Ryanair announce €160 million investment in a Spanish airport
RYANAIR is to invest $200 million (€162m) in Palma de Mallorca airport this year. This comes as a result of the low cost carrier basing two additional
Rain across Malaga province will intensify as week goes on
THE rain forecast for Malaga province will intensify as the week goes on, AEMET has predicted. The rain will start from noon today (Monday 26)
Manilva wins €174 million EuroMillions lottery draw – but they’ll have to split it with a Brit in the UK
MANILVA has won more than €88 million in the latest EuroMillions draw. The huge win was won by a consortium of 80 people in San
Half of all Spanish restaurants found to be selling fake fish
MORE than 50% of Spanish restaurants are mislabelling fish on their the menus. The survey of more than 200 restaurants by AZTI Technology Centre showed
Forecaster predicts Spain will have hotter than average spring
THE Iberian Peninsula will experience a drier and warmer than average spring. According to Accuweather, an ‘area of high pressure will build west of the
Doctor called in to help podgy population lose weight in a Spanish town
A SPANISH town is full of so many fat people that a doctor has been drafted in to help them shed the weight. Naron near
Flu pandemic in Spain leads to rising death toll
THE number of people in Spain who have died from the flu has risen dramatically. In what is proving to be the deadliest season of
Balearic Islands pledge to phase out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in ambitious green manifesto
THE Balearic Islands has pledged to phase out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In an ambitious plan, Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca and Formentera will take new
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
Women in Malaga province paid 22% less than men while almost half paid less than minimum wage
WOMEN in Malaga province are paid an average 22% less than men for the same jobs, new figures have revealed. According to trade unions, 45%
Spain property market ‘officially recovers’ from 2008 as sales reach pre-crisis levels
SPAIN’S property market has officially recovered from the 2008 crash, with 2017’s transactions reaching levels last seen before the crisis. New figures released this week
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,
Robots set to take a third of Spanish jobs within a generation
ROBOTS are set to take over a third of Spain’s jobs by the year 2030. The study conducted by PwC and entitled ‘Will robots steal
Cave paintings and jewelry deemed too old to be made by Homo Sapiens
CAVE art and jewelry found in Spain is too old to have been made by modern humans. Animals, hand stencils and shell jewelry were made by
Police officer in Spain ‘killed by Russian ultra fan’ ahead of football match
A POLICE officer has been killed in Spain during an organised fight between supporters of two rival teams. The planned brawl took place last night
Thousands of OAPs protest on the streets of Spain calling for pension security
PENSIONERS in their thousands have taken to the streets of Spain to demand decent pensions. Demonstrating across Spain to ask the government to guarantee pensions
Alleged Russian mafia boss arrested in Marbella for money laundering released after posting bail
ALLEGED Russian crime boss Arnold Spivakovsky has been released on bail. The reported mafia boss, who goes by the name Tamm, posted a €750,000 bailÂ
Drug-dealing family clan who ‘sold drugs to minors at playgrounds’ arrested in Manilva
POLICE have arrested a drug gang in Manilva which allegedly sold drugs to minors. Three suspects were cuffed after allegedly selling cocaine, marijuana and hashish
Rain to return to Malaga and Costa del Sol from this weekend
RAIN will return to Malaga province next week following a week of mild temperatures. Weather agency AEMET predicts rainfall from Monday afternoon until at least
Spain to add Ladino to official languages list
SPAIN is set to officially recognise Ladino as a Spanish tongue. It is hoped that in doing so, it will save the language from extinction
British expat rocker wrongly fingered for Marbella murder to sue Spain for €5 million
A BRITISH expat is suing the Spanish government for €5 million following a ‘25-year nightmare’ with Costa del Sol authorities. Gary Owens, from Stockport, was
Spain falls behind on list of world’s most corrupt countries, ranks below Qatar, Poland and Botswana
SPAIN has dropped a place on the ‘world’s most corrupt country’ list. Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index for 2017, released yesterday, places Spain at 42nd
Three Brits arrested for alleged gay bashing on flight to Spain
THREE British tourists have been arrested after alleged homophobic abuse of two other British holiday makers on a flight to Spain. Police arrested the Brits
Women do double the amount of unpaid work than men in Spain
SPANISH woman do almost twice as much unpaid work as men. Figures released by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) show that women do 26.5
British great grandmother who claimed more than €40,000 in UK benefits while hiding villa in southern Spain avoids jail
A BRITISH great grandmother who claimed more than €40,000 in benefits in the UK while secretly renting out a Spanish villa has avoided jail. Sally
‘Dry and warmer than average’ spring for southern Spain and Andalucia
THE Iberian Peninsula will experience a dry and warmer than average spring. According to Accuweather, an ‘area of high pressure will build west of