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Three Valencia supporters who shouted racist abuse at Real Madrid's Vinicius apologise before a court in Spain

Football fan in Spain’s Mallorca who racially abused Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr escapes jail with suspended sentence

A REAL Mallorca fan who racially abused the Real Madrid star Vinicus Jr has been handed a 12-month suspended prison sentence. The unnamed man, who

28 Sep, 2024 @ 09:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Sport

British couple found guilty of ‘outraging public decency’ after performing sex act in front of passengers on EasyJet flight from Spain’s Tenerife

A TRIP to the ‘mile-high club’ has turned into a trip to court for one British couple after they were caught red-handed performing a lewd

27 Sep, 2024 @ 13:27

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News

Watch: Johnny Depp visits children’s hospital in Spain while dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow

THIS is the heartwarming moment Hollywood actor Johnny Depp surprised youngsters at a children’s ward in Spain while dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow. Depp, 61,

27 Sep, 2024 @ 12:55

Basque Country·Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead·Video

Inflation in Spain falls to its lowest level in three-and-a-half years

THE rate of inflation in Spain has fallen to its lowest level in three-and-a-half years in welcome news for the country’s economy. Preliminary figures published

27 Sep, 2024 @ 12:19

Business & Finance·Lead

Woman in Spain's Andalucia conned out of €170,000 by man pretending to be Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt condemns fraudsters in Spain who posed as him to con two women out of €325,000

BRAD Pitt has criticised the five conmen who used his image to swindle hundreds of thousands of euros out of two unsuspecting female victims. Earlier

27 Sep, 2024 @ 11:44

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Pictured: Tragic Brit, 28, who plunged to his death from Benidorm hotel balcony during night out with friends

A BRITISH amateur football coach who was holidaying with friends in Benidorm died after a drunken fall from his second-floor hotel balcony, an inquiry has

26 Sep, 2024 @ 13:10

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Murder investigation is launched after British tourist fell 30ft to her death from Ibiza hotel balcony: Police make one arrest

A MURDER investigation has been launched by British police two years after a tourist plunged 30ft to her death after falling from a hotel balcony

26 Sep, 2024 @ 12:24

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Spain-Mexico row erupts: King Felipe VI is shunned from president-elect’s inauguration after refusing to apologise for colonialism

A DIPLOMATIC row between Mexico and Spain has erupted after the Latin American nation’s left-wing president-elect refused to invite King Felipe VI to her upcoming

26 Sep, 2024 @ 11:57

Lead·Politics

Fake Brad Pitts who ‘conned two women out of €325,000’ are arrested in Spain

POLICE in Spain have arrested a gang of five people accused of posing as the acclaimed movie star Brad Pitt in order to swindle hundreds

26 Sep, 2024 @ 11:11

Andalucia·Basque Country·Celebrity·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

German tourist, 84, dies instantly after mistaking motorhome exit for toilet door while travelling at 80km/hr in Spain’s Valencia

A GERMAN woman has died whilst holidaying in Valencia after falling from a moving motorhome when she accidentally mistook the exit for the toilet door.

26 Sep, 2024 @ 10:29

Lead·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Irish tourist, 29, suffers serious burns during freak accident at her friend’s wedding on Spain’s Costa del Sol

AN Irish tourist has been hospitalised after suffering serious burns following a freak accident at her friend’s wedding on the Costa del Sol last week.

25 Sep, 2024 @ 17:44

Costa del Sol·Lead

Spain's Emeritus King Juan Carlos asks London court to throw out damages claim from ex-lover

Spain’s disgraced former king Juan Carlos I will publish his memoir next year

JUAN Carlos, Spain’s disgraced and exiled former king, has announced he will publish his memoir next year, vowing to ‘explain my mistakes and bad decisions’

25 Sep, 2024 @ 15:15

Celebrity·Lead

Exclusive: Leading American real estate brand The Agency launches first office in Spain’s Barcelona

THE Agency, one of the world’s fastest-growing luxury real estate brands, known for its exposure on Netflix, has announced the opening of a new office

25 Sep, 2024 @ 09:00

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Catalunya·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Property

