Holidaymakers robbed after coach luggage door is forced open in Spain’s Valencia area
TWO MEN broke into a French tourist coach outside a hotel in Albalat dels Tarongers in Valencia province on Saturday lunchtime and stole items belonging
Ed Sheeran shares new songs for tiny audience of 400 people at Madrid gig
ED SHEERAN shared new songs from his upcoming album with a tiny audience at an intimate gig in Madrid on Saturday night. The English singer-songwriter
Spain’s data protection agency opens probe into the ChatGPT artificial intelligence app
SPAIN’S AEPD data-protection agency has opened an investigation into the ChatGPT artificial intelligence application, on the basis that it may breach the country’s privacy laws.
DIGITAL DYSTOPIA? How will Artificial Intelligence affect our lives in Spain and beyond?
ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) is being hailed by some people as the next industrial revolution. Others say it’s a danger to humanity and will soon get
Members of ‘Suecos’ gang admit to two brutal killings in the Costa del Sol
A GANG known as ‘Los Suecos’ (The Swedes) admitted in court on Friday their involvement in the killings of two people in the Costa del
A bundle of laughs: English comedy nights on the Costa
The self professed ‘English speaking immigrant’, Lucy Amans runs packed out English comedy nights on the Costa del Sol and Gibraltar with stand-up comic Nik
Andalucia will showcase its rich food scene at international festival
SALON Gourmets returns for its 36th edition of the international food festival. The event takes place in Madrid from April 17 to 20 and will
Fake marriages busted in Seville
NATIONAL Police have arrested 145 people who were involved in marriages of convenience and false documents in Seville. The perpetrators are charged with arranging marriages
Explainer: What will the government’s planned housing law mean for landlords and tenants?
THE SPANISH government has been negotiating a proposed housing law for months, if not years, and the deal that has been hammered out between parties
Don’t forget: Amnesia to host huge series of techno events throughout summer
Ibiza’s world renowned club, Amnesia, will be hosting a series of huge techno parties this summer. Running from June 11 through to October 8, the
Spain’s Cepsa announces largest second generation biofuels plant in Europe to open in Andalucia
OIL company Cepsa has formed a joint venture to set up a large-scale biofuels plant in Andalucia. Cepsa and Bio-Oils, who process vegetable oils, have
New storm Sunday threatens further oil spills from stricken bulk carrier shipwreck off Gibraltar coast
THE shipwreck off Gibraltar’s coast is bracing itself for a new storm on Sunday that could further break it up and cause more oil spills.
Man accused of sending letter bombs to political and military targets in Spain gets bailed
THE National Court in Madrid has bailed an Ebro province man arrested in January for sending six letter bombs to political and military targets. Pompeyo
Five young men imprisoned after allegedly raping a woman in Barcelona
Five men accused of gang raping a women in the Catalan town of Rubi were sent to prison last Thursday 14. They are believed to
Crypto pair no show: Globix bosses face arrest warrant after failing to show up for court in Gibraltar
A PAIR of wanted crypto tycoons face arrest warrants after failing to turn up in court. The two operators of shamed crypto exchange Globix failed
Foods with reduced VAT become more expensive in March
Foods that had their VAT slashed in January have had a price hike in March. At the start of the year the Government decided to
Costa Blanca serial house burglar arrested shortly before leaving Spain
A NINE-MONTH probe to catch a burglar who plundered properties in the Benissa and Teulada-Moraira areas ended in his arrest as he planned to leave
Four Costa del Sol towns among Spain’s Top 50 most expensive to buy propertyÂ
Four areas in the Costa del Sol are in Spain’s top 50 most expensive places to buy a house, according to a study of real
British man arrested as marijuana gang used luxury villas to grow drugs on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SEVEN people including a British national have been arrested for growing marijuana in luxury villas on urbanisations in the Calpe area. Six of the gang
Europe’s biggest cocaine lab closed down by police in Spain’s Pontevedra region
THE POLICIA NACIONAL has dismantled what it has described as the biggest cocaine laboratory in Europe, with 18 people arrested. The lab in Pontevedra had
Almost half of the beneficiaries of Malaga-based foodbank work full-timeÂ
A LOCAL food bank has reported that 47% of its users are full-time employees whose wage does not cover their basic needs. Malaga-based NGO Asaec
Olive Press style guru, Freya, opens new shop in the spa town of Lanjarón in Spain’s Granada
FREYA Rogers, who runs the successful Armario de Freya women’s clothes and accessories store in the multicultural market town of Órgiva, has opened a second
Tiktok Tapa: A twist on the humble olive
A VIDEO on TikTok has gone viral for revealing an intriguing tapa served at Bar la Cuadra in Ronda. Andalucia is renowned for its ‘rutas
Picasso Museum of Malaga accused of whitewashing Francoism
THE Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory (ARMH) has called on the Junta to ‘stop whitewashing’ Francoism. The criticism revolves around an explanatory panel
Ryanair wins lawsuit in its ongoing war against online travel agents
RYANAIR has emerged victorious from the latest battle in its long running war with online travel agencies. The low-cost airline has frequently complained about the
Thank you very munch: El Corte Ingles helps to feed endangered species in Fuengirola Bioparc
EL Corte Inglés and BIOPARC Fuengirola have renewed their collaboration for the donation of surplus fruit and vegetables. Department stores in Malaga that belong to