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Bitter worker in Spain spiked her own water bottle with bleach to ‘teach colleague a lesson’ after he kept swigging her drink

A BASQUE Country court says a worker was rightly sacked for putting bleach in her water bottle to teach colleagues ‘a lesson’ as they kept

16 Nov, 2024 @ 12:00

Basque Country·Crime & Law·Lead

Watch: Johnny Depp visits children’s hospital in Spain while dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow

THIS is the heartwarming moment Hollywood actor Johnny Depp surprised youngsters at a children’s ward in Spain while dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow. Depp, 61,

27 Sep, 2024 @ 12:55

Basque Country·Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead·Video

Cate Blanchett, 55, picks up lifetime achievement award at San Sebastian film festival in Spain: Australian actress receives heartfelt video message from ‘proud friend’ George Clooney

CATE Blanchett said it was an ‘honour’ to receive the Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award at the 72nd edition of the San Sebastian International Film Festival

24 Sep, 2024 @ 12:40

Basque Country·Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead

Vox unfurls a 50-metre Spanish flag on the beach in San Sebastian

Spain’s far-right Vox party unfurls a 50-metre long flag on a beach in San Sebastian: Stunt coincides with this weekend’s regional Basque elections

THE candidate for the far-right Vox party at this weekend’s regional elections in the northern Pais Vasco took part in a stunt on Friday that

19 Apr, 2024 @ 13:52

Basque Country·Lead·Politics

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Our motorhome holiday in Spain was ruined by an organised crime gang – don’t make the same mistake we did!’

AN Australian couple have sounded the alarm after having their motorhome holiday to Spain ruined by an ‘organised’ criminal gang. John Dickson, 76, was this

4 Mar, 2024 @ 19:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel

This city in Spain is a MUST visit for 2024 – according to Forbes

FORBES has revealed the ‘24 best places to travel in 2024’ and a Northern Spanish city has made the top ten. The list, compiled by

9 Nov, 2023 @ 11:39

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Malaga is named as one of the top five food destinations in the world thanks to THESE dishes

MALAGA has been named as the world’s fifth-best gastronomic destination according to the ‘Readers Choice Awards’ from the Conde Nast Traveller magazine. Skewered sardines, gazpachuelo

4 Oct, 2023 @ 11:17

Andalucia·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

SHORT BREAK: San Sebastian hotels

WITH a film festival, fabulous food, an airport and one of the loveliest urban beaches in Spain, San Sebastian is great for weekend breaks.

3 Sep, 2023 @ 12:20

Olive Press Travel

Is bar-hopping in San Sebastian as good as its three Michelin star restaurants?

THE idea was as intriguing as it was exciting: To compare one of San Sebastian’s famous three Michelin-starred restaurants with its world-famous tapas district. A

2 Sep, 2023 @ 17:30

For Foodies·Olive Press Travel

GETTING AROUND San Sebastian

HOW TO GET THERE Fly: San Sebastian has its own airport, with regular flights from Madrid and Barcelona. There are also less frequent flights from

2 Sep, 2023 @ 17:00

Getting Around·Olive Press Travel

Malaga and Granada among Spain’s top 10 cities with the highest cost of living

MALAGA and Granada have been named among Spain’s top 10 cities with the highest cost of living. According to a study carried out by savings

16 Aug, 2023 @ 13:35

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Property

DON’T MISS: the best of what’s on in Spain

TOP events for late August, early September, from Sevilla to San Sebastian, Madrid to Barcelona, and regattas and festivals to nights in the Alcazar.

5 Aug, 2023 @ 19:45

Don't Miss·Olive Press Travel

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

Spain has three of the world’s top four restaurants following Valencia awards ceremony

SPAIN’S restaurants held their heads high in Tuesday’s ‘Best Restaurants in the World Awards 2023’ staged at Valencia’s Les Arts Opera House. The ceremony honoured

21 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Basque Country·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid·Valencia·Valencian Community

Woman admitted to hospital in Spain with Ebola symptoms

A WOMAN is in a special unit of a Basque Country hospital with symptoms compatible with an Ebola infection. She is currently awaiting test results

1 Jun, 2023 @ 12:41

Health·Lead·National News

Judge sides with restaurant in Spain’s Basque Country that fined three diners €510 for failing to turn up

A JUDGE in Spain’s Basque Country has sided with a restaurant after it charged three diners €510 for failing to turn up to their dinner

17 Apr, 2023 @ 19:15

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Revealed: The costliest and cheapest winter holiday rentals on Spain's Costa Blanca

Ibiza, Javea and Marbella: The Spanish municipalities with the most expensive properties

JAVEA is one of the three municipalities in Spain with the most expensive properties. That’s according to a recent study from leading quantity surveyor’s firm

4 Mar, 2023 @ 13:30

Alicante·Balearic Islands·Business & Finance·Ibiza·Lead·Property

San Sebastián Film Festival celebrates 70th edition in spectacular style

The San Sebastián Film Festival has come a long way since its first edition, 70 years ago. Back then, in 1953, it hosted just 19

27 Sep, 2022 @ 17:35

Lead·National News

Spain slammed over Basque Country woman forced to have caesarean section birth

A United Nations committee says a Basque Country woman should be compensated after being forced to have a caesarean section birth which involved having her

15 Jul, 2022 @ 12:04

Crime & Law·Health·Lead

Is bottled water safe? Study reveals the average litre could contain 240,000 ‘nanoplastics’ that can be carried to the heart and brain

Top of the Taps – Where is the best tap water in Spain found?

LIVE in San Sebastian? Lucky … you have the best tap water in all of Spain. Data sourced by the Organisation of Consumers and Users

11 Nov, 2021 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Johnny Depp Bei Der Verleihung Des Donostia Awards Für Sein Lebenswerk Auf Dem 69. Internationalen Filmfestival San Seb

Johnny Depp blasts ‘cancel culture’ as he accepts top award amid protests at Spain’s San Sebastian Film Festival

HOLLYWOOD star Johnny Depp warned that no-one was safe from ‘cancel culture’ as he collected San Sebastian’s Donostia Award in the face of criticism from

23 Sep, 2021 @ 11:37

Celebrity·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Spain’s San Sebastian Festival to honour Johnny Depp with Donostia Award

SAN SEBASTIAN Film Festival has raised eyebrows by choosing to honour Johnny Depp by giving him the highly coveted Donostia Award. The festival, which takes

9 Aug, 2021 @ 16:15

Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead·Other News

Sculpture transforms disused lighthouse on island off San Sebastian in northern Spain

ACCLAIMED Spanish sculptor Cristina Iglesias unveiled Hondalea, a site-specific bronze piece which transforms a disused lighthouse on the island of Santa Clara in the Bay

18 Jun, 2021 @ 08:45

La Cultura·Lead

Lavish praise for Malaga –and a top ten slot among European destinations for US expats

The survey, reported in Forbes magazine for wealthy Americans, placed Malaga in 10th, San Sebastian fourth and Madrid in second

17 Nov, 2020 @ 16:00

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Online terrorist recruitment cell with 10,000 followers broken up in Spain

A CELL of Islamist sympathisers that had 10,000 followers on social media and was recruiting potential terrorists has been broken up. Police arrested three suspects

2 Nov, 2020 @ 12:00

Lead·National News

Spain dominates World’s Best 50 Restaurants list with three Spanish kitchens in top 10

Since its inception in 2002 the illustrious parade of global gastronomy has put a Spanish restaurant top seven times

26 Jun, 2019 @ 10:56

Food & Drink·Lead·National News