THE NATIONAL government and the Andalucia region signed a deal on Monday to stop illegal irrigation in the drought-hit Doñana wetlands. It brings the end of a two-year battle between the region and Madrid, with the national park in a critical state as lagoons dry out and biodiversity declines. Scientists have previously called for a […]
AN autistic British boy whose life has been turned around by football had his dreams come true when his hero Jude Bellingham and the Real Madrid team gifted him with a signed shirt. Bennadarajah Marr, 17, known to everyone as Benjy, was given the shirt ahead of the match between the Madrid club and Cadiz
TWO Brazilian brothers have been hauled out of their homes by armed Guardia Civil in conjunction with the American FBI over links to the terror group ISIS. Officers kicked down the doors of an apartment in the seaside town of Estepona on Monday afternoon after an international investigation determined that a radicalisation process was underway.
THE Guardia Civil has seized 600 kilos of cocaine hidden in a container on a Quart de Poblet industrial estate in Valencia province. Some of the cocaine packs- with a total retail value of €130 million- were stamped with images of cartoon character Bart Simpson. Officers arrested eight Spaniards and Dominican Republic nationals, as well
THE father of a Spanish man accused of hiring a hitman to kill a far-right politician in Spain has insisted he is ‘totally innocent’. Naraya Gomez, 26, has been sent to prison following the assassination attempt of 78-year-old Alejo Vidal-Quadras. The founder of the far-right political party Vox was shot in the face outside his
THE former England and Barcelona coach Terry Venables died at the age of 80 on Sunday after a long illness. Best known and loved in England for leading a swashbuckling England side to almost-glory at Euro 96, Venables actually forged his reputation in the fires of Barcelona for three seasons in the eighties. He took
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ONE OF Spain’s main labour unions, UGT, has called a strike for airport handling staff during key December vacation days, threatening the travel plans of thousands. The stoppage is planned for all 46 airports in Spain for Tuesday December 5 and Sunday December 10, and could end up affecting anyone who is hoping to fly
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A BRITISH expat family has been torn apart after their ‘vibrant’ and ‘model-esque’ daughter was accused of helping to carry out a terrorist attack in Spain. On the surface, Sasha Brooks is a typical young woman enjoying life in the sun, regularly posting selfies on nights out in Marbella and Granada with her friends on
A WOMAN stole a gold chain from a British tourist in Benidorm but was arrested days later after posting social media images of her wearing it. The Brit was waiting for an early morning taxi when he was approached by the Bulgarian woman. She asked him to leave with her and began hugging him and
SPAIN’S Civil Guard has opened an investigation after a photo spread via social media of a group of African migrants wearing its regulation clothing. The picture was snapped in the Spanish North African city of Ceuta, and shows the group wearing polo shirts, hats and sweatshirts carrying the official logo of the Civil Guard, which
