DO you know your Bruts from your Demi-Secs, fancy yourself as a wine aficionado, or simply enjoy a tipple or two in the evening? You could be in luck as one British company is offering bubbly-lovers €600 to taste five luxury English sparkling wines worth over €230. Experts from Big House Experience are looking to […]
A WOMAN with 15 packs of hashish strapped around her body has been arrested in the North African enclave of Melilla. The Policia Nacional detained the woman, 33, at the airport ahead of catching a flight to Malaga. Officers spotted the nervous-looking Argentine national passing through the security control and decided to ask her some
FOR many holidaymakers looking to soak up the Spanish sunshine, a trip to the Costa del Sol seems the obvious route. But reporters from British tabloid The Sun have claimed to have found a hidden gem nestled further west on Spain’s southern coast. Conil de la Frontera is a charming coastal town situated in the
A 64 YEAR-OLD man has been jailed for leaving his dog locked in a car in Andalucia, resulting in the animal’s death by heat stroke. Temperatures had surpassed 40C when the tragedy occurred in Cazorla, Jaen, on July 7, 2022. The man had been drinking, and his ignorance was blamed on his drunkenness, the Europa
AS far as architecture goes, Spain has some of Europe’s best. A result of the country’s unique history, Spain’s architectural treasures are marked by stark diversity, from Gaudi’s otherworldly Art Nouveau decorating the streets of Barcelona, to the 800-year old Gothic basilica towering over Galicia’s Santiago de Compostela. But in 2023, the monument that most
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THE National Police have busted a gang that was using the so-called ‘pizza slide’ technique to steal money from cash machines, and that involved cracking them open with a homemade explosive device. A total of seven arrests were made in Cordoba, Malaga and Almeria provinces, with four of the suspects ordered to be held in
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SINCE the coronavirus pandemic, when she forged a reputation for opposing the pandemic policies of the central government, the regional premier of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, has become well known for her outspoken views on not just local matters, but also issues affecting the rest of Spain. This week, she weighed in on the drought
AMONG the many factors that have contributed to the recent cost-of-living crisis in Spain is the rise in interest rates, which has jacked up the cost of monthly repayments for millions of mortgage holders across the country. There could, however, be some respite on the way, according to central lender the Bank of Spain. In
DIABETES is surging in Andalucia at an alarming rate, health experts have warned. Dr Diego Fernandez raised the alarm this week during an appearance on 7TV Malaga. He is the head of the Endocrinology and Nutrition department at Xanit Hospital in Benalmadena. He told the programme: “We are facing a high incidence of diabetes in
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