AN EARTHQUAKE expert says Monday’s tremor in Portugal which was felt in large parts of southern Spain was the ‘most significant incident’ of its kind so far this year. National Geographic Institute (IGN) classified the quake initially as a magnitude of 5.0 on the Richter Scale, but downgraded it later to 4.4. It meant the tremor was on the border …

A THIRTY-YEAR OLD boy drowned on Tuesday in a pool at a Marbella home. At 3.40pm emergency services were notified that a child unconscious had been removed from the pool. The property was located at Calle Eagle, in the Santa Glora Golf area. READ MORE The youngster’s nationality was not disclosed. Paramedics were called to the scene and unsuccessfully tried …

SPAIN’s Andalucia could introduce tough new laws and fines of up €600,000 on tourism. A new Sustainable Tourism Law set to come into force in Andalucia could see illegal tourist flats slapped with fines of up to €600,000.  The regulation received preliminary approval this Tuesday and increases fines for ‘unregulated tourist activity’ in all categories.  Since Covid-19, the anti-tourism sentiment …