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Highly-experienced fighter pilot is killed in mysterious crash in Spain: €60m jet went down over Aragon

A HIGHLY-experienced fighter pilot has died in Spain after crashing into a field. Lieutenant Colonel Pablo Estrada Martin crashed his €60million F-18 jet in Peralejos,

4 Oct, 2024 @ 16:21

Lead

Ryanair apologises after passengers heading to Portugal were diverted to Spain due to heavy fog – before being ‘left without promised bus transfers at 1am’

BRITISH and Irish tourists have been left fuming after they were forced to complete their own journeys when their Ryanair flights to Portugal were diverted

4 Oct, 2024 @ 15:05

Lead·Travel News

Hot and sunny weekend forecast for southern Spain with highs of 34C before week of plummeting temperatures and rain

Highs will exceed 30C in many parts of Andalucia on Friday, reports Aemet

4 Oct, 2024 @ 11:52

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Lead·Weather

Tragic start to weekend in Spain: Driver, 20, dies after colliding with a truck on the Costa Blanca

A 20-YEAR-OLD woman has died after her car collided with a truck on the Costa Blanca. The horror crash occurred on the CV-930 road near

4 Oct, 2024 @ 10:07

Costa Blanca·Lead

British tourist, 27, arrested after shouting 'f*** the police' and slapping officer in Mallorca party capital of Magaluf

Fuming Brits threaten to boycott Spain over controversial new drinks limit rule

BRITISH tourists are fuming over a law that will cap the number of drinks you can enjoy each day. Authorities in Mallorca and Ibiza are

3 Oct, 2024 @ 16:49

Balearic Islands·Lead·Travel News

Hurricane Kirk is heading towards Spain: Powerful storm could bring ‘significant consequences’ to these areas, warn weather experts

SPAIN is on alert for yet another hurricane that is brewing over the Atlantic Ocean. It comes after Storm Isaac – an ‘ex-hurricane’ – swirled

3 Oct, 2024 @ 15:45

Lead·National News·Weather

No kid-ding! ‘Pet’ goat with a collar is ‘detained’ by police while exploring tourist hotspot on Spain’s Costa Blanca – as appeal is launched to find owner

POLICE in Spain have launched an appeal to reunite a lost goat with its owner after it wandered into a tourist town on the Costa

3 Oct, 2024 @ 15:03

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead

Chimpanzee carries her dead baby around for months in heartbreaking scenes at a wildlife park in Spain

Chimpanzee at a Spanish zoo finally lets go of her dead baby’s body after cradling it for seven months

A CHIMPANZEE has finally ‘let go of her pain’ after releasing the body of her dead baby after cradling it for seven months. Natalia, who

3 Oct, 2024 @ 11:58

Animals·Lead·Valencia

First Sightings Of Poisonous Processionary Caterpillars That Can Kill Dogs In Spain

Deadly caterpillar warning in Spain: Creatures capable of killing dogs are ‘expanding massively’

EXPERTS are sounding the alarm about a deadly caterpillar that is expanding across Spain. The processionary caterpillars typically hibernate over winter (pictured above) in forest

3 Oct, 2024 @ 11:45

Animals·Environment·Lead

Action demanded to stop passport control delays for UK travellers at Costa Blanca airport

EU’s Entry/Exit System that will scan British passports could be delayed yet again

THE EU’s seemingly cursed Entry/Exit System (EES) could be delayed yet again, officials have warned. The system will see the stamping of passports for ‘third

2 Oct, 2024 @ 21:35

Lead·Politics·Travel News

‘I moved from Ireland to Spain’s Costa del Sol for a better life but ended up homeless after losing everything – now I’m desperately trying to return home’

AN Irish expat is desperate to fly back home and get back on his feet after becoming homeless in Spain. Named only as Jack (pictured

2 Oct, 2024 @ 21:10

Costa del Sol·Lead

Watch: Hammerhead shark ‘is spotted swimming off Sotogrande’ near Spain’s Costa del Sol

THIS is the moment a hammerhead shark was reportedly spotted swimming off the coast of southern Spain this week. In a video shared on social

2 Oct, 2024 @ 17:07

Andalucia·Animals·Cadiz·Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead

Watch: Outrage after ‘drunk’ foreign tourist harasses local woman during early morning jog on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THIS is the moment a young woman was allegedly sexually harassed by a ‘drunk’ tourist during an early morning jog in Spain. In footage shared

