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Luis Rubiales is selling his €1.5m home in Madrid: Ousted football boss, 46, faces mounting legal bills ahead of trial over ‘non-consensual kiss’

LUIS Rubiales has been forced to sell his luxury €1.5m home in Madrid after being ousted as president of the Spanish Royal Football Federation (RFEF). The 46-year-old is facing mounting legal bills

16 Sep, 2023 @ 18:11

Lead·National News

Malaga leads all of mainland Spain in petrol pump price disparity: Drivers can save up to €23 by choosing their garage carefully

MOTORISTS in Malaga face some of the most varying petrol prices in all of Spain, with the difference between the cheapest and most expensive coming to €23 for a 60-litre tank. Self-service

16 Sep, 2023 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga

Rain and colder temperatures will persist into next week across Spain as autumn finally arrives

RAIN and colder temperatures will continue until next Thursday across much of Spain as autumn officially arrives. Many areas will fail to reach even 20C on Monday while Tuesday will see the

16 Sep, 2023 @ 14:33

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3 bedroom Villa for sale in Corralejo with garage – € 295,000

Corralejo, Fuerteventura 3 beds 2 baths € 295,000 Semi-detached house situated in a private residential complex in Corralejo Parque. In the area there are several supermarkets and shops and direct

16 Sep, 2023 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Hero sniffer dog Rick needs a home in Spain after a lifetime of service helping rescue endangered animals in Africa – can you help?

A HERO sniffer dog is looking for a new home in Spain after a lifetime of work saving endangered animals in Africa. Rick, an 11-year-old Belgian Malinois, is recently retired following his

16 Sep, 2023 @ 12:48

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Culinary Triumph: Malaga claims ‘Best Paella in Spain’ title

IN a culinary showdown Malaga has claimed the title for the best paella in Spain. According to the 62nd edition of the International Valencian Paella Contest, in which 45 chefs from 16

16 Sep, 2023 @ 12:45

Food & Drink·Malaga·Must Read

Identity of body found ‘dumped’ by a zebra crossing in Torremolinos remains a mystery: Police await toxicology report to determine cause of death

INVESTIGATORS probing the death of a young woman found ‘dumped’ by a zebra crossing in Torremolinos have yet to discover her identity. The victim, aged between 20 and 29, was found next

16 Sep, 2023 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Andalusia prepares to host Spain’s first Solheim Cup women’s golf tournament

THE FINCA Cortesin de Casares golf course in Spain’s Andalusia is preparing to receive the world’s best female golf players, as the start of the Solheim Cup approaches. The tournament will see

16 Sep, 2023 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Sport

Malaga firefighters from Spain’s Andalucia return from helping out at ground zero of Morocco quake

SIX Malaga firefighters from Spain’s Andalucia returned on Friday after helping out in the salvage effort of the earthquake in Morocco. They told Spanish journalists of how they did not hesitate for

16 Sep, 2023 @ 09:18

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

CAVEMEN: German man, 40, jailed for allegedly beating an ‘alcoholic, sociopath, and pathological liar with gang tattoos’ to death in the Costa del Sol cave system they lived in

A GERMAN national has been arrested over the death of man ‘with gang tattoos’ after a long-running dispute between the pair in the cave system they lived in turned bloody. The suspect,

15 Sep, 2023 @ 18:02

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

San Roque mayor and new member of Spain’s parliament visits Gibraltar caretaker leader

NEW PSOE member of Spain’s parliament and current mayor of San Roque Juan Carlos Ruiz Boix visited Gibraltar to meet the caretaker Chief Minister. Fabian Picardo met Friday with Ruiz Boix at

15 Sep, 2023 @ 17:17

Andalucia·Gibraltar

Pictured: Bulging ‘psychopath’ security guard, 34, who changed gender ‘to avoid prison sentence’ for abusing two women in Spain

THIS is the towering woman beater accused of changing his gender in a bid to avoid prison after being convicted of abusing two of his ex-girlfriends in Spain. Measuring just under 6ft

15 Sep, 2023 @ 15:47

Lead·Must Read·Sevilla

Thief pinched hundreds of books from libraries in Spain's Valencia for online resale

Segovia hosts prestigious Hay Literary Festival as it arrives on Spanish soil from Britain

ONE of the world’s most prestigious celebrations of literature comes to the Spanish heartland this week with the arrival of the Hay Festival. The town of Segovia is currently abuzz with the

