GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT: Spain’s giant chocolate nativity scene and other Christmas traditions
WHEN it comes to nativity scenes, some of Spain’s look good enough to eat. In one case it is quite literally so. The town of
Red Hot Chili Peppers to return to Spain in 2023 to headline Mad Cool festival in Madrid
RED Hot Chili Peppers will be returning to Spain in 2023, to headline the next edition of the Mad Cool festival. The Californian funk-rock legends
Police officer jailed and sacked after issuing bogus fines against disliked neighbour in Spain’s Almeria
A Guardia Civil officer has been stripped of his job and jailed for four years, after issuing unfair fines against a neighbour he did not
Refurbished Puerta del Sol square slammed by Madrileños thanks to wet cement and waterlogged benches
MADRILEÑOS, opposition politicians and visitors to the Spanish capital have all been voicing their anger over the current state of Madrid’s iconic Puerta del Sol
Travellers through Palma de Mallorca airport will no longer have to remove liquids and electronics from their bags at security
Palma de Mallorca airport is to end the requirements for travellers to remove liquids and electronics from their bags when they pass through security control.
Poll: Splits in left could see PP, Vox take power at 2023 general elections in Spain
DIVISIONS among Spain’s leftist parties could see the right wing take power at the next general election, which is due to take place in late
British living legend Robbie Williams to give concert at Spain’s Marenostrum Fuengirola in 2023—his only date in Andalucia
BRITISH pop legend Robbie Williams will perform at Marenostrum Fuengirola on 15 June 2023 in what will be his only concert in Andalucia. Robbie is
Heavy rain forecast in Spain’s Andalucia during ´Puente de Diciembre´ with up to 200 litres per square metre expected
ANDALUCIA faces the two festive days this week, ‘The Constitution’ today Tuesday, December 6 and ‘The Immaculate Conception’ Thursday, December 8, with persistent and widespread
Poles coming up fast in foreign buyers of Spanish property table after being spooked by war in Ukraine
Poles have been in a buying frenzy for Spanish property this year in an overheating housing market, thought to be driven by a booming economy
Gibraltar Museum holds university seminar with top Finnish nature snappers as special guests
GIBRALTAR’S national museum will host a one-day seminar focusing on its Unesco World Heritage Site and similar natural parks in the nearby area. Culture minister
Attempt to ban stamp celebrating centenary of Spain’s Communist Party has unexpected effect
THE STREISAND effect is the name given to the phenomenon where an attempt to hide or censor something has the opposite result, instead drawing more
Andalucia’s Sevilla victorious in becoming home to Spain’s new Space Agency
SEVILLA has been announced as the headquarters of the new Spanish Space Agency. It beat off 20 rivals to get the government nod which was
Mini tornado sweeps through Marbella as violent storms smash Costa del Sol
A mini tornado has swept through Marbella with shocking footage showing uprooted trees moving through the air. Fierce storms started in the Campo de Gibraltar
British man arrested for killing wife who several times accused him of domestic abuse in Spain’s Murcia
A British man, 69, has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in the Murcia region for allegedly killing his wife. The British couple lived on
Artichoke farmers hire ‘superhero’ to fight threats to Spain’s second-biggest growing area on Costa Blanca
ARTICHOKE producers from the Vega Baja region of Alicante Province have hired a superhero in the form of AlcasilMan- a character created by local comedian
Police in Barcelona make two arrests after headless torso discovered in rubbish container
TWO arrests have been made in Barcelona after a headless torso was discovered last week in a suitcase that had been left in a rubbish
Malaga homes in Spain raided as international sex trafficking gang dismantled with eleven women rescued from slavery
The dramatic moment an international team of police officers storm a French home where vulnerable women were being exploited for sex slavery was captured on
Current Gibraltar government spending nearly FIVE times more on sewage work than rivals, Chief Minister says
GIBRALTAR’S government has invested nearly five times as much repairing the sewage system as the GSD before them, its Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said Monday.
Boy, 11, dies injured after falling 16 metres from roof of Costa Blanca hotel in Spain
AN 11-year-old boy died in hospital after being seriously injured whilst practising the sport of parkour on the roof of an L’Alfas del Pi hotel
Dozens arrested on Costa del Sol for trafficking weed inside ‘humanitarian aid’ packages for Ukraine
Dozens of people in Andalucia have been arrested for pretending to deliver ‘humanitarian aid’ to Ukraine as a way to sell cannabis across Europe. Guardia
Abusers of Spain’s free rail pass scheme will lose deposits and tickets from Wednesday onward
SPAIN’S state rail operator Renfe will be tightening up its conditions from Wednesday for anyone found to be abusing the government’s free tickets system. Violators
Spain’s Sierra Nevada closes first weekend of winter season with more than 2,800 users
THE Sierra Nevada winter resort has closed the first weekend of the 2022/23 winter season with 2,830 users, of which 1,750 were skiers/snowboarders. An additional
Robbers use convoy of rented vehicles in warehouse robberies across Spain’s Costa Blanca
FOUR men have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for robbing eight industrial warehouses in Alicante Province and three premises in the Valencia and Murcia
Madrid hotel transforms gardens into ice skating rink for Christmas season
The gardens of a hotel in Madrid have been transformed into an ice skating rink to celebrate the festive season. The Rosewood Villa Magna in
Christmas drone show in Spain’s Malaga inaugurated this weekend
A NEW Christmas attraction has premiered this weekend in the capital of the Costa del Sol; a spectacular festive drone show. Following the inauguration of
Yellow alert for heavy rain on Spain’s Costa del Sol this Monday
SPAIN’S Met Office, AEMET, has activated a yellow severe weather warning for rain in the province of Malaga, specifically on the western coast and the
