Costa del Sol·Health·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

EXCLUSIVE: Murdered Marbella butt-lift doctor made British woman sign NDA and waiver after botched op left her ‘bum sewn together’

The doctor used aggressive legal tactics to silence women left on death's door after failed plastic surgery procedures.

Top police inspectors brand the Costa del Sol the ‘Champions League of organised crime’ while collecting medals at award ceremony

The comments came during an award ceremony which honoured two senior inspectors for their work in tackling drug trafficking and organised crime.

Andalucia launches digital portal for property hunters to find dream homes in deserted ghost towns and depopulated villages

The Junta’s new website supports moving to rural Andalucia by helping people compare 480 villages, including their homes, schools, healthcare, jobs and internet ac

Spanish police files could be crucial in trial of Irish ‘cartel boss’ Daniel Kinahan as he seeks bail in Dublin

The defence is seeking full disclosure of files from two separate investigations in Spain and Dubai in which he said Kinahan was 'acquitted'.

Mother of autistic boy, 12, who fled his home near Barcelona during violent storms 10 days ago insists he has been kidnapped

Rami has not been seen since October 4, when severe storms and heavy rain battered Granollers, a town just north of Barcelona.

Latest

Estepona mayor José María García Urbano and Algeciras mayor Landaluce

PP urged to ‘take similar action’ against Estepona mayor after centre-right party called on its own Algeciras leader to resign

‘Unusual storm’ threatens Costa Blanca with sudden cold snap and October wash out

Qatari sheikh's son jailed in Spain over Malaga CF's financial collapse

Spain jails Qatari sheikh’s son over collapse of Malaga CF – but father and two brothers remain on the run

Vox's national priority plan under fire as Brussels warns it could breach EU law

Brussels warns Vox’s flagship ‘national priority’ may break EU rules ahead of Spanish elections

Brit arrested as police boat fatally crashes into speedboat carrying 3.7 tonnes of cocaine near Portugal’s Algarve

Valencia to issue €1,500 fines for dropping cigarette butts and failing to clean up dog mess in new crackdown

Nazi graffiti smeared on new Valencia memorial honouring victims of Franco’s fascist regime

An apartment fire in a Mediterraenean-style block in Barcelona

Tragedy as 95-year-old man dies in Barcelona flat fire despite firefighters’ half-hour battle

Former Liverpool goalkeeper armed robbery Valencia

Former Liverpool goalkeeper held at gunpoint as masked robbers storm luxury Valencia home with wife and child inside

Election 2026

Property investors in Spain’s top cities now earn barely more than state bonds as Sanchez pushes through housing decree

Ceuta roars into the spotlight again after Pedro Sanchez admits Moroccan warships entered Spanish waters during July’s mass migrant crossing

The wife of former deputy PM Nick Clegg, has launched a new political party in Spain.

Wife of former British deputy PM Nick Clegg launches new centrist political party in Spain to contest next month’s snap election

Political round-up: Maricarmen’s death puts Spain’s housing crisis at the heart of election campaign

Santiado Abascal, leader of vox, goes to Estepona

Vox leader Santiago Abascal heads to expat stronghold of Estepona for big public rally ahead of November elections

Travel

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Sunshine sequel: Autumn becomes the new summer in Spain as more expats travel later in the year

Autumn travel in Spain is gaining ground as expats and flexible holidaymakers delay trips until cooler weather returns after a summer of heatwaves and

Renfe reveals its top destinations in Spain you should visit by train this October – with one rogue outlier

Why does the day of bad luck and misfortune fall on Tuesday 13 in Spain?

This is the best city in Spain for an October getaway, according to The Times

This picturesque Catalan city is the perfect alternative to Barcelona – without the heaving tourist crowds

Property

Long-term rental home listings are down 44% from 2018, data shows

Spain’s long-term rental home listings plunge 44% since 2018 – and 83% in Barcelona

Tourist apartments in Spain face property tax surcharges of up to 150% under new Pedro Sanchez’s new housing decree

‘No more Maricarmens’: Tributes pour in after death of pensioner whose eviction sparked Spain housing protests

Pedro Sanchez revives defeated housing reform

‘Not about ideology, but about humanity’: PM Sanchez revives rejected housing reforms just one day after calling snap election

House sales fall in Spain with 7.1% drop during first half of 2026

HEALTH

Urgent health alert in Spain after more than a dozen people struck down with salmonella from contaminated eggs

Cancer patient dies after catching monkeypox at San Sebastian hospital

Cancer patient, 61, dies after reportedly catching mpox from roommate in San Sebastian hospital

Inside the advanced implants and cosmetic wonders of Torremolinos’ highly-experienced British dentist

Marbella doctor found with dead nurse in hotel room ‘confessed to injecting propofol into her jugular’

FOOD & DRINK

King of wines: Portugal’s little-known Dão region is a ‘classic with a new soul’

Boutique hotel in Portugal that’s perfect for those who love nature, good food and an impeccable spa

Six Spanish pizzerias named among world’s 100 best, as a Madrid favourite holds on to its top 10 spot

Alarm bells ring in Mallorca as local restaurants report worst September takings ‘in living memory’

Business & Finance

The IMF bumps up Spain’s 2026 growth forecast to 2.5% above even the US in boost for Pedro Sanchez ahead of elections

Five steps to help British expats plan their financial future in Spain

Can banks in Spain refuse to open accounts for expats if they have a passport but no NIE?

