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Adamuz train disaster: Track fault was detected nearly 24 hours before crash – but system failed to report it

A TRACK fault linked to the Adamuz train disaster was detected almost 24 hours before the crash, but no alert was triggered due to a

9 Apr, 2026 @ 12:45

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead

Cordoba becomes the latest Spanish town to ban the burqa in public places

A NEW rule which bans wearing the burqa and niqab in public places has been approved in Cordoba. The measure bans entry to municipal buildings

13 Mar, 2026 @ 11:10

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead

Andalucia train disaster: Guardia Civil investigate whether documents regarding key weld failure were tampered with

THE Guardia Civil has told courts investigating the Adamuz train disaster that documents regarding the tracks where one of the trains derailed may have been

5 Mar, 2026 @ 15:15

Cordoba·Lead·Travel News

High-speed trains between Madrid and Andalucia partially resume with trains as far as Cordoba and Sevilla – Malaga will have to wait

HIGH-SPEED train services resumed on Tuesday between Madrid and Andalucia following the suspension caused by the Adamuz disaster on January 18. State operator Renfe said

17 Feb, 2026 @ 11:18

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Tragedy in Andalucia: 92-year-old man is killed by falling tree while trying to help fellow driver

TRAGEDY struck in Cordoba this weekend when a 92-year-old man was killed by a falling tree as he was trying to help others. Gusty winds

16 Feb, 2026 @ 12:25

Cordoba·Lead·Weather

Andalucia storm warning: More fears for Grazalema and Montejaque dam as up to 180mm of rainfall expected – yellow alerts for Ronda and Costa del Sol

ANDALUCIA is back on high alert today as the arrival of Storm Oriana threatens to unleash a fresh wave of chaos across a region already

13 Feb, 2026 @ 09:57

Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Yellow alert for heavy rain as temperatures are set to fall 'below average' on Spain's Costa Blanca

Careful out there: Dozens of roads are closed across Andalucia due to Storm Leonardo – check the list here

WIDESPREAD road closures have been triggered across Andalucia as Storm Leonardo wreaks havoc causing flooding, landslides and damage to already saturated routes. Spain’s traffic authority,

4 Feb, 2026 @ 12:46

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Spain agrees to fork out €20 million in fast-track compensation scheme for victims of Adamuz rail disaster

THE Spanish government will pay out over €20 million in compensation to the victims of the country’s worst train crash in over a decade, it

29 Jan, 2026 @ 14:33

Cordoba·Lead·Travel News

Mordor, Winterfell…or Malaga? The Olive Press explores Antequera and the mysteries of El Torcal

SPAIN is known for its natural diversity – one moment you’re stretched out on a sun-bleached beach along the southern coast; the next, you’re strapping

27 Jan, 2026 @ 13:55

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High-speed trains between Madrid and Andalucia will be down until next week

THE reopening of high-speed rail services between Madrid and Andalucia remains uncertain following last week’s derailment in Adamuz (Córdoba). While the Ministry of Transport had

27 Jan, 2026 @ 11:53

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PICTURED: Fractured rail joint at fault for deadly high-speed Adamuz train disaster that killed 45 people

A PICTURE of the fractured rail joint believed to be at fault for Spain’s worst train crash in over a decade has been released. Eight

26 Jan, 2026 @ 11:30

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead·Travel News

On the marvels of 3D laparoscopic surgery at Quironsalud – and how it helps you in complex operations

THREE-dimensional laparoscopic surgery is a type of procedure widely used in surgery for digestive tumours, but it also facilitates the learning process for young surgeons

24 Jan, 2026 @ 16:04

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Train sensors had previously detected ‘anomalies’ at the point of the Adamuz disaster – as final death toll reaches 45

INVESTIGATORS probing the cause of Spain’s worst train disaster in over a decade say trains running along the site of the Adamuz crash in the

24 Jan, 2026 @ 10:30

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead·Travel News

Broken rail preliminarily confirmed as cause of Cordoba train disaster that killed 45 – after previous convoys ‘narrowly escaped’ disaster

AS long suspected, a broken track weld has been identified as the probable cause of the tragic Iryo train crash in Cordoba. The official preliminary

23 Jan, 2026 @ 13:26

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Happy ending after missing dog in Spain’s Adamuz train disaster is found safe and sound

A DOG that went missing in the aftermath of the Adamuz train disaster has been found safe and well on Thursday morning. An Infoca forest

22 Jan, 2026 @ 12:16

Andalucia·Animals·Cordoba·Lead

Death toll in Cordoba train disaster reaches 43 after a new body is found – with a further 45 people still unaccounted for

THE Cordoba train crash death toll has risen to 43 as searches continue for the 45 reported missing. The Servicio de Criminalistica de la Guardia

21 Jan, 2026 @ 16:15

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Emergency service to connect Madrid and Andalucia after Cordoba train disaster shuts down high-speed line

SPAIN’S national train operator has launched a back-up transport service between Madrid and Andalucia after a train crash cut off the high-speed line on Sunday.

