High Waters: Spanish police seize underwater drug smuggling drones
SPANISH police have impounded three underwater drones built specifically to smuggle narcotics from Morocco via the Strait of Gibraltar. The inventive method made use of
Spain’s Malaga initiates week-long summer speed control campaign
SPEED controls will be intensified this week in Malaga in an aim to tackle the early summer surge of road traffic and potential car accidents.
Most wanted Brit cocaine baron arrested in Benidorm
A MAN dubbed ‘Britain’s most wanted cocaine baron’ has been arrested in Benidorm. The search for Louis Edwards, 44, had initially focused on Malaga but
Match fixers who targeted Spanish and Gibraltar football leagues arrested
POLICE have busted a football match-fixing ring that operated in Spain and Gibraltar. Investigators say the network had made more than €500,000, mostly on illicit
Spain’s Renfe to recover one of the three cancelled Malaga-Madrid high-speed trains
THE national rail operator, Renfe, plans to recover one of the ‘forgotten’ AVE high-speed trains from Malaga to Madrid. Back in May, Spain’s national railway
Weather: Highs of 40ºC expected this week in Spain’s Andalucia with hints of calima-like haze
SPAIN’S Met Office, AEMET, warns of sizzling highs and calima-like haze to smother much of southern Spain this week. According to the director of the
FOR SALE: Spaghetti Western film set in Spain’s Tabernas desert
A BUYER is wanted for the film set where iconic Sergio Leone film Once Upon a Time in the West was shot. The mock town
One of Spain’s most-wanted men caught by police in Toledo
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested one of the most-wanted criminals in Spain. The man, who has not been named, is only 20 years old yet
Unemployment in Spain as its lowest figure in 14 years
SPAIN’S jobless figure dropped to 2,880,582 in June, its lowest level since October 2008. This was 42,409 fewer than in May, according to data published
Police refusing to work overtime unless new deal drawn up in Spain’s Estepona
OFFICERS from the local police force of Estepona are refusing to work overtime indefinitely, according to a police union. The Sindicato Independiente de PolicÃas said
Viral poultry disease outbreak in Spain’s Almeria
THERE has been an outbreak of a poultry disease on a chicken farm in Huercal-Overa, Almeria. Newcastle disease virus (VND) has been detected in chickens,
Man arrested after fighter jets escort EasyJet plane to Menorca after bomb-threat hoax
AN EASYJET passenger plane was escorted by Spanish fighter jets towards Menorca after a bomb threat scare on the plane. At the weekend, passengers on
Shining bright: Spain’s Marbella is a destination for good food and culinary expertise
AS the pandemic hit two years ago most of the travel industry in Spain went into full disaster mode. Meanwhile, in Marbella, the hotels and
Arrival of Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia at Dali Museum in Spain’s Girona sparks spat between royalists and anti-monarchist
PRINCESS Leonor’s first visit to Girona this Sunday, July 3, has attracted royalists and anti-monarchist to take to the streets outside the Dali Museum in
First weekend of July sees beaches heaving in Spain’s Malaga.
MALAGA high season kicks off with perfect weather and tens of thousands of people hitting the Costa del Sol beaches. The first holiday weekend of
Ryanair strike: Low-cost airline announces 12 new strike days for July—affecting the ten Spanish airports where the airline operates
RYANAIR has announced 12 more days of strikes to take place this month of July. The protest has been called for all ten airports in
Tourist boom for rural Spain
By Livia Cockerell MORE people are turning away from city breaks in favour of opting for a rural getaway in Spain. According to Andalucia travel
TOUGH TEST: Taxi industry slams the exam for lack of cabs in Mallorca
TAXI industry professionals have said an exam for prospective drivers is too hard to pass. And the Mallorca’s taxi driver association says this is one
Man in Spain’s Sevilla arrested for making opium-based cocktail
A 20-YEAR-OLD man in Sevilla has been arrested for making a narcotic cocktail. His cocktail of choice, known as a ‘purple drank’ is a cocktail
Watch out, the inspectors are about on Spain’s Mallorca
By Livia Cockerell UNCARING bosses better watch out – 80 employment inspectors will be posted in Mallorca to monitor working conditions this summer. During high
Marbella: golden childhood memories of eating and drinking and mega yachts
All his family holidays were spent in Marbella. Jorge Hinojosa takes us on a trip down memory lane – with plenty of stops for food
French low-cost high-speed Ouigo train service expected to operate in Spain’s Andalucia end of 2023
FRENCH budget train-service Ouigo hopes to bring its high-speed trains to Andalucia by the end of 2023. According to Federico Pareja, the industrial and advertising
1,000 litres of breast milk donated in Spain’s Murcia
BY Livia Cockerell Since the Murcian Health Service initiated a breast milk donation service back in March 2021, around 1,000 litres of milk has been
Stubbed: Spain’s Benalmadena to get smoke-free zones throughout town
BENALMADENA is to set up new smoke-free zones, the town hall has confirmed. A motion was tabled earlier this week proposing the creation of smoke-free
Malaga town hall rejects tax for overnight tourists
BY Livia Cockerell MALAGA town hall has rejected proposals for a tourist tax in the city. Podemos, who fronted the plans, claimed a tax on
Man arrested for US-Spain basketball team scam?
A MALAGA man has been arrested for a scam involving the Spanish and US basketball federations in which he pocketed $143,400. The 63-year-old man was