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Spanish climber, 23, survives four days with a serious head injury and fractures after falling on the snowy Picos de Europa

A YOUNG climber was rescued on Friday after he went missing for four days on the Picos de Europa in Cantabria. Senen Turienzo, 23, from

30 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

Asturias·Lead·National News

6 bedroom Villa for sale in Molledo – € 220,000

Villa Molledo, Cantabria 6 beds 2 baths € 220,000 Cantabria, Molledo, Silió Independent House for Sale in Silió – Perfect for Two Families

5 Dec, 2024 @ 12:05

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Spain tsunami warning: Experts say deadly weather phenomenon will hit the country by this date – with multiple coasts at risk

EXPERTS predict that Spain is ever more likely to be hit by a tsunami, attributed to the region’s proximity to tectonic plate boundaries. According to

3 Jul, 2024 @ 09:24

Andalucia·Lead·Nature·Valencian Community

Two violent bullies viciously attack younger children at the same Alicante school in Spain

School bullies ordered by court to pay €4,000 to boy who suffered appalling campaign of verbal abuse and physical attacks in Spain

A SYSTEMATIC bullying campaign against a Santander schoolboy has resulted in a court awarding him €4,000 in compensation. Four children and their parents have been

1 Mar, 2024 @ 16:15

Cantabria·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

PICTURED: Mother, 48, who was ‘killed by the teenage sons she adopted from Russia’ – as youngest suspect, 13, will face no charges

THE identity of the mother allegedly murdered by her teenage sons in northern Spain has been revealed. Silvia Lopez, 48, was found with stab wounds

9 Feb, 2024 @ 11:16

Cantabria·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Expat stabs himself with a knife to get his wife arrested for attempted murder at their home in Spain's Mallorca

Two children are arrested after their MOTHER is found dead and gagged in a car in Spain – but one is guaranteed to face no charges under Spanish law

TWO teenagers have been arrested in Spain after the body of their mother was found inside a car. The parent’s corpse was discovered with ‘obvious

8 Feb, 2024 @ 07:52

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This ‘crowds-free’ resort in northern Spain with Gaudi buildings, pristine beaches and pre-historic caves is a must visit in 2024 – according to the Sun

THE north of Spain is seeing a surge in interest from British and other European tourists who have grown tired of the typical holiday hotspots.

22 Jan, 2024 @ 12:56

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Revealed: The 5 towns in Spain added to the ‘most beautiful pueblos’ list for 2024

FIVE Spanish towns have won a place in the 2024 list of Spain’s prettiest pueblos. Some 19 towns were put forward to gain the prestigious

8 Jan, 2024 @ 12:14

Andalucia·Cantabria·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

British motorcyclist, 57, dies after veering off a highway in Spain

A BRITISH motorcyclist has died after veering off a motorway in northern Spain. The unnamed 57-year-old was driving in the Alto de la Matanela area

25 Sep, 2023 @ 10:33

Cantabria·Lead

SNOWFALL: Boat with British flag carrying 2,000 kg of cocaine worth €70 million intercepted in northern Spain

A BOAT waving a British flag that was transporting 2,000 kg of cocaine worth €70 million has been intercepted in northern Spain. The white sailing

3 Aug, 2023 @ 19:00

Cantabria·Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

Online scams, thefts, and physical assaults leap up to produce big rise in Spain's crime rate after pandemic kept criminals at home

Spain’s Civil Guard arrests more than 100 people on suspicion of €1m SMS bank fraud scam

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es MORE than 100 people have been arrested by the Spanish Civil Guard on suspicion of defrauding as much

1 Aug, 2023 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead

First spring sightings of poisonous Portuguese Man O'War in Spain's Costa Blanca waters

Hundreds of sightings of Portuguese Man O’War lead to close several beaches in Spain

HUNDREDS of sightings of Portuguese Man O’War have led to a number of beaches in northern Spain to be closed for swimmers. Basque Country and

24 Jul, 2023 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Basque Country·Cantabria·Environment·Lead

Two trafficked caracal wild cats rescued in northern Spain

TWO trafficked caracal wild cats have been rescued in northern Spain and have been given a new home The two caracals, a protected species under

17 Jul, 2023 @ 19:00

Andalucia·Cantabria·Environment·Lead

Image Of The Dumpster Where Body Ewas Found In Cantabria

Group of kids find dead body while playing in Cantabria

A MAN’S corpse has been found by a group of children that were playing in Santoña (Cantabria). They spotted the body in a waste ground

30 Jun, 2023 @ 14:15

Cantabria·Lead·Other News

Two fishermen die and one missing after boat sinks off coast of Spain’s Cantabria

TWO FISHERMEN died and one is missing after their boat sank off the coast of Cantabria on Monday morning. The two deceased men came from

3 Apr, 2023 @ 12:32

Lead·National News

Rail bosses sacked after new train fleet was too tall for tunnels in northern Spain

TWO people who ordered 31 new trains for the Asturias to Cantabria commuter rail line have been sacked after the rolling stock were too high

8 Feb, 2023 @ 15:00

Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: Brits taking on Santander Bank 13 YEARS after their dream house in Spain’s Valencia was ‘illegally’ repossessed

A BRITISH couple are going to court over the 2009 repossession of their dream home in Spain. Tina and Steve Poole are fighting Santander Bank

17 Nov, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·Property·Valencia·Valencian Community

Woman Who Put Boyfriends Head In A Box And Gave It To A Friend Claiming It Was Sex Toys In Spain Baked Head To Remove Smell

Woman in Spain who was given her neighbour’s severed head in a box testifies in court

A KEY witness in a murder trial told a court in Cantabria this week how she had discovered the rotting head of the victim, Jesús

9 Nov, 2022 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Travel: Exploring Spain’s buried treasures – cool caves

WHEN Spain’s peak summer temperatures start nudging 40 in parts of the country, visiting a cool, dark, damp cave sounds pretty good. The fact these

4 Sep, 2022 @ 15:00

Exploring Spain·Olive Press Travel

Alcampo supermarket chain buys 235 stores and warehouse from struggling DIA in Spain

FRENCH retailer Auchan says its Spanish subsidiary Alcampo will buy 235 supermarkets and a warehouse from the struggling DIA group Subject to clearances from competition

3 Aug, 2022 @ 13:23

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Property of the week: Historic palace in northern Spain, which played host to royalty and inspired literature

AN historic palace built in the 19th Centuty by a Spanish adventurer who made his fortune in the colonies has gone on sale in Cantabria

11 Jun, 2022 @ 12:00

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Drought Fears In Spain After Low Winter Rainfall Takes Reservoirs Down To 44% Capacity

Dry January raises drought fears in not-so rainy Spain as reservoir capacity goes down to 44%

THE second-driest January of the 21st century has sparked fresh fears of a drought in Spain. The government conceded this Tuesday that it was monitoring

8 Feb, 2022 @ 17:00

Environment·Lead

Legendary footballer, Paco Gento of Real Madrid and Spain, dies, aged 88.

Death of legendary footballer, Paco Gento of Real Madrid and Spain, at 88

REAL Madrid and Spanish footballing great, Paco Gento, has died aged 88. The winger was part of the record-breaking Madrid side of the mid-fifties that

18 Jan, 2022 @ 12:39

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