PICS: The Hogueras de San Juan in Alicante were ‘insane’, but that’s why we love Spain, writes Joshua Parfitt
There are few religious festivals you can bring a towel to. There are even fewer you can insult a fireman at. The Fogueres de San
Iconic restaurant on Spain’s Costa del Sol divides opinion over sign declaring it ‘Spanish, Catholic and rightwing’
While some defended the owner's right to free speech, others said the sign - which has been in place for several years - helped them
‘ABSOLUTE FILTH’: British comedian Ricky Gervais SLAMS participants of Spanish ‘horse-wrestling’ festival
It comes as Gervais, who is a consistent supporter of animal rights, criticised a Spanish matador in May, for wiping the tears of a dying
Two young Brits rescued from ravine after getting lost on Marbella’s La Concha mountain
The pair were rescued in the early hours of this morning after getting lost in the well-known Monchalban ravine
Love Island fail as girls ask if Barcelona is in ROME
THE Love Island girls have suffered an embarrassing geography fail after asking if Barcelona was in Rome. Fans were stunned as Joanna Chimonides, 22, and
Irish teenage lad raped by two men in Spain holiday hotspot
The shaken tourist was examined at Son Espases Hospital in Palma where doctors confirmed injuries sustained from a sex attack
Cockroaches are becoming IMMUNE to powerful insecticides
COCKROACHES have begun developing a cross-resistance to powerful insecticides, an alarming new study has found. Scientists from Purdue University exposed German cockroaches to different insecticides,
FOR CHRIST’S SAKE: Completion of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia in trouble AGAIN as 3,000 residents fear their homes will become building site
A RESIDENT’S association has begun legal action to stop the completion of Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia. Construction of the emblematic cathedral stalled after architect Antoni
EXCLUSIVE: England ace Paul Gascoigne has stayed off the booze and only scrape was breaking thumb on a quad bike during Benidorm break
BRINGING one of the UK’s most legendary boozers to Benidorm was always going to be risky. But former England star Paul ‘Gazza’ Gasgoigne told the
EXCLUSIVE: Picardo vows to fight Brexit and protect Gibraltar whether Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt is UK Prime Minister
It comes as Boris Johnson’s team has been accused of breaching data protection laws amid calls by a minister and a former Conservative MP for
British-run transfer company on Costa Blanca ‘first in Spain’ to upgrade VTC-licenced diesel minivan to dual fuel
A BRITISH-RUN transfer company on the Costa Blanca has been the ‘first in Spain’ to upgrade a VTC-licensed diesel car to dual fuel. Alicante Transfers
PICTURED: Freed British man snaps selfies after year of hell locked up with terrorists and murderers near Spain’s Costa del Sol
Robert Mansfield-Hewitt, 51, was thrown in Botafuegos jail after police happened upon a €5.5 million stash of hashish in the adjoining garage of a house
WHEN IN CALPE: Ancient Roman mosaics open to public tours
ROMAN mosaics in Calpe have opened to public tours following a recent restoration effort. The Baños de la Reina ruins date back to a period
WATCH: American gored in neck and teen bruises spine as annual San Fermin bull run begins in Spain’s Pamplona
Each day six bulls and accompanying steers are released, before the animals take on matadors in public fights in the afternoon
Women now breadwinners in a third of Spanish families, study shows
A study from the Valencian Institute of Economic Research (Ivie) tracked female contributions to family coffers between 1980 and 2017. The results showed that families
Enrique Iglesias joins Take That, Liam Gallagher and Mel C at Gibraltar Calling festival THIS SUMMER
In 1995 the Spanish hunk shot to fame with his Grammy Award-winning self-titled debut album, featuring early hit Si Tu Te Vas
Police hunt gunmen who opened fire on bouncers at Marbella club that hosted Paris Hilton and Antonio Banderas
It comes after the shooting of Dutch and Belgian revellers in the same car park last year
APPEAL: Expat-run animal shelter near Costa del Sol needs help to save 800 animals from being culled
The public can help the Animal In Need Foundation by donating just €15 a time, which pays for 1m² of land
Giles Brown is more Christopher Biggins than Christopher Reeve as he learns to fly in southern Spain
While I didn’t soar like Superman, I didn’t bounce off the bottom of the wind tunnel in a crumpled heap
A ripped Roman hero and his ‘pets’ get Belinda Beckett’s roar of approval
I’m not sure what the Me Too movement would have to say about him stealing the girdle of Hippolyta
That perfect Spanish afternoon can prove more elusive than first thought, writes Lesley Keith
When I first moved here I had an impression in my mind of how it was going to be
British teen headbutted by ram at Terra Natura as parent complains petting zoo has ‘no supervision’
A BRITISH teenager has been headbutted by a ram at the Terra Natura zoo in Benidorm suffering a shock that left her ‘up all night’
Mystery masturbator back as sicko breaks into vehicles on Spain’s Mallorca and leaves semen all over the seat
The break-ins, which first began last December but stopped around April, begun again this week as three women found sperm stains in their vehicles
Mysterious Spanish flyer asks bad parkers to practise ‘colouring in this tortoise’ to learn to keep within the lines
DRIVERS in Spain are notorious for flouting the rules of organised parking. But one do-gooder has been leaving anonymous flyers on badly-parked cars to ridicule
British director Ken Loach parks his republican politics to meet with Spain’s Queen Letizia in Mallorca
The famous lefty director, 83, took the hand of the stunning 46-year-old monarch as he received a lifetime achievement award in Mallorca
SOUTHERN COMFORTS: Why it’s not just the infamous Atlantic wind that keeps the Costa de la Luz so spiritually chilled
The coastal town in Cadiz province is an endearing mix of beach bum bohemianism and boutique chic, with the added attraction of great seafood and