3 d. ago TUI update as Brits tourists' holidays axed after huge floods on Spanish island

Spanish authorities declared a state of emergency after rain swept across the Canary Islands over the weekend causing floods, with the popular tourist destination of Costa Teguise on Lanzarote badly hit

Events

4 d. ago Huge Spanish beach buckling under tourist pressure as plan to stop crowds unveiled

Reigning pretty as one of the island’s most popular beaches, Es Trenc in Mallorca suffers greatly from overcrowding - especially during summer months - but now stringent plan has been put in place to combat the issue

Society

7 d. ago Huge upgrade set for Spanish airport with reputation for constant queues

A tiny yet popular airport, which has been branded 'chaotic and unorganised', has unveiled a huge plan to help slash long queues at border control - which impacts millions of Brits every single year

Politics

1 week ago Inside Carlos Alcaraz’s modest home made of wood despite mammoth prize money earnings

Carlos Alcaraz has won four Grand Slam titles and amassed a huge fortune, but the 21-year-old Spanish tennis star still resides in a humble home that will take fans by surprise

Politics

1 week ago UK weather TODAY: Met Office maps turn orange on Tuesday as Britain hotter than Rome in 20C blast

The UK could see temperatures rise up to 20C today with more sunshine and blue skies thanks to a high pressure system over the country making it hotter than many European tourist spots

Society

1 week ago Huge £677m Spanish island upgrade will link major city to airport in 11 minutes

Locals are dubious over whether the scheme will ever see the light of day, arguing the government should be 'prioritising' access to homes on the tourist-saturated island instead

Economics

3 w. ago Spanish city's huge issue as locals fume over housing demand surges

Amid escalating anti-tourist sentiment, one local has accused foreign property investors of 'harassing' him into giving over his landlord's contact details so they can purchase the apartment he lives in

Politics

4 w. ago How bottled water companies are draining our drinking water – video

As droughts become more prevalent, corporate control over our drinking water is threatening the health of water sources and the access people have to them. Josh Toussaint-Strauss explores how foreign multinational companies are extracting billions of litres of water from natural aquifers to sell back to the same communities from which it came – for huge profits‘It’s not drought - it’s looting’: the Spanish villages where people are forced to buy back their own drinking waterForeign firms taking billions of litres from UK aquifers to make bottled water Continue reading...

Politics