13 h. ago Couple slam 'unfair' hotel sunbed rules after staff leave card on lounger

Jo and Martin were on a seven-night break in the Spanish resort town of Salou near Barcelona - and were fuming at the sunbed rules of the four-star, £140-a-night H10 Salauris Palace.

Society

8 d. ago Killing Eve star says playing 'controlling' mother in new film was 'easier'

Renowned Irish actress Fiona Shaw stars in Hot Milk, an adaptation of Deborah Levy's 2016 novel, as a mother with a mysterious illness, who is taken to a seaside Spanish town in search of a cure

Events

1 week ago What would British culture be like if Oasis had never existed? | Dorian Lynskey

Would Britpop have happened? Would bands still dream as big? As Oasis prepare for their return gig on Friday, it’s worth asking what their cultural impact has beenIn the peculiar counterfactual 2019 romcom Yesterday, the Beatles suddenly and mysteriously vanish from history, remembered by just one man. In the interests of a cheap joke, writer Richard Curtis improbably suggests that every band in the world would still exist in the Beatles’ absence, bar one: Oasis.But what about a world without Oasis? As the Gallaghers themselves would admit, they weren’t innovators like the Beatles, whose every move changed the course of popular music. If Noel had never joined Liam’s band at the end of 1991, Creation Records might well have gone bust, Manchester City would have had less pop cachet, and The Royle Family would have needed a different theme tune, but music wouldn’t have sounded significantly different. Today, new bands are more likely to cite the spiky intelligence of Radiohead or the S...

Politics

2 w. ago Plan to build Christ statue ‘bigger than Rio’s’ prompts outcry in Spanish town

The organisation plans to raise funds to build the tallest Christ statue in the world

Politics

2 w. ago Spanish island's bold message to Brits as party town gets £4.28m overhaul

One of Spain's most infamous party regions is distancing itself from rowdy Brits through a series of brutal clampdowns, and a multi-million pound regeneration that has just completed its first phase

Economics

2 w. ago Benidorm's battle lines: How tourist town is split in two with Spanish holidaymakers avoiding Brits like the plague

The battle lines in Benidorm are drawn between the quaint 'Old Town' where native visitors go to unwind and the buzzing strips of 'the New Town' where Brit drinkers party the night away.

Events

3 w. ago Quiet Spanish town 'like an underrated Barcelona' but without the crowds

Intrepid Travel’s West Europe general manager Florencia Allo Moreno has recommended that anyone looking for a slightly quieter but no less pleasant trip to Spain visit Girona

Politics

3 w. ago Shocking moment Spanish cop chokes 'thief' to death after he 'stole his phone'

The unnamed 58-year-old was out for dinner with a friend on Tuesday in the Spanish town of Torrejon de Ardoz in northeastern Madrid when a man allegedly stole his phone and ran off.

Events

3 w. ago 'I lived in pretty Spanish town for years and Brits still don't know it exists'

I lived in this beautiful Spanish town, likened to Venice, for seven year - and Brits are missing out on this hidden gem in the Costa Brava

Politics

3 w. ago Blake Lively's Gossip Girl costar reveals why he felt like he was in 'pretty boy jail' after show ended

Zoolander once said, 'I'm pretty sure there's a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is.' Chace Crawford knows how that feels.

Events