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Audrey just wants to reach her mum in Spain

British mum desperately trying to reach Spain for expat dad’s funeral after flight cancelled in London Gatwick drone chaos

A BRITISH mum is ‘running out of options’ in trying to reach Spain for her father’s funeral. Audrey Garland, 48, is desperately trying to find

20 Dec, 2018 @ 13:48

Lead·Travel News

WATCH: Violent fight breaks out between PARENTS at children’s football match while kids watch on sobbing in southern Spain

The shocking video shows sobbing children getting caught in the middle

24 Nov, 2018 @ 18:29

Lead·Sport

Body of Irish woman found in southern Spain

The remains of the woman were discovered floating in a cove just a few metres from the shore in the village of Isla Plana in

19 Sep, 2018 @ 10:59

Lead·National News

DEADLY: Death toll from Spain’s killer heatwave rises to NINE

It means the sky-high temperatures have killed more than one person per day over the past week

8 Aug, 2018 @ 11:57

Environment·Lead

Second man dies in southern Spain as heatwave spreads across Europe

The two deaths are the first to have been caused in Europe as a direct result of the heatwave

3 Aug, 2018 @ 16:37

Environment·Health·Lead·National News

HELL ON EARTH: One dead as killer heatwave will see temperatures reach 48C in southern Spain TODAY

RED alerts have been issued across Spain as a killer heatwave continues to spread across the country. Thanks to a hot air blast from the

3 Aug, 2018 @ 10:58

Environment·Lead

UK’s most wanted conman Mark Acklom caged after two years on the run in Europe

Acklom had links to Spain and was believed to still be hiding here

3 Jul, 2018 @ 10:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spanish politician announces new flights from Spain to ‘Manchester United’ airport

During a TV interview, the president of the region of Murcia confused the city with the famous football team and said tickets are already available

5 May, 2018 @ 11:47

Lead·Other News

Whale killed by ingesting rubbish found off Spanish coast

MAN-made rubbish – including a drum – has caused the death of a whale found off a Spanish coast. The young sperm whale, discovered near

10 Apr, 2018 @ 10:14

Environment·Lead

British great grandmother who claimed more than €40,000 in UK benefits while hiding villa in southern Spain avoids jail

A BRITISH great grandmother who claimed more than €40,000 in benefits in the UK while secretly renting out a Spanish villa has avoided jail. Sally

21 Feb, 2018 @ 17:01

Crime & Law·Lead

Father of 11-year-old mum’s baby in Spain is her teenage BROTHER, but police can’t arrest him

THE father of an 11-year-old girl’s baby is her brother, it has been confirmed. It comes after the young girl gave birth at a hospital

6 Feb, 2018 @ 11:49

Lead·Malaga·National News

An 11-year-old gives birth in a hospital in Murcia

Hospital authorities quickly alerted the police who discovered the father of the baby was also a minor, believed to be 14-years-old, so sexual abuse is ruled

5 Feb, 2018 @ 16:26

Crime & Law·Education·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Frost and drought causing widespread shortages in Spanish vegetable crops

FROSTS across Spain are causing widespread shortages of vegetables with suppliers scrambling to find alternatives to avoid a repeat of last year’s crisis. The January

29 Jan, 2018 @ 11:18

Environment·Food & Drink·Lead

British ‘expat’ found dead in a ditch after hit-and-run in southern Spain

A BRITISH woman has been found dead in a ditch in southern Spain. The yet unnamed 39-year-old was located in Los Ramos, near Murcia, on

29 Jan, 2018 @ 10:46

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

‘We are seeing what we already feared’: Farmers in southern Spain facing ruin after increasingly hot and dry seasons

FARMERS in southern Spain fear they may lose their position as the top exporters in Europe after successive hot and dry seasons. It comes after

12 Jan, 2018 @ 11:25

Environment·Lead

Brother and sister found dead in southern Spain home had been rotting for at least a month

GUARDIA Civil are investigating the death of a brother and sister who were rotting alone in their home for four weeks. The siblings, who lived

9 Jan, 2018 @ 17:54

Health·Lead

Earthquake strikes southern Spain as residents feel ground shake

AN earthquake rocked southern Spain earlier this afternoon. According to Earthquake-report.com, a 3.3 magnitude quake hit the region of Murcia at 1.21pm. The epicentre is

9 Jan, 2018 @ 16:28

Environment·Lead

STEPPED IN IT: Dog poo bank robbers busted in southern Spain

A GANG of robbers who used dog poo to distract bank staff in a series of heists has been busted in southern Spain. Police arrested

4 Dec, 2017 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Couple arrested after making thousands from stolen treasures in Cadiz

The hoard - now donated to Cadiz’s city museum - included Roman coins, Visigoth pottery and even vases dating from the Phoenician era.

24 Nov, 2017 @ 18:09

Cadiz·Crime & Law

Spain government blasted for sending 500 migrants to Malaga prison ‘with no drinking water’

MADRID has been blasted for moving at least 494 migrants to a prison in Malaga. The migrants, who were rescued or washed up on the

23 Nov, 2017 @ 14:18

Lead·Malaga·National News

CAMP CANNIBAL: Brit ‘bites chunk out of friend’s face’ during row at campsite in southern Spain

A BRIT has been arrested on suspicion of biting a chunk of flesh out of a friend’s face during an argument at a campsite in

2 Oct, 2017 @ 16:51

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Minor helps two men tie up and rape 52-year-old British expat in southern Spain

THREE men have been arrested after a British expat was beaten, tied up and raped during a shocking attempted robbery in southern Spain. The 52-year-old

31 Aug, 2017 @ 15:20

Crime & Law·Lead·National News