Two years in prison for Gibraltar man who hit woman so hard he knocked out her dental crowns
A MAN who grabbed a woman by the breast and then hit her so hard he knocked out her dental crowns will spend two years
Exports in Spain’s Andalucia soar by 24.3% achieving ‘all-time record’
ANDALUCIA has closed 2022 with record exports reaching almost €43,000 million. Sales abroad grew by 24.3% reaching €42.958 billion, 8 billion more than in 2021,
EXCLUSIVE: Gibraltar band Taxi look to tour and release EP under former name Melon Diesel
THE future is ‘bright’ for the revived Gibraltarian band ‘Taxi’ that rocked the Sunborn Hotel during four nights at the start of its rebirth this
Ryanair expanding its flights to Malaga from Germany and Ireland ahead of high hopes for a booming summer season
RYANAIR is ramping up its flights to Malaga for the coming summer in anticipation of a bumper tourist season on the Costa del Sol. The
Spain wakes up to threat the EU’s new ETIAS tourist tax poses to its British tourism
Alarm bells have started to ring on the Costa del Sol over a new EU tourist tax that is set to hit their number one
Expat property investors sweating over threat to Spain’s ‘colonial’ Golden Visa scheme
Spain’s ‘Golden Visa’ is in danger of being abolished under a new bill submitted to Congress, potentially affecting one hundred thousand expats property investors. The
Man’s best friend helps children with mental health problems in Spain’s Barcelona
A two-year study has shown the benefits of dog therapy for children with mental health issues. 23 youngsters aged under 13 from the Day Hospital
Spain’s Congress gives definitive approval to ‘trans law’ and abortion reform
TWO controversial pieces of legislation, the so-called ‘trans law’ and a reform to Spain’s abortion regulations, were definitively approved today by lawmakers in the Congress
Cheapest property prices in Spain can be found in central city known for ceramics
TALAVERA DE LA REINA in Toledo province- known for its ceramics industry and popular with tourists- has the cheapest properties for sale coming in at
A dozen people injured after shoddy surgery at fake cosmetic clinic in Marbella
Police have arrested three people for allegedly performing cosmetic surgery on patients without any qualifications in Marbella. The botched surgeries left at least a dozen
80% of savoury snacks sold in Spain are unhealthy, says OCU consumer group
SAVOURY snacks have unsurprisingly been given a big thumbs-down for harming health in a study conducted by Spain’s OCU consumer group. It analysed 202 snack
‘Get rich quick’ sports betting scammer wanted by 16 courts in Spain is caught in Murcia
A fraudster offering to quickly double investments via sports betting has been arrested while withdrawing cash from a Murcia City ATM. The man scammed a
Prosecutor probes €1.4 million payment made to refereeing official by FC Barcelona in Spain
A prosecutor is investigating FC Barcelona over €1.4 million in fees paid to a top refereeing official between 2016 and 2019. The La Liga club
Malaga’s most influential performers put on a show for flamenco specialist Jose Losada ‘El Carrete’
Esteemed flamenco performers put on a show to remember in Torremolinos as they honoured the life of famous dancer, ‘El Carrete’, Jose Losada. The dancers
Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon lost €54 million of European funding to fight pollution
SPAIN’S government says that €54 million of European money allocated in 2019 to fight pollution in the Mar Menor lagoon was switched elsewhere. The admission
6 bedroom Villa for sale in Vidreres with pool – € 269,000
Vidreres, Girona 6 beds 2 baths € 269,000 House with pool, independent apartment and sea views in Urbanization. The house is divided into
Discover a better way to pay – the Currencies Direct multi-currency debit card
International currency transfer provider Currencies Direct have been helping people move money to and from Spain since 1996. Over the years they’ve built a reputation
‘Moderate’ episode of calima brings red dust to Spain’s Malaga
ORANGE skies return to the Costa del Sol as airborne dust from the Sahara blankets Malaga. Fortunately, this time the haze— due to a squall
Project to ‘repopulate’ Spain with 47 million Iberian bees gets underway in Malaga
REPOPULATING the Iberian Peninsula with 47 million Apis mellifera iberiensis, better known as the Iberian bee, is the aim of a project that has been
Vulnerable families in Spain have until March 31 to request government’s €200 benefit cheque
FROM today, vulnerable families in Spain can apply for a one-off €200 cheque introduced by the government in a bid to help them with the
New study: Increased diabetes risk for people previously hit with Covid-19
People who have previously been infected with Covid-19 could stand at increased risk for diabetes, according to a new study. Doctors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre
Spain’s declining birth rate hits a new historic low in 2022
THE DECLINING trend for Spain’s birth rate has been confirmed once more by the latest figures from the National Statistics Institute (INE). According to an
‘It’s a miracle’: How all 17 siblings of Turkish expat living in Spain survived horror earthquake
Turkish expat Refik Agri waited in quiet dread for five hours as he got nothing but radio silence from his family after a 7.8 magnitude
Construction work starts on new €50 million data centre in Spain’s Valencia region
MEXICAN information technology company Kio will open the Valencian Community’s biggest data centre before the end of the year. The centre costing €50 million will
Teacher in Spain’s Cordoba province slammed for using blackface and exaggerated accent in video about Africa
A TEACHER at a school in the Andalusian province of Cordoba has been widely criticised online after a video circulated in which she appeared in
Spain’s government planning to offer temporary residency to illegal migrants who take vocational trainingÂ
THE SPANISH government is planning on granting temporary residence permits to illegal migrants in the country if they sign up for vocational training, which is
