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Spain tops 10 million foreign-born residents for the first time as demographic landscape continues to shift

MORE than 10 million people currently living in Spain were born abroad, new figures reveal, as migration continues to drive the nation’s population growth. Data

13 Feb, 2026 @ 08:30

Lead

Horror on the Costa del Sol as woman’s legs are crushed beneath reversing bus bound for Marbella

A SERIOUS morning accident at Malaga bus station has left woman with multiple leg fracture and a driver shaken. A woman in her 30s was

12 Feb, 2026 @ 18:05

Lead·Malaga

Moroccan gang ‘hunted gay people in packs’ in southern Spain: Victims were lured into traps after agreeing to meet on dating apps

A 20-year-old man has been remanded in custody in Almería, accused of leading a group that allegedly used Grindr to ambush, beat and rob gay

12 Feb, 2026 @ 16:15

Almeria·crime·Lead

Act stupid, pay the price: Spanish tourist hotspot to whack hefty fines on reckless holidaymakers who need rescuing

COSTLY rescues could soon leave reckless swimmers footing helicopter bills of €2,000 an hour under a new Canary Islands law The Canary Islands Government has

12 Feb, 2026 @ 14:00

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

Spain’s right-wing PP makes surprise call for La Linea to be included in Costa del Sol train line – as removal of border with Gibraltar set to create 100,000 conurbation

SPAIN’S right-wing Popular Party (PP) has called for La Línea de la Concepción to be included in the planned Costa del Sol coastal railway. The

11 Feb, 2026 @ 15:30

Business & Finance·Costa del Sol·Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Paragliding tragedy leaves tourist dead off coast of Spanish holiday island

A BODY believed to be that of the missing paraglider was recovered off the coast of Tenerife after emergency services battled rough seas and high

11 Feb, 2026 @ 14:00

Lead·Tenerife

Hundreds to walk in memory of British mum, 35, allegedly killed by her husband in shocking Costa del Sol tragedy

HUNDREDS from across Malaga province are set to gather for a charity walk in memory of a British mother-of-three allegedly killed by her husband in

11 Feb, 2026 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

New €650m, 200-room Four Seasons Hotel in Marbella takes another step forwards on sprawling site near El Pinar

MARBELLA’S long-delayed Four Seasons project has taken another step forward after the town hall approved €9 million in urbanisation works for the El Pinar site

11 Feb, 2026 @ 11:54

Business & Finance·Hotels·Lead·Marbella·Property

Andalucia has been riddled with small earthquakes – but are they being caused by the record rains filling up the earth?

WEEKS of heavy rain across southern Spain have coincided with a series of small earthquakes in Andalucia, raising questions among residents about whether the two

11 Feb, 2026 @ 08:33

Andalucia·Green·Lead·Weather

Mystery as four rare whales wash up dead on Andalusian coastline in one day

FOUR deep-sea whales have mysteriously washed up dead on beaches in southern Spain within hours of each other, triggering alarm among marine experts. The strandings

10 Feb, 2026 @ 18:00

Almeria·Lead·Murcia

Man stopped on Costa del Sol with loaded guns and a pile of drugs – as local police make five arrests and 74 drug citations during month-long crackdown

MIJAS police have arrested a man carrying three loaded firearms and drugs during a routine stop, as officers revealed the results of an intensive month-long

10 Feb, 2026 @ 13:15

Costa del Sol·crime·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Historic’ war elephant bones found in Andalucia in discovery that could shed new light on Hannibal’s march through Spain

AN ELEPHANT bone discovered at a Spanish archaeological site may provide the first physical proof that war elephants used by Hannibal’s army once marched through

9 Feb, 2026 @ 18:00

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead

EasyJet boss slams ‘lunatic’ EU plan to hand air passengers extra cabin bags for FREE

THE boss of easyJet has blasted EU proposals to give passengers free extra cabin baggage on flights, warning the move would push up fares and

9 Feb, 2026 @ 15:45

Lead·National News·Travel News

This Costa Tropical seaside town is set to launch a €900k underwater sculpture park for diving enthusiasts – here’s what you need to know

A COSTA Tropical seaside town is splashing nearly €1million on a dramatic underwater park – transforming its seabed into a submerged world of ancient sculptures.

8 Feb, 2026 @ 09:00

Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Elon Musk claims ‘emptied Spain’ could generate enough solar power to supply all of Europe – but politics and investment are holding it back

RURAL Spain could be transformed into a vast solar powerhouse capable of supplying all of Europe’s energy needs, according to Elon Musk. Speaking at the

7 Feb, 2026 @ 14:00

Green·Lead·Technology

Spain is now the world’s second most visited country – ahead even of Italy and the US, new data shows

SPAIN has become the second most visited country in the world – nearing 100 million visitors in 2025, according to new figures. Ranking behind only

7 Feb, 2026 @ 12:00

Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel

Spain’s corrupt police chief ‘helped smuggle 58 tonnes of cocaine worth €2 billion’ while head of the Economic Crimes unit

FORMER head of Spain’s UDEF anti-money laundering unit helped a criminal network smuggle at least 58,000 kilos of cocaine into Spain, making more than €30

6 Feb, 2026 @ 12:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

World first: Spanish woman in Barcelona receives first ever face transplant after euthanasia volunteer makes donation

A BARCELONA hospital has carried out the world’s first face transplant using a donor who chose assisted dying, marking a major medical milestone in Spain.

5 Feb, 2026 @ 18:30

Barcelona·Health·Lead

Up to 1,000 migrants feared dead in ‘catastrophic loss of life’ after deadly Mediterranean storm

UP to 1,000 migrants are feared to have been lost at sea in the central Mediterranean after extreme weather caused by storm Harry battered the

5 Feb, 2026 @ 15:00

Lead·National News·Other News