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Spain braces for hottest start to October in 70 years: Temperatures will soar from TOMORROW and could reach as high as 38C

SPAIN will be hit with extreme temperatures this weekend in what could be the hottest start to October in at least 70 years. Weather agency

28 Sep, 2023 @ 14:31

Lead·National News·Weather

Inequality furore over Malaga CEO’s gift of free car to Tiktok star, 22, who works 15 hours a day

A YOUNG man ‘from the streets’ who went viral on social media for his speech extolling the virtues of hard work has been gifted a

28 Sep, 2023 @ 14:30

Lead·Malaga·Must Read

Tragic death of British woman having cosmetic surgery in Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH woman who flew to Mallorca for cosmetic surgery has died after the operation went wrong. Now a court has launched an investigation to

28 Sep, 2023 @ 13:24

Balearic Islands·Health·Lead·Mallorca

EXCLUSIVE: Popular expat bar ‘is torched by an arsonist’ in shocking 5am attack on Spain’s Costa del Sol as owner brands scene ‘like something from a horror movie’

A POPULAR expat bar on the Costa del Sol has been left in ruins following a devastating arson attack. Harp Bar, in Calahonda, was pictured

28 Sep, 2023 @ 12:05

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

Pupil, 14, ‘stabs three teachers and two classmates after pulling two knives from his rucksack’ upon arriving to school in Spain’s Andalucia this morning

A 14-YEAR-OLD pupil has been detained after embarking on a stabbing frenzy at his school in southern Spain this morning. The student took two knives

28 Sep, 2023 @ 11:30

Cadiz·Lead

New homeowners in Gibraltar get keys to cost price towers overlooking Eastern Beach

THE first residents of the shiny, new towers overlooking Eastern Beach got the keys to their affordable homes on Wednesday. The first phase of Hassan

28 Sep, 2023 @ 09:09

Gibraltar

Diplomatic storm brewing as Red Arrows display in Menorca cancelled last minute in retaliation for Spain blocking Gibraltar show

A DISPLAY by the Red Arrows over Menorca has been cancelled at the last minute amid claims that Spanish authorities had blocked the team from

27 Sep, 2023 @ 17:23

Balearic Islands·Gibraltar·Lead

British investment fund continues to hoover up Spain’s best-loved resort hotels with Costa del Sol purchase

YET another of the Costa del Sol’s most famous luxury resorts has been snapped up by a British investment fund after Estepona’s luxury Kempinski Hotel

27 Sep, 2023 @ 16:30

Estepona·Hotels·Lead·Property

Drunk British tourist causes chaos on Spain's Mallorca with hotel and police assaults, just hours into his holiday

Elderly man faces nearly four years in prison after he shot dead home raider in Spain’s Mallorca

AN ELDERLY man who shot dead one of two robbers that entered his house in the Balearic Islands has been found guilty of murder by

27 Sep, 2023 @ 16:10

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Horror as man, 52, stabs female flatmate, 66, to death and then lives with her corpse for a month in Alicante

A 52-year-old man in Alicante has confessed to stabbing his female flatmate to death and then living with her corpse for over a month. The

27 Sep, 2023 @ 16:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Robbers raid Sergio Ramos’s home in Spain while his FOUR children are inside: Thieves steal watches, clothes and cash from huge Sevilla estate

THE home of Spanish footballer Sergio Ramos was raided while his children were inside, it has emerged. The robbery at the sprawling La Alegria estate,

27 Sep, 2023 @ 14:44

Crime & Law·Lead

Dates revealed for parliamentary votes to make Partido Popular's Alberto Nuñez Feijoo Spain's new prime minister

Fresh general election in Spain looms, as Popular Party prime ministerial candidate loses first investiture vote

AS HAD BEEN widely predicted, Popular Party (PP) leader Alberto Nuñez Feijoo today lost the first vote at an investiture debate that could see him

27 Sep, 2023 @ 14:20

Lead·Politics

Analysis: Popular Party’s Alberto Nuñez Feijoo uses own investiture debate to act as opposition leader

FOR POLITICAL analysts in Spain, the head of the conservative Popular Party (PP), Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, behaved more like an opposition leader during day one

