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ONE of southern Spain’s most infamous expats has died at the age of 88 in Dubai. The uncle of exiled Syrian dictator, Bashar al-Assad, was accused of plundering Syria’s wealth and sinking tens of millions of stolen ‘black money’ in…
ESTEPONA has become one of the Costa del Sol’s most frenetic property markets, with thousands of homes built or sold to local and foreign buyers in recent years. The rush has seen the municipality regularly lauded for high-end development and…
A STRICKEN ‘zombie’ ship from Russia’s shadowy dark fleet is currently drifting without power just 60 to 80 kilometres off the Costa del Sol, sparking fears of a major environmental disaster. The engines of the 19-year-old Chariot Tide, which is…
A BRITISH mother of three has been stabbed to death in front of her young children in Alhaurín el Grande. Victoria, 33, was killed at her home on Calle Tomillo in the La Paca urbanisation on Saturday morning. The alarm…
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…
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,…
