Madrid ends direct rule over Catalunya after new government is sworn in
It comes after the region's autonomy was suspended for seven months following the pro-independence referendum
THEY’RE COMING: There will be an ‘invasion’ of cockroaches in southern Spain this summer
It blamed the predicted proliferation on a combination of heavy rains throughout the spring and the steep increase in temperatures forecast in the summer
Ferran Adria set to open food laboratory in iconic former El Bulli restaurant in Spain
El Bulli 1846 will be a centre for creating innovative gastronomic inventions and is set to open next year
Costa del Sol-based British expat chef dishes dirt on cooking for the likes of the Queen, Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra
An expat chef recalls the meals he cooked for celebrities including Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and even the Queen
Sierra de las Nieves could have National Park status by 2019
MALAGA’S Sierra de las Nieves natural park could have National Park status by 2019. Isabel García Tejerina, Spain’s Minister of Agriculture and Fishing, Food and
Cirque de Soleil returns to Malaga
AFTER a decade’s absence, popular alternative circus Cirque du Soleil returns to Malaga this month with its new acrobatic spectacular, Totem. Expected to attract a
Iconic Andy Warhol arrives on the Costa del Sol
The exhibition, Warhol. Mechanical Art, promises to take visitors on a ‘journey’ starting with Warhol’s earliest work
BREAKING: Spain officially has a new prime minister
Some 180 MPs voted against Rajoy at this morning's no-confidence vote, making PSOE leader Pedro Sanchez, the new prime minister
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo and girlfriend celebrate Champions League success in Marbella
The couple were spotted at Robert Dinero's swanky Nobu restaurant at Puente Romano
Come fly with me – new routes launched from UK to Spain
MOVE over Ryanair and Easyjet there is a new kid in town. Primera Air has launched its new schedule with its first flights from Birmingham
Six towns on the Costa del Sol set to get a boost from European grants
SIX towns in Malaga province have been granted European funds to promote integrated sustainable urban development. After two previous applications for all the areas were
Spain shatters weapons exports record as sales to Saudi Arabia soar 133%
The bulk of all sales were aircraft assembled at a plant in Sevilla
Dad in Spain ‘raped teenage daughter and friends to rid them of evil spirits’ – and twisted mum asked them ‘how it had been’
The alleged rapes took place at the family home
Buyers at biggest man-made lagoon in Europe will be welcomed to a cinematic experience on Costa del Sol
As the day turns to dusk, grab the kids, hop on a boat and sail across the waters to watch your favourite film on a
BREAKING: Body found feared to be missing British expat who disappeared from Marbella over a week ago
A BODY has been found in the search for missing expat Rebecca Muldoon. Investigators discovered the body of a woman in the sea in the
Top of the Pops: Spain’s most listened to song of 2017 revealed!
DESPACITO was the most listened to song in Spain for 2017, it has been revealed. According to Spotify, the Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee hit
Spain chooses base for football World Cup in Russia
The players will use the training facilities of Krasnodar Academy, the local Russian Premier League club, which have both grass and artificial surfaces.
Thousands of fake toys pulled from being sold for health and safety reasons
MORE than 3,200 toys have been withdrawn from sale by the Guardia Civil following concerns for safety. The toys, mainly sold in low-cost bazaars, were
JAILED: Sick uncle in Malaga sexually abused his 10-year-old niece for SIX YEARS
A MALAGA man has been sentenced to 12 years for sexually abusing his niece over a six year period. The abuse started when she was
Housing sales increase by 20% in Spain
HOUSING sales boomed by almost 20% in Spain last year. The month of November saw a 18.1% increase in sales, compared to the same month
Spain officially the world leader in organ transplants after another record-breaking year
SPAIN is officially the world leader in organ transplants. There were 5,259 transplants carried out in the country last year, breaking the 2016 record of
The 41 streets in Estepona receiving new asphalt in €1 million upgrade
SOME 41 streets in Estepona will receive new asphalt in the next few weeks under the town hall’s €1 million plan. The restructuring will cover
Six-month old baby chokes to death in Granada
A BABY has choked to death in Granada. The six-month old tragically died in Baza yesterday after swallowing a plastic ball, according to Efe police
British driver who ran over 3-year-old expat in Marbella tested positive for cocaine
A BRITISH driver who ran over a three-year-old boy at the weekend has tested positive for cocaine. It comes as the 24-year-old appeared in court
Malaga paedophile who abused 9-year-old girl in supermarket sentenced to two years
A MAN has been sentenced to two years after abusing a nine-year-old girl in a Malaga supermarket. It comes more than two years after the