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
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
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
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
Andalucia storm warning: More fears for Grazalema and Montejaque dam as up to 180mm of rainfall expected – yellow alerts for Ronda and Costa del SolÂ
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
‘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
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
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
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
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
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
‘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
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
Twenty seconds to disaster: Investigators focus on narrow window between trains colliding in ‘difficult to explain’ Cordoba crash
INVESTIGATORS are focusing on the heart-stoppingly short interval between which a train heading north from Malaga to Madrid derailed – and smashed into another train