Summer of rock: Big names billed for music festivals in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A HOST of big names including Jamiroquai, Muse, Stereophonics, and Paulo Nutin will be in Malaga this year. Three music festivals will take place on
Tourist drugged at Costa Blanca ‘hostess’ club in Spain and has €10,000 of charges on stolen bank cards
A Finnish tourist had €10,665 charged on two stolen bank cards after being rendered unconscious by a spiked drink and pill at an Alicante ‘hostess’
Mandarin Oriental Ritz: Welcome to the lap of luxury in Spain’s capital Madrid
FROM the sitting room of my suite I can see the queue for the ticket office at the Prado and the entrance of the Thyssen
British girl, 14, sexually assaulted in Barcelona area hotel during family holiday in Spain
A 14-year-old British girl was sexually assaulted last Thursday while on holiday with her parents in Callela on the Costa del Maresme- 50 kilometres south
Massive stuffed animal collection with rare and extinct species worth €29 million discovered in Spain’s Valencia area
THE Guardia Civil is investigating the owner of a private taxidermy collection with more than 1,000 animals, including some that are protected or extinct species.
27-million-euro works to repair 39 beaches in Spain’s Malaga due to storm damage
EMERGENCY works worth €27 million will be needed to help restore the Malaga coastline. Following the easterly storm that lashed the Costa del Sol last
Six football hooligans arrested after violent altercations at Spain’s Malaga airport
SIX football ultras, aged between 18 and 43 and belonging to a radical group of supporters of the main football club in Malaga, have been
Spain among countries with police raids targeting hate crimes and racism across Europe
A STAND against racist and xenophobic hate speech online and elsewhere has taken place across 11 countries, with four arrests in Spain alone. Law enforcement
Dogs in Spain’s Marbella intoxicated by hashish washed up on beaches by recent storm
THERE have been recent reports of dogs intoxicated by hashish that have washed up on the beaches of Marbella due to the passage of storm
Torrevieja may have to pay millions to skyscraper developer if it loses court case on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CONTROVERSIAL 26-storey skyscraper project planned for Torrevieja faces the threat of prosecution from the Ministry of Ecological Transition, with residents likely footing the compensation
Wind of change: Two sides of the ecologist movement clash as Spain debates renewable energy
OUCH! Another electric bill arrived today as more evidence of the skyrocketing price of energy. Electricity costs have quadrupled – yes quadrupled! – from February
Warning issued over fake olive oil sold in supermarkets in Spain
SPAIN’S food standards agency has issued a warning over the sale of fraudulent olive oil in supermarkets. A study by AESAN found that some products
Farmers call tractor protest for May 10 in Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Association of Young Farmers of Alicante have called for a ‘tractorade’ protest in Alicante on May 10 in protest at rising costs in the
Sex abusers to be denied prison visits from children after court ruling on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE COURTS have ruled that prisoners jailed for sexual violence will not receive visits from their children. A recent reform of the civil code was
Summer music festivals: Texas and Chic to play Port Adriano in Spain’s Mallorca
THE Port Adriano Music Festival will welcome Scottish rockers Texas and disco outfit Chic to Mallorcan shores for the festival’s 10-year anniversary. Chic are famed
Cat hater: 82-year-old took aim at neighbours four cats in two year campaign of terror in Spain’s Mallorca
AN 82-year-old man terrorized his neighbour’s cats by shooting at them with a pellet gun from the window of his house in Palma. The octogenarian
Living the hide life: A peek at the secretive, super-luxury housing estate of La Zagaleta on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE enclave of Zagaleta has often been described as ‘southern Europe’s most exclusive place to live’. And when you count on the celebrities, captains of
The Lonely Boys: Shaggy dog stories from Adana animal shelter in Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A volunteer at ADANA dog rescue centre in the hills above Estepona, Ian Ryles has discovered a deep love for those dogs that no one
OPINION: It’s time Spain took responsibility once and for all to protect homeowners instead of penalise them
The horror and heartbreak of seeing one’s home smashed into smithereens isn’t a fate reserved solely for those living under threat of Russian bombs in
Dabiz Muñoz: Three Michelin-starred chef reveals winning recipe for Spain’s famous Torrijas
TORRIJAS are the quintessential Easter treat in Spain. For decades, this dessert has been a staple on the tables of Spanish households during Semana Santa.
Meet the team: Alex Trelinski, our man on the Costa Blanca
HAVING interviewed a legion of political leaders, from Tony Blair to David Cameron and Paddy Ashdown to Tony Benn, getting a comment from a councillor
Storm-damaged beaches WILL be open for Easter on Spain’s Costa Blanca
DESPITE recent storms through the region, Orihuela Costa beaches WILL be open in time for Easter, claim local authorities. These beaches prove incredibly popular with
The only cross-border zip line in the world is in Spain’s Huelva
ADRENALINE junkies can now cross the natural border that separates Spain from its neighbour Portugal, in less than a minute—thanks to the only cross-border zip
Platoon sergeant faces jail over shooting of Spanish Legionnaire during army exercise in Spain’s Mallorca
A PLATOON sergeant faces seven-and-half years in jail for shooting dead a 21-year old Spanish Legionnaire from Palma during a military exercise. The sergeant is
Benidorm bounces back: British visitors outnumber Spaniards for the first time since pandemic
IN a sure sign that things are returning to normal, industry insiders report that British holidaymakers again outnumber Spanish visitors to Benidorm for the first
EXPLAINER: Has Spain healed the rift with Morocco? What you need to know about talks in Rabat
SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited Rabat on Thursday to meet with Moroccan King Mohammed VI in what was widely viewed as an attempt to