Spain-Venezuela row latest: Spain denies ‘complicity’ after Venezuelan opposition leader claims he was forced to sign letter accepting Maduro election victory

THE Spanish government has denied allegedly facilitating the exile of Edmundo Gonzalez after the Venezuela opposition leader, who arrived in Madrid over a fortnight ago,

24 Sep, 2024 @ 16:38

Lead·Politics

The return of ‘Nadalcaraz’? Rafael Nadal selected alongside Carlos Alcaraz for Spain’s Davis Cup finals squad

RAFAEL Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz could be set to reunite to represent Spain at the finals of the Davis Cup, just months after teaming up

24 Sep, 2024 @ 15:45

Lead·Sport

Chaos on the Rock: Gibraltar-Spain border temporarily closed after suspicious package found at airport

THERE was chaos in Gibraltar on Monday evening after the border with Spain was shut following the discovery of a suspicious package at the tiny

24 Sep, 2024 @ 13:50

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Pensioner, 77, dies of a heart attack moments after entering a sex shop in Spain’s Alicante

A 77-YEAR-OLD man died moments after entering a sex shop in Alicante on Monday. The pensioner reportedly suffered a heart attack before collapsing to the

24 Sep, 2024 @ 13:02

Alicante·Lead

Cate Blanchett, 55, picks up lifetime achievement award at San Sebastian film festival in Spain: Australian actress receives heartfelt video message from ‘proud friend’ George Clooney

CATE Blanchett said it was an ‘honour’ to receive the Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award at the 72nd edition of the San Sebastian International Film Festival

24 Sep, 2024 @ 12:40

Basque Country·Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead

Spain’s Canary Islands receive €14 million boost from EU fund to support handling of migrant crisis

THE Canary Islands are set to benefit from a €14 million package of support from the European Commission aimed at providing increased capacity to welcome

23 Sep, 2024 @ 19:05

Canary Islands·Lead

Invasive SNAKES are on the rise in Spain's Mallorca, experts warn, after 1.6 metre serpent is discovered

Hiker, 19, is airlifted to hospital in Spain after being bitten by a snake

A 19-YEAR-OLD hiker has been airlifted to hospital after being bitten by a snake in the Ibon de Escalar, a popular walking spot in the

23 Sep, 2024 @ 14:33

Health·Lead

Exclusive: Meet the British expat walking the length of Spain from north to south

FOR Tom Hopcroft, the past year has been a whirlwind. The business he founded – Guiris de Mierda, a lifestyle brand aimed at providing a

23 Sep, 2024 @ 14:00

Basque Country·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Sagrada Familia Pinnacle Of Jesus Christ Tower Presented

Tourist tax in Spain’s Barcelona is set to increase by over 20% from this date

TOURISTS visiting Barcelona from October 1 are set to be hit by a rise in charges after the city council agreed to increase visitor levies

23 Sep, 2024 @ 11:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez is compared to dictator Franco amid row over his ‘fake news’ crackdown

PEDRO Sanchez has been likened to the fascist dictator General Franco amid a row over his controversial media transparency plan designed to crack down on

23 Sep, 2024 @ 10:50

Lead·Politics

Spain is slipping into a desert climate, new drought study warns

PARTS of Spain will have a desert-like climate by 2050, a new study has warned. Research from the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC) into global

22 Sep, 2024 @ 14:00

Balearic Islands·Catalunya·Environment·Lead

Half of people in Spain say they would not pay to get their vehicle into a Low Emissions Zone

Madrid’s low emission zone is ANNULLED after court rules it is unfair to force low-income residents to buy greener vehicles

A MADRID low emission zone designed to improve air quality in the centre of Spain’s capital has been annulled after a leading court stated that

21 Sep, 2024 @ 12:59

Environment·Lead·Madrid

Portugal burns: 100 ‘out of control’ forest fires are visible from space after destroying thousands of hectares – as state of emergency is declared

AT least seven people have died as scores of wildfires continue to rage in Portugal, forcing authorities to officially declare a ‘state of calamity’. Over

19 Sep, 2024 @ 11:48

Environment·Lead