15 Sep, 2023 @ 15:45

La Cultura

Judge in Spain imposes restraining order to keep Luis Rubiales away from Jenni Hermoso, as trial over forcible kiss begins

FORMER Football Association chief Luis Rubiales appeared in Spain’s national High Court today, where he faced questions for the first time from a judge over his forcible kiss of women’s team player

15 Sep, 2023 @ 15:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read·Sport

Barcelona pizzeria breaks through Italian dominance to take 3rd place for the ‘50 Top Pizza World 2023’ Award

BARCELONA’S Sartoria Panatieri pizzeria, owned by Rafa Panatieri and Jorge Sastre, has been awarded a prestigious third place at the “50 Top Pizza World 2023” awards. This comes after earlier this year,

15 Sep, 2023 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Food & Drink·Other News

Top Gibraltar judge, 62, ‘is arrested for allegedly exposing his genitals’

A TOP Gibraltar judge has been arrested for allegedly exposing his genitals. Stipendiary Magistrate, Charles Pitto, 62, is accused of carrying out the offence last Thursday. He has been released on bail

15 Sep, 2023 @ 14:41

Gibraltar·Lead

Revealed: Woman killed by e-scooter was German 80-year-old who was visiting family in Estepona for the first time in 14 years

THE 80-year-old woman hit and killed by an E-scooter in Estepona last week was a German grandmother who had returned to the Costa del Sol to visit family for the first time

15 Sep, 2023 @ 14:15

Estepona·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s women’s football team stands firm and upholds decision not to play

SPAIN’S women’s national football team decided on Thursday to stand firm and continue to refuse to play any matches until there are further-reaching changes made within the sport’s Federation. The protest by

15 Sep, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·Sport

Frenchman kills neighbour and then turns gun on himself at luxury Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain

British woman, 76, ‘is stabbed to death by her Norwegian partner, 82,’ at home they shared in expat hotspot in eastern Spain

A BRITISH expat has allegedly been stabbed to death by her partner in Spain. The 76-year-old was killed inside the home she shared with her Norwegian partner, 82, in the eastern region

15 Sep, 2023 @ 13:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

4 bedroom Villa for sale in Villamartin with pool garage – € 625,000

Villamartin, Alicante 4 beds 3 baths € 625,000 Experience the essence of Mediterranean living in this exquisite 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom villa located in the coveted Los Dolses neighborhood of Orihuela Costa,

15 Sep, 2023 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Where is the rain? Sun is shining on Spain’s Costa del Sol despite yellow warning for downpours – with not even ONE litre of rain measured in Malaga city

RESIDENTS across Malaga province have reported seeing little to no rain on Friday despite a weather warning in place for showers. Weather agency AEMET had sounded the alarm on Thursday for the

15 Sep, 2023 @ 12:58

Lead·Malaga

E-scooter rider, 33, is killed by a TRAIN after ‘crossing the tracks while talking on his phone’ in Barcelona

AN e-scooter rider has died after being hit by a train in Barcelona. The 33-year-old allegedly crossed the train tracks in the town of Calella while the roadside barriers were down. It

15 Sep, 2023 @ 12:38

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Three players from Spain’s Real Madrid football team arrested for alleged sex video featuring a minor

THREE reserve players for Spanish football club Real Madrid were arrested on Thursday after they allegedly distributed a sex video of a girl aged under 16. A fourth player is also being

15 Sep, 2023 @ 12:31

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read·Sport

WATCH: Spain wakes up to flooded motorways as drivers are seen trapped in their cars following night of heavy rainfall and storms

PARTS of Spain have woken up to flooded roads and cancelled trains this morning following a night of heavy rainfall. The so-called DANA weather front caused downpours across the country, with Madrid

15 Sep, 2023 @ 10:51

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ELECTION 2O23: Gibraltar’s caretaker Chief Minister claims Spain would prefer rivals over current team

GIBRALTAR’S caretaker Chief Minister Fabian Picardo took another stab at his main election rival, claiming Spain ‘reads everything Mr Azopardi writes’ about an Andorra solution. Picardo told a press conference aired on

15 Sep, 2023 @ 09:25

Gibraltar·Politics

Spain’s Malaga port forecasts 200,000 cruise passengers in next two months

ACTIVITY is resuming at the Port of Malaga, marking the onset of the highly anticipated cruise tourism season in the capital city. Following the summer season, the port facility enters its peak

15 Sep, 2023 @ 09:15

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