Malaga hospitality workers take to the streets in demand for better pay
A PROTEST demanding better pay for hospitality workers will take place in Malaga city centre today. Spain’s two main working unions CCOO and UGT are
Stargazing: When, where and how to see this year’s Perseid meteor shower in Spain’s Malaga
NATURE enthusiasts and stargazers in Malaga are in for a dazzling treat as the annual Perseids meteor shower graces the night skies. This celestial spectacle,
Consumer alert issued for Milka Chocolate bar distributed in Spain’s Andalucia
THE Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (Aesan) has issued a precautionary alert for individuals with allergies to milk, hazelnuts, or soy regarding certain
WATCH: Herd of wild boars startle beachgoers in Spain’s Marbella
THIS is the astonishing moment a herd of wild boars interrupted games of beach volleyball in Marbella Wednesday evening. Visitors to Playa del Cable looked
Benidorm sunbed turnoff: Peak summer means peak lounger madness on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM has found itself at the epicentre of Spain’s outbreak of sunbed violence as tourists have been filmed screeching out of the gates to bag
Infamous British conman Mark Acklom freed from prison in Spain’s Murcia
A NOTORIOUS British fraudster who tricked a former girlfriend out of her £800,000 life savings has been freed from Murcia Penitentiary near Cartagena. Mark Acklom
Brits remain the number one spenders in Spain – but latest tourism report is grim reading for the French
BRITS are still the big spenders of Spanish tourism, accounting for nearly one fifth of total tourist expenditures in the first half of 2023. The
Hero Policeman arrests man who was harassing and threatening passengers during a flight from Palma to Sevilla
A POLICEMAN going on a flight from Mallorca to Sevilla has arrested a man who was harassing and making threats to passengers. The arrested man
Spain’s biggest-ever seizure of illegal vapes aimed at child smokers in Alicante province
SPAIN’S biggest-ever seizure of illegal vaping units has taken place on an Alicante province industrial estate with 8,615 vapes confiscated along with associated charging units.
Covid-19 cases rise sharply in Spain’s Mallorca but expert describes situation as ‘not alarming’
COVID-19 cases in Mallorca have rocketed by 124.8% at the start of August compared to a month earlier, but a leading expert says the situation
IN PICTURES: Shakira and Lewis Hamilton’s new dalliance among celebrity love flowering in Spain’s Balearics this summer
FROM new love to old love to bro love, the Balearics seem to be the destination of choice for the world’s celebrities this summer. For
Gang of Casanovas who robbed 11 houses after seducing their victims on a dating app arrested in Mallorca
A criminal gang that robbed over 10 houses using a dating app trap have been dismantled in Mallorca. The 10 gang members, all of them
Forest fire in Marbella is ‘stabilised’ after helicopters and planes scrambled to put out inferno
A FOREST fire was today declared in Marbella just hours after much of Spain was placed on high alert amid searing temperatures and dry, windy
BREAKING: Forest fire declared in Spain’s Andalucia as firefighters scramble planes and helicopter to tackle the blaze
Footage taken from a helicopter drafted in to tackle the flames shows huge plumes of smoke bellowing from the hills near Calañas in Huelva
Swimming pools open at night in Antequera and Pizarra of Spain’s Andalucia as heatwaves continue
TWO Malaga province towns in Spain’s Andalucia are opening swimming pools at night to allow residents to cool off throughout the summer months. The town
427 super-high earners living in Spain’s Balearic Islands pocketed over €50,000 each month in 2021
A TOTAL of 427 people residing in the Balearic Islands declared salaries in 2021 that exceeded €50,000 month. It means that the fortunate group earn
3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Torrox with garage – € 337,000
Torrox, Málaga 3 beds 0 baths € 337,000 The new-build development in Malaga is a development composed of 111 two, three and four-bedroom
Forest fire warning in Spain as majority of country is placed under most extreme ‘red’ alert – while neighbouring Portugal tackles ‘critical’ inferno that has seen 1,400 evacuated
Almost the entirety of Spain is under an extreme risk of forest fires this week as the third heat wave of the summer sends temperatures
Socialists fuming over PP-VOX coalition repainting white an LGTB coloured zebra crossing in Mallorca
CONTROVERSY is served in Calvia (Mallorca) as the recently formed PP-VOX local government has had a zebra crossing displaying the colours of the LGTB flag
Climate change causing fish biting attacks on swimmers in Spain’s Mallorca
CLIMATE CHANGE causing seas to hot up may be behind increasing cases of fish biting swimmers in Mallorca. Several bathers have suffered bite marks caused
Briton, 42, is arrested on suspicion of selling cocaine in Ibiza
The 42-year-old was found with 35 wraps of the drug in the early hours of Saturday morning
Arabic Baths Cultural Center in Spain’s Jaen welcomes surge in visitors
SITUATED in the historic city center of Jaen, the Centro Cultural Baños Árabes Palacio de Villardompardo has observed a notable rise in visitor numbers, reflecting
New acting course at Gibraltar College will gear up students for university studies, government says
AN ACTING course that will have the same academic value as an A-level will launch at the Gibraltar College in partnership with a local academy.
Spain’s Antequera annual fair swaps traditional fireworks for eco-friendly drone show
ANTEQUERA’S yearly fair is taking a greener approach by replacing its regular fireworks display with an eco-friendly drone show. Starting on August 23 and running
Ferries in Spain’s Andalucia use biofuels to cut carbon emissions by 90% across Straits of Gibraltar
FERRIES that cut down carbon dioxide emissions by 90% using locally made biofuels will soon sail out of the Algeciras port in Spain’s Andalucia. A
Three more Malaga inland towns stop overnight water supply as heatwave in Spain’s Andalucia heightens
THREE more Malaga province villages in Spain’s Andalucia will cut water supply overnight as weather forecasters predict temperatures to rise above 44C. Inland areas of