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Summertime news

From June to August it's impossible to perform any task between 2pm and 5pm which doesn't involve drowning in a puddle of your own perspiration

  • Crisis of identity

    Immunity, it seems, isn't like Covid: your chances of getting it don't increase the closer you get to someone who already has it

    Mark Nayler |
  • Hear my voice

    Malingerers would think twice about calling in sick, having practised the dark art of whimpering pathetically for the previous half an hour.

    Peter Edgerton |
  • A mythological musician

    The Andalucía Bird Society recommends looking out for the Western Orphean Warbler this month

    PETER JONES |
  • War and Peace

    Sánchez promised to double Spain's military spending until 2029, proving the minute influence of Podemos in the coalition government

    Mark Nayler |
  • No pain no game

    A study has shown how virtual reality can distract children from the discomfort of medical injections. Could something similar be introduced for adults when they find themselves in painful or distressing situations?

    PETER EDGERTON / WWW.E-PETER.COM |
  • P**s up on the AVE

    The passengers are not tourists, families or business travellers - there's a man dressed as a banana and another as a female gymnast in a fuchsia leotard

    Ivan Gelibter |
  • Turning blue

    Following the PP's thumping victory in Andalucía last Sunday, everyone's asking "what it means" for the country as a whole

    MARK NAYLER |
  • Flight of fancy

    Malaga now has one of the best one hundred airports in the world according to a list based on customer satisfaction

    PETER EDGERTON / WWW.E-PETER.COM |