Maria Ortega

Maria Ortega is a foreign content specialist. She covers foreign news stories, with a particular interest in European politics, economy, tourism, and weather. She also covers sports, with a focus on football and tennis. Maria speaks Spanish, English, French, and Italian. She has previously worked in the television industry as a translator for subtitling and dubbing companies.

New £160m megacity with white beaches and 24C November heat will 'rival Spain'

'I'm a former hotel room cleaner and there are 3 things I'll never look at the same way'

'David Beckham showed me his true colours – what he asked me was crazy'

Virgil van Dijk left trailing as Max Verstappen overtakes Liverpool star's net worth

Vet weighs in on whether you should let your cat or dog sleep in bed with you

New Ryanair route to destination that's 21C in November

'I’m a Chelsea legend – now I'm judging the world’s most beautiful women in Miss Universe'

Doctor names popular fruit as 'one of the worst you can eat' in warning

Jon Rahm's staggering LIV Golf earnings after furious Tiger Woods refused to text him back

Lewis Hamilton's difficult first year at Ferrari summed up as rival exposes 'chaos'

Vet explains whether dogs really need to wear coats during colder months

Arsenal star breaks rank to suggest players take pay cut as huge concern emerges

Robinho lifts the lid on treatment by prison guards and claims he's a 'leader' behind bars

Paris Masters director speaks out on accusations made by Roger Federer

Man ridicules unclaimed £13.4m lottery win before checking his pockets months later

Michelin-starred chef's recipe for 'amazing' five-minute meal made with tin of tuna

'I played with Cristiano Ronaldo but now I'm laying bricks after retiring aged 25'

'I'll never forget what Victoria did when I partied with David Beckham'

Pilot explains what really happens if there’s an emergency over the ocean

Record-breaking motorsport star tipped for F1 confesses to stabbing dad to death

Four ex-tennis players arrested as police launch huge match-fixing investigation

Man who died for seven seconds was ‘in a well with golden light’ before everything changed

You're cooking rice wrong – adding 30p ingredient to water makes it extra fluffy

Trent Alexander-Arnold's new car at Real Madrid after £130,000 vehicle was 'banned'