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COVID-19 VACCINE: Spain to give booster jab to care home residents and other vulnerable groups

SPAIN has announced it will immediately roll out plans to administer a third dose of Covid-19 vaccine to those considered the most vulnerable. Elderly people

16 Sep, 2021 @ 19:50

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

ANALYSIS: Is a volcano on Spain’s Canary Island of La Palma about to blow?

RECENT seismic activity detected on the Spanish island of La Palma have raised fears that a volcano which last erupted 50 years ago could be

16 Sep, 2021 @ 16:58

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead·Must Read

Castle Viewpoint Photo: visitbenidorm.es

Tourist fights for life after falling while taking a selfie from popular viewpoint in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Ukrainian woman is in hospital in a critical condition after hurtling over a railing to rocks below at a popular panorama point in the

15 Sep, 2021 @ 17:46

Alicante·Benidorm·Lead

Electricity bills in Spain rise to their highest level since February

Spain to cap electricity prices in bid to bring down soaring bills

SPAIN has unveiled a package to bring down soaring electricity bills that include capping gas prices, cutting taxes to the consumer and redirecting energy company

14 Sep, 2021 @ 14:15

Climate change will wipe out glaciers in Pyrenees within 20 years, warn Spanish scientists

CLIMATE change is to blame for the dramatic shrinking of glaciers in the Pyrenees which could all but disappear within two decades, scientists in Spain

14 Sep, 2021 @ 13:45

Environment·Lead

LATEST: Wildfire rages into fourth day on Spain’s Costa del Sol but wind drops and conditions improve

FIREFIGHTING authorities said conditions for battling the wildfire in the Sierra Bermeja above Estepona had improved as strong winds dropped overnight. The battle to contain

11 Sep, 2021 @ 10:24

Lead·Malaga

GALLERY: Shocking images show giant smoke stack from wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A GIGANTIC smoke plume was visible from across the Costa del Sol as firefighters continued to battle against a wildfire that has already ravaged close

9 Sep, 2021 @ 18:14

Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Scenes from hell as Sierra Bermeja wildfire destroys forest above Spain’s Costa del Sol

A VOLUNTEER firefighter called in to tackle one of the worst blazes to hit the zone this summer has shared his view with the Olive

9 Sep, 2021 @ 11:43

Lead·Malaga·Must Read

IN PICS: Homes evacuated and AP-7 shut as wildfire rages through ecological zone in hills above Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol

MORE than 400 people were evacuated from homes overnight as a wildfire blazed through the Sierra Bermeja in the hills above Estepona ravaging an area

9 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga

Orange blossom, flamenco and a passion for ceramics: How one British author fell in love with Sevilla

BRITISH author Rosanna Ley describes how a taste for orange marmalade led her to visit and fall in love with the city of Sevilla and

6 Sep, 2021 @ 10:01

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

Andalucia’s health districts are set to be given the green light to transition into Alert Level 0.

Spain’s coronavirus infection rate just dropped below ‘200’ for the first time in over two months

SPAIN’S Covid-19 contagion rate dropped below 200 cases per 100,000 inhabitants for the first time in over two months, according to the latest health ministry

5 Sep, 2021 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

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Almodovar unearths ghosts of Spain’s Civil War in latest film with Penelope Cruz

ACCLAIMED Spanish director Pedro Almodovar delves into one of Spain’s most enduring wounds with his latest film focusing on the tens of thousands of people

5 Sep, 2021 @ 14:30

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead

Ecija: A visit to the charming city known as ‘the frying pan’ of Spain

IT is known as ‘El Sarten’, the frying pan of Spain because it’s location in a dip surrounded by the olive groves of La Campina

5 Sep, 2021 @ 09:00

Exploring Spain·Lead·Olive Press Travel

‘Tirelessly researched’ new book on missing Madeleine McCann is a deep dive into murky world of Spanish and Portuguese costas

AN-DEPTH study of the Madeleine McCann case and its links to a German convict has been released this week by the Olive Press editor. Jon

3 Sep, 2021 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Police in Spain arrest yet another British fugitive hiding out on Costa del Sol

SPANISH police have arrested yet another British fugitive who fled to southern Spain to hide out on the Costa del Sol. The man, indentified as

3 Sep, 2021 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

ANALYSIS: Spain set to meet 70% vaccination target but does it really matter?

SPAIN is set to meet its target of having 70% of the population vaccinated by the end of August, and although this is certainly an

31 Aug, 2021 @ 19:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Property prices rose by 8.4% last year in Spain in biggest increase since 2007

Number of Brits buying property in Spain drops to historic low

THE number of Brits buying property in Spain has dropped to an historic low thanks to Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic. But Brits do still

31 Aug, 2021 @ 13:45

Brexit·Lead·Property

Pincess Of Asturias Leonor De Borbon During Her First Day At Uwc Atlantic College In Llantwit Major, Wales 30 August 2021

IN PICS: Spain’s heir to the throne Princess Leonor heads off to ‘hippie Hogwarts’ boarding school in Wales

PRINCESS Leonor of Spain bade an emotional goodbye to her parents and sister at Madrid’s Barajas airport on Monday as she headed off to start

31 Aug, 2021 @ 12:48

Celebrity·Lead·National News

Spanish King Felipe Vi And Queen Letizia Ortiz During Inauguration Helga De Alvear Contemporary Art Museum In Caceres On Thursday, 25 February 2021.

