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Influenza A is spreading across Spain: Respiratory illness is easy to catch and symptoms last for a long time, say experts

CASES of flu continue to spread across Spain and are yet to peak, with the maximum number of illnesses expected to be reached in the

7 Jan, 2024 @ 13:07

Health·Lead

Plans to place tolls on ALL motorways in Spain are delayed in huge relief for motorists

SPAIN’S Interior Minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, has ruled out any extension to toll charges on motorways during the current period of government. That means nothing will

7 Jan, 2024 @ 13:00

Lead·National News

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Pinar de Campoverde with pool garage – € 385,000

Villa Pinar de Campoverde, Alicante 3 beds 2 baths € 385,000 Last remaining Villa at this price. In a very nice central location,

7 Jan, 2024 @ 12:05

Featured Property

Spain's December unemployment rate is the lowest since 2007 as economy continues to grow

Spain’s unemployment rate in December was the lowest since 2007, new figures show

SPAIN’S December jobless total was the lowest since 2007 according to government figures released on Wednesday. Unemployment last month stood at 2.7 million- down by

7 Jan, 2024 @ 12:00

Lead·National News

These Roman baths will be open to the public on Spain’s Costa del Sol from this month

THE two-millennia-old Roman Baths of Torreblanca will open to the public on Spain’s Costa del Sol towards the end of January, the government has announced.

7 Jan, 2024 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·La Cultura·Malaga

Gibraltar will ‘rebrand’ this year to attract more visitors: Tourism minister to push ‘Britain in the sun’ image and the ‘beauty’ of the Rock

GIBRALTAR’S tourism minister is ‘working on a rebrand of Gibraltar that will be launched in April’, he told a local radio programme. Minister Christian Santos

7 Jan, 2024 @ 09:35

Gibraltar·Travel News

Female cook is forced to prostitute herself on roundabouts in Spain after being tricked by a gang who promised her a job in a restaurant

Woman freed after being forced into prostitution for six years on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 28-YEAR-OLD woman has been rescued by the Guardia Civil in Villajoyosa after being forced into prostitution during her six year stay in Spain The

7 Jan, 2024 @ 09:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

This beauty spot in Spain is among the 24 MUST visit sites in the world for 2024 – according to CNN

CNN has revealed its 24 must visit travel destinations for 2024 and this Spanish beauty spot has made the list. Last year, international tourism reached

7 Jan, 2024 @ 08:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Passenger dies on flight from Spain to UK: Body is found in toilet

A MAN has been found dead in the toilet of a Jet2 plane travelling from Spain to the UK. The body of the unnamed flyer

6 Jan, 2024 @ 19:29

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife

Big freeze is coming to Spain: Madrid is warned of temperatures as low as -3C

THE Madrid regional government has enacted an extreme cold alert as the capital braces for subzero temperatures through next week. Low temperatures of -2C are

6 Jan, 2024 @ 18:32

Lead·Madrid

Spain's disgraced former King Juan Carlos faces fresh accusations of unpaid taxes

Spain’s disgraced former king Juan Carlos celebrates his 86th birthday in exile with a flamenco-themed party in Abu Dhabi

FORMER King Juan Carlos I celebrated his 86th birthday on January 5 at his new home in Abu Dhabi, surrounded by friends, family and a

6 Jan, 2024 @ 17:45

Lead·Madrid

Unearthed: Fascinating 1960s drawings of Sevilla’s ‘Semana Santa’ by famed British cartoonist William ‘Bill’ Papas

A REMARKABLE discovery has brought to light two 1968 illustrations of Sevilla’s Semana Santa and gives an insight to the British perspective on Spain’s version

6 Jan, 2024 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead·Sevilla

2 bedroom Finca/Country House for sale in Sayalonga with pool – € 395,000

Finca/Country House Sayalonga, Málaga 2 beds 2 baths € 395,000 Description of object: Country house with pool near Sayalonga / Competa Through the

6 Jan, 2024 @ 12:05

Featured Property

French couple who ‘plotted to kill their 5-year-old son in the Sahara desert’ because they believed he was ‘possessed’ are arrested in southern Spain

SPANISH police have arrested a French couple in Algeciras for allegedly plotting to murder their five-year-old son in Morocco. According to authorities, the couple, originally

6 Jan, 2024 @ 11:22

Algeciras·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

New tourist home licences suspended for a year over fears that locals are being crowded out on Spain's Costa Blanca

New holiday rental licences are suspended in a popular tourist town on Spain’s Costa Blanca amid fears of locals being ‘swamped’

ALTEA City Council has voted to suspend granting new licences for holiday lets for a year while a report is prepared to regularise the sector.

