Despacito breaks host of records as a Spanish-speaking song
DESPACITO is the first Spanish song to top the US’s Billboard 100 in more than 20 years. The ‘song of the summer’ in dozens of countries has been at the number one
Festival promoters demand larger fines for safety breaches at Spanish gigs
FESTIVAL promoters are demanding bigger fines for safety breaches after high-profile incidents in Spain this summer. The death of an acrobat at Madrid’s Mad Cool and a fire that sent 20,000 revellers
Exciting new food and music festival mixes the best of Andalucian cuisine and international artists
ARTIST Andy Goldsworthy says to be disconnected from nature is to be disconnected from ourselves; these days, most of us are. The gulf between most people and the natural world has never
Everything you need to know about this year’s Malaga Feria
The Day Fair attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists
Starlite festival ‘cuts links’ with Marbella and threatens to sue ‘obstructive’ town hall
ORGANISERS of the popular Starlite festival have threatened to sue Marbella after cutting ties with the town hall. The shock announcement came at the weekend after mayor Jose Bernal said he would
WATCH: More than 22,000 music fans flee Spanish festival as huge fire erupts
MORE than 22,000 music fans were evacuated after a fire broke out on stage at the Tomorrowland music festival. No injuries were reported as attendees fled the concert area near Barcelona late
WATCH: Horrifying moment confused bull kills itself by ramming wooden post during Spanish festival after locals set horns ablaze
As is tradition, balls of wax were placed on the bull's horns before being set ablaze
ESPETOS: Everything you need to know about the Costa del Sol’s most emblematic summer dish
THEY are the aroma and flavour of summer on the Costas and a spectacle to see
Salvador Dali’s body exhumed for DNA tests in Spanish paternity test case
Tests to take several weeks as woman claims surrealist painter was her father
Spanish police recover stolen works of British artist Francis Bacon worth millions
The investigation remains open
8,000 sign petition to stop bullfight in southern Spain
Four representatives of the Campo de Gibraltar anti-bullfighting movement handed the petition in at the town hall
Beyonce wears dress by local Andalucia designer in first official photo with newborn twins
SUPERSTAR Beyonce has worn a dress by a local Andalucia designer in her first official photo with her newborn twins. The American singer posed with an arch of flowers behind her as
Andalucia economy to lose out on €12 million after Chiclana festival forced to cancel last minute
Some 20,000 people had bought tickets
Men gored in backside and scrotum and at least seven wounded after second run of Pamplona’s San Fermin festival
One participant was hurled high in the air and smashed back down on the ground
Firecracker kicks off Pamplona’s running of the bulls festival
THE traditional firework ‘Chupinazo’ has kicked off Pamplona’s famed San Fermin running of the bulls festival today. The rocekt was launched from the town hall balcony at noon above thousands of people
Fake news: How a lost suitcase changed photojournalism
Although the terms are contemporary, the role of journalism in ‘manufacturing opinion’ has been a human activity as far back as reliable evidence suggests, writes Jack Gaioni
Spanish ham sales boom in China as sales double in four years
Spain is now leading sales of dry-cured ham in the Asian powerhouse
Spain and Gibraltar’s LGBT heroes
Spain was one of the first countries in the world to legalise same-sex marriage
Pitches for €10 on offer at Mijas classic car boot sale
They will be held every Sunday opposite Aladin’s in La Cala
Where to celebrate Noche de San Juan in Andalucia
Celebrating the summer solstice, Noche de San Juan is marked by the burning of colossal bonfires or ‘júas’
Ring made by Pablo Picasso to appease angry lover to sell for more than €500,000 at auction
It will go up for auction on June 21 at the Sotheby’s Actual Size sale
Film about ancient treasure to be filmed in Rincon de la Victoria
The film will then be shown at a number of international festivals
Estepona to host Circus festival
The event will be headlined by Spain’s clown prince Pepe Viyuela
Culture top reason tourists visit Andalucia
Culture has now overtaken weather as the most popular reason to visit
PRAYER BATTLE: Granada Catholics outraged after Muslim prayers held near Virgin Mary statue
The gathering was sanctioned by the town hall and welcomed by mayor Francisco Cuenca
Young piano prodigy descends on Mijas for fundraising concert
Yun, from Canada, has previously played with the China Philharmonic Orchestra