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10 residents at mental health care home die after 'mattress' fire makes it the biggest tragedy of its kind this century in Spain

10 residents at mental health care home die after ‘mattress’ fire making it the biggest tragedy of its kind this century in Spain

AT LEAST 10 people died in a fire at a mental health care residential home in the Aragon region on Friday morning. Several more were

15 Nov, 2024 @ 11:10

Lead·National News

This is the best city in Spain for an October getaway, according to The Times

ZARAGOZA in northern Spain has received the seal of approval by The Times newspaper as a city to visit in October. The paper said Zaragoza’s

10 Oct, 2024 @ 16:10

National News·Olive Press Travel

Highly-experienced fighter pilot is killed in mysterious crash in Spain: €60m jet went down over Aragon

A HIGHLY-experienced fighter pilot has died in Spain after crashing into a field. Lieutenant Colonel Pablo Estrada Martin crashed his €60million F-18 jet in Peralejos,

4 Oct, 2024 @ 16:21

Lead

Political chaos as far-right Vox party plans to quit regional government coalitions in Spain

THE far-right Vox party is set to scrap its regional government coalition deals with the conservative Partido Popular(PP) in a dispute over young migrants. Vox

11 Jul, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Politics

‘Dangerous’ cult group that controlled women and predicted the ‘collapse of the world’ is brought down by police in Spain

THE Guardia Civil has dismantled what they described as a ‘dangerous’ cult group called EVOL- that mistreated women in the Zaragoza area of Spain. A

14 Jun, 2024 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Microsoft joins Amazon in multi-billion euro cloud data centre revolution in north-east Spain

MICROSOFT is planning to pump in a massive €6.6 billion to set up new data centres in the Aragon region of Spain. The regional government

14 Jun, 2024 @ 15:45

Lead·Technology

Spain gets €15.7m cloud service boost from Amazon in country's biggest-ever technological investment

Spain gets €15.7 BILLION cloud service boost from Amazon in country’s biggest-ever technological investment

THE biggest-ever technological investment in Spain totalling €15.7 billion has been unveiled by Amazon Web Services(AWS). The project to provide cloud-based services will see 17,500

22 May, 2024 @ 17:15

Lead·Technology

Must visit: The 100-year-old train station in Spain that’s been turned into an award-winning hotel

A 100-year-old train station has been turned into an award-winning hotel in Spain that is praised by international media and defined as a ‘must visit’

7 May, 2024 @ 12:09

La Cultura·Olive Press Travel

Must-visit: The Spanish waterfalls that will transport you to Costa Rica

EVER dreamt of going to Costa Rica? These waterfalls will transport you to the tropical paradise without leaving the country. READ MORE: Town in Spain

10 Mar, 2024 @ 09:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Must-visit: This hidden gem in the heart of ‘abandoned Spain’ will transport you to centuries past – and could easily be mistaken for Tuscany

LOOKING for a weekend escape? This hidden gem of ‘abandoned Spain’ is a must visit. The north of Spain is growing in popularity with visitors

13 Jan, 2024 @ 10:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Escape to the mountains: These 5 hillside towns in Spain make for the perfect winter getaway

SPAIN is full of enchanting hillside towns for the perfect getaway and we have picked the top five you should visit this winter. Although Andalucia

17 Dec, 2023 @ 12:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Man screams in support for Hamas before sexually assaulting two women on train in Spain

A TRAIN passenger who shouted he was from the Palestinian-based terrorist group Hamas and then sexually assaulted two women, has been arrested by the Guardia

16 Oct, 2023 @ 18:06

Crime & Law·Lead

Prosecutor in Spain opens probe after bull violently gores three smaller steers in the full view of a crowd of children

THE PUBLIC prosecutor has opened an investigation into possible animal cruelty offences, after a video went viral of a fighting bull violently goring three steers

10 Sep, 2023 @ 18:00

Animals·Lead·Must Read

VUELTA A ESPANA: Your virtual Tour of Spain

TWENTY-TWO teams, 21 stages and three weeks of spectacular aerial footage of Spain allowing you to watch a gripping race while planning your next trip.

21 Aug, 2023 @ 14:13

Exploring Spain·Olive Press Travel

TERUEL: Spain’s coolest summer spot

Take a trip to the inland province of Teruel to find Spain’s coolest place in summer… and make sure to stop off at Albarracin on

15 Aug, 2023 @ 19:00

Exploring Spain·Olive Press Travel

Video: Five-story building containing 21 homes suddenly collapses in Spain’s Teruel

A FIVE-STORY residential building containing 21 homes collapsed on Tuesday in the city of Teruel. Fortunately, no one was hurt in the incident. The caretaker

13 Jun, 2023 @ 15:31

Lead

Dramatic Scene Of Plaza España In Seville At Sunset

Political row breaks out as Zaragoza and Seville vie to be proclaimed the fourth-biggest city in Spain

A WAR OF WORDS has broken out between politicians in Seville and Zaragoza over which of the Spanish cities is the fourth-largest in the country.

3 May, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Politics·Sevilla

Spain expected to record temperature highs for April to break 12-year record

Spain expected to record sizzling high April temperatures to break 12-year record

FORECASTERS are predicting record-high April temperatures this week as the drought continues to bite across Spain. The current April record stands at 37.4 degrees logged

25 Apr, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Weather

Lower temperatures in Spain help to bring massive wildfire blaze under control

First major wildfire of the year in Spain stabilises thanks to lack of wind

THE FIRST major wildfire of the year in Spain, which broke out earlier this week in the Valencia region, had stabilised by Saturday morning thanks

25 Mar, 2023 @ 13:30

Asturias·Lead·National News·Valencian Community

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Abandoned Spanish train station converted into luxury five-star hotel

An abandoned train station in Spain has been totally revamped into a five-star hotel. Canfranc Station in the Aragon Valley, near the French border and

19 Feb, 2023 @ 20:00

Hotels·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Property

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Superstition emptied a Spanish village in the 14th century before turning it into a must-visit festival

There is live music, falconry demonstrations, sword fights, hypnosis and magical shows

8 Jan, 2023 @ 18:38

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Spain's Mallorca Stages Ancient Ceremony As Curtain Raiser To New Year's Eve Celebrations

Spain’s Mallorca stages ancient banner carrying ceremony ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations

ONE of Europe’s oldest non-religious celebrations takes place in Palma, Mallorca this Saturday. The Festa de l’Estandard(banner) has its roots back to the early 13th

31 Dec, 2022 @ 08:30

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

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

Amazon to open cloud computing unit in Spain’s Aragon region in €2.5 billion investment

AMAZON’S cloud computing division AWS(Amazon Web Services) has announced a €2.5 billion investment in Spain over the next decade. The firm said on Wednesday that

16 Nov, 2022 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Lead