Gibraltar’s iconic Caleta Hotel closes after 60 years to make way for five-star Hilton
GIBRALTAR has moved one step closer to having a new five-star Hilton hotel as planning permission was filed for the site of the old Caleta
IN PICS: A year since Madrid’s epic snowfall saw people skiing and snowboarding through Spain’s capital in Storm Filomena
ONE year ago on January 9, 2021, Madrileños woke up to discover a city transformed by Storm Filomena. It was the biggest snowfall in more
Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez receives booster as population urged to keep up with COVID-19 jabs
SPAIN’S Prime Minister released a photograph showing him receiving a booster dose of the vaccine which everyone over 40 years old is now eligible for.
READER’S QUESTION: When can I get a booster in Spain if I recently recovered from COVID?
SPAIN is rolling out a nationwide strategy to give a third dose of the vaccine to those already vaccinated in a bid to keep people
LATEST: Spain extends COVID-19 travel ban for unvaccinated visitors from most non-EU countries until end of January
SPAIN has yet again extended the existing entry ban on non-essential travel by non-vaccinated travels from a long list of non-EU countries for another month.
Spain’s tennis ace Rafa Nadal on unvaccinated Djokovic being denied entry to Australia: ‘I feel sorry for him but it was his decision’
RAFAEL Nadal expressed sympathy for rival Novak Djokovic after the Serb was denied entry into Australia because he wasn’t vaccinated against COVID-19. However, he said
Google Maps clue leads police to mafia fugitive on the run for 20 years and living suburban life in Madrid
POLICE tracked down one of Italy’s most notorious mobsters who had been on Europol’s wanted list for 20 years after he was spotted on an
SPAIN TRAVEL UPDATE: UK scraps need for pre-departure COVID tests for fully vaccinated arrivals
FULLY vaccinated travellers will no longer have to take pre-departure COVID tests before arriving in England in a change in the rules that comes into
Police in Spain break up New Year’s Eve orgy involving 70 American guests at a villa outside Barcelona
POLICE broke up a New Year’s Eve sex party that involved around 70 guests, most of them from the USA, in a town outside Barcelona
Two Brits in Spain named in New Year Honours List
ONCE again Brits who have made their mark serving the British community resident in Spain have been recognised in the New Year Honours list. This
Spain in review: The biggest and most important stories covered by the Olive Press during 2021
IT has been a year marked yet again by the coronavirus pandemic, with much of our daily coverage focusing on the ever changing rules, updates
MAP: These are the COVID-19 restrictions in place across Spain on New Year’s Eve
Each of Spain’s 17 regions have determined their own measures to control the spread of COVID infections from no restrictions in Madrid to a nightly
‘Groundhog Day’: Christmas and New Year message from the British Ambassador in Spain
“AS we come to the end of 2021, I confess it feels more than a bit like Groundhog Day,” admits British Ambassador Hugh Elliott in
Maximise your luck for 2022 by following these New Year traditions from Spain
WE’RE all hoping that 2022 will bring a new start and good fortune but to make sure the New Year gets off in the best
Villagers join manhunt for ‘Galician Rambo’ an escaped prisoner with military training living in the woods in northwestern Spain
RESIDENTS of a town in Galicia in northwestern Spain have joined Guardia Civil patrols in an attempt to seek out an escaped prisoner who is
Drugged, robbed and murdered after threesome invitation: Two men arrested over mystery death at Madrid’s Palace Hotel
POLICE in Madrid have arrested two men in connection with the mysterious death of an American businessman at one of the capital’s most exclusive hotels.
Spain shortens mandatory COVID isolation time from 10 to seven days
SPAIN’S Health Ministry has lowered the mandatory isolation time for people who test positive for COVID-19 and for unvaccinated people who have been in close
No new measures: Spain’s PM rules out tougher stance to combat omicron arguing masks and vaccines are sufficient
SPAIN’S prime minister has ruled out imposing any further national restrictions in response to the omicron variant of the coronavirus arguing that current measures are
BREXIT UPDATE: Driving licence validity for Brits in Spain extended until end of February
IN a last minute reprieve, Brits living in Spain have been given another two months to exchange their driving licences with a further extension until
All Fools’ Day: How Spain marks Dia de los Santos Inocentes
DECEMBER 28, Spain marks the Dia de los Santos Inocentes (Holy Innocents’ Day) which is somewhat similar to April Fools’ Day. It’s the day to
IN PICS: Anti-vaxxers stage demonstration in Spain’s Barcelona against holiday season restrictions and need for vaccine passports
HUNDREDS of protestors took to the streets on Christmas Day in Barcelona in anger at new restrictions imposed by the regional government in a
Spain saves suspected long-lost Caravaggio masterpiece for the nation after it was almost sold off for €1,500 at auction
SPAIN has granted protected status to a small oil painting that was on the verge of being sold for a mere €1,500 before an expert
IN PICS: Santa swimmers race in bracing Christmas Day tradition in Spain’s Barcelona
THE Copa Nadal swimming race takes place on Christmas Day morning in the in the Old Port of Barcelona in what has become the oldest
OFFICIAL: Eruption of volcano on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands declared over
CANARY Island authorities declared that the volcanic eruption of Cumbre Vieja that began on September 19 to be officially over on Christmas Day following 10
Spain’s King Felipe uses Christmas message to reaffirm pledge to be an example of ‘public and moral integrity’
SPAIN’S King Felipe VI used his traditional Christmas Eve message to further distance himself from the reign of his father after the year ended with
WARNING: Why doing this one thing during the traditional Christmas Eve feast in Spain could be a danger to your health
THE traditional Christmas feast in Spain takes place on Christmas Eve and is likely to involve an inordinate amount of seafood – and you’ll likely