21 Jan, 2026 @ 14:38

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Sniffer dogs, cranes and bulldozers: The gruesome search for survivors continues in worst train crash in Andalucia’s history

THE grim search for survivors continues after a train crash in Andalucia killed at least 42 people, amid fears the death toll will rise. Rescuers

21 Jan, 2026 @ 13:10

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‘Stop traffic on the lines urgently, please’: Listen to the harrowing call made by a train driver during Spain’s deadly Adamuz crash

THIS is the harrowing call made by one of the train drivers involved in a deadly train crash in southern Spain over the weekend. On

21 Jan, 2026 @ 13:10

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DISPATCH: A heavy silence fills the air… even as Spain’s king and queen arrive to pay their respects to at least 41 dead in Cordoba

THE train carriage lay tilted over the tracks, its windows cracked and its belly split open. Beside it were strewn dozens of discarded blood bags

20 Jan, 2026 @ 17:46

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WATCH: Sniffer dogs comb inside the wrecks from the Cordoba train disaster – as three more bodies are recovered

SNIFFER dogs are combing through the scene of the deadly Cordoba train disaster as the official death toll reaches 41. In a Guardia Civil video

20 Jan, 2026 @ 16:45

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Cordoba train disaster: Search for missing woman Miriam Alberico, 27, ends in tragedy – family-of-four and journalist-photographer couple also among the casualties

THE search for a young Huelva girl whose family believed she had survived the Cordoba train crash has ended in tragedy. Friends and family of

20 Jan, 2026 @ 13:32

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Spain train disaster death toll rises to 41 after body is found in damaged carriage

THE death toll following Sunday’s train disaster in Adamuz in Cordoba province rose to 41 on Tuesday morning. Transport Minister, Oscar Puente said another body

20 Jan, 2026 @ 11:26

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Broken joint found on tracks where Cordoba crash killed 39

A BROKEN joint has been found on the rails where train crash killed 39 people, reports Reuters. A source briefed on initial investigations into the

19 Jan, 2026 @ 17:15

Cordoba·Lead

‘We still can’t find her’: Families launch heartbreaking appeals for missing loved ones after Cordoba train disaster

Do you know where Miriam and/or Maria are? Get in touch: newsdesk@theolivepress.es FLOODS of heartbreaking missing persons appeals are starting to emerge in the wake

19 Jan, 2026 @ 15:52

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead

Three days of national mourning declared in Spain as Pedro Sanchez promises ‘transparent’ probe into train disaster with at least 39 deaths

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced a period of national mourning and a ‘transparent’ investigation into the crash between two high-speed trains in Cordoba province

19 Jan, 2026 @ 15:44

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Adamuz train disaster: Track fault was detected nearly 24 hours before crash – but system failed to report it

Cordoba becomes the latest Spanish town to ban the burqa in public places

Andalucia train disaster: Guardia Civil investigate whether documents regarding key weld failure were tampered with

High-speed trains between Madrid and Andalucia partially resume with trains as far as Cordoba and Sevilla – Malaga will have to wait

Tragedy in Andalucia: 92-year-old man is killed by falling tree while trying to help fellow driver

Andalucia storm warning: More fears for Grazalema and Montejaque dam as up to 180mm of rainfall expected – yellow alerts for Ronda and Costa del Sol

Careful out there: Dozens of roads are closed across Andalucia due to Storm Leonardo – check the list here

Spain agrees to fork out €20 million in fast-track compensation scheme for victims of Adamuz rail disaster

Mordor, Winterfell…or Malaga? The Olive Press explores Antequera and the mysteries of El Torcal

High-speed trains between Madrid and Andalucia will be down until next week

PICTURED: Fractured rail joint at fault for deadly high-speed Adamuz train disaster that killed 45 people

On the marvels of 3D laparoscopic surgery at Quironsalud – and how it helps you in complex operations

Train sensors had previously detected ‘anomalies’ at the point of the Adamuz disaster – as final death toll reaches 45

Broken rail preliminarily confirmed as cause of Cordoba train disaster that killed 45 – after previous convoys ‘narrowly escaped’ disaster

Happy ending after missing dog in Spain’s Adamuz train disaster is found safe and sound

Death toll in Cordoba train disaster reaches 43 after a new body is found – with a further 45 people still unaccounted for

Emergency service to connect Madrid and Andalucia after Cordoba train disaster shuts down high-speed line

Sniffer dogs, cranes and bulldozers: The gruesome search for survivors continues in worst train crash in Andalucia’s history

‘Stop traffic on the lines urgently, please’: Listen to the harrowing call made by a train driver during Spain’s deadly Adamuz crash

DISPATCH: A heavy silence fills the air… even as Spain’s king and queen arrive to pay their respects to at least 41 dead in Cordoba

WATCH: Sniffer dogs comb inside the wrecks from the Cordoba train disaster – as three more bodies are recovered

Cordoba train disaster: Search for missing woman Miriam Alberico, 27, ends in tragedy – family-of-four and journalist-photographer couple also among the casualties

Spain train disaster death toll rises to 41 after body is found in damaged carriage

Broken joint found on tracks where Cordoba crash killed 39

‘We still can’t find her’: Families launch heartbreaking appeals for missing loved ones after Cordoba train disaster

Three days of national mourning declared in Spain as Pedro Sanchez promises ‘transparent’ probe into train disaster with at least 39 deaths

PICTURED: Dozens evacuated from Costa del Sol tourist hotspot as fire torches shops and cars

VIDEO: ‘It’s like the Middle Ages’: Horrifying scenes in Jerez as young horse collapses three times from pulling carriages

Estepona details plans to complete last three segments of its Costa del Sol coastal path

Commuter train line between Fuengirola and Malaga to shut for six months next year – here’s why

Well-known Costa del Sol characters caught up in police operation that took down Scotland’s feared Lyons clan