https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/13/independent-bookshops-in-spain-threatened/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-13T13:15:23+01:00Spain marks National Bookshop Day as rising rents force much-loved neighbourhood meeting places to close https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/13/german-turkish-mafia-boss-fugitive-is-caught-in-fuengirola/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-13T13:15:00+01:00German Turkish mafia boss wanted for seven kidnappings ‘hiding in plain sight’ with fake Swedish passport in Costa del Sol expat hub https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/13/nucleo-nacional-neo-nazi-group-shut-down-spanish-judge/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-13T12:36:13+01:00Spain’s most notorious Neo-Nazi group is shut down after 24-year-old female leader’s ‘plans for armed uprising’ are exposed  https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/13/andalucia-population-hits-record-high-as-foreigners-surge/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-13T12:35:16+01:00Andalucia’s population 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Spainen2026-11-12T19:38:23+01:00Two ‘potentially dangerous’ dogs are rescued roaming Costa del Sol motorway as the council hunts owner who abandoned them https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/12/granada-british-boy-drowning-water-tank/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-12T19:04:54+01:00Tragedy as ‘British’ boy, 4, dies after falling into water tank while on holiday with his family in Granada https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/12/dali-exhibition-in-madrid-freud/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-12T18:01:01+01:00How the Godfather of Psychoanalysis helped the Dali turn dreams and fears into unforgettable art https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/12/albares-accuses-pp-sabotaging-gibraltar-treaty/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-12T17:00:21+01:00Spain’s foreign minister accuses PP of trying to ‘sabotage’ Gibraltar treaty and ‘wellbeing of 300,000 Spaniards’ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/12/el-corte-ingles-fuengirola-reopens/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-12T16:56:37+01:00El Corte Ingles unveils six floors of premium brands in Fuengirola ahead of Christmas shopping https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/12/lorry-driver-arrested-after-truck-overturns-crushes-taxi-in-malaga/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-12T16:30:00+01:00Malaga lorry driver arrested after truck overturns and crushes taxi in tunnel crash, leaving cabbie injured https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/12/key-costa-blanca-link-to-alicante-airport-will-close-for-three-weeks/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-12T16:00:00+01:00Busy Costa Blanca road will be closed for weeks with local travellers set for long detours to and from Alicante airport https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/12/la-linea-shopping-centre-opens-gibraltar/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-12T15:56:37+01:00La Linea welcomes a new shopping centre on Gibraltar’s doorstep as Rock retailers brace for competition 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law at a fifth of local family income https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/12/estepona-mayor-trial-malaga/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-12T11:28:36+01:00Estepona mayor to stand trial over ‘plant pot job for lover’ as calls grow for PP to suspend him https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/12/lorry-crushes-taxi-in-malaga-leaves-cab-driver-seriously-injured/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-12T09:21:19+01:00WATCH: Taxi driver survives horrifying crash after lorry overturns and flattens his cab inside Malaga tunnel https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/12/pp-vox-spain-election-poll/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-12T09:14:07+01:00PP and Vox on course for majority in latest opinion polls as left-wing vote collapses in Andalucia https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/12/spain-prime-ministers-assassinations-eta/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-12T08:30:00+01:00The anarchist’s bullet and ETA’s tunnel bomb – how Spain lost two prime ministers to assassins https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/11/spain-general-strike-pictures-protests/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-11T19:31:32+01:00IN PICS: Burning tyres, baton charges and blocked motorways as millions brave Storm Charles for Spain’s first general strike in 14 years https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/11/estepona-opens-town-hall-on-saturdays-to-register-residents/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-11T17:15:00+01:00Estepona opens town hall on Saturdays for drop-in appointments so thousands of unregistered residents can get on the padron https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/11/police-clash-with-protesters-as-malaga-general-strike-kicks-off/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-11T16:44:08+01:00LIVE BLOG: Riot police deployed in major cities and businesses targeted as general strike pickets force businesses to close across Spain https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/11/storm-charles-cadiz-mobile-alerts-winds/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-11T16:20:19+01:00Cadiz residents warned to stay away from coast as Storm Charles bears down with 120km/h winds, tornadoes and six-metre waves https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/11/marbella-marinas-micro-reefs-double-the-sea-life-in-months/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-11T16:15:00+01:00Sea life nursery blooms at new artificial reefs in Marbella port that have attracted cuttlefish among new 27 marine species  https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/11/santiago-abascal-cancels-media-appearances/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-11T16:08:28+01:00VOX leader Santiago Abascal pulls out of all further media appearances ahead of Spanish elections unless he has ‘editorial control’ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/11/watch-protestors-in-barcelona-force-newsstand-to-close-in-solidarity-with-general-strike/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-11T15:35:35+01:00WATCH: Keffiyeh-clad protestor gets in kiosk worker’s face on Barcelona’s famous Rambla to force him to close in ‘solidarity with national strike’ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/11/christmas-food-shopping-spain-budgets/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-11T14:01:53+01:00Spanish families budget around €300 for Christmas dinner – but turn to supermarket own brands to keep it affordable https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/11/huge-cocaine-stash-hidden-among-coconuts-is-seized-in-valencia/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-11T14:00:00+01:00WATCH: Huge cocaine stash of 2.6 tonnes hidden in crates of coconuts from Ghana is uncovered in Valencia port https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/11/11/pound-to-euro-boosts-pensions/Olive Press News Spainen2026-11-11T13:57:57+01:00British pensioners in Spain gain spending power as pound holds close to €1.20