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Why I’d rather be a sincere human being than a good politician, says Mijas Councillor Bill Anderson
‘PEOPLE don’t want to hear the truth, and have their illusions destroyed’, wrote the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. I...
Costa del Sol’s Lisa Burgess offers her experience on weight-watching and how chemo can tip the scales
MY weight has always gone up and down - much like Elizabeth Taylor except she was much more beautiful and had more...
BREAKING: From June 8 you can travel throughout whole of Spain’s Andalucia, Government announces
FROM Monday you can freely travel throughout Andalucia, it has been confirmed. This was announced by the President of...
WATCH: Suspected bank robber arrested in Spain’s Murcia over €160,000 thefts as police find 11 shotguns in his house
The 53-year-old's alleged robbing spree goes back to January 2019
Green group gives President of Spain’s Andalucia award for ‘environmental destruction’ over his controversial ‘land grab’ bill
THE President of Andalucia has received the dubious Atila Andalucía 2020 award by the environmental group Ecologists in Action.
Two women arrested in Spain’s Malaga after they were caught hiding one kilogram of hashish in their bras
TWO women have been arrested in Malaga after they were caught hiding one kilogram of hashish in their bras.
Inter-island travel permitted across Balearic Islands from Monday as Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca enter Phase 3 of Spain’s de-escalation...
Phase 3 will allow for freedom of movement across the region by air and sea without residents having to justify their reason for travelling
WHO advises to wear face masks in public in order to combat coronavirus
THE World Health Organization (WHO) has changed its advice on face masks, saying that they should be worn in public in order to halt the spread of coronavirus.
Woman raped on first date with man she met ‘online’ during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown in San Javier, Murcia
A WOMAN has been raped after meeting a man on their first date following the easing of Spain’s lockdown restrictions.
Public parks and gardens reopen in Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca with council to clean ‘slides and seesaws’ every...
PARKS and gardens in Torrevieja have now reopened after nearly three months of being outlawed under Spain's state of alarm.
TRIVIA: Previous cancellation of Costa del Sol’s Malaga Feria was in 1941 because of typhus
Wars, epidemics and economic problems have been the key causes of previous cancellations.
Danish ‘drug kingpin’ arrested in Dubai over San Pedro and Estepona shootings and is linked to two bomb attacks...
A DANISH fugitive has been arrested in Dubai over a pair of gangland killings on the Costa del Sol.
COVID-19 caused by nature disdain, says Gibraltar Government
The COVID-19 pandemic is a reminder we need to care for nature like we care for ourselves, said the Gibraltar Government on World Environment Day.
ASK GRANNY: Time for a Road Trip – Kids in the Car
As summer nears, many of us are contemplating road trips to wonderful places. Road trips are fun. Road trips are exciting, but…how to entertain...
Giant ‘bastard snake’ caught after resident found the 2m reptile on patio in Spain’s Alicante
A POLICE officer has removed a two-metre long ‘bastard snake’ discovered on the patio of a resident in Bigastro, near Orihuela on...
CONFIRMED: 6,000 Germans to jet into Spain’s Balearic Islands this month in pilot test for summer tourism
4,000 German nationals will be permitted to enter Mallorca, 1,000 to Menorca and 1,000 to the Pitiusas, made up of Ibiza and Formentera
Two British expats given 24 years in prison for blowing up cash machines on Spain’s Costa del Sol
TWO British men have been given a total of 24 years in prison for using explosives to rob cash machines across Malaga...
British woman arrested after lying that €140 had been illegally withdrawn from her bank account
A 58-year-old British woman has been arrested by Guardia Civil in Jacarilla, near Orihuela, for filing a bogus report that money was...
Andalucian Government invests €22.5 million in promotional campaigns to attract tourists, featuring Hollywood star, Antonio Banderas
THE Junta de Andalucia has announced that it will invest €22.5 million in promotional campaigns to attract tourists this summer.
Mother kills own daughter by setting fire to mattress in order to ‘wake her up’ in Spain’s Murcia
A MOTHER has killed her own daughter after setting fire to the mattress she was sleeping on in order to ‘wake her...
Spain’s notorious Pamplona Wolfpack rape gang ‘let off’ after court verdict on second attack
THE convicted rape gang known as 'La Manada' or 'Wolfpack' has seen four of its members convicted for a second attack just...
Two arrested in Benidorm after robbing foreign cars at ‘40 golf courses’ across Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO men have been arrested in Benidorm after robbing foreign-owned cars at golf courses across eight provinces in Spain.
11 beaches on Spain’s Orihuela Costa to get lifeguards TOMORROW to cope with de-escalation demand on the Costa Blanca
LIFEGUARDS on Spain's Orihuela Costa will restart services a week ahead of schedule to cope with demand during de-escalation from the coronavirus...
Town hall in Spain’s Andalucia conned out of €400,000 in online scam
THE Ayuntamiento of Cordoba has become the latest victim of cyber crime after an online scam left it €400,000 out of pocket.
BREAKING: Spain only registers one coronavirus related death in last 24 hours, but Health Ministry figures still continue not...
SPAIN has registered only one coronavirus related death in the past 24 hours, but the figures reported still continue to leave questions unanswered.
BREAKING: Entirety of Andalucia, including Malaga and Granada will pass into Phase 3 on Monday
THE entire region of Andalucia will pass into Phase 3 on Monday, including Malaga and Granada, it has been announced.
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Why I’d rather be a sincere human being than a good politician, says Mijas Councillor Bill Anderson
‘PEOPLE don’t want to hear the truth, and have their illusions destroyed’, wrote the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. I...
