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Mourning in the fashion world: Founder of highstreet chain Mango, 71, dies while hiking with son near Spain’s Barcelona

THE founder of highstreet fashion chain Mango fell to his death while hiking with his eldest son in Barcelona’s Montserrat mountain range. Industry titan Isak

15 Dec, 2024 @ 10:56

Barcelona·Lead

Exclusive: Meet one of the last FOUR esparto weavers in Spain’s Andalucia – as she fights to preserve the traditional craft

MEET one of Andalucia’s last four esparto weavers as she travels the region fighting to preserve the art. Woven baskets, espadrilles and rugs often come

15 Dec, 2024 @ 10:00

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead

Low cost train operator Ouigo to start Murcia to Madrid services with €9 fares from 2024 High-speed journey to capital will take 2 hours and 45 minutes

Budget high-speed rail operator Ouigo to connect Madrid with Sevilla and Malaga from January – and prices start at just €9

FRENCH rail operator Ouigo is set to introduce new routes connecting Madrid with Seville and Malaga at a low-cost price. The new services will offer

15 Dec, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Exclusive: British expat’s desperate appeal after daughter, 34, suffers life-changing stroke during trip to southern Spain

A BRITISH expat couple have launched a desperate appeal to get their daughter back to the UK after she suffered a life-changing stroke. Robyn (pictured

14 Dec, 2024 @ 17:32

Health·Lead·Murcia

Gangland killers of seven-year-old boy in Marbella will NEVER be punished due to this Spanish law

THE horrific killing of a seven-year-old boy in Marbella will go unpunished, a court has ruled. Little Jose Manuel was brutally shot to death in

14 Dec, 2024 @ 17:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Horror plane crash on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Man, 40, is killed after becoming trapped in aircraft

A 40-YEAR-OLD man has died after the light aircraft he was travelling in crashed in Velez-Malaga. The incident occurred just before 12.30pm on Saturday, according

14 Dec, 2024 @ 16:45

Lead·Malaga

Trade between Gibraltar and the UK stands at over £7 billion, almost entirely in services – and works of art

THE United Kingdom continues to run a trade surplus with Gibraltar to the tune of £2 billion – amounting to two third of the territory’s

14 Dec, 2024 @ 14:00

Gibraltar·Lead

2 bedroom Finca/Country House for sale in Castano del Robledo with pool – € 268,000

Finca/Country House Castaño del Robledo, Huelva 2 beds 2 baths € 268,000 Less than 1 km from Castaño del Robledo, with an excellent

14 Dec, 2024 @ 12:05

Featured Property

Get in the chocolate spirit! Village in Spain’s Andalucia to unveil impressive nativity and miniature town made entirely of the sugary treat

THIS village in Spain’s Andalucia is home to a huge chocolate nativity- here’s how to visit. Christmas is a time of indulgence, nowhere more so

14 Dec, 2024 @ 10:00

Cordoba·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Watch: One of Spain’s highest towns transforms into winter wonderland at night after being inundated with snow

WINTER has arrived in Spain as this Asturian town is covered in a thick blanket of snow making it look like lapland. Ever wanted to

14 Dec, 2024 @ 09:00

Asturias·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Video·Weather

Watch: Giant jellyfish is filmed swimming in popular tourist port in Spain

A GIANT jellyfish was spotted in the fishing port of Cangas in Spain’s northern Galicia region last Friday. Eyewitnesses said it was around two metres

13 Dec, 2024 @ 18:00

Galicia·Lead

British expat causes a stir after revealing her reasons for moving to Spain with her children

A BRITISH expat has caused a stir on TikTok by saying she moved her family to Spain because Britain has ‘gone so downhill’. 32-year-old mortgage

13 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead

Watch: Women are barred from cathedral in Spain’s Andalucia ‘for wearing short skirts’

A DEBATE has broken out in Andalucia after two women were turned away from a cathedral because their ‘skirts were too short.’ Sevilla is known

