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Europe could be facing an inflation crisis that dwarfs the 1970s oil shocks – here are five scenarios for how it might play out in Spain

EUROPE could be facing an energy crisis that dwarfs the 1970s oil shocks, bringing back the nightmare post-Covid years of rampant inflation and supply chain

9 Mar, 2026 @ 14:27

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead·National News

Spain’s gender pay gap laid bare: Women earn more than €5,000 less per year – and it gets worse with age

WOMEN in Spain would need to earn more than 20 per cent extra every year to receive the same salary as men, a new report

8 Mar, 2026 @ 16:17

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain considers drastic Covid-era measures – including a return to remote working – as Hormuz Strait crisis sparks fears of 1970s-style oil shock

SPAIN is bracing for a severe economic shock as the escalating crisis in the Middle East effectively shuts down the Strait of Hormuz. The critical

6 Mar, 2026 @ 20:27

Business & Finance·International Affairs·National News

Where Spanish forces are deployed across the globe in 2026 – as Sanchez says ‘no’ to war in a spiralling Middle East

FROM Mozambique to Slovakia via Colombia, Spain maintains a robust global footprint, with roughly 4,000 military personnel deployed overseas until the end of the year.

6 Mar, 2026 @ 18:30

International Affairs·Lead·National News

At least four dead and two missing after wooden bridge collapses over rocky cliffs in northern Spain

AT least four people have been killed and two remain unaccounted for after a wooden footbridge running along a rocky cliff face in northern Spain

3 Mar, 2026 @ 20:22

Cantabria·Lead·National News

Pensioner, 74, jumps from second-floor window in Marbella to escape woman who chopped off his fingertip over €200 drug debt

A DRAMATIC escape unfolded when a pensioner hurled himself from an apartment window where he was being tortured over a drug debt. The man, 74,

3 Mar, 2026 @ 18:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella·National News

Legendary musician Julio Iglesias launches legal action against Spain’s deputy prime minister over shelved sexual assault allegation

LEGENDARY singer Julio Iglesias has threatened to sue Spain’s deputy prime minister after she called him a ‘sexual predator.’ Yolanda Diaz, of the left-wing party

27 Feb, 2026 @ 10:37

Celebrity·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez vows to release all top-secret files related to failed coup d’état attempt made 45 years ago today

THE Spanish government has vowed to spill all the secrets on one of the most dramatic moments in the country’s modern history. Prime minister Pedro

23 Feb, 2026 @ 19:32

Lead·National News·Politics

The man who tried to make himself dictator of Spain now lives in quiet retirement on the Costa del Sol

EXACTLY 45 years ago today, a moustachioed Guardia Civil officer burst into Spain’s parliament, fired a submachine gun into the ceiling and ordered everyone to

23 Feb, 2026 @ 13:25

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez launches investigation into US tech giants X, Meta and Tiktok over AI-generated indecent images of children

SPAIN is launching a probe into AI-generated child abuse images on social media amid an escalating crackdown on tech platforms. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez made

17 Feb, 2026 @ 10:06

International Affairs·Lead·National News·Politics

Spain’s expat divide: HALF of all 30-34-year-olds in Barcelona are foreign-born – and it’s the same for over-55s in Marbella

TWO VERY different trends are reshaping Spain’s foreign-born population, with young internationals filling major cities while coastal areas remain magnets for older expats Spain now

16 Feb, 2026 @ 17:15

Barcelona·Costa del Sol·Lead·National News·Other News

For sale: Abandoned village in Spain with more than 40 homes and stunning countryside views - after several failed attempts to turn it into a tourism hotspot

‘Empty Spain’ in focus: Crazy stat reveals that 90% of the population lives in just 2% of the land – and it’s getting worse

A STAGGERING majority of Spain’s population now lives on just 2% of its territory, new data reveals, leaving rural areas deserted while cities and coasts

16 Feb, 2026 @ 13:37

Lead·National News·Property

EXPLAINER: Why are Spanish farmers so against an EU trade deal with South American countries – and how will it affect you?

THOUSANDS of farmers from across Spain staged a protest in Madrid after the EU struck a landmark trade deal with a bloc of South American

12 Feb, 2026 @ 14:40

International Affairs·Lead·Madrid·National News·Politics

Spain is now the world’s second most visited country – ahead even of Italy and the US, new data shows

SPAIN has become the second most visited country in the world – nearing 100 million visitors in 2025, according to new figures. Ranking behind only

7 Feb, 2026 @ 12:00

Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel

ON THIS DAY: Spain’s answer to Lord Nelson and a great sculptor were born, snow fell where it never does … and a space-age fashion designer passed

BLAZ DE LEZO British people of a certain age were brought up on stories of English naval excellence and Spanish incompetence. The Armada was thwarted,

3 Feb, 2026 @ 08:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Spain is set to legalise half a million illegal workers – but how many arrived on small boats?

SPAIN is set to launch a massive regularisation process for hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants. Bucking the European trend of tightening borders, Pedro Sanchez’s

27 Jan, 2026 @ 10:30

Lead·National News

Rail expert says standards in Spain have ‘collapsed’ and passengers are treated ‘like cattle’ after two derailments in a week

RESIDENTS and expats across Spain are being warned that the country’s once-proud rail system is suffering a serious decline in safety, service and basic passenger

21 Jan, 2026 @ 12:13

Lead·National News·Travel News

Good news for Brits heading to Spain: Brussel’s new ETIAS permit pushed back once again

BRITONS heading to Spain will not have to apply for the soon-mandatory European travel authorisation for another year and a half, Brussels authorities have confirmed.

