most-wanted mobsters, Salvatore D'Avino, has been arrested after his girlfriend posted a photo of herself on Facebook.

The 39-year-old's heavily pregnant girlfriend Brada Hint uploaded the snap of herself outside the Nikki Beach Club Restaurant in Marbella, Spain.This Facebook snap of Brada Hint got reported mobster Salvatore D'Avino arrested. (Image: Facebook)However, the photo was seen by Spanish...

Fire destroys more than 75 hectares in the Montes de Málaga

It has now been stabilised and is believed to have been started intentionally A Level 1 fire broke out in the Montes de Málaga at lunchtime on Friday, destroying between 75 hectares and 100 hectares before it was stabilised shortly before 7pm.Two hundred people and 15 aircraft tackled the flames throughout the afternoon, and seven isolated cortijos were evacuated as a precaution. El Mundo said fire fighters and local police had been sent to the upper...

The Fuengirola Association of Bars to meet in September.

EX-PAT bar owners on the Costa del Sol are set to meet on September 7 to discuss a strategy to deal with what they consider to be unfair treatment by Local Police and Town Halls.The Fuengirola Association of Bars has been created by Mick and Pamela Hilton, who run a bar in Los Boliches. Many foreign bar owners find themselves facing complaints for noise, placement of A-boards, terrace space, and other problems, but claim that their Spanish neighbours...

Spanish doctors told to prescribe cheaper generic drugs

In a move designed to save €2.4bn (£2.1bn) a year, Spain's socialist government has passed a law forcing doctors and pharmacies to prescribe generic drugs rather than the more expensive brand names sold by pharmaceutical companies.Spanish doctors will now have to complete prescriptions giving only the details of the active ingredients of the medicine that their patients must take, as well as the dose and format. The drugs are paid for partly by the...

Spain's Duchess of Alba to marry in October

One of Spain's richest aristocrats is to marry a man 25 years her junior despite initial opposition from her children.The 85-year-old Duchess of Alba has released a statement saying she will marry Alfonso Diez, 60, in early October. It will be her third marriage.In a rare interview,...

Shane Warne is said to have proposed Elizabeth Hurley as they holidayed on a friend's luxury yacht in Spain.

Shane Warne is said to have proposed Elizabeth Hurley as they holidayed on a friend's luxury yacht in Spain. Sources close the couple have revealed that there will be wedding bells in Australia before the end of the year.Smitten Liz, 46, has allegedly told pals: “He’s definitely the one. I didn’t know I’d ever feel this way about anyone.”Shane, 41, got down on one knee to propose to the British beauty, and then toasted the news with billionaire...

500 hectares destroyed by fire in the Sierra de Gredos

An emergency military unit has been called in to fight a forest fire which has restarted in Ávila and which has so far affected more than 500 hectares of shrub and grass in the Sierra de Gredos. The fire was declared to be under control, but strong winds in the area have started it up again. As many as 400 people are working in trying to put it out.Despite the size of the fire no population centres are under threat from the flames. It started on...

Rain and lightning forces pope to skip bulk of speech to 1 million young pilgrims and disrupts Sunday's mass

A thunderstorm forced the pope to cut short his speech to an estimated 1 million young pilgrims gathered at a Madrid airfield to mark World Youth Day.As rain soaked the crowd and lightning lit up the night sky on Saturday, the 84-year-old pontiff skipped the bulk of the speech and delivered brief greetings in half a dozen languages.During the day, firefighters had sprayed the crowds with water, and pilgrims sought shade in the near 40C (104F) heat.Some...

The rebels have called this zero hour, the hour when the uprising came back to Tripoli.

Bloody battles have been raging in the Libyan capital Tripoli, as reporters travelling with rebels forces say they have reached the city from the west.Hundreds of rebels have been seen streaming in vehicles towards the city.An AFP correspondent saw crowds of civilians running alongside rebel vehicles as they drove in at dusk.Col Muammar Gaddafi has gone on state TV to say he will not abandon Tripoli. His supporters say he has tens of thousands of...

Pope Benedict celebrates World Youth Day closing Mass

Pope Benedict XVI has celebrated the closing Mass of the World Youth Day festival in Spain in front of thousands of young Catholics.He urged pilgrims to "share the joy of their faith" and announced that the next event would be held in Rio de Janeiro in 2013.On Saturday, the Pope had delivered a homily to a million-strong crowd.But his speech there was cut short by a violent thunderstorm which blew off his skullcap.Addressing the crowds on Sunday,...

Baby abandoned in Torre del Mar

An abandoned newly-born baby has been found in the street in Torre del Mar, Málaga. The baby girl is apparently healthy and in good condition, but the placenta was still attached when she was found on Sunday morning at around 0920.A bag of clothes was found next to the child in Calle Cuesta del Visillo by a passerby who alerted the health services and National Police.The child is undergoing a full medical at the Axarquía District Hospital in the...

Spain cuts property tax to try to boost growth

Spain has announced plans to try to tackle the severe problems facing its housing market.The government will temporarily halve the sales tax on new homes to 4% to try to stimulate its construction sector.Spain's economy was plunged into recession following the collapse of its once-buoyant property sector.The government is also hoping that new building projects would help create jobs and alleviate unemployment, which is one of the highest in the eurozone.It...

