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REVEALED: New painting by Spain’s Velazquez unearthed after previously being attributed to his son-in-law

Velazquez, born in 1599, was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV, and one of the most important painters of the Spanish Golden Age

HOLY CARACOLE: Why snails are slowly returning to Spain’s menus

IF you thought snails were only a French thing, think again. Caracoles are a huge tradition in Spain, and Snail Season - mid-April to late...

Renovation of iconic Maria Barrabino house in Torremolinos almost complete after €135,000 cash injection

A MAJOR repair project on the historic Maria Barrabino house in Torremolinos is set to be completed within the next two months. The town hall...

WATCH: Celebrity car customiser launches luxury Grand Tour from Marbella to London – and he needs more drivers

Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Porsches and Bugattis will make the seven-day journey in June

Man arrested after squatting Costa del Sol home where British expat allegedly stabbed wife to death and tried to...

Gloria Tornay Naranjo died at the house on March 9 after she was stabbed 12 times in her back and chest

British families scammed out of thousands from fake holiday rental sites on Spain’s Costa Blanca and Mallorca

Professional chocolate taster Angus Kennedy discovered a German man living at the Mallorcan villa he had booked through Dream Villas Spain

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Police investigation as British woman in Spain smashed in head by lorry doors and airlifted to hospital

The Guardia Civil are now investigating the incident, but there has not been an update from anyone involved since Wednesday

British expats and locals FUMING as celebrity chef Dani Garcia’s chiringuito gets go ahead on protected land in southern...

According to campaigners, Valdevaqueros is one of Spain's last wild beaches and is part of a Special Conservation Area and Biosphere Reserve for birds

British pensioner left bloodied after attack in Spain by ‘territorial’ taxi drivers

The bewildered expat was left with a large cut on his forearm after cabbies tried to wrestle his key from the ignition to prevent him driving off

British expats in Spain among 100 homeowners to face compulsory purchases of land due to huge pylon network

The next step is for the Junta to declare the 182km route as a public utility and the process of expropriation will begin

Father arrested after the bodies of German mother and child found in a cave on Spanish island

The man was arrested near Adeje in Tenerife after his other son, aged five, escaped the mountain cave and alerted the police

Spain honours veteran British theatre and film director Peter Brook

Veteran playwright, Peter Brook has been awarded the Princess of Asturias Award for opening ‘new horizons in contemporary dramaturgy’

Fugitive hands himself in decade on from jail break because Spanish island is not ‘as nice as it used...

A FUGITIVE wanted for ten years in the Canary Islands has handed himself in because he had grown sick and tired of Tenerife. The unnamed...

Mercadona refuses to review security measures on Spain’s Costa del Sol after string of British expats robbed in its...

Despite the complaints, a spokesman for Mercadona insisted that current measures were sufficient

Popular drag queen attacked by group of homophobic ‘foreign’ men in gay-friendly Torremolinos

Greco was taken to the local health centre where he was treated for defensive wounds, including scratches and bruised fingers

Man in Spain arrested over double knife attack at Ryanair check-in desk that saw woman stabbed in ear

A police officer took out his gun, and with a flight attendant managed to diffuse the situation

Tourism companies in Spain outraged at being handed limits on daily beach visitors with some as low as 250...

A group of ship owners and hoteliers have labelled the plans ‘unjustified’ and claimed that daily limit on tourist numbers is a ‘grave error’

Former US Marine arrested after North Korean embassy attacked in Spain

Christopher Ahn was arrested in Los Angeles and charged by US authorities, after a mysterious dissident group broke into the embassy and assaulted staff

WATCH: Videos pour in as ‘gota fria’ drenches Javea and Denia on Spain’s Costa Blanca

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=7r1_7Zokq9w A RED alert warning has been issued as torrential rains create flash floods on Spain's Costa Blanca. Coastal towns in the Marina Alta comarca of...

Marina Alta on RED ALERT as heavy rains cause flash floods along Spain’s Costa Blanca

https://twitter.com/aemet_esp/status/1120077716693356544?s=12&fbclid=IwAR1n4VJYnxEJ2mJcdTMRMZmmjJ4rfc7ee9O38CjzWny1j85OoMt0GXZF3-U THE Marina Alta and La Sofar comarca's on Spain's Costa Blanca have been put on RED ALERT as heavy rains risk flash floods. Spain's state...

‘Level 1 emergency’ declared as largest Easter storm in 73 years hits the Costa Blanca

https://www.facebook.com/proyectomastral/videos/850786591949136/ WHAT was that saying about the rain in Spain? Since Thursday, the Costa Blanca has been hit by the largest April storm in 73 years...

PIGEON PILL: Pesky birds in Spain’s Cadiz to be slipped contraceptives in food to control numbers

Ecologists estimate that in Cadiz, a city of 115,000, there are around 10,000 pigeons

Climate change activists in Spain joined by those in UK as hundreds arrested

In the UK capital, around 400 activists were arrested, following acts of civil disobedience

Spain’s top oncology scientist cures pancreatic cancer in mice giving hope for future human treatment

Tumors were not only stopped from spreading, they  completely disappeared within weeks, with no secondary effects

Almost 40% of Spaniards fear Brexit will have a ‘very negative’ impact on Spain’s economy

MORE than a third of Spaniards fear Brexit will have a ‘very negative’ impact on their country’s economy. A survey by El Cambio en...

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