‘Phishing’ gang steal at least €443,600 from hacked online bank accounts in Spain
A bank ‘phishing’ con netted a nationwide gang at least €443,600 from 146 victims. The Policia Nacional have arrested 13 people across Spain and are
Opinion poll reveals revitalised Partido Popular could form new government in Spain after December’s general election
A respected monthly opinion poll is spelling potentially serious problems for the left-of-centre coalition led by Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez. Sanchez recently said that Spain
Spain’s Andalucia prepares for ‘earliest heatwave’ since records began—with ‘chiringuitos’ expecting turnover figures to be similar to those of 2019
ANDALUCIA is gearing up for a summer scorcher this weekend with several days of blistering heat on the way. According to Spain’s weather agency AEMET,
Beach bar brawl leads to five arrests including two teenagers in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol
FIVE people including two minors have been arrested after a brawl broke out in a Malaga beach bar. Police were called to a bar in
Spain’s Andalucia region gears up for election on June 19
ANDALUCIANS will go to the ballot box on Sunday, June 19. Regional president Juanma Moreno confirmed two weeks ago that he would dissolve the regional
WATCH: Spectacular fireball ‘as bright as a full moon’ streak across Andalucian skies
A SPECTACULAR fireball, as bright as the full moon, crossed the skies over Andalucia yesterday, Sunday, May 15. According to the astrophysicist Jose Maria Madiedo,
Police bust Almeria and Alicante gang who falsified documents to help foreigners gain residency in Spain
SPAIN’S Policia Nacional have arrested 23 people involved in a scheme to provide foreign citizens with fake documents in the Spanish towns of Almeria and
Car hits pedestrians and plummets over bridge in Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol
TWO people were injured while walking along a street in Estepona after they were mown down by a car before it plummeted over a bridge
Glamping: Plans unveiled for new luxury campsite on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE Costa del Sol’s first luxury campsite is in the works, to be located between Mijas and Fuengirola just a few metres from the beach.
Ouigo, the French ‘low-cost’ AVE to link Spain’s Madrid and Andalucia with five daily frequencies
FRENCH train operator Ouigo wants its ‘low cost’ AVE to connect Madrid and Andalucia with five daily return trains, which would stop in Cordoba. The
LISTED: Spain’s Andalucia sees largest increase in Blue Flag beaches this year, with 122
ANDALUCIA is the Spanish region with the greatest increase of the iconic quality ‘Blue Flag’ awards. This summer, a total of 122 Blue Flags will
MAPPED: Spain breaks record with most blue flag beaches in the world
SPAIN has once again kept its position at the top as the nation with the highest number of blue flag beaches in the world. Valencia
Shootout between neighbours in row over loud music in Granada town in southern Spain
NINE people have been arrested in Granada after a shootout followed an argument over playing music too loud. One gunshot wound has left a victim
Spain’s Malaga recieves 1.2 million tourists in first quarter of 2022—four times more than last year
MALAGA has led Andalucian tourism in the first quarter of 2022. The province of Malaga has received 1.2 million tourists in the first quarter of
CARRY ON CALIMA: Sahara sand calima returns to Spain’s Andalucia
THE Saharan dust which turns everything orange returns to Andalucia as of today, Wednesday May 11. Just as the heat will persist throughout the region
‘Queen of the Most Expensive’ shows latest work in Marbella’s Puerto Banus marina
A ONE million euro mural inspired by Puerto Banus and designed by British luxury designer Debbie Wingham is set to be unveiled in the marina
PACMA slams Andalucian President’s attendance of Sevilla bullfight
SPANISH animal rights party PACMA has condemned animal rights abuses at Sevilla’s Feria de Abril. Several horses have fainted from the heat at the Feria,
Multi-million money laundering ring acting as ‘bank’ for criminals is busted in Spain’s Malaga area
THREE German fugitives have been arrested in Malaga Province for running a money laundering ring that acted as a ‘de facto’ shadow banking system for
La Liga player Santi Mina gets four-year prison term for raping woman inside camper van in Spain’s Almeria
LA LIGA footballer Santi Mina has been given four years in prison after raping a woman in 2017. The Celta Vigo player, 26, has also
EXCLUSIVE: €10,000-a-year expat school on Spain’s Costa del Sol forced to close doors after stinging inspection
PARENTS at a private school in Andalucia are furious, having been left scrambling to find places when it was closed overnight by inspectors. Some claim
Spain’s hospital operation waiting lists are longest in 18 years
SPAIN’S operation waiting lists in public hospitals have reached their highest level since 2003. Health Ministry figures going up to the end of 2021 show
Teenage gender and domestic abuse crimes on the rise in Spain’s Andalucia
DOMESTIC violence perpetrated by young people is on the rise in Andalucia. The High Court of Justice of Andalucia (TSJA) has warned of ‘considerable growth’
These four seaside towns are officially the sunniest in Spain and they’re not on the Costa del Sol
THINK of Spain and you’ll undoubtedly think of sun-soaked days at the beach. But despite its name, the Costa del Sol isn’t actually the sunniest
Artificial insemination plan for endangered tapirs who won’t mate at Fuengirola Zoo on Spain’s Costa del Sol Â
A SPANISH zoo has announced it will try to use assisted reproduction of its ‘living fossil’ tapirs after impatiently waiting for several years for them
Spain’s ‘cocaine queen’ faces 25 years jail, but insists she’s ‘just an ordinary person’
A WOMAN standing trial for the distribution of more than 100 kilograms of cocaine from La Linea de la Concepcion in 2014 and subsequent money
BEING INCLUSIVE: Andalucia scoops European prize for its treatment of Roma community
ANDALUCIA has won the European Commission’s first annual prize for the inclusion of the Roma community. The region came out on top thanks to its