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Much sought-after yacht belonging to scandal-ridden Tory peer Michelle Mone finally tracked down in Barcelona

THE infamous yacht of scandal-embroiled Baroness Michelle Mone has been tracked down near Barcelona by activists who renamed it ‘Pandemic Profiteer’. The search has been

2 Feb, 2023 @ 12:45

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

British travellers to Spain may still need to quarantine from June 21 says Spanish Foreign Minister

BRITISH travellers arriving in Spain may still have to endure a 14 day quarantine period. Just hours after the British Embassy in Madrid confirmed this

16 Jun, 2020 @ 12:20

Lead·National News

BREXIT: As Britain leaves the EU, here’s how British expats across Spain are preparing for tonight and the next 11 months

"I’ll be sitting indoors crying tonight, I’ll be having a strong cup of coffee"

31 Jan, 2020 @ 17:57

Lead·Malaga

Thomas Cook amasses €2 million debt to Costa del Sol hotels following bankruptcy

The collapse has seen thousands of holidaymakers stranded, while the group’s aircraft have started to be impounded.

25 Sep, 2019 @ 12:24

Lead·Malaga

British ‘gang boss’ arrested for murder in Spain is wanted for 29 crimes and could face 100 years in prison

POLICE in Tenerife have arrested a man wanted by Scottish authorities for 29 crimes, including murder. Authorities think the 35-year-old fugitive, thought to be from

4 Jan, 2019 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead

British woman suffers brain damage and skull fractures after 25-metre cliff plunge in Mallorca on New Year’s Day

A BRITISH woman has suffered brain damage and skull fractures after falling 25m from a Mallorca cliff at around 3:00am on New Year’s Day. The

2 Jan, 2019 @ 10:21

Lead·Mallorca·Other News

British tourist in Spain killed in head-on car crash on ‘death alley’ road hours after flying to Alicante with family

A BRITISH woman has been killed in a car crash hours into her holiday, while her partner is in a coma and her daughter is seriously injured. Thought to be from Bedfordshire and in her 60s, the

2 Jan, 2019 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Let’s talk mental health: Why teenage suicide in UK and Spain is on the rise and what parents can do to help

The Olive Press investigates the surge in teenage depression and the role social media plays in self-harming

9 Dec, 2018 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Axe falls on Spain’s long-running expat newspapers Round Town News (RTN) and Sol Times

Both publications were taken over by the Euro Weekly News Media Group, last year, however initial plans to make the newspapers profitable backfired

29 Nov, 2018 @ 16:43

Almeria·Business & Finance·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·National News·Other News

British mum’s heartbreaking final words before she died on Malaga holiday after dining with family

After dinner the mother-of-two asked to sit down, before telling her husband Colin, 'I’m dying. Tell the kids I love them'

19 Nov, 2018 @ 11:05

Health·Lead·Malaga·National News·Other News

Expat activists blast draft Brexit Withdrawal Agreement for ‘failing’ millions of Brits in Europe

The3million and British in Europe feel ‘betrayed’ that Brexit negotiators have not protected expats

15 Nov, 2018 @ 16:12

Lead·National News·Politics

REVEALED: Spain’s cities rank higher than London in world’s top 50 ‘most liveable’

Both Spanish cities had identical scores for the first three categories, but Barcelona edged ahead with better health and infrastructure rankings than Madrid

13 Nov, 2018 @ 11:48

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Education·Environment·Health·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Travel News

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez calls on Theresa May for second Brexit referendum

Sanchez added that the 300,000 of British expats living in Spain will be safeguarded even in the event of a no-deal Brexit

12 Nov, 2018 @ 11:51

Lead·National News·Politics

BREXIT: Spain tourism minister in crunch talks with Thomas Cook and Jet2 to secure future of 18 million British holidaymakers

Tourism makes up 11% of Spain's €1 trillion economy and British tourists are the largest visiting group, making up 25% of Spain's total tourists

7 Nov, 2018 @ 19:20

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Travel News

New British Ambassador to Spain is former Brexit chief who replaces Simon Manley CMG

"It will be a pride and a pleasure to represent the United Kingdom in Spain and take over next summer"

5 Nov, 2018 @ 14:59

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga·Politics

Gibxit: Gibraltar WILL leave EU as Spain admits it won’t veto any Brexit deal, but issues on Andalucia, tobacco and citizen’s rights still remain

Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo flies to London to clarify the agreement between Gibraltar and Spain on key issues like the tobacco trade and citizens’

22 Oct, 2018 @ 14:05

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

How an Andalucian weed promoted literacy in Victorian Britain

“THE English ceased to be one of the most aggressive, brutal, rowdy, outspoken, riotous cruel and bloodthirsty nations in the world and became one of

16 Sep, 2018 @ 11:38

La Cultura·Lead

UK’s Spain ambassador to talk to expats about Brexit issues on Costa del Sol

THE UK’s Spain ambassador is set to talk to expats on the Costa del Sol about the current status of Brexit negotiations. Simon Manley will be

14 Mar, 2018 @ 15:14

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

Introducing myself as dunnarunna – because I have.

I would like to introduce myself – dunnarunna, because I have. Myself and my family have escaped the clutches of the UK and hopefully you

11 Feb, 2018 @ 17:49

Duncan Henson - Dunna Runna

Dubai and Florida up to 60% CHEAPER than Spain hotspots for early summer holidays including Costa del Sol and Ibiza

IT is up to 59% cheaper for British families to have a holiday in Orlando, Abu Dhabi or Dubai than in Spain favourites like Menorca,

1 Feb, 2018 @ 17:05

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

Remainers in Spain fearful of ‘being thrown under Brexit bus’

A GROUP campaigning for the UK to remain in the EU issue a scathing rebuttal of the government’s sluggish Brexit negotiations. Bremain in Spain, who

23 Dec, 2017 @ 11:00

Lead

CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR: Spain would lose BILLIONS of euros per year without British tourists

SPAIN could lose more than €13 billion a year if British holidaymakers boycotted the country. It comes after waves of anti-tourism protests in Barcelona, Mallorca,

28 Sep, 2017 @ 11:38

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·National News