A young girl cheers on the US women’s team in their victory. In America, ‘football’ is the one you throw with your hands – not the one you kick. Nobody knows how it happened. Credit: Shutterstock From London to New York football fever has swept the globe, with the UK as well as the US having been confirmed as the …

A pickpocketing technique that dates back to the old days has been used in Malaga on cruise ship passengers. This tactic has been used by countless tourists over the years. Officers from the Policia Nacional began an investigation after receiving multiple reports of thefts that occurred in the historical centre. All the reports described a similar approach by the perpetrator. …

Costa del Sol is a hotbed for freelancers. Credit: Shutterstock and panophotograph It’s not just jobseekers catching a break in Andalucia lately – the self-employed are smashing records. In March, there were 2,401 new autónomos (freelancers) joined the ranks in Andalucía, a +0.4% increase that accounts for nearly 20% of all new self-employed workers in Spain that month. That brings …