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POLL SHOCKER: Far-right Vox party could form government if Spain held general election tomorrow

While the next general election is not scheduled until 2020, some 47.2% of Spaniards think current prime minister Pedro Sanchez should call a snap vote

17 Dec, 2018 @ 16:04

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain accused of breaching maritime laws after shadowing British nuclear submarine as it left Gibraltar on secret mission

The incident has been labelled as a ‘clear sabre rattling exercise by Madrid’ over the Gibraltar issue

17 Dec, 2018 @ 12:57

Lead·Politics

Spain and UK to push through reciprocal deal for expat voting rights before Brexit

The new agreement comes after Spain’s foreign minister Josep Borrell said Brits losing their voting rights was ‘collateral damage’ from Brexit

17 Dec, 2018 @ 12:36

Lead·National News·Politics

FOUND: Costa del Sol British expat missing for nearly two weeks found safe in UK

Donald Wright made contact with his wife after disappearing almost two weeks ago

17 Dec, 2018 @ 12:08

Lead

British teen makes history in Spain’s Andalucia by being first girl to finish under par in prestigious tournament

AN 18-year-old Brit shot herself into the record books as she won the Girls Junior European Open Golf Championship at Andalucia’s El Paraiso course. Holly

16 Dec, 2018 @ 17:00

Lead·Malaga·Sport

Marbella mansion where One Direction made debut among top 10 most viewed properties this year

THE Marbella mansion where boyband One Direction made their debut performance has been one of the most viewed properties of 2018. On the market for

16 Dec, 2018 @ 13:00

Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead·Property

Madrid bans old cars from city centre in CRACKDOWN on pollution

MADRID is banning aged cars from its city centre in a bid to reduce monster levels of air pollution. The vintage veto, coming into effect

16 Dec, 2018 @ 10:00

Environment·Health·Lead

Banksy gets ‘Banksied’ as gallery in Spain exhibits art without his permission

THE work of one of the world’s most controversial graffiti artists is being exhibited without his permission in Spain. But the guerilla artist, who is

15 Dec, 2018 @ 16:00

La Cultura·Lead

Spain’s Andalucia among top 20 global travel destinations for Airbnb customers

ANDALUCIA is among the top 20 most sought-after travel destinations in the world for Airbnb customers. According to the property portal, Spain’s southernmost region was

15 Dec, 2018 @ 13:00

Cordoba·Entertainment·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla·Travel News

Spanish city to banish 5,000 pigeons for ‘driving away’ tourists

AN Andalucian city has pledged to banish 5,000 pigeons amid complaints from restaurant and hotel owners that they are driving away tourists. Cadiz is set

15 Dec, 2018 @ 10:00

Cadiz·Environment·Food & Drink·Health·Lead·Nature·Other News

Brits to pay €7 to travel to EU countries after Brexit

UK travellers will not need a visa but a separate document which lasts three years will be compulsory

14 Dec, 2018 @ 17:58

Lead·Travel News

WATCH: ‘Narco terrorists’ BOMB Marbella carwash and are then arrested in Sweden

POLICE have arrested three Swedish men who set off two bombs in Marbella and Benahavis. Spain’s Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional worked with the Swedish

14 Dec, 2018 @ 14:17

Crime & Law·Lead

ORANGE ALERT: Balearics and Andalucia on standby for strong winds and rain tomorrow while snow predicted across Spain

SPAIN’S weather agency AEMET have warned that the Balearics and parts of Andalucia will be on orange alert tomorrow, meaning ‘important risk’. An AEMET spokesperson

13 Dec, 2018 @ 15:15

Environment·Lead·Mallorca·Nature

Body found in hunt for missing British tourist Nixon Smith who was mugged in Spain before missing flight home

A BODY has been found in the search for missing British tourist Nixon Smith who was mugged just two days before catching his flight home.

13 Dec, 2018 @ 11:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

Specsavers and Plastic Free Seas charity join forces on Costa del Sol for mammoth beach clean up

A COSTA del Sol beach clean up is set to take place this weekend in a bid to tackle the growing problem of plastic waste

13 Dec, 2018 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Nature

Why a ‘new’ British vegan milk has outraged Spain

OH dear, Brits have annoyed Spanish foodies. Again. Just two weeks ago, Morrisons’ cheesy churros became a viral sensation for all the wrong reasons. A

12 Dec, 2018 @ 17:37

Food & Drink·Lead

REVEALED: What’s really behind the surge in ‘narco terrorism’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol as record €100 million cash and 40 tonnes of drugs seized

Udyco has cost the illegal drug trafficking economy €100 million in 2018

12 Dec, 2018 @ 15:36

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

IN PICS: Round-up of Costa del Sol’s best Christmas lights in 2018

MALAGA does Christmas like nowhere else, but it’s not the only place on the Costa del Sol with a spectacular display of festive sparkle. The

12 Dec, 2018 @ 15:13

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

COLD FRONT: Yellow weather warning for strong winds in Malaga TOMORROW while snow predicted across Spain

The warning is in place until 5pm tomorrow

12 Dec, 2018 @ 12:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

BREXIT: British applications for Spanish citizenship soar 232% as Theresa May faces no-confidence vote

THE number of Brits applying for Spanish citizenship has tripled since 2015 when David Cameron reiterated his promise of a Brexit vote. After the Tory

12 Dec, 2018 @ 12:21

Lead·National News·Politics

PEED OFF: Dog walkers on Costa del Sol to be FINED for not cleaning up pet’s urine in new crackdown

The town hall said the move was aimed at reducing the odor of dog urine

12 Dec, 2018 @ 11:55

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Costa del Sol financial firm set to become listed on Nasdaq stock exchange

A COSTA del Sol-based financial firm will make a public offering on the NASDAQ exchange. Woodbrook Group, a rapidly-growing firm of financial consultants who have

12 Dec, 2018 @ 11:35

Business & Finance

The most beautiful village in Mallorca has been named

FORNALUTX is officially the most beautiful village in Mallorca, according to the Association of the Most Beautiful Villages of Spain. On New Year’s Day, 11

12 Dec, 2018 @ 10:56

La Cultura·Mallorca