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Migrant boat capsizes en route to Spain with 58 people drowned and 40 more feared dead

AT least 58 migrants have drowned yesterday after their boat capsized in the Atlantic Ocean en route to Spain. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) confirmed at

12 Dec, 2019 @ 11:52

Lead

Body found in Mijas was of 20-year-old ‘killed by submachine gun’ as more details emerge

THE young man found off a cliff in Mijas yesterday was a 20-year-old from Slovenia. According to reports, the young man was known to police

12 Dec, 2019 @ 11:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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Murder suspect may avoid prison despite admitting he ‘chopped up’ missing Valencian woman Marta Calvo

WHEN Jorge Ignacio Palma admitted to Guardia Civil he had chopped up the body of Marta Calvo, it seemed the case of the missing Valencian

12 Dec, 2019 @ 11:29

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s acting PM Pedro Sanchez gets mandate from King to form government, as he launches talks with PP and Ciudadanos

“Spaniards are fed up with anger and clashes, they want to believe in politics again”

12 Dec, 2019 @ 11:15

Lead·National News·Politics

Religious brotherhood fined for using bus lane and blocking traffic in practice run for Christmas procession in Spain’s Sevilla

A RELIGIOUS brotherhood in Sevilla has been fined after being caught using a bus lane during a practice run of an upcoming procession. According to

12 Dec, 2019 @ 11:00

Lead·Sevilla

Stunning luxury and eco-friendly villa in Marbella wins top international architecture award

A LUXURY eco-friendly villa in Marbella has beat out hundreds of entries for a top European architecture award. Villa Alcuzcuz, located in the hills above

12 Dec, 2019 @ 10:01

Lead·Malaga·Property

‘THE FIRST KILL HURTS’: Hitman who kills for €15,000 along Spain’s Costa del Sol speaks out as police label region ‘a global epicentre of international crime’ while more details of slain Briton emerge

A COSTA del Sol hitman has revealed how he gets paid up to €60,000 for each person he kills. The French-Moroccan, who grew up in

12 Dec, 2019 @ 08:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Easyjet announces that first ever flights from Gibraltar to Edinburgh in Scotland will start in spring

Nearly 30,000 customers could be carried to and from Edinburgh from March 31, 2020, with seats already on sale.

11 Dec, 2019 @ 20:18

Gibraltar·Lead

BREAKING: Police armed with tasers storm Gibraltar home to arrest woman for suspected stabbing

Police were alerted to a brawl at Sir William Jackson Grove where a 32-year-old woman had been stabbed in the leg.

11 Dec, 2019 @ 18:37

Gibraltar·Lead

BREAKING: Fresh suspected shooting as body of young man found off a cliff on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE body of a young man has been discovered off a cliff on the Costa del Sol. The grisly find was spotted by a passerby

11 Dec, 2019 @ 15:35

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

OUTRAGE after police armed with sniffer dogs ‘raid’ SCHOOL in Marbella as kids as young as 12 searched against the wall in new low for Spain’s drugs war

KIDS as young as 12 have been left stunned by a ‘surprise raid’ by a police canine unit at a school in Marbella. Armed with

11 Dec, 2019 @ 15:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Major runaway suspect wanted in connection with 155 kilo cocaine haul CAUGHT on the Rock

Croatian National Nikola Katic, 43, was arrested by RGP officers at Waterport Terraces on the request of the Supreme Court of Croatia.

11 Dec, 2019 @ 14:52

Gibraltar·Lead

Two Valencian wines costing under €7 named joint-winners in contest to find ‘best value in the supermarket’

TWO wines in the Valencian Community have been named as joint-winners in a nationwide contest to find the ‘best value in the supermarket’. The tempranillo

11 Dec, 2019 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink

IN PICS: The INCREDIBLY cool bar in Malaga HIDDEN behind a fast food restaurant

FROM the outside it appears to be your run-of-the-mill fast food joint. But much like the gangster-run speakeasies of 1920s New York that sold bootleg

11 Dec, 2019 @ 12:55

Entertainment·Lead·Malaga

Spain could REVERSE Andalucia ruling which legalised over 300,000 homes as British expats and locals forced to bathe in water contaminated with faecal matter

THE Government of Spain is reportedly considering reversing a recent ruling in Andalucia which saw more than 300,000 homes granted AFO status. According to activists,

11 Dec, 2019 @ 12:15

Lead·Property

Benidorm bus joyrider held in custody without bail as he faces 7 YEARS for wrecking 29 vehicles and assaulting police officer

THE British man who stole a coach in Benidorm before embarking on a reckless joyride could face up to seven years in prison, court documents

11 Dec, 2019 @ 12:09

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

300 legs of jamon nicked from back of truck while driver took a siesta on Spain’s Costa del Sol

MORE than 300 legs of jamon have been stolen from the back of a lorry while the driver took a nap on the Costa del

11 Dec, 2019 @ 11:20

Crime & Law·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

FOR SALE: Historic hamlet with 40 houses, theatre and olive press flogged for €90 million on Spain’s Costa Blanca

IT’S a project that could fill an entire series of Kevin McCloud’s Grand Designs. Because among the second-hand bicycles and used sofas on classified listing

11 Dec, 2019 @ 10:51

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Android Boxes for IPTV

Television has certainly managed to become a major part of our lives. Today it’s not necessary to go to the cinema to watch a new

11 Dec, 2019 @ 09:24

Entertainment

GIBRALTAR announces massive overhaul for insurance, banking and investment services

New financial services legislation combines around 90 smaller acts into one 'massive legislative project'.

10 Dec, 2019 @ 20:09

Gibraltar·Lead

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Milanuncios hounded to remove housekeeper offer that asked women to ‘wear lingerie’ and promised bonus for ‘sex’

SPANISH classified ad website Milanuncios has been pressured into dropping a job offer that promised extra bonuses for ‘sex’. An advertisement looking for a ‘sexy

10 Dec, 2019 @ 17:34

Lead·Other News

Swimming pool hit with nearly one complaint A DAY over Muslim user wearing ‘burkini’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SWIMMING pool has seen nearly one complaint every day over a Muslim user wearing a ‘burkini’ at the Costa Blanca facility. The Piscina Municipal

10 Dec, 2019 @ 16:14

Costa Blanca·Lead

Paperless street hawker who rescued disabled man from burning apartment in Denia has residency request sent to regional government

AN UNDOCUMENTED immigrant working as a street hawker in Denia has had a request for immediate residency sent to the Valencian government. Gorgui Lamine Sow

10 Dec, 2019 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News

Marbella-based Swedish expat lived life of luxury renting out other people’s homes and cars on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A SWEDISH expat has been arrested in Marbella after renting out other people’s property to the tune of tens of thousands of euros. The 28-year-old,

10 Dec, 2019 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

The best earning female athletes across all kinds of sports

The hottest topic in sports today is gender pay disparity. Some of the highest-paid female athletes are household names in the industry, with their talent

10 Dec, 2019 @ 11:35

Sport

Spanish Rail Network Winners Renfe Trains

Marbella and Estepona DEMAND action on railway connecting Costa del Sol as Junta vice president says there is ‘no better-connected province’ than Spain’s Malaga

MARBELLA and Estepona are sick of being ignored over the long-awaited railway line connecting the Costa del Sol. That’s the message coming from the two

10 Dec, 2019 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

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