Fiona Govan, Author at Olive Press News Spain

Climatic Change: Extreme Temperatures Cause A Big Forest Fire Near Manresa(spain)

WATCH: Dramatic footage shows Spaniard’s narrow escape from blaze during Zamora wildfire in northwestern Spain

A SPANIARD attempting to build a fire break to save his village from the encroaching blaze narrowly escaped with his life after his digger was

19 Jul, 2022 @ 12:00

Lead·National News·Weather

Fires Scorch Spain And France During European Heat Wave

Wildfire claims second life as Spain’s heatwave enters eighth day and almost entire country at ‘extreme fire risk’

A SECOND person has died in a forest fire raging across the Zamora countryside in Castilla y Leon as Spain’s eight wave entered its eighth

18 Jul, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

Meet the woman behind a hospice charity supporting terminally ill expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Jennifer Cunningham reveals why La Marina proved the ideal place to expand her business and launch a charity to provide hospice care within the expat

2 Jul, 2022 @ 10:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

WATCH: Art and Spanish cuisine for world leaders as Prado Museum hosts NATO dinner in Madrid

NATO country leaders and guests were treated to the spectacular combination of the greatest art in Spain’s history combined with the best of the nation’s

30 Jun, 2022 @ 11:30

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Two teens and driver dead after car overturns on dangerous curve during police chase near Ronda

A CAR careened off the road and plummeted into a ravine during a police chase outside the Spanish town of Ronda during Tuesday night killing

29 Jun, 2022 @ 12:30

Lead·Malaga

Temporary Stay Center For Immigrants In Melilla, Spain 27 Jun 2022

Pressure mounts for Spain to investigate deaths of 23 migrants at Melilla border

THE United Nations has joined calls for Spain to investigate the deaths of at least 23 migrants as they tried to cross the border from

28 Jun, 2022 @ 16:30

Lead·National News

Flight delays warning in Spain: Airport operator Aena is caught up in global IT outage

LATEST: What are the Covid-19 rules for travellers arriving in Spain?

SPAIN has dropped the need to show Covid-19 pass in early June for anyone arriving into the country from the EU or Schengen area meaning

28 Jun, 2022 @ 12:15

Lead·Must Read·National News·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

McGrail Inquiry: Ex-Police Commissioner claims ‘improper pressure at highest level of Gibraltar government’ forced early retirement

THE former Commissioner of Royal Gibraltar Police claims he was forced from his job amid ‘improper pressure at the highest level of government’ as a

27 Jun, 2022 @ 13:45

Gibraltar·Lead

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British climber dies after plummeting from notorious ‘Devil’s Pass’ in northern Spain

A 25-year-old British man was killed on Thursday after plummeting from the notorious ‘Devil’s Pass’ mountain in Spain’s Basque Country. The Brit, who has not

27 Jun, 2022 @ 10:30

Lead·National News

EXPLAINER: What we know about Spain allowing British travellers to use eGates at selected airports in bid to reduce border queues

SPAIN has announced that British citizens will be able to use the Automated Border Control eGates at certain airports, a measure introduced in a bid

25 Jun, 2022 @ 16:15

Brexit·Lead·Travel News

Why stickers in Gibraltar are telling people to ‘Ask for Clive’

A SCHEME to create a more welcoming environment for the LGBTQ+ community in Gibraltar will invite people to ‘Ask for Clive’. Stickers with the slogan

24 Jun, 2022 @ 15:45

Gibraltar·Lead

British red kites released in Extremadura to boost Spain’s population of threatened species

MORE than thirty years ago, Spain sent red kites to the UK to boost a population that was on the verge of extinction. The reintroduction

24 Jun, 2022 @ 11:15

Environment·Lead·Nature

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Spain’s Health Ministry denies report of first local cholera infection since 1979

SPAIN’S Health Ministry has rejected claims by regional authorities that a case of cholera has been detected for the first time in more than 40

23 Jun, 2022 @ 11:15

Health·Lead·National News

Google News resumes in Spain after eight-year shut down

EIGHT years after it shut down because of a Spanish rule insisting payment be made to publishers for using snippets of news, Google News will

22 Jun, 2022 @ 10:03

Lead·National News

McGrail Inquiry: Top QCs fly in to Gibraltar in quest for truth over police commissioner’s shock retirement

A PUBLIC inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the sudden retirement of Gibraltar’s former police commissioner Ian McGrail will begin on Wednesday with two days of

21 Jun, 2022 @ 12:15

Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Flamenco-inspired Dior show takes over iconic Plaza de España in Sevilla, southern Spain

THE Plaza de España in Sevilla became the dramatic setting for a spectacular catwalk show by Dior inspired by flamenco. The live show took place

21 Jun, 2022 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Sevilla

Back on the road? British Ambassador promises driving licence deal with Spain is ‘very close to being finalised’

BRITS could be back on the road by the end of July, according to the latest update from British Ambassador Hugh Elliott who insists a

20 Jun, 2022 @ 15:30

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News

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Spain agrees to pay women footballers same as men on national team

SPAIN’S football federation will from now on pay male and female players equally for representing their country. The agreement announced on Tuesday covers the next

17 Jun, 2022 @ 09:45

Lead·Sport

Heatwave: How unseasonably high temperatures are taking a toll on Spain’s nesting birds

BABY birds are crawling out of their nests and plummeting to their deaths as they try to escape soaring temperatures one of the earliest heatwaves

16 Jun, 2022 @ 19:46

Lead·National News·Nature·Weather

Wildfires rage across different parts of Spain as ‘exceptional’ June heatwave continues into sixth day

WILDFIRES have broken out across different parts of Spain as the heatwave continued to grip the nation sending the mercury soaring above 40ºC. Three wildfires

16 Jun, 2022 @ 15:01

Lead·National News·Weather

One of UK’s most wanted fugitives thought to be on the run in Spain has been arrested

ANOTHER fugitive on the list of UK’s most wanted who are thought to be hiding out in Spain had been detained, but in Bulgaria. Benjamin

16 Jun, 2022 @ 10:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Pret a Manger: Popular British sandwich chain to open across Spain

THE hugely popular British high street sandwich and coffee chain Pret A Manger is to open outlets across Spain and could change the way Spaniards

15 Jun, 2022 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Xisca Perello Acompaña A Rafa Nadal Durante Su Sesion De Fotos En Paris

Spain’s tennis ace Rafa Nadal and Xisca Perelló are expecting their first child

JUST days after he swept into the record books for winning the French Open for the 14th time, Rafael Nadal has another reason to be

15 Jun, 2022 @ 11:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Sport

EXPLAINER: What are the rules for expat Brits regarding voting in elections in Spain?

A NEW ruling by the European Court of Justice issued has stirred up emotions among British residents in Europe as it states that an “automatic

14 Jun, 2022 @ 19:35

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News

heatwave Risk Notice For High Or Very High Maximum Temperatures, In Madrid Along With Six Other Autonomous Communities

Heatwave hell: Spain sizzles in hottest temperatures ever recorded in June

HIGH temperatures continued across Spain in what has officially been declared a record-breaking heatwave for June. The mercury soared to over 40ºC in much of

14 Jun, 2022 @ 18:30

Lead·National News·Weather

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Spain aims to cut food waste with ‘doggy bags’ on offer for all diners

SPAIN is to introduce a new law making it compulsory for restaurants to offer ‘doggy bags’ in a drive to tackle food waste. The measure

12 Jun, 2022 @ 18:30

Environment·Food & Drink·Lead·National News