New COVID-19 restrictions expected to be announced for Granada in Spain’s Andalucia tomorrow
The Partido Popular leader said the new rules will be particularly targeting 'the university residences and other spheres' related to students
Number of minors under 14 with COVID-19 in Spain’s Andalucia spikes twofold in just one month
The increase by 211.78% is more than double the increase recorded during the same period among adults between the ages of 45 and 64.
Brits escape prison time after shipping in ‘super drug’ into Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO BRITISH men will not go to prison for planning to distribute a synthetic drug up to 80 times stronger than cannabis. The unnamed duo
Brits in Spain named in Queen’s 2020 Birthday Honours List
THE Queen has paid tribute to three British Nationals living in Spain in this year’s Birthday Honours List. The annual awards are part of the
WATCH: Violent eastern European drug traffickers who smuggled guns among COVID-19 medical supplies busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca with help from UK cops
A VICIOUS drug trafficking gang has been dramatically captured during a house raid in Alicante. The bust concluded an international investigation involving police forces from
Andalucian cities of Malaga and Sevilla have highest number of hypochondriacs in whole of Spain, study reveals
The number of people who are overwhelmed by the slightest pain thinking that it could lead to a serious illness has shot up, especially in
Hospital on Spain’s Costa del Sol gets major investment to help treat COVID-19 patients
THE Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquia is to receive a significant cash investment to improve services to treat COVID-19 patients. The Junta has authorised an allocation
Man faces up to two years in prison for baiting and killing neighbours’ pets in Spain’s Costa Blanca
DOGS, cats and other animals havedied over the past three years because of the actions of one 76-year-old in Alcoi, Alicante. Guardia Civil arrested him
DIARY OF A COUNCILLOR: Interesting times for Mijas’s first foreign elected representative
By Bill Anderson ON July 5, 2019, I became the first foreigner to hold the post of Town Councillor in Mijas. I wasn’t sure what
Plane crash kills one and seriously injures young German man on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A YOUNG man has died after crashing his light aircraft on the Costa del Sol. The 26-year-old, from Malaga, was piloting a motorsailer at the
CANARY ISLANDS: Migrant arrivals surge to more than 1,000 in 48 hours
MORE than 1,000 migrants have arrived in hundreds of small boats on the coats of Spain’s Canary Islands in just 48 hours. It is thought
Spanish rally co-driver killed in Portugal crash
A YOUNG woman rally co-driver has died after an accident in a Portuguese race. Laura Salvo, 21, died following a crash in the first stage
Racist bar owner charged over colour ban in Spain’s La Rioja region
BLACK LIVES did not apparently matter for a bar owner who brazenly admitted that he refused to serve ‘people with dark skin’. Police in Logroño,
‘Making do with tech as old as me’ – Giles takes a tip from the Wombles for his off-grid life in Spain
IF the last couple months of what we can euphemistically refer to as ‘This, that and the other’ have taught me one thing, it is
FOOTBALL TAKEOVER: Will Wigan Athletic fans turn from pies to Spanish empanadas?
IT looks like fans of Wigan Athletic football club may be swapping their famous pies for Spanish empanadas. The troubled club is being sold to
Mayor personally announces 100,000 euro fine for establishment repeatedly serving minors on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GUARDAMAR’S mayor, José Luis Sáez Pastor, took to social media late last night, seemingly pleased to announce that a local establishment has been fined 100,000
Nostalgic return brings publishing debut for British storyteller based in Spain
GLASGOW-BORN Alan Joseph Kennedy has switched from storyteller to storywriter with the publication of a tale inspìred by his memories of London’s Brixton area in
Say cheese for top vegan award on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A VEGAN cheese produced in Alicante Province has been ranked as one of the best in the world. The plaudit has come from a survey
New exhibition at Madrid museum puts women first
LONG awaited exhibitions are nothing new in a time of COVID-19. But nothing feels more urgent than allowing female artists to reclaim the space dominated
Movistar+ and F1 to continue exclusive Spain viewing partnership until 2023
MOVISTAR+ will continue to hold Spain’s exclusive television rights for the F1 World Championship until 2023 in new three year deal. The new extension, announced
Casting controversy as Penélope Cruz plays Colombian spy in new trailer for 355
AN upcoming thriller has sparked controversy for casting Penélope Cruz as a Columbian psychologist. Tongues are wagging following the release of the trailer for The
Playing around with social robots in healthcare
Huawei’s TECH4ALL initiative aims to ensure nobody is left behind in the digital world by encouraging digital inclusion programs and empowering technology adoption globally. The
Two decade-long battle continues over villa land grab on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN AUSTRIAN couple are trying to get their 200-year-old Costa Blanca finca classified as an ‘Asset of Cultural Interest'(BIC) in the latest stage of a
Iberian lynx population reaches historic high of almost 900 across southern Spain and Portugal
In 2002, the Iberian lynx was identified as the world’s most endangered cat, with just 94 left in the wild
Up to half Spain’s coastline at serious flooding risk due to overbuilding from tourism
AN alarming 40% of the Spanish coastline is at ‘a high risk’ of flooding from heavy storms and future ‘gota frias’ or cold drops. A
Dinosaur eggs among illegal shipment of 4,000 fossils seized at Spain’s Port of Valencia
A HUGE shipment of stolen fossils was seized as it landed in the Port of Valencia. In all, 4000 pieces described as having ‘great paleontological