REVEALED: The happiest countries in the EU
THE happiest countries in the EU have been revealed in a huge EU-wide poll. A survey by the European Commission asked people to agree or
SPAIN: Gibraltar heading for abrupt single market exit, British ‘consistently misinterpret’ our Brexit position
A SPANISH source close to the Brexit negotiations has said Gibraltar is heading towards and abrupt exit from the single market. According to the senior
EU army one step closer thanks to Brexit and Donald Trump
THE EU has signed a pact agreeing to integrate military funding, weapons development and deployment of European defenses. The move has been spurred by US
BREAKING POINT: Andalucia struggling to cope with migrant overload as numbers TRIPLE in one year
ALMOST 15,000 migrants have been rescued off Andalucia’s coasts so far this year. According to the maritime rescue service, the figure (14,577), is three times
MIJAS MATTERS: Get on the padron and vote!
In a new monthly column, author and academic Bill Anderson gives us a rundown on life and other musings from his hometown “IF voting made
Spain’s attorney general in charge of prosecuting Catalan leaders dies suddenly
SPAIN’S attorney general leading the prosecution of the separatist Catalan leaders has died. Jose Manuel Maza, 66, died in a Buenos Aires hospital, shortly after
Sex, Trump and the BBC: The big divides between Brexit’s Leave and Remain voters
THE British public are more divided than ever. And nowhere is this more apparent than in the Brexit debate, which has divided families and opinion
British insurance company to pay part of €1.8 billion in damages to Spain government for disastrous 2002 oil spill
A SPANISH court has ordered a British insurance firm to cough up part of €1.8 billion in damages to the Spanish government. The A Coruña
Marbella’s PP government blasted for seeking additional €36 million in budget ahead of next year’s local elections
MARBELLA’S conservative government has been blasted for seeking an extra €36 million from the Hacienda for next year’s budget. The Partido Popular and OSP (San
RAJOY: Spain’s economy would add 500,000 jobs and grow a third faster if Catalunya returned to ‘normality’
PRIME Minister Mariano Rajoy has said 500,000 jobs would be created if the Catalunya region returns to ‘normality’. He added that the country’s economy would
UAE buys fleet of military planes from Spain as Yemen famine continues
THE UAE has signed a contract with Spain’s Airbus Defence and Space company for five C-295 military transport aircraft. The Middle Eastern state’s military announced
Spanish authorities criticised after causing THREE HOUR delays at the Gibraltar border
WAITING times at the Gibraltarian border have peaked today after severe delays over the previous few weeks. The Gibraltar Olive Press has received reports that
Outrage as Malaga town hall has just FOUR employees tackling growing rat problem
LOCALS in Malaga have blasted the city for only having four employees dedicated to tackling the growing rat problem. Former PSOE Mayor Begoña Medina agreed
Catalunya referendum could lead to recession, fears Bank of Spain
THE Catalan crisis could see Spain’s economic forecast slashed by 60%, bank chiefs have warned. Bank of Spain bosses also believe fears over independence for
BREAKING: UK parliament WILL get vote on final Brexit deal before country leaves the EU
THE UK Parliament will get to vote on the final Brexit deal before the country leaves the EU, minister David Davis has told MPs. He
SEEING RED: Spaniards ‘furious’ after Boris Johnson defends bullfighting during Anglo-Spanish dinner
SPANIARDS have reportedly been left fuming after Boris Johnson defended bullfighting during an Anglo-Spanish dinner. The UK’s foreign secretary told the dinner – designed to
Russia ‘meddled’ in Catalunya referendum as part of plan to ‘destroy the EU’, officials claim
RUSSIAN hackers have been accused of interfering in the Catalunya independence referendum as part of a plan to undermine the EU. It comes after Madrid
The British teenage anarchist who tried to kill Franco with explosives hidden under granny’s sweater
The scale of his repression, torture and murder made him a natural target for political campaigns and the morally aware, writes Alastair Stewart.
Flights to Cataluyna drop drastically following recent political turmoil in Barcelona
International air bookings for the Spanish region fell by 22% since the beginning of October compared to the same period last year.
Former PM Gordon Brown calls to LOCK UP bankers who don’t pay tax
Brown delivers a scathing attack on the bankers who precipitated the 2008 financial crisis, arguing that the sector has failed to learn key lessons.
Spanish journalist dragged to court for calling riot police in Catalan crisis cocaine-snorting ‘professional junkies’ in satirical article
AN editor for a Spanish magazine has been ordered to appear in court over an article describing Spanish riot police as cocaine-snorting ‘professional junkies’. El
Catalunya’s deposed leader surrenders to Belgian authorities after fleeing Spain
Puigdemont wanted on charges of rebellion, sedition, misuse of public funds, disobedience and breach of trust has handed himself into Belgium authorities.
Late-night host Stephen Colbert ridicules Catalunya’s independence crisis on American TV
American host Stephen Colbert has mocked Catalunya's independence crises following the arrest of eight cabinet ministers in a segment titled ‘Spain’t Misbehaving’.
Theresa May’s UK government will collapse in 2018 and trigger fresh election, predicts Morgan Stanley
THERESA May’s Conservative government will collapse in 2018 and trigger a fresh election, a leading think tank has predicted. According to Morgan Stanley, by next
GORDON BROWN: UK should have jailed bankers for 2008 crisis ‘like they did in Spain’
THE UK should have followed Spain’s lead in prosecuting rogue bankers, former British prime minister Gordon Brown has said. In his new book, My Life,
REVEALED: How much Spanish migrants contribute to UK economy, and it’s a LOT more than they claim in benefits
NEW figures released by the the UK’s HMRC have revealed how much EU migrants contribute to the British economy. The latest statistics, from 2013/14 give