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Andalucia fire bosses allegedly embezzled at least €7 million in public funds to ‘line pockets’ and ‘pay for private holidays’

SOME 14 fire bosses have been arrested for allegedly embezzling public funds. The Policia Nacional found that the Consortium of Bomberos Cadiz took out mass

4 Dec, 2017 @ 10:31

Business & Finance·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Benalmadena hotel to be demolished within months for not having enough stars and wrong licence

BENALMADENA’S Hotel Vista de Rey must be demolished within three months, a Malaga court has ruled. It comes after the three-star hotel and apartment block,

4 Dec, 2017 @ 09:51

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·Property

2017 to be a vintage year for wines made in Spain

CONNOISSEURS of Spanish wines can mark 2017 down as a vintage year. Not only will stocks arrive two to three weeks earlier but the wines

3 Dec, 2017 @ 19:41

Food & Drink·Lead

Seven migrant boats rescued in the Strait of Gibraltar in just ONE day

THE deadly Moroccan-Spanish migrant route is only increasing in popularity with the Spanish coastguard rescuing SEVEN boats on Saturday. Over 150 migrants were pulled from

3 Dec, 2017 @ 17:19

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

Andalucia hospital wins award for ‘most innovative treatments’ in Spain

CORDOBA’s Reina Sofía University Hospital has received an award for one of the most innovative treatments in Spanish medicine. The hospital, which is affiliated with

3 Dec, 2017 @ 16:38

Cordoba·Health·Lead

Women in Spain have third lowest fertility rate in Europe

SPANISH women have the third lowest fertility rate in Europe. New analysis by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the birth rate among Spanish

3 Dec, 2017 @ 12:36

Health·Lead·National News

Plastic Problems: Support for using plastics in port expansions

PLANS to use molten plastic slag from the waste centre to expand ports have received the backing of multiple government sectors. The Balearic Port Authority

3 Dec, 2017 @ 09:44

Environment·Mallorca·Nature

Why you should NEVER eat food if a fly has landed on it

FLIES have been outed as the dirty bombers of the insect world, carrying more harmful bacteria than previously thought. Scientis at Penn State Eberly College

3 Dec, 2017 @ 09:34

Food & Drink·Health·Lead

Brexit blamed for first drop in EU applicants to British universities in five years

BREXIT has been blamed for a drop in Europeans applying for British university places. The number of students coming to the UK from the EU

2 Dec, 2017 @ 15:31

Business & Finance·Education·Lead·National News·Politics

Missing Spanish masterpiece thought lost forever turns up in British castle, and it’s worth millions

Missing Spanish masterpiece thought lost forever turns up in British castle,

2 Dec, 2017 @ 12:27

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Sevilla

Retail figures fall in Spain for first time in three years following Catalunya crisis

SPANISH retail sales fell for the first time in over three years in October, with sales in Catalonia dropping sharply after its independence referendum. The

2 Dec, 2017 @ 10:25

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

BADFELLAS: Italian mafia boss arrested in Costa del Sol pizzeria

AN ‘important’ Italian mafia leader has been arrested on the Costa del Sol. In cooperation with Italian cops, Policia Nacional picked up the suspect in

1 Dec, 2017 @ 17:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Iberian giants set for World Cup showdown with Morocco also in Group B

THE World Cup Group stage has thrown up a few tasty draws, but none more so than in Group B where Iberian rivals Spain and

1 Dec, 2017 @ 16:50

Entertainment·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca·Sport

BRIT BOOM: Almost one in three Brits have visited Spain so far this year as Andalucia tourism figures soar above 10 MILLION

ANDALUCIA has seen a 10% rise in foreign tourists in the first ten months of this year compared to the same period in 2016. Some

1 Dec, 2017 @ 15:59

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

WATCH: Andalucia body blasts ‘sexist’ Spanish presenter who cuts off fellow TV star’s skirt

THE TV governing body of Andalucia has denounced a a male presenter for ‘unlawful conduct’ after he cut off his female co-star’s skirt. The Consejo

1 Dec, 2017 @ 11:36

La Cultura·Lead·National News

PROBED: 23 Junta de Andalucia politicians implicated in training course scandal

SOME 23 Junta politicians are being investigated as part of the training courses scandal. The training courses scandal saw Junta money, destined for courses to

1 Dec, 2017 @ 11:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

BREAKING: UK to tell EU it wants to stay in aviation safety body to keep planes flying post-Brexit

THE UK will tell the EU it wants to stay in a key aviation safety body, under the indirect jurisdiction of the European Court of

1 Dec, 2017 @ 10:49

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

Spain’s manufacturing sector grows at fastest pace in over 10 years

SPAIN’S manufacturing sector has grown at the fastest pace in over 10 years, lifted by strong output and new business. Markit’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)

1 Dec, 2017 @ 10:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

REVEALED: The world’s most Instagrammed cities and sites, including Spain

EVERY year the world’s leading cities fight it out to be the most Instagrammed place on the planet. Last year, London took the crown as

1 Dec, 2017 @ 10:18

Business & Finance·La Cultura·Lead·National News

JAILED: British mum who abandoned three kids for a week-long bodybuilding trip to Spain

A BRITISH mother has been jailed after she abandoned her three kids to see a bodybuilding competition in Spain. The woman, 37, left the youngest

1 Dec, 2017 @ 09:50

Crime & Law·Lead

Forty arrested in Andalucia child sex trafficking ring that saw minors held in caves

FORTY suspects have been arrested in connection with a sex-trafficking ring covering Andalucia, the Basque country and Castilla la Mancha. Most of the detained are

30 Nov, 2017 @ 15:38

Crime & Law·Lead

Cars dive into holes as roads collapse in Andalucia following heavy rainfall

THE heavy rainfall has caused several roads to collapse in Cadiz. Towns like Medina Sidonia (right), have seen the asphalt on their roads fall through,

30 Nov, 2017 @ 13:33

Environment·Lead

December strikes called for restaurants and cafes at Malaga airport

CAFES and restaurants across airports in Spain will on strike in December, including Malaga. The CCOO and UGT unions have called for work stoppages on

30 Nov, 2017 @ 12:58

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

Dad of young Brit killed in savage ‘one punch’ attack in Spain said his son’s murder ‘almost killed him too’

THE father of a young Brit who was punched to death in Spain has revealed how not knowing who murdered his son almost killed too

30 Nov, 2017 @ 12:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

WATCH: Sickening couple in Spain run brown bears off road in car

SPANIARDS have been left fuming after a video of two bears being chased down by a car went viral. Spain’s Brown Bear Foundation (FOP) has

30 Nov, 2017 @ 11:44