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Urgent plea for help and donations for two devastated towns cut off by flooding near the Costa del Sol

TWO Andalucian towns that were cut off during Storm Leonardo are urgently appealing for help. The Costa del Sol’s neighbours, El Secadero de Casares and

11 Feb, 2026 @ 14:30

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Andalucia on alert as Storm Nils arrives with warnings of strong winds – but will it bring yet more rain?

STORM Nils is set to bring new weather alerts, strong winds and fears of even more rain to Andalucia. Southern Spain’s latest storm is set

10 Feb, 2026 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Justice at last: Notorious animal abuser in the Campo de Gibraltar is finally jailed after years of impunity

A PROLIFIC horse trader notorious for his treatment of animals has finally been put behind bars after years of campaigning. He will now spend the

10 Feb, 2026 @ 15:24

Andalucia·Animals·Gibraltar·Green·Lead

Spain loses faith in once world-beating train network after string of incidents, disasters, and driver strikes over safety

SPAIN is losing faith in its once world-beating train network following a string of incidents, disasters and driver strikes. Last month’s Adamuz train disaster, which

10 Feb, 2026 @ 12:15

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Storm chaos has caused at least €4 BILLION of damage in Andalucia with triple the normal rainfall since the new year – and it’s not over yet

RECENT storm chaos has caused at least €4 billion of damage in Andalucia and it’s not over yet. Since the new year the southern region

9 Feb, 2026 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Weather

Class sizes to be cut in Andalucia to ‘benefit teachers and children’s education’

The Junta has announced that they will begin reducing the student-teacher ration in early years and mixed age classrooms. With the aim of improving the

9 Feb, 2026 @ 13:15

Andalucia·Education·Lead

Landslide cuts off Ojen-Marbella road as extreme weather wreaks havoc

A LANDSLIDE has put traffic to a standstill and prevented entrance to Ojen and Marbella. Cutting off the A-7103, a landslide has blocked the road

5 Feb, 2026 @ 16:00

Lead·Travel News·Weather

All trains apart from Malaga to Fuengirola cancelled in Andalucia as extreme weather causes travel chaos

EXTREME weather has caused travel chaos as train lines are suspended across Spain. Railway operator Adif has cancelled numerous trains in the last 24 hours.

5 Feb, 2026 @ 15:10

Lead·Travel News·Weather

How an innocuous mobile phone shop in Spain’s former narco capital of La Linea sold gear for Gibraltar Strait drug traffickers across the counter

AN innocuous mobile phone shop in Spain’s former narco capital has been found to have been selling gear for drug traffickers across the counter, reveals

5 Feb, 2026 @ 13:15

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Weather update from Olive Press roving editor Jon Clarke as he tracks Storm Leonardo across Malaga

ROVING editor Jon Clarke has been out at the scene of some of the areas worst impacted by Storm Leonardo. Reporting outside an emergency coordination

4 Feb, 2026 @ 12:25

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Andalucia schools will shut as storm set to cause continued weather chaos and heavy downpours

SCHOOLS in Andalucia will be shut tomorrow as a strong storm is set to hit the region. With a red weather alert in Ronda and

3 Feb, 2026 @ 13:48

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

More travel chaos after two software glitches paralyse rush hour service on Barcelona’s Rodalies train network

THERE is more travel chaos in Spain as two software glitches paralyse rush hour service on Barcelona’s Rodalies train network. This morning the trains were

3 Feb, 2026 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

Owner of aggressive dog that attacked children in Marbella finally found

THE owner of a dog that pounced on two children and two adults in Marbella last week has finally been located. Minors, aged nine and

2 Feb, 2026 @ 16:15

Lead·Marbella

Sewage storm: Expats outraged as heavy rain forces human waste onto their street

A BRITISH family has voiced outrage after torrential rain repeatedly caused sewage to spill outside their Marbella home — despite shelling out nearly €10,000 for

30 Jan, 2026 @ 11:00

Lead·Marbella

Marbella to splash €200,000 a year on gum scrubbing and urine cleaning

MARBELLA will invest €200,000 annually over the next three years to clean up its streets. The new operation, funded by the town hall, aims to

29 Jan, 2026 @ 13:30

Lead·Marbella

WATCH: Storm Kristin chaos in Spain: Hurricane force winds send people flying down streets while others are put in hospital by fallen trees

HURRICANE-force winds have sent people flying down Spanish streets and left others hospitalised as Storm Kristen unleashes a ‘red alert’ across the country. What appears

29 Jan, 2026 @ 11:26

Lead·Weather

INTERVIEW: Animal charity founder speaks to the Olive Press ahead of UK march against Spanish hunting dog cruelty

HUNDREDS will take to UK streets this weekend in a series of ‘peaceful protests’ over the mistreatment of hunting dogs in Spain. Among them will

28 Jan, 2026 @ 15:08

EXCLUSIVE·Lead

Heartache in Alhaurin: Children of murdered British expat Victoria Hart attend poignant vigil as sister demands ‘justice’

THE three young children of a murdered British expat were among the hundreds at a poignant vigil for her yesterday. Murdered by their father, and

27 Jan, 2026 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British mother murdered in Malaga ‘had only installed cameras last October after ex-partner threatened to kill her’

A BRITISH mother who was murdered in Malaga ‘had only installed cameras last October after her ex-partner threatened to kill her’. Victoria, who was killed

