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FROM THE ARCHIVE: At home with Mr & Mrs Lemons – The Olive Press visits Chris Stewart in Spain’s Alpujarras

With news that a televison drama is planned for Chris Stewart's Driving over Lemons series about rural life south of Granada, here is an earlier

29 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Granada·Lead·Must Read·Premium

Expat wedding planner who scammed couples out of dream nuptials on Spain’s Costa del Sol pleads guilty

A WEDDING planner who left a trail of debts in Spain before reappearing on a reality TV show in Ireland has pleaded guilty to theft

28 Jan, 2022 @ 18:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Red-handed: Police nab bank robber who wore red gloves and twice targeted same branch in Spain’s Madrid

A THIEF who twice targeted the same Madrid bank wearing bright red gloves and threatened staff with a hunting knife, has been arrested. The 58-year-old

28 Jan, 2022 @ 12:39

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Airport terminals in Spain will reopen for people to greet or wave goodbye to family and friends

Surge in UK bookings to Spain’s Balearic Islands as COVID travel restrictions ease

THE Balearic Islands are hoping for a tourism boost after the UK scrapped all travel restrictions for vaccinated people in the UK. Boris Johnson made

28 Jan, 2022 @ 09:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Spain's top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits

Serial fraudster on the run from Czech authorities is arrested in Spain’s Almeria

POLICE have arrested a notorious fraudster who had fled to Spain while on the run amid a trial in the Czech Republic, in which he

27 Jan, 2022 @ 17:08

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Arturo Arribas, actor famous for TV and stage roles in Spain, dies in Madrid house blaze

AN ACTOR famous for his roles on the stage and in TV dramas in Spain has died after a fire broke out at his property

27 Jan, 2022 @ 13:45

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Mum stabbed to death by partner in shocking murder-suicide in Spain’s Granada

THE brutal murder of a mother at the hands of her husband has been confirmed as the first femicide to be reported in Andalucia this

27 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Other News

One person seriously injured and driver cut from vehicle after A-495 head-on smash in Spain’s Huelva

FIREFIGHTERS pulled a person from the wreckage of their vehicle while the air ambulance flew overhead after a two-vehicle smash on the A-495. At about 9am on

27 Jan, 2022 @ 12:15

Huelva·Lead·Other News

Body of missing American/Russian woman found in shallow grave in Spain’s Valencia as husband goes on the run

THE body of an American woman missing since Christmas has been discovered in a shallow grave in woods in the town of Alzira in Spain’s

26 Jan, 2022 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Drug gang dismantled in Spain’s Malaga as police uncover cocaine, heroin and thousands in cash

A DRUG trafficking gang based in Malaga has been dismantled by the National Police. A total of five arrests were made following an anonymous tip-off

26 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Tragedy as woman dies after van careers off road in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A 47-YEAR-old woman has died after her van careered off the road in a horror crash in Malaga. She was travelling near the junction 241

26 Jan, 2022 @ 12:45

Almeria·Lead·Malaga

Santiago Abascal, Vox leader. Photo by Cordon Press

ANALYSIS: The meteoric rise of Spain’s far-right party – how far can VOX go?

Could an anti-abortion, anti-immigration party whose following is three quarters male somehow get into power in Spain, asks Heather Galloway

26 Jan, 2022 @ 11:52

Lead·Must Read·National News·Politics·Premium

How Spain compares to the rest of the world in fighting corruption

How Spain compares to the rest of the world over fighting corruption

THE image of how tough Spain is on corruption has barely changed in a year, according to the 2021 Corruption Perception Index(CPI). The CPI, published

25 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

IN PICS: Bizarre and beautiful ‘bear man’ festival wards off winter’s evil spirits in Spain’s Basque Country

FORGET the Three Kings, this tiny town in the Basque Country has something better – the simultaneously fun and frightening pagan celebration that takes place

23 Jan, 2022 @ 10:37

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

ICE IS NICE: The benefits of cold water swimming even in Spain

By Niamh Ryan TAKING a dip in the icy sea over the New Year period might seem daft, but those who braved the Med for

22 Jan, 2022 @ 17:45

Health·Lead

18 stunning murals in Spain nominated for world’s Best Street Art awards

SPAIN has produced some of the world’s finest visual artists with the likes of Picasso and Dali household names. These artists not only changed the

