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SPAIN: Gibraltar heading for abrupt single market exit, British ‘consistently misinterpret’ our Brexit position

A SPANISH source close to the Brexit negotiations has said Gibraltar is heading towards and abrupt exit from the single market. According to the senior

23 Nov, 2017 @ 15:07

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

EU army one step closer thanks to Brexit and Donald Trump

THE EU has signed a pact agreeing to integrate military funding, weapons development and deployment of European defenses. The move has been spurred by US

21 Nov, 2017 @ 11:57

Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

BREAKING POINT: Andalucia struggling to cope with migrant overload as numbers TRIPLE in one year

ALMOST 15,000 migrants have been rescued off Andalucia’s coasts so far this year. According to the maritime rescue service, the figure (14,577), is three times

20 Nov, 2017 @ 10:16

Lead·National News·Politics

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MIJAS MATTERS: Get on the padron and vote!

In a new monthly column, author and academic Bill Anderson gives us a rundown on life and other musings from his hometown “IF voting made

20 Nov, 2017 @ 09:54

Malaga·Politics

Spain’s attorney general in charge of prosecuting Catalan leaders dies suddenly

SPAIN’S attorney general leading the prosecution of the separatist Catalan leaders has died. Jose Manuel Maza, 66, died in a Buenos Aires hospital, shortly after

19 Nov, 2017 @ 18:13

Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

Sex, Trump and the BBC: The big divides between Brexit’s Leave and Remain voters

THE British public are more divided than ever. And nowhere is this more apparent than in the Brexit debate, which has divided families and opinion

16 Nov, 2017 @ 10:40

Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

British insurance company to pay part of €1.8 billion in damages to Spain government for disastrous 2002 oil spill

A SPANISH court has ordered a British insurance firm to cough up part of €1.8 billion in damages to the Spanish government. The A Coruña

15 Nov, 2017 @ 14:57

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Mallorca·Nature·Politics

Marbella’s PP government blasted for seeking additional €36 million in budget ahead of next year’s local elections

MARBELLA’S conservative government has been blasted for seeking an extra €36 million from the Hacienda for next year’s budget. The Partido Popular and OSP (San

15 Nov, 2017 @ 14:34

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·Politics

RAJOY: Spain’s economy would add 500,000 jobs and grow a third faster if Catalunya returned to ‘normality’

PRIME Minister Mariano Rajoy has said 500,000 jobs would be created if the Catalunya region returns to ‘normality’. He added that the country’s economy would

15 Nov, 2017 @ 13:43

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

UAE buys fleet of military planes from Spain as Yemen famine continues

THE UAE has signed a contract with Spain’s Airbus Defence and Space company for five C-295 military transport aircraft. The Middle Eastern state’s military announced

15 Nov, 2017 @ 10:59

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

Spanish authorities criticised after causing THREE HOUR delays at the Gibraltar border

WAITING times at the Gibraltarian border have peaked today after severe delays over the previous few weeks. The Gibraltar Olive Press has received reports that

15 Nov, 2017 @ 10:47

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Fears of rat plague in Alicante: Pests are spotted in popular square currently being redeveloped

Outrage as Malaga town hall has just FOUR employees tackling growing rat problem

LOCALS in Malaga have blasted the city for only having four employees dedicated to tackling the growing rat problem. Former PSOE Mayor Begoña Medina agreed

14 Nov, 2017 @ 15:37

Lead·Malaga·Politics

Catalunya referendum could lead to recession, fears Bank of Spain

THE Catalan crisis could see Spain’s economic forecast slashed by 60%, bank chiefs have warned. Bank of Spain bosses also believe fears over independence for

14 Nov, 2017 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

BREAKING: UK parliament WILL get vote on final Brexit deal before country leaves the EU

THE UK Parliament will get to vote on the final Brexit deal before the country leaves the EU, minister David Davis has told MPs. He

13 Nov, 2017 @ 17:14

Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

SEEING RED: Spaniards ‘furious’ after Boris Johnson defends bullfighting during Anglo-Spanish dinner

SPANIARDS have reportedly been left fuming after Boris Johnson defended bullfighting during an Anglo-Spanish dinner. The UK’s foreign secretary told the dinner – designed to

13 Nov, 2017 @ 14:41

La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Nature·Politics

Russia ‘meddled’ in Catalunya referendum as part of plan to ‘destroy the EU’, officials claim

RUSSIAN hackers have been accused of interfering in the Catalunya independence referendum as part of a plan to undermine the EU. It comes after Madrid

13 Nov, 2017 @ 14:30

Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

The British teenage anarchist who tried to kill Franco with explosives hidden under granny’s sweater

The scale of his repression, torture and murder made him a natural target for political campaigns and the morally aware, writes Alastair Stewart.

12 Nov, 2017 @ 15:54

Featured·La Cultura·Lead·Politics

Flights to Cataluyna drop drastically following recent political turmoil in Barcelona

International air bookings for the Spanish region fell by 22% since the beginning of October compared to the same period last year.

10 Nov, 2017 @ 12:03

Business & Finance·Politics·Travel News

Former PM Gordon Brown calls to LOCK UP bankers who don’t pay tax

Brown delivers a scathing attack on the bankers who precipitated the 2008 financial crisis, arguing that the sector has failed to learn key lessons.

9 Nov, 2017 @ 19:09

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Politics

Spanish journalist dragged to court for calling riot police in Catalan crisis cocaine-snorting ‘professional junkies’ in satirical article

AN editor for a Spanish magazine has been ordered to appear in court over an article describing Spanish riot police as cocaine-snorting ‘professional junkies’. El

8 Nov, 2017 @ 14:54

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

Catalunya’s deposed leader surrenders to Belgian authorities after fleeing Spain

Puigdemont wanted on charges of rebellion, sedition, misuse of public funds, disobedience and breach of trust has handed himself into Belgium authorities.

5 Nov, 2017 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

Late-night host Stephen Colbert ridicules Catalunya’s independence crisis on American TV

American host Stephen Colbert has mocked Catalunya's independence crises following the arrest of eight cabinet ministers in a segment titled ‘Spain’t Misbehaving’.

3 Nov, 2017 @ 12:29

Celebrity·Lead·Politics

Theresa May’s UK government will collapse in 2018 and trigger fresh election, predicts Morgan Stanley

THERESA May’s Conservative government will collapse in 2018 and trigger a fresh election, a leading think tank has predicted. According to Morgan Stanley, by next

2 Nov, 2017 @ 11:35

Lead·National News·Politics

GORDON BROWN: UK should have jailed bankers for 2008 crisis ‘like they did in Spain’

THE UK should have followed Spain’s lead in prosecuting rogue bankers, former British prime minister Gordon Brown has said. In his new book, My Life,

31 Oct, 2017 @ 15:43

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

REVEALED: How much Spanish migrants contribute to UK economy, and it’s a LOT more than they claim in benefits

NEW figures released by the the UK’s HMRC have revealed how much EU migrants contribute to the British economy. The latest statistics, from 2013/14 give

31 Oct, 2017 @ 10:46

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

INCREDIBLE: Up to ONE MILLION people march against independence in Barcelona

UP to one million people took to the streets of Barcelona today in a fervent call for Spanish unity. The march comes after the Catalan

29 Oct, 2017 @ 16:56

Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

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