Property market hotting up in Spain
The increase was the biggest year-on-year jump since the first quarter of 2008, according to Eurostat
Spanish universities urged to make studying ‘more attractive’ to foreign students
Currently, only 2.9% of international students studying in Europe opt for Spanish universities
Two eagles miss out on Valentine’s in their Spanish love nest after capture
The Junta will care for the feathered friends until their owners are located
Police in La Linea strike over wages
The Police union SPPL are at loggerheads with mayor Juan Franco for not paying officers what ‘they were promised’
Malaga province set for cold and snowy Valentine’s weekend
A polar air mass is on its way
Two bodies with stab wounds found in Estepona
The deceased - one man, one woman - were reportedly supposed to be flying out of Malaga airport later in the day
Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson flies an endangered turtle to Spain
The heavy metal singer’s personal plane flew Terri the turtle to the Canary Islands
Dutchman released from Spanish prison after being wrongly convicted for Fuengirola rapes 12 years ago
In July last year, convicted UK killer Mark Dixie confessed to one of the rapes
The Princeton diaries
Undertaking an international training programme is great experience for future careers, explain two Princeton students, who recently summered with the Olive Press
Tortilla leaves one dead and over 60 with food poisoning in Cadiz
Health officials have closed a Cadiz bar
Spain named number two in the world for students studying abroad
The inaugural Best Countries rankings from U.S. News & World Report were unveiled at the World Economic Forum at Davos in January
Spain’s Eurovision Song Contest entry will be performed in English
For the first time in the competition’s 55-year history, Spain’s song will be almost entirely in English
Sugary breakfast cereals named and shamed in Sugar Snub guide
Cereal offenders
Irish police hunt two Kinahan gang members after failed break-in
The two gang associates are believed to have attempted to break-in to a house in Dublin
Fun and games at the British School of Marbella
The emphasis is not just on education… it is also on health and fitness, writes Rob Horgan
British Council to celebrate 400th anniversary of Shakespeare and Cervantes’ deaths
The British Council is setting up 40 events in Spain to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the literary giants’ death
Junta abandons plan for Cabo de Gata beach bar after public outcry
Plans to build a cafe and shop on unspoilt Cabo de Gata beach annulled
Yogi Queen Letizia wows at Fitur fair in Madrid
Serene Queen
Europe’s first-ever underwater museum to open in Spain
Accessible only to snorkelers and divers, Europe’s first underwater museum is opening in the waters off of Lanzarote
House prices skyrocketed in Catalunya last year
Prices jumped exceptionally in the Gerona, Barcelona and Lleida areas
Game on for Gibraltar backgammon tournament
Gibraltar is poised to sweep the board with its first European Backgammon Tournament in February, the latest jewel in its international events calendar, writes Tom
Time travel for ‘Victorian’ kids and teachers at Aloha College Marbella
Years three and four (ages seven and eight) and their teachers dressed up in period dress and study by chanting their times tables
Spanish man dressed as FBI agent arrested for attempted kidnap of child
Partygoers saw him allegedly grab the boy and leave the scene
Zebra shark born at Benalmadena’s Sea Life
The shark was born at Benalmadena’s Sea Life as part of its conservation project
A school for Gibraltar
Preparations underway and registrations pour in for the Rock's first mixed gender secondary school
Kinahan crime boss ‘Fat Freddie’ Thompson arrested in Ireland following high-speed chase
It comes after two gang-related murders in the space of five days