June 2023

DAME Mary Berry, 88, swapped baking for dancing and went on a six-hour dash to Ibiza superclub Pasha. The Queen of Baking was whisked to the party island by TV chef James Martin, who recounted the tale to Holly Willoughby and Dermot O’Leary, filling the Phil-Schofield-shaped hole on This Morning’s sofa.  And the cook-book author, […]

BENAHAVIS in Malaga dominates the national rankings for the most expensive place to buy property in Spain. Based on listings published by real estate portal Idealista, the average price of the most sought-after properties in Benahavís, home to one of the most exclusive urbanisations in Europe, La Zagaleta, is an eye-watering €1.9 million. This select

REAL Madrid have boldly put aside their past trauma with English players to land the prized Birmingham-born midfielder Jude Bellingham for a nine-figure sum. Beating off stiff competition from financially juiced Premier League clubs such as Manchester City and Chelsea – as well as PSG – they will stump up €103 million to sign Bellingham

Palm-Mar, Tenerife   2 beds   1 baths € 230,000 Apartment in the complex Primavera in Palm Mar. It consists of 2 bedrooms, bathroom, terrace overlooking the pool, living room with open kitchen. The complex has a large and heated pool. Parking space and storage room are included in the price. Apartment is perfect both

ANGRY Mallorcans have complained about three tourists walking around half-naked in Calvia (Mallorca).  A residents’ association fed up with mass tourism in the municipality has expressed its indignation after a photo of three women just wearing a thong was posted online.   The group of visitors were spotted wearing tiny bikinis while walking at a busy

THE POLICIA NACIONAL has arrested 20 people and are investigating another hundred in Spain for online purchases of bogus degrees from approximately 30 Spanish universities. A criminal group based in the Dominican Republic sold the degree certificates for prices ranging between €300 and over €1,000 depending on the university and class of degree chosen. The

ONCE AGAIN, an unsuspecting Twitter user has waded into a storm of controversy in Spain, merely by tweeting out pictures of what she described as the “Spanish style homes” that you find in the United States. Savannah Vicario shared the tweet on Sunday, and by Tuesday evening it had racked up more than 11 million

SPAIN will welcome Brazil next March to play an ‘anti-racism’ football friendly in support of Real Madrid player Vincius Jr who was racially abused by Valencia supporters last month. Madrid’s Bernabeu stadium will host the international but the timing of the fixture may change depending on whether or not Spain qualify directly for the Euro

A QNUPS (Qualifying Non-UK Pension Scheme) is an offshore unapproved pension arrangement which satisfies the definition of a pension scheme as set out in Section 150 of The UK Finance Act 2004. It is classed as an unapproved pension arrangement because contributions made into the scheme are not eligible for UK tax relief.  However, these

A COMBINATION of stagnant water areas caused by recent heavy rain and higher temperatures are providing perfect hatching grounds for mosquitoes across Alicante province. That’s led to municipalities across the Vega Baja launching special spraying operations to counter the spread of the pest. Experts say that warmer temperatures actually shorten the biological cycle of mosquitoes,