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BREAKING: Irish ‘drug lord’ Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai over ‘links to international organised crime’

THE suspected leader of the feared Kinahan cartel has been snagged by police in Dubai over alleged serious organised crime offences. Irish national Daniel Kinahan, 48, was detained in the

The new Hormuz? Mega €30bn African gas pipeline set to transform the Strait of Gibraltar into global energy hub

An African gas pipeline linking Nigeria and Morocco is set to be given the green light, in a project that could transform the Strait of Gibraltar into a

Tragedy as Marbella local, 25, is killed in motorcycle crash just days after returning from abroad

A YOUNG Marbella local has tragically died in a motorcycle crash just days after returning home to Spain from working abroad. The 25-year-old victim was killed after his

Chaos on day one of Pedro Sanchez’s migrant amnesty with long queues at consulates across Spain – as it’s revealed prior arrests aren’t an automatic rule out

SPAIN’S flagship migrant regularisation drive saw chaotic scenes on day one with snaking queues, a crashed government website and widespread confusion over the rules. Thousands of undocumented migrants

Spain’s migrant plan: Almost nine out of 10 applicants are from South America, NGO estimates – plus 1,000 from USA

NEARLY nine out of 10 migrants applying for Spain’s mass migrant regularisation scheme are from South America. According to estimates by the Global Citizenship Foundation, a charity supporting

Latest

Toddler rushed to hospital in northern Spain after ‘accidentally ingesting cocaine’

Weather warning in Spain: Excessive heat to continue with highs of 44C - but heavy thunderstorms could hit Andalucia

Inland Andalucia is set to bake in record-breaking April heat with highs of 35C — but what about the coast?

Tragic collapse of bridge that killed six students in northern Spain was ‘avoidable’: Official report blames corrosion and ‘non-existent maintenance’

Pedro Sanchez welcomes leaders of Mexico, Brazil and Colombia at Barcelona summit to plan ‘new world order’ for international progressive left

Second climber dies after rockfall while scaling scenic mountain range near Barcelona

Lionel Messi buys 100% stake in fifth-tier Spanish football club located just five miles from old Barcelona stomping ground

Low-cost Spanish airline slaps surprise surcharge on tickets after booking amid growing fears of jet fuel shortages

Gibraltar to install massive network of overlapping facial recognition and CCTV cameras ahead of Spain border removal

Teen gang disguised as delivery men stab Swedish father of their schoolmate and torture him with bleach in brutal Mijas home invasion

Travel

Costa del Sol jewel Estepona welcomes massive food festival this weekend

TAKE your taste buds on a mouthwatering journey through a Costa del Sol tapas route. This weekend marks the 15th annual food and culture

Step inside Toledo’s hidden convents and chapels this weekend as historic city opens its ‘closed’ doors for free

Tapas and liquid gold: Andalucia’s hidden gem of Jaen

Inside the four-star Valencia hotel where Sir Keir Starmer holidayed with family during Easter break – as Trump issued stark threat to ‘obliterate’ Iran

Spain cracks down on motorhomes with tough new local parking bans and strict vehicle inspection rules for thousands of owners

Property

Spain is trying to regulate its property market — but on the Costa del Sol the market isn’t listening

Costa Blanca North: Where your Mediterranean life begins

Barcelona launches massive crackdown on abusive landlords who flout housing rules and ignore rent caps

REVEALED: The richest Spaniards in 2025 according to Forbes with just one entertainer making the top 100 list

Spain’s richest man becomes the world’s number one landlord with €21bn real estate empire

Spanish court upholds community ban on keeping pets at home – even if you own your apartment

HEALTH

Marbella hospital rolls out a new home-care service across the Costa del Sol

Spain’s hospital waiting lists hit record levels: More than 850,000 patients are in the queue for an operation

Benidorm’s beaches could become ‘smoke free zones’ this summer under proposals by left-wing PSOE

Danish firm backs Olive Press ‘Smash the Spiking’ campaign with innovative new glass lids to put on drinks during nights out

FOOD & DRINK

Paddington Bear’s favourite Sevilla orange marmalade forced into name change after Brussels reclaims the title

OLIVE PRESS OFFER: Bag a pair of poolside sunbeds free at totally refurbished Costa del Sol beach club

What is ‘la torrija’? The delicious sweet treat that’s traditionally eaten during Semana Santa in Spain

Cooking dinner at home once a week could help stave off dementia risk, new study reveals

Business & Finance

Spain breaks new record with 3.15m foreigners registered as employed – out of 10 million total

Repsol regains control of oil operations in Venezuela

Spain’s Repsol regains control of Venezuela oil operations after Trump admin relaxes sanctions

No more tat: Barcelona to impose strict design rules on iconic La Rambla boulevard to create ‘zone of terrace excellence’

US reminds Madrid it invests more in Spain than almost next four countries combined as Sanchez makes fourth trip to China

ANDALUCIA

16 Apr, 2026 @ 18:55

Taxi to the dark side: Mafia used Costa del Sol cabbies to deliver drugs between Benalmadena and Torremolinos

16 Apr, 2026 @ 17:30

WATCH: Costa del Sol schoolboy, 12, wows judges on Britain’s Got Talent with ‘sassy’ dance moves to hits from Shakira and Daddy Yankee

16 Apr, 2026 @ 16:00

Malaga council rakes in nearly 12,000 fines in just two months from controversial low-emission zones

16 Apr, 2026 @ 13:31

Ex-prisoner dies in horror Costa del Sol crash after stolen car runs out of fuel on A-7 motorway and a lorry smashes into him

16 Apr, 2026 @ 12:13

Malaga mayor who burned effigy of Netanyahu defends tradition: ‘We are pacifists, we are not anti-Semites’

