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Police search dental clinic after girl, 4, dies after being put under by anaesthetic and another child is hospitalised in Valencia

Tragedy in Valencia as girl, 6, dies while under anaesthetic ‘dental clinic staff not qualified to administer’

A DENTAL clinic in Alzira has been searched by the Policia Nacional after a girl, 6, died last Thursday after being put under anaesthetic. A

26 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Valencia

Hospital blaze forces evacuation in Spain’s Cartagena

MORE than 50 patients had to be evacuated as fire ripped through the Hospital Universitario Santa Lucia in Cartagena. Flames were first spotted at around

26 Nov, 2025 @ 14:35

Lead·Murcia

WATCH: The sick array of whips and toys a child sex predator was arrested with after luring teenage girl from her home in northern Spain

A 39-year-old man has been arrested in La Rioja for grooming an underage girl via social media and then luring her away from home to

26 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain’s airport company hit with €10m fine for installing facial recognition cameras intended to speed up boarding

SPAIN’S airport company has been hit with a €10 million fine for installing facial recognition cameras intended to speed up boarding. These cameras took pictures

26 Nov, 2025 @ 13:15

Lead·Travel News

EXPLAINER: What is Spain’s new dog DNA scheme – and how will it catch owners on the Costa del Sol who don’t pick up after their mutt?

SPAIN is rolling out mandatory dog DNA registration across dozens of towns designed to catch naughty owners who leave their dog’s poop in the streets

26 Nov, 2025 @ 13:00

Costa del Sol·EXPLAINER·Lead·Other News

British investors target Spain’s housing crisis to build ‘affordable homes’ in big city and coastal hotspots

SPAIN’S crisis-ridden housing market is coming into the crosshairs of major British investors seeking to profit from so-called affordable housing schemes. UK-based Octopus Capital says

26 Nov, 2025 @ 12:00

Lead·Property

British pub giant Wetherspoon's to open its first bar in Spain at Costa Blanca airport

Wetherspoon’s global takeover starts at Alicante airport in Spain – Dilip Kuner gives his verdict

WELL, it’s official. Wetherspoon, the UK’s much loved (?) haven of cheap pints and dodgy carpets, is taking over the world – and it’s starting

26 Nov, 2025 @ 11:53

Food & Drink·Lead·Opinion·Other News·Travel News

Family of four die in Costa del Sol town after suspected gas leak

A FAMILY of four died in their Torrox home from a suspected gas leak. The bodies of a married couple and their two teenage children

26 Nov, 2025 @ 11:23

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Foodie’s delight: How did Malaga’s leading restaurants fare at this year’s Michelin star gala?

NONE of Andalucia’s or Valencia’s leading restaurants got an extra Michelin star in this year’s annual gala for the guide. Despite persistent rumours, neither Benito

26 Nov, 2025 @ 10:52

Food & Drink·For Foodies·Lead·Málaga·Olive Press Travel

WATCH: Female MMA fighter overpowers Spanish cops trying to remove her from a Ryanair flight to Ireland

THIS is the shocking moment a female Irish MMA fighter injures two Guardia Civil officers who had come to remove her from a Ryanair flight

25 Nov, 2025 @ 21:43

Canary Islands·Lead·Other News

Estepona native leads international team which pioneers the first ever lab-grown human bone marrow

A TEAM led by an Estepona native has designed the first ever lab-grown human bone marrow. This scientific advancement has the potential to transform cancer

25 Nov, 2025 @ 17:15

Estepona·Health·Lead

Plans for Spain’s €5bn Mediterranean Corridor rail network are confirmed with some glaring omissions – as Madrid is favoured and Malaga nowhere to be seen at all

THE finished version of Spain’s €5 billion ‘Mediterranean Corridor’ rail network has finally been announced — but not to universal fanfare. While some regions are

25 Nov, 2025 @ 16:29

Lead·National News·Travel News

Revealed: Spain’s cheapest and most expensive areas for a traditional ‘Menu del Dia’

THE Canary Islands offer the country’s cheapest Menu del Dia coming in at an average price of €13 per head, according to a study conducted

25 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Spain’s housing crisis will continue for years because ‘house building is just not profitable’

Spain’s housing crisis will continue for years because ‘house building is just not profitable’ in the country, according to a housing consultant and mortgage expert.

