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Basque politician Imanol Pradales after being attacked with pepper spray

Candidate for upcoming elections in Spain’s Basque Country region attacked with pepper spray

ONE of the candidates running in the upcoming elections in Spain’s northern Pais Vasco (Basque Country) region was attacked last night by a man with pepper spray. Imanol Pradales, from the Basque

17 Apr, 2024 @ 11:52

Basque Country·Lead·Politics

Revealed: This is the ‘happiest city’ in Spain – and it has the shortest flight time from the UK

SPAIN’s happiest city has been revealed and it’s just a quick flight from Britain. READ MORE: This is the best all-inclusive hotel in Spain – according to the World Travel Awards Many

31 Jan, 2024 @ 12:57

Basque Country·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel in the Basque Country

Level 2 emergency is declared over millions of pellets of PLASTIC washing up on beaches in Spain

THE GALICIA region has followed its neighbour Asturias on Tuesday by activating a level 2 emergency alert following the washing up of millions of plastic pellets on the coast. The announcement was

9 Jan, 2024 @ 15:18

Asturias·Basque Country·Environment·Lead·National News

War on wild boars declared in Spain's Murcia in special 'hunting emergency'

Woman in Spain’s Basque Country killed in home by stray bullet from boar hunter’s gun

A 75-YEAR-OLD woman died in hospital in Spain’s Basque Country region this weekend after apparently being accidentally shot in the head by a hunter while she was in her home. The tragic

18 Dec, 2023 @ 15:34

Basque Country·Lead

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 Forbes and luxury travel advisors OvationNetwork, predicts

9 Nov, 2023 @ 11:39

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Israel confirms Spaniard and his wife were killed by Hamas on same day as attack: Couple were found burned in their home

SPANIARD Ivan Illarramendi and his Chilean wife, Loren Garcovich, were killed by Hamas terrorists in the October 7 attack where over 1,400 people died. Their bodies were identified on Tuesday night after

9 Nov, 2023 @ 10:41

Basque Country·Lead·National News

Pictured: Soldier, 19, from Sevilla is among two missing Spaniards in Israel following deadly Hamas attack

THE NAMES of two Spaniards who went missing after Hamas’ weekend air and ground attack in Israel have been revealed. One is a teenage soldier who may been kidnapped by a Hamas

9 Oct, 2023 @ 17:48

Basque Country·Lead·National News·Sevilla

Young woman is fined €500 for leaving her dog tied up outside a pharmacy in Spain as new animal laws take effect

A YOUNG woman has become the first known person in Spain to be fined for breaking the new Animal Welfare law, but she ended up being let off. The Policia Local in

9 Oct, 2023 @ 16:04

Animals·Basque Country·Crime & Law·Lead·National 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 fish soup, ajoblanco soup, and local wine

4 Oct, 2023 @ 11:17

Andalucia·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

New offshore wind turbine off Spain’s Basque coast could power about 2,000 homes

A FLOATING wind turbine capable of powering about 2,000 homes has been set up off the Basque coast to make it Spain’s first offshore wind energy collector. Tests are already taking place

30 Sep, 2023 @ 09:24

Basque Country·Environment

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 Cantabria are the Spanish regions where more

24 Jul, 2023 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Basque Country·Cantabria·Environment·Lead

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Top sommelier gets prison sentence for the misappropriation of high-end wine bottles in the Basque Country

A TOP sommelier has been given a two-year prison sentence for the misappropriation of luxury wine bottles in Spain’s Basque Country. Guillermo Cruz, who was named the best sommelier in Spain in

4 Jul, 2023 @ 13:30

Basque Country·Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

Extinction Rebellion fills in golf course holes in Spain in excessive water usage protest

CLIMATE activists from Extinction Rebellion(XR) said on Sunday that they had plugged holes on 10 golf courses in Spain to protest at the sport’s excessive use of water. “Just one hole on

3 Jul, 2023 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Basque Country·Environment·Ibiza·Lead·National News·Navarra·Valencian Community

Cyber-scammer caught after avoiding arrest for years on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a major cyber-scammer in Alicante who avoided been caught by authorities for over a decade. Operation Zenigata was launched in January to find the conman after a

29 Jun, 2023 @ 17:42

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

ETA victims call on Spain’s Congress to ban convicted terrorists from public office

TERRORISM victims have called on Spain’s Congress of Deputies to ensure that convicted members of now-defunct Basque terrorist group ETA cannot hold public office. Speaking on Tuesday in Congress, the president of

27 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead·Politics

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 the pinnacle of gastronomic talent from 24

21 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

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

Young man arrested for allegedly murdering his 89-year-old great aunt in the Basque Country

A YOUNG man accused of murdering his 89-year-old great aunt has been arrested in Bilbao (Basque Country). The 28-year-old reportedly walked to a police patrol and said he had stabbed a family

18 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

Basque Country·Crime & Law

Chief inspector in Spain’s Basque Country offers extra days off for officers who arrest immigrants

A PROBE has been opened in the Basque Country after it emerged that a chief inspector from the National Police offered his officers days off work according to the number of immigrants

8 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Crime & Law

Clandestine cannbis club goes to pot on Spain's Costa Blanca

No dope: Man absolved of cannabis possession in Spain because the drugs ‘were to be shared with friends’

A MAN who was arrested in Spain in March 2020 in possession of more than two kilos of cannabis has been absolved of his crime because the drugs were to be shared

7 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead

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 to confirm whether or not she has

1 Jun, 2023 @ 12:41

Health·Lead·National News

Russian company boss accused of mass fraud is arrested at Benidorm police station in Spain after going to sort out his asylum

Woman pregnant with twins allegedly killed by ex-boyfriend from Spain’s Valencia area

A 33-YEAR-OLD Valencia man has been jailed after being accused of murdering his ex-partner who was pregnant with twins. The man named as Jaime R.N. was refused bail on Wednesday after appearing

31 May, 2023 @ 16:30

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Free transport offered to elderly and disabled voters on May 28 in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Seven former terrorists convicted for involvement in murder pull out of elections in Spain’s Basque Country

SEVEN former ETA terrorists, all convicted for their involvement in murders, announced on Tuesday that they were withdrawing their names from standing in Basque Country elections on May 28. It still means

16 May, 2023 @ 15:07

Lead·National News·Politics

Rally driver killed in accident during event in Spain’s Basque Country

A RALLY driver who was taking part in the Azpeitia Rallysprint race in Spain’s Basque Country was killed on Saturday as the result of an accident. His navigator was also injured and

14 May, 2023 @ 15:00

Lead·Sport

Spain’s prime minister calls plan to include 44 convicted members of ETA terror group on election lists ‘indecent’

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has slammed a decision by Basque political party EH Bildu to include 44 convicted members of now-defunct terrorist organisation ETA on its candidate lists for the upcoming

13 May, 2023 @ 12:53

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

Costa Blanca City Becomes Tenth Most Populated In Spain

Costa Blanca’s Alicante enters Top 10 city list in Spain

ALICANTE has made it into the top ten list of the most populated cities in Spain, replacing Basque Country capital Bilbao. Figures from the National Institute of Statistics based on municipal padron

8 May, 2023 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Richard Lewington Outside Oñati Town Hall

British resident of Spain ‘makes history’ by becoming first UK national to run as a candidate in a Basque Country election

A BRITISH resident of Madrid is ‘making history’ by becoming the first UK national to ever run in an election in the northern Basque Country region. Richard Lewington, 41, is the current

27 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Madrid·National News·Politics