Gigi Hadid on break in Spain’s Mallorca
AMERICAN supermodel Jelena Hadid, better known as Gigi Hadid, has arrived in Mallorca. The daughter of property developer Mohammed Hadid and former Dutch model Yolanda
Kraftwerk and Arctic Monkeys set for La Cala de Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THEY are one of the most influential bands in the electronic music genre, and now Spanish fans will be able to see Kraftwerk life. The
Smuggler gets €8 million fine after yacht carrying drugs sank off the Costa Blanca in Spain
FOUR people have been jailed and given massive fines after a plan to sail into Torrevieja with 2.4 tons of hashish went badly wrong. The
CLAN WAR: More arrests made following shooting of man in Gypsy families’ feud on Spain’s Mallorca
MORE arrests have been made over a bloody feud between two gypsy families that led to an infamous shooting in Mallorca. Police have detained two
Two Swedish men face 5 years jail in Mallorca for robbing and burning brothel
TWO Swedes who robbed and set fire to a brothel in Palma are facing five years in jail. The events took place in 2019, when
Spain’s Unicaja Banco reaches deal to cut 1,513 jobs and close hundreds of branches
SPAIN’S fifth-largest bank, Unicaja, has reached a deal to cut up to 1,513 jobs and close a quarter of its branches. The bank announced cost-cutting
Bouncing back : 6 million international visitors to Spain’s Balearic islands in just 10 months
SOME six million international tourists visited the Balearic Islands in the first 10 months of the year. This was an increase of 261% compared to
Ryanair accused of treating passengers like dogs for accepting bookings for cancelled flight to Spain from Morocco
A Spanish tourist stranded in Morocco has accused Ryanair of treating customers ‘like dogs’ and ‘deceiving people’ after taking bookings for cancelled flights out of
Health chiefs say a new COVID-19 wave is hitting Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE Valencian Community is at the start of a sixth wave of the COVID pandemic according to a regional health ministry report. Rising COVID cases
UPDATED: Where in Spain COVID passports are required and for what activities
SPAIN’S central government has not introduced a nationwide policy concerning COVID health passes and whether they should be required to enter certain establishments or to
Family appeal for funds to bring home British granny stranded in Spain’s Canary Islands after bout of food poisoning
THE family of a woman who became seriously ill after suffering a severe bout of food poisoning while on holiday in Gran Canaria has launched
Spain’s Axarquia receives water from Malaga city to battle ‘exceptional drought’
SINCE the beginning of this week, Malaga city has been supplying water for human consumption to the Axarquia region. The delicate situation of the La
AND sing it’s nearly Christmas and the snow is falling in the Sierra Nevada
THE golden slopes of Spain’s magical Sierra Nevada are open again… and it just keeps snowing! Two more days of snowfall guarantee skiing and snowboarding
Spain reports its first Omicron COVID-19 case caused by community transmission
THE first COVID-19 Omicron infection in Spain involving somebody who has not returned from a foreign trip has been confirmed in Madrid. A man, 62,
EU takes Spain to European Court for not stopping pollution of areas like the Mar Menor
SPAIN will have to answer to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg over not doing enough to combat nitrate pollution in areas like the
Clandestine cannabis club goes to pot on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THREE people who ran an illegal cannabis club in Denia have been arrested for selling drugs at their city centre headquarters. It’s the latest in
Brits step in to carry out hotel safety checks in Spain’s Balearic Islands in bid to prevent ‘balconing’ deaths
A NEW system of safety checks will be carried out by British consular staff at resorts across the Balearic Islands following a spate of deaths
Rescued loggerhead turtles are taken back home off the Costa Blanca in Spain
TWO rescued loggerhead turtles have been released into the sea some 30 miles off the Costa Blanca shore. The two specimens were found off the
Spain’s Joan Manuel Serrat quits touring in shock retirement from the road
JOAN Manuel Serrat has announced he will say goodbye to the stage with his last ever world tour as he winds down his life on
Spanish woman seeking €3million damages after being raised by wrong family ‘welcomed’ by biological parents
THE biological parents of a woman swapped at birth in a hospital in northern Spain 19 years ago have told their daughter they will ‘welcome
COVID health pass will be required for night out in Spain’s Balearic Islands
COVID passports will come into use from Saturday in the Balearics after the High Court gave them the green light. Most hospitality and nightlife businesses
Spain reaches the highest ‘misery index’ in Europe
LIFE in Spain has often been considered a laid-back, sun-drenched alternative to gloomier spots on the continent. But in recent years, economic woes have cast
WHERE TO STAY: The best rural retreats in Spain’s Guadalhorce Valley
Guadalhorce valley has some great rural retreats, writes Jon Clarke
WHERE TO EAT: Enjoy the amazing local produce in Spain’s Guadalhorce Valley
A longtime agricultural hub, it is no surprise you can eat well in the Guadalhorce Valley, writes Jon Clarke
Highest and lowest paid jobs in Spain – see if yours on the list
COMPANY bosses took home the top pay packets in Spain last year, while cleaners earned the least, new figures show. Bankers are among those who
Expat pensioner forced to ‘sofa-surf’ in the UK after falling victim to alleged fake padron scam on Spain’s Costa Blanca
LILY Higgins had bought her dream home in southern Spain and applied for the necessary TIE card to allow her to retire here. The 72-year-old