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Spain REFUSES ship carrying 230 migrants, says it will not be ‘sea rescue organisation for Europe’

SPAIN has rejected a charity boat ferrying 230 migrants, saying it cannot be the ‘sea rescue organisation for all of Europe’. Pedro Sanchez, the new

26 Jun, 2018 @ 17:26

Lead·Politics

Valencia Low Emission Zone will not fine offenders in 2025

TOXIC: Air pollution kills more than 6,000 people in Spain every year

Deaths caused by pollution are eight times higher than those caused by car accidents

26 Jun, 2018 @ 16:47

Environment·Lead

GUESS WHO: Botched restoration of British patron saint leaves locals scratching their heads in Spain

It comes after the iconic botched Ecce Homo 'restoration' in 2012 went viral

26 Jun, 2018 @ 16:18

La Cultura·Lead

HUNDREDS more migrants rescued from waters in southern Spain

Some 388 migrants have been rescued today from the Strait of Gibraltar, while authorities are still searching for another small boat

25 Jun, 2018 @ 17:43

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s population grows thanks to influx of immigrants

AN influx of immigrants has helped Spain’s population grow for the second year in a row. The number of people in Spain increased by 132,263

25 Jun, 2018 @ 17:25

Lead·Politics

Elderly doctor to stand trial for snatching children in Spain’s ‘stolen babies’ scandal

The former gynaecologist will become the first person to stand trial for the scandal that has cast a dark shadow over Spain for decades

25 Jun, 2018 @ 17:13

Lead·National News

NOT KID-DING: Man ‘pulls headless goat’ from water at popular Spain beach resort

The clip shows a beach-goer emerging from the water dragging what looks like an animal carcass

25 Jun, 2018 @ 15:09

Environment·Lead

My sexy choice of hubby

Food columnist Lisa Burgess of Joffrey’s La Cala on why chefs, and not politicians, are top of the pile for desirable lovers

24 Jun, 2018 @ 16:23

Lead·Lisa Burgess: Diary of a Restaurateur

Football Crazy!

World Cup fever is here and there’s nothing you can do about it

24 Jun, 2018 @ 16:00

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Lead

West End comes to Sotogrande in aid of charity

Theatre will bring alive the Santa Maria Polo Club for a charity gala arranged by the Arturo Darch Foundation, raising money for the fight against

24 Jun, 2018 @ 14:14

New squatting rules in Spain drastically speed up the eviction process

THE Senate has approved specific measures against illegal occupiers of private property. Under the new bill, squatters will be served with an eviction notice and

24 Jun, 2018 @ 11:51

Antonio Flores: Legal Problems

Grapevine Properties – Our Frequently Asked Questions

IT’S been another busy month for us at Grapevine Properties in the Guadalhorce Valley. We have been running around here there and everywhere dealing with

24 Jun, 2018 @ 07:24

Property

px Gobierno de Pedro Sánchez en la XII Legislatura

Meet the women in Spain’s most female-led cabinet ever

As Pedro Sanchez forms a cabinet with the highest amount of female ministers in Europe, we take a look at the women behind the suits

23 Jun, 2018 @ 17:00

Are Spanish valuations worth the paper they are written on?

IT is often said something is worth only what someone is willing to pay for it. This is true but in order for a bank

23 Jun, 2018 @ 11:00

Adam Neale: Property Insider

Give war a chance – a Spanish village at war with France

How a 100-year ‘war’ between an Andalucian village and France forged lifelong friendships

23 Jun, 2018 @ 10:00

Jack Gaioni: Jack's Corner·Lead

Gibraltar’s Chief Minister slams GSD’s call for answers over government links to alleged billionaire fraudster as ‘nonsense’

Chief Minister Picardo insists he acted in keeping with all relevant national and international rules

22 Jun, 2018 @ 17:45

Gibraltar·Lead

The Juke Joints playing on the Costa del Sol TONIGHT

ONE of the best blues bands in Europe are playing on the Costa del Sol tonight. The Juke Joints – who were actually crowned the

22 Jun, 2018 @ 17:25

La Cultura

Spain set for coldest summer in years after wettest spring since 1965

Last summer was one of the hottest on record, with five heatwaves and temperatures soaring above 40C

22 Jun, 2018 @ 17:07

Lead·National News

Corruption and bad planning has seen almost €100 billion wasted on ‘unnecessary’ infrastructure projects in Spain

Unused airports, vanity museums, defunct desalination plants and deserted toll roads are just some of the wasteful projects undertaken

22 Jun, 2018 @ 13:23

Business & Finance·Lead

COUNTDOWN IS ON: More victims of painkiller Nolotil come forward ahead of Spain probe

It comes weeks before a health campaigner is set to take her findings to a meeting with Spain’s top medication governing body in Madrid next

22 Jun, 2018 @ 13:22

Health·Lead

Over 15 TONNES of jellyfish cleared up from Costa del Sol beaches

Around 150 people have been stung over the past week along the coast, in what has been considered one of the worst invasions since 2012.

22 Jun, 2018 @ 12:26

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Gibraltar opposition party GSD demands answers over government links to alleged billionaire fraudster

The GSD has questioned the government's 'socialist' beliefs after the Chief Minister and Justice Minister were linked to Israeli businessman, Dan Gertler, who is under

21 Jun, 2018 @ 18:50

Gibraltar·Lead