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Weather alert for southern Spain: AEMET warns strong winds will bring three-metre waves tomorrow – these are the affected areas

SPAIN’S state weather agency AEMET has issued an alert for parts of Malaga and Granada tomorrow. The forecasters have put a yellow warning in place

9 Jun, 2024 @ 17:32

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Hotel with ‘capsule rooms’ similar to a futuristic spaceship is coming to a major city in southern Spain – but could YOU stay in one?

A HOTEL which offers ‘capsules’ for as little as €25 per night is coming to a major city in southern Spain. The Futurotel brand works

9 Jun, 2024 @ 17:16

Andalucia·Olive Press Travel

Young man dies after falling onto rocks at popular beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A YOUNG man has died after jumping onto rocks at a popular beach on the Costa del Sol. The 32-year-old was enjoying a day out

9 Jun, 2024 @ 16:34

Costa del Sol·Lead

Mercadona reveals its summer hours: This is when Spain’s favourite supermarket will open until 10pm and on Sundays

MERCADONA, everyone’s favourite Spanish supermarket, has announced new summer hours that will expand access to visitors and locals alike. The Spanish grocery giant now under

8 Jun, 2024 @ 17:34

Food & Drink

Revealed: How military grade weapons sent as aid to Ukraine are ending up in the hands of drug and human trafficking mafias in southern Spain

MILITARY weapons sent from the West to Ukraine are increasingly ending up in the hands of drug mafias in southern Spain, it has emerged. It

8 Jun, 2024 @ 14:46

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Weather turnaround in Spain’s Malaga: Much-needed rain and storms to hit the province this weekend – including on the Costa del Sol

THE weather forecast in Malaga has made a dramatic turnaround with experts declaring a 100% chance of rain this weekend. According to weather agency AEMET,

6 Jun, 2024 @ 17:24

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Spain’s ‘outstanding’ economy will grow more than expected this year, says the IMF

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its outlook for the Spanish economy after seeing an unexpected spike in domestic spending. The expert body believes

6 Jun, 2024 @ 17:10

Lead

German expat gangster ‘tortured a mafia rival to death inside his upmarket Marbella villa’: Victim was found tied to a chair with plastic wrapped around his face and three bullet wounds to the head

A GERMAN thug accused of torturing a mafia rival to death inside his home in Marbella has been arrested. The 32-year-old was ‘recently’ extradited from

6 Jun, 2024 @ 16:40

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

British expat’s horror after seeing body of dead Irishman, 76, left laying on the shore just metres away from sunbathers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH expat has been left in shock after seeing a dead body laying on a popular tourist beach in Spain. Paul H was enjoying

5 Jun, 2024 @ 12:07

Costa Blanca·Lead

Dramatic police chase of wanted Swedish gangster, 53, in Marbella ends with five officers injured

FIVE officers from the Policia Nacional force have been injured following a dramatic car chase through the streets of Marbella. The squad had to receive

5 Jun, 2024 @ 12:05

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

British expats and locals demand Marbella bullfight be cancelled: Petition by animal activists gathers 25,000 signatures in just four days

MORE than 25,000 expats and locals have signed a petition demanding the cancellation of this weekend’s bullfight in Marbella. World-famous matadors including Roca Rey, Morante

4 Jun, 2024 @ 19:30

La Cultura·Lead·Marbella

Spike in deaths on Spanish roads: 440 people were killed in the first five months of 2024

SPANISH roads have witnessed a total of 440 deaths so far this year, new figures show. The figure for the first five months of 2024

4 Jun, 2024 @ 18:58

National News

WATCH: Huge fire engulfs gardening warehouse next to major airport in Spain – causing flight delays

A HUGE fire has engulfed a warehouse next to Ibiza airport, threatening to delay flights at the major tourist hotspot. Video footage shared online shows

4 Jun, 2024 @ 17:31

Ibiza·Lead

Spain’s property market latest: 2024 has gotten off to a ‘good start’, explains expert MARK STUCKLIN

By property expert Mark Stucklin THE Spanish housing market returned to growth in the first quarter of the year (Q1) and delivered the second-best level

1 Jun, 2024 @ 09:12

Property

OPINION: ‘Guiris’ should NOT go home… in fact most of us AGREE with the activists’ tourism and housing concerns

AS Spain enters the summer months, a wave of anti-tourism protests are popping up across the country. Some 10,000 locals took to the streets of

1 Jun, 2024 @ 08:00

Lead·Opinion

IPTV arrests in Spain: Dutch expat is accused of running an illegal €5.5million streaming empire – while 14,000 customers are met with a police message on their TV screens

A DUTCH expat is among eight people to have been arrested for allegedly running an illegal IPTV service in Spain. The suspects were apprehended in

31 May, 2024 @ 18:07

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Is IPTV illegal in Spain? All you need to know after Dutch expat is arrested for ‘running €5.5m illegal streaming service’

EXPATS across Spain enjoy watching their favourite UK channels, movies and sports through what’s known as an IPTV service – but are they breaking the

31 May, 2024 @ 17:50

Lead·Must Read

Spain’s Andalucia expects to reach 30 million tourists this year

Feeling hot, hot, hot! Highs of 39C in southern Spain today as AEMET issues several weather warnings

HEAT warnings have been issued across parts of southern Spain today. Friday looks set to be one of the hottest days of the year so

31 May, 2024 @ 15:43

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

OPINION: Are British tourists on a mission to humiliate the UK this year? It’s no wonder locals say ‘guiris go home’ after string of vile incidents

READING the news as a Briton over the past few days has been nothing short of embarrassing. The summer season has not even begun and

31 May, 2024 @ 13:16

Lead·Opinion

WATCH: ‘Drunk’ British tourists in Mallorca start a brawl against waiters and POLICE after being told to stop throwing trash into the sea: Eight are arrested

EIGHT British tourists have been arrested after starting a massive brawl at a beach club in Mallorca. The ‘drunk’ holidaymakers reportedly clashed with other customers

30 May, 2024 @ 15:38

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: British pub and its workers ‘are attacked by Moroccan men’ on Spain’s Costa Brava

THIS is the moment a British pub and its workers were attacked by a group of men on the Costa Brava. Video footage shared online

30 May, 2024 @ 15:07

Crime & Law·Lead

Swimmer, 73, who died in front of his family on a Marbella beach ‘had to wait an hour for an ambulance’ – after hero workers ‘did everything they could’ to save his life

A 73-YEAR-OLD man lost his life on a Marbella beach on Tuesday after waiting an hour for an ambulance. Witnesses told the Olive Press how

30 May, 2024 @ 12:01

Lead·Marbella

Russia ‘could attack Gibraltar’ if British weapons are used by Ukraine in its territory, Putin’s foreign ministry warns

RUSSIA has warned it ‘will not hesitate’ to attack strategic military bases like Gibraltar if Ukraine uses British weapons in its territory. The threat, made

28 May, 2024 @ 14:47

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics