Spain’s government is threatening a crackdown on so-called tourist apartments, as it seeks to control growing anger over the lack of affordable public housing. In an interview with Cadena Ser Radio on Thursday, Housing Minister Isabel Rodriguez said the government was prepared
As Gaza marks six months of devastating war, families of those held hostage have opened up about their heartbreak. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he won’t agree to a ceasefire until captives are released. On Sunday, he said: “We are one
Neighbours of a terraced house that starting being used as unauthorised children’s home say they suffered an “extreme loss of privacy” with one objector saying they had to sleep wearing earphones. The house, in the village of Sileby, Leicetershire, became a home
Local people in Gran Canaria are set to march through the island to protest against overtourism next month. The demonstration is taking place on the same day as a similar protest in another of the Canary Islands – Tenerife. The April 20
A pest exterminator has told how Britons only need to do one thing to keep spiders out of their homes. Spider season concluded several months ago in the UK, with the eight-legged arachnids having last emerged between September and October. Most spiders
The main issue reportedly angering locals in the beautiful Canarian island of Tenerife is not to be blamed on tourism but to “the people in charge at the town halls”. Pictures of graffiti sprayed on walls around Tenerife telling tourists to “go home”
Millions of holidaymakers flock to the Costa de Sol and Málaga, cherished destinations in Spain, every year, but tensions are brewing as locals voice their frustration against the influx of tourists. In a bold expression of discontent, the walls and doors of
A British pensioner “living her dream” in a village in France was found dead after she was brutally attacked by a neighbour after she asked to borrow some sticky tape. A court in France heard Susan Higginbotham, 67, was found dead in
Lions find ‘forever home’ in South African cat sanctuary Two lion brothers rescued from Kyiv just two days after war broke out in Ukraine have swapped bombs for undisrupted birdsong after a long road to freedom. Tsar and Jamil – robbed of
This is the nail-biting moment scientists at NASA watched the first successful US moon landing in half a century. Footage from the agency’s control room shows people cheering after Odysseus, a six-legged robot, landed safely Thursday evening. It marked the first time a US