Watch: Spain’s Princess Leonor gets her sea legs as she trains with the naval academy
PRINCESS Leonor has enjoyed her first day at sea as part of her naval military training. The heir to the Spanish throne was seen donning
Estepona is planning a shopping centre that would dwarf Marbella’s La Cañada and be one of the biggest in Spain
A HUGE commercial centre that would dwarf Marbella’s La Cañada is being planned for Estepona, it has emerged. The long-anticipated project actually began in 2008,
Watch: Weather chaos in Spain as half the country is placed on alert amid heavy rainfall and flooding
DRAMATIC scenes have been recorded in Spain amid heavy rainfall and storms. READ LATEST: Weather warning for ‘water tornadoes’, rain and hail storms for Saturday
Ryanair loses ‘historic’ battle in Spain after passenger wins back €13.20 in out-of-court settlement
RYANAIR has paid back €13.20 to a passenger after she successfully challenged their booking policy. According to consumer rights group FACUA, it is the ‘first
Watch: Tourists blast Airbnb on Spain’s Costa del Sol that’s ‘hidden in a restaurant basement between two septic tanks’
THIS is the moment a shocked Airbnb guest arrived at their accommodation to find it was in the basement of a restaurant. The experience was
Outrage in Spain after mother who confessed to dumping her disabled son’s body into a bin is set to avoid jail: Boy’s father demanded 20-year sentence
A SPANISH mother who confessed to dumping the body of her disabled teenage son into a rubbish container is likely to avoid jail, it has
Have you seen Gary? Friends of missing Brit launch fresh appeal after he vanished in Spain more than a year ago – these are his last known movements
Have you seen Gary or know where he is? Contact tips@theolivepress.es
Immigration is the number one concern for voters in Spain, poll shows
SPANISH voters have named immigration as the number one issue of concern. According to the latest poll by the Centre for Sociological Research (CIS), the
Spain launches crackdown on fake news: Newspapers must register their owners and investors
The data will be held in a specially created 'media registry', managed by the National Securities Market and Competition Commission (CNMC)
‘Smiling’ pet labrador poses with firefighters who rescued him from a 30m cliff on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THIS is the adorable moment a rescued labrador posed with the firemen who saved him from atop a mountain on the Costa Blanca. The golden
Exclusive: British groom-to-be needs facial reconstruction surgery after suffering ‘brutal attack by nightclub bouncers’ in Spain
A BRITISH groom-to-be is awaiting facial reconstruction surgery after he was allegedly attacked by bouncers at a nightclub in Mallorca. William Wheatley, 26, can only
Scientists closely monitor a volcano in Spain after recording 39 mini earthquakes in a week
SCIENTISTS are closely monitoring a Spanish volcano following a recent surge in seismic activity. Between September 7 and 12, some 39 earthquakes were recorded in
British boy, 15, is fighting for his life after near-fatal accident at a water park in Spain’s Mallorca
A 15-YEAR-OLD British boy is fighting for his life after suffering a near-fatal drowning at a Mallorca water park. The teenager was rushed to hospital
Five-tonne haul of hashish is seized on the Guadalquivir River – the new narco hotbed in southern Spain
SPANISH police have intercepted a mammoth haul of hashish on the riverbed of a sleepy town in Cadiz. Some five tonnes of the drug were
Body of ‘foreign’ man, 49, is found floating in the sea off popular beauty spot in Spain’s Andalucia
A BODY has been found floating in the sea off a beauty spot in southern Spain. The corpse, described by police as belonging to a
Spain-Morocco rail tunnel latest: Experts will study seismic activity in the Gibraltar strait to determine project’s viability – this is the proposed route
SPANISH scientists will study seismic activity in the Strait of Gibraltar in a bid to determine the viability of an underwater train connecting Morocco with
‘Sophisticated’ camera hidden in a water bottle was ‘used by bar owner in Spain’s Mallorca to record hundreds of women and minors using his toilet’
A BAR owner in Mallorca is accused of using a camera disguised as a water bottle to film hundreds of women as they used the
Spain’s proposed drink driving law would put you over the limit after just one beer – check how much YOU can consume in this helpful chart
SPAIN is studying toughening up drink driving laws that would place most drivers over the limit after just one beer. The Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska
Revealed: How luggage fees on Spanish airline Vueling can cost three times the price of the flight
THE cost of flying with luggage on Vueling has reached new heights. Despite the EU handing out fines of €150 million to European airlines for
Refugee is arrested in Spain over sexual assault and harassment of two aid workers
A REFUGEE has been arrested in Spain after allegedly sexually assaulting two aid workers. The man had been staying in a centre in the town
Sierra Nevada ski resort in southern Spain is launching a flash sale on passes – this is when it begins
THE Sierra Nevada ski resort in Granada is launching a flash sale with discounts on passes of up to 30%. The sale celebrates the resort’s
Malaga hopes to operate direct flights to New York throughout the year
Currently, the Costa del Sol airport offers direct flights to New York between May and September
Missing 19-year-old Amy is found alive and well after disappearing in Spain’s Lanzarote
A MISSING teenager has been found alive and well in Lanzarote. Amy, 19, had not been seen since she disappeared Wednesday, September 11. However in
Watch: Forest fire takes hold in Malaga’s Alhaurin el Grande as helicopter tackles blaze and thick black smoke billows into the sky
A FOREST fire has been declared in the Malaga town of Alhaurin el Grande. According to Andalucia’s firefighting service INFOCA, a ‘heavy duty’ helicopter has
Snakes have ‘fully invaded’ Spain’s Ibiza: Environmentalists fear for local lizard species
The horseshoe snake arrived to the island around two decades ago
These are the 10 happiest towns in Spain, according to a poll – and half of them are in Andalucia
A POLL has revealed the 10 happiest towns in Spain, and half of them are in Andalucia. A study asked locals to rank their ‘well-being,