Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Malaga ‘Fake medic’ caught trying to rob consulting rooms at Malaga’s Hospital Clinico The woman was spotted by a real doctor while strutting through the Opthalmology ward in a surgical gown.
Renfe finally ditches its much-mocked website as new ticketing system launches next month Spain's state rail operator promises passengers will be able to book a train in just four clicks
EXPLAINER: Who is Maricarmen and why are thousands protesting in Madrid? The eviction of an elderly woman from her lifelong home has become the rallying cry for Spain's housing movement. Here's what you need to know.
Headless body found floating in sea off popular beach in Spain A pleasure boat made a shocking find on Monday when its crew spotted a headless corpse floating in the water off the Valencia coast.
Spain’s new flagship housing measures will go before Parliament this week – but the vote is far from certain The housing decree will be submitted for urgent ratification in Congress this Friday without enough votes guaranteed to pass.
Two earthquakes hit eastern Spain overnight as residents in Murcia and neighbouring Alicante feel the tremors
IN VIDS: Barcelona hit by sudden flash flood chaos as homes are breached and firefighters rescue woman and baby
Spain approves sweeping housing measures to cap rents and ban ‘vulture’ fund speculation after 87-year-old’s eviction sparks nationwide protests
Malaga airport’s €1.5 billion expansion to begin in 2029 – boosting capacity to 36 million passengers a year
Last minute signups for Estepona’s inaugural marathon still open – with Brits and other foreigners set to make up half the runners
Off-duty Malaga cop runs into teen hitman wanted for murder on the Costa del Sol while holidaying in Belgium
Inside the ancient town of the ‘seven sevens’: This walled gem in Aragon offers a perfect weekend escape THIS medieval town in northern Spain has preserved an obsession with the number seven behind one of the country’s longest defensive walls – and Read More
Budget airline easyJet unveils new UK-Spain routes – including London and Liverpool flights to ‘hidden gem’ in Catalunya
EXPLAINER: Protesters camp out in central Madrid as Maricarmen’s eviction triggers demonstrations over Spain’s housing crisis
Spain’s PM Sanchez promises new housing law as protestors rally in Madrid against eviction of 87-year-old woman
Expat buyers in Spain should watch this major new housing proposal gathering pace in Brussels, writes Mark Stucklin
British pensioner launches legal action against leading Spanish bank over expired mortgage cover after wife’s death
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Low-calorie Mediterranean diet can help drop the pounds and strengthen the bones – new report
Spain’s new anti-smoking law: All you need to know about where you can no longer light up – including bar terrace ban
Six Spanish pizzerias named among world’s 100 best, as a Madrid favourite holds on to its top 10 spot
Barcelona to more than quadruple tourist tax for cruise ship day-trippers making fleeting visits to the city
Workers in Spain could retire early with a full pension if they’ve paid in for 40 years – but do payments to UK National Insurance count?
Spain hits jackpot with rare and strategically important lithium and rubidium deposits discovered near Salamanca
29 Sep, 2026 @ 12:25 Fears mount for Dutch builder, 48, who walked out of his Alhaurin el Grande home and vanished 10 days ago
29 Sep, 2026 @ 11:47 Australian ‘Coconut cartel’ fugitive hiding out on the Costa del Sol survives Marbella home invasion
28 Sep, 2026 @ 14:42 Autumn arrives in Spain as Catalunya faces torrential rain and hurricane-force winds and both Costa Blanca and Malaga under weather warnings
28 Sep, 2026 @ 13:52 Malaga’s biggest homegrown tech company calls for EU code of conduct to tackle online scams
28 Sep, 2026 @ 13:42 Man snatched off the streets of Marbella just the latest mafia-linked crime as police step up their presence in Malaga
28 Sep, 2026 @ 10:46 Fast-moving wildfire near Costa del Sol finally stabilised after dozens of locals forced to evacuate
29 Sep, 2026 @ 18:20 Autumn of music, art and exhibitions coming to the Costa Blanca – some live from London
28 Sep, 2026 @ 10:46 Man arrested in Benidorm after female partner is stabbed to death in horror late-night attack
26 Sep, 2026 @ 11:29 Three Brits arrested in Costa Blanca town over ‘gangland shooting’ of Lithuanian man 300 miles away in Estepona
24 Sep, 2026 @ 13:10 Foreigners still dominating the Costa Blanca property boom with nearly 19,000 homes purchased in a single year
23 Sep, 2026 @ 16:52 The 15 towns where foreigners outnumber the Spanish in Alicante, with Brits still number one – for now
