US reveals Franco succesion plans
Inner circle pressured dictator to step down DECLASSIFIED papers belonging to the US government reveal how Francisco Franco’s daughter, son-in-law and several Cabinet members tried
Deals on wheels
YOU can find anything on the internet nowadays – even Franco’s old car. One of the dictator’s old Cadillacs is now for sale for the
Cocaine use ‘quadruples’ in a decade
Young Britons in Spain among most likely drug users in the world
Lawyer ticked off for racial slur
A PUBLIC prosecutor has got off with calling a Nigerian woman “smelly” in court. Eduardo Peña, a prosecutor in La Rioja, asked court workers to
Cockles over ham and black pudding, says Gwyneth
It's official, Gwyneth Paltrow is mad for Spanish food
Kidnappers caged
Romanian and Spaniard jailed after British couple snatched at holiday home EXCLUSIVE BY JON CLARKE IN ALICANTE TWO violent thugs have been jailed for eight
Guggenheim meets its match
IT HAS long been one of Europe’s most exciting buildings. But the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao now has a rival. The gleaming, angular facade makes
Briton held after fatal gunfight
A BRITISH man is being held by police following a shooting in which a German was killed and an Italian badly wounded. Daren Coupland, 41,
Law threatens Albariño wine
Draft law proposed by the region's health authority could effectively outlaw wine production.
Michelin-starred chef arrested
A leading female chef has been accused of selling toxic shellfish A FEMALE chef has been accused of selling shellfish from dangerously contaminated rivers. Toñi
WWF begs end to motorway madness
ENVIRONMENTALISTS have demanded the end to a motorway project that will destroy the habitat of some of the World’s rarest animals.
Police foil Glitter’s Spanish return plot
A PLAN that shamed singer Gary Glitter had hatched to return to Spain has been foiled. The convicted paedophile, who was deported to the UK
Spain at risk of becoming like Sahara
Green groups slam Madrid for refusing to blame construction as 17 tonnes of fertile land are lost a year to the advancing desert
Economic depression makes for happy families
IN every cloud there is a silver lining. As recession bites around Europe, in Spain at least the lack of money is keeping couples together.
Hitler’s Spanish sojourn
Investigator claims Nazi leader fled to Barcelona instead of committing suicide in Berlin bunker
Veni, Vidi, Construxi
Roman and Celtoiberian settlement threatened by development plans IT was the scene of a great and bloody battle. In 134 AD, brave Celtoiberian warriors battled
Goat attacks family at Murcia zoo
A BRITISH tourist is seeking tighter controls at Spanish zoos after he and his family were allegedly attacked by a loose animal.
Galloping Gourmet
THE culinary world is in a conundrum after the disappearance of one of Europe’s top gourmets.
Green Spain
A SERIES of energy-saving measures have put Spain at the head of environmental legislation.
Madrid seeks Nazi extraditions
Supreme Court wants to include the Butcher of Mauthausen in lawsuit THE Supreme Court is to investigate four alleged former Nazis over the deaths of
It’s All Right, says Dylan
Bob Dylan ignores Green lobby to play concert where Sting refused to play for environmental reasons BOB Dylan has faced the ire of ecologists, unions
Spain’s coastal woes head north
NOW it is the turn of Green Spain to feel the full weight of cement. According to Greenpeace’s annual coastal report the Basque Country, Asturias
Free healthcare clampdown
British pensioners could be about to lose free healthcare under new Spanish rules THOUSANDS of British expatriates will be forced to foot the bill for
Wash out at Expo
Water water everywhere… just when the Expo water festival was preaching on saving dwindling resources IT was the last thing organisers were expecting at the
Priceless war photos may come home
The remarkable story of how some of the world’s most famous war photographs have only recently emerged after a tortuous journey from Spain, via France,
Rio’n’Roo’s Ibiza revels
IT should be a quiet few days. Wayne Rooney is to celebrate his stag weekend in Ibiza. The England striker is bringing a dozen of