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
Police investigators think that series of letterbombs sent to targets in Spain may have come from Valladolid province
INVESTIGATORS in Spain believe that a series of letterbombs sent to embassies and the prime minister last week may have come from Valladolid province. So
Rising Mallorcan Vicky Luengo nominated for Best Actress Goya for Catalan language film Suro
MALLORCAN actress Vicky Luengo has been nominated for a Goya award in her first major breakthrough role. Basque-born Luengo is in the running for best
Ronda: The Spanish town that sits up high in the mountains and will stay long in your memory
Perched atop steeping mountains and 2,460 feet above sea level, Ronda is tricky to get to but worth the effort for a trip you will
Exhumations of Republican soldiers to restart at Spain’s Civil War ‘monument’ after legal appeals from right-wing groups flounder
A TEAM of forensic scientists that has been recruited by the Spanish central government will on Monday restart work to recover the bodies of 110
Keep warm and save money in Spain this winter
TO the surprise of newcomers to “sunny” Spain, most houses aren’t designed for winter. Old properties lack insulation and have stone floors, single-glazed windows, and
Madrid’s essential Sol transport hub to close for 16 days to avoid Christmas crushes
THE MADRID regional government has taken the decision to close the essential Sol transport hub for a total of 16 days over the holiday system
Six random places to visit in Andalucia bucket-list
Looking for surf, textiles or utopia? You’re in luck. If you find yourself in the region with nowhere particular to go, try these. Utopia: Marinaleda
Second phase of Spain’s Sierra Bermeja Forest Restoration Plan to start in January 2023
THE second phase of the Sierra Bermeja Forest Restoration Plan, prepared by a multidisciplinary team, will begin in January with a €2.4 million budget. The
Plan to relocate outdoor-only school from Ireland to sunny southern Spain
The pandemic has brought into sharp focus the importance of clean, fresh air. Yet our children continue to spend seven hours a day indoors at
‘Social security nightmare’: British expat’s pension application denied in Spain
A retired British expat who applied to get his pension on his 65th birthday from a social security office in Spain was denied, and instead
Fighting nature with nature: Primary school employs bats to combat plagues of mosquitos biting the children
A primary school in Malaga has come up with a novel way to combat plagues of mosquitos that have been biting the children during playtime:
CARVING a name for itself – how Trevelez, one of Spain’s highest villages, has built a tourist trade around its famous cured ham
THE perfect destination for meat eaters, hikers, and day trippers alike, Trevélez is a high point of La Alpujarra and one of Spain’s highest villages
New signs unveiled in Spain’s Alhaurin de la Torre in bid to protect ducklings crossing road
Alhaurin de la Torre in Malaga has installed roadside signs to try and protect the ducklings in the area. The City Council, through the Department
Rock leaders hail ‘great friend of Gibraltar’ as UK Speaker of House of Commons visits
UK Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle met with Gibraltar’s political leaders Friday on a flying visit to the Rock. Hoyle was
Gibraltar looks forward to rosy future with Easyjet after CAPA world aviation summit meeting
GIBRALTAR tried to shore up its relationship with Easyjet in a meeting held with its UK boss during the CAPA aviation summit. The summit was
Barcelona to become first city in Spain to levy ‘Amazon tax’ in bid to empty streets of delivery vans
BARCELONA is to become the first Spanish city to implement a so-called ‘Amazon tax’, which will target online sellers such as the American e-commerce giant
Embassy: UK licence holders will have to take ‘psychophysical aptitude test’ to exchange document for Spanish one
THE BRITISH embassy on Friday provided more information about how driving licence exchange will work once an agreement between Spain and the UK has finally
Man stuffs blanket down girlfriend’s mouth and points gun at her in Spain’s Valencia
A Spaniard, 24, has been jailed after threatening his girlfriend with a gun and trying to suffocate her in front of their nine-month-old son in
Migrant reaches Spanish soil from Morocco by flying over border in paraglider
WOULD-BE migrants trying to reach Spanish soil from North Africa will go to desperate measures to get across the borders at the exclave cities of
Spain’s traffic authority predicts 13.5 million car journeys in next week thanks to December national holidays
A WHOPPING 13.5 million car journeys are expected to be made over the next week, as much of Spain will grind to a halt thanks
Armed police in Spain cordon off Ukraine embassy in Madrid after it gets ‘bloody’ package of animal remains
ARMED Policia Nacional officers cordoned off the area surrounding the Ukraine embassy in Madrid on Friday afternoon following the delivery of a ‘bloody package’. It
Spain sends specialist police team to investigate war crimes in Ukraine
AN 11-strong Spanish police team has arrived in Ukraine to investigate possible war crimes and crimes against humanity, the Interior Ministry said on Friday. Interior
New anti-corruption authority could deliver ‘more transparency’ in Gibraltar, government says
GIBRALTAR government looks to create a new independent anti-corruption authority that will be able to investigate fraud, bribery or misconduct in public office. Chief Minister
Man threatens to shoot police officer in nightclub toilet on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 47-year-old Spaniard assaulted a Policia Nacional officer in an Elche nightclub and threatened to shoot him dead. He’s been charged with attempted murder, assault,
‘Bird man’ of Andalucia soars under the famous arched bridge of Spain’s Ronda in incredible death-defying stunt
Andalucia’s very own ‘bird man’ pulled off an astonishing feat today as he flew under the famous arch bridge of Ronda at 300km per hour.