MOMENTS IN SPANISH HISTORY: The Battle of Trafalgar
IT was one of the most pivotal events in world history unfolded—a moment whose 220th anniversary has just passed. The Battle of Trafalgar, fought between
Foreign property buyers in Spain surge in early 2025 — but slowdown might be on the way
By Mark Stucklin of Spanish Property Insight FOREIGN appetite for Spanish property continued to boom in the first half of 2025, according to the latest
Minimally invasive techniques revolutionise treatment for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
BENIGN Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common pathologies in adult men. It involves a natural growth of the prostate gland which, while
Spain’s Pedro Sanchez unveils plan to tax private jets to combat climate change
SPAIN’S prime minister Pedro Sanchez has outlined plans to tax private jets in a move backed by environmental activists. Speaking at the United Nations COP30
Madrid’s regional government hands controversial director Woody Allen €1.5 million for new film – but with strings attached
MADRID’S regional government has agreed to invest €1.5 million of taxpayer money into an upcoming film directed by Woody Allen – but the new flick
Revealed: The terrifying Serb neo-Nazi whose narco empire took over Mallorca in just two years
A SERBIAN gang leader with ties to neo-Nazi groups and football hooligans has been unmasked as the man behind one of the most powerful drug
Cat killer behind at least 100 feline poisonings is arrested in Spain
A MAN has been accused of killing at least 100 cats in the Toledo area town of Villaluenga de la Sagra. He has been brought
Haunted by hackers: How to avoid online shopping scams this Black Friday
JUST when you thought Halloween was over, the real ghosts come out to play and they’re hiding in your inbox. Forget haunted houses and creaky
Tooth decay may soon be history: British scientists hail ‘Holy Grail’ breakthrough gel that can restore enamel
A SHIVER down the spine from a scoop of ice cream could be a thing of the past for many after scientists at a British
Turkish Airlines puts pen-to-paper on deal for €300 million stake in Spain’s Air Europa
TURKISH Airlines has formally signed a deal to buy around a quarter of rival airline Air Europa – although the carrier will remain under Spanish
Scottish mob war pulls in Europe’s cocaine cartels on the Costa del Sol as mafia boss ‘vows revenge’
SCOTLAND’S deadly gang war is drawing in some of the most dangerous cocaine mafias on the Costa del Sol. The long-running feud between the Lyons
King Felipe to become first Spanish monarch to visit China in 18 years as Madrid looks to bolster ties with Beijing
THE Spanish king will pay a state visit to China next week, becoming the first European monarch to do so in seven years. King Felipe
‘If released he’d just do it again’: Costa del Sol karate coach accused of abusing children as young as six is refused bail
A KARATE coach accused of sexually abusing his students has been placed in pre-trial detention without bail after a Malaga court judged that the risk
New shooting in Marbella as Costa del Sol is rocked by wave of violence amid mafia crackdowns
A MAN has been found inside a car in Marbella with a gunshot wound to the leg in the early hours of Tuesday morning —
Father and son kidnapped man in Malaga and sent photos to the family with a ham knife against his neck over €50 cocaine debt
A FATHER and son have been sentenced by a Malaga court after being found guilty of holding a man hostage for three days as revenge
El Gordo could get even fatter: Ticket sellers for Spain’s Christmas lottery urge government to up prize in line with inflation
SPAIN’S annual Christmas lottery could get even fatter after ticket sellers for El Gordo called on the government to increase the draw’s top prize in
Thief made special trips to Benidorm just to steal electric scooters parked outside supermarkets
A SERIAL electric scooter stealer has been arrested in Benidorm by the Policia Nacional. The man, 36, travelled regularly from Alicante to plunder at least
Was it invented by the English? New documentary delving into the history, glitz and glamour of champagne premieres in Barcelona’s cava territory
BILLED as a ‘love letter to champagne’, it may well have been penned by some of the biggest names in show business, judging by the
BY DESIGN: From Mallorca’s brutalist concrete bunker to Venice’s frescoed masterpiece, where buying your groceries feels more like visiting an art gallery
THINK all supermarkets look the same? Think again. Across the globe, a handful of architects are turning the humble weekly shop into something extraordinary –
Fugitive politician on the run for 20 years over sprawling Marbella corruption case pays to avoid jail
THE ex-Marbella sports councillor, Carlos Fernandez, who fled Spain in 2006 to avoid corruption charges in the infamous Malay Case, will not serve any prison
British ‘kamikaze’ motorist, 76, lucky to be alive after driving for 17kms on wrong side of Costa Blanca motorway
A BRITISH motorist has been charged with reckless driving after travelling 17 kilometres on the wrong side of a Costa Blanca motorway. The 76-year-old man
Travel chaos in Spain’s Barcelona: Dozens of flights cancelled and train services cut as ex-Hurricane Melissa dumps torrential rain on Catalunya
EX-HURRICANE Melissa has brought major disruption to Barcelona’s public transport network this morning after an orange weather warning was issued for torrential rain. At least
Spain grants citizenship to 170 descendants of International Brigade volunteers who fought Franco
THE Spanish government has announced that up to 170 descendants of volunteers in the International Brigade will receive citizenship in recognition of their ancestors’ fight
The Costa del Sol’s out-of-control organised crime gangs takes HUGE hit as French ‘super-mafia’ smashedÂ
SPANISH police have put the brakes on the Costa del Sol’s spiralling mafia activity with a huge operation targeting a number of interconnecting mafia gangs
African leopards- including three cubs- are removed by police from fenced enclosure on a farm in Spain
FIVE African leopards- including three newborns- have been seized by the Guardia Civil after they were found on a Gran Canaria farm. Three people are
Tunnel between Spain and Morocco ‘technically feasible’ – with a start date pencilled in for 2027
A TUNNEL connecting Europe and Africa could be one step closer after a study commissioned by the Spanish government concluded that an underground corridor below