Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia confirm attendance at King Charles III’s coronation
SPAIN’S King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia have confirmed that they will be attending the coronation of King Charles III in London on May 6.
The true-life Galician tragedy that inspired hit Spanish movie ‘The Beasts’
THE 2022 Spanish film As Bestas, known in English as The Beasts, is a taught, almost unbearably tense thriller. It tells the story of a
Guardia Civil’s first ever female director resigns amid a number of corruption scandals
The Guardia Civil’s first ever female director-general, María Gámez, resigned her post yesterday. Her resignation comes amid the ‘barracks’ scandal, in which several commanders of
Quironsalud Málaga voted best rated hospital in Spain’s Malaga by prestigious global news magazine
QUIRONSALUD Malaga Hospital, with 15.733 square metres of facilities and state-of-the-art equipment, has been included in the top 50 best hospitals in Spain in Newsweek
The price of silence: Inaki Urdangarin ‘wants €25,000 a month’ in divorce from King Felipe’s sister, the Infanta Cristina
THE former Duke of Palma – and jailbird – Inaki Urdangarin is reportedly asking for €25,000 a month from his soon to be ex-wife, the
Bonares to host grand finale of the Spanish Ham Cutters’ Championship
SPECIALIST ham cutters from all over Spain will demonstrate their Iberian ham cutting skills this weekend (March 4-5) in Bonares, Huelva. Eight of the best
Therapy with dogs can alleviate pain in childhood cancer by 30% Spanish experts say
RESEARCH evidence is indicating that being visited by a therapy dog can have a positive effect on reducing patient stress, pain and anxiety. So, though
Goya Awards in Spain’s Sevilla to honour French star Juliette Binoche
STAR of Chocolat and The English Patient, amongst many other films, Juliette Binoche is to be honoured at the Goyas. The French actor and twice
WATCH: Jury clears four men of importing £11 million of hash to Gibraltar after they admitted to possessing it
A JURY in Gibraltar has found four Spanish men caught with £11 million of hashish in local waters NOT guilty of importing the illegal drug.
Experts advising Spain’s Health Ministry are finally ready to scrap face masks on public transport
THE GROUP of experts advising the Spanish Health Ministry has agreed that the time has finally come for face coverings to no longer be obligatory
Spain’s unique hams from the black Iberian pig
WITHOUT a doubt one of Spain’s genuine world-leading gourmet delights is Cerdo Iberico – the pork from the black Iberian Pig. What makes this meat
Spain’s constitutional court backs down on opposition to four new judges put forward by government
SPAIN’S constitutional court has finally allowed the appointment of four new judges proposed by the country’s centre-left government. The PSOE-Podemos coalition in Madrid called the
Cadiz politician calls for ‘courage’ to clinch EU treaty ‘utopia’ on Gibraltar as Spain digs in on demands
A LEADING politician from Andalucia has called for ‘more courage’ from Spain, the UK and the EU to reach agreement on Gibraltar’s post-Brexit future. Juan
Home Brew: Where to eat in Ronda
IN a tiny back street, a torero’s cape length from the town’s famous bullring is a spit-and-sawdust bar that perfectly typifies Ronda. Nothing more than
Wounded Ukrainian soldier to be flown back to Malaga to undergo leg surgery after stepping on landmine defending his country
A Costa del Sol-based Ukrainian man whose left leg was blown off defending his country is to have it reconstructed in a Malaga hospital. Last
CHRISTMAS IN SPAIN: A guide to what to expect in the festive season
Spain has a no shortage of festive traditions that differ regionally. Starting at the beginning of December and ending in January there are plenty of
Two restaurants in Spain get first-ever coveted ‘three star’ Michelin award
TWO restaurants in Spain have been upgraded to a maximum ‘three star’ Michelin status in the organisation’s 2023 guide for Spain and Portugal. It brings
Spain-wide appeal to find kidnap gang boss after snatching Costa Blanca couple to steal cryptocurrency codes
THE Guardia Civil have launched a nationwide appeal to find the mastermind behind an Alicante kidnapping plot last Summer to prise out lucrative cryptocurrency access
Democratic Memory law enacted in Spain to bring justice to victims of brutal General Franco regime
SPAIN’S Democratic Memory law was enacted on Friday allowing relatives of General Francisco Franco’s victims to find out what happened to them. At least 114,000
BEST CHEFS IN THE WORLD: how Spain’s Famous Five have led to the Spanish taking over the culinary world
WHEN the annual list for the top 100 chefs in the world came out last month, it made for proud reading for Spain. There were
Budget for Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia is frozen for third successive year
SPAIN’S government has frozen what it gives to the country’s royals for a third successive year. The General State Budget(PGE) will pay out just over
EXCLUSIVE: The Medical Director of Torrevieja’s troubled hospital has resigned
THE Medical Director of Torrevieja’s troubled public hospital has stepped down from his role in the middle of its worst crisis ever. Dr Juan Carlos
Spain brings home gold medal at FIBA EuroBasket 2022
SPAIN has won the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Championship in dominating style. With a 88-76 victory over France in a thrilling final yesterday evening, Sunday September
“Letizia was an abrasive princess but as Spain’s queen she is doing better”
WHEN journalist Mábel Galaz started writing her book about Spain’s Queen Letizia, the idea was to have it in the shops to coincide with the
King Felipe VI will try to avoid photo with father ‘at all costs’ at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, say sources
WHILE the whole world will have its eyes fixed on Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on Monday, in Spain there will be an entertaining sideshow that
Exploring Spain: How Malaga’s Axarquia Region Woke from its Slumber
By David Baird WAKING up on the summit of El Lucero is a little like having a ringside seat at the birth of the world.