Adorable panda couple land in Spain from China: Jin Xi and Zhu Yu will spend the next few years at Madrid Zoo
TWO giant pandas have arrived in Spain on a flight from China, and will settle in to their new home- for the next few years-
Crackdown on tourist apartments in Spain: Valencia suspends 160 holiday lets for failing to have correct licences
VALENCIA City Council has closed down 160 unlicensed tourist apartments in a bid to curb their uncontrolled rise. The Valencia Residents Federation recently held a
Laguna Village in Estepona is reborn: Photos show stunning new Sublim Beach club four years after site suffered catastrophic inferno
PHOTOS show the stunning new Sublim Beach club four years after a catastrophic inferno at Laguna Village, Estepona. A post uploaded to Facebook group Estepona
Thousands of homes, hotels and beach bars face being ‘taken’ by the government ‘to protect the coastline’ of Spain – all you need to know about the proposed law
Is YOUR property or business affected by this story? Email tips@theolivepress.es HOMES, bars and hotels across Spain face being expropriated by the government, it has
What is Labour Day? All you need to know about the May 1 holiday in Spain
SPAIN is enjoying the Labour Day bank holiday on Wednesday- a May 1 celebration dating back to 1889 that was banned for decades under the
Rafael Nadal crashes out of Madrid Open: Tennis ace thanks crowd after playing the tournament for the last time – almost 20 years after first lifting the trophy
AN emotional Rafael Nadal bid farewell to the Madrid Open crowd for the final time after the legendary Spaniard was defeated in straight sets by
Text fraud warning in Spain: How hundreds of parents sent €850,000 to scammers posing as their children in distress
THE Guardia Civil has arrested 102 people across Spain for a phone app scam asking victims to make bank transfers of between €800 and €55,000
Could Spain be disqualified from Euro 2024? All you need to know amid probe into ‘government interference’ in the Spanish FA
SPAIN’S participation in this summer’s European Championships could be at risk over alleged ‘government interference’ in the Spanish FA, according to reports. The three-time Euros
Spain will need 24 million migrant workers until 2053 to shore up pension system, warns central bank
THE Bank of Spain has warned that the country’s economy will need around 24 million migrant workers until 2053 if the pension system is to
Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez was on the verge of quitting, he tells interviewers, as he lays out future plans after deciding to stay on
SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has taken to the media interview circuit to explain his actions over the last week, after dramatically announcing that he
Aldi vows to reduce the price of 400 products across all of its stores in Spain
DISCOUNT supermarket Aldi says it has cut the price of more than 400 products in its stores in Spain. It claims, in a statement, that
British expat dies after being run off the road in Spain: Tributes pour in for much-loved Scotsman and keen scuba diver
A BRITISH expat has died after being run off the road by a driver in Spain and suffering catastrophic injuries. Robert Paterson, a father-of-three and
UK team taking part in ‘biggest air show on the planet’ over Mar Menor lagoon in Spain
OVER 50 aircraft from Spain and Europe will be involved in the first-ever San Javier Air Show this Friday through to Sunday. Amongst those flying
Right-wing PP party would comfortably hold onto Andalucia if an election were held today, new poll shows
THE Andalusian branch of the conservative Partido Popular (PP-A) would comfortably hold onto power in the southern region were a new election to be held
BBVA and Sabadell banks to discuss huge potential merger in Spain
TWO of Spain’s leading banks- BBVA and Banco Sabadell- could merge, subject to successful talks. The initiative has come from BBVA, the country’s second-largest bank.
Audrey Fang latest: Link between Singaporean tourist, 39, found butchered to death in Spain and her alleged killer is revealed – as dozens pay respect at her funeral
THE Singaporean woman, Audrey Fang, whose body was discovered this month in Murcia ditch, may have bought insurance policies from her suspected killer in 2016.
EXCLUSIVE: Mosquitos are found embedded into mushrooms bought at hugely popular supermarket on Spain’s Costa del Sol
MOSQUITOES have been found embedded in mushrooms bought at a very popular Costa del Sol supermarket. The insects were found inside a packet of oyster
Spain’s economy surged by 0.7% in the first quarter of 2024, official figures show
SPAIN’S economy grew by 0.7% in the first quarter of 2024 in contrast to sluggish GDP figures in other European Countries. The National Institute of
Magaluf nightclub bouncer arrested for assaulting two British tourists- one of whom could lose their sight in one eye
TWO British tourists were seriously assaulted by a Mallorca nightclub bouncer, who was arrested by the Calvia Policia Local. One of the victims could suffer
Summer is coming: Temperatures to soar by 8C in southern Spain this weekend following cold snap
A COLD and wet end to April in Andalucia will transform into an eight degree temperature rise from Thursday- a day after the May Day
Pedro Sanchez’s dramatic near-resignation pays off: Fresh poll shows the PM’s PSOE party is 10 points ahead of its rivals
SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s dramatic faux-resignation gambit appears to have paid dividends. Spain’s Socialist Party (PSOE) has seen their support rise by nearly 10
Inside Eva Longoria’s luxury villa in Marbella: This is the exclusive neighbourhood the Desperate Housewives star and her family will soon call home
EVA Longoria, the acclaimed star of the Desperate Housewives, is set to move into a luxury Marbella villa after she and her family decided to
Costco is coming to the Costa del Sol: Wholesale supermarket brand expands in Spain after opening in Sevilla and Madrid
THE US discount shopping giant Costco is set to open in Malaga in 2026 as part of a big revamp of the Malaga Nostrum shopping
Phil Tufnell visits the Costa del Sol: England cricket legend, 58, tucks into brekkie at expat-owned bar during trip to Spain
PHIL Tuffnel has been spotted enjoying a spot of breakfast on the Costa del Sol. In a picture shared online, the cricketing legend, 58, is
England rugby star is arrested in Spain: Billy Vunipola, 31, is tasered twice by police in Mallorca during ‘bar brawl’
THE England rugby star Billy Vunipola was arrested in Mallorca over the weekend after a ‘violent’ bar brawl during which the 31-year old was tasered
Wanted Russian oil tycoon is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after ‘stealing €35m of public funds’ – according to his home country’s authorities
A RUSSIAN oil tycoon has been arrested at his Costa Blanca home over an alleged €35 million fraud in his native country. The unnamed 58-year-old