https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/17/tragic-collapse-of-bridge-that-killed-six-students-in-northern-spain-was-avoidable-official-report-blames-corrosion-and-non-existent-maintenance/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-17T13:00:05+02:00Tragic collapse of bridge that killed six students in northern Spain was ‘avoidable’: Official report blames corrosion and ‘non-existent maintenance’ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/17/progressive-left-summit-brings-world-leaders-to-barcelona/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-17T11:45:00+02:00Pedro Sanchez welcomes leaders of Mexico, Brazil and Colombia at Barcelona summit to plan ‘new world order’ for international progressive left   https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/17/second-climber-dies-after-rockfall-while-scaling-scenic-mountain-range-near-barcelona/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-17T11:22:01+02:00Second climber dies after rockfall while scaling scenic mountain range near Barcelona https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/17/lionel-messi-buys-100-stake-in-fifth-tier-spanish-football-club-located-just-five-miles-from-old-barcelona-stomping-ground/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-17T11:20:20+02:00Lionel Messi buys 100% stake in fifth-tier Spanish football club located just five miles from old Barcelona stomping ground https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/17/3-bedroom-villa-for-sale-in-sucina-with-pool-garage-e-425000/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-17T11:01:09+02:003 bedroom Villa for sale in Sucina with pool garage – € 425,000 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/17/low-cost-spanish-airline-slaps-surprise-surcharge-on-tickets-after-booking-amid-growing-fears-of-jet-fuel-shortages/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-17T10:51:01+02:00Low-cost Spanish airline slaps surprise surcharge on tickets after booking amid growing fears of jet fuel shortages https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/17/gibraltar-installs-security-camera-network-as-border-comes-down/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-17T10:50:28+02:00Gibraltar to install massive overlapping facial recognition and CCTV network ahead of Spain border removal https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/17/teen-gang-disguised-delivery-men-stab-swedish-father-schoolmate-torture-bleach-brutal-mijas-home-invasion/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-17T09:49:17+02:00Teen gang disguised as delivery men stab Swedish father of their schoolmate and torture him with bleach in brutal Mijas home invasion https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/costa-del-sol-taxi-drug-transport-benalmadena-torremolinos/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T18:55:54+02:00Taxi to the dark side: Mafia used Costa del Sol cabbies to deliver drugs between Benalmadena and Torremolinos https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/watch-costa-del-sol-schoolboy-12-wows-judges-on-britains-got-talent/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T17:30:00+02:00WATCH: Costa del Sol schoolboy, 12, wows judges on Britain’s Got Talent with ‘sassy’ dance moves to hits from Shakira and Daddy Yankee https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/barcelona-lyons-mystery-expat/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T16:45:00+02:00Mystery British expat hiding in plain sight in Barcelona old town revealed as feared Scottish mafia boss https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/spanish-doctor-attacked-by-shark-during-honeymoon-in-the-maldives/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T16:00:56+02:00Spanish doctor fights for his life after shark rips off his leg during honeymoon in the Maldives https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/malaga-low-emission-zone-fines-near-12000-in-two-months/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T16:00:35+02:00Malaga council rakes in nearly 12,000 fines in just two months from controversial low-emission zones https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/betrayed-british-national-left-stranded-in-spain-after-passport-rule-shock/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T15:53:00+02:00EXCLUSIVE: British national barred from entering UK in dual-passport shock is stranded in Spain and facing bureaucratic nightmare to get home https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/spains-10-million-foreign-employees/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T15:30:38+02:00Spain breaks new record with 3.15m foreigners registered as employed – out of 10 million total https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/hospital-quironsalud-marbella-launches-a-home-care-unit/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T15:28:36+02:00Hospital Quirónsalud Marbella launches a Home Care Unit https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/watch-marseille-drug-lord-caught-hiding-out-madrid-fleeing-double-murder-conviction/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T15:15:00+02:00WATCH: Marseille drug lord caught hiding out in Madrid after fleeing double murder conviction https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/estepona-tapas-culture-weekend-fair/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T15:00:00+02:00Costa del Sol jewel Estepona welcomes massive food festival this weekend https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/costa-blanca-north-where-your-mediterranean-life-begins/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T14:38:05+02:00Costa Blanca North: Where your Mediterranean life begins https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/uk-rejoins-erasmus-student-exchange-scheme/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T14:15:38+02:00UK agrees deal with EU to re-join Erasmus student exchange programme – here’s what it means for Brits hoping to study in Spain https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/travel-crisis-spain-six-weeks-jet-fuel/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T14:09:10+02:00‘The largest energy crisis we have ever faced’: Europe warned it has just six weeks of jet fuel left