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Spanish climber, 23, survives four days with a serious head injury and fractures after falling on the snowy Picos de Europa

A YOUNG climber was rescued on Friday after he went missing for four days on the Picos de Europa in Cantabria. Senen Turienzo, 23, from

30 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

Asturias·Lead·National News

Distraught man removes mother’s body from cemetery in Spain and takes it home to prove she’s dead

AN ASTURIAS man who stole his mother’s body and took it home, told police that he did it to prove that she was dead after

30 Dec, 2024 @ 14:00

Asturias·Lead

Watch: One of Spain’s highest towns transforms into winter wonderland at night after being inundated with snow

WINTER has arrived in Spain as this Asturian town is covered in a thick blanket of snow making it look like lapland. Ever wanted to

14 Dec, 2024 @ 09:00

Asturias·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Video·Weather

This is the safest region in Spain to live in, according to new study

A NEW study has revealed the safest regions in Spain to live in and the results might surprise you. The Spanish National Statistics (INE) recently

9 Nov, 2024 @ 09:00

Asturias·Lead

Planning a winter break in Spain? Consider this mountaintop city and hometown of Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘wife’ Georgina Rodriguez – featuring a star-shaped 16th century citadel and multiple nearby ski resorts

IT may have been ‘too small’ for Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘wife’ Georgina Rodriguez, but we think her hometown is the perfect winter escape. Although she is

22 Sep, 2024 @ 10:00

Asturias·Lead·Olive Press Travel

This fishing village on Spain’s beautiful Asturian coast is the perfect escape from the heat and crowds, according to the Guardian

THE Guardian has recommended a beautiful fishing village in Asturias for the perfect summer escape. While the summer of anti-tourism discontent comes to an end,

3 Sep, 2024 @ 14:54

Asturias·Olive Press Travel

Why does Leon want independence? The dramatic history of the northwestern province in Spain – after it voted to be its own autonomous community

THE province of Leon voted on June 26 to pass a motion demanding independence from Castilla y Leon, and called for the region’s courts to

8 Jul, 2024 @ 15:34

Asturias·Cantabria·Lead

When does summer officially start in Spain and how hot will it be this year?

THE Spanish summer is fast approaching. With sweaty nights and endlessly sunny days stretching before us, here’s what meteorologists are saying about what to expect

8 Jun, 2024 @ 12:37

Andalucia·Asturias·Weather

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

Two killed by Storm Nelson in Spain as rain and strong winds continue to batter the country

STORM Nelson has taken two lives in northern Spain as it continues to batter the country with rain and strong winds. The two victims died

28 Mar, 2024 @ 14:46

Asturias·Lead·Other News·Weather

STIs are soaring in Spain: Cases of gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis are on the rise, experts warn

A NEW study has revealed skyrocketing STI infections across Spain, with rates of gonorrhoea more than quadrupling between 1995 and 2022. The report looked at

27 Jan, 2024 @ 06:26

Asturias·Basque Country·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Health·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Young Foreign Student During English Language Lesson

Where do they speak the best English in Spain? The answer WILL surprise you

AN ANNUAL study by Swedish language learning company Education First found that the Galician city of Vigo had the highest English proficiency in Spain in

14 Jan, 2024 @ 14:23

Andalucia·Asturias·Basque Country·Granada·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Murcia·Sevilla

This ‘tourist free’ seaside village dubbed the ‘prettiest in Spain’ must be added to your 2024 travel list – according to the Sun

THE Sun has named this place Spain’s ‘prettiest village’ and says you should add it to your 2024 travel list. The British tabloid has praised

11 Jan, 2024 @ 14:49

Asturias·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Level 2 emergency is declared over millions of pellets of PLASTIC washing up on beaches in Spain

THE GALICIA region has followed its neighbour Asturias on Tuesday by activating a level 2 emergency alert following the washing up of millions of plastic

