‘Open for business’: Gibraltar targets investors as historic post-Brexit border deal ushers in new economic era

GIBRALTAR is seeking fresh investment and international businesses as its new EU relationship transforms cross-border movement and strengthens commercial links with Spain.

19 Sep, 2026 @ 17:40

Business & Finance·Gibraltar·Lead·National News·Property

The 20-year-old was shot dead in an apparent targeted killing in the centre of Malaga.

Malaga rocked by THIRD shooting in just ten days after 20-year-old is gunned down in ‘targeted killing’

THE victim was sitting on a bench near his home on Calle Barcenillas at around 11.40am on Friday when three men approached and opened fire

19 Sep, 2026 @ 16:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

‘We’re here to develop exceptional thinkers’: Meet the man leading the Costa del Sol’s newest international school

CREATORS International School in Benahavis is prioritising maths, science and technology, while teaching responsible AI use and banning mobile phones from classrooms.

19 Sep, 2026 @ 16:13

Costa del Sol·Education·Lead·Marbella

'El Trompas' was arrested by Mexican authorities over the murder of Claudia Tacoronte last week.

Notorious thief nicknamed ‘The Snout’ confesses to brutal murder of Spanish university exchange student in Mexico

THE lead suspect in the brutal murder of a young Spanish university student in Mexico has reportedly confessed to the killing, in a case that

19 Sep, 2026 @ 14:47

Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead

These eight forests nestled in Andalucia are perfect to lose yourself in this autumn

THESE eight places are the perfect spot to unwind this autumn in Andalucia

19 Sep, 2026 @ 13:39

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Malaga launches water watchdog after a summer of Costa del Sol beaches plagued by bacteria closures

THE new body will meet every two months and sits alongside €1.3 billion of already-planned sewage upgrades for the province.

19 Sep, 2026 @ 12:15

Environment·Health·Lead·Malaga

Thousands are expected to protest in Palma and Barcelona against Aena's plans to expand airport capacity.

Barcelona and Palma brace for major airport protests this weekend as locals voice anger at planned expansions

THOUSANDS are expected to take to the streets of Barcelona and Palma this weekend to protest against airport expansion plans they say will worsen overcrowding

19 Sep, 2026 @ 11:34

Barcelona·Lead·Mallorca·Politics·Travel News

Barcelona’s statues, sculptures and even benches are taken over by new protest movement – ‘Tax the Rich’

ANONYMOUS protestors in the city sought to underline rising inequality in Catalunya.

18 Sep, 2026 @ 18:29

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Lead

Pedro Sanchez embraces new wave of data centre construction but insists on tough regulations

THE PM said new centres planned for Spain have energy needs that ‘outstrip expectations,’ stressing they should remain ‘economically sustainable.'

18 Sep, 2026 @ 17:48

Lead·Politics·Technology

PICTURED: Irish couple who died in Valencia jacuzzi were ‘much loved parents’ whose sudden passing ‘has left an immeasurable void’

MOURNERS paid tribute after Patrick and Thomasina Tobin were survived by their two teenage children.

18 Sep, 2026 @ 15:57

Lead·Valencia

Fancy a bit of mafia chic? Lithuanian kingpin’s seized Marbella villa is available to rent for just under a grand a night

THE sprawling estate belonged to Sergejus Beglikas, who is accused of running a crime ring involved in drug trafficking and contract killings.

18 Sep, 2026 @ 14:17

Lead·Marbella·Property

Pedro Sanchez warns Spain’s energy ‘must not be at the mercy of unjustified wars’ during visit to ‘Europe’s biggest green hydrogen plant’ in Andalucia

SPAIN’S prime minister has visited the site of a new €1 billion green hydrogen plant in Andalucia as construction formally begins. Pedro Sanchez toured the

18 Sep, 2026 @ 13:32

Andalucia·Environment·International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Horror in Alicante as Polish man loses hand after being sucked into passing train’s slipstream while walking beside fenced-off railway tracks

POLICE officers rushed to the scene and applied a tourniquet to the man's severed arm to stop the bleeding.

