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Little-Known Cordoba: Michael Coy takes you on a tour of the Andalucian city to discover hidden corners

THE city of Cordoba is one of Andalucia’s most spectacular treasures. Most visitors are familiar with the Mezquita – the astoundingly beautiful former mosque –

18 Apr, 2025 @ 12:30

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Drought fears grow as dry spell continues in Spain’s Malaga

Spain is set to lose its Mediterranean climate by 2050 as swathes of the country turn to desert

A SHOCKING new study reveals that by 2050, Spain will no longer have its iconic Mediterranean climate. Instead, much of the country will fall under

18 Apr, 2025 @ 12:15

Environment·Lead·Other News

Spain will get two green fuel plants in massive deal with shipping company Maersk

IMF predicts a downward trend in the global economy, while the ECB cuts interest rates for the sixth consecutive time

FACED with the ongoing trade war between the US and China, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and dozens of other international institutions have begun bracing

18 Apr, 2025 @ 11:49

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

SPAIN’S HIDDEN GEM IN MADRID: Out-of-bounds royal park El Pardo could be set to open to the public

MADRID’S best-kept secret could soon be open to the public in a move that could ruffle a few feathers at the royal palace. El Pardo,

18 Apr, 2025 @ 11:45

Environment·Lead·Madrid

Horror crash on Fuengirola seafront leaves two dead, three seriously injured

TWO people have died and three were seriously injured in a horrific car crash on the promenade in Fuengirola on Tuesday evening. The incident also

18 Apr, 2025 @ 10:39

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Scared of needles?: Researchers in Spain may have the answer

GOOD news, if you’re afraid of needles, researchers may have made a discovery that could end your fear.Apparently, its official name is “aichmophobia”, but we

18 Apr, 2025 @ 10:30

Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

SPANISH RECIPE: Mercedes’ Andalucian Kitchen – Chorizo a la Sidra

Chorizo a la sidra is a classic Spanish tapas dish, and is one of the best ways to enjoy smoky chorizo sausage and apple cider

18 Apr, 2025 @ 09:30

Food & Drink·Lead

War declared on illegal sellers hawking fake goods along beach promenades on Costa Blanca

CALPE has launched a major drive against illegal sellers peddling mainly counterfeit products to unsuspecting buyers on beach promenades. The town’s Policia Local has pooled

18 Apr, 2025 @ 08:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Have the anti-tourism protestors won? British tourists are ‘increasingly opting to holiday away from Spain’

BRITS are increasingly shunning Spain in favour of alternative European destinations following months of anti-tourism protests and tightening regulations, new research reveals. Amsterdam has now

17 Apr, 2025 @ 18:45

Lead·National News·Travel News

Alleged jihadist who studied explosives with 'solid evidence of terrorist activity' is arrested and jailed in Spain

‘Jihadist neutralised’: Moroccan national with ‘solid evidence of terrorist activity’ was studying explosives in Spain

AN ALLEGED jihadist follower of terrorist groups including Daesh has been arrested in Murcia City. The Guardia Civil said he had been active in his

17 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Two brothers convicted of ‘crimes against public health’ freed in Spain’s Malaga: What’s behind the bizarre Semana Santa tradition?

BROTHERS convicted of drug offences in southern Spain have been granted a royal pardon and released from prison – just in time to take part

17 Apr, 2025 @ 17:34

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead

Man jailed for ‘shooting nightclub bouncer in the back after he wouldn’t let him in’ during heated argument in Marbella

A MAN has been sentenced to prison after a nightclub row in Marbella turned violent, leaving a security guard permanently disabled. The shocking incident, which

17 Apr, 2025 @ 16:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

SALMONELLA SCARE! Supermarket chicken burgers pulled after bacteria alert hits shelves across Spain

A BATCH of chicken burgers sold by Spanish supermarket chain DIA has been slapped with a health warning after testing positive for the dangerous salmonella

17 Apr, 2025 @ 16:15

Health·Lead

What links Andalucia’s Easter processions to the fascist Millán Astray?

MANY readers will know about the Spanish ‘Legion’, the crack unit of the Spanish Army, based in Ronda and Almeria. You are likely to see

17 Apr, 2025 @ 16:00

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Politics

Easter holiday chaos for Brits heading to Spain: 80,000 tourism workers go on strike in the Canary Islands as Gatwick workers plan walk-out

BRITISH holidaymakers heading to Spain this Easter face a double whammy of disruption, with strikes threatening to derail plans both in the air and on

17 Apr, 2025 @ 15:19

Canary Islands·Lead·Travel News

MAD RUM MADNESS: booze bonanza hits Spain’s Madrid with week-long daiquiri-fuelled fiesta

RUM lovers, get ready – Madrid’s about to go full pirate mode.From May 7-12, Spain’s capital will be swimming in sugarcane spirits as ‘Mad Ron

17 Apr, 2025 @ 15:15

Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid

Protests planned at Spain’s largest port against ‘US ships carrying arms for Israel’ sets up another confrontation with Trump

A PROTEST has been organised in Algeciras for Sunday denouncing the alleged use of Spanish ports as a logistical stopping point for military cargo in

17 Apr, 2025 @ 15:05

Algeciras·Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Politics

Pensioner, 83, ‘lives in poverty’ in Spain because her tenant ‘hasn’t paid rent in two years’ – but are there two sides to the story?

AN 83-year-old pensioner from Carranque, Toledo, claims she has been left in financial hardship after her tenant allegedly failed to pay rent for two years

17 Apr, 2025 @ 14:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Property

Low-calorie Mediterranean diet can help drop the pounds and strengthen the bones – new report

OLDER men and women battling the bulge might be on the brink of a bone-boosting breakthrough – thanks to a slimmed-down Mediterranean diet and a

17 Apr, 2025 @ 14:37

Health·Lead·Other News

'Traumatised' dog walker in Mallorca discovers bludgeoned body of a man in a ditch: Police arrest his boyfriend

Chaos in Spain’s Alcudia: teen stabbed as mass brawl erupts at student holiday hotel

AN end of term student trip to Mallorca ended up turning into a violent clash in which one teen was stabbed. The incident happened between

17 Apr, 2025 @ 14:34

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Spain’s tennis legend Rafa Nadal to be honoured at special ceremony at his most successful Grand Slam

MALLORCA’S Rafa Nadal will be honoured next month in a special ceremony at the French Open. The Spanish tennis ace, 38, retired last November after

17 Apr, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·Mallorca·Sport

Warning in Spain: Massive fines of up to €600 for those who smash the speed limit as dangerous driving clamp down continues

DRIVERS in Spain have been warned to ease off the accelerator as authorities ramp up efforts to tackle speeding. Offenders now face fines of up

17 Apr, 2025 @ 13:12

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: ‘They tried to make it as difficult as possible for us’: Family of ‘murdered’ Brit set to protest police inaction in Spanish holiday town

THE family of a Brit who died under mysterious circumstances in an Andalucian holiday town last summer is set to launch a protest against the

17 Apr, 2025 @ 13:06

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

3 bedroom Semi-detached Villa for sale in L'Ametlla de Mar with pool – € 449,000

This beautiful house is located in the urbanization of Las 3 Calas in l'Ametlla de Mar. Recently built, it has an area of 158 m2

17 Apr, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

British mobsters with machine guns make death threats to forcibly take over cannabis clubs on Costa Blanca

‘I’ll blow your head off’: Heavily-armed British mobsters’ reign of terror against Costa Blanca cannabis clubs

TWO members of a British gang that terrorised cannabis clubs on the Costa Blanca have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. One of them is

17 Apr, 2025 @ 13:00