Gibraltar marks National Day with annual boat procession
A POPULAR National Day boat procession will be held this evening. The flotilla will dock at 7.30pm, as part of the Gibraltar National Day celebrations.
Celebrate National Day… but remember the pandemic isn’t over
GIBRALTAR residents have been urged to ‘act responsibly’ during celebrations for Gibraltar’s National Day for the second year running. COVID measures mean the traditional street
Road improvement scheme gets underway in Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol
ROADS around Mijas on the Costa del Sol are set for a massive revamp ahead of the rainy season, but that will mean traffic upheaval
Games of Thrones returns to Spain’s Extremadura to film prequel
THE American production company HBO will return to Spain’s Extremadura and the cities of Caceres and Trujillo to film the prequel of Game of Thrones
Expat Brit musician found dead on river bank in Spain’s Malaga after week long search
THE lifeless body of British expat singer Jonathan Pickford, has been discovered on a river bank in Almogia (Malaga), seven days after he went missing.
PP politician resigns in Andalucia after posting sex ad in revenge against divorce lawyer
A LOCAL rightwing politician in Andalucia has been forced to resign after it emerged she posted personal ads offering gay sex in the name of
Gibraltar police arrest 11 migrants who crossed Strait in inflatable kayak
ELEVEN Moroccan migrants have been arrested in Gibraltar after being rescued from a kayak and a dinghy in waters close to The Rock (September 1).
Galician captain of fishing boat on way home to Spain after almost a year held in Yemen
THE captain of a fishing boat has been released after almost a year of detention in Yemen The release of Pablo Costas, 54, has been
Polemic feminist mural restored in Madrid after being defaced by far-right vandals
A CONTROVERSIAL mural honouring famous women in the Madrid district of Ciudad Lineal has been restored, five months after being defaced by far-right vandals on
‘Call that a big tip?: Manager of upmarket restaurant in Marbella claims grand gesture of €4,000 plus tip is ‘normal’
The manager of a Costa del Sol restaurant at the centre of a storm over tipping has spoken out to insist his staff weren’t impressed
French pianist Pierre-Laurent Boucharlat headlines Costa Blanca summer concert series
Renowned French pianist Pierre-Laurent Boucharlat will play a recital in l’Alfas del Pi (Valencia) on Friday, August 27. He will perform works by Bethoveen, Saint-Saens
Marion Cotillard to receive San Sebastian’s top honorary award alongside Johnny Depp
FRENCH actor Marion Cotillard will receive the honorary Donostia Award for Best Actress at the 69th San Sebastian International Film Festival in September . The
Unvaccinated 19-year-old with no underlying medical conditions becomes youngest person in Balearic Islands to die from Covid-19
An 19-year-old woman who was unvaccinated and had no underlying medical conditions has died from Covid-19 in Mallorca, becoming the youngest person to die from
Police in Spain hunt Mallorca youngsters who videoed themselves flooring drunk man with one slap
Police are looking for a group of youngsters who filmed themselves slapping a drunk man in the face ‘for a laugh’ while on a night
Public enemy number twos
Nearly 500 dog owners have been fined in a clampdown of illegal dogs in Malaga this year. Fines of up to €700 have been handed
Balearic Island’s leads the way in vaccination of Spain’s secondary school students
THE Balearic Islands will start the academic year on September 10 with one of the highest rates of vaccinated secondary school students in Spain. The
Frontex would be ‘honoured’ to step in at Gibraltar frontier in proposed solution to post-Brexit strife
THE chief of European border agency Frontex has said ‘it would be an honour’ to handle control at Gibraltar’s frontiers under the post-Brexit agreement currently
Man found dead after falling into borehole in Granada hills and could have been there for several days
A MAN has died after falling down a 15 metre deep borehole in the hills above Motril on Spain’s southern coast. The man was discovered
Burger King worker in Andalucia reveals inferno conditions of kitchen during Spain’s heatwave
A WORKER at a Burger King revealed the hotter than hell conditions at the fast food restaurant in Jerez de la Frontera during the recent
The expat driver arrested for the mortal hit of a cyclist in Fuengirola tested positive for drugs
THE young French driver of the car that killed a cyclist in Fuengirola could be charged with reckless homicide after initial tests revealed he had
Step back in time as Hickory Golf comes to Spain’s Costa del Sol
MALAGA will host the first Open Andalucia Hickory Golf, a pioneering tournament that invites players to travel back in time to 1935 and return to
Firefighters battle wildfire in central Spain that threatens to be one of worst in recent history
SPANISH firefighters have spent four days battling a blaze in Navalacruz, a rural area west of Madrid in the Avila province of Castilla y Leon.
Police in Spain issue guidelines on how to avoid phishing scams as they bust massive network of cybercriminals
AN international criminal network of more than 100,000 members dedicated to cybercrimes and phishing scans has been uncovered with links to Spain. Raids on properties
Covid-19 infections plummet in Spain’s Balearic islands with ban of botellon
HEALTH authorities in the Balearic Islands report a huge drop in infection rates since they imposed a ban on botellones – the practice of drinking
Estepona woman, 20, dies of Covid-19 after being turned away SEVEN times by doctors
THE family of a woman who died after contracting Covid-19 are demanding answers after the 20 year-old sought medical help but was turned away by
Covid-denier doctor suspended and fined in Spain’s Balearic Islands
A Covid-denier doctor has been suspended for six years and fined €16,660 for staging protests insisting that the coronavirus pandemic wasn’t real. Angel Ruiz-Valdepeñas, 55,