Drought latest in Spain: Reservoir levels climb towards 30% in Andalucia after recent rainfall
THE recent heavy rains in Andalucia have managed to give the region’s reservoirs a small uplift as the tourist season begins. As of Monday, the
IN PICTURES At last the Sierra de las Nieves lives up to its name: Late wintry blast brings snow to Malaga mountain range
WITH winter turning into spring it looked like the mountain range named after snow was staying firmly brown and green. But now it finally has
Missing father is found 20 YEARS after disappearing in Spain: Daughter says her ‘dream has come true’
A DAUGHTER has been reunited with her missing father after searching for him for 20 years, declaring ‘my dream has come true.’ Antonio Moncayo vanished
OPINION: Are the games finally over? Gibraltar’s McGrail corruption inquiry set to go ahead next month after two years of delays
THE various machinations, manoeuvring and chess moves that have dogged the McGrail inquiry since it was announced in February 2022 may be entering their end
Gibraltar welcomes Royal Navy’s huge ocean mapper vessel amid simmering tensions as Brexit negotiations continue and Spain deports four British marines
THE latest Royal Navy vessel Gibraltar has welcomed to its naval base is not the usual death-dealing warship whose presence irritates the Spanish authorities. HMS
IN PICTURES: The English painter who captured the cities of pre-industrial Spain frozen in time in 1908 on a remarkable voyage through the country
A REMARKABLE tome by a British writer and painter on Spain’s wealth of incredible cathedrals was released 115 years ago this month. Cathedral Cities of
Marbella’s glamorous ‘cocaine queen’ is facing 10 years in jail: ‘The model’ ran ’25-year criminal empire from the Costa del Sol’
A GLAMOROUS woman known in police circles as ‘the model’ is facing ten years in jail for running a sprawling cocaine empire from her Marbella
Protests over swimming pool bans in southern Spain: Locals fume after government prioritises hotels over private homes amid ongoing drought
BANS on filling private swimming pools this summer saw protests in Malaga as residents and homeowners fume at what they perceive to be discrimination by
Gibraltar Chief Minister admits he may use controversial new powers to restrict public access to blockbuster corruption inquiry into his own conduct
THE Gibraltar Chief Minister has admitted that he may use new legislation being rushed through Parliament to withhold evidence from the public in an inquiry
Why does the sky look orange in Spain today? All you need to know about the ‘calima’ and ‘blood rain’ weather phenomenon
THE skies above some parts of Spain have taken a red hue and the ‘blood rain’ gathers overhead – so just what is the fabled
PICTURED: Tributes pour in for Irish father, 32, who died in a ‘pool of blood’ after St Patrick’s Day festivities in Spain’s Canary Islands
TRIBUTES have poured in for an Irish father found dead in a ‘pool of blood’ in the Canary Islands. Dean Dobbin, 32, from County Down,
Michelle Mone’s husband Doug Barrowman, 58, is cleared of embezzlement and tax evasion charges in Spain over ‘disproportionate’ €6.3 million invoice
THE husband of Tory peer Michelle Mone has been cleared of fraud and embezzlement charges following a trial in Spain. Doug Barrowman, 58, was facing
BREAKING: Luis Rubiales’ home raided over Saudi Arabia contracts: Multiple arrests but the disgraced former Spanish football boss is out of the country
SPANISH police have raided the Granada home of disgraced ex-football federation chief Luis Rubiales. Sources have indicated that Rubiales was not arrested and is thought
Transparency International calls for the Gibraltar government to add anti-interference clause to controversial new bill as corruption inquiry looms
THE government of Gibraltar is facing calls to include guarantees in the upcoming public inquiry bill to ensure it cannot be used to interfere in
‘Blood rain’ warning for Spain: DANA will bring the bizarre weather phenomenon this week, say experts – after their previous prediction failed to materialise
THE latest weather models are predicting yet another blast of Saharan air to lick the Iberian peninsula and douse everything in a fine red mist.
Irish man, 32, is found dead ‘in a pool of blood’ inside an apartment in Spain after celebrating St Patrick’s Day
AN Irish tourist coming off the back of St Patrick’s Day has been found dead in a pool of blood in his holiday apartment in
Outrage after government of Spain ‘rejects’ plans for Costa del Sol train connecting Malaga to Marbella and Estepona
MADRID’S tepid response to a long-demanded coastal train running along the Costa del Sol from Malaga to Estepona via Marbella has been branded ‘shameful’. The
Irishman dies in police custody after being arrested for domestic violence on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Autopsy to be carried out as police officers face questioning
AN Irishman arrested for domestic abuse has been found dead in his holding cell on the Costa del Sol. The body of the 30-year-old was
Traffic warning: Works to start on San Pedro tunnel in Marbella TODAY and last until June – this is when the roads will be affected
DRIVERS taking the San Pedro tunnel on the A-7 should prepare themselves for three months of possible congestion and traffic jams. The tunnel is undergoing
On a knife edge: Doubts over Spain’s Cala de Mijas Festival in August as town hall argues over who is footing the bill
THE fate of this year’s Cala Mijas Festival is hanging by a thread. With the festival’s third edition looming at the end of August, the
Spain’s highest court rules that employees are entitled to 15 minutes of ‘coffee break and settling in time’ at the start of the working day
SPAIN’S Supreme Court has ruled that the time taken for a morning coffee break and period employees take to settle into the working day should
WATCH: Bikini Beach Club in Estepona caught alight ‘while workmen sealed the roof with blowtorches’ – as witnesses describe hearing ‘loud bang’
A BEACH restaurant on the Costa del Sol caught fire and burned down in front of the eyes of it stunned owners on Thursday afternoon.
BREAKING VIDEO:Â Bikini Beach chiringuito in Estepona destroyed by fire
THE Bikini Beach chiringuito in Estepona has gone up in flames. As this exclusive video taken by the Olive Press shows, firemen are on the
WARNING: Man survives being stabbed in the head while walking his dog on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Teenager said nothing as he plunged the knife in
A MAN was stabbed in the head in an unprovoked attack while out walking his dog in a popular resort on the Costa del Sol.
Oh la la! Iconic French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gautier is bringing stage show of his life to Barcelona
THE outrageous agent provocateur of French fashion design – and late night British 90s TV – Jean-Paul Gautier is bringing the story of his life
Is charging a ‘premium’ for tables in the sun – or shade – legal in Spain? All you need to know as new trend sparks outrage in Sevilla
THE latest method for extracting another buck from residents and visitors to Sevilla alike has been to charge extra for tables in the sun –
