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Greenpeace hangs big rubber shark outside Spain’s Ministry of Fisheries in Madrid on UN World Oceans Day

A five-metre high rubber shark was hung by Greenpeace protestors outside a government ministry in Spain on Wednesday to coincide with UN World Oceans Day.

8 Jun, 2022 @ 12:36

Environment·Lead·Madrid

Thief takes surfboard-style La Manga sign from Mar Menor area of Spain and posts video of it in Madrid garden

THE Guardia Civil is looking for a Madrid man who stole one of the iconic surfboard-style kilometre signs from the Mar Menor in Murcia. The

3 Jun, 2022 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Mar Menor·Murcia

Repsol Oil Company President In Spain 'in The Clear' Over Spying Charges

Repsol oil company boss in Spain cleared over hiring security firm for illegal phone-tapping

THE National Court in Madrid has scrapped investigations into the president of the Repsol oil company, Antonio Brufau, over industrial spying going back a decade.

2 Jun, 2022 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

IN PICS: This is how to enjoy Madrid like a Rolling Stone

THEY arrived on a private jet emblazoned with the iconic logo a week ago and since then the Rolling Stones have been enjoying some down

1 Jun, 2022 @ 14:30

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel

Tennis Sensation Carlos Alcaraz Stars In New Video Promoting His Home Murcia Region To Tourists In Spain

WATCH: Tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz stars in new video promoting his home Murcia region to tourists across Spain

MURCIA teenage tennis star Carlos Alcaraz is the new face of tourism for his home region in €1.5 million campaign to attract more Spanish holidaymakers.

1 Jun, 2022 @ 13:31

Lead·Madrid·Murcia

Madrid gears up for Mad Cool Festival welcoming big music acts to Spain

MAD COOL FESTIVAL is making its long anticipated return in Madrid from July 6 to July 10. The festival will see a host of big

27 May, 2022 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·National News

Spanish TV actor arrested with wife over alleged poisoning of elderly relative to gain inheritance

A SPANISH actor famous for his roles in hit television series has been arrested along with his wife in Madrid over the death of her

27 May, 2022 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

WATCH: The Rolling Stones touch down in branded jet in Spain at start of Sixty tour

THE Rolling Stones arrived in true rock ‘n roll style in Madrid on Thursday, touching down in their very own branded plane ahead of the

27 May, 2022 @ 10:45

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Spain unveils plans for largest artificial beach in Europe just 30 mins drive from Madrid

PLANS have been unveiled for the largest artificial beach in Europe which will be located just a half an hour drive from the capital. Permission

24 May, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel

First monkeypox case detected in Spain’s Valencia region

THE first case of monkeypox has been identified in the Valencian Community. Regional health chiefs said on Monday that it was a case in Castellon

23 May, 2022 @ 15:12

Castellon·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s Malaga ramps up police surveillance on Midsummer’s Eve to 300 police officers and a drone

Benidorm hotel swoop on drug dealer staying on Spain’s Costa Blanca who was wanted by German authorities

A drug dealer on the run from German justice on trafficking charges dating back to 2012, has been arrested in a central Benidorm hotel. The

23 May, 2022 @ 11:25

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Madrid: Fashion house Chanel helps restore ‘green lung’ in Spain’s capital

MADRID’S Royal Botanic Gardens have been given a makeover with investment from fashion brand Chanel. The design house restored the Botanic Gardens’ rose garden in

21 May, 2022 @ 10:15

Celebrity·Environment·Lead·Madrid

Spain’s monkeypox cases linked to outbreak in gay sauna

HEALTH authorities in Spain believe a gay sauna in the capital is the source of the outbreak of rare monkeypox virus which has so far

20 May, 2022 @ 18:30

Health·Lead·Madrid·National News

Ex-King Juan Carlos returns to Spain after two year exile to take part in Galicia sailing regatta

Ex-King Juan Carlos welcomed by cheering crowds on return to Spain following two-year exile

