, Author at Olive Press News Spain

Simon Hunter has been living in Madrid since the year 2000 and has worked as a journalist and translator practically since he arrived. For 16 years he was at the English Edition of Spanish daily EL PAÍS, editing the site from 2014 to 2022, and is currently one of the Spain reporters at The Times. He is also a voice actor, and can be heard telling passengers to "mind the gap" on Spain's AVLO high-speed trains.

Spain finally deports Bolivians who arrived in Barcelona earlier this month on a cruise ship carrying fake visas

SIXTY-FIVE Bolivians were finally deported from Spain today, after their arrival in Barcelona on a cruise ship earlier this month caused chaos for passengers, given

11 Apr, 2024 @ 17:32

Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, Pedro Almodovar and Dua Lipa in Madrid

Dua Lipa gets to be an ‘Almodovar girl’ for a day, as she dines with the Oscar-winning Spanish director in an exclusive Madrid eatery

“I WOULD love it if Almodovar called me to do a movie. Pedro loves women.” Those were the quotes that Spanish newspaper El Español chose

11 Apr, 2024 @ 16:14

Celebrity·Lead·Madrid

Spain’s Queen Sofia, 85, admitted into Madrid hospital to treat infection

SPAIN’S Queen Sofia, who is 85 years old, has been admitted into a Madrid hospital, the Royal Household reported. She is being treated for a

10 Apr, 2024 @ 12:23

Lead

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez denounces a ‘waterfall of mud’ and ‘Trump-style tactics’ from the opposition, and vows to see out his term

SPAIN’S Socialist Party Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez used an appearance in Congress today to defend his government’s record, and attack what he called a ‘waterfall

10 Apr, 2024 @ 12:12

Lead·Politics

Guardia Civil investigating new case of AI pornography involving minors in Spain’s Mallorca

THE Guardia Civil is investigating a fresh case of the use of artificial intelligence to create pornographic images involving minors. That’s according to sources close

10 Apr, 2024 @ 10:49

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Mallorca·Other News

Three youngsters killed, two seriously injured, in horror car crash in Spain’s Madrid region

THREE men aged around 20 years old were killed in a horror car crash in the Madrid city of Leganes on Saturday morning, while the

6 Apr, 2024 @ 15:18

Lead·Madrid

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez insists Spain will recognise Palestine ‘as a state in its own right’

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has once again insisted that his government will support the recognition of Palestine ‘as a state in its own right’.

6 Apr, 2024 @ 14:31

Lead·Politics

Brit, 27, left in a serious condition in Spain’s Magaluf after falling from height of four metres

A 27-year-old British man has been left in a serious condition after falling from a height of four metres in the resort town of Magaluf,

6 Apr, 2024 @ 13:55

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez makes surprise visit to exhumation site at infamous Civil War monument in Madrid

SPAIN’S Socialist Party Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez made a surprise visit today to the Valley of Cuelgamuros monument, where he saw first hand exhumation work

4 Apr, 2024 @ 13:53

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Cruise ship stranded in Barcelona with passengers confined due to set sail for Venice today, after Spain begins deportation of 69 Bolivians on board

THERE may be worse places to be confined than a luxury ship, but that was small comfort for the 1,500 passengers on an MSC cruise

4 Apr, 2024 @ 13:27

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Cruise ship nightmare in Spain: 1,500 passengers left stuck on board in Barcelona port after group of passengers ‘found with fake visas’

SOME 1,500 passengers on a luxury cruise ship were left stuck on board their vessel in Barcelona port on Tuesday, after Spanish border officials refused

3 Apr, 2024 @ 13:14

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

‘Israel needs to stop killing’: Spanish chef Jose Andres’s message to Benjamin Netanyahu after seven of his NGO workers were killed in Gaza

SPANISH chef Jose Andres conveyed a stark message to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today, after seven members of staff at his NGO World Central

3 Apr, 2024 @ 11:37

Lead

Government in Spain’s Madrid region under fire for sending bills to families of elderly Covid victims who died in senior residences – four years later

THE government in Spain’s Madrid region has been slammed by the public and opposition politicians alike for sending out bills to the families of elderly

2 Apr, 2024 @ 13:53

Coronavirus·Lead·Madrid

These Costa del Sol ‘pueblos’ are the best options for Americans looking to retire in Spain – according to a leading US magazine

SPAIN is becoming an increasingly popular destination for American visitors – and not just tourists, but also retirees looking for a place to live. For

2 Apr, 2024 @ 12:06

Costa del Sol·Lead·Travel News

Independence Protest Due To The Visit Of The President Of The Spanish Government To Barcelona, Spain 21 Jun 2021

New shooting in Marbella: Victim, 21, is found shot inside a car in Puerto Banus urbanisation

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional are investigating another shooting in Marbella, after a 21-year-old man was left wounded after being hit by gunfire in the early hours

2 Apr, 2024 @ 11:06

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

Horror crash: Six dead including two Guardia Civil officers after lorry loses control in Spain’s Andalucia

SIX people died in the early hours of Tuesday after a lorry ploughed into a group of stationary vehicles on the AP-4 motorway in Sevilla

19 Mar, 2024 @ 09:25

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Man shoots ex-partner dead in Spain’s Malaga before turning weapon on himself

SPAIN’S Guardia Civil has opened an investigation after a 52-year-old man in Malaga province allegedly shot his ex-partner dead before turning the weapon on himself

17 Mar, 2024 @ 10:51

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Threat from Russia is ‘total and absolute’, warns Spain’s Defence Minister Margarita Robles

SPAIN’S defence minister, Margarita Robles, has issued a stark warning to her fellow citizens about the threat that Vladimir Putin’s Russia poses to the European

