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WIZZ OFF: low cost airline suspends service between Gibraltar and London-Luton

WIZZ AIR’S service between the Rock and London-Luton has been suspended due to COVID restrictions. “The uncertain outlook for the travel industry has forced us

9 Dec, 2021 @ 09:15

Gibraltar·Lead·Travel News

Billionaire Who Smuggled Picasso Masterpiece Out Of Spain Avoids Prison Because Of 'serious Incurable Disease'

Billionaire who smuggled Picasso painting out of Spain avoids prison because of ‘serious incurable disease’

ONE of Spain’s richest men will not go to prison for smuggling a Picasso painting out of the country because he’s dying. Ex-Santander Bank vice-president,

10 Nov, 2021 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead

Spain’s Valencia to invest €1.5 million to attract British tourists

VALENCIA leader Ximo Puig has announced a plan worth €1.5 million designed to attract more British tourists to the region. He announced his “impact plan”

2 Nov, 2021 @ 17:15

Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

Spain's Costa Blanca Comes To London To Tempt British Tourists Back For Holidays (2)

Benidorm and Spain’s Costa Blanca comes to London to tempt British tourists back for COVID-safe holidays

COSTA Blanca tourism chiefs will start a new campaign this December to woo back British holidaymakers to the region. The strategy was unveiled on Monday

2 Nov, 2021 @ 12:12

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Spain’s Renfe network set to challenge struggling Eurostar for tunnel route with possible link from Costa to London in 24 hours

RENFE, Spain’s state-owned rail operator, is having talks about operating a high-speed passenger service between London and Paris that would compete against Eurostar. Since its

27 Oct, 2021 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·National News·Travel News

A Japanese feast: ROKA opens in Mallorca for two months only

THE world famous Japanese restaurant, ROKA, has opened its doors in Mallorca for a temporary summer pop-up on the Island. Based inside the luxury five

31 Jul, 2021 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Spanish chef conquers London art scene with two new restaurants opening at the Royal Academy

ACCLAIMED Spanish chef Jose Pizarro will open not one but two new restaurants in the hallowed grounds within London’s Royal Academy of Arts in Piccadilly.

21 Jul, 2021 @ 19:58

Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

Life’s a picnic: The Olive Press samples Bilbao’s famous Azurmendi restaurant

As Spain’s top chef Eneko Atxa opens in London, Jon Clarke checks out the green and wacky world of his Basque restaurant

3 May, 2021 @ 09:40

Basque Country·Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel

London Diaries – Thanking our NHS heroes

SOME superheroes don’t wear capes.

3 Apr, 2020 @ 19:50

Health

London diaries – Queues outside banks, empty roads, busy parks and a packed Tube

AS someone who’s constantly watching and reading the Spanish news and the situation in Spain, I appreciate how important it is to stay home, so

23 Mar, 2020 @ 16:10

Lead

London diaries day one – How the UK differs from Spain in its fight against coronavirus

BORIS Johnson may have finally got the memo that coronavirus affects the UK as well and has finally acted upon it.

21 Mar, 2020 @ 19:10

Food & Drink·Lead

Legendary Spanish artist Pablo Picasso’s work going on sale in London for as little as €6,300

PICASSO’S works have gone on sale for as low as €6,300.

12 Mar, 2020 @ 12:17

La Cultura·Lead

Eurostar is planning to connect London to Spain

EUROSTAR bosses have announced that they’re planning to expand throughout western Europe, including Spain.

6 Feb, 2020 @ 13:23

Lead·Travel News

Gibraltar youth hit London after a hard year of working for the community

Young people from Gibraltar were treated to a trip to the UK capital for five days after hard work in the community during the year.

9 Jan, 2020 @ 15:14

Gibraltar

‘SO RELIEVED’: Friends reunited with British dad who went missing on holiday in Spain’s Malaga

The retired former Head of E-learning at Greenwich University has been walking the route for 15 years

18 Oct, 2019 @ 09:49

Lead·Malaga

Bartolome ‘Bermejo’ de Cardenas – Spain’s 15th century Gothic artist who almost nobody has heard of

Bermejo’s works can be seen at the National Gallery in London until September 29 or at the Museum of Fine Arts in Bilbao

31 Aug, 2019 @ 09:01

La Cultura·Lead

British Airways computer glitch sparks travel chaos at London airports

The airline has blamed a 'system problem' for delays, cancellations and long queues affecting short-haul flights from Heathrow, Gatwick and London City airports

7 Aug, 2019 @ 12:48

Lead·Travel News

Gibraltar Chief Minister Picardo meets outgoing UK Prime Minister Theresa May to discuss Iran crisis and Brexit

British Royal Marines commandeered Iran's vessel off the Rock earlier this month on suspicion of violating sanctions against Syria

17 Jul, 2019 @ 19:35

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

TRAVEL CHAOS: London Gatwick IT meltdown sees 12 flights cancelled as Spain passenger ‘trapped’ beyond gate

A spokesperson blamed the new cancellations on planes being in the wrong place following Wednesday’s disruption

11 Jul, 2019 @ 12:29

Lead·National News·Travel News

Irish fugitive who ‘worked with Colombian cartels to smuggle tonnes of cocaine to UK’ arrested on the Costa del Sol

Spanish police’s elite GRECO unit carried out the arrest which came ten days after the fugitive escaped a similar raid following a suspected tip-off

1 Jul, 2019 @ 18:31

Crime & Law·Lead

British tourists still flocking to Spain’s Malaga as first quarter of 2019 shows almost 10% increase in hotel stays

Some 39,632 Brits visited the capital of the Costa del Sol in the first three months of the year

14 Jun, 2019 @ 17:04

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

WATCH: Celebrity car customiser launches luxury Grand Tour from Marbella to London – and he needs more drivers

Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Porsches and Bugattis will make the seven-day journey in June

27 Apr, 2019 @ 09:52

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga

West End theatre company behind Fame and Little Shop of Horrors moves to Spain over ‘Brexit fears’

Selladoor Worldwide’s back catalogue also includes: Jersey Boys, Of Mice And Men, Footloose and James and the Giant Peach

10 Apr, 2019 @ 13:16

La Cultura·Lead·Politics

IN PICS: Marbella reveals plans for three garden bridges to rival Boris Johnson’s failed London project

All the hanging gardens will have built-in irrigation systems with overflow channels underneath, and will be remote-controlled

8 Apr, 2019 @ 12:23

Lead

Parliament takes back control as MPs seek new Brexit options

It comes after thousands of expats joined a million marchers at a massive anti-Brexit protest in London at the weekend

26 Mar, 2019 @ 19:52

Lead·Politics

IN PICS: ‘One million’ march against Brexit in London

Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson accused Theresa May of 'plunging the country into chaos', urging her to 'let the people take control'

23 Mar, 2019 @ 20:14

Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

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