January 2023

ALICANTE prosecutors want an online sexual groomer of children to be jailed for 285 years if convicted of 42 charges. The 37-year-old man used social media to befriend 42 children from across Spain and coax them into sending him home-made pornography. The man had an online relationship with a girl for three years and met […]

MALAGA is among the Spanish provinces with the most centenarians—with a total of 744 people in the province over 100 years old. There are currently 18,020 people in Spain, some 0.04% of the population, who are 100 years of age or older, with Malaga being the third Spanish province with the highest number of centenarians.

THE Sierra Nevada ski and mountain resort closed the Christmas holidays—from December 22 to January 6—with more than 158,000 visitors. Of the almost 160,000 visitors, 111,500 were skiers, while the rest, around 47,000, were users of ski lifts or gondola lifts to access Borreguiles or enjoyed the snow activities for non-skiers. In fact, the Mirlo

There is live music, falconry demonstrations, sword fights, hypnosis and magical shows

THE Guardia Civil have arrested 15 members of a gang that staged 30 shop robberies in San Javier and Los Alcazares. Four of the gang leaders were jailed by a San Javier court with the investigation- which started last April- still active. Most of the group members had extensive criminal records and lived locally, as

Spain received nearly 140% more tourists in the first 11 months of last year compared to 2021, according to new data.  Fresh figures from Spain’s National Statistics Institute (NIE) showed that 67.4 million tourists came to Spain in the first 11 months of 2022. It represented a 138.9% increase compared to the 28.2 million visitors

CÓRDOBA was a Roman colony, an Islamic capital and a cultural crossroads where Christian, Jewish and Moorish influences mixed. From Roman olive oil to the sweet and sour flavours of Arabic dishes, the increased use of meat introduced by the Christians and the desserts influenced by Jewish cooking, each ingredient has contributed to Córdoba’s rich

Cabo Roig, Alicante   3 beds   2 baths € 265,000 Modern and beautiful terraced house with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms at Residencial Tabora, Lomas de Cabo Roig. This property has a large south-facing terrace with open sea views. A bright and spacious living room and dining room with large sliding doors that lead

Spanish social media influencer Elena Huelva who rose to fame after detailing her years-long battle with cancer has died at just 20 years of age.  Shortly before she died on Tuesday, she bade farewell to her nearly one million Instagram followers where she said her condition had worsened.  Huelva, from Sevilla, was diagnosed with a

The University of Malaga is leading the way in sustainable transportation with the launch of a free bike loan program.  Dubbed the ‘go green’ initiative, the service is available to all members of the university community, including students, staff, and faculty. Thirteen bikes have been made available as part of the pilot program, which began