Elche has taken down a MAJOR supplier who supplied fake goods to street vendors in tourist areas of Costa Blanca. Two warehouses containing 36,000 counterfeit items with a potential retail value of over €780,000 were raided by the Guardia Civil. Five men with nationalities of Chinese and Moroccan as well as Ecuadorian have been arrested on charges of copyright infringement. …

ESTEPONA is the Spanish horse that will represent Spain tomorrow at Royal Ascot when it lines up for a Group 1 race. Named after the popular Costa del Sol town, the three-year-old Mehmas colt is a 100/1 shot for the King Charles III Stakes, a five-furlong (1005-metre) sprint with a prize fund of over €820,000. He will be hoping to …

The NHS has announced an important change to the cervical screening program which will affect millions women in the UK. The interval between cervical smears (also known as Pap smears) will be increased from three to five years starting this year for women who have tested negative for the high-risk HPV. This is due to the fact that new clinical …

Dr. Silvio Garattini. Credit: YouTube screenshot “We must have a revolution in health, and a new approach.” “We can prevent most diseases this way,” says Dr. Silvio, an oncologist of 96 years and the founder of the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research. Interview with the Italian outlet First OnlineGarattini discusses the foundation of a new healthcare revolution, one that …

Volunteers preparing meals at a Malaga food bank. Credit: Comedor Santo Domingo A new report has revealed that one in three of families in Andalusia are living on less than €2,000 a month. This figure is alarming and shows that many households in the Andalusia region struggle to cover their basic costs. The study examined the income, savings, spending, and …

Crafts, fashion, and food in Benahavis. Credit: Ayuntamiento de Benahavis Benahavis’ popular open-air markets are back to bring life to the summer evenings. The market will be held every Thursday and Saturday night, from 8pm until midnight, along Avenida de Andalucia. This program runs through August and June. It is a great way to spend a summer evening while supporting …

The International School Estepona, a prestigious Spanish educational magazine that covers the whole of Spain, is proud to announce it has been awarded the 5-Star award for the fourth consecutive year. The school was awarded based on the reputation of its staff. Daniela Amenta said: “This is a truly fantastic achievement for our school and our staff members should be …

Get the Editor’s Digest free In this weekly newsletter, Roula Khalaf, Editor of FT, chooses her favorite stories. In a conference in Barcelona last month with the headline “Europe: wake up call?””, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez took to the stage and urged the continent to “wake up once and for all . . . Take charge of its fate and put words into …

This incredible location is very near Marbella and Málaga, but accomodation is much cheaper | Credits: Andalusia Tourism Office A charming seaside village in Spain has been named one of the best value destinations for summer 2025 — and it’s right by the biggest Spanish holiday hotspots. Spain’s Costa del Sol, with its amazing beaches, vibrant nightlife, and abundance of …

Human hearts in pig embryos. Credit: mali maeder, Pexels In a groundbreaking experiment, researchers have successfully grown tiny human hearts in pig embryos that survived up to 21 days – a development that could one day help solve the global organ shortage. The findings presented at the International Society for Stem Cell Research Conference in Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 11th, …