April 2024

Magaluf nightclub bouncer arrested for assaulting two British tourists- one of whom could lose their sight in one eye

TWO British tourists were seriously assaulted by a Mallorca nightclub bouncer, who was arrested by the Calvia Policia Local. One of the victims could suffer a permanent partial loss of vision. The assault happened last week on the infamous Punta Ballena strip in Magaluf. READ MORE: CALVIA POLICE ON PATROL DURING A PREVIOUS SUMMER The […]

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Summer is coming: Temperatures to soar by 8C in southern Spain this weekend following cold snap

A COLD and wet end to April in Andalucia will transform into an eight degree temperature rise from Thursday- a day after the May Day bank holiday. A dana(cold drop) led to storm warnings on Monday for the Gaudiz and Baza areas of Granada province, as well as for Almeria in the Almanzora Valley, Los

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Fontaines D.C. are coming to Spain: Irish band will play in Madrid this year

IRISH rock band Fontaines D.C. will play in Madrid later this year as part of their new ‘Romance’ European tour. The group, led by frontman Grian Chatten, will visit Madrid’s Wizink Center on November 2. The post-punk quartet, known for energetic and moody tunes such as I Love You and Boys in the Better Land,

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Pedro Sanchez’s dramatic near-resignation pays off: Fresh poll shows the PM’s PSOE party is 10 points ahead of its rivals

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s dramatic faux-resignation gambit appears to have paid dividends. Spain’s Socialist Party (PSOE) has seen their support rise by nearly 10 points since Sanchez announced last week he would ‘stop and reflect’ on whether he wanted to continue in his role. This is according to a recent flash survey conducted on

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IN PICS: Why were giant statues paraded through Barcelona at the weekend? Bizarre tradition dates back centuries

HUNDREDS of giant effigies were paraded through Barcelona’s famous streets over the weekend in a bizarre, wacky and unique Catalunyan tradition that dates back 600 years. On Sunday, thousands of locals and inquisitive tourists lined the Passeig de Lluis Companys, the boulevard that links the iconic Arc de Triomf to Parc de la Ciutadella, for

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Costco is coming to the Costa del Sol: Wholesale supermarket brand expands in Spain after opening in Sevilla and Madrid

THE US discount shopping giant Costco is set to open in Malaga in 2026 as part of a big revamp of the Malaga Nostrum shopping centre. Centre owners, Bogaris, hope that the first stage of the makeover will start soon by getting planning permission to adapt the old Conforama furniture store into a cinema. Meanwhile,

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Phil Tufnell visits the Costa del Sol: England cricket legend, 58, tucks into brekkie at expat-owned bar during trip to Spain

PHIL Tuffnel has been spotted enjoying a spot of breakfast on the Costa del Sol. In a picture shared online, the cricketing legend, 58, is seen posing for a picture before tucking into his egg on toast and hash brown. The I’m A Celebrity champion was enjoying the meal at The Vineyard in Benalmadena on

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Inside Eva Longoria’s luxury villa in Marbella: This is the exclusive neighbourhood the Desperate Housewives star and her family will soon call home

EVA Longoria, the acclaimed star of the Desperate Housewives, is set to move into a luxury Marbella villa after she and her family decided to up sticks and abandon their Hollywood lifestyle. LA-based Longoria, 49, and her husband, Mexican businessman Jose Baston, 56, are moving into a magnificent new residence on the Costa del Sol

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Wanted Russian oil tycoon is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after ‘stealing €35m of public funds’ – according to his home country’s authorities

A RUSSIAN oil tycoon has been arrested at his Costa Blanca home over an alleged €35 million fraud in his native country. The unnamed 58-year-old man was detained by the Policia Nacional in Altea who executed an International Arrest Warrant issued by Russia. The head of the Policia Nacional’s organised crime group in Alicante said

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WATCH: Jasmine Harman, 48, says she’s ‘given up caring what people think’ as she shares a ‘Monday motivation’ dancing video from her Zumba class on Spain’s Costa del Sol

JASMINE Harman has shared a video of herself living life to the full during her Zumba class on the Costa del Sol. The A Place In The Sun star, 48, said the dance-style lessons by the beach are how she ‘loves to start the week.’ The expat herself, who moved to Estepona last year, uploaded

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