Every facet of Spain’s culture seems to be firmly rooted on the Costa del Sol

Every facet of Spain’s culture seems to be firmly rooted on the Costa del Sol: Picasso isn’t just celebrated in Málaga, he was born here; gazpacho isn’t just served in Andalusía, the recipe was written here; flamenco isn’t just danced in Seville, it was choreographed here; and Hemingway didn’t just write about bullfights in Ronda, streets and children are named after him here. “Very new” effortlessly rubs shoulders with “very, very old” in these...

Malaga’s exciting new photography exhibition, Picasso At Work

Malaga’s exciting new photography exhibition, Picasso At Work, adds to this Mediterranean gem’s cultural offering as Jet2.com offer reduced priced flights thereSat on the Costa del Sol, the Spanish city of Malaga has for decades proven to be the perfect European holiday destination. Now, and thanks in part to being the birthplace of Pablo Picasso, it can also boast a thriving art community.It is this cultural appeal that is helping to make the city...

Student plotted attack on anti-Pope crowd

chemistry student working as a volunteer for the pope's visit to Madrid was arrested on suspicion of planning a gas attack targeting protesters opposed to the pontiff's stay, officials said Wednesday.Pope Benedict XVI is due to arrive Thursday for a nearly four-day visit to celebrate World Youth Day, and thousands of protesters railing against his visit marched through central Madrid to the Sol plaza where they have held months of demonstrations...

When the solar thermal power Concentrated 61 plants are operating in 2014 Will Avoid 3.4 million tons of Emissions of C02 Into the atmosphere.

The solar thermal power twenty Concentrated Already operating plants in USA With An area of only 3002 hectares (0.006% of the Territory), According To the map with all sectors have published data on its official website of Protermosolar ( www.protermosolar.com ) association That encompasses the country's Concentrated solar energy industry, one of The Few Sectors in Which USA Maintains global leadership. The Ministry of Industry have GRANT permission...

Spanish strike still on as talks stall

Negotiations appeared to be close to collapse in the dispute between Spain's top football clubs and the players' association, which has threatened to strike at the start of the season over wage guarantees.A meeting was scheduled for Wednesday between the Professional Football League (LFP), which represents clubs in the top two divisions, and the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) to try and reach an agreement.But a spokesman for the AFE said...

Kellyann's family urge jailed wife-killer to 'face the truth

The family of a woman killed in Spain by her husband has called on him to "face up to the truth" and take responsibility for his "heinous crime".Speaking yesterday, the family of mother-of-two Kellyann Corcoran (29) said they were "satisfied and relieved" that her husband Dermot McArdle (41) was now in jail in Spain.He was extradited to Spain on August 5 -- which should have been the couple's 16th wedding anniversary -- to begin a two-year prison...

6m expected at Malaga fair

MALAGA Hoteliers Association predicts a fall in takings at this year’s August fair, although the six million visitors of last year are expected to be surpassed.The President of the association, Rafael Prados, has said that having seen the poor results of this Easter, the sector is not very optimistic about the upcoming fair which starts tomorrow night and continues until next Sunday.However, there will be more ‘casetas’ at the fair, both in the centre...

EU allows Spain to curb Romanians' access to jobs

The European Union executive gave debt-stricken Spain the green light Thursday to restrict Romanian workers from seeking employment on its territory, citing the need to protect its labor market.Spain will be able to impose work permits on Romanians until the end of 2012, an exception to EU rules that allow citizens to work freely throughout the bloc's 27 member states.Madrid's request for an exemption comes when many European governments are pushing...

14 year old arrested after hitting 2 year old on Zebra crossing on moped

14 year old, who was riding a moped in Málaga and who hit a two year old child and then drove off, has been arrested.Reports indicate that the youth was driving the moped at great speed with no licence and no helmet. He is reported to have then handed the moving bike to his 15 year old girlfriend who was accompanying him, but the bike fell over and the girlfriend suffered injuries to her right foot and knee. She then insisted that they go back and...

Final phase of airport access road

THE final phase of work to create a road to connect the A-7 to Malaga Airport is underway.This part of the project includes the construction of pillars which will support the viaducts and bridges over the motorway. This will lead to provisional diversions of traffic in the Guadalmar area (near Decathlon and Leroy Merlin).The southern access, which connects to Malaga city or the rest of the Costa del Sol, are completely finished at the northern end,...

50 year old man died last night in Rafelbunyol (Valencia) after repeatedly being gored by a bull in the armpit and chest

50 year old man died last night in Rafelbunyol (Valencia) after repeatedly being gored by a bull in the armpit and chest. The accident occurred shortly after seven o'clock in the afternoon in this small town, where the rock La Font celebrated a festival of "bous al carrer" in a closed...

A 27-YEAR-OLD man died after having been lost at sea for two days.

He and another man, 22, were using jet-skis off Malaga coast, when his vehicle broke down. According to the younger man, who was rescued by an Italian ship, the two of them had set off from the North African enclave of Ceuta heading towards Cabo Negro in Morocco.When one jet-ski broke down, they both got on the other one, but after a while, this stopped working too.They were adrift for two days until they were found in international waters, 20 miles...