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18 injured after octogenarian wife of infamous drug trafficker loses control of her car in Galicia

EIGHTEEN people have been injured after the octogenarian wife of a notorious drug boss lost control of her car, crashing into a marquee in Vilanova

8 May, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·National News

RBL standard bearer and Olive Press staffer recounts his day at the King’s Coronation

LIFELONG memories, a huge smile on his face, a sense of pride and a stiff right arm are the legacy of King Charles III’s Coronation

7 May, 2023 @ 13:04

Costa Blanca·Lead·Must Read·National News

King Felipe and Queen Letizia at the coronation

In pictures: Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia attend King Charles’s coronation

IN A BREAK with tradition, King Charles III decided that coronated monarchs would be invited to attend his coronation today, May 6. Two of those

6 May, 2023 @ 15:08

Lead·National News

OUR MAN AT THE CORONATION: Olive Press staffer selected for duty at King Charles’s big day

A MEMBER of the Olive Press family will be proudly taking part in the procession today for the coronation of King Charles III in London

6 May, 2023 @ 11:13

Lead·Marbella·National News

King Felipe invites King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla on state visit to Spain

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia jet in to London for King Charles III’s royal coronation on Saturday

KING Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain are travelling to London today to attend the coronation of Charles III as the new King of

5 May, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

Explainer: Why Spain’s leftist parties could hold the key to the 2023 general election

SPAIN’S political parties are focussing their attention right now on the upcoming regional and local elections, which will be held across much of the country

4 May, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead·National News·Politics

Police open probe in northern Spain after dogs left to die in hot car

THE SPANISH Civil Guard has opened an investigation into three people after they left three dogs unattended in the boot of a car while they

3 May, 2023 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

After unusually warm April in Spain, dry and hot weather spell continues into May

THE UNUSUALLY warm weather registered in Spain during the month of April are continuing into May, with an ‘episode of high temperatures and a lack

3 May, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead·National News

Six arrested after big brawl between 15 employees of two Indian minimarkets in Mallorca

SIX INDIAN NATIONALS have been arrested after a street fight between employees from two Indian fruit minimarkets in Can Pastilla (Palma). A total of 15

3 May, 2023 @ 17:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Police stops 7-years-old from jumping off school roof in Valencia

POLICE saved the life of a 7-year-old who planned on jumping off his school roof in Valencia on Friday April 28. The kid had climbed

3 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Inflation rises in Spain due to higher electricity prices and tourist-related services

Inflation is what people worry about most in Spain- says survey

THE regular monthly 40dB barometer public opinion survey conducted for the El Pais newspaper and SER radio puts inflation as the biggest concern for people

3 May, 2023 @ 12:25

Lead·National News

Osteopath accused of sexually abusing 23 women in Barcelona could face lengthy jail sentence

AN OSTEOPATH alleged to have sexually abused 23 women in Barcelona between 2014 and 2016 could be jailed for over 100 years. He is accused

2 May, 2023 @ 18:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Workers in Spain spend on average 43% of their salary on rent

People in Spain spent on average 43% of their gross salary on rent in 2022, according to a Fotocasa real estate portal study. This is

2 May, 2023 @ 14:15

Murcia·National News·Property·Valencian Community

Vueling For Guardia Civil Credit Flickr Creatornabil Molinari

Guardia Civil captain suspended for working as a pilot for Spain’s Vueling Airlines without permission

A Guardia Civil captain has been suspended after getting caught working as a pilot for Vueling Airlines. The high ranking officer was employed from April

1 May, 2023 @ 20:00

Barcelona·Lead·National News·Travel News

Bus Accident Almonte Photo By Ayuntamineto De Almonte

One woman dies and almost 40 injured in bus accident in Spain’s Huelva

A MOROCCAN WOMAN has lost her life after a bus taking seasonal workers to a field overturned in Almonte (Huelva) this morning (Monday May 1).

1 May, 2023 @ 19:30

Huelva·Lead·National News

Gender violence surges in Spain: Number of young victims increased by 32% last year, figures show

A quarter of children in Spain say bullying went on at schools in previous academic year

A REPORT into bullying at schools in Spain reported 24.4% of students believing it went on at their institution in the 2021-22 academic year. The

1 May, 2023 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Santiago Abascal, Vox leader. Photo by Cordon Press

Spain’s far-right Vox party offers identical election manifesto for municipalities

AS THE May 28 local and regional elections approach, many Spanish voters will no doubt be seeking out the election manifestos of the various parties

1 May, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·National News·Politics

Judge pauses exhumations of Franco victims from controversial mausoleum in Spain

Falangists give fascist salutes as they pay homage to Primo de Rivera in Madrid

WITH THEIR arms raised in fascist salutes, around 200 people paid homage on Saturday to the founder of Spain’s Falange party, Jose Antonio Primo de

30 Apr, 2023 @ 14:30

Lead·Madrid·National News·Politics

May 1 and 2: Spain’s public holidays explained

IF YOU didn’t know already, this weekend will last three days, thanks to International Workers’ Day falling on May 1. That means a bank holiday,

30 Apr, 2023 @ 12:00

Lead·Madrid·National News

El Rey Emerito, Juan Carlos Disfruta De La Primera Jornada De Las Regats De La Copa Del Rey En Sanxenxo

Spain’s former king Juan Carlos publicly denies claims he has a secret daughter

SPAIN’S disgraced former king Juan Carlos I has publicly denied press reports published this week claiming that he has a secret daughter. The self-styled emeritus

30 Apr, 2023 @ 11:15

Celebrity·Lead·National News

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

Record temperatures, ongoing drought and Doñana’s wetlands: Why water is the word on everyone’s lips this week

WITH 27% of Spain currently either in a drought ‘emergency’ or ‘alert’, record temperatures being registered for the month of April, and an ongoing row

29 Apr, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·National News·Weather

Two climate activists swim naked in front of the Royal Palace in Madrid

Two activists of climate group Futuro Vegetal swam naked in a fountain just outside the Royal Palace in Madrid on Thursday evening. The two women,

28 Apr, 2023 @ 18:30

Environment·Lead·Madrid·National News

Orange alert warns of scorching temperatures reaching 42C in parts of Spain

Spain swelters: New record temperature for April as crops fail, wildfires spread and long-term fears sets in

FEARS are rising over what the summer has in store for Spain after an unseasonably early heatwave broke the temperature record for April on Thursday.

28 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Weather

Despite exhumation from war monument, Franco and his new resting place are still costing the Spanish state €10,000 a year

IN OCTOBER 2019, the Spanish government finally moved the body of former dictator Francisco Franco from the Valley of the Fallen monument, transferring the remains

28 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Madrid·National News

Spain's Emeritus King Juan Carlos fathered 'secret' daughter according to new book

Juan Carlos I is thinking about buying a house in Sanxenxo

FORMER KING of Spain – and Abu Dhabi resident – Juan Carlos I is reportedly thinking of acquiring a property in Sanxenxo (Galicia). The father

28 Apr, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·National News

Farce of Costa Blanca kidnap plot leader surrendering to police in Spain's Cadiz but gets bail from local judge

Spain’s judges and prosecutors to go on indefinite strike over pay

SPAIN’S judges and public prosecutors on Friday formally convened an indefinite strike from May 16 onwards, a period that coincides with the run up to

28 Apr, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

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