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Marbella hosts Andalucía premiere of Al Gore climate crisis documentary

MARBELLA is set to host the Andalucían premiere of former US Vice President, Al Gore’s greatly anticipated documentary about climate change. An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth

10 Mar, 2018 @ 17:00

Environment·Lead

Yellow weather warnings in Andalucia as rain and thunder continue to hit Costa del Sol

YELLOW weather warnings have been announced for the Campo de Gibraltar and the Costa de La Luz. It comes as storms are set to lash

10 Mar, 2018 @ 14:43

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Residents in this Spanish city take the most cocaine in European

BARCELONA is the cocaine capital of Europe, according to an analysis of wastewater in 56 European cities. On average Barcelonians get through 965.2mg each day

10 Mar, 2018 @ 12:00

Lead·Other News

Pet Shop Boys announce return to Spain’s Benicàssim festival this summer

The iconic London synthpop duo last performed at the festival 14 years ago

9 Mar, 2018 @ 15:17

La Cultura·Lead

Three men arrested for home delivery of cocaine on Costa del Sol

One of the men had previously been arrested for similar crimes

9 Mar, 2018 @ 13:02

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Three men convicted over death of British man found dead with testicles shoved in tuna can and ham on buttocks at Malaga airport

THREE men have been jailed after admitting to the manslaughter of a British man found dead on a Malaga airport bench. James O’Byrne, 59, from

9 Mar, 2018 @ 12:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Deep underwater earthquake strikes off the coast of southern Spain

AN earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale rocked the coast of southern Spain late on Wednesday night. Its epicentre was off the coast in

9 Mar, 2018 @ 11:15

Environment·Lead

‘Worrying’ levels of plastic particles found in almost 75% of fish

New research finds microplastics could pose a serious threat to human health

8 Mar, 2018 @ 15:49

Environment·Lead·Other News

Police in Spain seize over €300,000 worth of fake Harry Potter merchandise in toy shop raid

POLICE in Spain have seized more than €300,000 worth of Harry Potter merchandise in a toy shop raid. Almost 10,000 items worth €305,000, purporting to

8 Mar, 2018 @ 14:56

Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Gibraltar government refuses to change ‘draconian’ abortion ban which forces women to terminate in Spain or ‘do it themselves’

THE Government has refused to consider changing a law, which is forcing women to travel abroad for abortions. It comes after a woman’s group launched

8 Mar, 2018 @ 12:07

Lead·Politics

Spain’s most inspiring expat women

INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day, March 8, celebrates the achievements of women globally and is a call to action for implementing gender parity. To commemorate the day,

8 Mar, 2018 @ 12:03

La Cultura·Lead

WET WEEKEND: 100% chance of rain in Malaga and Costa del Sol from Friday to Sunday

The showers won't be joined by freezing temperatures, with lows of 13 and highs of 21

8 Mar, 2018 @ 11:12

Environment·Lead

ISIS calls for truck and knife attacks in Spain in chilling new campaign

SICK death cult ISIS has called on its followers to carry out attacks in Spain. Propaganda group Muharir al-Ansar shared a poster online calling for

8 Mar, 2018 @ 10:54

Crime & Law·Lead

NO WAY JOSE: British ministers to guarantee Gibraltar it cannot be excluded from Brexit deal by Spain

BRITISH ministers are set to guarantee Gibraltar that it will not be excluded from a Brexit deal by Spain. The British Overseas Territory fears Madrid

8 Mar, 2018 @ 10:35

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

‘I’M WHITE I CAN KILL YOU’: Savage bottle attack on black actor shocks Spain

A BLACK actor in Spain has been left injured after a savage racist attack. Marius Makon, 34, is a theatre and television actor who was

8 Mar, 2018 @ 10:17

Crime & Law·Lead

Hundreds of trains cancelled in Spain in International Women’s Day strike

MORE than 300 trains have been cancelled today as part of International Women’s Day strikes. According to the transport ministry, 200 intercity and 105 long-distance

8 Mar, 2018 @ 10:06

La Cultura·Lead

Ryanair threatens to ground ALL flights in bid for public to demand Britain to stay in EU

RYANAIR boss has threatened to ground ALL flights temporarily in a bid to stop Brexit. The Irish airline’s chief, Michael O’Leary said he wanted to emphasise

7 Mar, 2018 @ 17:48

Lead·National News

Evil sister in Spain sells her teenage siblings for sex after her husband AND father sexually abused them

A SISTER tried to sell her teenage siblings for sex in Spain. According to Spanish police, the Romanian sold the pair, aged 16 and 17,

7 Mar, 2018 @ 17:38

Crime & Law·Lead

NO MORE MARBS: TOWIE dumps Costa del Sol for Barcelona

7 Mar, 2018 @ 12:26

Celebrity·Lead

British expat arrested on Costa del Sol for selling ‘cannibal drug’, cocaine, speed and ecstasy

A BRITISH expat has been arrested for drug trafficking on the Costa del Sol. The 46-year-old was cuffed after allegedly selling a range of Class-A

6 Mar, 2018 @ 17:47

Crime & Law·Lead

Junta de Andalucia has shed over 2,000 jobs per year since 2010

SOME 17,025 employees have been let go from the Junta de Andalucia over the last seven years. Official figures released by the Central Personnel Registry

6 Mar, 2018 @ 16:15

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