CHEERING crowds welcomed Emeritus King, Juan Carlos, to a sailing regatta at the Real Club Nautico de Sanxenzo on the Galicia coast on Friday. He

20 May, 2022 @ 18:10

Lead·National News

TV football pirates hit by police raids to stop illegal screenings of La Liga matches in Spain

THE Policia Nacional have arrested 166 people in a big push against illegal football match screenings in hospitality establishments across Spain. Those detained were business

20 May, 2022 @ 12:13

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Nationwide bank 'phishing' gang steal at least €443,600 from hacked online accounts in Spain

‘Phishing’ gang steal at least €443,600 from hacked online bank accounts in Spain

A bank ‘phishing’ con netted a nationwide gang at least €443,600 from 146 victims. The Policia Nacional have arrested 13 people across Spain and are

19 May, 2022 @ 17:50

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

International money launderer caught hiding out on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A money launderer wanted by Swedish authorities has been arrested on the Costa Blanca. The 31 year-old was detained by the Policia Nacional in Torrevieja.

16 May, 2022 @ 20:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

WATCH: New Zealand’s All Blacks perform Haka outside Madrid’s Royal Palace ahead of Spain rugby friendly

CROWDS gathered to watch an unusual spectacle outside Madrid’s Royal Palace on Monday as the Classic All Blacks performed a ‘haka’. Feet stomping, thigh slapping

16 May, 2022 @ 19:55

Lead·Madrid·Sport

RavioXo: World’s best chef Dabiz Muñoz opens new restaurant showcasing pasta dishes in Madrid

MADRID will see the opening of a new pasta restaurant RavioXO on Monday, the latest offering from the ‘enfant terrible’ of Spain’s culinary world, Dabiz

16 May, 2022 @ 16:30

Food & Drink·For Foodies·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News

nadia Calviño at Madrid leaders forum @_minecogob

Spain’s Economy Minister walks away from photo shoot where she’s the only woman

SPAIN’S Economy Minister, Nadia Calviño, refused to pose for a photo at the Madrid Leaders Forum in protest at being the only woman in the

11 May, 2022 @ 18:45

Lead·National News·Politics

Costa Blanca hotels in Spain report excellent April occupancy- just 6% down on pre-pandemic numbers

HOTEL occupancy for April on the Costa Blanca was just 6% down on the pre-pandemic year of 2019. Figures from the Alicante Province Association of

10 May, 2022 @ 19:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Madrid’s doctors begin ‘indefinite strike’ over temporary work contracts

MORE than 11,000 doctors across Madrid’s hospitals have been called to an indefinite strike over temporary work contracts that began on Tuesday morning. A minimum

10 May, 2022 @ 19:15

Health·Lead·Madrid

Bogus stock market brokers fleeced €6 million out of clients in Spain

Bogus stock market brokers fleeced €6 million out of unsuspecting clients in Spain

A group of swindlers offering big returns on stock market investments have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The gang made €6 million out of

9 May, 2022 @ 16:08

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Dozens Of Scammers Arrested In €10 Million Fraud Selling Hire Cars Across Spain And Abroad

Dozens of scammers arrested over €10 million fraud selling stolen rental cars across Spain and abroad

A scam of selling-off rental and lease vehicles netted a gang over €10 million, according to the Policia Nacional. 82 people, including 33 in Alicante

9 May, 2022 @ 11:47

Alicante·Almeria·Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead·Madrid·Murcia

Man ties to drown semi-naked woman in Valencia park fountain in Spain

Man arrested after living in house with dead grandmother’s body in Spain’s Madrid

A MADRID man has been arrested after he was found to have been living in a house with his grandmother’s corpse for months without declaring

6 May, 2022 @ 18:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

17 Injured One Seriously As Explosion Rips Through Madrid City Centre Building In Spain

17 injured- one seriously- as explosion blasts top of Madrid city centre building in Spain

AN explosion ripped through a Madrid city centre apartment block shortly after 2.00 pm on Friday. 17 people were injured- one seriously- with four victims

6 May, 2022 @ 16:00

Lead·Madrid

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