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EXCLUSIVE: British expat loses home in southern Spain after 13-year legal battle with builder neighbour over dodgy wall

A BRITISH pensioner has lost her dream home in the sun over a decade-long legal dispute over a boundary wall. Margaret Townley, 75, claims she

16 Jul, 2021 @ 16:34

Granada·Lead·Property

EXCLUSIVE: British expat forced to demolish his own villa in Spain or face jail just weeks after wife died

British expat finally demolishes his 17-year home to live in a van on the land.

16 Jun, 2021 @ 11:30

Lead·Malaga·Must Read

EXPLAINED: What expats need to do to get Covid-19 vaccine in Spain

SINCE first embarking on its vaccination programme last December Spanish authorities have always been very clear that jabs will be available to everyone living here

8 Apr, 2021 @ 13:15

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Murcia·Must Read·Valencia·Valencian Community

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OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of an expat in Spain

When I was young, ‘online’ meant pegging your washing out to dry. Never thought that one day this innocent household word would signify the demise

3 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

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Expats in Spain frustrated at ‘lack of clarity’ over access to Covid-19 vaccines

FOREIGNERS living in Spain have expressed worry and frustration at not knowing when and if they will be called up for a Covid-19 vaccination jab.

25 Mar, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Lead·Must Read

British expats in Spain and across Europe welcome UK move to scrap 15-year voting rule

THE 15-year cut-off date that prevents an estimated one million overseas Brits from voting in UK parliamentary election is about to be scrapped, writes Sue Wilson of

18 Mar, 2021 @ 14:00

Lead·Opinion·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Expats are clogging up a ‘saturated’ Spanish administration with unnecessary TIE applications, claims Costa Blanca broker

THE EXPAT Centre in Ciudad Quesada has spoken out about the sheer volume of British applicants applying for Spanish residencia in recent weeks. Understandably, Brits

9 Nov, 2020 @ 21:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

Suicidal British expat saved from tragedy by local police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA Police talked down an English national who was threatening to jump from a bridge on Saturday afternoon, November 7. Agents had been alerted by

9 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

OPINION: As Black Lives Matter sweeps the globe, is it time for Spain’s most notorious expat racist Leapy Lee to stop his xenophobic hate speeches?

HE has been at it for two decades… but now the world has changed, is it time for Leapy Lee to stop his racist rants?

8 Jul, 2020 @ 15:42

Lead·National News·Opinion

OPINION: Andalucia’s COVID-19 outbreaks show that expat fears of British tourists in Spain are not unfounded

A SCROLL through expat Facebook groups will tell you that not everyone in Spain is best pleased at the return of foreign tourism. After 100

27 Jun, 2020 @ 11:00

Malaga·Opinion·Travel News

KEEP EM OUT: British expat fears on Spain’s Costa del Sol as tourists descend from UK where new COVID-19 cases average 1,000 a day

AS the first flights into Spain from the UK touch down, British expats have voiced their fears at their compatriots spreading coronavirus. Many told the

24 Jun, 2020 @ 21:08

Lead·Malaga·National News·Travel News

Irish expat who died after naked ‘rooftop rampage’ at upmarket urbanization on Spain’s Costa del Sol had taken ‘cocktail of drugs’

A SEMI-naked Irish expat who died after a ‘drug-fueled rampage’ through an upmarket urbanization, did not suffer a fatal head injury, forensic experts have said.

18 Jun, 2020 @ 09:08

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British expat pensioner arrested over death of semi-naked Irish man ‘high on drugs’ at luxury villa on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH expat has been arrested over the death of a ‘drug-addled’ Irish man outside his luxury Costa del Sol home. The 65-year-old English suspect

17 Jun, 2020 @ 14:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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EXCLUSIVE: British expat on Spain’s Costa del Sol saves woman’s life after she tried to jump off bridge

A BRITISH expat on the Costa del Sol has called for more to be done to combat mental health issues after saving a woman’s life

14 Jun, 2020 @ 11:00

Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Miracle moment 88-year-old British expat emerges alive from exploded house in Spain’s Malaga

THE expat who lost her life earlier this morning in a house explosion in Malaga province has been named as Geesla.

10 Jun, 2020 @ 20:18

Lead·Malaga

British expat tragically loses her life in house explosion in Spain’s Malaga, but 88-year-old husband miraculously survives

A BRITISH expat has lost her life after a gas leak caused an explosion in her home in Malaga province.

10 Jun, 2020 @ 15:30

Lead·Malaga

‘Sadistic killer’ who stabbed German expat seven times in Spain’s Mallorca FIRST to be trialled with jury during Spain’s state of alarm

The German national was killed instantly, with the autoposy confirming that the knife had pierced her lungs and heart

5 Jun, 2020 @ 13:06

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British expat pensioner probed over 544 dogs abused in ‘squalid conditions’ in Spain as police find animal bones and cremated puppy

POLICE have begun probing a British pensioner who allegedly kept 544 dogs in ‘squalid conditions’. The unnamed 69-year-old rented a former rabbit farm, where he

4 Jun, 2020 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

British fugitive ‘cocaine dealer’ arrested after brutal stabbing at expat bar on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH fugitive ‘cocaine dealer’ has been arrested after a brutal stabbing at a Costa del Sol bar. Zathon Dale Williams, 28, was held for

25 May, 2020 @ 09:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Malaga’s big restaurants welcome Phase 1 of coronavirus exit plan, but expat bars with tiny terraces on Spain’s Costa del Sol say it’s ‘just not viable’ to open

THE Costa del Sol’s larger restaurants have welcomed Malaga’s entrance into Phase 1, while smaller business-owners with tiny terraces are more gloomy. A number of

20 May, 2020 @ 19:11

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·National News

EXCLUSIVE: British expat chases refund for cancelled flight to Spain, with Vueling refusing to accept it was cancelled

A BRITISH expat has been left chasing a flight refund for a cancelled flight that the airline refuses to accept was cancelled.

