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Spain to crack down on phone scammers -here’s how

Phone scam extorts bars and restaurants over ‘unpaid’ electricity bills on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Guardia Civil has broken up a Madrid gang who said they’d cut off electricity to 26 Alicante Province hotels and restaurants after falsely claiming

26 Dec, 2022 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Granada·Jaen·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Valencian Community

Daughters save mother from certain death after ex-partner stabs her eight times in Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE arrested a man in Spain’s Estepona who allegedly stabbed his ex-partner eight times before his daughters stopped him from killing their mother. The man,

24 Dec, 2022 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Police arrest four gang members after catching them with 440kg of hashish in Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE officers arrested four people after finding 440kg of hashish hidden in a secret compartment of a trailer in Spain’s Granada. National Police officers of

24 Dec, 2022 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Cepsa To Use Recycled Water To Power New Green Hydrogen Plant In Spain's Andalucia

Cepsa will use recycled water to power new green hydrogen plant in Spain’s Andalucia

ENERGY giant Cepsa says a new green hydrogen plant to be built at the San Rogue Energy Park in Cadiz Province will be powered by

20 Dec, 2022 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Lead

stash of hashish found in councillors van

Police arrest drug gang that held up rival hash truck on Spain’s A-7 motorway

POLICE in Malaga have arrested four gang-members who violently held-up a truck that rival drug-traffickers were using to move hashish hidden in its cargo of

19 Dec, 2022 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

TRAGEDY: Police search suspect after hit-and-run death leaves Spain’s Cartama in state of shock

POLICE are searching for the driver of a BMW who fatally ran over a 28-year-old at the entrance to Cartama and then fled the scene.

19 Dec, 2022 @ 14:12

Crime & Law·Malaga·Other News

DGT’s festive drugs and alcohol campaign in Spain’s Andalucia sees 47 drivers a day caught under influence of alcohol or drugs

THE DGT’s (General Directorate of Traffic) six-day festive drugs and alcohol campaign, carried out at the start of the month between December 5-11, has seen

19 Dec, 2022 @ 09:15

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

IN PICS: Top 10 smallest villages in Spain’s Malaga

AROUND the province of Malaga there are villages with less residents than in a block of flats in a big city.

16 Dec, 2022 @ 17:15

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Key figure in multi-billion euro cryptocurrency scam is arrested at Barcelona airport in Spain

Key figure in multi-billion euro cryptocurrency scam arrested at Spain’s Barcelona airport

THE Guardia Civil and Mossos d’Esquadra have arrested a key player in a multi-billion euro cryptocurrency scam that swindled hundreds of thousands of investors. 33-year-old

16 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Earthquake rattles Sevilla in southern Spain as locals report feeling tremors

A 3.5 magnitude earthquake rumbles Spain’s Sevilla

SPAIN’s National Geographic Institute (IGN) has registered an earthquake with a magnitude 3.5 yesterday morning, December 13, with its epicentre in the Sevilla town of

14 Dec, 2022 @ 09:30

Environment·Lead·Sevilla

Landslides cause part of Caminito del Rey to collapse as storms lash Costa del Sol

Landslides have forced the closure of the popular tourist Caminito del Rey walkway in Malaga. The tourist attraction’s official website announced the site would be

14 Dec, 2022 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga·National News·Weather

King Felipe VI spends weekend skiing in Spain’s Sierra Nevada which opens Loma de Dílar and other ski lifts reaching 47 skiable kilometers

Two women freeze to death at Sierra Nevada ski resort in Spain’s Andalucia

THE bodies of two women in their mid-fifties were found on Monday afternoon in a Sierra Nevada ski resort with no apparent sign of violence.

13 Dec, 2022 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Granada·Lead

Calls for ‘urgent’ blood donations needed amid shortage of all blood types in Spain’s Andalucia following week of public holidays

THE Andalucian Network of Transfusion Medicine (ANTM ) has launched an urgent appeal for blood donors to step forward amid ‘shortages’ following last week’s public

13 Dec, 2022 @ 11:15

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Malaga

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

Police officer jailed and sacked after issuing bogus fines against disliked neighbour in Spain’s Almeria

A Guardia Civil officer has been stripped of his job and jailed for four years, after issuing unfair fines against a neighbour he did not

6 Dec, 2022 @ 12:45

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Heavy rain forecast in Spain’s Andalucia during ´Puente de Diciembre´ with up to 200 litres per square metre expected

