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SPAIN POLICE: Campo de Gibraltar is becoming like Colombia under Pablo Escobar

THE Campo de Gibraltar is becoming the ‘Colombia of Spain’, Spanish police have warned. According to Spain’s United Police Union (SUP), young people in areas

16 Feb, 2018 @ 14:34

Crime & Law·Lead

REVEALED: How much over the speed limit you can go without being snapped by speed cameras in Spain

IT’S a question that has caused much debate.. how much faster than the speed limit can you go without being snapped by speed cameras? Well,

16 Feb, 2018 @ 14:09

Crime & Law·Lead

First Gibraltar, now Spain! As government draws up Bitcoin legislation

Garcia also hinted at a lack of regulation to encourage initial growth in Spain but said 'we want to set up Europe's safest framework to

16 Feb, 2018 @ 13:44

Business & Finance·Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Teacher from Spain ‘hid in cupboard’ with students while white supremacist went on killing spree at US school

A TEACHER from Spain was forced to hide in cupboard with her pupils as a white supremacist went on a killing spree in the US.

16 Feb, 2018 @ 13:36

Education·Lead·National News

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

16 Feb, 2018 @ 12:25

Lead·Malaga

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

16 Feb, 2018 @ 12:05

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

Human rights defender says Spain is ‘cruel’ to migrants

Speaking at the Joint Committee on Relations, ombudsman Francisco Marugan said there were 'major deficiencies' in how the media represented illegal migrants.

16 Feb, 2018 @ 10:53

Crime & Law·Environment·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Politics

EU provides record funding to build new power cable between France and Spain

The submarine cable, costing €578 million, will run for 230 miles across the Bay of Biscay to help ease one of Europe’s worst network bottlenecks.

16 Feb, 2018 @ 09:32

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead·Nature·Travel News

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

16 Feb, 2018 @ 09:15

Granada·Lead

Sierra de las Nieves moves one step closer to becoming national park

The park is home to the largest population of Spanish firs in Andalusia and more than 150 species of birds.

15 Feb, 2018 @ 18:35

Environment·Health·Lead·Nature·Travel News

Spain to announce new measures to be implemented in Catalunya

The new measures, broken down into education, healthcare and employment, are to bring about a degree of normality in the 'Catalan administration'.

15 Feb, 2018 @ 15:42

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Politics

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,

15 Feb, 2018 @ 14:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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

15 Feb, 2018 @ 14:46

Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Alleged seasoned British conwoman Paula Neale ‘flees to France’ with cops in pursuit

SEASONED expat fraudster Paula Neale has fled to France following an Olive Press probe. Detectives contacted us following a tip off that the mother-of-two

15 Feb, 2018 @ 14:14

Crime & Law·Lead

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,

15 Feb, 2018 @ 14:11

Lead·Malaga

Spanish company rejects applicant for ‘not being a man’ in Barcelona

The PR agency said that it was never its intention to discriminate against Ms Forcada and call the whole thing a 'misunderstanding'.

15 Feb, 2018 @ 13:29

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Channel 4’s ‘A New Life in the Sun’ features couple living in Andalucia

A CHEF that cooked for Prince Charles and Kate Moss features on Channel 4’s new series of ‘A New Life in the Sun’ following his

15 Feb, 2018 @ 13:26

Lead

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

15 Feb, 2018 @ 11:05

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead·Mallorca·Sevilla·Travel News

Spain has just won its first Winter Olympic medal in 26 years

Spain’s newest hero Regino Hernández has just won a bronze medal in the snowboard cross event. Born in Ceuta and raised in Mijas Costa, the

15 Feb, 2018 @ 10:51

Lead·National News

Wall Street warns Calatan crisis is still risk to Spain’s economy

According to a report released by the bank, it outlined that Catalunya continued to dictate events not only in the Spanish banking system but also

15 Feb, 2018 @ 10:50

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Politics

Metro poll shows 91% of people think Brexit should be stopped

More than 6000 people have voted in the poll, available to see in the link below, and was started after pro-Europe Tory MP Anna Soubry

14 Feb, 2018 @ 16:38

Business & Finance·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Politics

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

14 Feb, 2018 @ 16:01

Almeria·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

WATCH: Drunk Spanish man rides a donkey through village in Caceres

Bernabé the donkey, was forced through the packed, cobbled streets of the village while throngs of people surrounded the animal.

14 Feb, 2018 @ 15:35

Environment·Health·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Nature

Spanish grandfather becomes Spain’s oldest Erasmus student

Miguel Castillo, from Liria near Valencia, won the grant to pursue his history degree at a university in Verona after enrolling at Valencia University two years

14 Feb, 2018 @ 14:18

Business & Finance·Education·Lead·National News·Travel News

Spanish Valentine’s Day alternatives

Never fear if you don’t have a date for Valentine’s this year. In Spain today hardly even registers on the love calendar, so you have

14 Feb, 2018 @ 12:25

Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Spain’s movie production nearly doubles, according to new report

The report charts the level of production between 2007-8 and compares that to 2015-6 and comes in behind Britain, France and Germany which came first,

14 Feb, 2018 @ 11:34

Celebrity·Entertainment·Environment·Lead·Nature·Travel News

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SPAIN POLICE: Campo de Gibraltar is becoming like Colombia under Pablo Escobar

REVEALED: How much over the speed limit you can go without being snapped by speed cameras in Spain

First Gibraltar, now Spain! As government draws up Bitcoin legislation

Teacher from Spain ‘hid in cupboard’ with students while white supremacist went on killing spree at US school

Disused bullring on Costa del Sol set to play host to bullfight this summer

Cafe con leche? That’ll cost 0.000135606 Bitcoin please

Human rights defender says Spain is ‘cruel’ to migrants

EU provides record funding to build new power cable between France and Spain

EXCLUSIVE: British expat forced to buy another Ryanair flight to Spain for ‘oversized’ hand luggage that had been allowed on outbound flight

Sierra de las Nieves moves one step closer to becoming national park

Spain to announce new measures to be implemented in Catalunya

Wanted British pensioner arrested on Costa del Sol for €2.5 million coin investment scam

More human remains found in Malaga after British expat’s dog picked up human skull

EXCLUSIVE: Alleged seasoned British conwoman Paula Neale ‘flees to France’ with cops in pursuit

Axarquia to be left a ‘poor cousin’ if Junta de Andalucia leaves it off AVE railway plans

Spanish company rejects applicant for ‘not being a man’ in Barcelona

Channel 4’s ‘A New Life in the Sun’ features couple living in Andalucia

Ryanair announces 29 new routes to Spain in time for the summer

Spain has just won its first Winter Olympic medal in 26 years

Wall Street warns Calatan crisis is still risk to Spain’s economy

Metro poll shows 91% of people think Brexit should be stopped

Andalucian city hoping to win Spanish ‘Gastronomic Capital’ title

WATCH: Drunk Spanish man rides a donkey through village in Caceres

Spanish grandfather becomes Spain’s oldest Erasmus student

Spanish Valentine’s Day alternatives

Spain’s movie production nearly doubles, according to new report

Andalucia property prices soared 19% in 2025 – with one under-the-radar province seeing the biggest jump of all

Coming up in 2026: Spain will enjoy its first total solar eclipse in over 100 years – all you need to know to catch the best view

Spain’s minimum wage is set to break €1,200 a month in 2026 – and will retroactively apply from January 1st

Off the beaten track: Five destinations to explore in Spain during 2026

Summer is secured: Storm Francis replenishes key reservoirs on the Costa del Sol and Sotogrande – but what about the rest of Andalucia?