27 Sep, 2023 @ 12:56

Must Read·Politics

Feeling good: Marbella’s Body n Soul can supply CBD oil not just in Spain but throughout the EU

Body n Soul is the best CBD shop not only in Marbella, but on the whole Costa del Sol. Kim, from Denmark and his wife

27 Sep, 2023 @ 12:14

Andalucia·Health·Sponsored

ELECTION 2023: GSLP/Liberals want to upgrade more school buildings and give mental health support to teachers

THE GSLP/Liberal coalition has vowed to continue its ‘education revolution’ in Gibraltar by giving St Joseph’s School a facelift if they are elected into government

27 Sep, 2023 @ 09:40

Gibraltar

ELECTION 2023: GSD reveals anti-corruption plans to ‘clean up Gibraltar’ and save money

THE GSD launched an anti-corruption programme that it said would ‘deliver value for money, transparency and standards’ in the lead-up to the October 12 Gibraltar

27 Sep, 2023 @ 09:25

Gibraltar

The epicenter of the earthquake has been located in Purujosa (Zaragoza) IGN.

Magnitude 4.1 earthquake shakes northern Spain

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake has rumbled the provinces of Soria and Zaragoza. The National Geographic Institute (IGN) recorded the quake at 3:15 pm yesterday, Tuesday

27 Sep, 2023 @ 09:15

Lead·Other News

Spanish wine rekindles global acclaim with exceptional 2012 vintage

CASTILLO Ygay, previously hailed as the ‘Best Wine in the World’ by Wine Spectator, is back in the spotlight. The 2012 vintage of this Spanish

27 Sep, 2023 @ 08:45

Food & Drink·Lead

Renfe doubles AVE train services between Malaga and Barcelona, boosting capacity with 7,000 additional seats

RENFE, Spain’s leading high-speed rail operator, is set to significantly enhance its AVE train services between Malaga and Barcelona, effective October 17th. This expansion includes

27 Sep, 2023 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Aldi is coming to Marbella’s San Pedro: All you need to know as huge 1,000sqm supermarket to open next year

A HUGE Aldi store is coming to San Pedro de Alcantara. The supermarket will open a 1,000sqm site in the northern area of the Marbella

27 Sep, 2023 @ 07:00

Lead·Marbella

Brazilian legend Ronaldo, 47, marries third wife, model Celine Locks, 33, in modest Ibiza ceremony

THE low-key wedding of a struggling second division football club president in Ibiza turned more than a few heads over the weekend. But that’s not

26 Sep, 2023 @ 18:30

Celebrity·Entertainment·Ibiza·Lead

Disgraced ex-Football Federation chairman Luis Rubiales did ask permission for Jenni Hermoso kiss, expert witnesses tell court

EXPERT witnesses have told the national High Court that former Spanish Football Federation Chairman Luis Rubiales did indeed ask player Jenni Hermoso if he could

26 Sep, 2023 @ 16:57

Must Read·Sport

Gibraltar mourns death of trade unionist who stood up to Franco and fought for workers’ rights

TRIBUTES rained in this week as Gibraltar mourned the death of one of its great trade unionists Jose Netto this week at the age of

26 Sep, 2023 @ 16:39

Gibraltar

Shakira jets out of Spain for 'new home' and sends fond farewell to Barcelona

Shakira faces new tax fraud allegations, as public prosecutor accuses her of evading €6m in 2018

COLOMBIAN singing superstar Shakira evaded another €6 million from the Spanish taxman in the year 2018, as well as already having defrauded some €14.5 million

26 Sep, 2023 @ 16:30

Celebrity·Lead

A Dive Into The History of Online Bingo

Originating in Italy, bingo has long been popular in Europe and the rest of the world too. Traditionally played in bingo halls and clubs, bingo

26 Sep, 2023 @ 15:19

Entertainment

‘STUNNING’: New Gibraltar stamp collection recalls King Charles III coronation day

A ‘STUNNING’ new stamp collection to honour the coronation of King Charles III designed by a local graphic artist is now available in Gibraltar. Stephen

26 Sep, 2023 @ 15:14

Gibraltar

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