June 2023

Madrid and Barcelona have long shared the spoils as Spain’s two major business hubs. The wider autonomous communities of Madrid and Catalonia are responsible for a combined 38.5% of the country’s entire GDP, attracting some of the biggest companies in the world and a diverse range of startups. While this is still the case, Spain’s […]

AN ALICANTE couple have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for using bogus prescriptions to get barbiturates from pharmacies. The drugs were then sold online via social media messaging apps with most of the customers being minors. The Chilean man, 21, and the Spanish woman, 20, had previous criminal records of a similar nature, some

THE POLICIA NACIONAL has issued a scam warning to tourists ahead of the summer season looking to book vacation homes in Spain. There have been many instances in recent years of bookings via websites with customers handing over deposits or even the full amount to a fraudster. They arrive at their holiday address to discover

LONE Together Gibraltar Opposition MP Marlene Hassan Nahon will NOT stand as a candidate at this year’s Gibraltar elections. The TG leader announced her decision to step away from politics ‘with a heavy heart and a soul weighed down by a burden I cannot shake,’ in a social media statement. The daughter of one of

GIBRALTAR is ramping up cultural and business links with the Moroccan city of Tangier as the Rock moves ever closer to a possible hard frontier with Spain. A group of around 20 cultural figures travelled to Tangier on a cultural weekend that included a music video presentation, art, cooking and writing workshops. The Gibraltar Morocco

A MEMBER of the notorious Kinahan cartel caused trouble at a bar in Mallorca just one day before his subsequent arrest on the Spanish island.  The owner of Irish bar O’Malley revealed that the individual, believed to be Liam Byrne, was part of a group that refused to pay their bill.  The 20-strong mob, who

THE June issue of National Geographic has captivated readers by featuring Spain’s Crown Jewel; The Alhambra Palace. The prestigious magazine dedicates an elaborate report to Granada’s greatest monument, with the cover headline ‘The hidden Alhambra’ and a photo showing the characteristic architecture of this beautiful, ancient palace located in Granada. Inside the June issue is

GIBRALTAR citizens can finally sign the contracts for their brand new publicly-built flats at Chatham Views and the first phase of Bob Peliza Mews, the government confirmed. Gibraltar Residential Services will be contacting prospective homebuyers soon to allow them to put pen to paper and start paying for their homes. The same process for the

TWO-time Oscar winner, Jennifer Lawrence, graced the red carpet at the Madrid premiere of her new summer comedy ‘No Hard Feelings’ on Wednesday. The Hollywood star has frequently displayed her humor and spontaneity in interviews and red carpets, and now, for the first time she unleashes all that potential into a lighthearted coming-of-age comedy that

FOUR burglars accused of stealing perfumes from seven different shops in Mallorca have been arrested.  The alleged thieves, three women and a man, are said to have robbed different perfumeries in Manacor, Campos and Llucmajor.  “They sneaked the perfumes hidden under their clothes and shopping bags. They intended to sell the stolen goods around the