17 Mar, 2024 @ 10:24

Lead·Politics

Husband of missing US expat Ana Knezevich ‘refused to take lie detector test’, media in Spain reports

THE estranged husband of Ana Knezevich, the US expat who went missing in Madrid on February 2, has refused to take a lie detector test

17 Mar, 2024 @ 09:36

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Watch: Five arrests after gang steals perfumes from 10 different stores across Spain’s Malaga province

SPAIN’S Guardia Civil has arrested five people and is investigating a sixth on suspicions that they were stealing expensive perfumes from a total of 10

16 Mar, 2024 @ 12:58

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Prison workers in Spain’s Catalunya region stage unprecedented protests after female chef killed by inmate

PRISON workers in Spain’s Catalunya region staged an unprecedented protest on Friday, to demand better working conditions in the wake of the shocking murder of

16 Mar, 2024 @ 11:43

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Pressure grows on Madrid regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso to quit, after revelation that her partner admitted tax fraud over sale of Covid-19 masks

OPPOSITION parties in the Madrid regional government ramped up the pressure on Partido Popular (PP) premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso to quit on Thursday, after it

14 Mar, 2024 @ 15:55

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Could the Socialist-led government in Spain collapse? After snap elections called in Catalunya, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez abandons plans to pass 2024 budget

SPAIN’S Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has abandoned efforts to reach a cross-party deal to pass a budget for this year, after snap elections were

14 Mar, 2024 @ 12:09

Lead·Politics

Catalan president, Pere Aragones, among dozens of separatists hacked by specialist spyware in Spain

Snap election called in Spain’s Catalunya region after parliament rejects budget proposal

VOTERS in Spain’s Catalunya region will be going to the polls on May 12, after regional premier Pere Aragones yesterday called a snap election. The

14 Mar, 2024 @ 10:42

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Ayuso President Of The Community Of Madrid Speaks About Accusations Of The Pp

Prosecutors in Spain’s Madrid open tax fraud probe into partner of regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso

PUBLIC prosecutors in Madrid have opened a court probe into the activities of the partner of regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso. Alberto Gonzalez Amador is

12 Mar, 2024 @ 11:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Rags To Riches As Costa Blanca Street Beggar Scoops €1.2 Million Lottery Jackpot In Spain

Police in Spain’s Caceres find body in hunt for missing 79-year-old lottery winner

THE Guardia Civil located a body on Friday during the ongoing hunt for Vicente Sanchez, a 79-year-old man from a municipality in Caceres province who

8 Mar, 2024 @ 13:05

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

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Spain finally deports Bolivians who arrived in Barcelona earlier this month on a cruise ship carrying fake visas

Dua Lipa gets to be an ‘Almodovar girl’ for a day, as she dines with the Oscar-winning Spanish director in an exclusive Madrid eatery

Spain’s Queen Sofia, 85, admitted into Madrid hospital to treat infection

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez denounces a ‘waterfall of mud’ and ‘Trump-style tactics’ from the opposition, and vows to see out his term

Three youngsters killed, two seriously injured, in horror car crash in Spain’s Madrid region

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez insists Spain will recognise Palestine ‘as a state in its own right’

Brit, 27, left in a serious condition in Spain’s Magaluf after falling from height of four metres

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez makes surprise visit to exhumation site at infamous Civil War monument in Madrid

Cruise ship stranded in Barcelona with passengers confined due to set sail for Venice today, after Spain begins deportation of 69 Bolivians on board

Cruise ship nightmare in Spain: 1,500 passengers left stuck on board in Barcelona port after group of passengers ‘found with fake visas’

‘Israel needs to stop killing’: Spanish chef Jose Andres’s message to Benjamin Netanyahu after seven of his NGO workers were killed in Gaza

Government in Spain’s Madrid region under fire for sending bills to families of elderly Covid victims who died in senior residences – four years later

These Costa del Sol ‘pueblos’ are the best options for Americans looking to retire in Spain – according to a leading US magazine

New shooting in Marbella: Victim, 21, is found shot inside a car in Puerto Banus urbanisation

Horror crash: Six dead including two Guardia Civil officers after lorry loses control in Spain’s Andalucia

Man shoots ex-partner dead in Spain’s Malaga before turning weapon on himself

Threat from Russia is ‘total and absolute’, warns Spain’s Defence Minister Margarita Robles

Husband of missing US expat Ana Knezevich ‘refused to take lie detector test’, media in Spain reports

Watch: Five arrests after gang steals perfumes from 10 different stores across Spain’s Malaga province

Prison workers in Spain’s Catalunya region stage unprecedented protests after female chef killed by inmate

Pressure grows on Madrid regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso to quit, after revelation that her partner admitted tax fraud over sale of Covid-19 masks

Could the Socialist-led government in Spain collapse? After snap elections called in Catalunya, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez abandons plans to pass 2024 budget

Snap election called in Spain’s Catalunya region after parliament rejects budget proposal

Prosecutors in Spain’s Madrid open tax fraud probe into partner of regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso

Police in Spain’s Caceres find body in hunt for missing 79-year-old lottery winner

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard are plastering Pedro Sanchez’s face onto ballistic missiles aimed at Israel with the words ‘thank you Prime Minister’

Spain’s new tourism boom: Semana Santa bookings soar by 50% as holidaymakers shun other destinations amid Iran war uncertainty

Airbnb forced to cough up €64m fine over unlicensed listings after Spanish court throws out bid to delay payment

Five youngsters arrested in Madrid after 14-year-old boy is seriously injured in park stabbing

Good news for motorists: Filling up now €10 cheaper after Spanish government slashes VAT on fuel

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