Airports have warned travellers to expect disruption on arrival into the UK as immigration and customs officers join the public sector strike tomorrow.

Passengers have been advised to consider travelling on a different day to avoid delays as hundreds of staff walk out.A spokeswoman for airport operator BAA, which runs Heathrow, Stansted, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Southampton airports, said: "We have been informed by UK Border Agency that arriving passengers should expect delays at the UK border on Thursday as a result of industrial action by immigration officers."UK Border Agency are advising...

five million foreigners in Spain

The foreign population in Spain for the first time exceeded five million people.During the first quarter 2011, increase the number of registered foreigners in Spain by 2.6 percent, to a total of 5.056.256. Of these are 48 percent originated from another EU country.The largest group remains the Romanians, who rose from January to March with 11.58 percent to 861.584 people. They are followed by Moroccans, who increased with 4.32 percent to 777.278...

British buyers lost in court of irregular Marbella property.

A court in Marbella has told the four British purchasers of a property Marbella seen as illegal by the Junta de Andalusia that they cannot have their deposit returned and they must go ahead with completing the purchase. The purchasers must now pay all the court costs as part of the ruling, but do have the right of appeal to the provincial court..They had claimed their deposit back after a delay in the handover over a challenge to the building license....

Ryanair has announced it is to take legal action against Spanish consumers group, FACUA, demanding that the organisation stop criticising the airline.

The airline want a legal ruling to stop FACUA claiming that the airline ‘abuses’ and ‘derides’ its users. It is also demanding that FACUA remove their claims from the press releases sent to other news media, in their own webpage, and on social network sites.The airline’s action will be heard in the First Instance Court 22 in Sevilla on Monday, and will want to prohibit the consumers’ group from making injurious public statements.FACUA has said that...

illegal property demolished in Alhaurín el Grande

An illegally built property has been demolished in Alhaurín el Grande. The owner has been sentenced to six months in prison for building his home on non-buildable land. He also had to pay a 3,600 € fine and meet the costs of the demolition of the property.Alhaurín el Grande Ayuntamiento technical office has issued a report which says the property has been demolished.La Opinión de Málaga reports that the man had been granted a licence from the Town...

Natasha Giggs, 28, flew to the Costa del Sol to help get over her split from Ryan Giggs and his brother Rhodri, 34.

RYAN Giggs’s sister-in-law lover has been driven into the arms of a gay drag queen by the cheating soccer star.The dark-haired beauty, who went with a girl pal, hooked up with a popular gay drag queen and spent more than an hour locked in conversation in an open-air lounge.The Brit cross-dresser, who told Natasha he was 22, escorted her and her pal back to their hotel.Natasha seemed to be struggling to put the sex scandal behind her during a wild...

New La Linea mayor urged to tackle sewage problem

Beach campaigners are urging the new Mayor of La Linea to tackle her town's sewage troubles which continue to threaten and affect busy coastlines in Gibraltar and Spain. It follows her having signalled a desire to work positively and closely with Gibraltar for the benefit of both communities.The ESG, Western Beach users and canoeists say:"While Western Beach sampling data indicates a constant, low level of sewage present, we believe a political statement...

Rowland Fade exhibition attracts large crowd in Marbella

More than 250 art lovers plus key players of Marbella society attended the launch of the new Rowland Fade exhibition at the prestigious Kasser Rassu Gallery on Marbella's Golden Mile last Friday (3rd June)."It was a hugely successful evening with guests having the opportunity to chat with the artist about the works on display. Some were so impressed with the art, which is now extremely collectible around the world, the next day Rowland had appointments...

Orvana's second gold mine this year: 100K ounces to come from Spain

After about a year and a half of slim pickings at an operating mine in Bolivia, Orvana Minerals (TSX: ORV) has started to ramp up production at its El Valle-Boinás/Carlés mine in Spain. Orvana announced that as of May 31, 2011 commissioning of the mill was underway.It is a significant step for Orvana in two ways: as part of the company's quest to become a multi-mine, mid-tier gold mining company, and more practically, as a sign Orvana production...

world's most obscene luxury gadgets

What would be the first thing you would do if money was no object? Would you continue to live modestly, would you buy a nice house, or would you sail the Seven Seas aboard a Titanic-sized yacht made from solid gold that has an onboard laser defense system and a petting zoo? If you'd...

possible case of 'balconing' on Ibiza

young foreign girl has been admitted to the Can Misses hospital in Ibiza after accidentally falling from the second floor balcony of a flat.Emergency services say the accident happened in the early hours of Thursday, at 0050am in Calle Sant Elm, and the girl was attended to by a mobile intensive care unit before being transferred to hospital where her condition is reserved. There is no news as yet as to her identity or nationality. It’s not been...

number of foreigners with residency in Spain is now over five million for the first time

The number of foreigners with residency in Spain is now over five million for the first time, with an increase of 2.6% over the first quarter of the year.The largest increase has been seen in the number of Romanians, up 11.58%, while the number of Ecuadorians has reduced by 7.16%.The number of foreigners with residency in Spain is 5,056,256, of whom 48% were born in another European country.The numbers come from the Ministry for Employment and Immigration...