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Irish boy, 3, fighting for his life after nearly drowning in a swimming pool in Alicante

A THREE-year-old boy is in a critical condition after nearly drowning in a swimming pool accident in Alicante. Emergency services were alerted at 9.15 this

13 Aug, 2019 @ 00:51

Costa Blanca·Lead

IN PICS: Jennifer Lopez cemented her status as in icon in show-stopping performance on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Jennifer Lopez, or J Lo as she is more often referred to, is one of the very few standout icons of our era. Having started

12 Aug, 2019 @ 17:31

Celebrity·Entertainment

Gibraltar warns citizens to ‘inform themselves’ ahead of no-deal Brexit but says: “We are better off than UK”

“We voted to remain in the European Union and this is still the preferred position of the Government"

12 Aug, 2019 @ 16:41

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Fascist song played at first bullfight in Spain’s Mallorca since 2017 ban, while hundreds protest

The Government is now investigating whether playing the song on the arena PA system is a violation of Democratic Memory Law

12 Aug, 2019 @ 11:34

Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Rafael Nadal wins fifth Rogers Cup to claim €940,000 prize in his FIRST EVER non-clay title defence

Nadal served out the match to win his 51st final, one more than Roger Federer has played in

12 Aug, 2019 @ 09:10

Lead·Sport

Brit, 70, hospitalised with two broken legs as authorities ask for witnesses of hit-and-run driver on Spain’s Costa del Sol

TWO British pensioners have reportedly been hospitalised on Spain’s Costa del Sol after they were struck by a car in La Duquesa. A woman, 70,

11 Aug, 2019 @ 23:03

Lead

Tourists ‘sprayed by cars’ as sewage pipe bursts at Costa Blanca beach resort releasing 56,000 litres of human waste

PEDESTRIANS were ‘sprayed by cars’ after a sewage pipe burst at La Zenia beach resort releasing 56,000 litres of stinking human waste. The spill was

11 Aug, 2019 @ 22:54

Costa Blanca·Lead

DO NOT PASS GO: Irish teens, 18, charged with fraud after buying drinks with Monopoly money in Magaluf

TWO 18-year-olds have been arrested and charged with fraud for trying to pay for drinks in a bar in Magaluf with Monopoly money. The alleged

11 Aug, 2019 @ 19:30

Lead·Mallorca

British hiker found dead on Marbella mountain after sending frantic WhatsApp messages to family in UK

A BRITISH hiker has been found dead after going missing while walking to the top of a mountain peak near Marbella. The man, who has

11 Aug, 2019 @ 19:19

Lead

‘WE ALL NEED FIRST AID TRAINING’: Mum’s plea as daughter, 4, saved by hungover lad on flight from Alicante

A MUM from Teesside has pleaded for people to ‘be first aid trained’ after her four-year-old daughter’s life was saved on a flight home from

11 Aug, 2019 @ 18:54

Costa Blanca·Lead

World first as Spanish scientists create human-monkey hybrids in China so they can ‘grow organs’

In Greek mythology, chimeras are often depicted as a fire-breathing creature composed of a lion, goat and snake

11 Aug, 2019 @ 11:02

Health·Lead

Health insurance for British families holidaying in Spain could SKYROCKET under no-deal Brexit

“Boris Johnson ’s reckless, senseless approach to Brexit will leave working families worse off. He must urgently rethink and take no deal off the table”

11 Aug, 2019 @ 10:15

Health·Lead·Politics

Sotogrande sports buff James Stewart has played golf with US presidents and cricket for the MCC all while being the local Savills kingpin for decades

MUCH of James Stewart’s life has hinged around sports. After batting for the MCC, the Costa del Sol and East Malaysia, he turned his hand

11 Aug, 2019 @ 09:39

Discover a pure Andalucian art form with flamenco at Sevilla’s iconic Casa de la Guitarra

“To ‘have duende’ is to have soul. It is the emotions of the artist converted into pure art. Their talent borders on perfection, it is

11 Aug, 2019 @ 09:00

La Cultura·Lead·Sevilla

REVEALED: The five top-earning cultural sites in Spain’s Andalucia

THE Junta de Andalucia has raked in over €1 million from non-EU visitors at attractions like Ronda’s Arab Baths, new figures have revealed. Malaga’s Roman

10 Aug, 2019 @ 15:03

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

IN PICS: 19th century Denia was the centre of a ‘thriving trade’ in raisins with UK as main importer

RED boxes of Sun-Maid raisins are almost synonymous with raisins in the UK. But this is how boxes of raisins would have looked to British

10 Aug, 2019 @ 11:28

Andalucia among WORST for paying freelancers on time in Spain with some areas averaging delays of more than 500 days

FREELANCERS in Andalucia have to wait more than 100 days, on average, to get paid – over three times the legal max. Of the seven

10 Aug, 2019 @ 10:53

Business & Finance·Lead

Sotogrande is a magnet for big spenders and a seasonal fleet of pleasure boats

KNOWN as the ‘little Venice of the Mediterranean,’ Sotogrande’s famous marina is home to an armada of mega yachts. Bluer than blue and complete with

