Ice lollies and frozen trout: How Spain’s zoo animals are keeping cool during heatwave
AS temperatures soar above 40ºC across Spain as a heatwave intensifies, zoos and wildlife parks are working hard to keep their animals cool. That means
Spain on extreme alert for wildfires as heatwave deepens
FIREFIGHTERS battled to contain blazes in northeastern Spain as low humidity combined with a heatwave caused tinderbox conditions across much of the country. Weather alerts
Spain launches extradition bid for Britain’s most notorious conman Mark Acklom ahead of early release from UK jail
SPAIN is making an extradition bid for serial fraudster Mark Acklom that could scupper his early release from prison later this month. Acklom is due
HEATWAVE: Weather warnings issued across most of Spain as temperatures soar to 44ºC
SPAIN’S meteorological agency AEMET has issued weather warnings in fourteen regions across Spain as a heatwave, dubbed Lucifer, takes its stifling grip on the peninsula.
Spain’s women filmmakers condemn San Sebastian film festival’s top honour for ‘abuser’ Johnny Depp
A GROUP of Spain’s leading female filmmakers have spoken out against the decision to honour actor Johnny Depp with San Sebastian’s Donostia Award arguing it
Boyfriend finds body of missing hiker Esther Dingley in Pyrenees close to path where skull was discovered
THE boyfriend of Esther Dingley found the remains of her body and belongings near the mountain pass where a skull was discovered two weeks ago.
Outrage after escaped bull rammed to death by car during town fiesta in central Spain
ANIMAL rights groups have expressed outrage after a bull was mowed down by cars after escaping from a bullring during a fiesta in central Spain.
Yachts banned from stretch of coast in southern Spain after recent spate of killer whale attacks
SPAIN has once again ordered small vessels to avoid sailing in a stretch of coast that is being terrorised by a rogue pod of killer
Notorious Italian mafia boss known as ‘The Godmother’ arrested on way to Malaga
ONE of Italy’s most wanted female fugitives was arrested attempting to leave Rome’s Ciampino airport on a flight to visit family in Spain. Maria Licciardi,
Teenage Brit loses two fingers after being bitten by spider while watching sunset on Ibiza beach
A BRITISH teenager is facing the amputation of at least two of his fingers from right hand after being bitten by a spider while on
WATCH: British rapper Sneakbo runs away after angry confrontation in Puerto Banus on Spain’s Costa del Sol
The British rapper Sneakbo was forced to flee to safety after being attacked by thugs on a night out in brash resort Puerto Banus on
Neanderthals were world’s first artists, concludes study of prehistoric cave paintings in southern Spain
CREATORS of the world’s first cave art may in fact have been Neanderthals and not early man, researchers have concluded after studying pigments found on
Hip-wiggling Spanish athlete retires after competing in world record eight Olympic Games
AT EVERY Olympic Games over the last three decades, race walker Jesus Angel Garcia Bragado has represented Spain, hip-wiggling over 50kms while never breaking into
Where is the cheapest city to live in Spain? Not Madrid or Barcelona
NEW data reveals the huge differences in cost of living across Spain, with Madrid and Barcelona proving a whopping 30% more than in the cheapest
What you need to know about Spain’s ban on cash payments over €1,000
SPAIN introduced a new rule in July that outlawed cash payments of over €1,000 for registered companies and professionals in part of a clampdown on
Andalucian village makes UNESCO bid to protect tradition of neighbourly doorstep chat
A SLEEPY town in the southern tip of Spain wants to elevate the long held tradition of having a neighbourly chat on one’s doorstep into
Notorious Italian mafia boss arrested by police in Spain after two years on the run
An Italian man identified as the fugitive crime boss of the ‘Ndrangheta gang, thought to be one of the world’s wealthiest criminal organizations in the
Ten of the most amazing and interesting trees to visit in Spain
TREES are one of the most breathtaking natural wonders in our world and Spain has its fair share of truly exceptional ones. The Olive Press
REMINDER: These are the rules for travel to the UK from ‘amber list’ Spain
SPAIN’S tourism industry welcomed the British government decision to maintain the amber list status across Spanish territory, allowing those who are fully vaccinated to enter
IN PICS: Is this the tackiest hotel in Spain?
There are awards for the best boutique hotel, the most luxurious and the most elegantly designed, but if there was a gong for the most
Pilgrims become litter pickers as they walk in bid to clean up Spain’s Camino de Santiago
PILGRIMS walking the Camino de Santiago are being asked to do more than just purify their souls, but to take on another form of cleansing
Esther Dingley: DNA confirms remains found in Pyrenees are those of missing British hiker
HUMAN remains discovered last week on a mountain pass in the Pyrenees match DNA of Esther Dingley, the missing British hiker who disappeared during a
Billionaire brothers buy swathes of Mallorca to preserve coastal paradise
A PAIR of British brothers who have made fortunes investing in property and aluminium have turned their sights on Spain. But this time, David and
Ex-lover of Spain’s disgraced King Juan Carlos sues him for damages
THE ex-lover of Spain’s scandal-hit former-King Juan Carlos is suing him in the High Court in London for damages accusing the old monarch and the
UK poised to relax travel rules for those double jabbed abroad and drop quarantine from amber list countries like Spain
IN A development that has been keenly hoped for by those British expats desperately keen to fly home and visit family without having to self-isolate,
Spain has overtaken both UK and USA with share of population who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19
AFTER a slow start, Spain has now fully vaccinated a higher percentage of its population than both the United States and the United Kingdom. Data