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Cabify launches hundreds of electric mopeds in Sevilla: Users can rent the vehicles by the minute

SEVILLANOS can now hop on hundreds of electric mopeds dotted throughout the city as Cabify launches their new service. The 200 electric mopeds will be

24 Apr, 2024 @ 13:50

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Fresh demands for Costa del Sol train: Mayors and experts band together to insist on ‘necessary’ project

THE drumbeat for a Costa del Sol train is growing louder as a gaggle of the costa’s most prominent mayors have banded together to demand

24 Apr, 2024 @ 13:30

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Prosecutor’s Office calls for investigation into Pedro Sanchez’s wife to be scrapped

Wife of Spain’s Socialist PM Pedro Sanchez is being investigated for alleged ‘influence peddling’

A MADRID judge is investigating the wife of Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, for the crimes of influence peddling and corruption in business. The complaint

24 Apr, 2024 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Meet the ‘couple’ making €1million by managing 400 Airbnb flats in Spain – sparking death threats and anti-tourism sentiment online

A COUPLE who rake in €1million per year by operating 400 Airbnbs between Madrid and Malaga have sparked a backlash online. Fran and Marta manage

24 Apr, 2024 @ 11:43

Lead·Property

Swimming pools latest: These towns in Malaga province suggest using water not fit for human consumption as ‘it will be cleaned by chlorine’

THESE towns in Malaga province have suggested using water not fit for human consumption to fill swimming pools this summer. The Community Municipality of Axarquia

24 Apr, 2024 @ 11:16

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner ‘wanted to take in young foster children’ in Portugal, paedophile’s ex-girlfriend tells court

By Jon Clarke and Rainer Burkard in Braunschweig “CHRISTIAN wanted to take in little girls in Portugal… he wanted to foster children.” This is what

24 Apr, 2024 @ 11:12

Crime & Law·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

Cold snap will bring rain and snow to Spain this weekend: Storm will blow in from Greenland – these are the affected areas

A LATE blast of winter will hit Spain this weekend with rain and low temperatures forecast for most of the country. The appearance of an

24 Apr, 2024 @ 10:56

Lead·National News·Weather

Italian ‘guru’ who ‘sold psychadelic drugs including ayahuasca and mushrooms’ at his ‘retreat’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca is arrested

Italian ‘guru’ who ‘sold psychedelic drugs including ayahuasca and mushrooms’ at his ‘retreat’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca is arrested

AN ITALIAN ‘guru’ has been arrested for selling psychotropic drugs from his spiritual retreat in El Campello on the Costa Blanca. The Guardia Civil were

24 Apr, 2024 @ 07:15

Costa Blanca·Drugs·Lead

British tourists are caught up in ‘squatter fraud’ nightmare in Marbella: Holidaymakers are met by police after unknowingly paying up to €1,000 EACH to a man who ‘had no right to lease luxury villa’

Have you been caught up in this story? Email tips@theolivepress.es A GROUP of British tourists have endured a holiday nightmare after discovering their luxury villa

23 Apr, 2024 @ 18:38

Lead·Marbella·Property

Spain’s reservoirs achieve their highest levels in almost four years after bout of rainfall

SPAIN’S reservoir levels are continuing to rise after recent rainfall with reserves the best in nearly four years. Though there was only a gain of

23 Apr, 2024 @ 18:02

Environment·Lead·Weather

Victoria Beckham says Queen Letizia of Spain is her 'muse' after royal is spotted wearing one of Posh's dresses

Victoria Beckham says Queen Letizia of Spain is her ‘muse’ after the royal wore one of her dresses

FORMER Spice Girl turned designer, Victoria Beckham, has described Spain’s Queen Letizia, as her ‘definitive muse’. The comment came in an interview with Vogue Spain

23 Apr, 2024 @ 18:00

Celebrity·Lead

Who is Mitchell Ong? The gym fanatic and self-described ‘Power Asian’, 43, who is accused of stabbing tourist Audrey Fang to death on Spain’s Costa Blanca

MITCHELL Ong remains behind bars in Spain accused of the brutal murder of his Singaporean compatriot Audrey Fang. On April 9, prosecutors claim Audrey was

23 Apr, 2024 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Audrey Fang latest: Exclusive €935 Nike trainers could prove crucial to murder investigation in Spain – as more evidence against prime suspect Mitchell Ong is revealed

