February 2024

TWO contestants on a Spanish game show have been ridiculed after losing €275,000 on a question about the relative brain sizes of men, women and children. The Antena 3 show ‘Atrapa un millón’ (Catch a Million) asked the two young women: “On average, who has the largest brain?” The options were: women, children, and men. […]

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THE Costa del Sol is also known for its luxury tourism, but there’s also lots to do that won’t break the bank. Here’s 10 budget friendly days out in and around Marbella.  Marbella was recently voted Europe’s top tourist destination by over a million travellers, but what are the best things to do besides soaking

THE King and Queen of Spain have met families displaced by Thursday’s fire in Valencia that killed 10 people. Felipe and Letizia attended a special gathering on Monday at Valencia’s Palau de la Musica. Because of a tight time-schedule, just three people were initially chosen to speak to the Royal couple on behalf of the

ANDALUCIA Day will see celebrations across the region tomorrow in commemoration of an historic 1980 referendum in which the Andalucian electorate voted for the statute that made Andalucia an autonomous community. Streets will be adorned with flowers and the famous green and white regional flag as schools, public administrations, shopping centres and many shops close

FLIGHTS will be more expensive across Europe this summer due to a lack of new planes, the boss of Ryanair has warned. Michael O’Leary said his budget carrier – and others – are waiting for new Boeing planes to be delivered, but expects they will arrive late. This means there will be less seats available

A SPANISH treasure galleon sunk off the Colombian coast has sparked a tug-of-war over the estimated €20 billion booty at the bottom of the sea. Historical records suggest the San Jose galleon, sunk in 1708 by a British naval squadron, was carrying a vast fortune of emeralds, gold and silver coins accumulated from Spanish colonies

AN ambitious American has revealed her plans to transform an ancient palace in Spain. Incredibly the woman, known only as Monica C, purchased the historic building online while surfing the web from her home in California. The property, in Cervantes, Galicia, had failed to sell for €225,000 over a four-year period, before it was snapped

HUNDREDS of mistreated animals, including dogs and horses, have been rescued from horrifying conditions in a sweeping police operation across Malaga. Inspectors were shocked to find that in one case a dog was found with its ears and tail hacked off, while in another a horse had been abandoned without food or water in the

AUTHORITIES say that at least 50 people have been investigated in the last year in Malaga province over illegal properties and land use transgressions as well as urban planning regulations. The Guardia Civil carried out 179 inspections over the last 12 months, which yielded 192 infractions. Most of the transgressions were over not having an