Popular British expat crime writer living on the Costa Blanca lands major multi-book deal
A UK author living part-time in Spain has just signed a publishing deal for several crime novels. Gordon Brown just received a publishing deal to
ON THIS DAY: The Spanish villagers who refused to go to war – and the moment Real Madrid won the first-ever Champions League final
BLINK and you’d miss it. La Nava has two bars and an auto-repair shop – and 270 inhabitants. The Spanish word for a place that’s
Spain’s infamous summer colds – and how to avoid catching them
Article first published on June 22, 2025. EVEN the word ‘cold’ gives the game away. We British people can’t shake the belief that the illness
Four trips you can do in Spain with your pet dog this summer – from pooch-friendly water parks in Barcelona to canine beaches in Alicante
SUMMER plans should be made with the entire family, including the dog. As of 2025, Spanish households are estimated to have a registered dog population
EXCLUSIVE: Irish expat left with nothing after €50,000 worth of belongings vanish en route from Turkey to his Andalucia home on the Spanish – Portugal border
AN Irish expat is demanding justice after a removal firm failed to deliver his belongings when he moved to Spain three years ago. Retired pharmacist
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Suffering from migraines? These three medicines are far better than ibuprofen, new study suggests
Article first published December 24, 2023 THE Spanish Society of Neurology says that 1.5 million people in the country suffer from chronic migraines and experience
EXCLUSIVE: Daughter of US Trump politician flees Texas to seek asylum in Spain fearing she will be branded a domestic terrorist if she returns home
THE trans daughter of a leading Trump politician has fled Texas to seek asylum in Spain in fear that she could be branded a terrorist
Gibraltar suffers three-hour power cut during international gaming summit pitching the Rock to investors
GIBRALTAR was plunged into a three-hour blackout after a cascade of failures knocked out power across the entire territory. The outage came on the same
BREAKING: Facebook and Instagram go down across Spain in mass outage
FACEBOOK and Instagram have gone down in a global Meta outage that has locked millions of users — including thousands across Spain — out of
Silicon Valley giant OpenAI targets Madrid for its first office in Spain as ChatGPT demand explodes by 40%
SILICON Valley giant OpenAI has set its sights on Madrid for its first Spanish office after a surge in ChatGPT users turned Spain into one
Walmart heiress’ spectacular €300m superyacht Kaos and its €30m support ship rock up in Puerto Banus
MARBELLA’s port has welcomed a duo of luxury yachts owned by American superstore beneficiary during her Mediterranean voyage. The heir to US megastore chain Walmart
Spain’s new driving licence rules for over-65s explained: What expat motorists need to know in 2026
SPAIN’S driving licence rules for over-65s are getting a refresh in 2026 – here’s what you need to know. Spain’s traffic authority, the DGT, have
Costa Blanca ‘Good Samaritan’ is kidnapped by house guests but escapes outside McDonalds after being thrown ‘bound and gagged’ into car boot
A 33-YEAR-OLD Czech woman went through a two-day kidnapping and sexual assault ordeal after letting a homeless couple- also from the Czech Republic- stay in
Mijas homes raided as hundreds of police storm properties across Andalucia in narco money laundering sting
HOMES in Mijas were among 18 properties raided as more than 350 Guardia Civil officers swept across Andalucia in a major crackdown on suspected narco
EXCLUSIVE: British boy, 7, born and raised in Spain is refused the right to remain in the only country he has ever known thanks to ‘grievous legal error’
A BRITISH boy born and raised in Alicante province has had his right to remain in Spain denied despite it being the only country he
British father blames teenage son’s sudden death while on holiday in Benidorm on vape oil
A BRITISH teenager has died during a Costa Blanca holiday after an adverse reaction to vape oil, his family has said. Harry Whitton, 18, from
Unsolved mystery of American woman feared murdered by her husband in Madrid returns to spotlight in NBC Dateline specialÂ
THE mystery of an American woman who vanished in Madrid before her husband was charged with her murder is set to return to the spotlight
Mallorca mourns fatal apartment fire triggered by faulty fridge as British woman, 77, fights for life
MALLORCA has announced two days of mourning after an apartment fire caused by a faulty refrigerator killed two people and left a 77-year-old British woman
Wrecking crews arrive at the Gibraltar frontier as the Rock prepares for life with an open border with Spain
DEMOLITION teams have been ordered to begin dismantling the historic structures at the Gibraltar frontier as a vital step towards a future fluid border with
EU gives Spain two months to end tax discrimination against foreign property owners
THE European Union has given Spain two months to stop discriminating against foreign property owners or face possible sanctions if a court rules against it.
Apple to delay roll out of new ‘Siri AI’ across Europe over EU regulation concerns – which Brussels claims are designed to ‘rein in Big Tech’
BRUSSELS bureaucrats have come under fire after Apple announced it will delay rollout of its powerful new Siri AI to customers in Europe. The tech
How far does €1 million go when buying property in Marbella compared to London or New York? Quite far actually
YOUR money goes much further in Marbella’s property market than in London or New York, with Spain’s Golden Triangle offering significantly more space and value
British parents arrested for ‘abandoning three children in Costa del Sol hotel to go partying’ – baby tests positive for cocaine
A BRITISH couple has been arrested in Benalmadena after allegedly abandoning their three young children in a hotel room to go out partying. The children,
Ryanair under investigation in the UK for charging parents to sit next to their children
A UK watchdog has launched an investigation into Ryanair for charging up to £12 for parents to sit next to their children. The Competition and
Protected witness was kidnapped at Mijas hotel and shot in the arm in Manilva — and the only suspect just walked free
A PROTECTED witness was kidnapped outside a Mijas hotel and later shot in the arm in Manilva over four years ago, but now the only
Benidorm introduces high-tech system to help locals and tourists find car park spaces
BENIDORM is now providing ‘real-time’ details about car park spaces via its roadside information signs. The City Council says it is part of its commitment
