ON THIS DAY: How a royal snub, smashed machines in Alicante and the first Spanish ID card shaped the nation
MARCH 2 is a date etched into Spanish history for a bizarre combination of reasons. It is a day that links a fatal case of
Spain’s rental bargain hotspots revealed: these are the ten cheapest cities to live in
SPAIN property market is booming, driving prices up, but venture beyond the major cities and tourist hotspots, and you’ll find surprisingly affordable rental options. Property
Top tips to avoid poisonous processionary caterpillars as the season starts on the Costa del Sol
PARENTS and dog owners should take extra care when out in the wilderness on the Costa del Sol, scientists have warned, as scores of poisonous
Trouble learning the lingo? Linguists identify new hybrid English-Spanish dialect forming in Miami
A NEW English-Spanish hybrid has been identified as emerging in Miami by linguists. A result of cultural mixing, this dialect sees a Spanish-influenced dialect of
Amazon announces new €18 billion investment in Spain- creating 30,000 jobs
AMAZON is to invest an extra €18 billion in Spain to expand its data centres and boost AI innovation. It means the tech giant’s total
Europe’s largest green hydrogen plant gets €3 billion green light to be built in AndaluciaÂ
EUROPE’s largest green hydrogen plant is planned for construction in Andalucia. Spanish energy giant Moeve has approved the first phase of a project dubbed the
Notorious ‘blood rain’ set to coat mainland Spain in mud this week as calima collides with DANA storm – here’s who’s in the firing line
INFAMOUS ‘blood rain’ is set to coat swathes of mainland Spain in gloopy mud this week as a massive plume of Saharan dust sweeps northwards
US planes depart bases in Andalucia after Spain refuses permission for American forces to attack Iran
US military planes have left Andalucia after the Spanish government blocked the use of its bases for strikes on Iran. Flight tracking websites showed fifteen
Costa del Sol taxi driver punches drunk Irish passenger who he threw out of cab for burping
A FUENGIROLA taxi driver has been arrested for punching a drunk 65-year-old Irish customer after throwing him out of his cab. The incident happened on
Spain unfurls 33 new speed cameras across the country – including one on Malaga’s ‘death road’ and three more in Alicante
A NATIONWIDE speeding crackdown is under way, with 33 new speed cameras now watching drivers across Spain as authorities step up efforts to cut road
Finnish man, 45, ‘attempts to snatch 5-year-old girl while parents weren’t looking’ in busy market on the Costa del Sol
A MAN has attempted to snatch a 5-year-old girl while her parents were not looking in a busy Costa del Sol market. The 45-year-old Finnish
Growing numbers of US scientists are moving to Spain amid frustrations over Trump’s attempts to tighten control over research
MORE and more researchers based in the United States are relocating to Spain as new political controls over science and budget cuts in the US
Marbella is betting big on a new wave of five-star hotels – but is the Costa del Sol jewel really ready to go cold turkey on illegal Airbnbs?
WERE it not for for the forest of cranes springing up on the horizon around Marbella, you would hardly know that a quiet struggle is
The Gibraltar treaty – What happens next: Ratification, border removal and remaining obstacles as the Chief Minister’s future comes under the microscope
THE 1,018-page text for the historic Gibraltar treaty has finally been published, and the Rock is largely breathing a sigh of relief. The agreement secures
OBITUARY: The man who held Spain at gunpoint for 72 hours in a bid to return from democracy to dictatorship
FOR anyone over the age of 55 in Spain, the image is burned into their memory. A Guardia Civil lieutenant-colonel, armed with a pistol, storms
Spain’s best kept culinary secret is hidden among history and flavour in this valley in Cordoba
THE Valle de las Pedroches, in northern Cordoba, is famed for producing some of Europe’s finest pork. Despite this, finding a truly exceptional place to
What is Andalucia Day? All you need to know ahead of bank holiday celebration this week
ALL you need to know ahead of Andalucia Day as the region celebrates its heritage this Friday. February 28, marks Dia de Andalucia, a public
Happy Andalucia Day! 10 amazing facts about Spain’s southernmost region
TODAY is Andalucia Day, a regional public holiday where Andalucians come together to celebrate the region’s rich culture, history and heritage. Here are ten fascinating
New cartel bust peels back curtain on sophisticated logistics empire of warehouses used to smuggle drugs from Spain to Eastern Europe
A MAJOR police operation on the Costa del Sol and in Granada has uncovered what officers describe as a sophisticated logistics empire of warehouses and
Demand in Spain is going through the roof – but a massive one in five of the country’s most in-demand property hotspots are located in just one province
THE property market is booming across Spain, but which locations are most coveted by buyers? Property platform Idealista’s latest rankings highlight the top Spanish housing
Move over Spain as Europe’s real success story is here: Poland’s GDP overtakes Spanish – and has the UK in its sights
POLAND has leapfrogged Spain in per-capita income, a milestone hailed by the Polish Prime Minister as proof the country is joining ‘Europe’s economic elite’. According
Cockroaches are taking over Malaga’s troubled C1 commuter line to Fuengirola
CHAOS hit Malaga’s commuter trains this week after cockroaches were discovered on two Cercanias trains. Just before the morning rush, two trains were pulled from
Warning as Spain to suffer an ‘explosive’ mosquito season after heavy rains and unseasonal heat
SPAIN is bracing for an ‘explosive’ mosquito season after weeks of heavy rain and unseasonably warm weather created ideal breeding conditions. The warning comes from
The world’s largest floating library is coming to Malaga – and you can explore its 5,000 books from around the world for just two euros
A FLOATING book fair will dock in Malaga next month, giving visitors the chance to step aboard one of the most unusual cultural attractions to
British fugitive cocaine dealer arrested after going to pick up family member at Costa Blanca airport
A BRITISH fugitive wanted for drug trafficking in the UK has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport. The 43-year-old man was collared by the Policia National
ON THIS DAY: Spain’s great ‘master of light’ was born – famed for obsessively painting the Alhambra and documenting children with polio
THE great Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida was born in Valencia on 27 February, 1863. A contemporary of John Singer Sargent, and starting to achieve fame