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IN PICS: New exhibition on Spain’s Costa del Sol includes image of French actress and animal rights campaigner Brigitte Bardot bullfighting

SHE may have become an animal rights activist in later years, but French legend Brgitte Bardot once faced down a bull – or so it

21 Nov, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga

Gibraltar man sentenced to 80 hours of community service after being caught speeding while drink-driving

A MAN has been sentenced to 80 hours unpaid work and disqualified from driving for eight months for speeding at 100mph and drink driving. Simon

20 Nov, 2021 @ 12:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Drunk on duty? Row over accusations that British MPs were the ‘worse for wear’ during Gibraltar Remembrance Day visit

THREE British MPs have defended themselves against charges they turned up to an official event in Gibraltar drunk. UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said he

19 Nov, 2021 @ 16:15

Gibraltar·Lead

WARNING: Scammers in Gibraltar target ‘lonely hearts’ looking for romance

POLICE are warning of an online scam that plays on the hearts of people looking for romance. An RGP spokesman said that some Gibraltarians have

19 Nov, 2021 @ 14:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Eight arrested in Spain’s La Linea after police seize massive haul of contraband tobacco

EIGHT people have been arrested and 38,000 packets of contraband tobacco have been seized in La Linea in five raids during the past week. Spanish

19 Nov, 2021 @ 10:30

Cadiz·Lead

Get a boost: Gibraltar First Minister Fabian Picardo leads the way in booster jab campaign on the Rock

PEOPLE are being urged to get their booster jabs as COVID cases start to surge on the Rock. Extra supplies of vaccine have recently arrived

19 Nov, 2021 @ 10:00

Gibraltar·Lead

IN PICS: How Gibraltar paid tribute to war dead and veterans on Armistice Day 2021

GIBRALTAR pulled out all the stops to commemorate Armistice Day on November 11 to pay tribute to the war dead and veterans. As part of the

19 Nov, 2021 @ 08:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Man behind spate of burglaries in Spain’s La Linea re-arrested by police

A 46-year-old man who was released with charges in October has been re-arrested for more robberies in the Spanish town of La Linea. The detainee,

18 Nov, 2021 @ 20:35

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Green activists stage protests across Valencia in Spain calling for action in the wake of COP26 ‘blah blah blah’

ACTIVISTS in Valencia staged a weekend protest calling for action after what they branded the failure of COP26 in Glasgow to initiate real change. Dozens

17 Nov, 2021 @ 17:45

Valencia·Valencian Community

SLEAZY SCAM: Police in Spain’s Almeria warn about online sex chatroom blackmail attempts

POLICE are warning that people – usually men – who indulge in online sex shows are being targeted by blackmailers. Officers say that three ‘consumers’

9 Nov, 2021 @ 13:00

Almeria·Lead

MANE ATTRACTION: Rare white lion cubs a hit at zoo in Spain’s Andalucia

TWO extremely rare white lion cubs have become the main attraction of an Andalucian zoo just a few weeks after being born. The brother and

9 Nov, 2021 @ 12:15

Cadiz·Lead

HELP FIND HIM: European appeal launched to find dangerous felon behind Spain’s triple Alcasser murders. And he could be in the UK or Ireland!

By Jon Clarke and Elena Gocmen Rueda ONE of Spain’s most famous murder cases is being re-opened. Almost three decades since a trio of teenage

8 Nov, 2021 @ 12:00

Lead·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Express Delivery: Mayors and business moguls mix at launch of first Pizza Express in Spain

IT’S happened at last… Spain finally has its first Pizza Express. But the really big surprise is it is not in Madrid, or Barcelona, but

8 Nov, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·Malaga

Nearly100 deer die in a natural park in Spain’s Andalucia due to weather-related lung disease

Deer cause havoc in residential area of Mallorca in Spain’s Balearic Islands

AN invasion of deer in the Cala de Pi area in the south of Mallorca is causing concern to local residents. The animals have already

3 Nov, 2021 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Covid-19 outbreak at yoga retreat leads to 30 people forced to quarantine at hotel in Spain’s Mallorca

AT least 30 people have been forced to quarantine in a hotel in Mallorca after testing positive for COVID-19 while attending a yoga retreat. The

3 Nov, 2021 @ 16:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

YOU THE JURY: Sensational new doc retells Spanish teenager murder, it’s links to lesbian suspect and a British expat sex killer

IT was a murder case that transfixed Spain, and the UK, for decades. The alleged slaying of a teenager by her mother’s lesbian lover followed

3 Nov, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·Malaga·National News

Leader of notorious biker gang arrested in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol along with massive cocaine haul

THE Belgian leader of notorious biker gang Los Bandidos-Spain has been arrested in Marbella after an 11 ton cocaine haul. He has been charged with

2 Nov, 2021 @ 15:45

Lead·Malaga

Gibraltar gears up for Literature Week with celebration of local authors

Gibraltar is celebrating local authors during Literature Week which runs November 8 to 12 with a series of events held in the Charles Hunt Room

2 Nov, 2021 @ 15:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Shootout at Fuengirola brothel on Spain’s Costa del Sol leaves Swedish man seriously injured

A 29-year-old man from Sweden was shot in the stomach as he left a brothel in Fuengirola on Spain’s Costa del Sol in the early

1 Nov, 2021 @ 20:30

Lead·Malaga

Spain wants to reopen Cervantes Institute in Gibraltar to boost Spanish language on the Rock

Spain’s Cervantes Institute is considering plans to reopen a branch on the Rock amid concerns that the number of people who speak Castellano well is

1 Nov, 2021 @ 18:15

Education·Gibraltar·Lead

New documentary tells the story of how Franco banned Kubrick film ‘A Clockwork Orange’ in Spain

BRITISH actor Malcolm McDowel, who famously played Alex in the controversially ultra-violent Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange was the star attraction at the premiere of

31 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

El Circo Del Sol Arranca De Nuevo En Hangzhou, China, Tras El Paron Por La Crisis Del Covid19

Cirque du Soleil back on the road with new dates announced for Spain tour in 2022

THE spectacular Cirque du Soleil is returning to Spain in 2022 after a COVID-enforced break of a year-and-a-half. It’s new show called Luzia can be

30 Oct, 2021 @ 13:30

Alicante·Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·National News

€3.2 million windfall for Madrid’s Prado Museum

MADRID’S world-famous Prado museum has just cashed in to the tune of €3.2 million after selling a home bequeathed to it by a long term

28 Oct, 2021 @ 14:00

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Picasso artworks sold off by Las Vegas hotel fetch over €90million at auction

ELEVEN artworks by Spanish artist Picasso have been sold for over €93,6 million at an auction held in Las Vegas. The works had been displayed

26 Oct, 2021 @ 10:45

Lead·Malaga

Estate agents report boom in off-plan designer property sales in Spain’s Mallorca

MALLORCA is registering record demand for off-plan designer homes this year, surpassing pre-pandemic records. According to German luxury real estate agency Engel & Völkers, the

21 Oct, 2021 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

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The Boris bounce: Costa del Sol tourism gets boost from British PM visit as well as filming of The Crown

A COMBINATION of a visit from Britain’s Prime Minister and the filming of the Crown has handed the Costa del Sol a key tourist boost.

19 Oct, 2021 @ 17:45

Lead·Malaga·National News