Are you ready for the ‘Big TV Switch Off’ in Spain?
Internet TV specialist Michael Coard explains why and when you will be losing your British TV this year
Spanish property prices to fall by a further 50%
Experts warn of further slump as values show no sign of improvement
Researchers say drinking wine everyday IS good for you
Drinking wine at dinner gives a ‘more positive’ outlook on life
Costa Blanca city wants to analyse dog poo DNA to catch owners
A COSTA Blanca city wants to analyse the DNA of dog faeces to catch their unsanitary owners. Elche’s department of hygiene wants to introduce the
A recent slowdown in growth does not mean doom and gloom for Spain’s property market, writes Tancrede de Pola
SALES figures from March have led some analysts to suggest that Spain’s property market is slowing down. It comes after the third month of this
HASTA LA VISTA: New trailer for sixth Terminator movie reveals scenes shot in Murcia and Cartagena
THRILLING scenes for the sixth Terminator movie were shot on the Costa Blanca, a new trailer has revealed. Last summer, a film crew of more
Benidorm Bar responds after ‘minging’ English breakfast pizza went viral online
SAUSAGES, eggs, bacon… everyone knows that Brits love a good fry up, but what about when it’s on a pizza? One bar in Benidorm has
Brits buzzing as new Iceland lands in Costa Blanca expat hotspot
ICELAND has opened a new express store for Brits who want a taste of home on the Costa Blanca. The shop, operated by British-run Overseas
Van Gogh Alive to visit Valencia from July to October
THE world’s most visited multimedia exhibition will arrive in Valencia in July. Van Gogh Alive, which has broken visitor records in over 50 cities across
Will Smith receives handmade guitar ‘specially customised’ for the actor by Costa Blanca family-run business
WILL Smith has been gifted a Spanish guitar handbuilt on the Costa Blanca while the actor appeared on Spanish television. The Hollywood star was offered
CHEEK PREVIEW: Valencia hospital now offers ‘3D printed babies’ for pregnant blind mothers who can’t see ultrasounds
THE magic moment when a baby appears via ultrasound is a memory a parent cherishes for life. But the blind and visually-impaired have missed out
MR ZIPPY: Teens run from police after breaking into ice cream van in Alicante
FOUR teenagers fled from police after they were spotted breaking into an ice cream van near Alicante. An eyewitness called Policia Nacional after spotting the
FIGHTING BACK: One British pensioner ‘broke arm’ of mugger while another ‘threatened’ one ‘with a rock’ among string of arrests on the Costa Blanca
TWO British pensioners have revealed how they fought back against ‘hugger muggers’ on the Costa Blanca. Edward Broadbent, 79, threatened a woman ‘with a rock’
Fast track solution brings fresh hope to 300,000 illegal home owners in southern Spain
AROUND 300,000 owners of illegal homes in Andalucia need no longer fear the Junta’s bulldozers thanks to plans to speed up the legalisation process. While
British tourists to help create more than 600,000 jobs in Spain this summer – 140,000 of them permanent
Andalucia will benefit the most, with the influx of tourists creating 28,420 permanent posts
REVEALED: Retiring to Spain will see your money go further than almost ALL other British expat hotspots in Europe
Spain is the fourth most economical place to retire out of 14 countries studied in a poll
TOP OF THE TIPPLES: Check out our connoisseur’s guide to 10 of the best-scoring Spanish wines
Would you pay €1,000 for a bottle of Manzanilla from Jerez?
Spain’s former IMF head to face fresh corruption charges as new crimes come to light
Deals were allegedly offered by senior Bankia figures to public relations firms in return for €2 million in suspected bribes
Huge tribute rock concert returning to Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE hottest rock festival on the Costa del Sol returns as an amazing line-up has just been announced. Pink Purple Productions is presenting The Pink
Robbie Williams ‘to join’ Take That performance at Gibraltar Calling festival
Half of the tickets to the festival have already been sold
Three incredible secret beaches in Spain’s Andalucia to visit this weekend
They’re public beaches just begging to be enjoyed in June when you can almost have them to yourself
Most Wanted British ‘killer’ allegedly spotted in Spain during Champions League final in Madrid
The sighting comes after former Scotland Yard detective Peter Bleksley launched a fresh campaign to catch the alleged killer after 14 years on the run
‘Law is not functioning’ as more families flee urbanisation in Denia suffering ‘VIOLENT’ take over by ‘gypsies’ and squatters
ANOTHER two families have fled an urbanisation that descended into ‘hell’ after squatters began a ‘violent coup d’etat’ five years ago. A retired German couple
Big pharma’s Pfizer ‘concealed for years’ that one of its drugs could help fight against Alzheimer’s
Pfizer argues it didn’t believe the evidence was strong enough to launch a clinical trial
Boy, 6, CURED of cancer thanks to new gene therapy in Spain returns home to Costa Blanca
The treatment will give hope to many families in Spain given that acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common type of cancer in children
NOTORIOUS B.I.N: Mallorca man spent months setting DOZENS of bins on fire in revenge for fine for walking dog off leash
The man, who has psychiatric problems, admitted to being a serial arsonist
TOXIC: Cruise ships make Spain’s Palma one of the most polluted ports in Europe
The Mallorca capital joins Barcelona, Venice, Civitavecchia and Southampton in being crowned the most polluting ports on the continent
Outrage as MILLIONS of birds slaughtered by intensive olive farming before being served as TAPAS in Spain’s Andalucia
Millions more songbirds get vacuumed into machinery during intensive night-time harvesting across Spain and Portugal
Two-time killer Kenneth Noye may be on brink of Spain return after being freed from prison
The crook behind the infamous Brink’s MAT robbery-then the biggest in British history- fled to Spain to hide out