22 Sep, 2026 @ 16:45 Appeal for UK’s 12 most wanted fugitives in Spain sees stunning success with four arrests so far – eight more to go
WATCH: The secret gem just one hour from Madrid in the Spanish heartlands that you should visit because it’s ‘untouched by tourism’
WATCH: Firefighters cut woman out of car after dramatic crossroads smash up involving police car and taxi in Madrid
WATCH: Inside the crime spree of a team of highly-skilled Ocean’s Eleven-style bank robbers who hit small town lenders across Spain
28 Sep, 2026 @ 16:00 Four passengers hospitalised after Boston-bound flight from Spain fills with smoke and makes emergency landing in Portugal
28 Sep, 2026 @ 11:45 Four masked men snatch driver and force him into 4×4 boot in latest broad daylight kidnapping in Barcelona
24 Sep, 2026 @ 17:59 Barcelona wife and daughter lived with husband’s dead body ‘covered by a sheet’ for over two years
22 Sep, 2026 @ 13:15 Marbella and Estepona launch new daily one-ticket trip to Barcelona – but journey takes a gruelling 10 hours
21 Sep, 2026 @ 13:56 Thousands flood Spain’s streets in fresh anti-tourism protests – Barcelona and Balearics rally against airport plans as locals liken tourism to ‘terrorism’
21 Sep, 2026 @ 10:56 WATCH: Horrifying moment fake police gang drag man out of car on Barcelona motorway
29 Sep, 2026 @ 09:06 Evicted Madrid pensioner can return to her home of 70 years after lawyer strikes deal with property owners
24 Sep, 2026 @ 17:37 EXCLUSIVE: Famous Madrid flamenco bar engulfed in racism scandal after Black American woman is abused and kicked out
24 Sep, 2026 @ 12:01 WATCH: Violent clashes erupt in Madrid after 87-year-old disabled woman is forcefully evicted from her flat by investment firm
19 Sep, 2026 @ 18:45 Horror in Madrid as former Guardia Civil officer ‘strangles former daughter-in-law to death with belt’ in eviction row
19 Sep, 2026 @ 18:20 Spain v England in Madrid this November: Everything you need to know about tickets and travel
16 Sep, 2026 @ 16:23 Sprawling cocaine trafficking investigation sparked by Spain’s corrupt Breaking Bad narco cop extends to Dubai financier dubbed ‘el Gestor’
Half of Brits resident in Spain are still using the old green residency certificate no longer accepted at Spanish borders Lead·Other News·Travel News 29 Sep, 2026 @ 12:00 The old green paper certificate 'will not be accepted as proof of legal residency status at Spanish or other Schengen borders' under this new Read More
THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: A deadly nightclub blaze, a royal abdication and the duchess who married (again) aged 85 La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain 29 Sep, 2026 @ 11:03 Michael Coy delves into the key events that took place in Spanish history this week, including the flamboyant aristocratic who married for the third Read More
The Rest is Spain podcast celebrates huge 20-episode milestone – and we’re just getting started Lead·Other News 29 Sep, 2026 @ 09:30 Over its 20-episode run, The Rest is Spain has grown steadily, racking up hundreds of thousands of views across Spotify, Apple, and YouTube. Read More
Tommy Robinson’s Andorra grift, racist flamenco in Madrid and hunting the UK’s most wanted in Spain – The Olive Press podcast turns 20 Lead·Other News 28 Sep, 2026 @ 18:35 Hosted by Caroline, Jon and Walt, this week's fast-moving episode of The Rest is Spain unpacks the people who think they can hide in Read More
Personal data warning after hackers steal user information from Renfe and Adif websites Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Technology 28 Sep, 2026 @ 16:55 Hackers were able to get their hands on more than 150 million data records during last week's cyberattack – but no banking details. Read More
Pedro Sanchez calls corruption cases against wife and brother ‘nasty politics which crosses a line’ Lead·Politics 28 Sep, 2026 @ 15:10 Sanchez acknowledged that the PSOE had suffered 'cases of corruption that are true' and insisted his government had responded effectively. Read More
‘Dream come true’: Gibraltar finally begins work on sewage treatment plant after decades of pumping waste into the sea Environment·Gibraltar·Lead 28 Sep, 2026 @ 12:46 The plant has been a Gibraltar government manifesto pledge since 2011, but two previous attempts to build a plant both collapsed. Read More
A breeding ground for champions: Inside the small Sevilla town that produced three of Spain’s World Cup heroes
EXCLUSIVE: ‘I visited the Basque Country to support my football team – and returned in awe of the kindness of its people’
Jewel of Persia: A Persian-inspired luxury villa near Marbella blends ancient architecture with sweeping Costa del Sol views HAD Scheherazade lived on the Costa del Sol, she might well have told her tales to King Shahryar in this extraordinary villa. And had Read More