https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/10/27/what-is-blocus-barcelona-protests/Olive Press News Spainen2026-10-27T12:00:00+01:00What is Blocus, the mysterious TikTok craze sparking French-style riots in Barcelona – with huge demonstrations planned for Halloween? https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/10/27/merida-guide-extremadura-ancient-city/Olive Press News Spainen2026-10-27T11:00:00+01:00The world’s best-preserved Roman bridge and a theatre still putting on plays after 2,000 years await visitors to this ancient Roman capital https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/10/27/monastery-spain-galicia-parador-hotel/Olive Press News Spainen2026-10-27T09:25:00+01:00Must-visit: The sixth-century monastery in Spain converted into a stunning Parador hotel surrounded by picture-perfect forest https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/10/27/violent-protests-in-bilbao-lead-to-19-arrests/Olive Press News Spainen2026-10-27T09:14:42+01:00Bilbao erupts into chaos as masked rioters torch cars and clash with police, leaving 19 arrested https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/10/27/malaga-towns-real-spain-ronda/Olive Press News Spainen2026-10-27T08:40:00+01:00Visit the two Malaga province towns where you can still find ‘the real Spain’, according to The Times https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/10/27/spanish-history-princess-leonor-tobacco/Olive Press News Spainen2026-10-27T08:00:00+01:00THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: Tobacco is discovered, Luiz Fernandez Lopez dies and Princess Leonor is born https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/10/26/olive-oil-prices-spanish-farmers/Olive Press News Spainen2026-10-26T19:14:53+01:00Hard-pressed Spanish farmers call for one-fifth of olive oil to be hauled off the market as bumper harvest sends prices tumbling https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/10/26/vasectomy-spain-pregnant-risks/Olive Press News Spainen2026-10-26T18:47:41+01:00Madrid woman awarded €35,000 in landmark case after partner’s botched vasectomy leaves her unexpectedly pregnant https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/10/26/ernest-hemingway-the-sun-also-rises-book/Olive Press News Spainen2026-10-26T17:00:00+01:00OPINION: Think Ernest Hemingway is a fake? Then you must read The Sun Also Rises again https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/10/26/police-rescue-61-abused-dogs-and-cats-from-malaga-home/Olive Press News Spainen2026-10-26T16:02:54+01:00WATCH: Woman arrested after police rescue 61 cats and dogs from ‘appalling’ conditions in her Velez-Malaga home https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/10/26/officials-warn-of-12354-buildings-in-flood-zones-on-costa-blanca/Olive Press News Spainen2026-10-26T14:40:06+01:00Is your home in a flood zone? Official maps put 12,354 Costa Blanca buildings at risk after Storm Adam https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/10/26/barcelona-home-building-construction-crisis/Olive Press News Spainen2026-10-26T13:12:09+01:00Barcelona adds just 2,400 homes a year as more than a million Catalans hunt for somewhere to live https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/10/26/new-dana-could-hit-valencia-and-alicante-on-november-3-4/Olive Press News Spainen2026-10-26T12:49:54+01:00Another DANA on the way? Weather models show new storm hitting Valencia and the Costa Blanca in early November, weeks after Adam dumped a year’s rain on Pego https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/10/26/abaran-pumpkins-cancer-fight/Olive Press News Spainen2026-10-26T11:43:52+01:00Pumpkin power: two giant pumpkins weighing more than 1.5 tonnes help Murcia town raise €3,700 to fight cancer https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/10/26/spains-pm-pedro-sanchez-hails-lula-comeback-win-in-brazil/Olive Press News Spainen2026-10-26T10:52:12+01:00Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez hails Lula ‘comeback’ win in Brazil and promises to do the same in November’s election https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/10/26/mourinhos-real-madrid-beat-barcelona-2-1-in-el-clasico/Olive Press News Spainen2026-10-26T10:41:59+01:00Mourinho does it again: Mbappe’s late winner stuns Barcelona as Real Madrid blow La Liga title race wide open https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/10/26/house-sales-in-spain-rose-in-august-but-downward-trend-continues/Olive Press News Spainen2026-10-26T10:11:41+01:00House sales in Spain rose by over 3% in August but trend continues to spiral downwards due to high prices and squeeze on availability https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/10/26/benidorm-police-intercept-e5m-stash-of-fake-cigrattes-inside-lorry/Olive Press News Spainen2026-10-26T09:25:02+01:00Benidorm police find massive €1.4m stash of counterfeit cigarettes inside lorry with arrested driver unable to offer an explanation https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/10/26/man-dies-after-horror-brawl-at-notorious-drug-den-in-northern-spain/Olive Press News Spainen2026-10-26T09:12:14+01:00Man dies after horror brawl at notorious drug den in northern Spain https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/10/25/roadsurfer-abandoned-fire-van-breakdown/Olive Press News Spainen2026-10-25T16:51:21+01:00EXCLUSIVE: ‘It could have ended in tragedy’: German family’s campervan nightmare as rental firm leaves them stranded with terrifying fire inching closer and closer https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/10/25/forum-marbella-john-brendmoe/Olive Press News Spainen2026-10-25T15:09:46+01:00Tenants at Marbella’s exclusive Forum shopping centre claim millionaire owner threatened to ‘throw them out’ unless they paid ‘substantial’ sums on top of rent https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/10/25/foreign-buyers-lead-spanish-property-market-slowdown-but-latest-numbers-offers-some-hope/Olive Press News Spainen2026-10-25T14:12:50+01:00Foreign buyers lead Spanish property market slowdown, but latest numbers offers some hope https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/10/25/pedraza-segovia-perfect-getaway/Olive Press News Spainen2026-10-25T13:13:55+01:00FROM THE ARCHIVE: The most well-preserved medieval town in Spain where ‘time stands still’