HALLOWEEN: Spain is Europe’s leading pumpkin producer with 115,000 tonnes a year
Pumpkin sales spike around Halloween, where they are used for carving, a practice first thought to have been done by the Maori 700 years ago
Orange weather warning for rain and thunder on Spain’s Costa del Sol today
MALAGA is on an orange warning for rain and thunder today. Up to 30 litres per square metre could fall in one hour, particularly around
Volunteers clear up almost half a TONNE of waste from Costa del Sol beach
Since starting the foundation, Plastic Free Seas Worldwide have cleared a total of 3,400 kilos in 10 beach clean ups
A shop in Valladolid is popping corks in the world of architecture after basing its design around wine bottles.
Vinas & Viandas, created by Zooco Estudio, is a cave-like structure in the city centre using elements based on wine bottles and barrels. Wine racks
Man slaughtered while he sipped beer and ate sushi on Spain’s Cost del Sol identified as Dutch narco and expert bombmaker
The dead Dutchman was in a conflict with the Netherlands most wanted criminal Ridouan Taghi, who has ordered around 20 deaths to protect his €100
WINTER WONDERLAND: Andalucia’s Sierra Nevada gears up for ski season amid sub-zero temperatures
THE Sierra Nevada ski resort has officially started preparing for the festive season as temperatures drop to -6 degrees. More than 100 cannons were used
The Rock’s leading estate agents spread the word in the Big Smoke
GIBRALTAR international property agents EFPG-Raine International were back in London this month for the ‘Property Investor and Homebuyer Exhibition’ at Excel, promoting Gibraltar as a
WARNING: Orange weather alert for wind and rain on Spain’s Costa del Sol and parts of Andalucia
AN orange weather alert has been issued for the Costa del Sol and parts of Malaga tomorrow. A storm from Galicia will bring a cold
Historic building made famous by war photographer Robert Capa set to rise from the ashes of conflict
IT was the silent witness to the horrors of war. No.10 Peironcely Street in Vallecas, on the outskirts of Madrid, made it into history books
Two taxi drivers suspended in Gibraltar after 93-year-old disabled woman ‘left screaming in agony’
“You can’t justify the unjustifiable, she was literally screaming in pain towards the end of the experience”
Spain voted Europe’s MOST humble country and one of most welcoming to Muslims
The immigration of Muslims to Spain is a very current issue in the minds of Spaniards. especially as Andalucia prepares to go to the polls in
SNOW: Tornado smashes Menorca leaving 38,000 residents without power, while two people missing in northern Spain
Over 50 trees and poles collapsed in Menorca, leaving most people without power, while two hikers are still missing in northern Spain
WATCH: Police in Malaga dismantle ‘Breaking Bad’ style meth lab and prevent 1,000kg of MDMA and amphetamine flooding the streets
The revealing police footage shows officers intercepting chemical products and the various paraphernalia used to synthesise drugs, including tanks, cooking units and even recipes with
‘EXCLUSIVE: Meet one of the few head female chefs in Andalucia’
THE dishes come out as seductive as the sunset over the nearby Alcornocales mountains. Beautifully presented, they combine both symmetry and sensitivity in equal measures,
Temperatures in Spain’s Andalucia hit climate change limit
In Malaga, Cordoba and Granada the average yearly temperature in the 21st century was at least 1.5°C higher than in the 20th century
BOOK REVIEW: Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s The Labyrinth of the Spirits
In the second part of our new book review section, Alicia Duggan immerses herself in the long-awaited final instalment of the Zafon quartet that began
How to get 50% off medical insurance in Spain
Signing up the family to Customedic Salud’s health card means there are no expensive surprises
WATCH: Snow falls in Estepona as cold front sends temperatures plummeting
https://www.facebook.com/332586480496037/posts/583225232098826/ THIS is the moment snow fell in Estepona today. It came as a cold front sent temperatures plummeting by more than 10C across the
WARNING: Spain’s Andalucia on alert for SNOW as temperatures dip to as low as 4C
THE Sierra de las Nieves between Ronda and Marbella received a light dusting of snow today. Hailstones meanwhile fell all around the serrania de Ronda
Man shot dead while eating dinner on Spain’s Costa del Sol in ANOTHER suspected mafia hit
A MAN has been shot and killed while dining on the Costa del Sol. The victim, believed to be of Arab origin, received two shots
Government officials and Franco family involved in row over ownership of sacred pilgrim statues in Spain
A Madrid court has given the Franco family until November 19 to prove their ownership
OIL’S NOT AS IT SEEMS: Charlatan olive oils make up 50% of ‘extra virgin’ bottles in Spain, study reveals
Among the 20 charlatan drizzles named and shamed by OCU were Lidl's Olisone at €4.92 a litre and Aldi's Olearia De Olivar at €3.99 a
OLIVE PRESS APPEAL: Irish expat needs your help after home completely destroyed and ‘everything lost’ in Malaga floods
Trish only has the clothes on her back after her home, which is opposite the banos arabes in Ronda, completely flooded on Sunday
Twisted mass murderer ‘took selfies with dismembered bodies’ after hacking family and baby,1, to death with garden shears in Spain
Experts are testifying today on his mental health
WATCH: Police in Malaga seize 6,000kg cocaine hidden in bananas and recover guns and €300,000 in cash
Drug traffickers had hidden the cocaine, believed to have originated from Ecuador, underneath bananas in cardboard boxes
Pedro Sanchez and Pablo Iglesias sign landmark deal to protect self-employed workers in Spain
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias signed the agreement into law at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid this month