15 Apr, 2026 @ 18:28

How a zoo on the Costa del Sol is helping to save highly endangered tiger species at risk of vanishing

COSTA BLANCA

15 Apr, 2026 @ 18:15

Illegal Botox clinics with links to the UK performed unlicensed operations across the Costa Blanca and Valencia

15 Apr, 2026 @ 13:01

Around 350,000 people are set to descend on Alicante for Spain’s second-largest pilgrimage walk

14 Apr, 2026 @ 11:04

Andalucia and Costa Blanca set for 30C as ‘abnormally warm’ air mass hits Spain – but it may not spell the end of the mud rain

13 Apr, 2026 @ 16:28

Long-awaited plans for Alicante’s new Central Park unveiled at a cost of €420m

13 Apr, 2026 @ 15:18

Record number of people used Costa Blanca airport in March led by UK passengers

13 Apr, 2026 @ 11:30

WATCH: ‘Ghost’ gang of Italian women arrested after decade-long jewellery heist spree across the Costa Blanca

OLIVE PRESS TV

VIDEO: ‘It’s like the Middle Ages’: Horrifying scenes in Jerez as young horse collapses three times from pulling carriages

WATCH: Terrifying moment Spanish cyclist slips and nearly falls off cliff while out with her dog – amazingly captured on both 360 AND pet cameras

WATCH: Father and daughter rescued in dramatic operation after being swept to sea from same Tenerife rock pool where four tourists died late last year

WATCH: The Olive Press reports live from Ronda as weeks of unprecedented rainfall finally give way to sunshine

BARCELONA

16 Apr, 2026 @ 16:45

Mystery British expat hiding in plain sight in Barcelona old town revealed as feared Scottish mafia boss

16 Apr, 2026 @ 14:00

A bloody war between Balkan mafias is erupting on the streets of Barcelona – and it’s already claimed two lives amid a string of shootings

15 Apr, 2026 @ 17:45

Barcelona fights back against petty street crime: Six foreign criminals responsible for dozens of thefts and muggings are finally deported

15 Apr, 2026 @ 14:14

Horror in Barcelona as hooded thugs shoot and try to slit throat of man sitting with partner and child near major shopping centre

14 Apr, 2026 @ 13:57

Delight as two peregrine falcon chicks hatch on top of Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia

Attendants at 6GLabNet's opening ceremony.

10 Apr, 2026 @ 12:47

Top Spanish university unveils fibre-optic network to test next-gen 6G internet

MADRID

16 Apr, 2026 @ 15:15

WATCH: Marseille drug lord caught hiding out in Madrid after fleeing double murder conviction

16 Apr, 2026 @ 12:36

Pundits on Catalan public TV stoke outrage by wildly celebrating Real Madrid’s exit from Champions League

16 Apr, 2026 @ 08:30

ON THIS DAY: The death of Goya – The artist who captured Spain’s heart through bloody wars, royal portraits and a ‘poisoned’ Duchess

15 Apr, 2026 @ 14:34

Family living in Madrid left homeless after city council ‘mistakenly knocks down house it believed was lying empty’

15 Apr, 2026 @ 12:11

Spain’s largest airline axes flights to key Latin America destination – but is a jet fuel shortage to blame?

14 Apr, 2026 @ 19:09

Spain becomes first European country to roll out ‘game-changing’ HIV drug: Injection has 88% effectiveness rate

OTHER NEWS

EXCLUSIVE: British national barred from entering UK in dual-passport shock is stranded in Spain and facing bureaucratic nightmare to get home

Lead·Other News·Travel News

16 Apr, 2026 @ 15:53

Have you been affected by the UK’s new dual passport rule? please get in touch newsdesk@theolivepress.es A BRITISH-SPANISH dual national has been left stranded in

UK agrees deal with EU to re-join Erasmus student exchange programme – here’s what it means for Brits hoping to study in Spain

Education·International Affairs·Lead

16 Apr, 2026 @ 14:15

AFTER a six-year hiatus, Erasmus is set to return to the UK next year, reopening a key study abroad route for British students. The

Young British tourist punched police officer in the face outside Magaluf nightclub in Spain

Young British tourist punched policeman in the face outside Magaluf nightclub in Spain

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

16 Apr, 2026 @ 11:54

A BRITISH tourist received a six-month prison sentence- suspended for two years- after admitting an assault on a Guardia Civil officer outside a Magaluf

The EES deadline has caused chaos across Europe for beleaguered travellers – but how have Spain’s airports fared?

Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel·Technology

15 Apr, 2026 @ 18:48

TRAVELLERS from beyond the EU have been bracing for ‘nightmare’ scenarios at European airports since the new digital border control system was gradually rolled

Blackspot Branded As The 'road Of Death' On The Costa Blanca In Spain Claims Another Victim In A Head On Collision Horrific crash at blackspot known as the ‘Road of Death’ on the Costa Blanca in Spain claims another victim

Armed robbers disguised as builders storm bank but are foiled by vault’s time-delay mechanism in Mijas

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

15 Apr, 2026 @ 15:30

TWO robbers armed with a pistol attempted to steal cash from a store in La Noria by wearing reflective jackets, acting like builders. Arriving

The inside story on how the Albanian mafia murdered one of their own on the Costa del Sol and tried to dump his body in a reservoir

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

15 Apr, 2026 @ 13:30

THE story of how the Albanian mafia murdered one of their own on the Costa del Sol and tried to dump his body in

Spain’s immigration staff to go on indefinite strike ahead of migrant regularisation plan over working conditions

Lead·National News·Other News

15 Apr, 2026 @ 13:20

SPAIN’S immigration system is heading for chaos after workers called an indefinite strike just days before a mass migrant regularisation scheme begins. The Workers’