Simon Hunter, Author at Olive Press News Spain

Police in Spain’s Barcelona province arrest minor for allegedly using artificial intelligence to create child pornography

A MINOR has been arrested in Barcelona province on suspicion of using artificial intelligence to create child pornography. The youngster is thought to have been

24 Oct, 2023 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Technology

Firemen clash with police in Spain's Galicia region

Fireworks, smoke grenades and even flamethrowers: Firefighters’ protest in Spain’s Galicia turns violent as riot police charge

A PROTEST by firefighters in the Galician city of Ourense descended into violent clashes with riot police on Monday, leaving several injured after officers charged

24 Oct, 2023 @ 14:32

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Spain to reduce working hours after socialist parties PSOE and Sumar agree to form a government – but they’ll need to win the all-important investiture vote first

THE POLITICAL stalemate that has reigned in Spain since the inconclusive general election of July 23 was a step closer to ending on Tuesday, after

24 Oct, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·Must Read·Politics

Caught on camera: Motorists slug it out on the streets of Spain’s capital after minor traffic accident

A MINOR traffic accident between two motorists on the streets of Madrid descended into an all-out slugfest on Thursday night, as the men came to

21 Oct, 2023 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

German expat, 27, is arrested for ‘stabbing man to death after argument in bar spilled onto the street’ in Spain’s Mallorca

A GERMAN national living in the Balearic Islands has been arrested by the National Police on suspicion of stabbing a man to death. The 27-year-old

20 Oct, 2023 @ 13:55

Crime & Law·Mallorca

Dogs, cats and more are found in horrific conditions as police probe ‘illegal breeder’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

SPAIN’S animal rights political party Pacma has denounced an ‘illegal breeder’ in Benalmadena, on the Costa del Sol, where dozens of animals were being kept

20 Oct, 2023 @ 13:20

Animals·Lead·Malaga

Revealed: The last conversation tragic Alvaro Prieto had with Renfe staff before he was electrocuted to death on the roof of a train in Spain’s Sevilla

MORE DETAILS emerged this week of the circumstances leading up to the tragic death of Alvaro Prieto, an 18-year-old student and football player whose body

20 Oct, 2023 @ 12:37

Lead·Sevilla

Elon Musk's Tesla eyeing up massive Valencia deal in Spain

Elon Musk weighs banning X (Twitter) in the EU as bloc demands answers for ‘fake viral content’ relating to Israeli-Hamas conflict

THE OWNER of X (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk, is considering removing the social media platform from European countries such as Spain thanks to new regulations

19 Oct, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Technology

Hotels on Spain’s Mallorca to study the working methods and hours of room cleaners

THE 850 or so hotels that belong to the Mallorca Hotel Business Federation have begun a study into the working methods and hours of cleaning

19 Oct, 2023 @ 15:45

Mallorca·Travel News

British Tourist, 25, Seriously Injured After Falling From Second Floor Hotel Balcony In Spain's Mallorca

40% of Mallorca’s hotels will still have their doors open come November

SOME 40% of Mallorca’s hotels will still be open and operating when November arrives. Of these, 20% will gradually close their doors for the winter

19 Oct, 2023 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Mallorca

Spain’s far-right Vox party proposes restricting immigration from Muslim countries

SPAIN’S far-right party Vox has proposed a motion for debate in the Congress of Deputies that would see immigration from Muslim countries restricted. The speaker’s

19 Oct, 2023 @ 14:30

Lead·Politics

Spain’s social rights minister Ione Belarra doubles down on criticism of Israel, calling on PM to suspend relations

SPAIN’S caretaker Social Rights Minister Ione Belarra on Wednesday stepped up her criticism of Israel, just days after the country’s embassy in Madrid issued a

18 Oct, 2023 @ 14:35

Lead·Politics

Barcelona president says La Liga salary caps caused Lionel Messi to leave the Spanish club

President of Spanish football club FC Barcelona formally accused of bribery over €7.3 million payments made to high-ranking referee

THE CURRENT president of Spanish football club FC Barcelona has been formally accused by a judge of bribery thanks to evidence that multi-million-euro payments were

18 Oct, 2023 @ 13:39

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Weather warning: Orange and yellow alerts issued for heavy rainfall across Malaga province

SPAIN’S Aemet weather agency has issued orange and yellow alerts for heavy rainfall in Malaga province, with the bad weather due to arrive tomorrow, Thursday.

