Sagrada Familia basilica evacuated as part of ‘anti-terror’ operation
Spanish police evacuated and cordoned off one of Barcelona's main tourist attractions as part of an anti-terrorist operation.
Bodybuilders arrested as Spanish cops smash huge steroid and sports doping ring
Anabolic steroids, hormones and €180,000 seized in joint police raids
WATCH: Drunk Brit put in chokehold by ‘hero’ on Ryanair flight from Spain
A 22-year-old man from Dagenham was arrested on suspicion of common assault and being drunk on an aircraft after the police were called.
Flight delays feared across Europe as french workers go on strike
Protesters are expected to take to the streets of towns and cities across France on Tuesday
Several injured in Costa del Sol shooting, gunman may be on the run
FIVE people have been injured after a Costa del Sol shootout this morning.
The attack broke out at 9am at an 'alternative club' in the...
Property prices continue to soar across Spain as Malaga and Balearics lead the way
PROPERTY prices in Malaga are expected to soar by 5% next year thanks to increasing demand.
It comes after Solvia, the property division of...
FIVE year investigation into Spain’s biggest ever public money fraud scandal sees 275 people probed but NOT ONE charged
THE investigation into Spain’s biggest ever public money fraud, the ERE scandal, is now into its fifth year...but the authorities have yet to prosecute...
Spanish troll to be charged for inciting gang rape of Ciudadanos leader on Facebook after calling her a ‘filthy...
The leader of Ciudadanos in Catalunia, Inés Arrimadas, has confirmed that she will press charges against a woman who wrote on Facebook that she...
The latest on Spain’s upcoming airport strikes… and it’s good news
TALKS aimed at ending planned airport strikes across Spain are set to continue next week.
It comes after negotiations to bring an end to the...
Catalan leaders to be charged with ‘disobeying’ Madrid over independence referendum
A Catalan government spokesman has since insisted that the referendum will go ahead
British family left stranded in Malaga after arriving to find their holiday villa doesn’t exist
Sheeba saw an advert for the villa, El Caprichio, on a Facebook group and made a last minute booking for a seven-night stay
Marbella Airbnb nightmare for British girls who lost €1000 on ‘filthy’ apartment
Costa holiday begins with bust-up and robbery, leaving English couple 1000 euros out of pocket
British mother and daughter accused of running multi-million euro holiday sickness scam in Spain
A BRITISH mother and her daughter are accused of leading a multi-million euro hotel food-poisoning scam on the island.
Self professed 'rich mum' Debbie Cameron,...
Mallorca’s Vegan Day Out serves up second course of foodie heaven
Next on the agenda is Vegan Christmas Day Out on December 16
Salvador Dali NOT the father of Spanish woman who had his body dug up for DNA test
A DNA test has proven once and for all that Salvador Dali is not the father of 61-year-old Spaniard Maria Martinez.
A Spanish court had...
EXCLUSIVE: Wheelchair-bound Brit saw Barcelona van killer run right past him on Las Ramblas as he fled terror scene
Mancunian dad felt like a 'prime target' as killer struck Catalan capital
REVEALED: The most expensive place to fill up your car in Spain… and it costs even more than the...
THE Balearics have the highest petrol prices in Spain and are even higher than the UK average, according to new reports.
Prices on the Spanish...
ONE BAG ONLY: Ryanair has changed its hand luggage policy and customers are NOT happy
PASSENGERS flying on Ryanair will no longer be allowed two small bags on board unless they are willing to pay for it.
The Dublin-based carrier...
Marbella mayor revokes Sisu hotel’s music license and vows crackdown on ‘loutish tourism’ as at least TEN businesses threaten...
MARBELLA mayor Angeles Muñoz has revoked the Sisu hotel's music license.
It means the upmarket hotel, a favourite for celebs and TOWIE stars, will no...
ISIS terror cell broken up in nearby Morocco had violent attacks planned
SPANISH and Moroccan authorities have broken up an alleged extremist cell in Morocco.
The six-member group, all of which were arrested, was actively training and...
EXCLUSIVE: British expats arrested in massive drug swoop in Spanish resort worked for local clubs and a hairdressing salon
THE majority of British expats arrested in a massive drugs swoop in Magaluf worked as ‘on street PRs’ for local clubs and at a...
August sees highest number of job losses in Spain since 2008 as tourism season comes to a close
AT least 46,400 Spaniards lost their jobs in August as the tourism season began drawing to a close, new figures have revealed.
The figure is...
Patiently beckoning the end of the summer season
As I get older and wiser (and that's an oxymoron in itself) that I no longer look forward to the annual influx of party hungry tourists that I did as a younger and much, much wilder twentysomething, writes Giles Brown
New Marbella town hall push to hold on to Starlite festival for another decade
MARBELLA town hall has announced plans to declare Starlite as a 'festival of municipal interest'.
It is also planning to ask the Junta to...
PRIORITIES: Returned Marbella mayor Angeles Muñoz raises town hall salaries by 20%
NEW Marbella mayor Angeles Muñoz has increased the salaries of 15 councillors from the Partido Popular-Opcion Sampedreña coalition by 19.23%.
Nine of the councillors, including...
EXCLUSIVE: Well known Marbella lawyer ‘linked’ to Hotel Sisu grenade attack
A BRITISH-hotel has accused a local lawyer of involvement in a terrifying hand-grenade attack.
The manager of Marbella’s Sisu hotel claims legal eagle Antonio Flores...