New gallery puts Caceres on the map as a destination for modern art lovers as well as foodies in Spain’s much-overlooked region of Extremadura

If there was one reason alone to go to Caceres, it is to dine at the fabled restaurant Atrio, but a new modern art museum

29 Aug, 2021 @ 13:30

Food & Drink·For Foodies·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Archive image of Igorot people in Retiro

Madrid’s Retiro park just won UNESCO status but it hides a shameful secret for Spain

CAMPAIGNERS are calling for recognition of a shameful period in the history of Madrid’s Retiro park when people would come to stare wide-eyed at live

28 Aug, 2021 @ 10:15

La Cultura·Madrid·National News

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Have you seen this man? Police release photo of dad on the run after killing toddler in Barcelona hotel to spite mother

POLICE in Spain have released an image of the man accused of killing his two-year-old son in a Barcelona hotel room on Tuesday evening. The

27 Aug, 2021 @ 17:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Elsie Mogford, 37, wife of multi-millionaire United Utilities boss, dies suddenly while on holiday in Menorca

THE wife of multi-millionaire water company chief has died suddenly ‘of natural causes’ while on holiday at a luxury villa on the Spanish island of

26 Aug, 2021 @ 12:30

Balearic Islands·Health·Lead·Mallorca

Don Denis restaurant Can Picafort Mallorca. Photo: Trip Advisor

British holidaymaker and waiter stab each other in row over bill at restaurant in Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH holidaymaker and the waiter who served him are both being treated in hospital for stab wounds after a row broke out over the

26 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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Marbella diner leaves whopping €4,000 tip at restaurant on Spain’s Costa del Sol to make up for viral complaint by a stranger

WAITERS at one of Marbella’s most fashionable restaurants have profited from a bizarre one-upmanship between strangers who appear to have too much money to burn.

25 Aug, 2021 @ 19:18

Lead·Malaga

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Let us entertain you: Spain’s dwarf bullfighters prepare battle against ban on ‘degrading spectacle’

DRESSED in gaudy clothes and a face full of make-up, they dart about the ring leaping out of the path of a charging bull as

25 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

photo released by family of Saturnino de la Fuente

Oldest man alive is a Spanish shoemaker who survived two pandemics and a plane crashing into the ceiling of his home

A SPANISH shoemaker who has survived two pandemics and a close brush with death during the Spanish Civil War is now thought to be the

24 Aug, 2021 @ 19:15

Lead·National News

COVID-19 VACCINE: Spain to give booster jab to care home residents and other vulnerable groups

ANALYSIS: Is a volcano on Spain’s Canary Island of La Palma about to blow?

Tourist fights for life after falling while taking a selfie from popular viewpoint in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain to cap electricity prices in bid to bring down soaring bills

Climate change will wipe out glaciers in Pyrenees within 20 years, warn Spanish scientists

LATEST: Wildfire rages into fourth day on Spain’s Costa del Sol but wind drops and conditions improve

GALLERY: Shocking images show giant smoke stack from wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol

EXCLUSIVE: Scenes from hell as Sierra Bermeja wildfire destroys forest above Spain’s Costa del Sol

IN PICS: Homes evacuated and AP-7 shut as wildfire rages through ecological zone in hills above Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Orange blossom, flamenco and a passion for ceramics: How one British author fell in love with Sevilla

Spain’s coronavirus infection rate just dropped below ‘200’ for the first time in over two months

Almodovar unearths ghosts of Spain’s Civil War in latest film with Penelope Cruz

Ecija: A visit to the charming city known as ‘the frying pan’ of Spain

‘Tirelessly researched’ new book on missing Madeleine McCann is a deep dive into murky world of Spanish and Portuguese costas

Police in Spain arrest yet another British fugitive hiding out on Costa del Sol

ANALYSIS: Spain set to meet 70% vaccination target but does it really matter?

Number of Brits buying property in Spain drops to historic low

IN PICS: Spain’s heir to the throne Princess Leonor heads off to ‘hippie Hogwarts’ boarding school in Wales

New gallery puts Caceres on the map as a destination for modern art lovers as well as foodies in Spain’s much-overlooked region of Extremadura

Madrid’s Retiro park just won UNESCO status but it hides a shameful secret for Spain

Have you seen this man? Police release photo of dad on the run after killing toddler in Barcelona hotel to spite mother

Elsie Mogford, 37, wife of multi-millionaire United Utilities boss, dies suddenly while on holiday in Menorca

British holidaymaker and waiter stab each other in row over bill at restaurant in Spain’s Mallorca

Marbella diner leaves whopping €4,000 tip at restaurant on Spain’s Costa del Sol to make up for viral complaint by a stranger

Let us entertain you: Spain’s dwarf bullfighters prepare battle against ban on ‘degrading spectacle’

Oldest man alive is a Spanish shoemaker who survived two pandemics and a plane crashing into the ceiling of his home

Send your child to Spanish state schools or British international? Here’s everything parents need to know

Tenerife president insists island is ‘more prepared than ever’ for possible Mount Teide eruption after 6,000 earthquakes registered in just three weeks

Erasmus returns to the UK allowing students to study in Europe once again – but how does it work?

Hiker, 72, is bitten by snake and goes into anaphylactic shock – helicopter airlifts him to hospital in Spain

Feared Campo de Gibraltar hitman ‘El Pastilla’ is spectacularly cleared of murder on appeal after police botch identification