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Firemen from Spain rescue woman, 50, who had spent 144 hours buried under rubble after Turkey earthquake
A TEAM of firemen from the Madrid region has taken part in the successful rescue of a 50-year-old woman who spent 144 hours buried...
Ukrainians arrive in Spain for combat training
A SECOND batch of Ukrainian citizens have arrived in Spain for military training.
Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles welcomed them yesterday (January 12) at the...
Pedro Sanchez greeted by boos and jeers at National Day military parade in Spain’s Madrid
SPAIN'S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, was greeted by booing and shouts for his resignation when he arrived at Madrid's Plaza de Lima on Wednesday...
Army captain in Spain faces sack for ordering soldiers to kneel outside General Franco mausoleum
SPAIN'S armed forces have suspended an army captain after video footage appeared showing his soldiers kneeling at the former burial site of dictator General...
LATEST: Army called in to tackle Sierra Bermeja wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol after it doubles in size
SPAIN’S army has been called in to battle the wildfire that broke out in the Sierra Bermeja above Estepona after it suddenly doubled in...
Spanish soldiers return home after testing positive for COVID-19 while on duty in western Africa
The overwhelming majority showed little to no symptoms while two soldiers required hospital treatment but were later discharged
More than 100 Spanish soldiers evacuated from Mali after coronavirus outbreak
MORE than 100 Spanish soldiers have been repatriated early from Mali after a coronavirus outbreak.
Troops take to Marbella streets as part of coronavirus lockdown
SIXTY Spanish Legionnaires have been deployed to patrol the streets of Marbella, Benahavis, Ojen and Istan as part of the coronavirus measures.
The crack troops from the Tercio Alejandro Farnesio battalion based in...
Over 300 soldiers drafted in to evacuate ‘hundreds’ of Orihuela citizens through Thursday night following devastating Costa Blanca storms
FAMILIES have endured sleeping in an Orihuela school after they were evacuated from their Orihuela homes late last night.
After raising the Emergency Situation to...
Fabian Picardo vows to boost salaries of Gibraltar’s Ministry of Defence workers
"I will raise this issue myself with ministers in London"
Ex-soldier shoots wife dead with rifle from terrace before killing himself outside ex-wife’s home in Spain’s Andalucia
One neighbour said: ‘I do not understand how a human being can do such a thing’
Sea and air search launched for British diver and ex-soldier, 70, who vanished while diving in southern Spain
Cabo de Palos is popular with scuba divers and has one of the most important nature reserves of the whole Mediterranean
PICTURED: Female squaddie accused of ‘glassing’ army pal in the throat at Magaluf club
Scottish-born Garrity lost a lot of blood and collapsed outside the club before being rushed to hospital for intensive care
UK spends £23m stockpiling food and fuel in Gibraltar and other territories to prepare for no-deal Brexit
Ammunition, spare parts, fuel and food are being gathered at military bases in Gibraltar, Cyprus and the Falklands
Brits among NINE killed in Mallorca flash floods, as island declared disaster zone
Brits drown in taxi as nine die in flash floods, as more feared dead
Spain soldier claims she was raped by comrades in Malaga barracks
A SOLDIER stationed in Malaga has claimed she was raped by her fellow soldiers in her barracks.
Policia Nacional have confirmed an investigation has been...
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...
Spanish ambassador to UK resigns amid outcry over Yak-42 crash
13 retired ambassadors called for Trillo's removal in a letter to the minister for foreign affairs
Operation Barbary Sun is go!
Personnel from 16 Medical Regiment Colchester came to Gibraltar to participate in Ex Barbary Sun
Remembrance service held in Nerja to mark 100th anniversary of WWI
Nerja pays tribute to the fallen soldiers of WWI
British government reject Gibraltar’s request for greater military presence
Fabian Picardo's request for a greater military presence on the Rock has been turned down
EXCLUSIVE: Ex-soldier claims he saw Madeleine McCann by a Nerja swimming pool
Police investigations are under way after the latest alleged sighting of Maddie McCann in Axarquia
British boy to swim for charity in Gibraltar
Eight-year-old Ben Donahue will swim over four miles on September 1 to raise money for six-year-old cancer patient Jamie Inglis
Last of the frogmen
On Remembrance Day, the last surviving frogman tells of his courageous feats more than 60 years ago
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“This has to stop” – mother delivers petition to Congress with 63,000 signatures demanding total ban of mobile phones...
TWO TEACHERS on Thursday delivered a petition with 63,000 signatures to Spain’s Congress of Deputies in a bid to encourage a total ban on...
