February 2024

This city in southern Spain is the number one holiday destination in Europe for 2024, say experts – but do YOU agree?

MARBELLA has been chosen as the best place to visit in Europe by readers of an online travel website. The Costa del Sol resort came top of the poll conducted by the European Best Destinations portal, picking up 149,192 votes. It’s the highest vote for any location since the website started the annual survey in […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Expat couple demand €500k back from British ‘property fraudster’ in Marbella as they appeal to his TikTok influencer daughter

EXPAT victims of a property fraud are appealing to the influencer daughter of the alleged scam artists to help them recover their stolen funds. Danish national Kim Gabrielsen and his wife, Rita, were lured into investing into the renovation of a luxury villa in Marbella. However, once the work was complete, property owner David Topping,

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Bryan Adams is coming to Spain: Canadian rock legend, 64, to perform at 5 concerts in 2024

LEGENDARY Canadian rock star Bryan Adams is set to visit Spain this year as part of his So Happy It Hurts Tour. Adams, who has sold over 100 million records throughout his storied career, will perform concerts in five Spanish cities this November. The announcement marks the 64-year old’s first visit to Spain since February

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Covid vaccine to be probed in Spain: Investigation is opened over claim that a vial in Andalucia contained a harmful substance

ALMERIA’S Provincial Court has ordered an investigation over whether Covid-19 vaccines that allegedly contained graphene oxide posed any health risk. Complaints were submitted in 2022 and the court now wants to see whether there is ‘any indication of a crime against public health’. The court overturned a decision made by a judge last May to

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Must-read: How your ‘vintage’ mobile phones could be worth up to €30,000 – check how much YOUR old brick could be valued at 

THE cost of buying the very latest smartphone can easily hit four figures for people with big pockets and a desire to keep up to date with the latest technology. But there’s a blossoming market in buying original smartphone designs as well as mobile phone relics going back three decades and more. Demand for these

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Plane is forced to return to Malaga Airport after colliding with a BIRD en route to Spain’s Canary Islands

A PLANE was forced to return to Malaga Airport on Thursday morning after suffering a birdstrike during take off. The Vueling flight, destined for Tenerife North Airport in the Canary Islands, had to turn back so that the crew could carry out safety checks on the aircraft. The Airbus A-320 was able to successfully land

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Toll road should be FREE on Spain’s Costa del Sol until the train network is extended to Marbella and Estepona, insists conservative leader

THE leader of the Partido Popular (PP) in Malaga has called on the government to suspend the toll road on the AP-7 coastal road until the train network reaches Marbella and Estepona. Patricia Navarro, speaking on the new season of TV show La Alameda, also demanded that the train network along the Andalucian coast extend

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Paella no more? Farmers in Spain warn rice used to make the iconic dish could ‘disappear’ due to EU rules

AN iconic Spanish dish could be under threat as farmers warn paella rice could ‘disappear’ due to EU regulations.  One of Spain’s most emblematic dishes could be under threat as farmer protests sweep the country. Photo by Sandra Wei on Unsplash READ MORE: Why are farmers striking in Spain and when will they stop? The

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PICTURED: Mother, 48, who was ‘killed by the teenage sons she adopted from Russia’ – as youngest suspect, 13, will face no charges

THE identity of the mother allegedly murdered by her teenage sons in northern Spain has been revealed. Silvia Lopez, 48, was found with stab wounds to her neck in the garage of her house in the Cantabrian municipality of Castro Urdiales late on Wednesday, January 7. The mother’s two adopted sons, both from Russia, have

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