Spain’s far right Vox party slammed for introducing ‘parental veto’ in schools to stop children attending sex education and anti-homophobia classes Parents are also campaigning to have the policy lifted, calling it absurd 24 Jan, 2020 @ 09:00 Lead·National News·Politics
TAKEN FOR A RIDE: Serial Belgian fraudster fugitive caught red-handed with Aston Martin on 2,000 km ‘test drive’ in Spain This isn’t the first time the con man has tried this stunt 24 Jan, 2020 @ 08:30 Crime & Law·Lead
BITTERSWEET: Confectionery giant Haribo takes legal action against students in Spain who invented ‘boozy gummy bears’ Each of the sweets contains 15% alcohol, with seven to nine of the gummies equalling a 150ml glass of wine 20 Jan, 2020 @ 20:27 Crime & Law·Food & Drink·Lead
British comedian Bill Bailey to play Spain’s Costa del Sol in March Bailey is a favourite on UK TV and is a regular team leader on music quiz show Never Mind the Buzzcocks 20 Jan, 2020 @ 18:35 Entertainment·Lead·Malaga
British favourite Spar to open four new supermarkets in Andalucia and western Spain Iceland stores, operated by Overseas Supermarkets, are already a popular feature on Spain’s Costa del Sol 18 Jan, 2020 @ 09:01 Food & Drink·Lead
Village in Spain’s Andalucia starts giving youngsters cash in bid to stem threat of rural depopulation Almachar is one of the largest growers and exporters of the muscatel grape and raisin in Andalucia 17 Jan, 2020 @ 12:56 Lead·Malaga
TOTAL BANKER: Billionaire handed €52.4 million fine after botched attempt at smuggling priceless Picasso painting out of Spain on yacht Picasso completed Head of a Young Woman in his pre-Cubist phase, with the painting snapped up by Botin in London in 1977 17 Jan, 2020 @ 10:31 Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead
Tiny town in Spain’s Andalucia bags national award for its anis liqueur, drunk by farmers before work According to locals; it has a warming ‘sherry-type quality’, perfect for preparing for a cold day in the fields 15 Jan, 2020 @ 15:03 Cordoba·Food & Drink
Spain unveils new electric car charging points at Carrefour and McDonald’s Alongside Malaga, Madrid, Valencia and Castilla-La Mancha also have points in various retail areas across the city 14 Jan, 2020 @ 17:11 Environment·National News
Spanish Government cracks down on social media influencers recommending prescription drugs A pharmacist, first noticed the problem when a certain brand of prescription facial wipe was suddenly selling out, only to find it was being recommended 14 Jan, 2020 @ 11:34 Health·National News
Spain’s Fernando Alonso on track for Dakar success after positive first half of the gruelling rally The motorcycle category was cancelled yesterday after the tragic passing of Portuguese rider Paulo Goncalves on Sunday 14 Jan, 2020 @ 08:00 Sport
Record 133 airport workers hauled before judges 10 years after their strike which led to eight Spanish airports closing and 300,000 stranded They are charged with ‘the crime of abandoning public service’ and causing the financial damages of the passengers that were involved 10 Jan, 2020 @ 17:42 Crime & Law·Lead·National News
Crucial Brexit meeting for British expats and businesses in Spain’s Rincon de la Victoria next week The meeting is part of a programme that the British Consulate is conducting to help inform the expat communities 6 Jan, 2020 @ 20:01 Malaga·Politics
US beefs up military presence in tiny towns in Spain’s Andalucia after Trump’s drone killing of Iran General Soleimani Dozens of large cargo aircraft have arrived in the largest deployment since the 2003 Gulf War 6 Jan, 2020 @ 16:23 Cadiz·Lead·National News·Sevilla
Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez FINALLY to form left-wing coalition PSOE-Podemos government after agreement with Catalan separatists The move marks a breakthrough as the November 10 elections were dominated by the future of Catalunya 4 Jan, 2020 @ 16:43 Lead·National News·Politics
Three men arrested after police caught them red-handed loading 2,000 kilos of hash into van on THIS beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol In total 56 bundles of hash were also seized 2 Jan, 2020 @ 16:17 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Bullring in Spain’s Andalucia offers bullfighting workshops to children THIS WEEKEND Only 29% of the population support bullfighting, and three quarters of the population have not attended a fight in the past five years 2 Jan, 2020 @ 14:52 Cordoba·La Cultura·Lead
Cordoba ‘suffering’ from rural depopulation crisis as Spain becomes one of most sparsely populated areas in Europe As younger generations are leaving, the birth rate declines and the villages are literally dying out 31 Dec, 2019 @ 15:06 Cordoba·Lead