Spain’s health minister floats idea of scrapping mask use in healthcare settings
MORE THAN three years after the coronavirus pandemic first hit Spain, the health minister has suggested that the time may have arrived to remove obligatory
Charity worker in Spain’s Costa Blanca recognised in King’s Birthday Honours
ALICANTE PROVINCE resident Sylvia Gallimore has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the King’s Birthday Honours in recognition of her 50 year involvement in
EXCLUSIVE: Ex-leaders, King’s Counsels and leaders of the opposition – the surprising Gibraltar figures who invested millions in fraudulent crypto exchange Globix
A FORMER chief minister, a leader of the opposition and several all-powerful lawyers are among an eye-opening list of Gibraltar’s key power brokers who allegedly
EXCLUSIVE: A VICTIM’S PLEA to Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner: You’re a loser. I survived and am loved and free
AN alleged rape victim of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has marked the anniversary of her 2004 attack in a stinging and moving social media
Two alleged boat thieves arrested in Marbella port after madcap chase and stabbing that ended in the sea
TWO bungling thieves caused bloody havoc in Marbella port after they were rumbled trying to steal a boat, which ended with them trying to flee
IN PICS: African Lynx surprises police trying to arrest robber in Spain’s Valencia
GUARDIA CIVIL officers were taken aback during a visit to a Valencia area home when they were greeted by an African Lynx as they sought
Gibraltar governor speaks of Rock’s ‘strategic’ UK links as Gibraltar celebrates birthday of King Charles III
CROWDS lined Casemates Square in Gibraltar to salute King Charles III on his first official birthday involving the governor, his local representative. Soldiers from the
Estepona to build desalination plant after recent storms fail to halt dwindling water supplies
AFTER a disappointing week of stormy weather that failed to replenish reservoirs, Estepona town hall has decided to go ahead with plans to construct a
Sandy beach in Spain’s Mallorca named as ‘best in the world’ in online survey
MALLORCA’S Playa de Muro has been voted the world’s best beach in an online survey from nautical retailer Rightboat. Over 300,000 people gave their opinions
PLANNING AHEAD: Valencia in July
With temperatures soaring and cerulean skies, it’s officially summer in vibrant city of Valencia. And in true Mediterranean style, that means a fantastic line-up of
Spain’s Malaga kicks-off beach season with no beach-shower restrictions
THE capital of the Costa del Sol has all its summer beach services fully operational including full use of its beach showers and footbaths. The
Spain mulls joining France in banning short-haul flights that can be taken by train with Madrid – Barcelona in their sights
SPAIN is considering joining other European countries in halting short-haul flights in a bid to address climate change. The proposals would be following in the
3 bedroom Flat for sale in Alcoy / Alcoi – € 120,750
Alcoy / Alcoi, Alicante 3 beds 2 baths € 120,750 Flat in Alcoi/Alcoy, with 105 m2, 3 rooms and 2 bathrooms, Storage room,
Six black flags handed out to ‘problem’ beaches in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
ENVIRONMENTAL group Ecologists in Action have announced their annual ‘black flag’ awards to beaches they say have suffered from pollution and poor management in Spain.
Marxa chiringuito: one of a trio of new summer experiences at upmarket So/Sotogrande Spa & Golf Resort
IT was one of the most exciting launches of the year, where a range of high society guests were treated to giant brochettes of beef,
British nationals lose ‘long-shot’ appeal over loss of EU rights following Brexit
THE European Union’s top court on Thursday dismissed legal actions from three British nationals who had challenged their loss of EU citizens’ rights as a
Italian mafia fugitive arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE POLICIA NACIONAL in association with their Italian counterparts have arrested a fugitive who belonged to the Calabrian mafia known as the ‘Ndranghueta’. The man
WATCH: “This is going to end badly” Taxi and Uber drivers at each other’s throats again in Spain’s Mallorca as tensions boil over
SIMMERING tensions between taxi drivers and Uber drivers have flared once again on Mallorca after a video emerged showing a confrontation between the two. A
Mallorca weather: After the rain, the roasting heatwave with a possible 39 degrees
MALLORCA has been told to brace itself for temperatures hitting 39 degrees Celsius next week. After a week of storms, meteorologists at Aemet have issued
Spain’s Guadalquivir basin suffers the longest drought since 1970
ANDALUCIA is going through one of its most complicated moments in terms of water scarcity in its history. Southern Spain has not seen its reservoirs
Shark sighting forces bathers out of water at Costa Blanca beach in Spain
BATHERS were ordered to get out of the water at a popular Orihuela Costa beach on Thursday morning after the sighting of a two-metre long
Retired police chief arrested on Spain’s Mallorca after child pornography is found in his former office
THE FORMER head of the Policia Local in Palma has been arrested by the Policia Nacional after child pornography was found in an office previously
ACHTUNG!: German trainee police sergeant stays in Gibraltar for two weeks to work on local force
PEOPLE who call out the police in Gibraltar might be surprised to find they are attended to by a German who speaks perfect English. That
Chief Minister reaches out to Gibraltar working people in pre-election meetings across British territory
CHIEF MINISTER of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo will be reaching out to the community in late June and July just months before this year’s election. Picardo
Spain deploys more than 19,000 police officers to monitor return of millions of Moroccans to home country
FROM TODAY, Thursday, more than 19,000 Spanish police officers will begin to monitor what is known as Operación Paso del Estrecho, or Operation Crossing the
‘She didn’t care’: House collapses in Mallorca with five people inside as landlord faces questions over negligence
FIVE tenants have miraculously survived after their two-storey house collapsed on top of them. All five people were at home when a balcony and then