9 Jan, 2024 @ 15:18

Asturias·Basque Country·Environment·Lead·National News

Plastic crisis in Spain: Millions of pellets of potentially toxic microplastics are washing up on beaches and ‘accumulating in fish and other seafood’

BEACHES in northern Spain have become inundated with millions of plastic pellets from a container lost by a merchant ship on December 8 in Portuguese

8 Jan, 2024 @ 18:30

Asturias·Environment·Lead·National News

These two picturesque towns in Spain will pay you THOUSANDS to live there

Across Europe, many rural areas are facing a depopulation crisis. As younger residents move away or decide not to have children, towns are left with

13 Nov, 2023 @ 14:29

Asturias·Lead·Olive Press Travel

ITragic deaths in Murcia nightclub fire prompts licence checks across Spain

Cities across Spain to review nightclub licences after Murcia fire that claimed 13 lives

SUNDAY’S Murcia nightclub fire that killed 13 people has prompted cities across Spain to check if clubs are operating legally. The two adjoining Murcia clubs

6 Oct, 2023 @ 11:35

Alicante·Asturias·Granada·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·National News·Sevilla·Valencia

Servicio de Emergencias del Principado de Asturias (SEPA)

British couple, 65 and 68, crushed to death by oncoming traffic after falling from motorbike in Spain’s Asturias: Intense yellow alert weather blamed

A BRITISH couple on holiday in Spain lost their lives in a tragic traffic accident after they fell from their motorbike and were crushed under

14 Sep, 2023 @ 13:30

Asturias·Lead

A CHEESE TO DIE FOR: Spanish queso from Asturia sets new world record selling for €30,000

A SPANISH cheese once again holds the crown as the world’s most expensive after winning the Cabrales Cheese Content – 2.2 kilos of it sold

29 Aug, 2023 @ 08:45

Asturias·Food & Drink·Lead

Anti-acid medicine maker removes adverts from Valencia area that associated heartburn with famous regional paella in Spain

A MAKER of anti-acid tablets says advertising posters will be taken down in the Valencia region which suggested the pills would clear heartburn caused by

26 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Asturias·Food & Drink·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Tourist coach carrying 49 people, most of them children, crashes in Spain’s Picos de Europa National Park

A TOURIST coach that was carrying 49 people, many of them children, was involved in a dramatic accident on Monday as it was ascending a

31 Jul, 2023 @ 17:15

Asturias·Lead

The world’s smallest beach is in Spain

ASTURIAS in Spain can boast of being home to the world’s smallest beach; Playa de Gulpiyuri. This tucked-away gem, fed by underground tunnels, is located

22 Jul, 2023 @ 13:30

Asturias·Lead

DON’T MISS: The Best of What’s on in Spain

Top events in Spain for the week and month ahead from Madrid to Barcelona via Valencia and A Coruña. THIS WEEK: Tour de France (in

3 Jul, 2023 @ 14:29

Andalucia·Asturias·Barcelona·Basque Country·Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla·Valencia

Scottish food charity helping needy children worldwide wins Spain’s Princess of Asturias award

A SCOTTISH charity has won a Princess of Asturias award for ‘its exemplary dedication to helping resolve some of the world’s most pressing problems’. The

15 Jun, 2023 @ 14:30

Asturias·Lead·National News

Member of voting table in Asturias went for a cigarette and never came back

A MEMBER of a voting table in Llaranes (Asturias) polling station never came back from his cigarette break. The 40-year-old man said he was going

29 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Asturias·Lead·Mallorca·Other News·Politics

Top Japanese author Haruki Murakami wins Princess of Asturias literature award in Spain

BESTSELLING Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami has won this year’s Princess of Asturias Award for literature. The Princess of Asturias Award jury praised the ‘uniqueness’ of

26 May, 2023 @ 11:15

Asturias·La Cultura·Lead

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Two 12-year-old twins die after falling out of a window in Asturias

TWO twin sisters aged 12 have died after falling out of a window at their flat in Oviedo (Asturias). The minors fell from a fourth

19 May, 2023 @ 11:15

Asturias·Lead