24-hour cycling challenge in Gibraltar raises over £1,000 for charity
LAST month, 15 members of British Forces Gibraltar (BFGib) took on a 24-hour global cycling challenge, raising £1,042 for the Royal Air Force Association. Participants
CURFEW CALL as health experts also demand nightclub closures to stem rising COVID-19 cases in Spain
A report from national Ministry of Health officials is proposing the return of a ‘night curfew’. That’s in addition to the ‘urgent’ closure of all
Police bring down criminal gang that scammed tourists in Spain with fake holiday accomodation
TEN people have been arrested for ripping off 300 tourists to the tune of €4 million in a series of accommodation and credit card scams.
SEXTORTION ARRESTS: Eight people detained in Spain’s Valencia for blackmailing clients with fake prostitution services
The authorities reveal that this kind of fraud is on the rise in Spain, with numerous arrests made throughout the country in recent months.
‘Only yes means yes’: Spain’s cabinet approves bill to classify ‘non-consensual’ sex as rape
SPAIN’S cabinet has backed a bill which would classify all ‘non-consensual’ sex as rape. The Council of Ministers approval today(July 6) will see the measure
Catalunya is latest region in Spain to tighten COVID-19 restrictions as fifth wave hits
Catalunya has announced it will tighten restrictions on socializing and nightlife after a surge in new coronavirus infections hit Spain. The new rules come as
Dog agility park costing over €17k to be installed on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA is to spend almost 18,000 euros on a dog agility course for the city. Planned for Avenida Doctor Gómez Pardo Ródenas, in the city’s
Alcampo supermarkets in Spain will use UK’s Ocado to develop its online sales business
Spanish supermarket chain Alcampo is to link up with the British company Ocado to develop its online business. Alcampo has 310 stores in Spain as
Cash reward on head of pint sized hitman thought to be in Spain
A £5,000 (€5,850) reward has been offered for information about a pint-sized hitman who has been on the run since 2007. Derek Ferguson, 58, is
Spain faces fifth wave this summer with surge in COVID-19 infections among younger generation
SPAIN will see a fifth wave of coronavirus driven by the rising number of infections among young people, an immunologist has warned. Alfredo Corell, immunology
Investigators in Spain’s Valencia develop system to cut use of pesticides and ration water
A TEAM of Valencian scientists has developed a new system to diagnose crop infections that can greatly reduce the use of pesticides. The technology created
43 companies face court summons over Mar Menor water pollution in Murcia region of Spain
A judge investigating the illegal dumping of improperly-treated water into the Mar Menor has been given a new list of potential polluters. Judge Angel Garrote
Court halts efforts to remove Franco monument in Catalunya after campaign by locals
A COURT has delayed an attempt to remove a monument inaugurated by General Francisco Franco to celebrate a victory during the Spanish Civil War after
Entrepreneurs and artisans encouraged to attend open market event on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ENTREPRENEURS of the Costa Blanca can promote their skills at a major Elche retail outlet next month. L’Aljub Shopping Centre is hosting the “Oasis Market
Beloved singer Raffaella Carra dies age 78
SINGER, dancer and actor Raffaella Carrà has died at the age of 78. Her long-term partner, Sergio Iapino, announced her death on Monday, with the
Weather warning: Terral wind puts Malaga back on yellow alert for scorching heat
FOLLOWING a sizzling hot weekend, temperatures are set to soar again today, Tuesday. Spain’s weather agency AEMET has placed the Costa del Sol, the Guadalhorce
Protests across Spain call for justice for Samuel Luiz Muñiz, murdered for being gay
THOUSANDS of people gathered across Spain on Monday to protest the killing of Samuel Luiz Muñiz. The 24-year-old from A Coruña was savagely beaten to
Eight of the Best Sporting Events of 2021
2021 is a year packed with big sporting events. Fans of all types of sports have something to look forward to, from international football championships
Surge in new COVID-19 cases identifies Malaga as ‘extreme risk’ zone
MALAGA City has entered the COVID-19 ‘extreme risk’ zone as infections spread like wildfire across most of the province. The coronavirus cumulative incidence rate in
FIRE SEASON: Three wildfires break out in Andalucia’s Huelva province as summer gets underway
THREE towns in Huelva have suffered fires on the first Sunday of July: Aljaraque, Ayamonte and Almonte. The first fire broke out at 2.30 pm
Malaga Mayor calls on nightclubs to introduce COVID-19 tests in exchange for longer opening hours
NIGHTCLUBS in Malaga should test all their customers for COVID – and foot the bill too, according to the mayor of the city. Francisco de
UPDATE: 43 LGBTI associations in Andalucia condemn suspected homophobic murder
FORTY THREE Andalusian LGTBI organisations have come together to condemn the death of Samuel Luiz Muñiz, a 24-year-old Spaniard beaten to death in Galicia in
Massive cocaine haul seized in two separate shipments at Valencia port in Spain
A TOTAL of 660 kilos of cocaine from two separate shipments were seized by the authorities after landing at Valencia port on the same day
New restrictions enforced in Spain’s Ibiza and Mallorca as Balearic Islands welcome flood of British tourists
From today, San Antonio in Ibiza and Magaluf, Playa de Palma and S'Arenal in Mallorca will be hit with new restrictions
SNIFFED OUT: Telltale whiff gives away marijuana plantation at apartment in Andalucia’s Roquetas de Mar
A STRONG whiff of cannabis led police to a basement marihuana plantation in Roquetas de Mar (Almeria). Neighbours had their suspicions aroused after a series
COVID-19 cases are EIGHT times higher than two weeks ago in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
NEW coronavirus infections reached 3,662 cases over the weekend in the Valencian Community. Today’s(July 5) figure of 1,970 new COVID-19 cases combined with 1,692 reported