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DOUBLE TROUBLE: Outrage as Ryanair doubles the cost of reserving standard seats amid claims it purposefully separates families and groups

PASSENGERS have been left outraged after Ryanair doubled the price of reserving a standard seat from £2 to £4. The airline has also increased the price

15 Mar, 2018 @ 16:35

Lead·Travel News

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

The UK joins the battle against the ‘olive ebola’ as it spreads through Europe

PRINCE Charles is pleading with the UK government to ban the import of plants that might have the ‘olive Ebola’ virus that has wreaked havoc

7 Mar, 2018 @ 08:45

Environment·Mallorca·Nature

May warns of dissatisfaction over Brexit as she outlines initial EU trade plan

THERESA May has warned that ‘no-one will get everything they want’ out of Brexit. She maintained that the UK would leave the single market, customs

2 Mar, 2018 @ 18:25

Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

Ryanair cancels ALL FLIGHTS from major UK airports to Spain as Storm Emma takes hold

ALL Ryanair flights from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Leeds Bradford due to the extreme weather currently gripping Europe. It has also cancelled all flights from Cork,

1 Mar, 2018 @ 16:37

Lead·Travel News

Spain calls for ‘co-management’ of Gibraltar airport in return for Brexit deal

SPAIN has called for joint management of Gibraltar airport in the ongoing Brexit negotiations. Foreign minister Alfonso Dastsis also said his country wants greater cooperation

26 Feb, 2018 @ 12:08

Lead·Politics

Manilva wins €174 million EuroMillions lottery draw – but they’ll have to split it with a Brit in the UK

MANILVA has won more than €88 million in the latest EuroMillions draw. The huge win was won by a consortium of 80 people in San

26 Feb, 2018 @ 10:45

Lead·Malaga

Much-loved British expat in Spain dies after falling down stairs on Costa del Sol

A BRITISH expat has tragically died after falling down a flight of stairs in Spain. Steve Parkin, 41, who moved to Mijas five years ago,

23 Feb, 2018 @ 16:35

Lead·Malaga

Spain falls behind on list of world’s most corrupt countries, ranks below Qatar, Poland and Botswana

SPAIN has dropped a place on the ‘world’s most corrupt country’ list. Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index for 2017, released yesterday, places Spain at 42nd

22 Feb, 2018 @ 12:02

Lead·Politics

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

Malaga and southern Spain will experience droughts ’14 TIMES more severe than in recent years’ – and much sooner than previously thought

MALAGA and southern Spain could see droughts 14 times more severe than in recent years from as soon as 2050 onwards. That is according to

21 Feb, 2018 @ 15:50

Environment·Lead

WANTED: £10,000 reward for British murder suspect hiding in Spain hotspot

BRITISH police have offered a £10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of murder suspect Bradley Blundell who is hiding in Spain. It comes as

19 Feb, 2018 @ 16:50

Lead·Mallorca

British pensioner killed in fatal three-car pile up in Spain after driver travels on wrong side of road

A BRITISH woman has died after a three-car pile up in Spain. The 77-year-old was killed after the car she was travelling in, driven by

19 Feb, 2018 @ 12:13

Lead·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: British expat forced to buy another Ryanair flight to Spain for ‘oversized’ hand luggage that had been allowed on outbound flight

EXCLUSIVE BY Jo Chipchase A BRITISH grandmother was forced to fork out hundreds of euros on another flight after her hand luggage was deemed ‘too

16 Feb, 2018 @ 09:15

Granada·Lead

Wanted British pensioner arrested on Costa del Sol for €2.5 million coin investment scam

A BRITISH pensioner has been arrested on the Costa del Sol for her alleged involvement in a coin investment scam. The 71-year-old woman, from London,

15 Feb, 2018 @ 14:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

INCEST map shows where sex between siblings is still legal in Europe, including Spain

AN incest map has revealed where in Europe you can still legally have sex with your siblings. Shockingly, it is still legal in Spain, France

13 Feb, 2018 @ 11:19

La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

Manhunt in Spain for mum and granddad who abducted 12-year-old and want to live ‘an alternative lifestyle’

POLICE in the UK have launched another appeal for a British boy who was abducted by his mother on the Costa del Sol four months

13 Feb, 2018 @ 10:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Lifting of voting ban for British expats in Spain will NOT include referendums

THE upcoming legislation to allow British expats in Spain and abroad to vote in UK elections will not include referendums. The Overseas Electors Bill is

11 Feb, 2018 @ 15:06

Lead·Politics