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This ‘natural paradise’ in Spain that’s ‘tourist free’ and ‘littered with Roman ruins’ will pay you €15,000 to move there – so what’s the catch?

AN often overlooked region of Spain is offering digital nomads up to €15,000 to move there. The programme is part of a plan to battle

28 Aug, 2024 @ 13:16

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Extremadura

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

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Spanish bouncer accused of killing a British tourist in Spain is arrested

15 schoolboys get probation for spreading AI-created naked images of girls in Spain

A JUVENILE court in Extremadura has sentenced 15 schoolboys to a year’s probation after they created and spread AI-generated naked images of their female classmates

10 Jul, 2024 @ 11:09

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Pilgrims in Spain are forced to hide up an oak tree after being charged at by a herd of cows

TWO men doing Spain’s famous Camino de Santiago pilgrims walk had to take refuge up an oak tree after being charged by several cows. The

15 Mar, 2024 @ 15:27

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Rags To Riches As Costa Blanca Street Beggar Scoops €1.2 Million Lottery Jackpot In Spain

Police in Spain’s Caceres find body in hunt for missing 79-year-old lottery winner

THE Guardia Civil located a body on Friday during the ongoing hunt for Vicente Sanchez, a 79-year-old man from a municipality in Caceres province who

8 Mar, 2024 @ 13:05

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

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·Travel: Extremadura

This western region of Spain is mostly forgotten by British tourists but is WELL worth a visit – according to The Travel Association

TRAVEL experts have shared their top destinations for 2024 and this region in western Spain has made the cut. Brits have loved visiting Spain for

5 Jan, 2024 @ 15:59

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Extremadura

Police in Spain’s Barcelona province arrest minor for allegedly using artificial intelligence to create child pornography

A MINOR has been arrested in Barcelona province on suspicion of using artificial intelligence to create child pornography. The youngster is thought to have been

24 Oct, 2023 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Technology

Mobile phone company duped by €240,000 credit card con in Spain

Number of schoolboys under investigation for creating deep-fake nudes of classmates rises to 26

THE PUBLIC prosecutor in the province of Badajoz is now investigating as many as 26 schoolboys for their alleged involvement in the creation and distribution

3 Oct, 2023 @ 14:55

Crime & Law·Lead

Woman spots mobile phone held by pervert through her toilet window in Spain's Valencia

Police in Spain identify 11 minors suspected of making and sharing deep-fake naked photos of female classmates

POLICE investigators in Extremadura have identified 11 minors who are suspected to be behind the creation and distribution of a number of deep-fake naked pictures

21 Sep, 2023 @ 15:47

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Mother denounces AI naked images of daughter

Artificial intelligence: Mothers in Spain’s Extremadura region denounce faked nude photos of their daughters circulating in schools

AROUND two dozen mothers in the Spanish region of Extremadura have reported a shocking new use of artificial intelligence: to create ultra-realistic naked pictures of

18 Sep, 2023 @ 16:03

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

Hidden thoughts: How Old Etonian journalist and author Paul Richardson came to run a farm in Spain’s Extremadura

IT was on a long drive back from Portugal to Denia to catch the ferry to Ibiza that Paul Richardson stumbled across the little known

2 Sep, 2023 @ 14:07

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Extremadura

One dead and six hospitalised after Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Caceres, Extremadura

AN 85-year-old man has died in Caceres from Legionnaires’ disease, with six others affected and hospitalised. As of Tuesday, August 29, four patients are currently

30 Aug, 2023 @ 19:00

Health·Lead

Stunning ancient mosaic of Medusa uncovered by archaeologists in western Spain

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered a Roman mosaic in Extremadura depicting Medusa with tiny wings and locks of hair which is believed to have been used as

4 Aug, 2023 @ 15:45

La Cultura·Lead

Man sought for running over his partner in Antequera arrested in Spain’s Extremadura

A MAN who run over over his partner in Antequera has been arrested in Caceres (Extremadura) The 26-year-old allegedly hit the victim with a stolen

29 Jul, 2023 @ 13:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Roman baths in fantastic state of preservation found in Spain

ROMAN baths in a great state of preservation have been discovered in Merida (Extremadura). A group of 20 archeologists, including six Granada University students, have

21 Jul, 2023 @ 19:30

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead

Popular Party in Extremadura does complete U-turn and will enter into government with far-right Vox

THE LEADER of the conservative Popular Party in Extremadura, Maria Guardiola, did a complete U-turn on Friday and signed a coalition deal with far-right Vox

30 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Politics

This November was one of the hottest and driest on record in Spain, stark figures show

Spain’s June heatwave to last until at least Thursday, with 44ºC temperatures likely

THIS WEEKEND saw Spain officially enter a heatwave, the eighth since the year 2011 to fall within the month of June. The extreme weather is

26 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead·Weather

Demonstrations For The National Day Of Spain Or Hispanic Day

As general elections approach, conservative Popular Party struggles with uneasy bedfellow Vox

THE LATEST POLLS ahead of the July 23 snap election in Spain suggest that the conservative Popular Party (PP) and far-right Vox party will win

21 Jun, 2023 @ 10:00

Lead·Politics

Kings Landing city of Caceres in Spain to host second ‘City of Dragons’ event in 2023

EXTREMADURA’S capital Caceres will host its second ‘City of Dragons’ event for Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon fans in November. The city

27 May, 2023 @ 11:15

Entertainment·Lead

Iberian Lynx population continues to rise in rural Spain and Portugal

THE IBERIAN LYNX population is continuing to rise in the wild of the Iberian Peninsula with 1,668 animals reported in 2022 according to the Ministry

20 May, 2023 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Lead·Nature

Vintage wine thieves in Spain ordered to pay over €750,000 to insurance company

TWO people who stole vintage wines worth €1.6 million from a Michelin-starred Caceres restaurant in October 2021, have been jailed and ordered to pay compensation

6 Mar, 2023 @ 18:14

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