Unemployment increases in August in Spain, but it is the best data for this month since 2008
SOME 40,428 people lost their jobs during August, which is 1,4% more than in July The jobless total in Spain is 2.9 million, according to
BEWARE: Spain might be hit by a hurricane, American experts warn
THE National Institute of Hurricanes in the USA has warned Spain that a hurricane might hit the north of the country from Tuesday September 5
Tax on gas to be slashed in Spain to reduce the impact of inflation
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has confirmed that IVA (VAT) on gas will be slashed from 21% to 5% from October to help families with the
EXPLAINER: What you need to know about Spain’s free rail travel scheme from September 1
SPAIN’S rail operator is introducing a scheme from September 1 that offers free train travel on certain local and mid-distance journeys. The scheme was announced
Beloved guide dog found dead after running off scared during fireworks at local fiesta in southern Spain
A BELOVED guide dog was found dead in a ravine after running off during a firework display at local fiestas in Monachil, southern Spain on
Toddler killed by giant hailstone as storm strikes Catalunya in northeastern Spain
A toddler has been killed after being struck on the head by a hailstone when storms hit Catalunya on Tuesday evening. The 20-month old died
Drones buzzing over Madrid’s airport cause delays and flight diversions
FLIGHTS were delayed or diverted at Madrid’s Adolfo Suarez Barajas Airport on Monday after drones were detected flying in the airspace. State-owned airport operator, AENA,
WATCH: Driver takes wrong turn down stairway in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol
POLICE are searching for the driver who made a wrong turn down a stairway in Marbella damaging several steps. The 4X4 was driven off the
Man dies from electric shock after sailing into power cable off coast of northern Spain
A 24-year-old man was electrocuted while sailing on the Ria del Eo on the border between Galicia and Asturias on Sunday, when his boat collided
Does Spain really have a bed bug problem?
HEADLINES warning holidaymakers about a plague of bloodsucking bed bugs at hotels across Spain appeared this weekend in British tabloids. The reports claimed that popular
Boogie nights: Sacked Tory minister Michael Gove pictured partying in Ibiza
EX- minister Michael Gove has been spotted raving in Ibiza in one of the most expensive clubs on the island. The 55-year-old was photographed on
WATCH: Robbie Williams stuns with surprise performance in Ibiza
REVELLERS in Ibiza got a surprise when British star Robbie Williams got up on a stage during a concert earlier this month. The crooner joined
On the mend: How a post-Covid full health check revealed some surprising results
A post Covid health check goes surprisingly well for Olive Press editor Jon Clarke at Marbella’s leading Executive Health clinic
Sherry good! Top marks in a first for Andalucian wines
A PAIR of Andalucian wines have received perfect scores of 100 in the prestigious Guia Peñín. These are the first wines to have achieved the
Hotel cleaners on Spain’s Costa del Sol slam ‘disgusting tourists’ and share revolting footage of trashed rooms
A HOTEL cleaning association has slammed the ‘disgusting tourists’ who are back on the Costa del Sol in their droves. The head of Las Kellys
Coldplay return to Spain announcing three tour dates in Barcelona in May 2023
BRITISH band Coldplay have announced they will play three dates at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona next spring after a seven year break from Spain.
EXCLUSIVE: Shocking video shows British women manhandled by bouncers at Marbella nightclub on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A SHOCKING video reveals the brutish behaviour of bouncers towards a group of British women after a row broke out a nightclub in the glitzy
Rafa Nadal’s pregnant wife admitted into hospital with ‘minor complications’
JUST days before Spain’s tennis ace is due to play in the US Open, the expectant parents faced a scare with Rafael Nadal’s wife admitted
EXCLUSIVE: Magaluf taxi driver beaten up by Brits in Spain’s Mallorca reveals horror injuries that will plague him for life
A TAXI driver who was viciously assaulted by a British holidaymaker in Mallorca has revealed how his soldier attacker has left him maimed for life.
EXCLUSIVE: Health boss warns that idiotic viral challenge attackers could spread HIV and hepatitis amid surge in needle-spiking reports across Spain
AN alarming summer craze for pricking unsuspecting partygoers with needles could spread Hepatitis and HIV, an expert has warned the Olive Press. There is no
British expat fights for life after catching Legionnaires’ disease in mystery outbreak in Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A BRITISH expat is fighting for his life after contracting Legionnaires’ Disease on Mijas in Spain’s Costa del Sol. Richard Dickman, 80, was rushed to
Gang targeting tourists to steal high-end watches arrested in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol
POLICE swooped in on a gang of six people who targeted tourists in Marbella to steal their expensive watches. Three men and three women have
WATCH: Massive storm on Menorca brings hailstones the size of golf balls
A SUDDEN summer storm saw hailstones the size of golfballs fall on the Spanish island of Menorca on Thursday causing damage to cars and buildings.
Mystery of dead body found floating off Costa del Sol between Mijas and Marbella
POLICE are searching for the identify of a body found floating off the Costa del Sol on Saturday. The body was spotted by a group
Crimewave: Violent robberies in Marbella surge to almost double the number of three years ago
THE number of violent robberies reported to police in Marbella in the first half of 2022 is almost double that of three years ago, new
WATCH: Call for ban on tourist carriages after horse collapses in heat during Malaga feria on Spain’s Costa del Sol
CALLS to ban tourist carriages have reignited after yet another horse collapsed in the extreme heat, this time during Malaga’s feria. The animal rights party