DNA test confirms identity of body found in the walls of her old flat in Spain’s Torremolinos
A DNA test has confirmed that human remains found behind a wall in a house in the Malaga municipality of Torremolinos in early June belong
Newly restored O’Hara’s Battery at southern end of the Rock of Gibraltar reopens for visits
VISITORS to O’Hara’s Battery at the top of the Rock of Gibraltar will be greeted with a more interesting and interactive experience after it reopened
Plans for 12,000 panel solar farm blocked on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AUTHORITIES in Valencia have blocked plans for a 12,000 panel solar farm on land between Los Montesinos and Torrevieja because of its proximity to a
Police chase van crammed with 600 kilos of stolen oranges on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A VAN crammed with 600 kilos of stolen oranges refused to stop for the police in the Orihuela area of Alicante province and led officers
Teachers, police and carers unite to fight for abused children in Gibraltar during recent training
CHILDREN will be better protected from domestic abuse in Gibraltar after its Ministry of Justice ran further multi-agency training for Operation Encompass recently. The unified
‘Spain has become a Greece’: 39 feared to have drowned trying to reach the Canary Islands after rescue services dawdled
AS many as 39 people, including four women and a baby, are feared to have died en route to the Canary Islands after their dinghy
4 bedroom Villa for sale in Calonge i Sant Antoni with pool garage – € 540,000
Calonge i Sant Antoni, Girona 4 beds 3 baths € 540,000 garage, lift… See full property details
Rising interest rates cause big fall in new mortgages for house buyers in Spain
NEW HOME mortgages granted in April fell by 18.3% compared to a year earlier according to figures from the National Institute of Statistics published on
First heatwave of the summer coming to Spain with temperatures soaring to 42 degrees
SPAIN’S State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) has warned about the first heatwave of the summer arriving this weekend which could last until the middle of next week.
EU could block merger in Spain between mobile phone giants Orange and MasMovil
PLANS for a €18.6 billion merger between two of Spain’s biggest telecoms companies Orange and MasMovil are under threat from the European Commission(EC). The news
BOOKWORMS UNITE: Gibraltar’s book crossing invites readers from up the Costa to exchange novels
AVID readers from Gibraltar and all the way up the Costa del Sol will be able to exchange their books at a Book Crossing event
Port authority could give green light to finally remove Gibraltar’s shipwreck as early as next week
WRECK removers are waiting for ‘an uninterrupted five-day period of certain weather’ to bring the OS 35 out of the water after refloating the stern
LISTED: Andalucia kicks-off the summer with all-time record for number of blue flags
THE official ceremony for the presentation of the prestigious Blue Flags in Andalucia was held yesterday, Wednesday June 21, in Islantilla, a hidden gem on
Daylight gunpoint bank robbery in Spain’s Fuengirola
DAYLIGHT bank robbery in the tourist hot spot of Fuengirola has shocked local residents. The incident took place at around 8am yesterday morning, June 21,
Spain’s Malaga falls short in bid for 2027 World Expo
MALAGA will have to wait for another opportunity to host the World Expo after losing in the last round to Belgrade. The capital of the
Far-right Vox-led council bans gay ‘rainbow’ flag from public buildings in Valencia area town in Spain
THE RAINBOW-coloured flag representing the LGBTQ community has been banned from public buildings in Naquera following Vox coming top of the poll in May’s municipal
Fugitive Irish gangster set for July return to face drugs trial on Spain’s Costa Blanca
IRISH gangster, Darren Gilligan- son of notorious drug trafficker John Gilligan, has told a Dublin court that he has consented to his surrender to Spain
British woman falls to her death from balcony of her Madrid hotel
A YOUNG podcast host from Manchester fell to her death from a Madrid balcony while covering a festival taking place in the Spanish capital. Eden
Mallorca residents complain German tourists now as boozy and awful as the Brits
EXASPERATED Mallorca residents are complaining that the ‘Brits abroad’ mentality has spread to Germans and other nationalities when they holiday on the island. Locals residing
Shameful behaviour of drunk causing chaotic scenes at Costa Blanca airport in Spain
A DRUNK woman has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport after assaulting several police officers and health workers. The 32-year-old female of undisclosed nationality was told
Vodafone could quit Spain as telecoms-mobile market heats up
BRITISH telecoms group Vodafone could pull out of Spain and has hired the Morgan Stanley investment bank to review its options in the country, according
Young boy dies after concrete pillar on house driveway collapses on him in Spain’s Alicante area
A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD BOY died on Tuesday while playing outside his family’s finca in the Sax area of Alicante province. The Spanish youngster was on an
Graffiti artist duo from Spain’s Valencia fuse contemporary and classical art in Greek murals
TWO Valencia graffiti artists have built up an international reputation for creating murals of the ancient Greek gods on large high-rise buildings across the world.
Spain has three of the world’s top four restaurants following Valencia awards ceremony
SPAIN’S restaurants held their heads high in Tuesday’s ‘Best Restaurants in the World Awards 2023’ staged at Valencia’s Les Arts Opera House. The ceremony honoured
Midsummer’s Eve in Spain’s Malaga 2023
MIDSUMMER’S Eve, Night of San Juan or St. John’s Night festival on the night of June 23 sees thousands of Malaga’s residents flock to the
After call centre worker dies at her desk in Spain, unions denounce claims colleagues were forced to keep working
SPANISH labour unions CGT and UGT have denounced the actions of a call centre in Madrid after a member of staff died at her desk