Tourism injected €187 BILLION into Spain’s economy last year, new figures show
TOURISM was one of Spain’s main economic growth areas last year, accounting for nearly €187 billion and a record 12.8% of the country’s Gross Domestic
From Liverpool to Malaga: Meet the former England international who has joined a fifth-tier football club in Spain – after discovering it during a holiday to the Costa del Sol
FIFTH-TIER Spanish football side Malaga City have announced a surprising new addition to their staff, with former Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur star Steven Caulker joining
After debate in Congress, Spain’s political parties – except far-right Vox – agree to change language in Constitution covering people with disabilities
LAWMAKERS from all of the parties in Spain’s Congress of Deputies, with the exception of far-right Vox, took the first step on Tuesday to remove
Guinness World Records in hot water over suspicions they gave ‘world’s oldest ever dog’ award to a fraud: Vets weigh in on Portuguese mastiff who allegedly lived to ‘completely implausible’ 31 years old
THE canine crowned ‘the oldest ever dog’ has been stripped of his title pending an investigation into whether his age was a fraud. Portuguese pooch
Former Spanish tennis star Arantxa Sanchez Vicario given two-year jail term for hiding assets and ordered to pay €6m in compensation to Luxembourg Bank
THE LONG and drawn out fall from grace of former Spanish tennis star Arantxa Sanchez Vicario continued on Wednesday, after a court in Barcelona sentenced
Storm Irene lands in Spain: Videos show roads flooded from Marbella to Madrid after a thunderous night of rain, hail and 120km/h gusts of wind
STORM Irene made landfall in Spain last night as high winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms battered the Costa del Sol. Videos taken by residents show
Couple who ‘tricked auction houses around Spain to sell their fake designer bags for up to €10,000 a pop’ are finally arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A TORREVIEJA couple have been arrested for selling fake luxury high-end branded leather goods to auction houses across Spain. The Policia Nacional said the quality
While Tyson Fury dodges Marbella for Morecambe, Oleksandr Usyk searches for sparring partners at his Valencia training camp to prepare for Saudi Arabia clash
TYSON Fury’s opponent for his upcoming undisputed title fight has been canvassing for sparring partners at his Valencia training camp. Oleksandr Usyk, who holds the
Tommy Robinson back on Spanish soil in the Canary Islands and rubbing shoulders with a notorious German extremist who ‘dressed like Hitler’ and is banned from the UK
FAR-RIGHT firebrand Tommy Robinson has been spending the festive season in the Canary Islands with a notorious German racist who is banned from entering the
Drought latest: Region in Spain declares emergency as it brings ban on public showers, filling swimming pools and more
SPAIN’S Catalunya region is to ramp up water restrictions from February 1 due to the ongoing drought with up to 202 municipalities being forced to
Italian ‘mafia boss’ who ‘used a pizzeria in Benidorm as a front for a cocaine racket’ WILL be extradited from Spain – despite his family and children having ‘settled in well’ among the expat community
SPAIN’S National Court has thrown out an appeal to stop the extradition of a major figure in an Italian mafia gang. Francesco Faillace, 40, rented
Revealed: Spain’s four most expensive homes in 2024 – with a €35 million villa in Marbella taking the top spot
REAL ESTATE portal idealista.com has revealed the four most expensive homes in Spain in 2024, with a €35-million villa in Marbella taking the top spot.
City council is hacked in major British expat hotspot in Spain: Cyber criminals are demanding a €10million ransom while the government is forced to suspend ALL administrative deadlines
A MALLORCA council computer network has been hacked since Saturday with the attackers demanding a €10 million ransom to get it back on line. The
How AI threatens up to 60% of jobs in Spain and other advanced economies, according to stark warning from the IMF
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued an alarming warning about the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on jobs. According to a recent IMF
Spain’s stay-at-home generation: Just 16% of 16- to 30-year-olds in the country have managed to move out of their parents’ house
JUST 16% of young Spaniards aged between 16 and 30 years old have managed to move out of their parents’ home, compared to the European
Spain’s government to crack down on electronic cigarettes and tobacco flavours, while new regulations for vaping are still being considered by Health Ministry
THE SPANISH government is planning to crack down on non-conventional tobacco products by putting heated cigarettes on a par with conventional ones, as well as
Spanish shoppers are fuming after seeing Spain-packaged olive oil selling for MUCH cheaper in the UK – but is there a catch?
SPANISH shoppers contending with olive oil setting them back as much as €10 a litre have been raging at their staple food product being half
Health warning: Cheese product sold across Spain is taken off the shelves after harmful bacteria is detected – including ‘listeria monocytogenes’
A GORGONZOLA cheese sold by the Aldi supermarket chain in Spain has been withdrawn from shelves after it was found to contain listeria. The Spanish
International ‘Croqueta’ Day: How the French elite first invented the much-loved potato dish – before Spain went on to master it
It’s International Croqueta Day today, but do you know the curious history behind the now emblematic Spanish dish? Paella, jamon, olive oil, croquetas, these are
EXPLAINED: How to register to vote in UK general elections as a British expat in Spain – and which documents you will need
FOLLOWING the removal of the arbitrary 15-year limit, British citizens living abroad are now eligible to vote in UK general elections and referendums regardless of
Are your designer sunglasses FAKE? Supplier to ‘prestigious’ nationwide opticians in Spain is arrested for ‘selling knock off luxury shades’ as police raid 12 stores in popular tourist areas
A DISTRIBUTOR who supplied fake Italian sunglasses to a ‘prestigious’ nationwide chain of opticians in Spain has been arrested following a complaint from the manufacturer.
Woman with Down’s syndrome is praised around the world after being sworn into parliament in Spain following historic election win
SPAIN’S first elected parliamentarian with Down’s syndrome has said that ‘society can now see that people with Down’s have a lot to contribute’. 46-year-old Mar
Gibraltar on high-alert for plastic pellets washing up on its beaches after sightings were reported in nearby Tarifa
THE recent environmental crisis on the shores of northern Spain, marked by the spill of plastic pellets into the ocean, has prompted immediate action from
Upcoming Malaga Film Festival set to dazzle with the best of Spanish cinema – and plenty on offer for the expat community
THE Costa del Sol is set to be transformed into the epicentre of Spanish and Ibero-American cinema cinema when the 27th Malaga Film Festival lands
BREAKING: British expats can now vote in UK elections and referendums as ‘long overdue’ law change comes into effect TOMORROW
MORE than three million British expats have regained their right to vote in UK General Elections and referendums following the implementation of the Elections Act
Ryanair wins political battle in Spain over its controversial luggage policy
RYANAIR emerged victorious in its legal battle to be able to decide its own cabin baggage policy. Thursday’s landmark ruling by a court in La