SPAIN has spent 2% of its GDP on defence so far this year, finally meeting NATO’s long-standing target eleven years after the goal was set. According to data published by NATO, Spain spent 2% of its GDP on defence spending…
By Alessio Ghirlanda THE dog of an Andalusian mayor was fatally poisoned in what the official denounced as retaliation for cancelling a local ‘bull’ run. Left-wing PSOE’s Juan Salvador Dominguez (pictured), mayor of Paterna del Campo near Huelva, posted to…
MARBELLA is preparing to host the first edition of the Silk Road3 Roadshow: Connecting Capital, Culture, and Business, early November. This international event aims to elevate the city’s global status in innovation, investment and entrepreneurship, and is specifically focused on…
TRAVEL on the Madrid-Barcelona high-speed rail line has resumed after a forest fire near the tracks left hundreds of passengers stranded onboard. The blaze, located between Guadalajara Yebes and Brihuega in Castilla la Mancha, forced the suspension of all activity…
THE answer is yes they are – and refusing to let them could even land you in trouble with the law. Andalucia’s wildfire agency INFOCA has reminded residents that firefighting helicopters are legally entitled to scoop water from private pools…
A VIOLENT feud within the Costa del Sol’s Irish community is at the heart of a devastating blaze which ripped through a strip of pubs over the weekend. The inferno took hold of the bars and restaurants in Torremolinos on…
A SERIAL rapist who posed as a Guardia Civil officer has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Valencia. The man, 33, assaulted six women in four days between August 15 and 18. The Levante newspaper reported that he used…
THE theft of a gold chain turned into a disaster for a man who was bitten by his victim and then chased down by eye-witnesses in Palma. He was arrested by the Policia Nacional on a charge of robbery with…
GIBRALTAR is facing the prospect of a hard border with Spain for a number of months while the agreement to remove the border awaits ratification. Sighs of relief were breathed when a wide-ranging political agreement on the future of the…
A TEENAGER trailed a woman home from a supermarket before knifing her during a bungled robbery in her Torrevieja doorway. The victim, 58, resisted the 19-year-old Moroccan man who wanted to steal her phone and a gold chain. He stabbed…
