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Saharan dust warning for southern Spain: Weather phenomenon to roll in from Africa tomorrow

PARTS of Spain will again be hit by a calima on Tuesday with Andalucia and Castilla-La Mancha expected to bare the brunt of the...

Abusive partner ‘fatally poisons his two toddler daughters’ in Spain’s Andalucia before taking his own life

A MAN took his own life after poisoning his two girls, aged two and four at their Almeria province home. The mother called the Guardia...

Tourist tax in Spain: Leaders of Malaga, Sevilla and Cordoba call for new levy on visitors

MALAGA'S mayor Francisco de la Torre has joined his counterparts in Cordoba and Sevilla in calling for a tourist tax to be levied in...

Sinkholes pose a growing risk to life in Spain: First global map of phenomenon shows Andalucia and Valencia are...

THE world's first map to show countries most prone to soil subsidence has Spain as one of those most affected in Europe. Sinkholes are becoming...

Top men’s tennis players coming to Valencia and Malaga for 2024 Davis Cup finals in Spain

VALENCIA will once again be a host city for the world's premier men's tennis team competition, the Davis Cup. The Fuente de San Luis arena...

Landlord in Marbella is arrested for sexually assaulting his female tenant: Police fear victim was drugged

A MARBELLA landlord has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for an alleged sex assault on his tenant. The police are trying to clarify whether...

Family of missing man, 64, are in shock after being told by a hospital on Spain’s Costa del Sol...

A RELATIVE of a missing Malaga man discovered by sheer chance on Tuesday that he had died and been buried. The 64-year-old disappeared on February...

Travel update for Spain: There will be a need for a tourist tax in Andalucia ‘in the near future’,...

THE mayor of a major tourist city in southern Spain has suggested it is only a matter of time before a tourism tax is...

WATCH: American expats praise moving to Spain’s Andalucia – but have a warning for retirees

IN a 13-minute YouTube video, globetrotting expat couple JP and Amelia Stonestreet have concluded that Andalucia is, with a few exceptions, an all-around great...

‘Eyesore’ hotel in Spain’s Benalmadena to FINALLY be demolished 16 years after being abandoned

AN eyesore Benalmadena hotel that was abandoned in 2008 will finally be demolished to end its long-standing role as a blot on the landscape. The...

Property ‘scam’ latest in Spain: Three arrests after buyers in Andalucia and Murcia paid up to €55,000 for homes...

THREE people have been arrested in Malaga for scamming around 1,200 clients who paid up to €55,000 for homes that will never be built. The...

Pop legends Take That are coming to Andalucia as part of Jerez’s Tio Pepe festival 

JEREZ’s Tio Pepe festival will play host to one of Britain’s best loved boy bands this summer, Take That.  READ MORE: Tom Jones, Take That,...

Police raid dealer who illegally exported military gear from Spain’s Malaga to Saudi Arabia

THE Guardia Civil has busted a Malaga-based company that smuggled military equipment out of Spain, with the items ending up in Saudi Arabia. The goods-...

Junta blames DOLPHINS for hundreds of dead fish washed up in Spain’s Estepona

DOLPHINS are to blame for the hundreds of dead fish washed up in Spain’s Estepona, says the Junta.  READ MORE: Thousands of dead fish are...

Brits account for 40% of non-resident mortgages in Spain: These are the most popular locations according to new figures

DESPITE fears of a post-Brexit slowdown and the negative effects of interest rate rises, UK buyers dominated mortgage application requests for home purchases in...

How a British gang based in Estepona trafficked cocaine and hashish to Europe by hiding the drugs in furniture...

A BRITISH man has been arrested for being part of a gang distributing drugs from the Costa del Sol across Europe via parcel delivery...

Gibraltar’s senior citizens get medical travel insurance deal for emergency treatment in Spain’s Andalucia

A MEDICAL insurance scheme for senior citizen residents travelling to Spain has been unveiled by the Gibraltarian government. Older people going across the border will...

Major crackdown on illegal property renovations in Spain: At least 50 people are being investigated across Malaga province

AUTHORITIES say that at least 50 people have been investigated in the last year in Malaga province over illegal properties and land use transgressions...

Monkeypox virus is detected in two adults and a six-year-old child in Spain’s Andalucia

THREE members of the same Sevilla family have been diagnosed with 'mild' cases of the monkeypox virus. One of those affected is a child aged...

Are there buildings on the Costa del Sol with the same flammable cladding as the Valencia fire tower block?...

AS authorities search for answers in the aftermath of the tragic Valencia apartment fire that left 10 dead and at least 15 injured, dean...

Revealed: These are the best FREE schools in Spain’s Andalucia – including 5 on the Costa del Sol

MOVING to Andalucia can be an exciting time for any family, but making sure your children receive a good education is understandably paramount.  Unfortunately, many...

Father and son police officers who ‘helped run a drug smuggling gang’ are arrested in Spain’s Benidorm

TWO Benidorm police officers have been arrested for being part of a Costa Blanca gang of international drug traffickers. The Policia Nacional detained a total...

Beach walkway on Spain’s Costa del Sol will soon connect these two towns by foot for the first time

TWO new projects will make it possible for people to walk or cycle along the coast between Fuengirola and Benalmadena. A footbridge will be built...

British expat buys a football club on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Ex-Burnley chairman Mike Garlick ‘will usher in a new era’...

THE ex-chairman of Premier League club Burnley, Mike Garlick, has bought Spanish club Antequera CF who play in group II of the Premiera RFEF. "I'm...

Warning for golf players: Romanian pickpocket steals luxury watches, iPhones and wallets from buggies on Spain’s Costa del Sol...

GOLFERS have been warned not to leave valuable items in their buggies after a sneaky thief struck several times at golf courses in the...

Revealed: How much money Marbella’s Puerto Banus REALLY makes – as rumours of decline are thoroughly quashed

MARBELLA'S Puerto Banus marina is continuing to be a massive money earner generating €954 million euros per year to the Costa del Sol's GDP,...

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Saharan dust warning for southern Spain: Weather phenomenon to roll in from Africa tomorrow

PARTS of Spain will again be hit by a calima on Tuesday with Andalucia and Castilla-La Mancha expected to bare the brunt of the...

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