ANDALUCIA faces the two festive days this week, ‘The Constitution’ today Tuesday, December 6 and ‘The Immaculate Conception’ Thursday, December 8, with persistent and widespread

6 Dec, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·Weather

Andalucia’s Sevilla victorious in becoming home to Spain’s new Space Agency

SEVILLA has been announced as the headquarters of the new Spanish Space Agency. It beat off 20 rivals to get the government nod which was

5 Dec, 2022 @ 19:30

Lead·Sevilla·Technology

Dozens arrested on Costa del Sol for trafficking weed inside ‘humanitarian aid’ packages for Ukraine

Dozens of people in Andalucia have been arrested for pretending to deliver ‘humanitarian aid’ to Ukraine as a way to sell cannabis across Europe. Guardia

5 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

Ronda: The Spanish town that sits up high in the mountains and will stay long in your memory

Perched atop steeping mountains and 2,460 feet above sea level, Ronda is tricky to get to but worth the effort for a trip you will

4 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Day Trips·Lead·Malaga·National News·Olive Press Travel

Six random places to visit in Andalucia bucket-list

Looking for surf, textiles or utopia? You’re in luck. If you find yourself in the region with nowhere particular to go, try these. Utopia: Marinaleda

4 Dec, 2022 @ 12:00

Exploring Spain·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Children Playing Educational Game On Floor In Montessori School

Plan to relocate outdoor-only school from Ireland to sunny southern Spain

The pandemic has brought into sharp focus the importance of clean, fresh air. Yet our children continue to spend seven hours a day indoors at

3 Dec, 2022 @ 17:00

Education·Lead·National News

Spain's December unemployment rate is the lowest since 2007 as economy continues to grow Spain’s December unemployment rate is the lowest since 2007 as economy continues to grow

Spain’s November jobless total is lowest for the month since 2007

SPAIN’S unemployment total of 2.88 million for November is the lowest seen for the month since 2007. Figures from the Labour Ministry showed it was

2 Dec, 2022 @ 12:20

Lead·National News

Murder probe launched into British father and son who vanished from Spain's Costa del Sol in 2019 after 'botched' drug deal

Murder inquiry opened into British father and son who vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol in 2019 after ‘botched’ drug deal

SUSSEX police have launched a double murder investigation surrounding a British father and son who disappeared from Estepona in April 2019. Their family have always

28 Nov, 2022 @ 11:21

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

A judge has ordered the Valencian Ministry of Health to compensate 150 Alicante health workers who did not have any proper PPE equipment in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Alicante court says doctors, nurses, and health support staff are entitled to compensation amounts varying between €5,000 and €49,180 for 'personal and moral damages'. There has been no comment from the Valencian government or Health Ministry. It's presumed that an appeal will be launched against the ruling. The lawsuit was filed against the regional Health Ministry by the Sindicato Medico(Medical Union). It claimed compensation on behalf of 150 Alicante area members for the 'non-compliance' of the Ministry for not providing safety protection between March and May 2020. The Alicante court ruling obliges each worker to get €5,000 if 'they were forced to work without adequate protection elements'. The payout is €15,000 for 'each workers who had to go into isolation if they were in contact with anybody infected with COVID-19'. A €35,000 payment is ordered for any worker 'infected with COVID-19 but who did not require hospital admission'. Any health worker who did catch the coronavirus and was hospitalised will get the highest amount of €49,180. The Sindicato Medico says that it is pleased by the recognition the court has given its members and pointing out the 'negligent attitude towards health and safety' of health workers. Similar claims have been filed in other courts in the Valencian Community.

What Spain needs to solve worrying shortage of nurses

Spain is battling a concerning shortage of nurses and experts in the field have pointed out what is needed to solve the crisis. Spain is

27 Nov, 2022 @ 14:15

Health·Lead·Murcia·National News·Valencia

Hospital operation and consultation waiting times fall in Spain but pandemic impact continues

THE average waiting time for a public hospital operation in Spain is 113 days according to latest figures from the Ministry of Health. Their twice-yearly

25 Nov, 2022 @ 13:30

Health·Lead

Man in Spain’s Andalucia posts videos of himself driving through Malaga without seatbelt

POLICE caught up with a man who allegedly posted videos on social media of himself driving different cars without a seatbelt through Malaga city roads.

24 Nov, 2022 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Man reports fake break-in but forgets police on Spain’s Costa del Sol had visited him that night

A FUENGIROLA man who claimed thieves broke into his home and stole a €450 watch later admitted to police it was a home insurance fraud.

20 Nov, 2022 @ 08:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

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