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Ryanair urges Spain to scrap EES rollout to avoid summer of border queue chaos

BOSSES at low-cost airline Ryanair have called on Spain to suspend its implementation of the EU’s controversial Entry/Exit System (EES) or face a gruelling summer

30 Apr, 2026 @ 16:18

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Relief for travellers as direct Malaga-Madrid high-speed trains finally return after three months

TRAVELLING between Madrid and the Costa del Sol will be made much easier from today after a key high-speed train route was finally reopened after

30 Apr, 2026 @ 15:36

Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Travel News

Spanish airports introduce new rules to help families amid EES border queue chaos

SPANISH airports are set to implement new border rules aimed at supporting thousands of holidaymakers after more than a fortnight of chaos sparked by the

29 Apr, 2026 @ 18:32

Lead·Travel News

Spain reaches magic 2% of GDP on defence spending mark for first time in 30 years after boosting budget by 50% in past year

SPAIN has spent 2% of its GDP on defence for the first time in 30 years, finally meeting NATO’s long-standing target more than a decade

29 Apr, 2026 @ 18:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

Marbella to open new 140-space car park next week to ease parking headaches near bus station

DRIVERS struggling to find a suitable space near Marbella’s bus station should find parking easier from next week after the city council said work to

29 Apr, 2026 @ 13:49

Andalucia·Lead·Marbella

Shock as body of elderly Ukrainian woman is found near sports centre in Fuengirola

NEIGHBOURS on the Costa del Sol were left reeling on Thursday morning after the body of an elderly Ukrainian woman was discovered near a popular

25 Apr, 2026 @ 13:00

Costa del Sol·Lead

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz pulls out of French Open title defence after suffering wrist injury in Barcelona

CARLOS Alcaraz will not return to Roland Garros this year to defend his French Open title due to an injury in his right wrist that

25 Apr, 2026 @ 11:02

Lead·Sport

'Don't wash your car!': Blood rain warning for Spain as Saharan dust cloud to blow in from Africa - affecting Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

Fresh ‘blood rain’ alert for Malaga as spring storms trigger yellow weather alert

RESIDENTS across the Costa del Sol should hold off on cleaning their terraces as another band of ‘blood rain’ prepares to dump a gloopy layer

24 Apr, 2026 @ 14:32

Lead·Malaga·Weather

‘I was very afraid’: Leading Spanish matador gored in his rectum at the Sevilla Feria calls it ‘the most painful ever’ from hospital bed

SPAIN’S most famous matador has admitted he was ‘very afraid’ after suffering a horror goring to his backside during jubilant Feria de Abril celebrations in

24 Apr, 2026 @ 12:10

La Cultura·Lead·Sevilla

WATCH: Top matador in ‘very serious’ condition after 35cm goring in Sevilla – days after Spain’s most famous bullfighter was impaled in bottom

THE world of Spanish bullfighting has been rocked by another gruesome injury after a top matador was left in agony following a goring at Sevilla’s

24 Apr, 2026 @ 11:09

Animals·La Cultura·Lead·Sevilla

Good news for travellers as date finally set for return of direct Malaga-Madrid high-speed trains

RAIL passengers on the Costa del Sol have been handed a much-needed slice of good news after officials announced that the high-speed train route connecting

23 Apr, 2026 @ 14:30

Warning for holidaymakers as busy Spanish airport shuts for over a month from TODAY

BRITS travelling to northern Spain over the coming weeks are being urged to check over their travel plans after a major airport in the region

23 Apr, 2026 @ 12:20

Galicia·Lead·Travel News

OPINION: ‘I saw how Barcelona celebrates St George’s Day with pride… I wish England would take a page out of their book!’

ALTHOUGH England and Catalunya have the same patron saint, attitudes towards celebrating the historic tale of St George could not be more different. For many

23 Apr, 2026 @ 11:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Opinion

What is Dia de Sant Jordi? Why the streets of Barcelona will be brimming with florists and bookstores today as Catalunya celebrates its patron saint

BARCELONA’S famous boulevards will be packed with bookstores and florists today as Catalunya comes together to celebrate Dia de Sant Jordi – better known in

23 Apr, 2026 @ 10:52

Catalunya·La Cultura·Lead

Spanish public broadcaster will refuse to air Eurovision Song Contest on TV over Israel participation

SPAIN’S public broadcaster has confirmed it will refuse to broadcast this year’s Eurovision Song Contest as part of an ongoing boycott of the competition after

18 Apr, 2026 @ 11:27

International Affairs·La Cultura·Lead

Travel warning issued with major Spanish airport set to close for over a month

BRITS travelling to northern Spain in the near future are being urged to double-check their travel plans as a major airport in the region prepares

18 Apr, 2026 @ 11:05

Galicia·Lead·Travel News

Spain’s immigration officers cancel scheduled strike as migrant legalisation plan gets under way

SPAIN’S controversial plan to grant residency to nearly a million undocumented migrants has been saved from turmoil after a planned walkout by immigration officers was

18 Apr, 2026 @ 10:43

Lead·National News·Politics

BREAKING: Irish ‘drug lord’ Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai over ‘links to international organised crime’

THE suspected leader of the feared Kinahan cartel has been snagged by police in Dubai over alleged serious organised crime offences. Irish national Daniel Kinahan,

17 Apr, 2026 @ 20:15

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Chaos on day one of Pedro Sanchez’s migrant amnesty with long queues at consulates across Spain – as it’s revealed prior arrests aren’t an automatic rule out

