Hotel occupancy along the Costa del Sol dips slightly as prices rise
THE province of Malaga and the costa del sol is now the third most expensive in Spain. It is beaten only by Guipúzcoa and Barcelona.
Eight people drown in Spain in the space of just 24 hours
EIGHT people drowned in Spain this week in the space of just 24 hours, raising alarms that this year could be a particularly black one
Member of notorious ‘ISIS Beatles’ torture group found dead in his cell in Spain’s Cadiz
ONE of the suspected infamous ‘ISIS Beatles’ who tortured and beheaded captives while in Syria has been discovered dead in his prison cell in Cadiz.
Director of Globix crypto exchange who ensnared Gibraltar elite in Ponzi scheme facing criminal investigation
ROYAL Gibraltar Police have finally opened a criminal investigation into the activities of Globix director Damian Carreras after his company lost €40 million in a
It’s not over yet: How the votes from Spaniards abroad could alter the general election result
THE CONSERVATIVE Popular Party was the winner of Sunday’s general election, albeit falling short of a majority and leaving the country in a stalemate. But
Gibraltar Island Games star Asia Kent hunts for medals at Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago
STAR swimmer Asia Kent will head a group of young athletes that will represent Gibraltar at this year’s Commonwealth Youth Games on August 4-11 in
Spain’s job market breaks new records as number of people in work exceeds 21-million mark for first time
SPAIN posted record employment figures in the second quarter of 2023, exceeding the 21-million mark for people in work for the first time ever. Meanwhile,
Britons in Mallorca enjoy ‘home comforts’
DESPITE the top-notch food up for grabs in the Balearic Islands, many Brits are turning to ‘home comforts’ such as Heinz beans. British Corner Shop,
Fine for naked beach goer in Mallorca
A TOURIST has been fined for being naked in Playa de Palma, Mallorca. At around 4 p.m. last Monday, the man was approached by police,
Number of suicides among teenagers in Spain has increased by more than 30% since 2019
THE number of suicides among teenagers in Spain has increased by more than 30% since 2019, according to a study carried out by Madrid’s Complutense
Hero hotel security guard dubbed ‘Sheriff of Magaluf’ for giving rowdy teenage Brits a 7am ‘b****cking’
A HOTEL security guard has been hailed the ‘Sheriff of Magaluf’ by long-suffering mallorquins for giving a gang of rowdy Brits a 7am verbal battering.
WATCH: Group of minors beat up homeless man in Barcelona
A GROUP of minors have been filmed beating up a beggar in Vilanova i la Geltru, in Barcelona province. The gut-wrenching footage shows the teenagers
Working holiday: King Felipe VI arrives in Palma for his summer holidays but there will be little rest
SPAIN’S King Felipe VI arrived in Palma yesterday to kick off his summer holidays at the Marivent Palace. However it won’t be all mojitos and
Tragic incident in Spain’s Torremolinos as man dies after getting trapped between Car and wall in Car Park
A MAN has tragically lost his life in Torremolinos after becoming trapped between a car and a wall in a car park. The incident, as
New operating theatre will slash surgery waiting times by 50% in Gibraltar, health authorities claim
A FIFTH operating theatre opened this week at Gibraltar’s main hospital that will be dedicated to trauma and emergency surgery. The Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA)
Spain’s Malaga-Costa del Sol airport hits historic milestone with 10 million passengers in H1 2023
IN a momentous year spanning more than a century of operations, 2023 has so far been one of remarkable achievements for Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport,
Spain’s Malaga airport launches new air route to Bristol with Jet2 four days a week
MALAGA-Costa del Sol Airport and Jet2 have successfully launched their new air route to Bristol. The debut air route, launched last Tuesday, July 25, offers
Three-year-old and his dad die after drowning in a swimming pool in Mallorca
A THREE-YEAR-OLD kid has died after drowning with his dad in a swimming pool in a residential complex in Calvia on Monday. Their unmoving bodies
Nine year old girl in hospital after being run over by an out of control van in Menorca
On July 24 an ice delivery truck lost control due to brake failure and sped down a 40 metre hill in Menorca. On its way
Dirty sheets: The latest strikes to ruin your holiday? Laundry workers laying down the detergent in Spain’s Balearic Islands
HOTEL guests in the Balearics are facing the prospect of sleeping in soiled sheets after laundry workers voted to go on strike. Tourists visiting the
Dutchman arms trafficker who was hiding in Spain arrested in Alicante
A DUTCHMAN sought for arms and drug trafficking has been arrested in Orihuela (Alicante). Guardia Civil started an investigation in March after being informed the
Gibraltar director describes the ‘precious’ win of two awards at UK National Drama Festival in Coventry
A GIBRALTAR director described the ‘precious’ win of two awards at the British National Drama Festival in Coventry, England last weekend. Signed Me by Christian
Three dead after drowning in a beach closed to bathing in Valencia
THREE locals have drowned in a beach closed for swimmers in Valencia. The bathers, two men and a woman aged between 57 and 63, went
Madrid regional government to dismantle monument to 2004 train bombings to make way for new one
THE MADRID regional government will next month begin work to dismantle the monument in Atocha station commemorating the victims of the 2004 terrorist attacks in
WATCH: Mass brawl erupts in Catalunya’s Sitges after rival family clans beat each other with chairs in Spain
SIN Street in Sitges was the surprisingly apt location for a massive brawl that broke out between boozy blokes that saw bottles and chairs thrown
Piling for foundations starts at Chatham Views on old Westside school site in Gibraltar
CONSTRUCTION work has begun ahead of schedule for the latest set of buildings of the Gibraltar Government’s affordable homes scheme. Situs Construction Group started the