

Spain will AGAIN fight for shared sovereignty over Gibraltar after Brexit

British pensioners in Spain to lose free healthcare under no-deal Brexit

Gibraltar leaders fly to London for Brexit talks with MPs ahead of crucial vote

Thousands more illegal wells like one little Julen died in scattered across Malaga, experts warn

PICTURED: Man and pet dog who plunge to death in Malaga well just 30km from where little Julen’s body recovered

How drones helped drug trafficking gang in Cadiz smuggle six TONNES of hashish from Morocco to southern Spain

ANOTHER person found dead in Malaga well just 48 hours after little Julen’s body recovered

UK spends £23m stockpiling food and fuel in Gibraltar and other territories to prepare for no-deal Brexit

YOU’RE COOKING THAT?: The Christmas dishes of half a dozen top Spanish chefs, some who won’t touch the festive favourite Jamon

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Looking back at the biggest news stories of 2022 – including the Queen’s death, the invasion of Ukraine – and Covid

Tourist beds hit record 700,000 in Andalucia – can the region handle the boom?

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Spain’s 10 unbelievable WORST drivers and parking offenders for 2019

Illegal marijuana farms are syphoning energy from Malaga’s grid – enough to power 2,500 homes a year, authorities say