18 Sep, 2026 @ 12:48

Alicante·Lead

Digital farewell: New funeral app allows people to record a final message for loved ones

Compare Funerals has launched a mobile app in Spain allowing clients to manage funeral plans, store documents and leave private video messages for loved ones.

18 Sep, 2026 @ 12:18

Business & Finance·National News·Sponsored

brookside star Philip Barry Foster arrested

Former British TV star from long-running soap Brookside is arrested in Torrevieja over €16m fake-modelling scam

Philip Barry Foster, 51, who played Christian Wright in the Channel 4 soap Brookside during the 1990s, was arrested in Torrevieja on Thursday.

18 Sep, 2026 @ 11:35

Crime & Law·Entertainment·Lead·Torrevieja

WATCH: Police charge at migrants in Ceuta as hundreds stampede through streets towards new temporary shelter

FOOTAGE shows hundreds of migrants surging through the port promenade after police began moving them from their makeshift camps on Friday.

18 Sep, 2026 @ 11:18

International Affairs·Lead·National News·Politics

Hiker airlifted to hospital after horror 45-metre fall near Malaga’s Caminito del Rey

The hiker was successfully winched to safety by emergency services and flown directly to a nearby hospital for urgent treatment.

18 Sep, 2026 @ 11:07

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s average electricity bill tops €100 for the first time in four years – and the cheap night rate is vanishing fastest

HOUSEHOLDS on the regulated electricity tariff in Spain could pay more than €100 in September for the first time since 2022, according to prices recorded

18 Sep, 2026 @ 10:22

Business & Finance·National News

costa del sol narco logistics clan busted

Police smash Costa del Sol narco logistics network trafficking cocaine to Barcelona in convoys racing at 200km/h

POLICE have dismantled a cocaine trafficking network that used the Costa del Sol as a base to move drugs across Spain to Barcelona in high-speed

18 Sep, 2026 @ 10:13

Barcelona·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Spain rolls out strict new traffic rules affecting escooters, motorbikes and cars from October 1 – all you need to know

The updates follow a package of reforms approved by the Spanish Cabinet on June 24 to better protect vulnerable road users.

17 Sep, 2026 @ 18:49

Lead·Other News

Barcelona’s changing demographics in the 21st century: Two-thirds of early-30s were born abroad while foreign population increases seven-fold

Taking a wider spectrum, more than half of the city's residents aged between 25 and 44 were born also abroad, according to the city’s municipal

17 Sep, 2026 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Lead·National News

Who is Sweden’s ‘Pablo Escobar’ and former Sitges resident as he is once again extradited to Spain?

Jonas Falk, 53, is named among the five alleged top figures of the Dubai narco bank. He's now back in Spanish custody.

17 Sep, 2026 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Four in five people in Spain ‘breathe polluted air’ with road traffic blamed as ‘biggest culprit’

GREENPEACE identified other sources of pollution in Spain including 'ports and certain types of industry, as well as airports'.

17 Sep, 2026 @ 13:30

Environment·Lead

Two construction works staring at an ipad while doing insulation work

94% of Spanish homes waste energy despite insulation schemes, new survey shows

SPAIN's homes lag behind in energy efficiency, despite extensive EU funding, a new survey reveals.

17 Sep, 2026 @ 12:55

Lead·National News·Property

Spain’s rental market sees secondary towns heat up as house-hunters priced out of Malaga set sights on Velez-Malaga

TENANTS across Spain have been driven out of major provincial capitals by soaring rents, creating unprecedented demand in surrounding commuter towns and secondary municipalities. Data

17 Sep, 2026 @ 12:41

Lead·Malaga·Property

Angel or devil? Estepona mayor transforms town and clears debt – but faces corruption charges and possible five years in prison

While mayors can do few things better than put money in voters' pockets, they can also do few things worse than put their hands in

17 Sep, 2026 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Estepona·Lead·Politics·Property

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