SPAIN’S flagship migrant regularisation drive saw chaotic scenes on day one with snaking queues, a crashed government website and widespread confusion over the rules. Thousands

17 Apr, 2026 @ 15:53

Lead·National News·Politics

Second climber dies after rockfall while scaling scenic mountain range near Barcelona

A SECOND person has died after a horrifying rockfall wiped out a group climbing mountains in northern Spain. Marc and Laura, both aged 30, were

17 Apr, 2026 @ 11:22

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Malaga mayor who burned effigy of Netanyahu defends tradition: ‘We are pacifists, we are not anti-Semites’

THE mayor of the Costa del Sol town embroiled in an anti-Semitism row after an effigy of Benjamin Netanyahu was blown up at an Easter

16 Apr, 2026 @ 12:13

International Affairs·Lead·Malaga·Politics

Barcelona launches massive crackdown on abusive landlords who flout housing rules and ignore rent caps

ROGUE landlords operating in Catalunya will soon be subject to tighter controls after regional lawmakers narrowly passed a decree doubling-down on recent housing reforms. The

16 Apr, 2026 @ 10:53

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Property

REVEALED: The richest Spaniards in 2025 according to Forbes with just one entertainer making the top 100 list

Spain’s richest man becomes the world’s number one landlord with €21bn real estate empire

AMANCIO Ortega, the founder of fashion chain Zara and Spain’s richest person, is now the world’s top landlord thanks to a sprawling property empire worth

15 Apr, 2026 @ 13:46

Business & Finance·Lead·Property

Sevilla’s famous April Feria is set to kick off with ‘early summer’ heat and highs of 34C

SEVILLA’S famous Feria de Abril is set to be a scorcher this year as the arrival of a high pressure ridge sends temperatures skyrocketing. The

14 Apr, 2026 @ 14:45

La Cultura·Lead·Sevilla·Weather

Spanish football club president who renamed team Flat Earth FC quits after ‘chasing Muslim players with leg of Iberico ham’

THE president of a Madrid-based football club has stepped down in disgrace after a video emerged of him chasing the side’s Muslim players with a

14 Apr, 2026 @ 14:35

Lead·Madrid·Sport

Delight as two peregrine falcon chicks hatch on top of Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia

WILDLIFE gurus in Barcelona are jumping for joy after two peregrine falcon chicks hatched in a nest installed on top of the city’s iconic Sagrada

14 Apr, 2026 @ 13:57

Barcelona·Environment·Lead·Nature

Ryanair urges Spain to scrap EES rollout to avoid summer of border queue chaos

Relief for travellers as direct Malaga-Madrid high-speed trains finally return after three months

Spanish airports introduce new rules to help families amid EES border queue chaos

Spain reaches magic 2% of GDP on defence spending mark for first time in 30 years after boosting budget by 50% in past year

Marbella to open new 140-space car park next week to ease parking headaches near bus station

Shock as body of elderly Ukrainian woman is found near sports centre in Fuengirola

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz pulls out of French Open title defence after suffering wrist injury in Barcelona

Fresh ‘blood rain’ alert for Malaga as spring storms trigger yellow weather alert

‘I was very afraid’: Leading Spanish matador gored in his rectum at the Sevilla Feria calls it ‘the most painful ever’ from hospital bed

WATCH: Top matador in ‘very serious’ condition after 35cm goring in Sevilla – days after Spain’s most famous bullfighter was impaled in bottom

Good news for travellers as date finally set for return of direct Malaga-Madrid high-speed trains

Warning for holidaymakers as busy Spanish airport shuts for over a month from TODAY

OPINION: ‘I saw how Barcelona celebrates St George’s Day with pride… I wish England would take a page out of their book!’

What is Dia de Sant Jordi? Why the streets of Barcelona will be brimming with florists and bookstores today as Catalunya celebrates its patron saint

Spanish public broadcaster will refuse to air Eurovision Song Contest on TV over Israel participation

Travel warning issued with major Spanish airport set to close for over a month

Spain’s immigration officers cancel scheduled strike as migrant legalisation plan gets under way

BREAKING: Irish ‘drug lord’ Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai over ‘links to international organised crime’

Chaos on day one of Pedro Sanchez’s migrant amnesty with long queues at consulates across Spain – as it’s revealed prior arrests aren’t an automatic rule out

Second climber dies after rockfall while scaling scenic mountain range near Barcelona

Malaga mayor who burned effigy of Netanyahu defends tradition: ‘We are pacifists, we are not anti-Semites’

Barcelona launches massive crackdown on abusive landlords who flout housing rules and ignore rent caps

Spain’s richest man becomes the world’s number one landlord with €21bn real estate empire

Sevilla’s famous April Feria is set to kick off with ‘early summer’ heat and highs of 34C

Spanish football club president who renamed team Flat Earth FC quits after ‘chasing Muslim players with leg of Iberico ham’

Delight as two peregrine falcon chicks hatch on top of Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia

Warning for drivers as Spain launches massive May Day bank holiday crackdown on Costa del Sol roads and across Andalucia

Two police officers commended for successfully resuscitating nine-month-old baby in Marbella

Ryanair urges Spain to scrap EES rollout to avoid summer of border queue chaos

Relief for travellers as direct Malaga-Madrid high-speed trains finally return after three months

Spain’s immigration amnesty descends into chaos as people queue for days and fights break out across the country