Large snake surprises homeowner in Spain’s Rota
A LARGE snake has come as a big surprise for a Rota homeowner, who found the reptile slithering around the patio of his house. The
Spain’s best golf course is found in Sotogrande
SOTOGRANDE is home to the world famous Valderrama golf course, considered not only the best in Spain, but also in Europe and even considered one
Andalucia home to best beach in Spain
THE Conde Nast Traveler magazine has listed the top 10 beaches in Spain, with the number one spot going to a beach in Andalucia. Voted
Around 200 Rainbow Family hippies kicked out from Andalucia major national park
HUNDREDS of hippies, a number of them British, were kicked out of one of Andalucia’s main natural parks yesterday (Thursday June 8). The free spirits,
Police catch international drugs gang boss who used helicopters to transport narcotics in Spain’s Andalucia
THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested a fugitive in Jerez de la Frontera who led a criminal organisation that trafficked drugs via helicopters. The unnamed man
New killer whale incident as sail boat is damaged off coast of Spain’s Andalucia
ORCA whales caused major damage to a boat off the southern Andalucia coast on Thursday, according to the maritime rescue service. It’s the latest in
Police seize 322 kg of cocaine hidden between popcorn bags in Algeciras (Cadiz)
A TOTAL of 322 kg of cocaine hidden between popcorn bags inside a container have been seized at Algeciras Port (Cadiz). Policia Nacional were notified
Mayday! Pod of Orcas sink sailboat with crew of four on it prompting last minute rescue mission
LIKE a scene from a horror movie, the crew of a sailboat had to be rescued half a mile off the Cadiz coast after a
Suspect in deadly Algeciras church attack told police he had been ‘chosen’ by Allah
THE SUSPECTED jihadist who killed a church assistant and injured several others in the southern Spanish city of Algeciras in January told police officers that
Cadiz’s Rota naval base to get beefed up by the presence of two additional US warships in Spain
SPAIN and the United States are set to ink a deal for two additional US destroyers to be deployed at the US naval base in
Shopping bags dropped by shocked shoppers in Spain’s Malaga amid massive operation against Albanian mafia
THE main shopping thoroughfare of Malaga was swarming with police this morning as part of a huge operation to take down an Albanian mafia gang.
Tunnel linking Spain and Morocco back on the agenda after February Rabat meetings
THE governments of Spain and Morocco have restarted talks on a possible 14 kilometre tunnel link between the two countries under the Straits of Gibraltar.
Terror suspect who hacked priest to death with machete in Spain’s Andalucia sent to Sevilla psychiatric ward
A JUDGE has sent the Moroccan man accused of the terrorist attack that killed a priest in Spain’s Andalusia to a psychiatric ward in Seville.
Firefighters put out Tarifa blaze that charred over 50 hectares in Spain’s Andalucia
AUTHORITIES in Spain’s Andalucia have now put out most of the Tarifa blaze that burnt over 50 hectares to a cinder since Wednesday. The Forestry
Largest ever drug trafficking trial of Castanas gang starts in Spain’s Andalucia
THE largest drug traffic trial ever in Spain started Monday in Andalucia as members of the Castanas clan were brought to justice. Prosecutors will now
Workers clean up three Gibraltar beaches stained by fuel oil leak after beached ship breaks in two
CLEAN-UP crews have already started to comb Gibraltar’s Catalan Bay, Sandy Bay and Little Bay for oil stains and tarballs caused by the break-up of
DISASTER: More oil spills onto Gibraltar beaches after shipwreck breaks up further in latest storm
AUTHORITIES are urging people stay away from Gibraltar’s Eastside beaches after violent storms broke up the OS 35 shipwreck further, tragically blackening local beaches. Captain
Women liberated from highly organised Andalucian prostitute ring
National Police have freed 20 women who were being sexually exploited by a criminal gang in the Malaga area. The criminal organization forced the women
Renfe launches sale of AVE tickets for this summer
Spanish railway company Renfe has started selling AVE tickets connecting Málaga, Sevilla, Córdoba and Granada with the rest of Spain for the period between June
Double tragedy as two men found dead in coastal waters off Spain’s Cadiz
TWO bodies have been retrieved from the Atlantic Coast of southern Spain, marking a dark day for the Bay of Cadiz. A tragic coincidence that
WATCH: King Felipe IV of Spain and Queen Leticia join in with public flamenco box playing performance in Cadiz
It’s an experience none of the 60-strong flamenco box playing group will forget – the King and Queen of Spain walked in among them, pulled
Man of the People: King Felipe VI stuns flamenco box players in Cadiz by joining in
THE King and Queen of Spain surprised a group of flamenco box drummers by sidling up and joining in their cajoneada session prior to a
Guardia Civil’s first ever female director resigns amid a number of corruption scandals
The Guardia Civil’s first ever female director-general, María Gámez, resigned her post yesterday. Her resignation comes amid the ‘barracks’ scandal, in which several commanders of
Furious residents to protest against big renewable energy projects in Setenil de las Bodegas
Angry residents against energy macro-projects in Setenil de las Bodegas will protest through the town’s winding streets today. The ‘Let’s Save Setenil’ march will take
Setenil de las Bodegas: A Spanish pueblo paradise inside a labyrinth of steep cliffs
Spain’s idyllic white villages are spread out all over the south, below or at the summit of mountains, in forests and hidden canyons, but there’s
Environmentalists: All of Andalucia at risk from British nuclear submarine docked in Gibraltar
The arrival of a British nuclear submarine in Gibraltar has put all of Andalucia at risk of nuclear catastrophe, according to a Spanish environmental group.