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Giant electricity pylons rampaging across the valley vista in Sierra Nevada

WHEN alternative therapist Adrian Wynter rebuilt a cortijo in the Alpujarras mountains, he spared no expense on the design. Bedrooms were rewired to hide unaesthetic

21 Mar, 2019 @ 18:57

Granada·Lead·Property

Separated at Birth

I have just finished watching ‘Three Identical Strangers’ on Channel 4. (Spoiler alert). It is a documentary which tells the dreadful story of triplets, separated

21 Mar, 2019 @ 12:25

Psychotherapist

Zara launches new customisable denim fashion line in Spain

The new ‘Trafaluc’ range can be personalised with words up to eleven characters long

21 Mar, 2019 @ 12:07

Business & Finance·Lead·Property

WINDY WEATHER: Parts of Costa del Sol to be battered by gusts of over 70km/h THIS WEEKEND

The gusts are from the east and are part of the 'Levanter winds', particularly affecting this part of the Mediterranean and Gibraltar.

21 Mar, 2019 @ 11:03

Lead

‘HE WAS ALWAYS SMILING’: British baby boy dies suddenly at airport in Spain as family caught flight home from holiday

“Ernie was such a happy boy, he was always smiling,” said Sam’s brother and Ernie’s uncle, Nick, who lives in Walsall

21 Mar, 2019 @ 10:28

Lead

British parents reveal son, 6, suffers deafness and rare diabetes after his face was paralysed when arcade machine fell on him on Spain holiday

Oscar was also left permanently deaf in one ear and has to take eye drops, because his eyelid has to be taped shut at night.

21 Mar, 2019 @ 09:43

Lead

Footballing giantkiller believes home advantage and lady luck could help Gibraltar give the Irish a fright on Saturday

THE man whose goal led to one of the biggest upsets in Scottish football history believes that Gibraltar have a chance against Republic of Ireland.

21 Mar, 2019 @ 01:46

Gibraltar·Sport

Living with Gaudi – Turkish art dealer builds home inside iconic tourist attraction

AN award-winning GAUDI building has been transformed into a stylish apartment thanks to a local design firm. Mimouca Barcelona used muted greys and blacks to

20 Mar, 2019 @ 18:38

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead·Property

British couple arrested for ‘leading’ huge marijuana network on Costa Blanca, caught with €216,000 of drugs including cannabis ‘jelly beans’, ‘jam’ and ‘cream chocolate spread’

GUARDIA Civil have arrested 21 people for cultivating and distributing illegal narcotics under a network of cannabis associations on the Costa Blanca, including two British

20 Mar, 2019 @ 12:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Drones used for ‘first time’ in battle against toxic caterpillars on Costa Blanca

DRONES, great tits and pheromones have been used in the battle to control pine processionary caterpillar populations in the Region of Murcia. The hairy caterpillars,

20 Mar, 2019 @ 12:11

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Historic Malaga villa owned by ‘Schindler of the Civil War’ demolished

THE forgotten villa of Spain’s own ‘Schindler’ has been torn down despite more than 500 people finding refuge there during the civil war. Villa Maya

20 Mar, 2019 @ 11:48

Lead·Politics·Property

‘DRUG HILLS’: British expats in upmarket urbanisation on Spain’s Costa del Sol wake up to ‘disgraceful’ graffiti

It comes just a few days after an international drug smuggling ring operating between Morocco, Mijas and France was busted

20 Mar, 2019 @ 11:47

Lead·Malaga

Westley Capper arrives at Malaga court on last day of Agnese Klavina trial after damning CCTV footage shown to court

Klavina had been in Marbella for only six months and was working at two chiringuitos as a waitress

20 Mar, 2019 @ 11:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Matador in Spain flung in air by bull and gored in buttocks before being rushed to hospital for surgery

The 532-kilo bull that attacked the dad-of-two, was named Declamador

20 Mar, 2019 @ 10:33

Lead

Spain tops global health league but all is not well for expats

A WORLD health index has declared Spain to be the fittest nation on the planet. Last year the University of Washington’s Health Metrics Institute ranked

19 Mar, 2019 @ 16:59

Business & Finance·Health·Lead

GIBRALTAR VS IRELAND: Fan zone, time, TV and everything else you need to know for Euro 2020 qualifier THIS WEEKEND

Thousands of fans are expected to fill Gibraltar on the big day, so here is everything you need to know to enjoy the match

19 Mar, 2019 @ 13:26

Gibraltar·Lead·Sport

Police arrest five ‘drug traffickers’ after young man kidnapped and murdered on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Brian Martos Carmona's body was found an hour and a half later in Algeciras, a single shot had hit his arm before piercing both lungs

19 Mar, 2019 @ 13:05

Crime & Law·Lead

Dead body dumped on Spain’s Costa del Sol was of young foreigner, 23, and had at least 10 gunshot wounds

His body was discovered by town hall employees at around 12.45pm at the back of a treatment plant

19 Mar, 2019 @ 10:59

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Lady Elizabeth School, in Benitachell Alicante, is to have its grand inauguration this month

IT is certainly one of the most stunning school developments of recent years. And now with the completion of its indoor pool, the brand new

19 Mar, 2019 @ 10:32

Costa Blanca·Education·Lead

Disabled British man found unconscious after ‘intense’ gas cylinder inferno on the Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man has been hospitalised in a ‘serious condition’ after he was found unconscious at his Costa Blanca home. Firefighters were reportedly called at

18 Mar, 2019 @ 18:17

Costa Blanca·Lead