17 May, 2020 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: Chinese expat on Spain’s Costa del Sol claims vet assaulted her after she blamed him for cat’s death

A CHINESE expat has slammed a vet after she claims her cat died in mysterious circumstances at the clinic overnight.

17 May, 2020 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British expat banned from bar after trying to ‘hug and kiss’ people on first night of Phase 1 of coronavirus de-escalation plan on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A POPULAR pub near Costa Blanca’s La Finca golf course had to ban a British woman on the very first day of ‘Phase 1’ on

13 May, 2020 @ 11:25

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

British expat urges self-employed in Spain to support new autonomo political party

A BRITISH expat on the Costa del Sol explains why he joined the newly formed A.P.E (SOMOS AUTONOMOS INICIATIVA POLITICA) and what his role is.

10 May, 2020 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

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EXCLUSIVE: British expat on Spain’s Costa del Sol is launching new flip flop brand this summer

A BRITISH expat on the Costa del Sol has announced he’s launching his own flip flop brand this summer.

3 May, 2020 @ 13:46

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

COVID-19: Bored ‘middle class families’ on UK lockdown are driving demand for Spain’s fresh herbs, reveals one happy expat supplier

MIDDLE class British shoppers are helping keep Andalucian herb suppliers going through the critical coronavirus lockdown. Millions of Home Counties home chefs have been dusting

3 May, 2020 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·Lead

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EXCLUSIVE: British expat loses home in southern Spain after 13-year legal battle with builder neighbour over dodgy wall

EXCLUSIVE: British expat forced to demolish his own villa in Spain or face jail just weeks after wife died

EXPLAINED: What expats need to do to get Covid-19 vaccine in Spain

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of an expat in Spain

Expats in Spain frustrated at ‘lack of clarity’ over access to Covid-19 vaccines

British expats in Spain and across Europe welcome UK move to scrap 15-year voting rule

EXCLUSIVE: Expats are clogging up a ‘saturated’ Spanish administration with unnecessary TIE applications, claims Costa Blanca broker

Suicidal British expat saved from tragedy by local police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

OPINION: As Black Lives Matter sweeps the globe, is it time for Spain’s most notorious expat racist Leapy Lee to stop his xenophobic hate speeches?

OPINION: Andalucia’s COVID-19 outbreaks show that expat fears of British tourists in Spain are not unfounded

KEEP EM OUT: British expat fears on Spain’s Costa del Sol as tourists descend from UK where new COVID-19 cases average 1,000 a day

Irish expat who died after naked ‘rooftop rampage’ at upmarket urbanization on Spain’s Costa del Sol had taken ‘cocktail of drugs’

British expat pensioner arrested over death of semi-naked Irish man ‘high on drugs’ at luxury villa on Spain’s Costa del Sol

EXCLUSIVE: British expat on Spain’s Costa del Sol saves woman’s life after she tried to jump off bridge

WATCH: Miracle moment 88-year-old British expat emerges alive from exploded house in Spain’s Malaga

British expat tragically loses her life in house explosion in Spain’s Malaga, but 88-year-old husband miraculously survives

‘Sadistic killer’ who stabbed German expat seven times in Spain’s Mallorca FIRST to be trialled with jury during Spain’s state of alarm

British expat pensioner probed over 544 dogs abused in ‘squalid conditions’ in Spain as police find animal bones and cremated puppy

British fugitive ‘cocaine dealer’ arrested after brutal stabbing at expat bar on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Malaga’s big restaurants welcome Phase 1 of coronavirus exit plan, but expat bars with tiny terraces on Spain’s Costa del Sol say it’s ‘just not viable’ to open

EXCLUSIVE: British expat chases refund for cancelled flight to Spain, with Vueling refusing to accept it was cancelled

EXCLUSIVE: Chinese expat on Spain’s Costa del Sol claims vet assaulted her after she blamed him for cat’s death

British expat banned from bar after trying to ‘hug and kiss’ people on first night of Phase 1 of coronavirus de-escalation plan on Spain’s Costa Blanca

British expat urges self-employed in Spain to support new autonomo political party

EXCLUSIVE: British expat on Spain’s Costa del Sol is launching new flip flop brand this summer

COVID-19: Bored ‘middle class families’ on UK lockdown are driving demand for Spain’s fresh herbs, reveals one happy expat supplier

Spain’s rental bargain hotspots revealed: these are the ten cheapest cities to live in

Top tips to avoid poisonous processionary caterpillars as the season starts on the Costa del Sol

Trouble learning the lingo? Linguists identify new hybrid English-Spanish dialect forming in Miami

Amazon announces new €18 billion investment in Spain- creating 30,000 jobs

Europe’s largest green hydrogen plant gets €3 billion green light to be built in Andalucia