Environmental group names and shames 19 Costa del Sol beaches as among worst in Spain
The Balearic Islands was the region with the highest proportion of blag flag beaches, at 78.9%
EXPLAINED: The grey skies and punishing hot winds which arrived on Spain’s Costa del Sol today
RESIDENTS across Spain will have noticed a sharp rise in temperatures today as some 33 provinces were put on orange and yellow alert by weather
‘Record-breaking’ bites from blood-sucking black fly as region sprays 5,000 litres of insecticide near Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SUMMER of ‘plagues’ has been predicted by a leading Spanish pest-control association as the country sees record-breaking bites from the ‘blood-sucking black fly‘. Spain’s
First of Spain’s ‘stolen babies’ finds long-lost family through DNA bank
The first woman to be recognised by the Spanish courts as a ‘stolen baby’ has located her biological family through a DNA bank. Thanks to
Spain’s Government SEIZES former dictator General Franco’s €5 million summer palace over its ‘fraudulent’ sale
It comes as Pedro Sanchez’s PSOE administration has pushed on with a plan to exhume the remains of the Fascist dictator
Jennifer Lopez to perform on Spain’s Costa del Sol for her 50th birthday
Having sold in excess of 80 million records worldwide, Lopez, whose parents are Puerto Rican, is regarded as the most influential Latin artist in the
THIRD heatwave to hit the Costa Blanca this weekend with temperatures already reaching 40.7 degrees
A THIRD blast of hot Saharan air is expected to hit the Costa Blanca this weekend, with temperatures today already reaching 40.7 degrees in Xativa.
Marbella mayor invites Barack Obama back to Costa del Sol to play golf
The invite to Obama comes amid a 30% increase of American tourists to Marbella during the last year
World’s first electric commuter plane built with ‘pioneer’ Spanish engineering
THE world’s first electric commuter plane has been rolled out at the 2019 Paris Air Show, and it features ‘pioneer’ Spanish engineering. The ‘Eviation Alice’,
Brit, 20, robbed of €400 by ‘hugger muggers’ in Benidorm on day one of first-ever lads’ holiday
A BRIT has been robbed of €400 by a gang of women in Benidorm on day one of his first-ever lads’ holiday. Alex Ayland, 20,
Turron de Alicante beats turron de Jijona in campaign for iconic WhatsApp emoji expected ‘within months’
TURRON de Alicante has been selected over turron de Jijona in the campaign for a new WhatsApp emoji expected ‘within months’. Blog madeinjijona.com explained that
Electric scooter riders soon to require helmet and insurance on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ELECTRIC scooter riders will soon require a helmet and insurance in new measures to be ‘imminently’ introduced in Alicante. Alicante Town Hall’s Department of Mobility
British expats arrested and fined in new crackdown on ‘pirate taxis’ at Malaga airport
Policia Local launched a new summer operation to combat the so-called ‘pirate taxis’ last month
BREAKING: Body washes up on beach near Marbella’s exclusive Golden Mile
A LIFELESS body has washed up on a Marbella beach this morning. The lifeless body was found floating in the shore on Los Monteros beach
TRAVEL CHAOS: London Gatwick IT meltdown sees 12 flights cancelled as Spain passenger ‘trapped’ beyond gate
A spokesperson blamed the new cancellations on planes being in the wrong place following Wednesday’s disruption
REVEALED: Marbella Senior Masters lineup sees tennis legends set to battle it out on Costa del Sol THIS SUMMER
The tournament has been dubbed a ‘tennis show’ by Joaquin Rios, from the organising company Tennium
Police probe in Spain’s Andalucia after ILLEGAL zoo with turtles, ostriches and porcupines BUSTED
It comes after cops found fake permits for at least 14 animals at facilities in Villafranca de los Barros in February
WATCH: Brit penniless after being kicked onto street with 6-month pregnant girlfriend by ‘abusive’ step-father on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A British man has been left penniless after he and his six-month pregnant girlfriend were kicked onto the street by her step-father on the Costa
HE’S THE DADDY: Court rules Javier Santos IS the love child of Spanish superstar Julio Iglesias
Julio Iglesias refused repeatedly to offer a DNA sample, which helped the court rule in Santos's favour
St Joseph’s manager happy to keep Rangers out for a half in Europa league second round first leg
Rangers manager Steven Gerrard says he is pleased with overcoming 'a potential banana skin'
Around 500 Renfe train staff to strike on Spain’s Costa del Sol NEXT WEEK over pay conditions
One source of anger for Renfe employees has been that an agreed 0.5% wage increase has been omitted from new contracts
Children’s SPF 50+ sun cream revealed as ONLY factor 15 but Spain’s Ministry of Health says it’s ‘not a risk’
It comes after the OCU conducted a comparative study of 17 different SPF 50+ children’s sun creams in May
‘HARD TO LOSE HIM’: Marbella firefighters pay for funeral of paralysed boy with brain cancer who they carried home every day
After Benjamin’s diagnosis, he still attended school, and the servicemen were there to take him down at 10am and returned at 2pm to get him
Spanish policeman ‘hero’ in New York after saving US officer from violent assault
A SPANISH policeman holidaying in New York has been applauded as a ‘hero’ after he saved a US officer from a violent assault. Ruben Castillo,
Labour to back remain as it calls for new Brexit referendum
Jeremy Corbyn has called on the next Tory leader to hold another referendum before October 31, adding that Labour would back remain. In a BBC interview
Spain threatens NGO with ‘€900,000 fine’ if it rescues migrants from the Med
SPAIN’S Ministry of Development has threatened a Spanish NGO with fines of ‘€901,000’ if it rescues migrants from the Mediterranean. A letter hit the captain