What is behind dire predictions that Spain will suffer an extreme water crisis by 2050?
SPAIN has been lumped in with desert countries in Africa and the Middle East facing a future water crisis by 2050. The World Resources Institute
EXCLUSIVE: Leading lawyer clashes with Gibraltar’s Chief Minister over UK deal to give away sovereign territory to Mauritius
ONE of Gibraltar’s leading lawyers has slammed the Rock’s Chief Minister for his ‘obnoxious’ stance over the UK’s decision to cede sovereign British territory to
Spain faces historic housing shortage as plummeting stock drives ‘massive price increases’
SPAIN is facing an unprecedented housing shortage after the number of homes for sale plummeted by 16% in the first quarter of 2025 – the
How to get Spain’s Renfe €9 summer rail offers – before the deadline runs out
SPAIN’S national railway operator Renfe has announced new discounted fares for summer travel, with some journeys available from as little as €9 on its budget
Hotels warn of holiday chaos for millions of Brits and Americans coming to Spain due to new EU travel rulesÂ
THE European Union’s new digital entry systems may create unwanted delays and headaches for non-EU travellers when it comes into effect in October. This is
WATCH: Moment older man is sucker punched by football yob in Spain ahead of all-English European final
THIS is the moment an older man is punched to the ground by a younger man in San Sebastian last night as fans of Manchester
Scorching 35C heatwave hits the Costa del Sol but what can English football fans in Bilbao expect?
SOUTHERN Spain will sizzle under beach-perfect temperatures today, with thermometers in Malaga and Sevilla set to soar to a sweltering 35C, according to the weather
BREAKING: Crew member killed in accident aboard Gibraltar-flagged fuel vessel
A CREW member has died following an accident aboard a Gibraltar-flagged bunker barge in local waters yesterday afternoon. The incident occurred on the Motortanker Nisyros
‘You could feel the power’: ‘Nerve-wracking’ encounter with an orca in the Strait of Gibraltar
A SAILOR has recounted the ‘awe-inspiring’ moment a six-tonne orca targeted her vessel in the Strait of Gibraltar. Speaking exclusively to the Olive Press, Ilona
Gibraltar gives short shrift to ‘seductive’ new proposal to offer dual Spanish citizenship
THE Gibraltar government gave a very short response to renewed calls in Spain to ‘tempt’ its citizens with the offer of a Spanish passport. It
EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Costa Blanca’s €35m CWM pension fraud – as justice is finally served
A recent conviction sending infamous expat Jody Smart to prison casts a glimmer of light at the end of the long dark tunnel in the
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Mastermind’ of CWM pension scandal denies wrongdoing as ex-partner is jailed in Spain
THE alleged mastermind behind one of Spain’s biggest investment frauds has insisted he’s innocent. Darren Kirby, who founded Continental Wealth Management (CWM), told the Olive
Spain fumes over failed attempt to ‘monitor’ Gibraltar land reclamation projectÂ
SPANISH efforts to ‘closely monitor’ land reclamation works carried out as part of Gibraltar’s Eastside marina development have been rebuffed. The Spanish government’s delegate in
MISSING: Concern grows for Polish man who vanished on the Costa del Sol
A SEARCH is underway for a 31-year-old man who disappeared in the early hours of May 3 near the AP-7 motorway between Malaga and Marbella.
WATCH: Gibraltar divers find cocaine stashed on cargo ship using new underwater drone
GIBRALTAR customs officers have discovered drugs worth several million hidden under the waterline in a cargo ship’s hull. The 120kg haul came from a Panama-flagged
Estepona mayor facing potential jail time: Costa del Sol politician paid ‘intimate female friend thousands in taxpayer money to do a fake job checking lampposts and flowerpots’
THE mayor of Estepona is facing the possibility of up to three years in jail after a judge ordered a jury trial to answer charges
Weather warning: Western Andalucia lashed with rain and yellow alerts – but will the May Day bank holiday be a wash out on the Costa del Sol?
AFTER a week of clear skies and soaring temperatures, the Costa del Sol is bracing for a wet May Day holiday weekend as an Atlantic
EXPLAINER: What is ‘inertia’, how did renewable energy sources contribute to Spain’s nationwide blackout – and how did they get the power back?
SPAIN’S worst power outage in modern history may have been triggered by an invisible weakness in the peninsula-wide electrical system: a lack of inertia. According
This is why they protest: Renting a room in a shared flat hits €600 a month in Barcelona as prices soar across Spain’s cities
RENTING a single room in Spain’s major cities is becoming prohibitively expensive, with average prices hitting an eye watering €600 a month in Barcelona –
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez refuses to speculate on cause of the unprecedented blackout and urges the public to behave ‘responsibly’
SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has refused to rule out ‘any possibility’ for what was behind the massive nationwide power cut. Speaking at La Moncloa
Power cut latest: All medium and long distance trains in Spain cancelled for today but air traffic operating ‘normally’
SPAIN’S Transport Minister Oscar Puente has advised train passengers that ‘it is not expected that medium and long-distance trains will resume service today.’ It means
‘A blackout of this magnitude can only be caused by a cyberattack’: Is a hostile actor really to blame for Spain’s unprecedented blackout?
A MASSIVE blackout has plunged much of Spain — and parts of Portugal — into darkness today, sparking speculation that the country may have suffered
Power starts to return to parts of Spain as national grid claims ‘exceptional and totally extraordinary’ blackout will take six to 10 hours to repair
SPAIN experienced a massive, nationwide power outage at around 12.30pm today. Reports came in from Madrid, Malaga, Sevilla, Bilbao and Cadiz and even Portugal, while
Orange alert: Winds of up to 90kmh set to batter parts of Andalucia today – while yet another Atlantic storm threatens the May bank holiday weekend
STRONG winds of up to 90km/h have triggered orange weather alerts across parts of Andalucia today, as meteorologists warn of further disruption later in the
Meet Gibraltar’s new guitar-strumming, filmmaking media director who will bring ‘documentary know-how to government storytelling’
GIBRALTAR’S mercurial new government media director would quite like to be playing the guitar or indulging his passion for cinema and documentaries. But instead, Anton
Cruise ship calls to Gibraltar soar by nearly 75%: Passengers have already spent £4m this year
GIBRALTAR has been welcoming a non-stop wave of cruise ships since the seasons started in earnest earlier this month. Only those who’ve not left their