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British ambassador suggested Spanish police operate Gibraltar border entry points, UK newspaper claims

THE UK’s ambassador to Spain said Spanish officers could be allowed to police airport arrivals in Gibraltar, a British national daily newspaper claimed. The Telegraph

24 Apr, 2023 @ 14:10

Gibraltar·Lead·National News

Flambee pizza causes fatal blaze at Madrid restaurant in Spain

TWO PEOPLE have died in a Madrid restaurant after a waiter flambeed a pizza dish, accidentally setting alight plastic plants that were hanging on the

24 Apr, 2023 @ 10:59

Lead·Madrid·National News

Olive Press Opinion: Here we go again!

THE Costa del Sol has worked hard to shake off its image as a hotspot for criminals and scammers. But the fact is there are

22 Apr, 2023 @ 14:15

National News·Opinion

People enjoy theme park rides at a funfair on Eid Al Fitr 2022

Muslims in Spain able to request a day’s holiday for Eid-al-Fitr

THE ISLAMIC Community of Spain has made documents available on request for Muslims who would like to take a day’s holiday to celebrate Eid, which

22 Apr, 2023 @ 10:00

La Cultura·National News·Other News

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Young woman falls to her death climbing notorious cliff face in Malaga

A 22-YEAR-OLD woman has died after falling 30 meters and hitting her head while climbing in El Chorro, Malaga. The woman was scaling the ‘Arab

21 Apr, 2023 @ 14:15

Malaga·National News·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Travel News

Madeleine Mccann Suspect Christian Brueckner To Be Charged With Rape

EXCLUSIVE: Madeleine McCann suspect sex crimes trial will STILL go ahead

A SEX offences trial of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner in Germany has not been cancelled. Despite global headlines to the contrary yesterday, a date

21 Apr, 2023 @ 13:06

Lead·National News·Other News

Young man arrested for drunk driving and crashing against a traffic sign with stolen car in Castellon

A 21-year-old Spaniard has been arrested for allegedly crashing a stolen car into a traffic sign in Castellon de la Plana. He is believed to

21 Apr, 2023 @ 11:20

Castellon·Lead·National News·Valencian Community

Campaign calls for an end to Spain’s status as the ‘biggest dolphin prison in the world’

A YOUNG Spanish animal-rights activist has handed over to Congress a petition with 150,000 signatures calling for an end to the high number of dolphins

20 Apr, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead·National News

Founder of Spain’s fascist Falange party, Primo de Rivera, to be exhumed from monument on Monday

THE REMAINS of the founder of Spain’s fascist Falange party, Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, are to be exhumed by his family from the Valley

20 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·National News·Politics

Vending Machine Thief Armed With Drill Caught In Special Police Operation In Spain's Valencia

‘They get what they deserve’: Expats scathing over post-Brexit Brit couple facing deportation from Spain after failing to get residency permits

A BRITISH couple living on the Costa del Sol did not receive the response they had been expecting after posting in a Facebook group seeking

20 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Malaga·National News

Irene Montero Presenta Un Proyecto Pa La Igualdad Efectiva Entre Hombres Y Mujeres En El Trabajo

Spain’s Socialist Party wins approval for reforms to controversial consent law, deepening split with coalition partners

LAWMAKERS in Spain’s lower house of parliament, the Congress of Deputies, today voted in favour of reforms to the controversial ‘only yes means yes’ consent

20 Apr, 2023 @ 16:11

Lead·National News·Politics

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Spain moves closer to ban on ‘dwarf bullfights’ as law approved by Senate

SPAIN has taken a step closer to banning comedy bullfights where the human protagonists are dwarves, as well as erotic shows at stag or hen

19 Apr, 2023 @ 20:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Politics

Covid-19 cases rising in Spain's Mallorca but expert says situation is not 'alarming'

Madrid observatory detects spike in Covid-19 infections in wake of Easter holidays

THE NUMBER of Covid-19 cases in Spain has spiked after Easter week, bringing the 14-day incidence to 2,000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants compared to an

19 Apr, 2023 @ 19:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Madrid·National News

Nato 's Stoltenberg Poses With President Biden And Spanish Pm At A Nato Summit In Madrid

US President Joe Biden invites Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to White House

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden has invited Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to the White House for a visit that will take place in the run-up

19 Apr, 2023 @ 19:33

Lead·National News·Politics

Reservoirs continue drying up despite heavy weekend storms bringing torrential rain across Spain

No rain in Spain: April 2023 on its way to being the driest since records began

APRIL 2023 is on its way to being the driest since records began, with just five litres of rain per square metre detected in the

19 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Weather

Former King to arrive in Spain in private jet today

Spain’s Former King Juan Carlos I will arrive in the country around midday today after flying from London in a private jet. This is the

19 Apr, 2023 @ 12:00

Lead·National News

Money laundering police chief accused of stashing away 'several million' euros at his home and office in Spain

Suspended Policia Nacional officer steals gun and is shot dead in petrol station showdown in northern Spain

A POLICE officer was shot dead by armed Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional agents at a petrol station in northern Spain on Wednesday morning. The

19 Apr, 2023 @ 10:23

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Winter drought reduces Spain’s reservoirs to national average water capacity of 50.7%

SPAIN’S reservoirs are at 50.7% capacity as the effects of the winter drought continue to bite. It means they are storing 28,400 cubic hectares of

18 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Catalunya·Environment·Lead·National News

UPDATED: 33 years-old English-Man arrested in relation to TOWIE star Elliott Wright’s employee death

An Englishman has been arrested in Marbella in relation to the fight at TOWIE star Elliott Wright´s Mijas restaurant that led to the death of

18 Apr, 2023 @ 17:40

Lead·Marbella·National News

High inflation is stunting growth for Spain’s food sector

HIGH food inflation is stunting the growth of Spain’s food sector according to a report published on Tuesday by the country’s Federation of Food and

18 Apr, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

Foreclosed homes to become low rent properties in Spain to help young people

Foreclosed homes in Spain to become low rent properties to help young people

SPAIN’S government has approved a measure to make up to 50,000 foreclosed homes- held by ‘bad bank’ Sareb- available for low rentals to ease the

18 Apr, 2023 @ 15:00

Lead·National News·Property

Judge sides with restaurant in Spain’s Basque Country that fined three diners €510 for failing to turn up

A JUDGE in Spain’s Basque Country has sided with a restaurant after it charged three diners €510 for failing to turn up to their dinner

17 Apr, 2023 @ 19:15

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Angry female patient unable to use local health centre after assaulting doctor on Spain's Costa Blanca

How Spain’s Social Security system is using artificial intelligence to identify fraudulent sick leave

SPAIN’S Social Security system is using an artificial intelligence algorithm to try to predict whether someone who is taking sick leave is ready to get

17 Apr, 2023 @ 18:45

Health·Lead·National News

Crypto earnings to be investigated by Spain’s Inland Revenue

THE Spanish Inland Revenue has launched an investigation to identify bitcoin-related assets to prevent tax evasion and avoidance. The period for submitting the income tax

17 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain’s prime minister says sorry for new consent law that has seen sex offenders released from jail early

SPAIN’S prime minister Pedro Sanchez has used an interview with Spanish newspapers to apologise for the unexpected effects of a new consent law, which has

16 Apr, 2023 @ 18:05

Lead·National News·Politics

Explainer: What will the government’s planned housing law mean for landlords and tenants?

THE SPANISH government has been negotiating a proposed housing law for months, if not years, and the deal that has been hammered out between parties

15 Apr, 2023 @ 11:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

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