ON THIS DAY: The birth of Lorca and Velazquez – and the Holland surrender that inspired a masterpiece
DIEGO Rodriguez De Silva y Velazquez, one of the world’s greatest artists, was baptised in Seville on 6 June of the last year of the
School strike chaos to return to Catalunya after teachers reject €700m deal – including €400-a-month pay rise
HOPES that an indefinite strike that emptied classrooms across Catalunya was coming to an end have been dashed after a majority of teachers voted to
Manchester City threaten to sue Real Madrid over presidential candidate’s Erling Haaland signing claim
TOP Premier League club Manchester City are contemplating legal action against Real Madrid after a candidate for the La Liga side’s upcoming presidential election promised
Malaga’s housing crunch drives growing number of residents into life in motorhomes
MALAGA’S worsening housing crisis is forcing a growing number of residents to live in motorhomes and campervans due to ‘outrageous’ rent prices. Makeshift motorhome settlements
FBI fugitive who masterminded ‘world record’ OmegaPro Ponzi scheme is arrested at Tenerife hotel
ONE of the ringleaders of a Ponzi scheme that netted over 650 million US dollars has been arrested in Tenerife. The unidentified man was detained
World Cup warm-up match in Spanish border town cancelled over Ebola outbreak fears
A WORLD Cup warm-up fixture between Chile and Democratic Republic of Congo due to be played in La Linea has been cancelled amid concerns over
Owner of fake Ferrari luxury car is arrested in Spain after police spot ‘bargain price’ online advert
A COSTA Blanca resident has been arrested for trying to sell a Ferrari replica car as a genuine luxury model. The Policia Nacional swooped on
Orange alert issued in northern Spain as 40C heatwave gives way to thunderstorms and heavy rain
CATALUNYA is bracing for heaving rain and thunderstorms with an orange alert in place across the region less than a week after temperatures soared to
Drones, helicopters and 15,000 police officers: Inside the huge operation to keep Pope Leo safe during historic Spain visit
SPAIN is preparing one of the largest security operations in its recent history ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit from June 6 to 12. The
Scorching May heatwave caused record-breaking number of deaths in Spain
101 HEAT-RELATED deaths were reported in May, according to Spain’s Health Ministry- the highest figure for the month since the current measuring system was introduced
3 bedroom Villa for sale in Camposol with pool garage – € 249,950
A lovely, detached corner villa with 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and a private swimming pool on the final phase of Camposol in Mazarrón, Murcia. The
WATCH: Gibraltar firefighters battle blaze at high-end Ocean Village apartment complex
THIS is the concerning moment a powerful blaze broke out at a high-end apartment complex located in Gibraltar’s sought-after Ocean Village marina. Firefighters were called
Scottish mafia boss Steven Lyons vows to fight Spain extradition ahead of crunch Amsterdam court hearing
ONE of Scotland’s most notorious gangland bosses has vowed to fight his planned extradition to Spain after a humiliating arrest in Indonesia earlier this year.
Malaga rents overtake Madrid to become Spain’s second most expensive province
MALAGA has overtaken Madrid to become Spain’s second most expensive province for renters, with only the Balearic Islands recording higher rents. The average monthly rent
Opening date revealed for €61m shopping centre after four years of construction in Torrevieja’s port area
TORREVIEJA’S new Paseo del Mar shopping centre will open for business on June 11. After over four years of construction in the city’s port area,
Warning for tourists as hard-to-spot venomous fish found to be lurking in sand on Andalucia holiday coast
HOLIDAYMAKERS on Andalucia’s western coast have been urged to watch their step as venomous weever fish are spotted camouflaged in the shallows. Weever fish have
Property prices finally start falling across parts of Spain – while even the major cities now seeing slow down
PROPERTY prices are beginning to fall across parts of Spain, with even major cities now showing signs of a slowdown after years of growth. After
Britain’s greatest living architect who has shaped Spain’s skyline for six decades takes his seat on the world’s top design jury
ARCHITECTURAL legend Norman Foster has been named as a judge for one of the world’s leading architecture and design programmes. The 91-year-old British designer will
Doctors confirm five-day national strike across Spain this June after crisis talks collapse – all you need to know
A FIFTH nationwide strike involving hospital doctors in Spain will start on Monday and last for five days. Around 177,000 doctors are represented by a
WATCH: First major inferno of the year threatens homes in southern Spain – 200 soldiers and 70 trucks work overnight to save town
A WILDFIRE burning near the Murcia town of Los Garres has scorched nearly two square kilometres and forced the evacuation of around 100 homes. The
Spanish hotel giant Melia quits over a dozen hotels in Cuba as Trump sanctions deadline bites
MALLORCA hotel giant Melia has announced it is pulling out of 15 Cuban hotels just days before a Trump administration deadline to penalise foreign company
BREAKING: Five police officers killed in horror motorway crash in northern Spain
FIVE Spanish police officers have died after a horror traffic accident on a motorway in northern Spain. The officers, all members of Navarra’s Policia Foral
Spain to install €12 million anti-narco barriers across Sevilla’s Guadalquivir river in desperate bid to stop rampant drug smuggling
SPANISH authorities have approved a €12 million plan to install anti-narco barriers along Sevilla’s Guadalquivir River. The project, confirmed by Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska, comes
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Pope Leo XIV heads to Spain for a historic week-long tour with massive half-million crowds expected – and a pro-immigration message
POPE Leo’s week-long visit to Spain starts on Saturday which will finish with meetings with migrants in the Canary Islands. Leo has criticised U.S. President
Basketball legend Michael Jordan lands his custom private jet at Malaga Airport ahead of Sotogrande golf tournament
BASKETBALL legend Michael Jordan has touched down at Malaga Airport ahead of a hotly-anticipated golf tournament expected to attract a host of A-list celebrities to