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British arsonist who fled to Marbella TEN years ago put behind bars after torching restaurant made famous on Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares

A FUGITIVE arsonist who escaped to the Costa del Sol for a DECADE has been sent behind bars. According to Portsmouth’s The News, Richard Bowman,

5 Sep, 2018 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain to halt sale of bombs to Saudi Arabia amid fears of their use in Yemen conflict

The process of cancelling a contract signed between Mariano Rajoy’s former government and the Arab state in 2015 is currently underway

5 Sep, 2018 @ 13:18

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

BREAKING: Aircraft scrambled to forest fire in Spain’s Malaga

UPDATE: The fire has been controlled. A WILDFIRE has broken out in the province of Malaga. The blaze is believed to have started this afternoon

4 Sep, 2018 @ 17:18

Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Gang gas British expat pensioners before looting home and torching car after using it for more robberies in southern Spain

But their insurance company will not pay up

4 Sep, 2018 @ 14:50

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: British expat still without passport almost a YEAR after arrest over marijuana plants found in holiday rental in southern Spain

“I’m still waiting on a mañana that never seems to come”

4 Sep, 2018 @ 13:46

Crime & Law·Lead

Natural park forest fire in Andalucia stabilized

A FOREST fire at the Parque Natural de los Alcornocales in Cadiz has now been stabilized. Medios del #Infoca ESTABILIZAN #IFLosBarrios, #Cádiz. Seguimos trabajando para

3 Sep, 2018 @ 17:07

Lead

WATCH: Forest fire erupts at natural park in Spain’s Andalucia

Four helicopters are currently working to put out the blaze in Cadiz

3 Sep, 2018 @ 15:41

Lead

EXCLUSIVE: MP steps into drug case after Brit was imprisoned two months ago for 1.5 tonnes of hashish found in holiday rental

Chichester MP Gillian Keegan has been in touch over the arrest of Robert Anthony Mansfield-Hewitt, who has yet to be charged since being arrested in

3 Sep, 2018 @ 15:14

Crime & Law·Lead

Brit tourist left in coma undergoes life changing surgery in Mallorca after being found with all bones broken in his face

His two friends still have no idea what happened after the tourist stayed out later one night

3 Sep, 2018 @ 14:23

Lead·Mallorca

FOUND: British woman missing on Costa del Sol for almost seven weeks safe after ‘sleeping rough’

But Marie McManus still needs your help to find a job and get back on her feet

3 Sep, 2018 @ 12:34

Lead·Malaga

Mystery sickness bug leaves numerous British passengers ‘falling ill’ on Jet2 flight from Spain

Paramedics described how four passengers were ‘being violently sick to the point where one passed out’

3 Sep, 2018 @ 11:20

Lead·National News

TRIBUTE: Remembering Costa del Sol legendary singer Mel Williams

From thousands of people in Marbella and further beyond, Mel Williams was the music scene on the coast

2 Sep, 2018 @ 16:00

Gibraltar’s changing street names leave the common tourist scratching their head

It’s not a big place to get lost in but things can take a complicated turn in a bilingual territory where most streets have two

2 Sep, 2018 @ 13:54

Belinda Beckett: Mistress of Sizzle·Lead

BEST IN CLASS: A Costa del Sol business guide to children’s education fee planning

Education fees are rising sharply, up to 17pc each year, writes the Woodbrook Group

2 Sep, 2018 @ 10:00

Lead

Secret location art festival takes over Malaga

The location for each show will be kept a secret until 24 hours before

1 Sep, 2018 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Is Mijas really a democracy?

If a government is acting on my behalf, I have the right to know what they are doing with my money, writes Bill Anderson

1 Sep, 2018 @ 13:09

Bill Anderson: Mijas Matters·Lead

The beef about The Story of Ferdinand – Spain’s most controversial children’s book

Franco banned it, Hitler burnt it and Gandhi loved it. How a loveable Spanish toro in a children’s book has raised hackles all over the

1 Sep, 2018 @ 10:14

La Cultura·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Olive Press exposes Spanish expat firm caught out selling fake reviews on TripAdvisor

An Olive Press investigation has unearthed companies offering packages of 50 glowing reviews for just €400 to boost restaurant rankings

31 Aug, 2018 @ 13:07

Lead

Fears for tourism sector as Spain receives almost a million less holidaymakers than predicted

There was a 2.2% decrease in tourists from January to June and a 3.1% drop in overnight stays

30 Aug, 2018 @ 13:49

Business & Finance·Lead

Sick expat mum caged on Spain’s Costa del Sol after forcing CHILD to marry man in Morocco for money

It is understood her parents had reached an 'economic agreement' with the man and even bribed a local authority

30 Aug, 2018 @ 12:36

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Hit Netflix series The Crown to begin filming on Spain’s Costa del Sol

HIT Netflix series The Crown is set to begin filming in Andalucia. The period drama – which won a host of awards last year –

29 Aug, 2018 @ 19:21

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Shooting outside luxury Marbella nightclub leaves two ‘drug cartel members’ injured

A HIRED assassin has attempted to murder two senior drug cartel members outside one of the Costa del Sol’s most popular luxury nightclubs, it can

29 Aug, 2018 @ 14:47

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

IN PICTURES: Tomatoes flying at La Tomatina festival today

La Tomatina is a food fight festival held on the last Wednesday of August each year in the town of Bunol near to Valencia in

29 Aug, 2018 @ 13:31

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: British expats on Spain’s Costa del Sol ‘lose more than €6 MILLION’ to alleged expat investment fraudster

Collectively the group claim they are owed €6.28 million

29 Aug, 2018 @ 13:04

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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 whatever

28 Aug, 2018 @ 11:44

Food & Drink

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

27 Aug, 2018 @ 20:26

Lead·National News

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