Descendants of Sephardic Jews gain automatic citizenship in Spain
Sephardic Jews - whose ancestors were kicked out of Spain in 1492 - are to be given automatic citizenship
Phoenix Campaign meeting under way this morning to help fire victims rebuild their homes
Starting at 11am, the meeting at Mijas Town Hall is the next step in the fight to allow Malaga fire victims to start work on
Oil painting by Ecco Homo ‘restorer’ fetches €1,080 on eBay
Bidding has just ended on 'Bodegas of Borja' by Cecilia Gimenez
Costa cabs
The Junta is working with town halls to stamp out illegal taxi firms working without licences on the Costa del Sol.
Spanish restaurant elBulli holds wine cellar auction
Spain’s most famous restaurant is to sell off its wine collection in Hong Kong and New York
Festive herbs and spices
Sue Rodgers looks at Christmas herbs and spices
British man missing in Spain after failing to return from holiday
Keen walker Robert Golden failed to board his return flight on November 19
Help please
Torrox Town Hall has asked the Malaga County Council for help in repairing 19 rural roads damaged by the heavy rain in September and November.
El Greco painting sells for nearly €1 million at Bonhams
Spanish Renaissance painting by El Greco fetches ten times its pre-sale estimate at auction in London
Green scheme for pensioners in Spain
Pensioners are being encouraged to grow their own
Females twice as likely as men to opt for herbal medicine
Data shows women are far more likely than men to choose complementary therapy
Penelope Cruz becomes new face of Loewe label
Oscar-winning actress will be the new face of the luxury fashion brand
Cheap Christmas
Estepona Town Hall has saved €110,000 on Christmas decorations and lights this year, with costs being paid by a private company instead.
Man charged after selling fake magnetic therapy machine for €1,200
The pair paid upfront for the false apparatus at their home in Granada
Forest aim
Spain is to preside over UN-REDD, a United Nations programme to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation, for the first half of 2013.
Poison claims over death of Spanish lawyer
Ana Hernandez, a Spanish lawyer, was found dead at her home in Doncaster
Expat in Spain unable to sue over rat infestation
EXCLUSIVE: Eve Field wants to sue her residents' association after two years of living in a home infested with rats
Retro on the Rock
Two stylish retro-style shops in Gibraltar are gearing up for their first Christmas
Terror scare
A Spanish intelligence officer has told a conference in Barcelona that he believes terrorists may be encouraging attacks against Spain – and specifically Andalucia.
Gambling conference attracts 200 former addicts
Rehab association boss slams 'agressive ad campaigns' featuring the likes of Rafael Nadal
Christmas cheer
Here at the Olive Press we are already looking forward to 2013
Expat knee surgery horror in Spain
EXCLUSIVE: Briton slams 'catalogue of horrors' which left him disabled
Spain tops olive oil list
Spain keeps its crown as the world’s leading exporter of olive oil
Kyoto success
Environment Minister Miguel Arias Canete has confirmed Spain will meet its Kyoto protocol targets for 2012.
IU boss ‘tremendous disappointed’ after ERE report rejected by Junta
Ignacio Garcia and his committee spent five months drawing up the 200-page document
Hispanist updates Juan Carlos book to include recent controversies
Paul Preston's 10-year-old book now describes Spanish king's Botswana hunting trip and 'corrupt' son-in-law