https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/balkan-mafia-clans-go-to-war-in-barcelona/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T14:00:00+02:00A bloody war between Balkan mafias is erupting on the streets of Barcelona – and it’s already claimed two lives amid a string of shootings https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/ex-prisoner-dies-in-a-7-crash-after-stolen-car-runs-out-of-fuel/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T13:31:55+02:00Ex-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 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/spain-migrant-regularization-farming-sector-celebrates/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T13:00:00+02:00Spain’s agriculture sector is one of the biggest winners from Pedro Sanchez’s migrant regularisation scheme https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/spains-hospital-waiting-lists-hit-record-levels-more-than-850000-patients-are-in-the-queue-for-an-operation/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T13:00:00+02:00Spain’s hospital waiting lists hit record levels: More than 850,000 patients are in the queue for an operation https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/pundits-on-catalan-public-tv-wildly-celebrate-real-madrids-champions-league-loss/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T12:36:24+02:00Pundits on Catalan public TV stoke outrage by wildly celebrating Real Madrid’s exit from Champions League https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/netanyahu-effigy-malaga-el-burgo-israel-spain-genocide-mayor-anti-semitism/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T12:13:06+02:00Malaga mayor who burned effigy of Netanyahu defends tradition: ‘We are pacifists, we are not anti-Semites’ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/young-british-tourist-punched-policeman-in-the-face-outside-magaluf-nightclub-in-spain/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T11:54:23+02:00Young British tourist punched policeman in the face outside Magaluf nightclub in Spain https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/spains-repsol-regains-control-of-venezuela-oil-operations-after-trump-eases-sanctions/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T11:25:13+02:00Spain’s Repsol regains control of Venezuela oil operations after Trump admin relaxes sanctions https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/benidorms-beaches-could-become-smoke-free-zones-this-summer-under-proposals-by-left-wing-psoe/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T11:03:47+02:00Benidorm’s beaches could become ‘smoke free zones’ this summer under proposals by left-wing PSOE https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/4-bedroom-villa-for-sale-in-sant-pol-de-mar-with-pool-garage-e-695000/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T11:01:01+02:004 bedroom Villa for sale in Sant Pol de Mar with pool garage – € 695,000 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/barcelona-catalunya-landlords-housing-laws-rent-caps-crackdown-salvador-illa/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T10:53:51+02:00Barcelona launches massive crackdown on abusive landlords who flout housing rules and ignore rent caps https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/16/on-this-day-death-francisco-goya/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-16T08:30:00+02:00ON THIS DAY: The death of Goya – The artist who captured Spain’s heart through bloody wars, royal portraits and a ‘poisoned’ Duchess https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/15/ees-system-how-are-spains-airports-faring/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-15T18:48:54+02:00The EES deadline has caused chaos across Europe for beleaguered travellers – but how have Spain’s airports fared? https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/15/bioparc-fuengirola-sumatran-tiger-conservation/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-15T18:28:47+02:00How a zoo on the Costa del Sol is helping to save highly endangered tiger species at risk of vanishing https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/15/spanish-drug-gang-dismantled-running-clandestine-botox-clinics-costa-blanca-valencia/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-15T18:15:00+02:00Illegal Botox clinics with links to the UK performed unlicensed operations across the Costa Blanca and Valencia https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/15/barcelona-fights-back-petty-street-crime-six-foreign-criminals-50-thefts-muggings-assaults-deported/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-15T17:45:00+02:00Barcelona fights back against petty street crime: Six foreign criminals responsible for dozens of thefts and muggings are finally deported 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Barcelona as hooded thugs shoot and try to slit throat of man sitting with partner and child near major shopping centre https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/15/tragedy-costa-del-sol-father-dies-son-injured-horror-malaga-car-crash/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-15T14:03:31+02:00Tragedy on the Costa del Sol as father dies and son, 12, is injured in horror Malaga car crash https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/15/jaen-andalucia-hidden-gem-tapas-olive-oil/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-15T14:03:30+02:00Tapas and liquid gold: Andalucia’s hidden gem of Jaen https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/15/inditex-zara-founder-amancio-ortega-worlds-wealthiest-landlord-property/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-15T13:46:53+02:00Spain’s richest man becomes the world’s number one landlord with €21bn real estate empire https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/15/albanian-mafia-murdered-one-of-their-own-on-costa-del-sol/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-15T13:30:00+02:00The 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 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/15/immigration-staff-spain-launch-indefinite-strike-walkout-derail-controversial-plan-500000-migrants/Olive Press News Spainen2026-04-15T13:20:01+02:00Spain’s immigration staff to go on indefinite strike ahead of migrant regularisation plan over working conditions