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GIVE US RESPECT: Theresa May talks tough after Brexit Chequers plan ‘rejected’ by EU leaders, promises to safeguard EU citizens’ rights in the UK

THERESA May has demanded respect in Brexit negotiations from EU leaders in a statement from Downing Street today. The British prime minister said the rejection

21 Sep, 2018 @ 15:27

Lead·Politics

British expat found with dead tortoise in her vagina in Spain may have been sexually assaulted

A BRITISH expat who was found to have a dead tortoise in her vagina may have been a victim of sexual assault. The woman, based

21 Sep, 2018 @ 10:54

Volunteers remove more than 22,000 cigarette butts from Costa del Sol beach in Spain

DEDICATED volunteers have picked up an amazing 22,500 cigarettes from a Costa del Sol beach. The amazing haul was removed from La Linea’s shoreline during

20 Sep, 2018 @ 15:11

Cadiz·Environment·Lead·Malaga

PICTURED: British boy, 4, who tragically drowned in swimming pool in Spain

THIS is the tragic four-year-old boy who drowned in a swimming pool in Spain. Presley Stockton was holidaying with his family when he died at

20 Sep, 2018 @ 14:58

Lead·National News

DONALD TRUMP: Spain should build wall in Sahara desert to tackle Europe migrant crisis

Spain is now the most popular entry point for migrants in the EU, accounting for 6,500 arrivals out of 12,500 in August

19 Sep, 2018 @ 12:30

Lead·National News·Politics

KISS OF DEATH: Relative of bed bugs in Spain can KILL humans thanks to spread of ‘silent killer’ disease from South America

Chagas disease can cause serious cardiac and intestinal complications

19 Sep, 2018 @ 11:47

Environment·Lead

One dead and 11 injured after scaffolding collapses at Ritz Hotel in Spain

Scaffolding in the inner courtyard fell from the sixth floor to the first taking workers with it

19 Sep, 2018 @ 11:46

Lead·National News

Body of Irish woman found in southern Spain

The remains of the woman were discovered floating in a cove just a few metres from the shore in the village of Isla Plana in

19 Sep, 2018 @ 10:59

Lead·National News

Belgian court refuses to extradite Spanish rapper charged with glorifying terrorism

A BELGIAN court has rejected a Spanish request to extradite rapper Valtonyc sentenced to prison for charges related to insulting the monarchy in his lyrics.

18 Sep, 2018 @ 15:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain makes fresh demands over Gibraltar in Brexit negotiations

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez met with chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier to seek a new Gibraltar chapter in the Brexit agreement this week

18 Sep, 2018 @ 13:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

EXCLUSIVE: Gay expat couple denounce Guardia Civil officer after alleged assault during routine traffic stop on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The British Embassy is now involved in the case

17 Sep, 2018 @ 15:24

Crime & Law·Lead

Top ‘narco’ reveals how 30% of cocaine profits in Spain spent bribing police and port workers in explosive interview detailing how the criminal industry works

Some 32,795 kilos of cocaine were seized in Spain last year

17 Sep, 2018 @ 12:35

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Three armed men rob bank on Costa del Sol and take off with €200,000

The incident took place just after 8am at the Bankinter branch in the centre of Marbella

17 Sep, 2018 @ 12:13

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Fears for Granada’s pioneering caviar industry after flash floods ‘destroyed everything in 15 minutes’

The Rio Frio region has been producing caviar since 1955 and includes luxury brands like Beluga

17 Sep, 2018 @ 10:53

Food & Drink·Granada·Lead

How an Andalucian weed promoted literacy in Victorian Britain

“THE English ceased to be one of the most aggressive, brutal, rowdy, outspoken, riotous cruel and bloodthirsty nations in the world and became one of

16 Sep, 2018 @ 11:38

La Cultura·Lead

INCREDIBLE SCENES: Cars washed away in Andalucia floods

HEAVY rains have caused devastating damage in the small village of RioFrio Granada in the Loja district of Andalucia. Famous for it’s fish farms and

16 Sep, 2018 @ 10:52

Environment·Granada·Lead

Spanish chef writes novel after taking 20,000 locals to cook for victims of Puerto Rico hurricane

SPANISH chef Jose Andres has written a novel detailing how he provided millions of meals to Puerto Ricans following the devastating hurricanes last year. The

16 Sep, 2018 @ 10:07

Environment·Food & Drink·Lead

Personal data laws in Spain are about to get a lot more complicated

RECENT changes to the Spanish Data Protection Act (Ley de Protección de Datos or “LOPD”) and the ancillary Royal Decree that sets out security measures

16 Sep, 2018 @ 09:38

Lead·Property

Why Spain has a sad lack of online property data

BUYERS coming to Spain from the UK and other parts of Europe may be surprised to find that there is a surprising lack of information

16 Sep, 2018 @ 09:35

Lead·Property

Where are they now? The former journalists and editors of the Olive Press

Those who have left us have gone on to do great things around the globe

16 Sep, 2018 @ 09:10

Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Cars washed away as floods wreak havoc in Spain’s Andalucia

https://www.facebook.com/francisco.doncelhinojosa/videos/1984755304921485/ THIS is the moment devastating floods can be seen washing away cars in Andalucia. The four-minute clip shows water carrying several vehicles after

15 Sep, 2018 @ 18:22

Environment·Lead

Companies with women in power ‘less likely to break environmental laws’

COMPANIES with women at the helm are less likely to break environmental laws. A new study claims that for every additional woman appointed to a

15 Sep, 2018 @ 15:19

Environment

IN PICS: Marbella beach World Clean Up day

A team of divers have joined a hundred people for a big beach clean up in Marbella. The group from Diving with Nic helped to

15 Sep, 2018 @ 14:57

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Junta announces €10 million project to develop tourism in inland Andalucia

THE Junta has allocated almost €10 million to develop tourism in Andalucia’s lesser visited inland areas. The funds, available in two tranches of €4.75 million,

15 Sep, 2018 @ 12:51

Business & Finance·Lead

We’ve survived another mad Marbella summer

CONGRATULATIONS! You survived another summer season on the Coast. While it seemed to be a little less frenzied and frantic than previous summers, there was

15 Sep, 2018 @ 12:00

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Lead·Malaga

MIJAS MATTERS: Open your eyes to what’s really happening in the town

Get on the voters’ roll now, writes Bill Anderson

15 Sep, 2018 @ 11:40

Bill Anderson: Mijas Matters·Lead·Malaga

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