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WATCH: Astonishing moment Spanish mayor rails against drug traffickers while standing just metres from idling narco boats

THIS is the moment an Andalucian mayor pleaded for government help as brazen ‘nacro-boats’ were caught on camera idling off Spanish shores in broad daylight

26 Jan, 2026 @ 11:27

Almeria·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

On the marvels of 3D laparoscopic surgery at Quironsalud – and how it helps you in complex operations

THREE-dimensional laparoscopic surgery is a type of procedure widely used in surgery for digestive tumours, but it also facilitates the learning process for young surgeons

24 Jan, 2026 @ 16:04

Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Gibraltar·Health·Marbella·Sevilla·Sponsored Article

DEEP DIVE: Behind the takedown of the notorious Balkan cartel – how Spanish police foiled drug smuggling at sea and busted local mafias in the Costa del Sol triangle

DRUG busts in Spain have become so commonplace that it seems like there is one a day – and this isn’t just rhetoric. Criminal gangs

15 Jan, 2026 @ 14:15

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Valencia unveils special plan to help plight of homeless people

Calls for urgent action after two homeless people die in Andalucia during Spain’s big freeze

ANDALUCIA’s left is calling for urgent action after two homeless men, one of them elderly, died this week while sleeping rough amid a brutal cold

9 Jan, 2026 @ 13:28

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Politics

Christmas in Cadiz left in the dark after heartless thieves strike in midnight raid

CADIZ has been left in the dark this Christmas after thieves stole thousands of euros’ worth of technical equipment from the city’s Christmas lights control

23 Dec, 2025 @ 10:20

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Eight-decade mystery ends as WWII French submarine is found off Cadiz

A FRENCH submarine scuttled during the Second World War has finally been found in the waters off Cadiz, ending a search that spanned more than

22 Dec, 2025 @ 12:54

Cadiz·Lead

Costa del Sol under yellow weather alert this weekend – Campo de Gibraltar on orange

UMBRELLAS will be needed across the province this weekend as heavy rain and strong winds return to the Costa del Sol. State weather agency Aemet

11 Dec, 2025 @ 15:50

Cadiz·Costa del Sol·Lead·Weather

Pope accepts resignation of Spain’s Bishop of Cadiz after investigation launched into historic child abuse claims

POPE Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Bishop of Cadiz after an official investigation was launched into an allegation of historic child sexual

23 Nov, 2025 @ 08:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Huge tsunami drills in Cadiz: Thousands rehearse for disaster as alerts bleat out ‘get to the third floor!’

HUNDREDS of thousands of people along the Cadiz coastline received an emergency alert this morning as Andalucia played host to the largest tsunami drill ever

20 Nov, 2025 @ 15:01

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Other News

Spain's crack police unit demand to be deployed to Andalucia's narco hotspots after officer is shot with military assault rifle

Spain’s crack police unit demands to be deployed to Andalucia’s narco hotspots after officer is shot with military assault rifle

A SPECIALIST Policia Nacional unit wants to fight narco traffickers operating in the Campo de Gibraltar but claims to have been blocked by Spain’s Interior

19 Nov, 2025 @ 12:06

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s Andalucia to put in motion ‘Drill Response 21’ a catastrophe simulation of three major emergency situations—tsunami, earthquake and floods

Huge Andalucia tsunami drill to send phone alerts to EVERYONE in coastal risk zones – as region prepares for catastrophic ‘Lisbon-style’ earthquake scenario

HUNDREDS of thousands of people along the Cadiz coastline will receive emergency alerts on their phones this Thursday as Andalucia stages the largest tsunami drill

18 Nov, 2025 @ 17:23

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Other News

Bishop of Cadiz ‘steps back from duties’ as Vatican announces investigation into historic child abuse claims

THE Bishop of Cadiz has stepped back from official duties after the Vatican opened a formal investigation into an accusation of historic child sexual abuse.

11 Nov, 2025 @ 13:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain and Morocco draw up plans for 40km ‘test tunnel’ beneath the Strait of Gibraltar connecting to the Cadiz–Sevilla rail corridor

SPAIN and Morocco have taken a fresh step toward a train line under the Strait of Gibraltar with engineers now drawing up the design for

24 Oct, 2025 @ 18:30

Andalucia·Cadiz·International Affairs·Lead·Other News

Third time’s a charm: Andalucia city named Spain’s 2026 Gastronomy Capital after entering the competition for the third year in a row

TRADITION, wine, sustainability, and a love for good food have earned the Cadiz city of Jerez de la Frontera the title of Spain’s Gastronomy Capital

21 Oct, 2025 @ 13:15

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Inside the castle village of Cadiz and the butterfly trail beneath Spain’s southern jungle

DESPITE being relocated to a new town built eight kilometres away by Franco in 1971, a hodge-podge community of stubborn residents still cling on to

21 Oct, 2025 @ 09:52

Cadiz·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Tourists like to call Cadiz ‘Spain’s Cuba’ – but it’s actually Iberia’s oldest city that influenced the colonial architecture of the New World

A BRIT influencer has become just the latest tourist to marvel at how one of Andalucia’s most overlooked cities bears striking similarities to the capital

15 Oct, 2025 @ 15:00

Cadiz·Lead·Olive Press Travel

EXCLUSIVE: ‘We can’t just walk into their home and sit at their table’: Calls for more education after friends film themselves swimming with whales in the Strait of Gibraltar

MORE education is needed to stop people disturbing whales, conservationists have warned, after a video of three friends diving from a boat to swim with