6 Jan, 2024 @ 11:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Brexit regret: Majority of Brits say leaving the EU has completely failed for the UK

BREXIT has hurt the economy, increased prices and made stopping illegal immigration tougher than ever, a large majority in the UK think. The findings of

6 Jan, 2024 @ 10:00

Brexit·Gibraltar·Lead

Flu cases in Spain surged by 75% in last week of 2023: THESE are the most affected areas

CASES of the flu in Spain have grown by 75% in the last week to 438 cases per 100,000 people, overloading hospitals across the country.

6 Jan, 2024 @ 09:46

Health·Lead·National News

How Gibraltar airport remains an important military asset to the UK – complicating Spain’s demand to share the runway as part of a post-Brexit treaty

AS the Brexit treaty for Gibraltar falters over claims for joint use of its airport, a local enthusiast has pointed out that 58 military planes

6 Jan, 2024 @ 09:35

Gibraltar·Madrid

The Dutch are coming: Tourists from the Netherlands already make up a quarter of tourist bookings in Spain’s Costa del Sol in 2024

THE 2024 tourist season in the Costa del Sol is set to be dominated by the Dutch, according to a new market analysis. The study

6 Jan, 2024 @ 09:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Travel News

WATCH: Spanish TikToker reveals the 10 BEST things about living in Spain

THE top ten things about living in Spain have been revealed by this Spanish Tiktoker. Life in Spain has many advantages, the weather, the lifestyle,

6 Jan, 2024 @ 08:00

Lead

English-speaking couple who 'insulted' a waiter in Spain are stunned when he kicks them out of the bar after 'understanding everything they said'

English-speaking couple who ‘insulted’ a waiter in Spain are stunned after he ‘understood everything they said’ and suggested they have better ‘manners’

A WAITER at a Madrid burger restaurant says he suffered an unpleasant experience with two English-speaking clients who disrespected him. Unay Ferrer shared his story

5 Jan, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·Madrid·National News

Terrorist cell ISIS calls for ‘lions of Islam’ to launch attacks on Jews and Christians in Europe: Call to arms follows dozens of Jihadist arrests in Spain last year

NOTORIOUS terror group the Islamic State has called for a fresh wave of jihadi attacks on Jews and Christians throughout Europe. In a chilling message

5 Jan, 2024 @ 17:27

Lead·National News

Recorded earth tremors rose by over 70% in 2023 across Spain's Alicante area

Recorded earth tremors leapt up by 70% in 2023 across Spain’s Alicante area

SEISMIC activity increased by 70.3% in Alicante province last year according to the National Geographic Institute. There were 91 tremors ranging between 1.5 and 3.8

5 Jan, 2024 @ 16:05

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

This western region of Spain is mostly forgotten by British tourists but is WELL worth a visit – according to The Travel Association

TRAVEL experts have shared their top destinations for 2024 and this region in western Spain has made the cut. Brits have loved visiting Spain for

5 Jan, 2024 @ 15:59

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Elderly women come to blows in queue-jumping dust up at a Costa Blanca supermarket in Spain

PLANET AID: Time to slow down on the meat after your festive indulgence

HAVE you heard of Veganuary? An amalgam of two words Vegan and January, it’s an initiative of supermarkets and influencers to convince people to eat

5 Jan, 2024 @ 15:18

Columnists·Environment·Lead

Tech howler: Orange internet goes down across Spain for hours after hackers guess the corporation’s ‘ridiculously weak’ password

IN a tale that sounds more like a grandmother’s tech error than a corporate oversight, one of Spain’s leading mobile operators suffered a shock outage

5 Jan, 2024 @ 14:38

Lead·Technology