25 Nov, 2025 @ 15:15

Lead·Property

Spain shoulders 20% of all GDP growth in the eurozone as traditional powerhouses stagnate

SPAIN is now responsible for a fifth of all GDP growth in the eurozone despite making up only a tenth of the bloc’s economy, new

25 Nov, 2025 @ 14:45

Business & Finance·Lead

Online gambling sites hit by fines totalling €33m with six operators ordered to close in Spain

SPAIN’S Consumer Affairs ministry has dished out fines totalling €33m to online gambling portals and ordered six unlicensed foreign operators to stop operating in the

25 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·National News

Three Belgian hikers are rescued after taking wrong turn into a treacherous canyon near Marbella

THREE Belgian hikers were rescued after taking a wrong turn into a treacherous canyon while hiking north of Marbella. The group, aged 50, 50 and

25 Nov, 2025 @ 13:32

Lead·Marbella

Scenes of chaos at Tenerife South Airport as EES rollout continues to gridlock Spain’s airports

EES rollout continues to gridlock Spanish airports with scenes of chaos spotted at Tenerife South Airport. Departures and arrivals at the terminal saw long queues

25 Nov, 2025 @ 13:15

Lead·Tenerife·Travel News

This is where house prices are actually FALLING in Spain – including two towns in rising expat hotspot

ONE of Spain’s up-and-coming most popular regions for expat home buyers boasts two towns on the list of places where used-home prices are actually falling,

25 Nov, 2025 @ 12:14

Lead·Murcia·Property

Work continues on new 25-metre outdoor heated swimming pool in Marbella – all you need to know (including opening date)

THE second phase of construction on Marbella’s new municipal swimming pool has begun in Las Chapas – here’s all you need to know. Located on

25 Nov, 2025 @ 11:15

Lead·Marbella

Warning about wind gusts reaching 100 km/h in Catalunya and Valencia areas of Spain

CATALUNYA and the Valencian Community are on orange alert for strong gusts of wind until at least 5pm on Tuesday. The warning has been issued

25 Nov, 2025 @ 11:06

Catalunya·Lead·Valencia·Weather

This tiny and little-known village in Catalonia has recently be crowned 'the world's most beautiful'

This tiny and little-known village in Catalunya has recently been crowned ‘the world’s most beautiful’

A SMALL Catalunya municipality has again lifted an award for its tourist appeal by being recognised as the world’s ‘most beautiful’ village. The laurels go

25 Nov, 2025 @ 10:00

Catalunya·Exploring Spain·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Taxi driver in Fuengirola ‘drags tourist along road after trying to drive off with suitcase still in boot’

A TOURIST in Fuengirola was left with a serious head wound after a taxi driver allegedly tried to drive off with his suitcase still inside

24 Nov, 2025 @ 19:45

Costa del Sol·Lead

Spain’s very own Palace of Versailles has just been declared a Historic-Artistic Site – here’s where you can find it

SPAIN is the home of its very own Palace of Versailles which has just been declared a Historic-Artistic Site – here’s where you can find

24 Nov, 2025 @ 16:15

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spain’s Malaga records the lowest number of daily Covid infections in seven months and zero deaths

Infertile couple try to ‘buy’ newborn baby girl in Malaga hospital for €3,000

A NEWBORN baby girl has been rescued from an illegal sale after police uncovered a plan by an infertile couple to ‘buy’ her for €3,000.

24 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Málaga

Revealed: How a Costa Blanca city helps to keep the UK's roads safe during the winter

Revealed: How a Costa Blanca city helps keep the UK’s roads safe during the icy winter

SALT from Torrevieja will be used to keep the UK’s roads passable during the icy winter. The city’s salt flats are the biggest in Europe

24 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

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