RESIDENTS were awoken by an earthquake in Spain overnight when multiple buildings began to shake. According to the country’s national geographic institute (IGN), the epicentre of the tremor was 26 kilometres below the municipality of Santa Lucía de Tirajana, in the south of Gran Canaria. The earthquake struck at 10.58pm local time, with residents across […]
LONELY Planet has named the world’s 100 best beaches and five of them are in Spain. Many people assume you have to travel to luxury destinations like the Bahamas, Hawaii or Fiji to experience a slice of paradise. However, the latest Lonely Planet list of the world’s 100 best beaches shows some of the top
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GIBRALTAR’S two political leaders will answer questions Monday from a UK Parliament committee on territorial constitution during a visit to London. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and Deputy Chief Minister set off for the British capital on Friday for a number of commercial and political meetings. The House of Commons committee are questioning them to explore
A DESPERATE mother has travelled to Spain from Germany searching for her missing son. Irena Paszek arrived in Malaga on January 19 to track down Slawomir Passzek, 41, a dual German-Polish national who has been described as ‘vulnerable.’ Most recent unconfirmed sightings have placed him in Marbella and Estepona and it is thought that he
TWO British men who ran an indoor marijuana farm in Benissa were arrested after an electricity company found them using an excessive amount of power. The Brits, aged 51 and 56, were cousins and tenants of a semi-detached rental property in the popular tourist area. Without the landlord’s permission, they installed five air conditioners and
AS much as 40% of all food sold in Spain may contain traces of pesticides, according to data collected by the Spanish Agency for Food Security and Nutrition (AESAN). AESAN’s most recent data — published in April 2023 — is from 2021, and was analysed by the environmental group Ecologists in Action. According to the
Across all major industries and on a global scale, the frequency and severity of targeted security breaches has been rising for several years. From an almost 40% increase in the number of reported cyber-attacks, to rising rates of organized retail theft being observed across the globe, organizations of all sizes seem to be affected by
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POLICE have busted a Valencia body-snatching gang that removed corpses from hospitals and nursing homes to sell them for up to €1,200 each to unversity-based medical schools. A funeral home ran the racket and targeted dead people without family members and who preferably were non-Spaniards. The home produced fake documents to remove bodies from hospital
A NEW form of travelling has been launched which could save you hundreds on hotels by converting your car into the perfect camping spot. Topo tents let you camp anywhere in pure nature. Photo: TOPO Tents/Facebook READ MORE: I visited Spain’s Sevilla for the first time and was blown away by its architecture and food
IF you want to earn top dollar in Andalucia, you want to head to the big cities. A new report has, unsurprisingly, identified Sevilla and Malaga as the top earners, boasting average salaries of €18,259 and €18,280 respectively. These cities are known not only for their rich cultural heritage but now also for providing some
