Beer Festival

Head to Rincón de la Victoria for craft beer

More than 35 draught beers, as well as a wide selection of bottled and canned beers from Belgium, Germany, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and the USA are featured

Jennie Rhodes
Pilar Vilella, at the Lego exhibition at the Video Game Museum.
Pilar Vilella, at the Lego exhibition at the Video Game Museum. (Marilú Báez)

'Building with Lego helps you manage frustration'

"Once you start building and see all the positive effects, you get hooked," she admits to having "caught the brick bug"

Matías Stuber
Image from last year's edition of Freakcon
Image from last year's edition of Freakcon. (Marilú Báez)

FreakCon's most ambitious edition ever kicks off

The event begins today in Torremolinos and celebrates its tenth anniversary in style, with more than 600 hours of programming, international guests such as Giancarlo Esposito and much more

Cristina Jiménez

The Bottom Line

Typical, ban something that actually works

"Over the past few years I've watched properties in my area, some empty for 20 years, filthy and riddled with rats, finally being put to proper use. After a relatively affordable renovation, people are actually living in these places," says columnist Ignacio Lillo

Ignacio Lillo

The Music Maker

Sew sew wrong

Columnist Peter Edgerton looks at new research into Bronze Age sewing skills - and confirms that boys were just as hopeless four thousand years ago

Peter Edgerton

The Euro Zone

Battle for the centre

Despite the pressure that Vox will exert on Moreno, he doesn’t need to enter a coalition. A confidence-and-supply arrangement could be sufficient thinks columnist Mark Nayler

Mark Nayler

Food and Drink opinion

Prohibition

Columnist Andrew J. Linn looks at how moderate regulation of alcohol comsumption might work better than outright bans

Andrew J. Linn

Ice Hockey World Championships

Great Britain and Spain as ice hockey powers

The 2026 Men’s Ice Hockey World Championship is taking place in Switzerland, with the Great Britain national team competing. They became the first European champions over a century ago, when Spain was also among the leading hockey nations

Alekk M. Saanders