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TEN YEARS ON: Family of missing expat Amy Fitzpatrick say Christmas and New Year’s ‘will never be the same’...

Laurence Dollimore (Digital Editor) - 2 Jan, 2018 @ 11:11

THE family of missing expat Amy Fitzpatrick have pleaded for those with information to come forward. The desperate plea came yesterday as relatives released doves...

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British expat ‘stranded’ in southern Spain after ‘ridiculous’ arrest over marijuana plants

Laurence Dollimore (Digital Editor) - 23 Dec, 2017 @ 09:00

A BRITISH expat is demanding answers after a ‘wrongful’ arrest over marijuana plants has left him unable to work for months. Robbie McMiller, 24,...

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‘Keep calm and carry on’ is what the EU love about the Brits

Aleesha Hansel - 8 Dec, 2017 @ 10:43

THE EU admire the Brits’ ability to keep calm and carry on, by putting the kettle on, when asked what their favourite trait about...

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British fugitive busted in Andalucia after TEN years on the run

Laurence Dollimore (Digital Editor) - 21 Nov, 2017 @ 10:58

A BRIT who has been on the run for 10 years has been arrested by police. Known only as AJL, he has appeared before a...

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EXCLUSIVE: Blind British ex-copper thrown out of Costa del Sol supermarket as staff thought guide dog would ‘eat the...

Jed Neill - 27 Sep, 2017 @ 13:28

The Brit, who has been visiting the Costa del Sol for 15 years, was holding a white stick, while his dog had official dog flashes and collar

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Holidaymaker praises Malaga hospital staff for saving his life

Chloe Glover (Reporter) - 28 Apr, 2017 @ 09:30

Gregory Johnston from Birmingham was rushed to the Hospital Regional Universitario Malaga after a freak fall onto a glass table cut the main artery and two nerves in his right arm

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Expat launches new petition to give all expats vote in June 8 general election

Chloe Glover (Reporter) - 20 Apr, 2017 @ 12:00

France resident Chris Madsen is behind the new campaign, which has gained several thousand signatures in less than 24 hours

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British tourist hospitalised after violent mugging in Malaga

Laura Duckett - 6 Apr, 2017 @ 17:02

A British woman has been assaulted and mugged in Malaga, resulting in major head injuries

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British man shot by cops in his backside in southern Spain after ‘pulling knife on ex-partner’

Laurence Dollimore (Digital Editor) - 20 Mar, 2017 @ 10:54

According to local reports, the man had breached a restraining order to find his ex

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EXCLUSIVE: Police search for rottweiler owner in Malaga after British man is nearly killed from bite to the neck

Chloe Glover (Reporter) - 16 Feb, 2017 @ 08:53

The dogs were not on leashes

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British fireman paralysed while on stag do

Lance Rutkin - 19 Jun, 2016 @ 17:07

All support for the wounded fireman is encouraged

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75% of Brits choose Spain as favourite holiday destination

Iona Napier - 26 May, 2016 @ 17:17

A massive 75% of Brits prefer holidays in Spain to anywhere else

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Brit dies in Spanish holiday resort

Iona Napier - 5 May, 2016 @ 17:10

The man died in Tenerife after a fight

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56 Brits arrested in Costa del Sol timeshare fraud

Iona Napier - 19 Mar, 2015 @ 13:30

This multi-million pound timeshare scam on the Costa del Sol has targeted at least 500 unwitting victims, many of them pensioners

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Spain one of the world’s most moaned about holiday spots

Imogen Calderwood - 3 Aug, 2014 @ 08:30

But the most complained about isn't even a country...

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Expat hit with €1,180 bill for one night in NHS hospital

Mason Jones (Reporter) - 4 Apr, 2013 @ 17:49

EXCLUSIVE: British expat charged €1,180 after being forced to spend a night in a UK hospital while on a trip back home

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Court order for homeless Brit living in Malaga airport

Kathryn Richardson (Reporter) - 7 Feb, 2013 @ 11:12

Judge forbids troublesome Brit from going within 200m of airport premises

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Brit denies bar shooting in Spain

Helen Pierpoint - 19 Jul, 2012 @ 12:13

The incident took place in Benalmadena in 2002

Brit describes Pamplona bull goring

Brit compares Pamplona bull goring to being stabbed

Helen Pierpoint - 14 Jul, 2012 @ 15:49

The 29-year-old was gored in the leg while running with the bulls at the San Fermin festival

Brit arrested following Spanish machete attack

James Bryce - 19 Jan, 2012 @ 18:21

Three Brits injured following argument in busy Tenerife bar

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Cumulative COVID-19 infection rates are now lowest in six months in Spain’s Valencian Community

Alex Trelinski - 5 Mar, 2021 @ 17:45

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5 Mar, 2021 @ 13:50

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5 Mar, 2021 @ 13:30

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5 Mar, 2021 @ 12:45

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5 Mar, 2021 @ 11:43

Paolo and Alessandro during the construction of Casa Cabanyal

NO PLACE LIKE HOME: Promoters of Casa Cabanyal cultural centre in Valencia launch petition to avoid closure

5 Mar, 2021 @ 11:15

EXPLAINED: Criteria for Alert Level 2 in Spain’s Andalucia

5 Mar, 2021 @ 10:00

Los Restaurantes Y Bares De Malaga Hechan El Cierre A Las 18 00 Por Las Nuevas Medidas En La Lucha Contra El Covid19

LISTED: 66 municipalities in Spain’s Malaga to see bars and shops open until 9.30 p.m, including Malaga City

5 Mar, 2021 @ 09:15

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