2 Oct, 2024 @ 16:21

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Video

Spain smashes annual foreign tourist record with one month to spare- boosted by British holidaymakers

Spain’s ‘Big Brother’ law for tourists is delayed: Government issues strict new deadline and warns of €30,000 fines for non-compliance

SPAIN’s so-called ‘Big Brother’ law for tourists has been delayed following outcry from industry leaders across the country. The legislation had been scheduled to come

2 Oct, 2024 @ 13:09

Lead·Travel News

Casting call: Amazon is filming a secret international series in Marbella and needs extras

AMAZON has issued a casting call for a new international series that began filming in Marbella this week. The name of the show remains a

2 Oct, 2024 @ 11:20

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Entertainment·Lead·Marbella

Brits heading to Spain will not be able to use e-gates this summer despite UK-EU deal

Two Italians attempt to board a flight to Ibiza with fake passports covered in bloody fingerprints

TWO Italian women have been arrested after trying to board a flight to Spain with fake passports covered in bloody fingerprints. The 51 and 58

2 Oct, 2024 @ 11:04

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

Spain to be ‘hit hard’ by storms and rain this week thanks to ‘ex-hurricane Isaac’ – except these areas which will bask in 32C from TODAY

SPAIN is facing ‘unstable’ weather this week as the effects of ex-hurricane Isaac continue to be felt. The former category 1 hurricane, which has now

2 Oct, 2024 @ 07:00

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Lead·Weather

Protests erupt over plans for luxury hotel in protected natural park and ‘last untouched stretch’ of coastline in Spain’s Andalucia

THOUSANDS of locals and expats have mobilised against plans to build a luxury hotel in the heart of a protected natural park in Andalucia. Developers

1 Oct, 2024 @ 18:09

Almeria·Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Brit wanted in Spain: UK police offer €24,000 reward for arrest of Thomas Dures as they appeal directly to expat community

Have you seen Thomas Dures in Spain? Contact tips@theolivepress.es BRITISH police are offering a £20,000 (€24,000) reward for information that leads to the arrest of

1 Oct, 2024 @ 15:24

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

British father-of-four dies during ‘first lads holiday’ to Benidorm: Tributes pour in for ‘devoted’ family man

A BRITISH father-of-four has died during his ‘first lads holiday’ in Benidorm. Welshman Nathan Osman, from Pontypridd, is said to have suffered a fatal fall

1 Oct, 2024 @ 14:04

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Expat haven: How Malaga’s least populated village of just 192 people is filled with British, Belgian and Danish residents

IT’S officially the least populated village in Malaga province with just 192 residents living there, according to the 2023 census. But Salares (pictured above), a

1 Oct, 2024 @ 13:43

Andalucia·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Property

Ryanair launches ‘prime’ subscription plan that could save passengers hundreds per year

Ryanair extends new route between tiny British airport and tourism mecca in eastern Spain

BUDGET airline Ryanair has announced it will be extending one of its newest routes throughout the winter. Since April of this year, the carrier has

1 Oct, 2024 @ 10:54

Costa Blanca·Olive Press Travel

Spain is set to legalise cannabis for medicinal purposes in huge relief for thousands of suffering patients

SPAIN is set to legalise cannabis for medicinal purposes, it has been announced. The Ministry of Health has submitted a draft Royal Decree for public

1 Oct, 2024 @ 08:00

Health·Lead·National News

Spain's 'number one safe cracker' and 'posh boy' has 'fled to Italy' amid police manhunt

Manhunt is launched for ‘posh boy’ son of Italian MP who became Spain’s number one safe cracker

BY all appearances, Alex Di Francesco (pictured above) had a childhood that many could only dream of. As the son of an Italian politician and

1 Oct, 2024 @ 07:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Missing British father is found alive and well after vanishing from Spain’s Andalucia

THE family of a British man have breathed a sigh of relief after he was found alive and well on Monday evening. James Moore (pictured

30 Sep, 2024 @ 18:09

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Sevilla

This is the only hotel in Spain to make the prestigious ‘World’s Top 50’ ranking

EACH year, some 600 travel journalists and industry leaders vote on the best hotels in the world. Dubbed The World’s Best 50 Hotels, the list

30 Sep, 2024 @ 16:41

Madrid·Olive Press Travel