MARBELLA has long been home to a wide and eclectic community of people from all over the world, drawn by its climate, lifestyle and international character. But alongside the entrepreneurs, high-flying executives and luxury seekers lies another class of marbellini…
AT least one person has been killed after a train derailed near Barcelona on Tuesday evening. According to local reports, a train running on the R4 line of Barcelona’s Rodalies commuter network came off the tracks between Gelida and Sant…
MALAGA residents are urgently being called upon to donate ‘essential’ blood after the Cordoba train disaster. The Servicio Andaluz de Salud (SAS) has asked Malaga locals to continue donating blood in order to support the hundreds that were injured in…
AT least ten people have been killed and dozens injured after two high-speed trains carrying hundreds of passengers derailed in Andalucia, according to the Guardia Civil. The accident happened near Adamuz in Cordoba on Sunday evening after an Iryo train…
BRITONS heading to Spain will not have to apply for the soon-mandatory European travel authorisation for another year and a half, Brussels authorities have confirmed. The EU’s new European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) is still set to roll…
MIJAS is set to spend more than €2.18 million on a massive new surveillance system that will monitor public spaces, improve traffic control and help police track suspicious vehicles. The town hall has launched a tender for the installation of…
FOCUSING today on just one date – January 15 – we’ve dug up three Spanish personalities who you may find mildly diverting! 1. MANOLO EL DEL BOMBO born January 15, 1949 There are a lot of soccer fans in Spain,…
BUDGET carrier Ryanair has paid nearly €5,000 to a passenger scalded by hot coffee during a flight to Mallorca. The out-of-court settlement went to Denise Elliott, 63, from Hampshire who was travelling with a group of friends from Bournemouth. En…
EYE-OPENING new figures have lifted the lid on Spain’s best and worst airports for delays and cancellations. According to data crunched by boffins at AirHelp – an online service that helps airline passengers apply for compensation – more than one…
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced ‘urgent and decisive’ measures to address Spain’s deepening housing shortage. Landlords who extend long-term rental contracts without increasing rents will in future be granted a full 100% tax exemption on the related rental income.…
