May 2024

FreakCon returns to Spain’s Costa del Sol: Cosplay and gaming fanatics to descend on Torremolinos for eighth annual edition – this is where to get tickets

COSPLAY and gaming fanatics are set to descend on Torremolinos this week, as FreakCon holds its eight annual edition.  The festival, celebrating all things fandom, will return this weekend Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26.  In a new Torremolinos location, the Palacio de Congresos it will include workshops, talks, gaming contests, cosplay competitions and […]

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Pictured: Estepona’s swanky new beach club described as a ‘lifestyle destination’ that is set to open in July – featuring an infinity pool and ‘provocative performances from day to night’

THE Estepona nightlife is expected to move up a notch this summer with the arrival of a new beach club described as a ‘multi-sensory playground’. Opening this July, Eva Estepona will shake up the sedate seaside town with headline ‘provocative performances’ from day to night. The chic beach club will also offer an array of

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Horror in Granada: Gunman, 72, kills his two grandchildren aged just 10 and 12 before taking his own life

A 72-year-old man has killed his two grandchildren, aged just 10 and 12 before taking his own life in Granada.  Huetor Tajar, a town 43km from Granada capital, has been rocked by a horrific tragedy this weekend.  A 72-year-old grandfather barricaded himself and his young grandchildren inside a flat before shooting the children and himself

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Desperate search for woman who vanished while swimming in the sea off Spain’s Fuengirola

A DESPERATE search has been launched for a woman who vanished while swimming in the sea off Fuengirola, Costa del Sol.  Emergency services 112 were alerted to the situation at 1:30 pm on Sunday, May 19.  A witness reported that a woman had entered the water from a rocky area near the port and went

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WATCH: Huge fire engulfs 34 cars in port popular with tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FIRECRACKER is suspected of starting a giant blaze that destroyed 17 cars and damaged at least 17 others in a Javea port car park on Saturday. The Guardia Civil is running an investigation into the incident which started at around 12.45pm at a parking lot close to Calle Muelle Norte. Many of the vehicle

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Spain recalls ambassador from Buenos Aires after Argentina President Javier Milei insults Pedro Sanchez’s wife

THE Spanish government will recall its ambassador from Argentina as a diplomatic spat between the two counties deepened following comments from hard-right President Javier Milei about Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife. Speaking at a global conference of far-right leaders in Madrid in the run up to next month’s European elections, Milei told the crowd

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These are the best and worst beers from Spain, according to the Sun – but do YOU agree?

THE Sun features writer Hayley Minn published an article last week ranking each Spanish beer sold in the UK, and her results are sure to cause a stir among Spaniards and expats alike.  Cruzcampo  We’ll start with the winners.  Minn was blown away by Cruzcampo, the Sevillano brew with a special place in the Spanish

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Serial killer TikToker who slayed British and German tourists on Spain’s Costa del Sol is accused of killing a 21-year-old hiker in Malaga – less than 10 years after he was released

A CONVICTED killer who slayed British and German tourists as part of a bloody killing spree in the 1980s has been accused of murdering a young man less than 10 years after being released.  Jose Jurado Montilla, or Dinamita Montilla, as he calls himself on TikTok, was sentenced to 123 years after being found guilty

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