Brussels backs Spain’s Bizum to create physical cards in battle to break US monopoly over instant payments

ANDALUCIA

Alex Aslani, the Marbella surgeon, staring at a monitor

13 Oct, 2026 @ 20:35

Dozens of women come forward to allege Marbella’s murdered butt-lift doctor butchered their bodies – and tried to silence them

The interior of a data centre, showing racks of servers and cables

13 Oct, 2026 @ 14:57

Andalucia warns Spain’s draft data centre law ‘bans them in practice’ as Malaga’s €1.26bn tech park project is left in doubt

13 Oct, 2026 @ 14:54

The incredible story of a Marbella-born Titanic passenger who made it onto a lifeboat is retold in a new Malaga exhibition

13 Oct, 2026 @ 12:45

Algeciras’ famously anti-Gibraltar mayor is facing calls to resign by his own party after two new sexual assault allegations emerge

13 Oct, 2026 @ 08:48

Thieves ‘ask to borrow man’s mobile phone for urgent call’ before snatching his gold necklace on the Costa del Sol

Abascal tells Estepona rally Sanchez is willing to 'lie and kill'

12 Oct, 2026 @ 12:55

Vox leader Abascal tells Estepona rally Sanchez is ‘willing to lie and to kill’ as he opens Spain election campaign on the Costa del Sol

COSTA BLANCA

14 Oct, 2026 @ 08:58

Costa Blanca airport on course to smash passenger record with a month to spare thanks to British tourists

Supporters of the Orihuela Costa Independence Party with a background view of Orihuela Costa

12 Oct, 2026 @ 19:20

EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Orihuela Costa independence movement led by expats bidding to break away from Costa Blanca town

12 Oct, 2026 @ 18:00

New compulsory helmet law puts escooter hire firms across Alicante in a quandary

9 Oct, 2026 @ 13:45

Bus passengers on the Alicante-Torrevieja line up in arms over poor service that Avanza insists is ‘optimal’

Torrevieja demolishes seafront viewpoint Punta Margalla built on public land without permission

7 Oct, 2026 @ 15:30

Torrevieja demolishes seafront viewpoint built on public land without permission

5 Oct, 2026 @ 17:31

EXCLUSIVE: Costa Blanca fraudster Jody Smart is finally behind bars after losing appeals in both Valencia and the Supreme Court

OLIVE PRESS TV

Red alert issued during peak Barcelona rush hour as another powerful storm traps commuters in their cars and floods coastal and inland areas

IN VIDS: Barcelona hit by sudden flash flood chaos as homes are breached and firefighters rescue woman and baby

WATCH: The secret gem just one hour from Madrid in the Spanish heartlands that you should visit because it’s ‘untouched by tourism’

WATCH: War zone in Sevilla as knife fight breaks out in broad daylight

BARCELONA

9 Oct, 2026 @ 10:57

Hopes fade in search for missing autistic boy who was frightened out of his home near Barcelona by torrential thunder storm

7 Oct, 2026 @ 15:46

Desperate search for missing autistic boy, 12, who vanished during torrential storms and flooding in Barcelona province

Primavera Sound Barcelona announces line-up for 2027 edition

6 Oct, 2026 @ 16:49

Primavera Sound Barcelona announces 2027 line-up – here’s what fans can expect as Spain’s biggest music festival turns 25

6 Oct, 2026 @ 15:14

Orange weather alerts activated across the Catalunya coastline as torrential rain threatens Barcelona yet again

6 Oct, 2026 @ 10:46

IN PICS: Housing protests break out into street riots in Barcelona as 28 police are injured and more than a dozen arrested

A blurred image of a man being arrested the mossos d' escuadra in Barcelona

5 Oct, 2026 @ 09:48

Norwegian ‘sex trafficker’ arrested in Barcelona after hopping between hotels to dodge police

MADRID

13 Oct, 2026 @ 13:40

WATCH: Hundreds of passengers evacuated after high-speed train travelling from Madrid bursts into flames

7 Oct, 2026 @ 16:49

WATCH: Huge explosion rips through Madrid flats – killing three dogs and forcing families from their homes

5 Oct, 2026 @ 10:00

Man bludgeons his elderly parents to death with a dumbbell at their Madrid home

Huge protests in Madrid after Pedro Sanchez's housing reforms were voted down in Congress

3 Oct, 2026 @ 17:43

WATCH: Hundreds of thousands flood Madrid streets in general strike protest after Pedro Sanchez’s housing reforms blocked in Congress

Madrid is home to three of the world's most beautiful cinemas

3 Oct, 2026 @ 16:07

These are the three ‘most beautiful’ cinemas in Spain, according to leading travel magazine

Pedro Sanchez's housing reform is scrapped by MPs

2 Oct, 2026 @ 16:59

Spain’s housing reform decree is defeated in Parliament, paving way for snap elections before end of the year

OTHER NEWS

Music legends come back to life as Nina Simone and David Bowie ‘sing’ to each other at Bilbao’s Guggenheim

La Cultura·Lead

14 Oct, 2026 @ 08:45

The Guggenheim sound installation by Steve McQueen brings Nina Simone and David Bowie together in an imagined conversation through two recordings of Wild Is