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3.5 million Brits could be BANNED from entering Spain and EU after no-deal Brexit unless they renew passport TOMORROW

Under a no-deal Brexit, Brits visiting the zone, which includes France, Spain and Greece, will be treated the same as non-EU nationals

7 Mar, 2019 @ 12:57

Lead·Travel News

Body of British girl, 9, who died after eating ice cream on Spain’s Costa del Sol ‘to be flown home with family tomorrow’

Sources told the Olive Press the family have made arrangements to bury their daughter in England on Friday

21 Feb, 2019 @ 23:10

Lead·Malaga

Gibraltar ‘colony’ row could see British travellers charged €60 for visas after Brexit

Spain's proposal on Gibraltar's status has been sent back by MEPs for a third time, increasing the risk a visa plan will not be in

20 Feb, 2019 @ 16:18

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics·Travel News

WANTED BRIT: Liverpudlian gangster who ‘dealt AK-47s and cocaine’ spotted roaming southern Spain in luxury Audi

The UK based Cullen gang was heavily armed, with access to a fully working AK47 assault rifle, a pump action shotgun and handguns

19 Feb, 2019 @ 12:22

Crime & Law·Lead

BREXIT: Everything British expats in Spain need to know

A deal, or no deal, expats are growing increasingly concerned about Brexit next month… here Charlie Smith and Joshua Parfitt present their Brexit Survival Guide

14 Feb, 2019 @ 17:25

Lead·Malaga·Politics

THRILLER IN MANILVA: British Ambassador to Spain encourages worried British expats to ‘get residency’ in Costa del Sol Brexit speech

Manley spoke to a crowd of 200 people, as he outlined the various scenarios that the UK may leave the European Union in

6 Feb, 2019 @ 17:45

Lead·Malaga·Politics

Battle for Gibraltar continues as Spain inserts footnote into Brexit text calling Rock ‘a colony’

Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo claimed Spain was trying to ‘bully’ the Rock by refusing to remove the extra paragraph

4 Feb, 2019 @ 16:24

Gibraltar·Lead·National News·Politics

Spanish vineyards send as much wine as possible to UK before Brexit

In the first nine months of 2018, its wineries sold 32 million litres of vino to UK buyers - one third of its total global

30 Jan, 2019 @ 13:20

Food & Drink·Lead·Politics

Spain will AGAIN fight for shared sovereignty over Gibraltar after Brexit

In the shock move, PM Pedro Sanchez has insisted on excluding the Rock from all of its post-Brexit agreements with the UK and the EU

29 Jan, 2019 @ 20:45

Gibraltar·Lead·National News

UK spends £23m stockpiling food and fuel in Gibraltar and other territories to prepare for no-deal Brexit

Ammunition, spare parts, fuel and food are being gathered at military bases in Gibraltar, Cyprus and the Falklands

28 Jan, 2019 @ 11:15

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

3.5M Brits could be unable to travel to Europe in event of no-deal Brexit

"People will be shocked to hear that they could be turned away at airports and prevented from going on holiday"

25 Jan, 2019 @ 14:16

Lead·Politics

Spain and UK sign landmark deal mutually protecting voting rights after Brexit

Those wishing to vote at the next local elections will have to register by January 30

21 Jan, 2019 @ 15:36

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

RED FLAG: British expat bar owner in southern Spain faces huge fine for refusing to take down Union Jack

Tracey Walker and her customers think Brexit could be a factor

21 Jan, 2019 @ 13:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

UK and Irish investors claim €35 million for ‘ghost developments’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol that were never built

Now, after a ruling by the Spanish Supreme Court last year, some 60,000 foreign investors, a large proportion Irish and British, are able to claim

19 Jan, 2019 @ 10:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Property

VOX number two reveals UK police STILL have search warrant for him after Spanish flag prank in Gibraltar

The former Green Berets soldier claimed he could still be arrested for the act, which was intended to question Gibraltar’s sovereignty

17 Jan, 2019 @ 14:18

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

‘OFF THE WALL’ UK Defence Secretary suggests firing paintballs at Spanish Navy to protect Gibraltar’s waters

DEFENCE Secretary Gavin Williamson has amused the military world with his suggestion to protect Gibraltar from Spanish warships using paintballs. The Cabinet minister put forward

15 Jan, 2019 @ 19:02

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

British expats in Spain should get Spanish driving licences ASAP, UK government Brexit memo warns

BRITISH expat drivers in Spain have been urged to get a Spanish driving licence as soon as possible in case of a no-deal Brexit. Failure

15 Jan, 2019 @ 11:50

Lead·Politics

Police in Spain seize grenades, submachine guns and detonators from stolen UK-registered car

GRENADES, submachine guns and detonators have been seized by police in Spain from a stolen UK-registered car. The weapons were found in an abandoned Volkswagen

14 Jan, 2019 @ 15:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

BREXIT: Ryanair gets new license to operate in UK in event of no deal

Ryanair operates more than 800 flights to or from Spain per day from airports across Britain and the EU

13 Jan, 2019 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

First day of Ryanair Spain strike CALLED OFF today

However, the two other planned strikes on January 10 and 13 are still expected to go ahead

8 Jan, 2019 @ 14:32

Lead·National News

Picardo rules out Gibraltar general election before Brexit ahead of crucial vote for Theresa May

Despite a recent Panorama poll putting Picardo and the GSLP ahead, the Rock's leader batted down calls for an early general election

7 Jan, 2019 @ 20:47

Gibraltar·Lead·National News·Politics

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 tourist in Spain killed in head-on car crash on ‘death alley’ road hours after flying to Alicante with family

A BRITISH woman has been killed in a car crash hours into her holiday, while her partner is in a coma and her daughter is seriously injured. Thought to be from Bedfordshire and in her 60s, the

2 Jan, 2019 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Lead