Villa destruction
An illegal villa of a Russian oligarch is finally being demolished
Off-plan mirage wipes out millions
A hundred Northern Irish families lost six millions of savings in a bogus property off-plan near non-existent Disneyland Estepona
Spain and USA swap treasures
Spain received unofficial help from the American government in its legal battle for the sunken Black Swan treasure, Wikileaks reveals
Andalucia plans to expand protected areas
Proposals receive support from town halls, ecologists, businesses and central and local government
Hospital evacuated as heavy rain brings severe flooding to parts of Andalucia
Hospital patients and residents in Sevilla are evacuated following torrential downpour
Car tax trouble
EXCLUSIVE by Wendy Williams: Expat landed with 300 euro tax bill for car she sold three years ago
Vodafone dongle dupe
EXCLUSIVE by Anatoly Kurmanaev: "I was overcharged 600 euros by Vodafone, which gave me a ‘credit note’ to make up"
Spanish flights resume after strike by air traffic controllers
The controllers were protesting about a new working hours decision approved by the Spanish cabinet
A new meaning for the word ‘special branch’
Farmers banned from planting new orchards in 16 towns in case they interfere with planes
Sick as a parrot as ‘Sick Mick’ gets off
Ecstasy pills were in fact caffeine
Top of the class
A language school in Malaga is the best in the world
Repossession timebomb
Thousands could be affected as British couple face losing UK home after defaulting on their Spanish mortgage
Cruising destination
Cruise ship tourist visits to Malaga are set to double following the impending launch of the new port terminal
Football magnate’s tobacco hoax up in smoke
Former boss of Malaga FC is jailed for illegal tobacco trading
Trailer park clash
Claims of assault and intimidation as police step into expat caravan park battle
Anarchist bomb pair in double trouble
Activists handed seven years for sending letter bomb to fascist group
El Horrible in trouble
Supreme court rules that Algorrobico should not have been built
Laptop? They might as well be lopped off
Using laptop computers could lead to infertility in men
Sexed up weevils are evil
The battle to rid Andalucia of its infestation of red palm weevils
Home sweet home
Over 30 per cent of 25 to 35-year-olds in Spain are still living with their parents
Squatting in her own home
A 75-year-old is being forced to live in her home illegally, without electricty or hot water
A to Z of Andaluz
There’s a very good reason why you can’t understand the locals
Treasure hunt
Spanish navy is searching for shipwrecks in a bid to protect the country’s historical heritage from private salvagers
Clock stops in timeshare clean up
Four Brits – including Interpol-sought Chris Hannington – arrested as nine costa timeshare companies are closed down
Residents paying for mayor’s defense
The mayor of Alhaurin el Grande, who is facing charges of bribery and corruption, can use taxpayers’ money to cover his legal costs
What’s in a name?
The Bishop of Cordoba wants to rename the city’s mosque, or ‘Mezquita’ as a cathedral