September 2022

COMPLAINTS about the state of Madrid’s streets are a regular fixture on social media, with residents of the city centre in particular often sharing images of recycling points overflowing not just with cardboard boxes, but ordinary refuse too. In apparent response to this anger among citizens, City Hall has embarked on a hardline campaign, and […]

OIL is disappearing from Gibraltar waters after salvage teams started to patch up the leak from the shipwreck stranded off Catalan Bay. Cleanup crews have worked hard to clear the oil from the coast too, with the main focus being the remote Seven Sisters beach during the weekend. Divers discovered the source of the ship’s

A British woman has plunged 30 feet to her death from a hotel balcony in Ibiza. The 24-year-old fell about 9am at the hotel Rosamar near San Antonio on Sunday. Her partner was with her at the time and reported the incident to hotel staff who then phoned police. Young British tourist dies after falling

ELITE police busted a cocaine lab in Spain that could prepare 120 kilos of the illegal drug every week. The Special Operations Group (GEO) led the raid on Saturday in the Madrid neighbourhood of Navalagamella, arresting 12 people. Policia Nacional units also carried out three more raids in Madrid, six in Malaga and one in

SPAIN is planning to issue “digital nomad” visas to British citizens and foreigners outside the EU who wish to work remotely while enjoying the country’s summery weather. However, the visa will only be given to people who work remotely from companies outside Spain and who derive a maximum of 20% of their income from Spanish

THE body of a woman who disappeared in March has finally been found buried under cement in a Malaga industrial estate. The horrifying discovery came after police arrested her ex-partner on Sunday and he confessed to the murder of 39-year-old Debora Morais Dos Santos. Police dug up the body at the La Estrella industrial estate.

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake has rattled towns across the province of Malaga on Monday. The National Geographic Institute (NGI) first reported the quake which rocked the municipalities of Fuengirola, Mijas and Malaga city at 3.48am. Emergency Services 112 informed the earthquake had not caused any personal or material damage. It occurred one day after another

EU and Schengen Area passengers will now not need to present proof of a negative COVID-19 test or be vaccinated to enter Spain. But Brits, non-EU or non-Schengen area citizens will still need to conform to these rules in the same way as before, at least for two more months, a Spanish government statement read.

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THERE were more tears shed than droplets of sweat when a Scottish triathlete returned to competition five years after suffering life-threatening injuries and crossed the finish line hand-in-hand with one of his closest rivals.  Scott Gordon was one of the survivors of a tragic incident on May 7 in 2017 when a drunk driver ploughed