A PAIR of €935 trainers could prove crucial in putting away Audrey Fang’s alleged killer. Mitchell Ong, 43, is accused of stabbing the fellow Singaporean

23 Apr, 2024 @ 16:28

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

AC/DC in Spain: Last few tickets available for legendary rock band’s two-night showing in Andalucia

LEGENDARY rock band AC/DC has almost sold out their two-night stint in Spain’s Andalucia. The band have not visited Spain since 2016, when they also

23 Apr, 2024 @ 15:58

La Cultura·Lead·Sevilla

Netherlands are fuming after powerful mafia boss whose gang has threatened the Dutch princess manages to escape authorities in Spain‘s Andalucia

ONE of the most wanted crime bosses in Europe has gone on the run after a Spanish court released him on bail. The feared Karim

23 Apr, 2024 @ 12:49

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

British police officers enjoying a stag do in Barcelona chase down thief who tried to rob a restaurant

AN opportunistic thief intent on robbing a Barcelona restaurant was apprehended by an unlikely obstacle – a stag do of British police officers. Sergeant Eren

23 Apr, 2024 @ 12:40

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Cadiz to have its first ever five-star hotel: Luxury brand Melia begins transforming centuries-old finca and palatial home in centre of city

LUXURY brand Melia will open Cadiz’s first ever five-star hotel as it transforms a city centre finca and palatial home into a holiday haven. Work

23 Apr, 2024 @ 11:59

Cadiz·Lead·Travel Cadiz·Travel News

This €12 gourmet burger featuring kimchi and Galician cheese has been crowned the best in Spain – but would YOU try it?

A DOUBLE smash burger, made with Galician organic beef and a specially sourced local cheese, as well as Korean kimchi, a pork cheek stew and

23 Apr, 2024 @ 11:57

Food & Drink·Galicia·Lead

Spain's best bargain supermarket cavas are revealed

Drought latest in Spain: Wine giant Freixenet to furlough 615 workers due to lack of water in Catalunya

THE Freixenet Group, which is one of Spain’s biggest wine producers, announced on Monday that it is going to temporarily lay off more than 600

23 Apr, 2024 @ 11:30

Business & Finance·Catalunya·Lead

Revealed: How young people in Spain need to save for up to 61 YEARS to afford a 100m2 flat

YOUNG people in Spain need to save for up to 61 years to afford a 100m2 flat, a study has revealed. Ibiza has made headlines

23 Apr, 2024 @ 11:15

Lead·Other News·Property

How doctors in Spain are freezing tumours at -40ºC to rid patients of cancer while avoiding surgery

A HOSPITAL in Spain is making use of a new method for treating tumours, in particular for cancer patients who cannot risk surgery due to

23 Apr, 2024 @ 10:44

Alicante·Health·Lead

A mock-up of a possible tunnel running between Spain and Morocco

Underwater tunnel connecting Spain and Morocco by train could be finished in time for the 2030 World Cup, say researchers

AN UNDERWATER tunnel connecting Spain and Morocco via train could be constructed in just five years, meaning that potentially it could be ready in time

23 Apr, 2024 @ 10:01

Costa del Sol·Lead·Travel News

Poles, Brits and other foreigners are reserving 90% of new homes on Spain’s Costa del Sol, study suggests

A STUDY has suggested nine out of ten new homes on the Costa del Sol are being reserved by foreign buyers. The data has come

23 Apr, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Property

This little-known town on Spain’s Costa Blanca is ‘Europe’s Best Hidden Gem’ – according to travel experts

A TOWN just a few kilometres south of bustling Benidorm has been given the title of ‘Best Hidden Gem in Europe 2024’ by the European

23 Apr, 2024 @ 07:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel

British expats are attacked by armed squatters upon returning to their home in Spain: Cannabis-growing thugs took over villa while the owners were on holiday

A BRITISH couple suffered the beating of a lifetime when they returned to their property in Ibiza only to find it taken over by squatters.

22 Apr, 2024 @ 20:00

Ibiza·Lead

Spain gets its first astronaut in 31 years: Pablo Alvarez says he ‘still can’t believe it’ after achieving his childhood dream

SPANISH space exploration has a new star: 36-year-old Pablo Alvarez from Leon. Alvarez has officially graduated as an astronaut for the European Space Agency (ESA)

22 Apr, 2024 @ 18:30

Lead·Other News

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