10 Aug, 2019 @ 10:00

Cadiz·Celebrity·Lead

No deal Brexit will cost Spain tens of thousands of jobs, study warns

A NO-deal Brexit on October 31 would cause the loss of 1.2 million jobs across Europe, including 70,410 in Spain, according to a newly-released study

10 Aug, 2019 @ 08:46

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

Trial for British man accused of running over pedestrians along the Costa del Sol’s ‘Golden Mile’

Marcus Stewart, 29, from Coventry had been arrested by armed police after he collided head on with a car carry an 18-day-old baby

9 Aug, 2019 @ 15:40

Crime & Law·Lead

Andalucia is best place to have sex in Spain for fifth year in row, study finds

The study of 18-35-year-olds, conducted through online questionnaires, revealed that six out of 10 Spaniards have sex once a week or less frequently

9 Aug, 2019 @ 15:29

Health·Lead

Ryanair pilots in Spain threaten strike as unrest over job cuts spreads

The budget airline had angered unions after boss Michael O'Leary told staff the company had 900 more pilots and crew than it needed

9 Aug, 2019 @ 14:10

Lead·Travel News

French tourist arrested in Spain after British woman ‘raped and threatened with drowning’ on popular resort beach

This latest incident comes after an 18-year-old British girl also alleged she was raped at the resort

9 Aug, 2019 @ 13:17

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Costa del Sol fish business suing Spain after police chucked out 24 tonnes of its sardines in failed drugs bust

A police report of the probe stated: “There is no element of interest in the boxes”

9 Aug, 2019 @ 11:27

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Valencian Community expects highest-temperatures EVER as whole region on weather alert this Friday

THE Valencian Community is expecting to see its temperature record broken today as the whole region is put on hot weather alert. Manises, near Valencia

9 Aug, 2019 @ 10:59

Costa Blanca·Lead

Homebuyers are spending more in Sotogrande this year in good sign for 2019

WHO would have thought the weather would have been one of the main reasons the property market has been a bit up and down over

9 Aug, 2019 @ 09:54

Cadiz·Lead·Property

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Irish boy, 3, fighting for his life after nearly drowning in a swimming pool in Alicante

IN PICS: Jennifer Lopez cemented her status as in icon in show-stopping performance on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Gibraltar warns citizens to ‘inform themselves’ ahead of no-deal Brexit but says: “We are better off than UK”

Fascist song played at first bullfight in Spain’s Mallorca since 2017 ban, while hundreds protest

Spain’s Rafael Nadal wins fifth Rogers Cup to claim €940,000 prize in his FIRST EVER non-clay title defence

Brit, 70, hospitalised with two broken legs as authorities ask for witnesses of hit-and-run driver on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Tourists ‘sprayed by cars’ as sewage pipe bursts at Costa Blanca beach resort releasing 56,000 litres of human waste

DO NOT PASS GO: Irish teens, 18, charged with fraud after buying drinks with Monopoly money in Magaluf

British hiker found dead on Marbella mountain after sending frantic WhatsApp messages to family in UK

‘WE ALL NEED FIRST AID TRAINING’: Mum’s plea as daughter, 4, saved by hungover lad on flight from Alicante

World first as Spanish scientists create human-monkey hybrids in China so they can ‘grow organs’

Health insurance for British families holidaying in Spain could SKYROCKET under no-deal Brexit

Sotogrande sports buff James Stewart has played golf with US presidents and cricket for the MCC all while being the local Savills kingpin for decades

Discover a pure Andalucian art form with flamenco at Sevilla’s iconic Casa de la Guitarra

REVEALED: The five top-earning cultural sites in Spain’s Andalucia

IN PICS: 19th century Denia was the centre of a ‘thriving trade’ in raisins with UK as main importer

Andalucia among WORST for paying freelancers on time in Spain with some areas averaging delays of more than 500 days

Sotogrande is a magnet for big spenders and a seasonal fleet of pleasure boats

No deal Brexit will cost Spain tens of thousands of jobs, study warns

Trial for British man accused of running over pedestrians along the Costa del Sol’s ‘Golden Mile’

Andalucia is best place to have sex in Spain for fifth year in row, study finds

Ryanair pilots in Spain threaten strike as unrest over job cuts spreads

French tourist arrested in Spain after British woman ‘raped and threatened with drowning’ on popular resort beach

Costa del Sol fish business suing Spain after police chucked out 24 tonnes of its sardines in failed drugs bust

Valencian Community expects highest-temperatures EVER as whole region on weather alert this Friday

Homebuyers are spending more in Sotogrande this year in good sign for 2019

Spain doesn’t quite get Christmas as we know it, writes MICHAEL COY – so here’s how to enjoy it the Spanish way

MICHAEL COY introduces us to his hero – George Santayana: A Spanish-American thinker famous for his pithy sayings

Daring swashbuckle and the restoration of honour: MICHAEL COY on a Spanish theatrical classic -the Mayor of Zalamea

‘Greenhouse’ gas dealers arrested after police find €3m of cannisters set for fridges and air conditioners in Spain

Heavy rain prompts yellow alert for Costa del Sol this weekend