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Girona could be kicked out of the Champions League despite record-breaking season: UEFA warns Manchester City owners must reduce their stake in Spanish club

SPANISH football club Girona could be kicked out of next season’s UEFA Champions League thanks to their relationship with reigning champions Manchester City. The City

15 May, 2024 @ 13:23

Catalunya·Lead·Sport

WATCH: Drug boss dubbed ‘The Fly’ who ‘ordered an assassination in Marbella’ is freed during prison transfer after gun-toting thugs open fire on police car and kill two guards

AN international manhunt is underway after a drug lord accused of ordering an assassination in Marbella last year escaped from custody in France following a

15 May, 2024 @ 12:42

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron to visit Brussels this week in what could be the ‘final push’ toward Gibraltar agreement with Spain

THE UK’s foreign secretary and former prime minister, David Cameron, will visit Brussels on Thursday in a bid to ‘strengthen the UK-EU relationship’, as well

15 May, 2024 @ 12:34

Brexit·Gibraltar·Lead

A mock-up of how the new Best Triton will look

Historic hotel in Benalmadena will reopen this summer after 18 months of major reforms – including a new infinity pool and spa

THE historic Triton Benalmadena hotel is set to reopen this summer, after a major refurbishment project that has lasted some 18 months. The establishment, which

15 May, 2024 @ 12:01

Costa del Sol·Lead·Travel News

Brexit deal latest: Many complex hurdles for Fabian Picardo to overcome as UK fears losing sovereignty and Spain worries ‘tax haven’ Gibraltar will ‘colonise’ el Campo

AS Chief Minister Fabian Picardo jets off to Brussels once more to wrangle a post-Brexit treaty on Gibraltar’s border with Spain, both sides’ fears of

15 May, 2024 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·EXCLUSIVE·Gibraltar·Lead

Dolphins jump for joy in incredible photos taken just off the coast of Spain’s Torrevieja

A LOCAL wildlife enthusiast captured a series of incredible images off the coast of Spain’s Torrevieja this Monday, as a pod of dolphins jumped for

15 May, 2024 @ 11:30

Lead·Nature·Torrevieja

Pedro Sanchez pledges Spain's continued support in phone call with Ukraine's Zelensky

Zelensky cancels trip to Spain ‘over Russian advances in northern Ukraine’: Sources say major cities like Kharkiv are at risk of falling to Putin

UKRAINIAN president Volodymyr Zelensky has cancelled a planned visit to Spain amid Russian advances in northern Ukraine, according to reports. Zelensky had been due to

15 May, 2024 @ 11:03

Lead·Politics

Marbella shootings latest: Police say two incidents were attempted drug heists by rival narco gangs as they declare cases ‘solved’

TWO shootings in the recent spate of narco violence plaguing Marbella have been solved, according to the Policia Nacional. One of the incidents occurred in

14 May, 2024 @ 19:26

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

WATCH: Armed thugs who used ‘impressioning’ technique to ‘rob dozens of homes’ between Marbella and Malaga are arrested

A GANG of armed thugs who were supposedly using a technique known as ‘impressioning’ has been busted by Spain’s Policia Nacional. The criminals are alleged

14 May, 2024 @ 16:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Puerto Banus is the WORST seaside resort in Spain and is a ‘tacky, seedy dump’, according to brutal Which? survey – but do YOU agree with the ranking?

A WHICH? survey has branded Puerto Banus the WORST seaside resort in Spain, with one respondent calling it a ‘tacky, seedy dump’. The UK’s ‘consumer

14 May, 2024 @ 14:22

Costa del Sol·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Tom Cruise performs a stunt for the 'Mission Impossible' franchise.

Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise spotted taking a dip in Mallorca

THE star of the Mission Impossible franchise, Tom Cruise, was spotted this week taking a dip in the sea off the coast of Mallorca, where

14 May, 2024 @ 13:58

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

Cyberattack at Santander bank in Spain after company detects ‘unauthorised access’ to client database

BANCO Santander has suffered a cyberattack after detecting an ‘unauthorised access’ to a client database. The breach affects its operations in Spain, Chile and Uruguay,

14 May, 2024 @ 12:52

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Water latest in Malaga province: Nightly cuts and lowering of pressure will continue in the Axarquia and Costa del Sol

NIGHTLY cuts and low pressure continue in Axarquia and the Costa del Sol as drought persists. Despite the Junta’s drought committee announcing water supplies will

14 May, 2024 @ 12:34

Costa del Sol·Lead

Planned Airbnb crackdown backfires in Sevilla: HUNDREDS of tourist apartments are registered ahead of new regulation

A PLAN by the local council in Sevilla to limit the number of tourist apartments in the southern Andalusian city has backfired, with landlords and

14 May, 2024 @ 12:26

Lead·Sevilla·Travel News

Copper wire thieves are causing repeated delays and disruption on multiple train lines in Barcelona

BARCELONA’S local Rodalies train network has been thrown into chaos after a host of copper wire thefts saw trains cancelled and thousands of commuters stranded.

14 May, 2024 @ 12:13

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

British man breaks ankle trying to escape arrest for gang sex abuse of underage British girl in Spain's Marbella area

British man, 27, is arrested for ‘sexually assaulting a woman at a luxury hotel in Marbella’s Puerto Banus’

A BRITISH man has been arrested for an alleged sexual assault against a woman, also British, in Marbella. The 27-year-old is accused of attacking the

14 May, 2024 @ 11:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

War on birds in Spain: Valencia to use air cannons and nets to control starling and pigeon populations

VALENCIA city council will spend €450,000 on a war against pigeons and starlings. A contract has been advertised for a company to use air cannons

14 May, 2024 @ 11:37

Animals·Lead·Valencia

Catalunya chaos: President to step down after separatist party’s poor showing at local elections – while Puigdemont vows to form his own government in fresh headache for Pedro Sanchez

THE incumbent Catalan president Pere Aragones has announced he will step down from frontline politics in the wake of a disappointing performance for his separatist

14 May, 2024 @ 11:30

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Chaos in hospitals and pharmacies across Spain’s Andalucia after IT system collapses

THE health system in Andalucia was plunged into chaos last night when its IT system crashed for more than four hours. Between 3.30pm and 7.45pm

14 May, 2024 @ 11:23

Andalucia·Health·Lead

‘Gladys’ strikes again: Spanish coastguard launch rescue mission after orcas smash hole in side of yacht in Gibraltar Strait

THE orca pod known as ‘Gladys’ struck again on the weekend, sinking another yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar. It marks the first shipwreck of

14 May, 2024 @ 10:55

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Renfe launches ‘direct’ high-speed train from Malaga to Alicante and Murcia – but you’ll have to go via Madrid

A NEW high-speed train from Malaga to Alicante is being rolled out by the AVE rail provider. But it doesn’t go directly in a straight

13 May, 2024 @ 18:45

Alicante·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Chaos on easyJet flight to Malaga: 30 drunken passengers are kicked off plane after ‘threatening to urinate on the floor’

AN easyJet flight to Malaga descended into chaos last weekend as 30 drunken passengers threatened to ‘urinate on the floor’, leading 30 men to be

13 May, 2024 @ 17:21

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

British expats in Spain are warned to ‘get the TIE card NOW’ or they may face problems when travelling under the EU’s new Entry Exit System

THE British Embassy is urging all British people who live in Spain and are still in possession of a Green Certificate to apply for the

13 May, 2024 @ 16:12

Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel

Biggest-ever monthly passenger total boosted by British travellers using Costa Blanca airport

Alicante airport saw record number of travellers in April after 1.6 million people flew into the Costa Blanca

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport is easily on course to break the 2023 passenger record after setting an April best with nearly 1.6 million travellers- 10.8% more than

13 May, 2024 @ 15:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Skyscraper project in Torrevieja faces being cancelled following a ruling by Spain’s Supreme Court

PLANS for two 80-metre-high skyscrapers in Torrevieja’s Acequion beach area have been scuppered by the Supreme Court and the Valencian High Court of Justice. Judges

13 May, 2024 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Rental nightmare in Spain: Average tenant spends almost HALF their salary on rent – with HUGE differences between certain provinces

RENTING is fast becoming untenable in some parts of Spain as it gobbles up an increasingly large proportion of the average salary. Tenants spent an

13 May, 2024 @ 13:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News·Property

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