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THE ELDERLY Spanish woman may have been talking to Queen Letizia, but that didn’t stop her from using some colourful language when she got a chance to meet her in the southern city of Cordoba on Thursday. ‘I love you and your husband and your children very much!’ the lady shouted from the crowd, in […]

FREYA Rogers, who runs the successful Armario de Freya women’s clothes and accessories store in the multicultural market town of Órgiva, has opened a second store in the nearby spa town of Lanjarón. Catering for every occasion – from fiestas and special events to work and leisure – the shop stocks a range of attractive

A VIDEO on TikTok has gone viral for revealing an intriguing tapa served at Bar la Cuadra in Ronda.  Andalucia is renowned for its ‘rutas de tapas’ and as is the Spanish way, no glass of wine or caña should be enjoyed without the accompaniment of a little local snack.  The clip, which has attracted

THE Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory (ARMH) has called on the Junta to ‘stop whitewashing’ Francoism. The criticism revolves around an explanatory panel in the Picasso Museum of Malaga which appears to downplay the start of the civil war and the group is demanding that it be modified.  In the permanent exhibition 1928-1938.

RYANAIR has emerged victorious from the latest battle in its long running war with online travel agencies. The low-cost airline has frequently complained about the ‘illegal’ behaviour of well-known companies such as Booking.com, eDreams, Gotogate, Kiwi and Opodo. And a court in Barcelona has agreed, ruling that ‘OTAs do not have commercial agreements with Ryanair

EL Corte Inglés and BIOPARC Fuengirola have renewed their collaboration for the donation of surplus fruit and vegetables.  Department stores in Malaga that belong to the high-end Spanish chain will continue to donate food that is on the turn to the conservation center.  [embedded content] Over the past year, El Corte Inglés has provided the

POLICE have arrested and charged their former chief with ‘an alleged sexual assault’ on a policewoman in 2018, a senior officer said. Ian McGrail. 56, former Commissioner of Police will now stand trial for the alleged assault which is believed to have occurred at New Mole Police Station. Police arrested McGrail at his home on

THE NUMBER of convicted sex offenders who have secured early release from prison thanks to a controversial new consent law has now passed the 100 mark, and stands at 103.  That’s according to Spain’s legal watchdog, the CGPJ, which also confirmed that 943 more convicts have had their sentences reduced thanks to the legislation, dubbed

FIVE Iberian lynx cubs have been born at the El Acebuche breeding centre in Almonte (Huelva).  They were born in two litters and are all in good health.  These are the first lynxes born this year at El Acebuche, where seven cubs were born in 2022.  A total of 43 of western Europe’s largest cat

AN IRISH gangster has appeared in a Dublin court over an extradition request by Spanish authorities after he skipped the country last year. Darren Gilligan, 47, the son of notorious drug trafficker John Gilligan, was due to appear in court for the offence of breaching Public Order and Safety. He would have taken to the