17 Jan, 2026 @ 14:21

Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel

Red Alert for extreme weather kicks in for Costa Blanca and Murcia regions

Spain’s environment minister warns of ‘alarming increase’ in hate speech towards the country’s weather forecasters

CLIMATE experts in Spain are facing an ‘alarming increase’ in online hate speech, the environment minister has warned, amid concerns the trend could fuel mistrust

16 Jan, 2026 @ 12:26

Green·Lead·National News·Weather

How did anarchism lead to charming Casas Viejas village to change its name to ‘Benalup’?

IMAGINE that you’re driving to Cadiz for a holiday from Madrid or Marbella, and you’ve decided to leave the main road, in order to take

11 Jan, 2026 @ 11:30

La Cultura·Lead·National News

ON THIS DAY: Dali, Buñuel – and Dani Carvajal? A trio of Spanish geniuses have links to this weekend in January

IT’S one of the coldest, darkest weekends around Spain, where traditionally not much happens and nobody has any money or energy left. With the festivities

10 Jan, 2026 @ 14:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

MICHAEL COY explains how the lives of two Spanish princesses 500 years apart didn’t go to plan – thanks to their choice of husbands

DISNEY princesses never had it easy. Their paths to a happy ending were always strewn with formidable obstacles: evil stepmothers, jealous witches, tentacle-bottomed sea sorceresses

10 Jan, 2026 @ 11:30

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Drivers will have ‘reasonable period’ to get now-mandatory V-16 light – as new stats show Spain registers over a thousand traffic deaths each year

DRIVERS in Spain still have time to equip their vehicles with the new mandatory emergency lights, the Minister of the Interior has said. Fernando Grande-Marlaska

9 Jan, 2026 @ 11:16

Lead·National News·Politics

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Who is that crawling up my wall? What you should know about geckos in Spain

Anyone who has a country property probably knows well the sticky footed lizards known as geckos.

25 Dec, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·National News·Nature

The ancient capitals of Spain – Ten cities that were once seats of Spanish power

EVERY city in Spain has fascinating stories to tell and historic artefacts to show off, but did you know which were once former capitals of

25 Dec, 2025 @ 12:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel·Other News

What is El Gordo? Spain’s national Christmas lottery takes place this weekend

EXPLAINER: Why Spain is obsessed with the lottery – and how it really works as this year’s winners are announced

EVERY December, televisions across Spain are tuned to the same hypnotic sound: schoolchildren singing out long strings of numbers in a chant that seems to

22 Dec, 2025 @ 16:00

EXPLAINER·Lead·National News

National News

Europe could be facing an inflation crisis that dwarfs the 1970s oil shocks – here are five scenarios for how it might play out in Spain

Spain’s gender pay gap laid bare: Women earn more than €5,000 less per year – and it gets worse with age

Spain considers drastic Covid-era measures – including a return to remote working – as Hormuz Strait crisis sparks fears of 1970s-style oil shock

Where Spanish forces are deployed across the globe in 2026 – as Sanchez says ‘no’ to war in a spiralling Middle East

At least four dead and two missing after wooden bridge collapses over rocky cliffs in northern Spain

Pensioner, 74, jumps from second-floor window in Marbella to escape woman who chopped off his fingertip over €200 drug debt

Legendary musician Julio Iglesias launches legal action against Spain’s deputy prime minister over shelved sexual assault allegation

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez vows to release all top-secret files related to failed coup d’état attempt made 45 years ago today

The man who tried to make himself dictator of Spain now lives in quiet retirement on the Costa del Sol

Spain’s expat divide: HALF of all 30-34-year-olds in Barcelona are foreign-born – and it’s the same for over-55s in Marbella

‘Empty Spain’ in focus: Crazy stat reveals that 90% of the population lives in just 2% of the land – and it’s getting worse

EXPLAINER: Why are Spanish farmers so against an EU trade deal with South American countries – and how will it affect you?

Spain is now the world’s second most visited country – ahead even of Italy and the US, new data shows

ON THIS DAY: Spain’s answer to Lord Nelson and a great sculptor were born, snow fell where it never does … and a space-age fashion designer passed

Spain is set to legalise half a million illegal workers – but how many arrived on small boats?

Rail expert says standards in Spain have ‘collapsed’ and passengers are treated ‘like cattle’ after two derailments in a week

Good news for Brits heading to Spain: Brussel’s new ETIAS permit pushed back once again

Spain’s environment minister warns of ‘alarming increase’ in hate speech towards the country’s weather forecasters

How did anarchism lead to charming Casas Viejas village to change its name to ‘Benalup’?

ON THIS DAY: Dali, Buñuel – and Dani Carvajal? A trio of Spanish geniuses have links to this weekend in January

MICHAEL COY explains how the lives of two Spanish princesses 500 years apart didn’t go to plan – thanks to their choice of husbands

Drivers will have ‘reasonable period’ to get now-mandatory V-16 light – as new stats show Spain registers over a thousand traffic deaths each year

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Who is that crawling up my wall? What you should know about geckos in Spain

The ancient capitals of Spain – Ten cities that were once seats of Spanish power

EXPLAINER: Why Spain is obsessed with the lottery – and how it really works as this year’s winners are announced

Europe could be facing an inflation crisis that dwarfs the 1970s oil shocks – here are five scenarios for how it might play out in Spain

Undermatched Spanish police have just ONE vessel to patrol long stretch of narco-infested Andalucian coastline

The rise of the bank of mum and dad: Financial donations from parents to children hit record highs in Spain as youngsters struggle to access housing

Knife found in man’s skull after he confronted thief stealing his car in Malaga beachfront enclave

Fears mounting of ‘worst energy crisis since the 1970s’ as oil prices surge beyond $100 per barrel in wake of Iran war