13 Dec, 2024 @ 16:07

La Cultura·Lead·Sevilla

Police launch pre-Christmas blitz on drunk drivers in Spain

THE Guardia Civil launches its annual pre-Christmas campaign from Monday to stop motorists from getting behind the wheel under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

13 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Choosing vaping as an alternative to smoking is not a good option

ELECTRONIC cigarettes are becoming one of the most popular gifts this holiday season. However, experts advise against this habit and warn of the potential damage

13 Dec, 2024 @ 15:57

Andalucia·Health

Exclusive: Real reason why Brits’ favourite bacon disappeared from supermarket shelves in Spain – and if it will return

THE manufacturer behind one of the few bacon rasher products in Spain has revealed why it disappeared from shelves a couple of months ago. It

13 Dec, 2024 @ 15:21

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

WATCH: Brazen drug traffickers film themselves ‘chilling’ in the Strait of Gibraltar as a giant US warship cruises past

DRUG traffickers in the Strait of Gibraltar have become so brazen that they have filmed themselves relaxing at sea as an enormous US warship sails

13 Dec, 2024 @ 15:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Family’s heartbreak over ‘beloved’ missing son who mysteriously vanished from Malaga seven months ago

THE desperate search for Alejandro Navarro continues after he disappeared from Malaga province some seven months ago. The 25-year-old, from Ronda, has been missing for

13 Dec, 2024 @ 14:19

Lead·Malaga

Young Costa Blanca cyclist goes berserk and attacks police officers after refusing to take a breath test

Young Costa Blanca cyclist ‘attacks police officers after refusing to take a breathalyser test’

A YOUNG cyclist in Elche refused to take a breath test after an accident and ended up being arrested for assaulting several police officers. The

13 Dec, 2024 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

‘McTragedy!’ British expats in Spain fume over surge in fast food restaurants and complain their Costa del Sol town is ‘turning into Blackpool’

BRITISH expats are fuming after discovering a huge site in their idyllic town has been turned into ‘yet another’ McDonald’s. Residents in Benalmadena, on the

13 Dec, 2024 @ 13:01

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Important long distance rail service reopens on Monday- eight weeks after Valencia flood disaster

RAIL services between Valencia and Alicante will resume on Monday without the need for buses after extensive repair work on lines damaged by the DANA

13 Dec, 2024 @ 13:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

4 bedroom Villa for sale in Cheste with garage – € 149,000

Villa Cheste, Valencia 4 beds 1 baths € 149,000 Are you looking for a home that combines the tranquility of the rural environment

13 Dec, 2024 @ 12:05

Featured Property

Inflation rate in Spain climbs to 3% due to higher fuel and electricity prices

Inflation goes up in Spain due to energy costs BUT food price rises are lowest in over three years

SPAIN’S annual inflation rate rose to 2.4% in November- up 0.6% on October, but food price rises were at their lowest for more than three

13 Dec, 2024 @ 11:12

Lead·National News

Body of ‘foreign woman’ is found torched in a car in Mijas: Police open investigation

FIREFIGHTERS have found the torched body of a ‘foreign woman’ in a car in Mijas. A torched body has been found by firefighters on a

13 Dec, 2024 @ 10:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Estepona mayor under second investigation in Spain: High-flying politician hired his alleged victim on hard-to-justify salary

THE chickens may be coming home to roost for Estepona’s high-flying mayor after a second investigation was opened into his conduct in office. Partido Popular

12 Dec, 2024 @ 21:59

Costa del Sol·Estepona·Lead

Weather forecasters predict above average temperatures for winter while Christmas is expected to be rain-free for most of Spain

Above average temperatures forecast this winter in Spain with Christmas expected to be rain-free

AFTER a mild autumn, weather forecasters are predicting above average temperatures and below average rainfall for this winter. The autumn of 2024 was the seventh

12 Dec, 2024 @ 18:45

Lead·National News·Weather

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