27 Jan, 2026 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Disgraced former Spanish football chief is coming to Marbella to flog his new book ‘To Kill Rubiales’

FORMER Spanish football chief is coming to Marbella, bringing with him renewed attention to one of the most turbulent chapters in Spanish sporting history. Luis

26 Jan, 2026 @ 16:15

Lead·Marbella·Sport

Four witnesses called to testify against Estepona mayor amid allegations he gave plush restaurant concession to his son’s wife

FOUR witnesses have been called to testify against Estepona’s mayor amid allegations that he gave a lavish restaurant concession to his son’s wife. The town’s

26 Jan, 2026 @ 13:15

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Expats left devastated after Costa del Sol removal man vanishes with their belongings en route to Spain

AN expat couple have been left with nothing after a removal man disappeared with over €25,000 worth of belongings. It was their dream move to

25 Jan, 2026 @ 09:15

EXCLUSIVE·Lead

BREAKING: Spain sees third rail crash in a week – six injured in minor incident

SPAIN sees its third rail crash in one week as a commuter train hits a construction crane in southeastern Spain. Close to Murcia’s Cartagena, the

22 Jan, 2026 @ 13:51

Lead·Murcia

Bouncer arrested for stabbing man to death outside nightclub in Spainn

Murder-suicide horror in Fuengirola: Man, 36, ‘stabs father and mother before throwing himself from rooftop’

A MAN has reportedly killed his father, stabbed his mother and thrown himself off a roof top terrace in Fuengirola this morning. The 36-year-old allegedly

22 Jan, 2026 @ 13:25

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Expat shock as vanished funeral firm found to have ‘no funds left’ in accounts

THE accounts at a collapsed funeral planning company have been bled dry, it can be revealed. Victims chasing compensation from beleaguered firm Iberian ‘will struggle’

21 Jan, 2026 @ 17:15

EXCLUSIVE·Lead

Death toll in Cordoba train disaster reaches 43 after a new body is found – with a further 45 people still unaccounted for

THE Cordoba train crash death toll has risen to 43 as searches continue for the 45 reported missing. The Servicio de Criminalistica de la Guardia

21 Jan, 2026 @ 16:15

Cordoba·Lead

Urgent plea for help and donations for two devastated towns cut off by flooding near the Costa del Sol

Andalucia on alert as Storm Nils arrives with warnings of strong winds – but will it bring yet more rain?

Justice at last: Notorious animal abuser in the Campo de Gibraltar is finally jailed after years of impunity

Spain loses faith in once world-beating train network after string of incidents, disasters, and driver strikes over safety

Storm chaos has caused at least €4 BILLION of damage in Andalucia with triple the normal rainfall since the new year – and it’s not over yet

Class sizes to be cut in Andalucia to ‘benefit teachers and children’s education’

Landslide cuts off Ojen-Marbella road as extreme weather wreaks havoc

All trains apart from Malaga to Fuengirola cancelled in Andalucia as extreme weather causes travel chaos

How an innocuous mobile phone shop in Spain’s former narco capital of La Linea sold gear for Gibraltar Strait drug traffickers across the counter

WATCH: Weather update from Olive Press roving editor Jon Clarke as he tracks Storm Leonardo across Malaga

Andalucia schools will shut as storm set to cause continued weather chaos and heavy downpours

More travel chaos after two software glitches paralyse rush hour service on Barcelona’s Rodalies train network

Owner of aggressive dog that attacked children in Marbella finally found

Sewage storm: Expats outraged as heavy rain forces human waste onto their street

Marbella to splash €200,000 a year on gum scrubbing and urine cleaning

WATCH: Storm Kristin chaos in Spain: Hurricane force winds send people flying down streets while others are put in hospital by fallen trees

INTERVIEW: Animal charity founder speaks to the Olive Press ahead of UK march against Spanish hunting dog cruelty

Heartache in Alhaurin: Children of murdered British expat Victoria Hart attend poignant vigil as sister demands ‘justice’

British mother murdered in Malaga ‘had only installed cameras last October after ex-partner threatened to kill her’

Disgraced former Spanish football chief is coming to Marbella to flog his new book ‘To Kill Rubiales’

Four witnesses called to testify against Estepona mayor amid allegations he gave plush restaurant concession to his son’s wife

EXCLUSIVE: Expats left devastated after Costa del Sol removal man vanishes with their belongings en route to Spain

BREAKING: Spain sees third rail crash in a week – six injured in minor incident

Murder-suicide horror in Fuengirola: Man, 36, ‘stabs father and mother before throwing himself from rooftop’

EXCLUSIVE: Expat shock as vanished funeral firm found to have ‘no funds left’ in accounts

Death toll in Cordoba train disaster reaches 43 after a new body is found – with a further 45 people still unaccounted for

Stormy winter surges water levels in key Malaga reservoirs – in a silver lining amid the devastation wrought by Atlantic storms

WATCH: Great white sharks confirmed in Spanish waters after juvenile is caught off Alicante coast

Four remarkable Spanish women – A gallega painter and a malagueña philosopher; a child and a tennis star

Fresh flood fears for Malaga as Storm Nils set to drench the Serrania de Ronda – and overflow the Montejaque dam?

The Hotel Vistamar on the Costa del Sol is evicted after scammers ‘from Middle East’ hijack resort in €3m fraud