IN PICS: It’s the end of Madrid as we know it – coronavirus report from streets of Spanish capital
IT’S not exactly the Civil War or a scene from the 1936 Battle of Madrid, but there is a definite siege mentality in Madrid and
International Women’s Day: We needed to change the work culture
Besides talent, women bring skills to business that complement those of men
IN PICS: In case you missed it, Madrid’s first Sustainable Fashion Week showcased wholesome-but-frumpy designwear
After oil, fashion is the world's most polluting industry
Dodgy money deals, mafia involvement, rent-a-squatter scams – the murky underworld of free real estate in Spain
"They want to be left in peace and to pay a rent that corresponds to their income"
The best holiday exhibitions in Spain and around the world
Holidays are the perfect time for all things festive. In the last couple of years, the holiday exhibitions have become a staple in every major
Rebel Spanish priest shocks Catholic traditionalists by opening his Madrid church to the homeless this Christmas, writes Heather Galloway
He has been criticised for mingling with celebrities and giving homosexual couples his blessing
OPINION: Spain may be hosting the pivotal COP25 climate conference, but Madrid may need to rethink its approach to sustainability
“People are lazy about not using their cars,” says volunteer Cristina Gomez. “There’s no excuse. We have a very good public transport system”
COP25: Greta Thunberg, plastic clothing and vegetarians – what happened at Madrid’s PIVOTAL climate conference this week?
As the decade proves to be the hottest on record, that needs to start from next year. And urgently...
Spain’s internationally renowned filmmaker Carlos Saura discusses Brexit, anarchy and ‘the future’ in exclusive interview
Looking to the future, Pablo Picasso is pencilled in on Saura’s agenda
As Spain’s General Election looms, Heather Galloway recalls her day watching Franco be exhumed from his Madrid tomb
As we watched, alongside me there were murmurings of indignation and rage
The Olive Press sent Heather Galloway to Madrid to witness a moment of Spanish history
A short while after, the helicopter carrying Franco could be seen rising overhead and a cry went up of ‘Franco lives!’
As Spain experiences a 400% increase in gang rape, is porn to blame?
There were a staggering 60 gang rapes in Spain last year, compared to 14 in 2017.
REMEMBERING THE ROSES: Spain second only to Cambodia for missing persons as mass women’s grave is set to be opened in Andalucia
The 16 mothers, daughters and grandmothers rounded up that day were never seen again
Spain’s environmentalists issue doomsday warning as groundbreaking study reveals alarming levels of micro-plastic in the Pyrenees
One of the main problems is the lack of ready, cheap alternatives to the imperishable material that is now part of the air we breathe
British artist Mat Collishaw talks Brexit, Goya and the Bible from new exhibition in Madrid
A contemporary of Hirst at Goldsmith’s, Mat became the talk of the art world in 1988 when he exhibited Bullet Hole at the collective Young
LONG READ: Meet the collective facing jail after trying to save a Spanish town from extinction as depopulation becomes national crisis
Known as’ the Ground Zero of rural depopulation’, Guadalajara province covers 4,200 km2 but has only 8,900 inhabitants, the equivalent of 2.1 people to every
British expats and authorities join forces to try and stop construction of ‘controversial’ shopping centre in Mallorca
The 80,000 square metre centre was originally granted a licence in 2014, but works did not start within the timeline and it expired
Female gypsy Vox candidate wants to undo Spain’s gender violence laws as fight for women’s rights turns ugly in run-up to the 8M strike today
AS thousands of Spaniards prepare to take the streets, joining the global sisterhood in a show of solidarity on March 8 for the second consecutive
How Spanish gypsies are merging with mainstream society after 600 years of persecution
DURING the 1990s, I lived amidst a large Roma community in La Latina, Madrid, close to the gypsy flea market. My next-door neighbours were the
EXPOSED: Food boffins in Spain develop hi-tech laser machine to detect FAKE extra virgin olive oils
The laser device, which is no bigger than a bag, generates results in real time and is cheap to manufacture
EXCLUSIVE: How Spain’s high fashion designers are turning recycled plastic into runway collections
As Spanish designers weave recycled plastic into their collections, PET-a-porter could become the new planet-friendly fashion trend
NOT PEAKED: Pensioner mountaineer in Spain gets new KNEE in bid to break incredible world record
Brought up in Spain’s post-war era, human dynamo Carlos Soria has only two ‘eight-thousanders’ to summit before becoming the oldest man in history to conquer
Outrage after infamous wolfpack judges ACQUIT man who attacked wife with knife and almost strangled her to death in front of kids
The case has further fuelled the indignation of feminist collectives
WATCH: Topless female protestors in Madrid kicked and punched by Franco supporters
Bare-breasted Femen activists, who had the slogan 'Legal Fascism, National Shame' painted across their chests, stormed Franco remembrance rally
NOT COOL: Locals in Spain reject having their neighbourhood branded ‘coolest in world’
Not everyone in Madrid’s Lavapies appreciated the neighbourhood being labelled the ‘coolest in the world’, discovers Heather Galloway
Bumper month for wind power in Spain breaks record
This surge has meant that the monthly CO2 emissions from electricity dropped to the lowest for the month of October since 2010