22 Jan, 2022 @ 16:15

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Premium

NABBED: Police capture one of Britain’s most wanted fugitives during dog walk in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

POLICE in Spain have confirmed the arrest of one of Britain’s most wanted fugitives. Joshua Hendry, 30, was cuffed in Marbella’s San Pedro de Alcantara

22 Jan, 2022 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Body of a man discovered by hiker could match that of mystery head found last month in Spain’s Alpujarras

A BODY has been found in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The skeleton, found near Orgiva, could belong to a head located nearby in November. The

21 Jan, 2022 @ 16:04

Granada·Lead·Must Read

Woman takes the role of Jarramplas for first time in Spain’s bizarre turnip throwing fiesta

SPAIN has a whole host of bizarre fiestas, from jumping over babies during El Colacho in Burgos province to the gigantic flour and egg battle

21 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

La Cultura·Lead

Eight reasons that make Spain the best place in the world

IF you’re smugly thinking that Spain will have the most Spanish speakers in the world, you’re wrong. That’s Mexico. If you’re thinking perhaps Spain had

21 Jan, 2022 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Lead·Must Read·Premium

HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series kicks off in Spain

AS the sun beats down on Malaga’s impressive skyline that rises high above the Mediterranean sea, the world’s most talented rugby players are gearing up

20 Jan, 2022 @ 18:00

Lead·Malaga·Sevilla·Sport

Massive whale beaches itself in Estepona in the south of Spain

SPANISH animal experts said on Thursday they were preparing to conduct an autopsy on a 12-metre-long whale that died after getting stranded at the La

20 Jan, 2022 @ 14:30

Lead·Malaga·Other News

‘He could be your neighbour’: Hunt for 12 most wanted British fugitives believed to be hiding out in Spain

AUTHORITIES have launched a new appeal to find 12 of the UK’s most wanted criminals thought to be hiding out in Spain. Among those on

19 Jan, 2022 @ 18:56

Alicante·Balearic Islands·Lead·Madrid·Must Read·National News

A judge has ordered the Valencian Ministry of Health to compensate 150 Alicante health workers who did not have any proper PPE equipment in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Alicante court says doctors, nurses, and health support staff are entitled to compensation amounts varying between €5,000 and €49,180 for 'personal and moral damages'. There has been no comment from the Valencian government or Health Ministry. It's presumed that an appeal will be launched against the ruling. The lawsuit was filed against the regional Health Ministry by the Sindicato Medico(Medical Union). It claimed compensation on behalf of 150 Alicante area members for the 'non-compliance' of the Ministry for not providing safety protection between March and May 2020. The Alicante court ruling obliges each worker to get €5,000 if 'they were forced to work without adequate protection elements'. The payout is €15,000 for 'each workers who had to go into isolation if they were in contact with anybody infected with COVID-19'. A €35,000 payment is ordered for any worker 'infected with COVID-19 but who did not require hospital admission'. Any health worker who did catch the coronavirus and was hospitalised will get the highest amount of €49,180. The Sindicato Medico says that it is pleased by the recognition the court has given its members and pointing out the 'negligent attitude towards health and safety' of health workers. Similar claims have been filed in other courts in the Valencian Community.

COVID UPDATE: Has Spain reached its peak in omicron wave of infections?

SPAIN has been in the grip of the sixth wave of coronavirus infections with the number of cases soaring in the run up to Christmas

19 Jan, 2022 @ 18:55

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Lidl wins legal battle over its much cheaper version of Thermomix kitchen gadget

BUDGET supermarket Lidl has won a legal battle brought against it for selling its own cheap version of the kitchen appliance Thermomix. An appeals court

19 Jan, 2022 @ 18:00

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Juicio Por El Caso Noos En Palma De Mallorca

Iñaki Urdangarin: Disgraced brother-in-law of Spanish king pictured holding hands with mystery woman

THE disgraced brother-in-law of Spain’s king is again making headlines but this time not over his dodgy financial dealings. Iñaki Urdangarin, who was jailed for

19 Jan, 2022 @ 15:00

Celebrity·Lead·National News

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