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BREAKING: Huge Mobile World Congress in Barcelona cancelled due to coronavirus fears losing Spain €490 MILLION and over 14,000...

THE Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is set to be cancelled due to coronavirus fears, it has been reported. Organisers GSMA were left with little...

REVEALED: How many foreigners (and British) live in Marbella as new figures show they make up massive 25% of...

NEW figures have revealed that Marbella's foreign population has increased by 5.38%.  According to the latest statistics from January 1 2019, which have just been...

Julio Iglesias to perform in Spain’s Andalucia

The tour will end in Cordoba on September 5 at the Plaza de los Califas

Gibraltar admits it needs to do more to fight dirty money after EU report

Gibraltar needs to improve money laundering and terrorist funding measures according to a European Council report published its findings this week.

Fugitive paedophile Irish nabbed near Spain’s Costa del Sol

POLICIA Nacional agents have arrested an Irish alleged paedophile who was on the run for three months.

Spain backs euthanasia bid amid criticism from right wing politicians and Catholic Church

Details of the bill explain that the person in question must have an incurable illness or a chronic disability that renders life ‘unbearable

Woman arrested trying to fly from Malaga airport with 13 kilos of marijuana

The agents found the marijuana inside 24 vacuum-packed plastic wrappers with a total weight of 13.5 kilograms

Cristiano Ronaldo opening hotel in Madrid, his first one outside Portugal

CRISTIANO Ronaldo has announced he will be opening a hotel in Madrid this summer.

Prison guards in Spain jailed for beating up baby-killer

After making initial threats, the two guards went to cell 11 at around 11:45pm that night and told the victim’s cellmate to leave the room

Spanish billionaire and Zara founder Amancio Ortega ranked fifth richest man in the world and second in Europe

ZARA founder, Amancio Ortega has been ranked as the fifth richest man in the world.

How one Costa Blanca industry is going nuts for global warming

THE WARMER climate is favouring at least one industry on the Costa Blanca. Almond growers have seen cultivation for their premium type of nut boom...

Donald Trump invites Spanish Royals to the US, but doesn’t invite Pedro Sanchez

DONALD Trump has invited the Spanish Royal family to the United States for a state visit in April.

Plastic contaminates every blade of seagrass

PLASTIC contaminates every blade of seagrass a study of ocean habitats has found.  The study carried out in the Orkney seagrass beds found that every...

REVEALED: British who own homes in Spain facing significant tax increase on rental profits post-Brexit transition

IT'S bad news for Brits who own homes in Spain and rent them out for extra cash or to help pay the bills. According to...

WATCH: Woman who caused coronavirus MAYHEM in Spain was actually just DRUNK

https://twitter.com/pilar_diz/status/1226993450026983424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1226993450026983424&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.elindependiente.com%2Fsociedad%2F2020%2F02%2F11%2Fla-surrealista-alarma-por-el-coronavirus-en-valladolid-alcohol-histeria-y-huida-en-taxi%2F A CHINESE woman who caused a mass coronavirus panic on Monday night after vomiting at a party was actually just drunk. The reveller, who had...

WATCH: Dramatic moment Marbella police open fire during hot pursuit of three men on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THIS is the dramatic moment police chased three men through the streets of Marbella before firing warning shots into the air yesterday.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW2MwwAkS4k   The trio were...

WATCH: Dozens of expats lead the way after Costa Blanca council sends out urgent plea for help in beach...

BRITISH and Irish expats, along with this newspaper, lead the way yesterday morning after Orihuela Costa council called out for volunteers to help clean...

WATCH: Hollywood style car chase ends in dramatic crash before police circle car with guns pointing at driver in...

THIS is the dramatic moment a high-speed car chase between police and a suspect was captured in Andalucia.  The dashboard cam of another driver records...

Rent in Spain’s Estepona almost DOUBLES in six years as locals blast being ‘priced out’ of Costa del Sol...

RENT prices in Estepona have almost doubled in the past six years, new figures have shown.  According to property portal Idealista, a flat in the...

EXPLAINED: How a British businessman was dubbed ‘superspreader’ of lethal coronavirus after unknowingly infecting British expat in Spain

A BRITISH businessman has been dubbed a 'superspreader' of the coronavirus after unknowingly infecting 11 people. Steve Walsh, 53, has now fully recovered after being...

Manchester United arrive on Spain’s Costa del Sol for warm weather camp

MANCHESTER United have been training in Marbella ahead of their game against Chelsea this weekend.

WATCH: Hilarious video of Spanish football match turning into a mud bath

A FOOTBALL game in Spain has been played in extreme weather conditions.

UK’s Two Door Cinema Club to headline at Spain’s Brisa Festival

THE lineup for the Brisa Festival in Malaga has been announced.

SCOT-FREE: Spain to extradite Catalan separatist Clara Ponsati from Scotland so she can stand trial

Clara Ponsati is currently enjoying diplomatic immunity in Scotland

Spain launches rescue bid for over 60 migrants missing off Costa del Sol

Two vessels were intercepted containing 50 and 69 migrants from Africa, including 26 women and five children

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