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One dead and three injured in an alleged intentional hit-and-run outside nightclub in Spain’s Malaga

A MAN is wanted in connection to an alleged intentional hit-and-run which has killed one man and seriously injured three others. A 23-year-old man has

16 May, 2022 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Spectacular fireball ‘as bright as a full moon’ streak across Andalucian skies

A SPECTACULAR fireball, as bright as the full moon, crossed the skies over Andalucia yesterday, Sunday, May 15. According to the astrophysicist Jose Maria Madiedo,

16 May, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Other News

New hotel deal confirmed on site of failed BBC soap Eldorado on Spain’s Costa del Sol

IT was the TV deal that producers had golden hopes for, but after just a year and two series Eldorado turned to lead. The BBC

15 May, 2022 @ 19:00

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Sudden arrival: Woman gives birth in Gran Canaria pharmacy after waters broke in the street

A WOMAN has given birth in a pharmacy on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria after her waters broke in the street. Anna Maria Lodoño

15 May, 2022 @ 18:00

Canary Islands·Health·Lead

Woman arrested in Ibiza over threatening diners with a knife at Burger King restaurant

A WOMAN has been arrested for threatening diners with a knife in a Burger King restaurant on the Spanish island of Ibiza. The incident took

15 May, 2022 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Police praise ‘noble’ young man for returning bag full of cash found in street in Spain’s Valladolid

THE temptation must have been enormous. But after finding a bag containing close to €14,000 in a bag in the street, one young man in

15 May, 2022 @ 15:00

National News·Other News

Pill-popping nation: Spain tops anxiety medicine use in global ranking

SPAIN consumes more medication to treat anxiety than any other country in the world. The greatest amount of benzodiazepines, a drug used to help anxiety

15 May, 2022 @ 12:45

Health·Lead·National News

Spain ends Eurovision shame as Chanel comes in third behind Ukraine and UK

SPAIN has broken its tragic record as a Eurovision failure and come in third after a raunchy performance by Chanel with the reggaeton hit ‘SloMo’.

15 May, 2022 @ 11:54

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Felipe Orlando Pre-Columbian Museum in Spain’s Benalmadena reopens after 2-year closure due to pandemic

THE Felipe Orlando Pre-Columbian Art Museum, located in Benalmadena Pueblo, has reopened its doors this month after being closed for two years due to the

15 May, 2022 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Global reach: New American school opens in September in Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Atlas will be the first Costa del Sol school with an American curriculum offering all levels of education from 3 to 18

14 May, 2022 @ 14:15

Education

Soggy days: Valencia just experienced the rainiest spring on record

VALENCIA has recorded its wettest Spring on record. Some municipalities in the region have registered up to 37 days of rain so far.. Even if

14 May, 2022 @ 13:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Kebab shop workers arrested after sexual assault on teenage girl in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol

TWO workers in a Malaga kebab restaurant have been arrested for sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl in the bathroom of their premises. According to reports

14 May, 2022 @ 12:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Carmen Thyssen Museum in Spain’s Malaga will celebrate International Museum Day with an open day and free guided tours

THE Museo Carmen Thyssen Malaga will be one of the many places in the world that will join the celebration of International Museum Day on

14 May, 2022 @ 11:15

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Everything you need to know about Chanel and Spain’s chance at Eurovision glory

Could this be the year Spain wins Eurovision for only the third time since the contest began? Spain’s fate rests with Chanel, a 31-year-old Cuban

14 May, 2022 @ 10:22

La Cultura·Lead·Must Read·National News

Valencia street to be renamed to honour cartoonist killed by Franco during Spain’s dictatorship

VALENCIA city is to name a street after famous cartoon artist Carlos Gomez Carrera, also known as ´Bluff´, who was shot after lampooning fascist dicatator

14 May, 2022 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

‘Steadfast’: Gibraltar Chief Minister meets Liz Truss to discuss post-Brexit issues at border with Spain

CHIEF Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo has met with UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss to discuss the ongoing issues at the border with Spain as

14 May, 2022 @ 09:15

Brexit·Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Anger mounts over driving licence debacle for Brits in Spain post Brexit

HUNDREDS, possibly even thousands, of British expats have been left unable to drive legally in Spain after the failure to strike a bilateral deal.And they

13 May, 2022 @ 18:45

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News

Fairground worker attacks dealer in row over 'merry-go-round' horses in Spain's Murcia

Fairground worker violently assaults ‘merry-go-round’ horse dealer in Spain’s Murcia

A Murcia dealer was clubbed by an iron bar during a disagreement over the price of seven ‘merry-go-round’ horses. The salesman, 31, agreed to meet

13 May, 2022 @ 17:44

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

Spain drops probe into whether kickbacks were paid to secure €7billion high-speed rail contract in Saudi Arabia

SPANISH prosecutors have shelved an investigation into whether Spanish firms paid kickbacks to secure a contract for Saudi Arabia’s high-speed rail link citing ‘insufficient evidence’.

13 May, 2022 @ 15:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Man lies to police over sex abuse as excuse for missing examination in Spain’s Murcia region

A man has been arrested in Cartagena for falsely reporting that he was a victim of sexual abuse as an excuse for not turning up

13 May, 2022 @ 13:57

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Spain’s government rubber-stamps energy price cap which needs European Commission sign-off

SPAIN’S Council of Ministers formally approved a price cap on Friday that limits gas prices used to produce electricity. The 12-month concession granted by the

13 May, 2022 @ 13:12

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Dolmens Site Museum in Spain’s Antequera displays two temporary exhibitions

Palaeolithic cave paintings discovered in Spain’s Antequera

NEW cave painting, that could be between 60,000 and 30,000 years old, has been discovered in Antequera. The figurative representation has been located on the

13 May, 2022 @ 11:15

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

FRIDAY 13th: Spain’s ten weirdest superstitions revealed

FRIDAY the 13th is a day of misfortune for many a superstitious expat. But you won’t find locals drawing their blinds and running from black

13 May, 2022 @ 09:15

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Mass of warm African air to bake Spain’s Malaga this weekend

HOT African air will sweep through Malaga this weekend—with temperatures above 32ºC expected. The return of the ‘calima’ will be accompanied by another phenomenon known

13 May, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Weather