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THE Public Prosecutor’s Office wants the Luis Rubiales ‘kiss’ case retried and sentencing revoked because the judge was ‘biased’. Rubiales has been convicted of sexual assaulting Jenni Hermoso, a Spanish footballer in 2023. Rubiales kissed her after their team’s World Cup win. The former Spanish football boss was fined €10,800 for the kiss but cleared of coercion. READ MORE Marta …

The Costa del Sol is flooded after days of heavy rain. This wet weather will continue through the weekend. The rains are expected to continue, but two dams in Guadalmina (Guadaiza) have already released water. Photos shared on Instagram Marbellasequeja The river Benahavis races down the mountains towards San Pedro de Alcantara. ?? #AVISO ?? Ante el desembalse de caudal …

Andalucia has five provinces in Spain that are most likely to be affected by Donald Trump’s new agricultural tariffs. Spain’s southern region accounted for nearly 40% (€1.35 billion) of all of Spain’s exports to the USA in the sector – more than any other – while American exports account for 8.63% of its total foreign sales. Donald Trump has announced …

HOSPITAL Quirónsalud Marbella is excited to announce the addition of new professionals to its Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery service. The goal of the clinic is to provide a patient with a personalized care and find the most appropriate solution for every case. With this in mind, Dr Gonzalo Martínez Magide, Dr Carmen Alfonsea Carmona, and Dr Juan Luis Alfonsea …

A BRITISH tourist has issued a warning after being slapped with a €30,000 medical bill after falling ill in Spain.  ITV News reported the woman, from Staffordshire suffered a seizure while on holiday in Mallorca, leading to an  €34,000 medical bill.  Elle Dennis, who fell ill last year on the island and was placed in an induced coma by a …

A report by the Alicante College of Physicians shows that assaults against doctors will rise 37% in Alicante in 2024. The victims were mostly male doctors, a majority under the age of 35. The COMA received 26 notified cases in 2023 with five physical assaults, compared to only two reported in 2020. READ MORE The number of threats and coercion …

Storm Jana, which is currently rolling into Spain, will continue the wet and windy conditions that have been prevalent in much of the country. On Friday, the weather system is expected to arrive and bring rain and strong winds to large areas of Iberia. According to El Tiempo, Jana is a ‘deep storm’ that will bring ‘new rains and a …

CAR lovers and discount hunters have a singular alternative to personal high-end automobiles at an unbelievably low value. However what’s the catch? Properly, they have been seized from drug traffickers. The Spanish Authorities’s Nationwide Drug Plan has put an unprecedented 186 automobiles from the Strait of Gibraltar and throughout Spain in a web based public sale. Working from February twentieth …

In the province of Malaga, there are more reservoirs than ever. First time since spring of 2023, there are now more than 200 million litres in the province.  This dramatic improvement is in stark contrast to the crisis of water that ravaged the region a year earlier, when the authorities were actively preparing for the importation of water by boat. …

AN alleged ‘cowboy mechanic’ accused of swindling dozens of British expats out of thousands of euros has left Spain for a new life in the UK. Mikey Brierley, a Briton who was previously based in Almoradi (Alicante Province), allegedly faked the need to order parts for repairs and left vehicles parked for months. The grease-monkey also allegedly used customers’ cars …