UPDATE: Father didn’t expect eight-year-old son to enter Spain in suitcase
The father had employed intermediaries to get his son into Spanish territory but expected the operation to be legal
EU migrant quota in doubt as Spain joins opposition
Spain has rejected the plan to share the migrant burden
Animal rights group fighting against closure of Mijas shelter
The Andalucian government is threatening to close a shelter in Mijas that homes 250 animals
Andalucia to receive €1.6 billion to develop infrastructure
Roads, airports and housing will all benefit from the extra funding
More than 100,000 parents back petition to standardise homework levels across Spain
A Madrid mother launched the petition after her son showed signs of stress from working three hours each evening
Jazztel streaks ahead of telecoms operators for customer complaints in Spain
The firm, also Spain’s fastest-growing, received more than 11 complainjazztelts for every 10,000 landline telephone subscribers
More UK citizens abroad died in Spain last year than in any other country
More expatriated UK citizens will die in Spain than in any other country while the highest proportion of British deaths abroad is found in the
Two key lobbying groups join ‘K.O. the kickbacks’ campaign
Ongoing probe aims to stop the corrupt practice of agents only giving conveyancing jobs to lawyers if they agree to a kickback of up to
VIDEO: Manilva Mayor candidate dad-dancing in Duquesa Port
But Diego Urieta is leader of Compromiso Manilva and hoping to be elected as Mayor on May 24
Spain seizes five people who tried to buy immigrant’s kidney for €6,000
Spanish police arrested five people who offered a penniless immigrant €6,000 in exchange for a kidney
Spanish teaching methods ‘outdated’ and ‘ineffective’, say experts
Experts say the Spanish education system is behind the times in in desperate need of reinvention
Local election special: The ins and outs of the May 24 vote
As politicians up and down the country are gearing up for battle at the ballot boxes in May 24’s local and regional elections, Rob Horgan
Gaucin: The hidden hot-spot to the rich and famous
Gaucin is becoming the heart of the ‘Cotswolds of Spain’... the Olive Press explains why so many global big-wigs are flocking to Andalucia’s quaintest village
Eight million tonnes of plastic ‘lost’ at sea each year
Most plastic dumped into the seas will never be recovered and may be hidden deep on the ocean floor
EXCLUSIVE: Estepona lawyer gets jail sentence after stealing €100,000 from client
The initial claim was filed in Estepona in May 2005 but did not arrive at court until March 2013
Former police boss arrested with 1,800 illegal packets of cigarettes in La Linea
The ex-chief of La Linea local police was picked up with the contraband, which had a street value of €7,931, stuffed inside suitcases in the
Female mayoral candidates outnumbered three-to-one in Andalucia’s town halls
In total, 430 candidates are standing for mayor in the province with an alarming 318 (74%) being men
Spain the seventh best country to be a mum
While 50% of expat mums never want to go back to their home country
PP spend more on local election campaigns than all other parties put together
PP party budget stretches to a huge €20.5 million
Reopening of controversial Los Frailes mine cancelled amid corruption scandal
A probe was launched in March after a rival bidder filed a denuncia, claiming negotiations were illegally carried out for the mine in Aznalcollar
Game back on for Spanish domestic football season after strike ends
Barcelona can now win La Liga on Sunday
La Venus beach in Marbella first in Spain to get brand new life-saving equipment
Marbella town hall has installed the SOS-Orange system on Playa La Venus to make life-guarding much safer
Dog toilets worth £20,000 planned for Gibraltar
Canine convenience comes to Gibraltar
Family who died in Gibraltar murder suicide finally cremated and laid to rest
The bodies of the mother and two young daughters who died in the Gibraltar ‘murder suicide’ have been cremated and flown to the Canary Islands
Spain’s unemployment level fell twice as fast as expected in April
The plunge of 118,923 far surpasses the predicted drop of 65,000
UPDATE: Young Gibraltarian man who died in motorbike crash identified
The man was in his twenties