Spain’s credit rating downgraded
Credit rating agency Standard & Poor downgrade rating on Spain's debt from AA- to A
Chokey choker
Spain's longest-serving prisoner is pardoned for the festive period and then sent back again due to mix up
Snakes on a plane: Man caught trying to board flight to Spain with 247 live animals in suitcase
Airport workers in Argentina found poisonous snakes and endangered reptiles inside the baggage of a Czech man who was about to board a flight to
Lions roar once more at Granada’s Alhambra
The restored statues return to guard the patio fountain in the Andalucian palace
Festive tidings from Spain’s No1 English newspaper
The Olive Press would like to wish all our readers, advertisers and contributors a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year!
Spanish properties sold to foreigners increase by 24.7%
Statistics from the Ministry of Public Transactions show property sales to foreigners in Spain experienced an increase of 24.7% in the third quarter of 2011
Madonna song leak: Man arrested in Spain
A demo version of the track Give Me All Your Love surfaced on the internet last month
Enrique Morente: 1942 – 2010
During his life the singer took Flamenco around the world without ever forgetting his roots
Carmen Myers: “I was an extra in Verano Azul”
I never knew what a massive hit it was in Spain as my mother sold her apartment soon after and returned to the UK
Holiday rental property market trends
Make it desirable, make it affordable and market it properly and you have a good chance of making some money out of your holiday home
British Consulate in Spain: We’re not directory enquiries
Recent enquiries received by Foreign Office staff in Spain include a request for Phil Collins' telephone number, whilst a man asked staff to contact his
Into battle against the French
Villagers of Montejaque re-enact the 1810 battle, in which around 200 locals won a famous victory against 700 French soldiers. Photographs by Karl Smallman
Three dead in stabbing rampage in Spain
At least two others seriously injured after man went on rampage at his apartment building in Valencia
It takes two to tango
Take a trip to Argentina's heart with a unique combination of music and dance
Four in a Bed comes to Spain
Channel 4’s popular series is looking for bed and breakfasts and small hotels to take part
Björk – Biophilia
The Icelandic singer has just released her eighth studio album, Biophilia
British couple die in Costa Blanca flash flood
Kenneth Hall, 72, and his wife Mary, 70, were hit by a one-metre high wall of water as they sat outside a cafe stall during
British paedophile arrested in Fuengirola after Most Wanted appeal
Dominic Steven Powell was arrested hours after the latest campaign went live
Steve Jobs (1955-2011)
He founded Apple in 1976 and his futuristic vision of computers and their use turned him into a millionaire
Costa Press Club ‘open house’
Over 100 people from 15 countries working in the press and media industries attended an 'open house' evening
Canary Islands volcanic eruption Red Alert issued
Residents of La Restinga on the island of El Hierro have been told to prepare to evacuate
British choir on song in Andalucia
Exultate Singers from Bristol to perform a series of free concerts across the region
Amazon over
Online retail giant Amazon has unveiled its Spanish website, Amazon.es, which will initially sell books, music, videos and electronics.
It’s bananas
Police have arrested four members of a gang in Madrid, Cadiz, and Murcia after seizing 450 kilos of cocaine hidden in plastic bananas in a
Brain drain
Spain has fared poorly in the latest list of the world’s Top 200 Universities with only the University of Barcelona at 176 and Universitat Autonoma
Big apple
Computer giant Apple is set to open its biggest Spanish store yet in La Cañada, Marbella, with the store set to employ around 65 people