Expat masseuse turns down One Direction in Marbella
27-year-old Michelle Honeker refused to give the world's biggest boyband a massage because 'they looked too young'
Brownie point loss
Peter Langdale from Garden La Palma offers some useful tips for gardening during the rainy season
Tech-savvy tots
Increasing number of pre-schoolers becoming competent users of electronic gadgets, including iPads
‘I knew Jimmy Savile was dodgy’, says Status Quo’s Rick Parfitt
Alhaurin-based guitarist admits he was not surprised by revelations about disgraced DJ
Axarquia: True vintage
Jon Clarke discovers that the Axarquia has a long and rich history of winemaking
BBC football pundit Steve Claridge: My return as a market trader
The former Premiership footballer once made more money selling plants than playing, he tells Jon Clarke
Spain to fund overseas green projects to help hit Kyoto targets
Several international schemes have been approved including wind farms in India, Mexico and Tunisia
Raymond Prats: Sneezing season
With cold and flu viruses leaving many of us feeling under the weather, Dr Raymond Prats looks at some of the best ways to beat
Axarquia – A region of variety
A brief guide to the Axarquia
Leading Hispanist criticises new book on Spanish Civil War
Paul Preston described David Haycock's book as 'totally wrong'
Competition hots up for international school places
Local children now account for 80% of places in multilingual schools
Spanish families given eviction lifeline
Government announces plan to provide low-cost housing to those left homeless
Spanish scientists make robot to help stroke victims
Robotherapist 3D lets patients start exercising while still lying down, allowing them to practise arm movements more easily
Costa del Sol travel journalist charged with 18 sex offences against children
Mike Souter will appear before a UK court on November 30
Torremolinos ‘pet killer’ accused of stealing €1 million of public money
Carmen Marin, who was charged with killing 2,800 animals in Torremolinos without enough anaesthetic, is now accused of siphoning off public cash
Offshore tax probe comes to Spain
Sir Mark Thatcher among expats in Spain named as part of investigation
Lost in the Axarquia
Eloise Horsfield describes how she ended up on a ‘village hop’ tour of the Axarquia after getting lost
Happy ending for Spanish cucumber company
Frunet announces sales are up despite being wrongly blamed for the E.coli outbreak last summer
Spanish airline slashes jobs
Iberia to reduce workforce by a quarter as it struggles with record loses
Elderly British couple robbed and beaten in Spain
The 74 and 71-year-old husband and wife were attacked by robbers at their home in Almeria
Praise from the top for Spanish cuisine
World’s best chef credits Spain for his success
British author releases book on tracing Spanish history
John H. Elliott describes the difficulties of writing about Spain's history in his latest book: History in the Making
Raging Bull sent back to Spanish prison
Boxer Scott Harrison has been sentenced to four years in prison for attacking three men in a brothel in 2007
Scottish man falsely charged with murder in Spain describes ordeal
Beverley Parkinson was arrested over the death of a man in 2001 and spent 12 days in police custody
New laws to benefit buy-to-let purchasers
New legislation will favour homeowners over tenants
Bull breeding estate open to public
A new estate is demonstrating why the world of bullfighting should be preserved at all costs, writes Jon Clarke