18 Oct, 2023 @ 12:40

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Autopsy confirms that Alvaro Prieto, whose body was discovered in Spain’s Seville on Monday, died from a 3,500-volt electric shock

AN AUTOPSY carried out on the body of Alvaro Prieto, the 18-year-old footballer who went missing in Seville last week, has confirmed that the youngster

17 Oct, 2023 @ 15:01

Cordoba·Lead·Sevilla

Spain’s foreign minister slams ‘unfriendly gesture’ from Israel after its embassy issues statement criticising stance of ‘some members of the Spanish government’

SPAIN’S foreign minister, Jose Manuel Albares, has responded to criticism of his caretaker government by the Israeli embassy in Madrid by calling it an ‘unfriendly

17 Oct, 2023 @ 14:21

Lead·Politics

Civil Guard nabs British national in Spain’s Javea on suspicion of drug trafficking, money laundering and belonging to a criminal organisation

THE CIVIL GUARD has arrested a British national in Javea who is wanted by the authorities back home on suspicion of drug trafficking, money laundering

15 Oct, 2023 @ 15:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Fears grow for missing footballer, 18, as new details emerge about the day he vanished in Spain’s Sevilla

A MAJOR search is on in Spain to locate Alvaro Prieto, an 18-year-old football player at Cordoba’s youth team. Prieto was last seen on Thursday

15 Oct, 2023 @ 12:51

Lead·Sevilla

Pregnant Woman Shot In Head With Baby Delivered By Cesarean Section In Spain's Valencia

‘On the ground and crying’: Passer-by discovers abandoned baby with umbilical cord still attached in Malaga city

A NEWBORN baby boy with its umbilical cord still attached was found on Saturday morning in the city of Malaga. The abandoned infant was discovered

15 Oct, 2023 @ 12:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain ramps up security at Israel embassy as ex-Hamas leader calls for ‘day of Jihad’

SPAIN’S Interior Ministry has ramped up security at the Israeli embassy in Madrid after the unprecedented attacks carried out by Hamas on Saturday. In fact,

13 Oct, 2023 @ 17:38

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Spain’s Indian summer comes to an end: Temperatures to fall this weekend as autumnal weather arrives with showers

AFTER an unusually warm start to October in Spain, autumn is finally set to arrive this weekend with a fall in temperatures more in line

13 Oct, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Weather

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez announces VAT hike on electricity bills: Tax will rise to 10% and could more than double next year

Spain’s caretaker prime minister holds unprecedented meetings with Basque and Catalan separatists

SPAIN’S caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez took the unprecedented step on Friday of allowing himself to be photographed with representatives from two of the country’s

13 Oct, 2023 @ 15:54

Lead·Politics

Spain football player Jenni Hermoso calls for action to be taken after testimony in High Court case leaked to media

SPANISH women’s football player Jenni Hermoso has called on the High Court to take action after statements from a sealed criminal case against ex-Football Federation

11 Oct, 2023 @ 18:16

Lead·Sport

First-ever case of deadly West Nile virus caused by mosquito bite reported in Spain's Valencia region

West Nile virus moves towards Spain’s Costa del Sol after being detected in Malaga’s Coin

THE FIRST case of West Nile virus was confirmed today in Malaga province, after it was detected in a horse in the municipality of Coin.

11 Oct, 2023 @ 17:12

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Pictured: Soldier, 19, from Sevilla is among two missing Spaniards in Israel following deadly Hamas attack

Spain confirms death of Spanish 19-year-old in Hamas attacks on Israel

SPAIN’S Foreign Ministry on Wednesday confirmed the death of Maya Villalobo Sinvany, a 19-year-old woman with joint Spanish-Israeli nationality who had been missing since Hamas

11 Oct, 2023 @ 14:08

Lead·Must Read

Islands’ scorcher: Canaries’ government closes down schools as students swelter in 35ºC heat

THE CANARY ISLANDS’ regional government announced on Tuesday that it would be cancelling classes for school students of all ages for the rest of the

10 Oct, 2023 @ 15:00

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather