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Praise for police after blindfolded ‘hostage’ rescued from Costa del Sol balcony in front of terrified British expats and holidaymakers

The dramatic operation came after an armed man appeared on the third floor balcony of a flat overlooking Duquesa port, and paraded a bloodied man

1 Aug, 2019 @ 17:59

Crime & Law·Lead

BRICKS AND MORTARS: Police in Spain issue warning after British expat finds unexploded bombs in basement

It comes as four more discarded ordinances were discovered next to a Marbella golf course

30 Jul, 2019 @ 15:07

Lead

‘Intoxicated’ British couple arrested and their three young kids taken into care before flight from Gibraltar

Cops removed the kids from their tanked-up mum and dad, transferring them to social services

29 Jul, 2019 @ 12:07

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Elderly British hiker dies in cliff fall after getting separated from group in southern Spain

An investigation is now underway and the results of a post-mortem are expected today

29 Jul, 2019 @ 11:03

Lead

Arrest in southern Spain after body of missing British expat OAP discovered

A search had been launched for the pensioner last Wednesday after she failed to return her rental car

22 Jul, 2019 @ 10:46

Cadiz·Lead

Whether we like it or not, tourism to Spain boosts the economy and sways the property market, writes Amanda Butler

Perhaps our hoteliers will need to start adjusting their hotel rates to be more competitive...just saying!

21 Jul, 2019 @ 13:33

Amanda Butler: Keys to the Island·Mallorca·Property

Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo meets Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt for Brexit and Iran crunch talks

After the talks with the leadership hopefuls, Picardo said he ‘wished both candidates all the best for next week’

18 Jul, 2019 @ 17:49

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

British cyclist Chris Froome awarded 2011 Vuelta a Espana after Spanish champion stripped of title over doping

Celebrating his new victory, Froome said: “Better late than never! The 2011 Vuelta holds some very special memories for me”

18 Jul, 2019 @ 17:08

Lead·National News·Sport

Spanish man arrested over rape of British teenage girl in park in Spain

The pair are reported to have met during a night out in the city

15 Jul, 2019 @ 08:53

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Spanish school teacher’s vile RACIST rant at black British men on Spain train, calling them ‘monkeys’ and ‘f**king Africans’

The men also speak Spanish to the woman, but she says that she, ‘doesn't understand anything’

13 Jul, 2019 @ 10:03

Crime & Law·Lead

‘ABSOLUTE FILTH’: British comedian Ricky Gervais SLAMS participants of Spanish ‘horse-wrestling’ festival

It comes as Gervais, who is a consistent supporter of animal rights, criticised a Spanish matador in May, for wiping the tears of a dying

8 Jul, 2019 @ 16:02

Lead·National News·Nature

VICTORY: British man FINALLY released without charge after being locked up with terrorists for over a YEAR near Spain’s Costa del Sol

e Chichester man was cuffed after he stayed at a rental apartment in San Roque, where police seized the €5.5 million worth of drugs from

5 Jul, 2019 @ 14:14

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Spain voted BEST country in world for expat ‘quality of life’

"Expats in Spain are happier, healthier and their aspirations are to live comfortably amongst beautiful surroundings"

5 Jul, 2019 @ 12:14

Lead·National News

WATCH: Well-known British expat commended online for saying ‘Brits in Spain SHOULD speak Spanish’

Those commenting on Matt’s video were mainly in agreement that Brits in Spain should learn the language

5 Jul, 2019 @ 09:01

Costa Blanca·Lead

Two British mates die in 30ft horror plunge while taking SELFIE on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A third British man, 20, was also present and was treated for shock at the Hospital of Torrevieja

4 Jul, 2019 @ 18:37

Costa Blanca·Lead

SICK: Facebook ‘League table’ tracks and mocks British deaths from Spain balcony falls

The sick tally has the UK listed at the top of the table with a total of six 'points' allocated for three injuries and one

1 Jul, 2019 @ 20:27

Lead·Mallorca

Message in a bottle sent by British schoolgirl in Spain gets a reply from Russian couple 2,000 miles away

The note invited whoever found the message to respond with the name of their country and a picture

1 Jul, 2019 @ 15:59

Lead

British heatstroke victim in ‘serious condition’ after being airlifted to hospital in Spain

Air ambulance took the Brit to the Navarra Hospital Complex in Pamplona after his condition took a turn for the worst and he fell unconscious

1 Jul, 2019 @ 12:37

Environment·Health·Lead

‘Heartbroken’ family pay tribute to Irish dad stabbed to death with broken bottles in Costa del Sol pub

Pender, a charity worker and father-of-two, had apparently told his killer to stop bothering his wife, Caroline

24 Jun, 2019 @ 12:02

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British sex pest arrested in Marbella for harassing young woman with barrage of sexually explicit messages

The 46-year-old is accused of repeatedly sending obscene messages to the victim

24 Jun, 2019 @ 11:54

Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish golfers Garcia and Rahm joined by wealth of British stars at Andalucia Masters on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A big crop of British talent is also among the 144 golfers teeing off on Spain’s most famous course for the €3 million prize

23 Jun, 2019 @ 10:30

Lead·Sport

OPINION: Locking British man Robert Mansfield-Hewitt up with terrorists in Spain is disgusting

Where is the outcry from other media outlets, especially back in the UK? Or in Gibraltar?

22 Jun, 2019 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Opinion

Death of British teen in Spain who was third to die at same apartment block ‘could have been prevented’

An inquest in Pontypridd found that Channon may have been ‘intoxicated and fatigued’ after he returned from a night out and fell seven floors

19 Jun, 2019 @ 13:38

Lead·Mallorca

UK minister issues summer job prison warning for Brits on Spain holiday island

Foreign Office figures have revealed 80% of young Brits jailed on the island of Mallorca have been entinced into taking jobs that are illegal

17 Jun, 2019 @ 11:24

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Knifeman attacks and robs retired British expat at his own home in Spain’s Andalucia leaving him hospitalised

The robber made off with the cash before being identified and arrested by police the following day

14 Jun, 2019 @ 17:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Hospitalised British cyclist Chris Froome could be awarded 2011 Vuelta a Espana title after Spanish champion caught doping

It comes after Froome recently underwent an eight-hour surgery following a horror crash that leaves him out of this year’s Tour de France

14 Jun, 2019 @ 11:32

Lead·National News·Sport

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