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Some Paella Recipes You Didn’t Know About
There are many traditional dishes in Spanish cuisine, but paella is the most popular. There are more than 300 recipes for the dish, but...
Man rushed to hospital in helicopter after being crushed by giant globe at ‘running of balls’ festival in Spain
‘Boloencierro’ festival has taken place for the last seven years in Mataelpino, in the region of Madrid
WATCH: Dozens of migrants storm tourist-packed beach in southern Spain
https://www.facebook.com/daniel.isis/videos/10215522464802220/THIS is the moment dozens of migrants stormed a tourist-packed beach in southern Spain. Holidaymakers watched in shock as the semi-inflatable Zodiac carrying nearly 50...
Green party in Spain calls for ban on Monsanto-developed herbicide linked to terminal cancer
SPANISH green party Equo is demanding an ‘immediate ban’ on the herbicide Glyphosate which has been linked to terminal cancer.The call comes after American...
Home buyers on Spain’s Costa del Sol getting younger and younger
THE average age of property buyers in Marbella has plunged to a record low of 42 years old.A report by estate agents Lucas Fox...
Tourism industry officially Spain’s biggest employer, outpacing construction
THE tourism industry is now the biggest employer in Spain.Figures show more than 2.65 million people – 2.17 million waged workers and 483,861 private...
IN PICTURES: Fire incident between Coín and Alhaurín el Grande
A FIRE has been reported in between Coín and Alhaurín el Grande on the A404 roadside . Three fire engines and over seven firefighters were seen...
Woman threatened with €600,000 fine for offering tours of her village in Spain
A TOUR guide app has called in lawyers after a woman was threatened with a €600,000 fine for offering guided tours of her Spanish...
Death threats for chef in Spain who featured ‘grilled Andalucian Guardia Civil’ on his ‘offensive’ menu
The chef describes the incident as a ‘misunderstanding’ and apologised
Iconic Spanish staple named the ‘best food experience in the world’
IT’S official. Spanish cuisine is the best food experience in the world.Well, more specifically it’s Basque cuisine, with pintxo hopping in San Sebastian’s historic...
British expat found dead on Marbella beach died from ‘asphyxia by submersion’, UK inquest rules
Her lifeless body was found washed up in Marbella on January 14
UK expats in Spain could face losing access to pensions and taxed for using credit cards in event of...
Annuities, deposit services, lending and insurance are just some of the financial actions where expats could face difficulties if the EU does not take action
Blood-sucking flies capable of killing BIRDS spreading across Spain and they’re ‘coming to Andalucia’
Only the female bites and in the most serious cases they can land you in the hospital
Ryanair is changing its cabin bag policy AGAIN
RYANAIR is changing its cabin luggage policy for the second time this year, and it could leave you £8 (€9) worse off.Currently, only priority...
Fears growing for missing British woman who vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol a MONTH ago
FEARS are growing for a British woman who has been missing from the Costa del Sol for more than a MONTH. Marie McManus, 42, from...
General Franco’s body will be exhumed thanks to Spain government decree being signed TODAY
SPAIN will pass a decree today signing off on the exhumation General Franco's body. It comes after new PSOE prime minister made the removal of...
One-punch killer who murdered expat grandfather on Costa del Sol identified as British tourist – but he has already...
THE one-punch killer who murdered an Argentinian expat has been identified.The 45-year-old British tourist - who has already returned to the UK -...
Tourist rescued after spending TWO days trapped in Costa del Sol cave without food or water
The 23-year-old man was on holiday in Mijas when he got lost hiking in the Rancho de la Paz area
Police in Spain raid UK-registered yacht seizing almost €17 million worth of cocaine in Balearic Islands’ biggest ever haul
Some 300 kilos of the Class A drug were intercepted on Sunday morning around 15 miles from Ibiza
WATCH: Car mounts pavement and ‘tries to run over bouncers and revellers’ outisde nightclub on Spain’s Costa del Sol
https://www.facebook.com/PcivilEstepona/videos/671157223254450/THIS is the moment a car appears to attempt to run over revellers outside a nightclub on the Costa del Sol. The footage, obtained by...
Booze ban set for all-inclusive holidays at tourist hotspots in Spain
The Balearic Islands government is set to crackdown on boozy all-inclusive trips in Mallorca and Ibiza
British drug lord captured after €16 MILLION worth of drugs seized in Marbella home on Spain’s Costa del Sol
Footage of the raid showed bundles of euros and pound sterling as well as a pistol
Tourist hospitalised after being gored by bull with flaming horns at festival in Spain
He is now believed to be in intensive care suffering a blood clot in the brain
Knifeman shot dead in Barcelona ‘posed as terrorist’ to get himself killed after coming out as gay and fearing...
The young man stormed a police station wielding a knife yesterday and shouted 'Allahu Akbar'
FINAL STRAW: Spain consumes most plastic straws in Europe as Greenpeace calls for BAN
SPAIN consumes more plastic straws than any other country in Europe.The holiday favourite throws away 4.745 BILLION plastic straws every year - around 13...
Caves of gypsies in Spain’s Sacromonte are home to all wanderers
The victims of 16th century religious persecution fused their cultures to create a unique flamenco art form
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New law allows medical cannabis in Gibraltar for these four conditions
"Cannabis oil certainly has its place in the modern medical care of some patients"
