SPAIN will be one of a small number of countries that will escape a 'technical recession' by next year, according to the International Monetary Fund (FMI).

NATIONAL supermarket chain Aldi has announced 1,000 new jobs, which will be filled between now and the end of this year.

ELECTRICITY giant Iberdrola is extending its presence in the southern hemisphere, with its first-ever hybrid 'green' energy plant in the world.

EVEN people who struggle to stifle a yawn at the mention of the word 'history' shouldn't rule out visiting museums on trips to Spain – unless they also hate chocolate, toys, beer, arts and crafts, space, cars, volcanoes, cheese, wine, and even Harr...

EVERY town council in Spain has been instructed to draw up an energy-saving plan by December 1 – and, although restrictions on Christmas lights have not been enforced, some have already announced a late-night switch-off this year.

EXPLORING Buddhist temples is usually a staple on the tourist trail in far-eastern countries, such as China, Thailand, and Myanmar, and these splendid, colourful and intricate buildings, radiating peace inside and out, always make for highly photogen...

TENNIS legend Rafael Nadal and his wife Mery Perelló are now officially known as papá and mamá – their little boy was born on Saturday afternoon, and he and his mum are said to be doing well.

CITY life: Convenient and exciting, or busy and stressful, with great shopping and entertainment on the doorstep and excellent transport links, or noisy and polluted and full of traffic jams. For some people, their worst nightmare, but others would s...

A STUNNING new seafront esplanade will be unveiled in Estepona within the next two months, thanks to intensive renovations funded entirely by the provincial government, or Diputación de Málaga.

ESTEPONA'S new '€1-a-day' car park with space for 500 users is due to open next month – and building it has offered an opportunity to landscape surrounding streets.

EASTERN and southern cities will soon be connected by high-speed rail now that the express AVE service is due to restart between Sevilla and Valencia, with one return journey every day.

A MÁLAGA woman has just scaled nearly 6,000 metres to the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for meningitis research – and handed over a healthy sum to help scientists in their mission to wipe out the condition by the year 2030.

BRITISH pop-rocker Ed Sheeran has been partying in Ibiza – with a fluffy friend – just as his latest single bursts onto the scene.

COLOMBIAN rock legend Shakira has been interviewed for the first time since her rumoured split from long-term partner, FC Barcelona's Gerard Piqué, giving a frank and emotionally-open account of her life since Spain's first-ever FIFA World Cup win i...

NON-SPANISH buyers are snapping up 133 homes a day in the Comunidad Valenciana, and sales shot up by 50% of pre-pandemic figures this spring.