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British couple stuck in UK ‘devastated’ after seeing pics online of yobs vandalising and partying in their home on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The couple, who have had the home for over 30 years, asked their cleaner to assess the damage as they have yet to be able

29 Jun, 2020 @ 12:37

Lead·National News

Almeria gets green light for 4* Hotel on protected land in another blow to Andalucia’s coastline

The new 4* hotel will be built on an area near the Bahia de Los Genoveses known as 'Cortijo Las Chiqueras'

29 Jun, 2020 @ 10:45

Almeria·Lead

A Tale of Two Pueblos

“During my 40 years in Spain, I have always found that the best thing about this country are its villages (pueblos) and its people (pueblo).

29 Jun, 2020 @ 10:36

Silver Screen Spain (on the road with Thelma)

LISTED: Spain’s airports Brits can fly to on Ryanair, EasyJet, Jet2 and TUI

AFTER the announcement that the UK would drop its quarantine restrictions, the number of Brits searching for holidays has surged. Yesterday, ministers confirmed that from

28 Jun, 2020 @ 21:28

Lead·National News·Travel News

Spain reports 118 COVID-19 cases and two deaths in 24 hours as Malaga sees new outbreak

SPAIN has registered 118 new COVID-19 cases and two coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours. This is the first time in four days that

28 Jun, 2020 @ 19:56

Health·Lead·National News

ORANGE heat warnings for Spain’s Andalucia tomorrow with highs of 41°C

ORANGE heat warnings have been issued for Andalucia on Monday. Aemet has issued its second-most severe weather warnings for Sevilla, Cordoba and Jaen. All the

28 Jun, 2020 @ 18:28

Environment·Lead

Man arrested in Spain’s Malaga for allegedly defrauding his elderly neighbour who he helped care for

A MAN has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Malaga province for allegedly defrauding his elderly neighbour who he helped care for.

28 Jun, 2020 @ 16:58

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Torrevieja's plan to clear its parks and streets of around 700 feral chickens and roosters is 'progressing well'

Six men going on trial in Spain’s Malaga for killing a man who supposedly stole their rooster used for illegal cock fights

SIX men will be going on trial tomorrow in Malaga province, for the murder of a man who had supposedly stolen their rooster.

28 Jun, 2020 @ 16:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

EXPLAINER: How to use the law in Spain against online trolls

IT is hard to accept that the internet, from which we derive so much benefit, should be so densely populated by individuals (‘trolls’) who deliberately

28 Jun, 2020 @ 11:00

Columnists·Crime & Law

As Spain’s COVID-19 crisis recedes the spectre of Brexit has returned for British property buyers

SPAIN has finally allowed tourism to return after several months of the world’s most draconian COVID-19 lockdown. Brits, Germans and other key tourist markets are

28 Jun, 2020 @ 10:00

Columnists·Property

How Murcia’s ‘cool streets’ technology helps prevent pets burning their paws as temperatures rise across Spain

RED-HOT pavements can be a danger to both children and pets, as summer temperatures spike in Spain. Vienna-based animal welfare charity Four Paws International, warns

28 Jun, 2020 @ 09:25

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Lisa Burgess goes under the knife for reconstructive breast surgery after battling cancer

I WAS apprehensive attending La Cala medical clinic for vital blood tests and arrived in full PPE, imagining I would be entering a scene from

28 Jun, 2020 @ 09:00

Columnists·Health

Man found dead in manhole near AP-7 on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A MAN’S lifeless body has been pulled from a manhole on the Costa del Sol. The unidentified 40-year-old was found dead in Calahonda near a

27 Jun, 2020 @ 23:21

Lead·Malaga

Pensioner drowns at popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

The woman is understood to have been found unconscious in the water after she had gone swimming

27 Jun, 2020 @ 21:29

Costa Blanca·Lead

MADDIE EXCLUSIVE: DNA clues destroyed by Brits in McCann case as Portuguese media finally takes shambolic police investigation to task

A BRITISH expat has admitted to unwittingly destroying all DNA evidence linked to a home Maddie McCann suspect Christian Brueckner rented for years on the

27 Jun, 2020 @ 21:11

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Military Disinfection Team After Disinfecting A Care Home 7

Spain sees 191 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths in 24 hours as some 50 outbreaks reported across country

SOME 191 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in Spain. A total of three people have died, compared yesterday’s death

27 Jun, 2020 @ 20:12

Lead·National News

Court orders Cadiz town hall to remove LGBTQ flag in Spain’s Andalucia

CADIZ town hall has been ordered to remove the LGBTQ flag, after the municipal court ruled that only official flags are allowed to fly on

27 Jun, 2020 @ 14:09

Cadiz·Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: UK set to lift quarantine restrictions from July 6, Spain one of the countries included

THE UK is set to lift its quarantine restrictions from July 6, ministers have said.

27 Jun, 2020 @ 12:55

Lead·Travel News

Real estate agent Amanda Butler welcomes stream of property enquiries as Mallorca opens up once again

WITH the state of alarm now lifted, the Balearic Islands opened their borders to over 10,000 German tourists early last week as a test run

27 Jun, 2020 @ 12:00

Columnists·Property

OPINION: Andalucia’s COVID-19 outbreaks show that expat fears of British tourists in Spain are not unfounded

A SCROLL through expat Facebook groups will tell you that not everyone in Spain is best pleased at the return of foreign tourism. After 100

27 Jun, 2020 @ 11:00

Malaga·Opinion·Travel News

Inside Spain’s top wakeboard, waterski and wakesurf centre Xtreme Gene in Cordoba where world pros meet complete beginners

WHATEVER I expected from my toe-dipping exercise into the world of extreme watersports, it wasn’t a lesson from a European champion and a chance to

27 Jun, 2020 @ 10:00

Cordoba·Lead·Sport·Travel News

Costa Blanca awakens to earthquake with 3.1 magnitude ‘shaking ground beneath the house’

TORREVIEJA and surrounding areas were awoken early this morning by an earthquake that rattled windows right across the southern areas of Costa Blanca. The quake

27 Jun, 2020 @ 08:32

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Repair In Apartment Happy Child Boy Paints Wall

ASK GRANNY: Spruce up Your Grandkids’ Bedrooms

Want to have some fun? Get permission from your children to help spruce up your grandchild’s bedroom. Spend a little time dreaming with your grandchild

26 Jun, 2020 @ 22:07

Ask Granny

JOBS: Marbella’s Starlite festival accepting applications for 400 positions until Sunday, with interviews next week

THE organisers of Marbella’s Starlite festival have said that the face-to-face recruitment process for the event will begin next week. Some 400 jobs are on

26 Jun, 2020 @ 21:09

Entertainment·Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Number of coronavirus related deaths in Spain reach highest daily number in over a week

THE number of coronavirus related deaths in Spain in the last 24 hours has risen by the highest amount in over a week.

26 Jun, 2020 @ 19:52