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Irish boy, 3, has died following shock swimming pool accident in Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GUARDIA Civil have confirmed an Irish boy, aged 3, has died following a shock swimming pool accident in Alicante. The boy was rushed by helicopter

13 Aug, 2019 @ 14:14

Costa Blanca·Lead

Seek no further: SEARCHING for a new home to buy or rent in and around Gibraltar can be a daunting process

That is where the personalised and friendly service provided by Seekers comes in very handy. With decades of experience at their finger-tips and great contacts

13 Aug, 2019 @ 12:02

Gibraltar·Lead·Property

Step aboard the Sunborn Gibraltar, the world’s first five-star super-yacht hotel

Located on Gibraltar’s starboard side, the world’s first five-star super-yacht hotel marks high tide for hospitality on the Rock

13 Aug, 2019 @ 11:09

Gibraltar·Lead·Travel News

Spain does NOT have worst drivers while 27% of British drink and drive, study reveals

The study revealed that 43.5% of Europeans have driven after drinking, with 22% always or almost always doing so

13 Aug, 2019 @ 10:41

Lead·Travel News

Holidaymaker hospitalised for and left with plaster cast after suffering fish bite in Costa Blanca waters

A SPANISH holidaymaker has suffered a partially-severed tendon in her leg after she was bitten by a mystery fish in Costa Blanca waters. The attack

13 Aug, 2019 @ 02:41

Costa Blanca·Lead

Irish boy, 3, fighting for his life after nearly drowning in a swimming pool in Alicante

A THREE-year-old boy is in a critical condition after nearly drowning in a swimming pool accident in Alicante. Emergency services were alerted at 9.15 this

13 Aug, 2019 @ 00:51

Costa Blanca·Lead

IN PICS: Jennifer Lopez cemented her status as in icon in show-stopping performance on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Jennifer Lopez, or J Lo as she is more often referred to, is one of the very few standout icons of our era. Having started

12 Aug, 2019 @ 17:31

Celebrity·Entertainment

Gibraltar warns citizens to ‘inform themselves’ ahead of no-deal Brexit but says: “We are better off than UK”

“We voted to remain in the European Union and this is still the preferred position of the Government"

12 Aug, 2019 @ 16:41

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Fascist song played at first bullfight in Spain’s Mallorca since 2017 ban, while hundreds protest

The Government is now investigating whether playing the song on the arena PA system is a violation of Democratic Memory Law

12 Aug, 2019 @ 11:34

Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Rafael Nadal wins fifth Rogers Cup to claim €940,000 prize in his FIRST EVER non-clay title defence

Nadal served out the match to win his 51st final, one more than Roger Federer has played in

12 Aug, 2019 @ 09:10

Lead·Sport

Brit, 70, hospitalised with two broken legs as authorities ask for witnesses of hit-and-run driver on Spain’s Costa del Sol

TWO British pensioners have reportedly been hospitalised on Spain’s Costa del Sol after they were struck by a car in La Duquesa. A woman, 70,

11 Aug, 2019 @ 23:03

Lead

Tourists ‘sprayed by cars’ as sewage pipe bursts at Costa Blanca beach resort releasing 56,000 litres of human waste

PEDESTRIANS were ‘sprayed by cars’ after a sewage pipe burst at La Zenia beach resort releasing 56,000 litres of stinking human waste. The spill was

11 Aug, 2019 @ 22:54

Costa Blanca·Lead

DO NOT PASS GO: Irish teens, 18, charged with fraud after buying drinks with Monopoly money in Magaluf

TWO 18-year-olds have been arrested and charged with fraud for trying to pay for drinks in a bar in Magaluf with Monopoly money. The alleged

11 Aug, 2019 @ 19:30

Lead·Mallorca

British hiker found dead on Marbella mountain after sending frantic WhatsApp messages to family in UK

A BRITISH hiker has been found dead after going missing while walking to the top of a mountain peak near Marbella. The man, who has

11 Aug, 2019 @ 19:19

Lead

‘WE ALL NEED FIRST AID TRAINING’: Mum’s plea as daughter, 4, saved by hungover lad on flight from Alicante

A MUM from Teesside has pleaded for people to ‘be first aid trained’ after her four-year-old daughter’s life was saved on a flight home from

11 Aug, 2019 @ 18:54

Costa Blanca·Lead

World first as Spanish scientists create human-monkey hybrids in China so they can ‘grow organs’

In Greek mythology, chimeras are often depicted as a fire-breathing creature composed of a lion, goat and snake

11 Aug, 2019 @ 11:02

Health·Lead

Health insurance for British families holidaying in Spain could SKYROCKET under no-deal Brexit

“Boris Johnson ’s reckless, senseless approach to Brexit will leave working families worse off. He must urgently rethink and take no deal off the table”

11 Aug, 2019 @ 10:15

Health·Lead·Politics

Sotogrande sports buff James Stewart has played golf with US presidents and cricket for the MCC all while being the local Savills kingpin for decades

MUCH of James Stewart’s life has hinged around sports. After batting for the MCC, the Costa del Sol and East Malaysia, he turned his hand

11 Aug, 2019 @ 09:39

Discover a pure Andalucian art form with flamenco at Sevilla’s iconic Casa de la Guitarra

“To ‘have duende’ is to have soul. It is the emotions of the artist converted into pure art. Their talent borders on perfection, it is

11 Aug, 2019 @ 09:00

La Cultura·Lead·Sevilla

REVEALED: The five top-earning cultural sites in Spain’s Andalucia

THE Junta de Andalucia has raked in over €1 million from non-EU visitors at attractions like Ronda’s Arab Baths, new figures have revealed. Malaga’s Roman

10 Aug, 2019 @ 15:03

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga