January 2022

THE Policia National together with the Guardia Civil have opened an investigation to determine the cause of death of three people – two men and a woman – whose bodies have been recovered in the sea off the west coast of Malaga, between Torremolinos and Benalmadena, between Sunday and Monday. Although, according to the Malaga […]

COUNCILS across the Costa Blanca are well into their annual routine to treat pine trees full of processionary caterpillar nests. The pest can kill small dogs and make children sick. Their eggs are laid inside floss nets on pine trees and have been sighted across the region from the Orihuela Costa in the south to

SPAIN has been in the grip of the sixth wave of coronavirus infections with the number of cases soaring in the run up to Christmas and over the festive period. But for the first time in two-and-a-half months, the data shows a drop in new infections suggesting that the current wave of infections has plateaued

BUDGET supermarket Lidl has won a legal battle brought against it for selling its own cheap version of the kitchen appliance Thermomix. An appeals court in Barcelona dismissed an intellectual property theft case brought by Vorwerk Electrowerk for selling a very similar gadget that chops and cooks food for a fraction of the price. Lidl

ONE of the most luxurious hotels in the rich man’s enclave of Sotogrande has been bought by footballing superstar Lionel Messi. But the deal has been heavily criticised after 40 staff at the  emblematic Hotel Club Marítimo were dismissed when the MIM group – owned by the PSG and Argentina star – bought the hotel.

A Benidorm man who made and distributed child pornography has been arrested after Swiss police tipped off their Spanish counterparts. The 30-year-old has been charged for the corruption of a minor as well as the production of the obscene material. Police in Switzerland were probing child abuse cases when they came across an IP address

BREXIT fears and consequences did not prompt a rush of British expats to become Spanish citizens in 2020. The latest figures from the National Statistics Institute(INE) show just 394 Brits made the switch out of 126,266 new Spanish citizenships granted. Suggestions were made in 2019 that Britain’s imminent departure from the EU would lead to

POLICE have arrested a thief who broke into an elderly woman’s home in Aguilas and threatened her before stealing a television and some jewellery. The Guardia Civil described the burglar as an ‘experienced and dangerous criminal’. The robber broke into a property belonging to a 90-year-old woman on Saturday via a terrace. The victim suffered

THE disgraced brother-in-law of Spain’s king is again making headlines but this time not over his dodgy financial dealings. Iñaki Urdangarin, who was jailed for massive financial fraud and embezzlement, has appeared on the cover of a gossip magazine snapped while walking hand-in.hand with a woman who is not his wife. The images published in

SPAIN’S big International Tourism Fair (Fitur) was officially opened on Wednesday by King Felipe and Queen Leitizia in Madrid. The royal couple toured the different stands around the fair, which includes strong representation from Spanish tourist regions like Andalucia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community. The 42nd staging of Fitur brings together 107 countries