January 2024

From Liverpool to Malaga: Meet the former England international who has joined a fifth-tier football club in Spain – after discovering it during a holiday to the Costa del Sol

FIFTH-TIER Spanish football side Malaga City have announced a surprising new addition to their staff, with former Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur star Steven Caulker joining the club as a player-manager. Caulker, who made one England appearance in 2012, joined after discovering the club whilst on holiday with his girlfriend and son in the Andalucian resort […]

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After debate in Congress, Spain’s political parties – except far-right Vox – agree to change language in Constitution covering people with disabilities

LAWMAKERS from all of the parties in Spain’s Congress of Deputies, with the exception of far-right Vox, took the first step on Tuesday to remove the word ‘disminuido’, meaning people with disabilities, from the wording of the country’s Constitution.  The vote in favour of beginning the process of changing Article 49 in the country’s Magna

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Guinness World Records in hot water over suspicions they gave ‘world’s oldest ever dog’ award to a fraud: Vets weigh in on Portuguese mastiff who allegedly lived to ‘completely implausible’ 31 years old

THE canine crowned ‘the oldest ever dog’ has been stripped of his title pending an investigation into whether his age was a fraud. Portuguese pooch Bobi, whose owner Leonel Costa claims was born on May 11, 1992, lived in Alentejo near the Spanish border. He was awarded the title last February, when he was allegedly

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Former Spanish tennis star Arantxa Sanchez Vicario given two-year jail term for hiding assets and ordered to pay €6m in compensation to Luxembourg Bank

THE LONG and drawn out fall from grace of former Spanish tennis star Arantxa Sanchez Vicario continued on Wednesday, after a court in Barcelona sentenced her to a two-year jail term for concealing assets.  Her ex-husband, Josep Santacana, was given three years and three months for the same offence, while the other defendants in the

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State of the art fountains for filling up water bottles are being rolled out across Spain’s Valencia

WATER fountains to fill up plastic drinking bottles have been appearing around Valencia City in recent weeks, with more to come as part of a €315,000 project. Work started in December with fountains being installed this week in the La Seu, Benimaclet, Algiros, Penyaroja, Carpesa, El Carmen, Castellar-l’Oliveral, Rascanya, and Tres Forques districts. Valencia mayor,

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Storm Irene lands in Spain: Videos show roads flooded from Marbella to Madrid after a thunderous night of rain, hail and 120km/h gusts of wind

STORM Irene made landfall in Spain last night as high winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms battered the Costa del Sol. Heavy rains overnight led to this road in Puerto Banus being flooded. Credit: Instagram / @marbellasequeja2021 Videos taken by residents show roads flooded after heavy downpours swept across the region in the early hours of

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Couple who ‘tricked auction houses around Spain to sell their fake designer bags for up to €10,000 a pop’ are finally arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A TORREVIEJA couple have been arrested for selling fake luxury high-end branded leather goods to auction houses across Spain. The Policia Nacional said the quality of the counterfeits was so good that they managed to pass authenticity checks conducted by the dealers. The fraud was boosted by the duo going to great lengths to produce

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2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Miraflores with pool garage – € 265,000

Apartment Miraflores, Málaga   2 beds   1 baths € 265,000 Bright and airy newly renovated corner penthouse apartment in beautiful Miraflores. The apartment is in a quiet area but still walking distance to all amenities and the beach. Best unit in the urbanisation & well situated with hillside & sea views, perfectly distanced to

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Oleksandr Usyk is searching for sparring partners at his Valencia training camp to prepare for his clash with Tyson Fury – who has dodged his beloved Marbella to train in Morecambe 

TYSON Fury’s opponent for his upcoming undisputed title fight has been canvassing for sparring partners at his Valencia training camp. Oleksandr Usyk, who holds the WBA, WBO, IBF, and IBO belts, has been desperately searching out partners who can imitate the towering height and telescopic reach of Fury. To step into the ring with Usyk,

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Woman facing trial in Gibraltar for £3 million fraud after allegedly putting cheques into her own bank account

NEARLY 400 people have been summoned by a Gibraltar court for jury service ahead of a £3 million fraud case. Gillian Balban of Varyl Begg Estate is facing four counts of fraud by abuse of position dating back to 2011 and 2012. Prosecutors also charged the former Natwest employee with two more counts of false

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