Spain reports its first Omicron COVID-19 case caused by community transmission
THE first COVID-19 Omicron infection in Spain involving somebody who has not returned from a foreign trip has been confirmed in Madrid. A man, 62,
Spain orders fully-vaccinated people to quarantine if they have contact with confirmed or even suspected Omicron COVID-19 cases
FEARS about the spread of the newly-discovered Omicron COVID-19 variant has led Spanish health chiefs to toughen-up self-isolation rules for fully-vaccinated people. The Ministry of
People smugglers arrested in Costa Blanca and Madrid areas who charged €12,000 per person for journey to Spain
POLICE have smashed the Spanish end of an international people smuggling gang that charged Bangladeshi nationals an average of €12,000 each to get into Spain.
IN PICS: Dine in the Madrid sky at the tallest restaurant in Spain
IT BRINGS new meaning to the term ‘haute cuisine’; A new restaurant has opened in a Madrid skyscraper to become the highest dining establishment in
Man arrested after 30-year-old found bleeding to death in Madrid toilet
A YOUNG man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 30-year-old man was stabbed to death next to a busy Madrid train station.
Meet the flamenco dancer from New York who used Spain’s lockdown to forge a new career in folk music
IT’S no small feat for a foreigner to make it big in Spain’s competitive world of flamenco. But that is exactly what Leilah Broukhim, a
Black Friday in Spain: Free public transport in Madrid over weekend as EMT buses scrap charges
FREE public transport is being introduced in Madrid during Black Friday. All EMT buses will be free to use during the massive shopping sale over
Three brothers found safe and sound in Madrid squat 10 days after mother took them from children’s home
THREE brothers have been found ‘safe and sound’ in a squat in Madrid where their mother was hiding them after she failed to return them
Customer’s outrage over ‘excessive’ tortilla bill in Spain goes viral
A SPANIARD who reportedly splashed out on food and drink at a bar in Madrid was left outraged when the bill arrived. The meal of
Police in Spain probe fatal hit and run after woman, 20, dies on Madrid road
THE people of Madrid helped lead police to an arrest after a woman was killed in a hit-and-run on a busy Madrid road. The 20-year-old victim died
Il Divo star sent death threats from obsessed Barcelona woman who is fined €60 by Madrid judge in Spain
A 72-year Barcelona woman has been convicted of coercion and fined €60 for sending explicit and threatening letters to Il Divo singer, Carlos Marin. The
WATCH: Madrid resident causes stir by curing meat from washing line and it’s the most Spanish thing you’ll see today
A RESIDENT in the Madrid neighbourhood of La Concepcion has become a local ‘cause celebre’ after attracting attention for choosing to hang hunks of meat
EYEWITNESS: The Olive Press sent Heather Galloway to investigate Madrid’s San Cristobal neighbourhood, where a machete-wielding homeless man was gunned down by police
IT doesn’t take long to find the spot where a 44-year-old African immigrant was slain by five police bullets in broad daylight. Fittingly, on the
Family in Spain family share heartbreaking letter to child, 6, killed in Madrid car crash
THE parents of the girl who died in a car accident outside her school in Madrid have shared an emotional letter penned to their darling
Eight camels and a llama rescued after escaping from a circus in Madrid
??POLICE have located eight camels and a llama found walking through the streets of Madrid after escaping from a nearby circus. A probe has been
Panda McPandaface? Madrid Zoo launches competition to name its baby panda twins
IN JUST two months they have transformed from blind hairless pink-skinned creatures to bouncing fluffy bundles of black and white cuteness. And now they need
Homeless black man shot dead by police in Madrid
A HOMELESS immigrant from Ghana was shot dead by police in the Madrid district of Villaverde on Friday morning provoking accusations of racism over the
‘Tens of millions’ of bitcoin stolen from US entrepreneur at his Madrid home in Spain
AN American digital entrepreneur says he was robbed of ‘tens of millons’ of bitcoin after thieves broke into his Madrid home. The Policia Nacional is
Insurance company suffers €1.2 million loss in major bogus traffic accident scam in Spain
AN insurance company has lost over €1.2 million in a scam involving bogus claims for road accidents. 32 people have been arrested in the Madrid
Police investigate mysterious death of American guest at Madrid’s Palace Hotel
POLICE are investigating the mysterious death of a guest at Madrid’s Westin Palace Hotel after his lifeless body was discovered in his room by hotel
Cirque du Soleil back on the road with new dates announced for Spain tour in 2022
THE spectacular Cirque du Soleil is returning to Spain in 2022 after a COVID-enforced break of a year-and-a-half. It’s new show called Luzia can be
El Alamin: The abandoned town outside Madrid that attracts ghost hunters in search of paranormal activity
A broken gate creaks and a sudden gust of wind sends a flurry of dirt skitting into the air. Out of the corner of my
Are town halls across Spain deliberately targeting expats for cash?
This is a question that begs to be answered after a spate of recent cases that have had devastating implications for expats living in Spain.
Catholic church in Spain asks forgiveness from child abuse victims
THE Catholic Church in Spain has offered an apology to victims of child abuse and the church’s failure to investigate and punish the culprits, after
Spanish court hands jail sentence to ex-treasurer Luis Barcenas for using slush fund to pay for refurb at Popular Party HQ in Madrid
SPAIN’S National court has handed down a two-year prison term to the former treasurer of Spain’s conservative party for using illicit funds to pay for
€3.2 million windfall for Madrid’s Prado Museum
MADRID’S world-famous Prado museum has just cashed in to the tune of €3.2 million after selling a home bequeathed to it by a long term