New contamination tests demanded on former Repsol land
A detox of the land, which was used to store petrol in the 1970s, took place in 2002 but new legislation demands more tests
Europe’s first underwater museum opens off Lanzarote
The 14-metre-deep brainchild of British artist Jason deCaires Taylor was created to promote conservation and education
Vietnamese brothers break crazy head balancing record in Girona
Giang Quoc Co and Giang Quoc Nghiep, from Vietnam, climbed the stairs of Girona Cathedral, in Catalunya, with one sibling balanced atop the other
Hunter shoots to death two forest rangers at point blank range after being asked to show his hunting license
The shooter has claimed he has 'no memory' of the murders
Spain fears Trump administration will renegotiate agreement to clean up Palomares site where US accidentally dropped four hydrogen bombs
The agreement could not be implicated due to Spain's crippling political deadlock
San Pedro town centre to be transformed with more than €2 million investment
The aim of the works is to semi-pedestrianise the areas between the town and the boulevard
Madrid’s Paseo de la Castellana is set to receive a fifth tower
Dubbed Caleido, the 36-storey building will cost €84 million to complete, and will house a university campus for the Instituto de Empresa, a Quiron medical
EXCLUSIVE: Spanish hunters suspected of animal slaughter on British expat’s farm
Detectives from the environment section Seprona said it was one of the worst attacks they had seen
Iberostar begins multi-million euro refurb of largest Torrox resort
Iberostar has invested ‘several million euros’ in its Malaga Playa resort in Torrox Costa, the largest complex between Malaga and Motril
Velez Malaga wine Botani voted one of best in world
Jorge Ordonez’ dry moscatel Botani was chosen by globally-renowned wine critic Robert Parker as one of his top three 2016 wines selling at under $20
Catalonia leaders accused of frustrating attempts to return priceless Romanesque artworks
Catalan leaders are being accused of undermining attempts to repatriate priceless Romanesque frescoes
Endangered Iberian lynxes making comeback in Spain
A total of 440 Iberian lynxes are thought to have been living in the country in 2016, up from 404 the previous year
Groundbreaking vegan poster campaign launched in Madrid
One sobering image features a lamb incarcerated behind bars, with the phrases ‘go vegan, be fair’
House of the late Prince struggling to sell nine months on
THE sprawling Marbella mansion once owned by the late music legend Prince is seemingly impossible to sell. The enormous 13-bedroom palace in Paraiso Alto –
Brits drastically boosting population of struggling yet award-winning Frigiliana village
FOREIGNERS are drastically boosting the population of a struggling yet award-winning pueblo blanco. Brits, Morrocans, Germans and French are among the extranjeros who make up
Spain is rubbish at recycling, finds new report
Spain lags behind at 14th in the EU-wide rankings, which are topped by Germany, Austria and Belgium
Two Spanish stars nominated for BAFTAs
Pedro Almodovar’s flick Julieta and Catalan actress Laia Costa have both been nominated for a gong at the glitzy British ceremony
Unemployment falls in Spain, but most jobs ‘precarious’
Just four out of every 100 contracts signed in December were long-term and full-time, the UGT has said
The Killers and Depeche Mode to play at Bilbao BBK Live this summer
They will join The 1975 and Justice at the Bilbao BBK Live 2017 festival, taking place from July 6-8
Obama to holiday at US ambassador to Spain’s mansion after leaving White House
The Obama family will travel to Costos’ 11,000-square-foot home in Thunderbird Heights after Donald Trump’s inauguration later today
Three Michelin Star chef Francis Paniego challenges foreign cooks to invent new Spanish fusion cuisine
Three Michelin Star-ranked Francis Paniego of Echaurren in Ezcaray (La Rioja) wants cooks abroad to put their own twist on traditional recipes to invent new
Half-British heartthrob vies to represent Spain at Eurovision
The Malaga-based Mario Jefferson is one of six remaining finalists
The snow has continued to last two days on the Costa del Sol
In unprecedented cold weather the belt of mountains that hug the coast are still snow capped 36 hours since the heaviest snow fell in a
Flamenco fashion show turns heads in Sevilla
The weeks aim is to promote flamenco dress as a 21st century fashion
A HUGE unprecedented snowfall has cut off many roads in the Ronda mountains
Many other inland areas also had snow while even Malaga, Mijas and Cartama saw the white stuff
Snow has fallen in Marbella for the first time in over a decade
Snow has fallen in Marbella for the first time in over a decade. This morning the famous La Concha mountain was covered in snow. Meanwhile