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Want to watch the Euros 2024 in Germany? These are the cheapest host cities for drink, food and hotels

NEW research has revealed the best-hosting cities in Germany ahead of the upcoming 2024 UEFA European Championship this summer. A study by no-deposit casino bonus

24 Jan, 2024 @ 14:36

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British Arsonist Who Caused Benidorm Natural Park Blaze To Get Kicked Out Of Spain For Ten Years

British arsonist who caused Benidorm natural park blaze gets ten-year ban on entering Spain

A British man will be expelled from Spain for ten years after deliberately starting fires that devastated over two hectares of the Sierra Helada natural

17 Mar, 2023 @ 11:36

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Premium·Valencian Community

British tourist sexually assaulted by Ibiza tattoo parlour owner in Spain’s Balearic Islands

A 47-year old Ibiza tattoo parlour owner has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for sexually assaulting a female client. He was detained last Thursday

16 Aug, 2022 @ 16:26

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Royal McGregor bar in Calahonda on Spain’s Costa del Sol offers a Scottish welcome

CALAHONDA’S newest bar has opened and it offers a right royal welcome to all customers. Step through the door and a warm Scottish greeting awaits.

4 Jun, 2022 @ 13:30

Food & Drink

Not So Sunny Spain For 39 Years As Northern Ireland, Scotland, And Eastern Europe Do Much Better

Not so sunny Spain as Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Eastern Europe do much better in March sunshine stakes

MARCH in Spain was the least sunniest since 1983, according to the State Meteorological Agency(AEMET). 127.5 hours of sunshine was registered on average last month-

7 Apr, 2022 @ 19:21

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Sexual Predator Who Owned Exclusive Mallorca School In Spain Gets Eight Years In Scottish Prison

Sex fiend owner of exclusive Mallorca school in Spain gets eight years in Scottish prison

THE former owner and headteacher of Mallorca’s King Richard III College in Portals Nous has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years after sexually abusing two women.

28 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Headmaster of British school on Spain's Mallorca found guilty of sex abuse in Scottish trial

Headmaster of British school on Spain’s Mallorca found guilty of sex abuse in Scotland

THE headmaster of an exclusive British school in Mallorca has been convicted by a Glasgow court of sexually abusing two women in Scotland. A jury

28 Jan, 2022 @ 19:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British man is jailed for nearly 15 years for trying to murder his ex-girlfriend at her Costa Blanca home in Spain

A British man has been jailed for almost 15 years after he tried to kill his ex-girlfriend at her Costa Blanca holiday apartment. William McDonald,

2 Jul, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain S Key Costa Blanca Airport Welcomes Back Tourist Flights

Scotland confirms ‘traffic light system’ for international travel – but Spain fails to make green list

SCOTLAND will join with the rest of the UK in implementing a ‘traffic light system’ for international travel from next week. From Monday, May 17,

11 May, 2021 @ 14:51

Health·Other News

Two Scots end up in Spain’s Ibiza after going for ‘quiet drinks’ in Dundee

TWO friends from the UK who went for a couple of ‘quiet drinks’, ended up in Ibiza six hours later.

9 Jul, 2020 @ 19:24

Lead·Travel News

BREAKING: Scotland will NOT scrap quarantine for Brits returning from Spain

SCOTLAND has announced that it will not lift the quarantine for people travelling from Spain, despite UK wide plans to lift the measure on June

8 Jul, 2020 @ 15:29

Lead·National News·Travel News

SCOT-FREE: Spain to extradite Catalan separatist Clara Ponsati from Scotland so she can stand trial

Clara Ponsati is currently enjoying diplomatic immunity in Scotland

11 Feb, 2020 @ 11:19

Lead·National News·Politics

Jail for British gangster traced to Spain and nabbed while waiting for wife at airport

Detectives had linked Lindsay to a gang who have been jailed for a total of 87 years after an investigation into violence, drugs and firearms

3 Sep, 2019 @ 10:17

Crime & Law·Lead

Which British city is better than Spain for expats?

The Expat City Index has rated 70 cities around the world and ranked them according to four major categories: Economics, Living, Environment and Urbanisation, and

14 Aug, 2019 @ 12:45

La Cultura·Lead·Travel News

WATCH: ‘Woman not wearing shoes’ sparks bloody brawl on Ryanair flight from UK to Spain

A picture showed blood on one of one of the plane’s overhead lockers before the flight set off back from Tenerife

18 Mar, 2019 @ 10:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News

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 family of grandma in coma SLAM insurers forcing them to pay €5800 to fly her home after brain haemorrhage in Spain

THE British family of a grandma in a coma have slammed their insurers after being made to pay almost €6000 to fly her home. Patricia Reid,

31 Dec, 2018 @ 11:34

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

BREXIT: Tensions flare as Spain says it will not stop Scotland joining EU independently

Borrell stands accused of hypocrisy because his views of Scottish Nationalism are seen by many as conflicting with Madrid's tough stance on Catalan independence

21 Nov, 2018 @ 13:04

Barcelona·Lead·National News·Politics

Spanish train building company hires 1,000 Brits after opening factory in UK

A SPANISH train builder is on track to create 1,000 jobs in the UK. It comes after manufacturer Talgo decided to build a plant in

17 Nov, 2018 @ 11:22

Business & Finance·Lead

FLIGHT SALE: Ryanair flights from €14.99 as record 36 new routes announced between Spain and UK, Italy, Portugal, France and more

RYANAIR has announced a record 36 new routes between Spain and Europe. The new connections will be in place for next summer with the majority

2 Oct, 2018 @ 13:56

Lead·Malaga·Sevilla·Travel News

British woman accused of having sex with boy, 14, in Spain while his grandmother watched CLEARED

A BRITISH woman, 59, who was accused of having sex with a 14-year-old schoolboy in Spain has been cleared. Gail Dickinson had allegedly had intercourse

6 Sep, 2018 @ 16:58

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

POLL: English voters would rather lose Scotland than Gibraltar over Brexit

ENGLISH voters would rather lose Scotland than Gibraltar in the Brexit process, a new poll has found. Pollsters from Panelbase asked people across England which

18 May, 2018 @ 15:08

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

MI5 approaches Costa del Sol drug lord to make peace between Scotland’s most violent gangs

Security services have recruited a wealthy criminal as a peacemaker in the hopes of ending the bloody Daniel v Lyons war

9 Apr, 2018 @ 13:53

Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: British couple win MAJOR demolition victory in Spain against ‘greedy’ Costa del Sol town hall

A BRITISH couple are toasting a stunning New Year victory after they reversed a draconian demolition order on their stunning Spanish villa. But Brits Valerie

20 Jan, 2018 @ 10:22

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·Politics·Property

BROKEN BRITAIN: London, Scotland and Wales demand single market access after Theresa May’s rumoured Northern Ireland concession

LONDON, Scotland and Wales have all demanded the same Brexit deal purportedly being offered to Northern Ireland. As Theresa May meets with chief EU negotiators

4 Dec, 2017 @ 16:30

Lead·National News·Politics

British father who miraculously survived horror bike crash in southern Spain dies from infection after six month battle

A BRITISH cyclist who miraculously survived a horror crash in Spain has died. John Tefler, 57, died yesterday after battling infections and respiratory issues for

14 Nov, 2017 @ 09:44

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