OPINION: For expats looking to import their favourite food Brexit is a rotten deal
Who knew the length Brits expats would go for their imports? After border guards in the Netherlands confiscated ham sandwiches and food items from UK
BREAKING: Majority of Spain’s Costa del Sol declared an ‘extreme risk’ for COVID-19 transmission, including Marbella, Estepona, Mijas and Manilva
MARBELLA, Mijas and Estepona have been declared as an ‘extreme risk’ in terms of coronavirus transmission. The Costa del Sol towns join Ronda, Malaga city
Dive into new year for a good cause with sponsored swimming event in the Costa del Sol
IT’s one of the signature events in the Costa del Sol calendar- and there’s no surer sign the new year has begun than diving into
Hundreds fined for border breach attempts during first weekend of towns’ perimeter closures in Spain’s Murcia
DURING the first weekend of perimeter closures in the region of Murcia, 225 fines were issues for attempted breaches. National Police and Guardia Civil carried
BREAKING: Manhunt for acid attacker after girlfriend and pal doused in hydrochloric acid, one airlifted to hospital
A MANHUNT is underway for an acid attacker who doused two women with hydrochloric acid. The sickening attack occurred in Cartama, Malaga, this afternoon, leaving
ELLE Spain coverstar Eve Herzigova reveals she’s ‘back to herself’ after battling COVID
EVA Herzigova has revealed that she is ‘back to herself’ after battling COVID-19 over Christmas. ELLE Spain’s January cover star took to Instagram that she
Largest synthetic drug bust in Spain history as 11 arrested in raids across the country
POLICE have blown apart one of Europe’s largest synthetic drug networks with bases across Spain, including Seville and Malaga. After a year long investigation, coined
THIRD WAVE: Spain’s Andalucia sees biggest increase in COVID-19 hospitalisations since early November as incidence rate soars
ANDALUCIA has detected 2,508 cases of coronavirus Tuesday, the Junta has announced. The figure is far fewer than the more than 3,400 declared on Monday
Call for earlier curfew and hospitality closure to stop COVID-19 spread as government splits appear in Spain’s Valencian Community
A key coalition partner in the Valencian Government has called for stronger measures to combat the record-breaking COVID-19 case numbers in the region. The left-wing
Valencia region leads industrial recovery in Spain
THE Valencia region is spearheading the gradual recovery of industry in Spain following the COVID-inflicted crash. Led by the energy sector, the Valencian Community registered
Expat brutally murdered in his Bentley in upmarket neighbourhood on Spain’s Costa del Sol had more than 20 bullet wounds
A FRENCH national received more than 20 bullets when he was shot to death in his Bentley in Benahavis on Sunday, police have revealed. The
Over 500 people attend banned protest against COVID-19 restrictions in Spain’s Mallorca
The demonstration, scheduled to take place this morning in front of the Consolat de Mar, had been banned by the Balearic government
The Great Wall of Castellon
Work began 20 years ago, and the wall currently measures two kilometres long by up to 2.5 metres high at some points.
Ex-schoolboy jailed in Spain’s Costa Blanca for knifing pupil in class over Islamic insults
A Torrevieja teenager has received a five year jail sentence after stabbing a fellow high school pupil in the back for criticising his Islamic religious
Spain under Strain: how storm Filomena has put the country on its knees
AS the country freezes in some of the coldest temperatures on record and the capital lies under a blanket of snow for the first time
Useful Tips for Booking Cheaper Flights
Few things bring tremendous joy and thrill like a vacation. We all need to take a trip every once in a while to get a much-needed
SOUR GRAPES as fruit fraudsters pull organic con on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A fruity con with basic Costa Blanca-grown grapes being branded as ‘organic’ has been broken up by the Guardia Civil. 15 tons of table grapes
COVID-19 packs out Murcia region hospitals in Spain forcing return to local border closures
MOST of the Murcia region’s municipalities are to close their borders due to the steep rise in COVID-19 cases. COVID-19 Monitoring Committee spokesman Jaime Perez,
Promenade repairs to start after delays at popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA COSTA is seeing long-awaited repair work start today(January 11) at the Paseo de La Glea in Campoamur. Officials from the council oversaw the first
How Can Family Cope When a Loved One is Severely Injured
If there are people in the world who wouldn’t turn their back on us, that would definitely be our family. Our family has been our
Gibraltar and Spain police forces foil £15 million hash smuggling ring
AROUND 2.8 tonnes of hashish with a value of £15 million has been seized in a joint operation between Gibraltar and Spanish police forces.
EARLY CLOSING for bars and restaurants on Spain’s Costa Blanca leads to legal threat against health minister
BARS and restaurants in Alicante Province plan to sue the Valencian Health Minister, Ana Barcelo, over restricted opening hours. Hospitality businesses were ordered to shut
Social gatherings between non-cohabiting persons banned in Spain’s Ibiza and Mallorca
From this Wednesday, social gatherings between people who do not live together will be prohibited on the two islands
DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE: Whatsapp message warning of imminent lockdown in the Valencia region is a hoax
The measure has not yet been announced or approved
Salt sent to Spain’s snowy centre in storm solution and show of ‘solidarity’ by Costa Blanca cities
TORREVIEJA Council has joined up with an Orihuela company to send road salt to central Spain, in light of the deadly snow conditions. A fleet
Morocco buys first Spanish battleship in 40 years to help combat Spain’s migrant crisis
THE Moroccan Navy has signed a contract with a large Spanish shipbuilder to supply a brand new patrol vessel for the first time in nearly