Spain has three airports ranked among the world’s best for shopping and eating
THREE airports in Spain have been named in the world’s top 100 for shops and restaurants according to the AirHelp Score 2022 rankings. Madrid came
WATCH: Firefighters rescue woman from zipline after she got stuck 40 metres in the air in Andalucia’s Gaucin
THIS footage shows the spectacular rescue of a hiker who had got stuck on a zipline in Gaucin. Malaga province firefighters from Manilva and Algatocin
After making concessions to Catalan politicians, Spain’s prime minister rules out more talks
FOR THE government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, the proces, as the Catalan independence drive is commonly known, is now the past. There will, for
Benidorm’s main promenade to celebrate New Year twice with Big Ben and Spain’s Puerta del Sol chimes from Madrid
A big party to celebrate the New Year will run for over seven hours on Saturday on Benidorm’s Paseo de Levante. An estimated 5,000 people
Hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca looking forward to bumper New Year’s Eve
HOTELIERS on the Costa Blanca are looking forward to a busy New Year’s Eve after two years of heavily reduced trade caused by Covid-19 restrictions.
Taxi drivers in Spain’s Pamplona to restart free trips for pensioners to see the Christmas lights
AFTER a two-year break due to Covid-19, today the taxi drivers of Pamplona will be volunteering their time to take 90 or so residents of
Thousands visit one of Spain’s most well-preserved Roman villas in Malaga during first week
ALMOST 2,500 people have visited one of the most well-preserved Roman villas in Spain at the city of Rincon de la Victoria just a week
Stormy weather catches out two Brits off Spain’s Andalucia coast with South America-bound drugs stash
TWO British men crewing a boat packed with drugs have been arrested by the Policia Nacional off the Andalucia coast. The 16-metre-long and five-metre-wide vessel,
Police open fire on man as he tries to attack officers with a large machete in Spain’s Malaga
POLICE shot a man in the leg as he allegedly tried to attack an officer with a large machete in Spain’s city of Malaga. National
Twenty-four marine animal strandings recorded along Spain’s Doñana coasts this year—including endangered green turtle
THIS year, 2022, has seen multiple marine animals stranded on the coasts of Doñana. The annual Doñana Natural Area Management Report on observations and strandings
DOGGONE IT!: New law makes 10km a day walks for dogs compulsory
DOG owners will have to take their pets for at least 10 kilometres of walks daily from today under a controversial new animal welfare law
Man falls 60 metres to his death as he climbed at El Chorro in Spain’s Andalucia
MOUNTAIN rescue teams recovered the body of a man who fell 60 metres to his death while rock climbing in Spain’s Andalucia. The Greim mountain
Pedro Sanchez suspends taxes on essential food products in Spain’s latest anti-inflation package
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced details of Spain’s latest ‘anti-crisis’ package to fight inflation in 2023. The measures were agreed at Tuesday’s meeting of
Off-duty policeman chases supermarket robber around car park on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Elche supermarket thief was caught by two off-duty policemen doing their shopping at the same time. They restrained him after he ran off with
Spain’s new family law will let fathers-to-be take 10 days of paternity leave to look after pregnant partner
FATHERS in Spain should soon be able to use 10 days of their paternity leave before the birth, so that they can take care of
Teenager’s excavator prank backfires as church wall gets damaged on Spain’s Mallorca
A teenage boy damaged a church wall in the centre of Pollenca after starting up an excavator as a prank. The machine started to spin
It will be fine: Mayor of Malaga’s car towed away
MAYOR of Malaga Francisco de la Torre has had his official car towed away by Local Police. The car was parked in a spot for
Spanish government will not remove the name of disgraced former monarch Juan Carlos I from warship
THE SPANISH government will not, for now, be removing the name of disgraced former monarch Juan Carlos I from any official institution, event or object.
Thieves stole dozens of catalytic converters from cars in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THREE people have been arrested for stealing 39 catalytic converters from parked cars in Alicante and Valencia Provinces. 28 units were taken at night in
Spain’s public prosecutor shelves probe into Melilla migrant tragedy that claimed 23 victims
SPAIN’S public prosecutor has shelved a probe into the migrant tragedy that occurred at the border fence separating the Spanish exclave city of Melilla in
Spain’s RENFE to spend €3.5 million on drone surveillance of its facilities
RENFE will start using drones to reinforce security in its main Andalucian train stations; Malaga, Sevilla and Jerez de la Frontera. Spain’s national passenger railway
Vodafone Spain to pay out €6,000 to man who received marketing calls at all hours
SINCE January 1 2022, it has been illegal in Spain for telephone operators to make sales calls to customers during ‘siesta time’. But despite this
Police use forensic clues to track down young people who threatened victims with a gun in Spain’s Malaga
POLICE arrested five suspects in the city of Malaga who allegedly threatened some people they knew with a gun. Forensic police tracked down five young
Three villages in Granada among most beautiful in Spain
GRANADA city hosts some of the most beautiful monuments in Spain and the province can now also boast to being home to several of the
Make your health your new year resolution with these easy steps, Gibraltar health chiefs advise
PUT physical health at the top of your New Year’s resolution list, Gibraltar’s health chiefs urged the general public. The Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) said
Police nab 90,000 kilos of drugs, mainly hashish, in Spain’s Malaga in 2022
POLICE seized 90,000 kilos of drugs in Malaga and arrested more than 4,000 people for trafficking offences in 2022. This past year the Policia Nacional