9 Oct, 2025 @ 14:30

Andalucia·Cadiz·Gibraltar·Green·Lead

WATCH: Outrage as friends cruising on a leisure boat dive in and swim with a pod of whales passing through the Strait of Gibraltar

THREE friends who thought they were having the experience of a lifetime may find themselves staring at the wrong end of a five-figure fine after

6 Oct, 2025 @ 14:36

Andalucia·Cadiz·Gibraltar·Green·Lead

New British warship to be built in Spain as part of €1.8 billion contract

CENTURIES after the Spanish Armada was defeated by galleons under the command of Sir Francis Drake and co., Spain will finally get its hands on

18 Sep, 2025 @ 13:04

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Cadiz·Lead

Spanish police catch narcos dumping drugs into the Strait of Gibraltar and seize almost seven tonnes

THE Guardia Civil has seized almost seven tonnes of hashish after stopping two drug shipments in the Strait of Gibraltar. The operation took place over

17 Sep, 2025 @ 15:13

Andalucia·Cadiz·Costa del Sol·crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Fumigating is underway in southern Spain to combat mosquitos carrying West Nile Virus

AUTHORITIES in southern Spain have stepped up fumigation campaigns after mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus were detected in Cadiz province. They were found in Benalup-Casas

15 Sep, 2025 @ 14:43

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Green·Health·Lead·Nature·Other News

In the red: The once-optimistic Andalucian airport and gateway to the Costa de la Luz that has missed the wave of Spain’s tourism boom

SPAIN’S rocketing economy has in large part been driven by a booming tourist sector which welcomed a record-breaking 44.5 million international tourists in the first

15 Sep, 2025 @ 12:49

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Travel News

Messi opens new luxury hotel in Sotogrande which even boasts one of his eight Ballon d’Ors in the lobby

FOOTBALL superstar Lionel Messi has opened a new five-star hotel in Sotogrande, less than an hour from Malaga. The hotel, called MIM Sotogrande, sits right

13 Sep, 2025 @ 11:50

Andalucia·Cadiz·Hotels·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Cadiz narcos torture and force grotesque laxative ordeal on mule while they wait for him to pass missing drugs

A YOUNG drug mule was kidnapped and subjected to a grotesque ordeal in Cadiz after a shipment of cocaine and heroin he was supposed to

9 Sep, 2025 @ 18:45

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Local bullfighting enthusiast brutally gored to death after desperately trying to climb to safety during bull run in southern Spain

Graphic warning – video shows distressing scenes A LOCAL man was killed after being savagely gored by a bull during a traditional running festival in

9 Sep, 2025 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

American servicemen in Spain warned about trying to drive huge 4x4s or pickups on Spanish roads

AMERICAN sailors at the Rota naval base in Cadiz province have been warned about using 4x4s and pìckup trucks on Spanish roads. The advice has

4 Sep, 2025 @ 11:56

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

Cadiz

WATCH: Astonishing moment Spanish mayor rails against drug traffickers while standing just metres from idling narco boats

On the marvels of 3D laparoscopic surgery at Quironsalud – and how it helps you in complex operations

DEEP DIVE: Behind the takedown of the notorious Balkan cartel – how Spanish police foiled drug smuggling at sea and busted local mafias in the Costa del Sol triangle

Calls for urgent action after two homeless people die in Andalucia during Spain’s big freeze

Christmas in Cadiz left in the dark after heartless thieves strike in midnight raid

Eight-decade mystery ends as WWII French submarine is found off Cadiz

Costa del Sol under yellow weather alert this weekend – Campo de Gibraltar on orange

Pope accepts resignation of Spain’s Bishop of Cadiz after investigation launched into historic child abuse claims

WATCH: Huge tsunami drills in Cadiz: Thousands rehearse for disaster as alerts bleat out ‘get to the third floor!’

Spain’s crack police unit demands to be deployed to Andalucia’s narco hotspots after officer is shot with military assault rifle

Huge Andalucia tsunami drill to send phone alerts to EVERYONE in coastal risk zones – as region prepares for catastrophic ‘Lisbon-style’ earthquake scenario

Bishop of Cadiz ‘steps back from duties’ as Vatican announces investigation into historic child abuse claims

Spain and Morocco draw up plans for 40km ‘test tunnel’ beneath the Strait of Gibraltar connecting to the Cadiz–Sevilla rail corridor

Third time’s a charm: Andalucia city named Spain’s 2026 Gastronomy Capital after entering the competition for the third year in a row

Inside the castle village of Cadiz and the butterfly trail beneath Spain’s southern jungle

Tourists like to call Cadiz ‘Spain’s Cuba’ – but it’s actually Iberia’s oldest city that influenced the colonial architecture of the New World

EXCLUSIVE: ‘We can’t just walk into their home and sit at their table’: Calls for more education after friends film themselves swimming with whales in the Strait of Gibraltar

WATCH: Outrage as friends cruising on a leisure boat dive in and swim with a pod of whales passing through the Strait of Gibraltar

New British warship to be built in Spain as part of €1.8 billion contract

Spanish police catch narcos dumping drugs into the Strait of Gibraltar and seize almost seven tonnes

Fumigating is underway in southern Spain to combat mosquitos carrying West Nile Virus

In the red: The once-optimistic Andalucian airport and gateway to the Costa de la Luz that has missed the wave of Spain’s tourism boom

Messi opens new luxury hotel in Sotogrande which even boasts one of his eight Ballon d’Ors in the lobby

Cadiz narcos torture and force grotesque laxative ordeal on mule while they wait for him to pass missing drugs

Local bullfighting enthusiast brutally gored to death after desperately trying to climb to safety during bull run in southern Spain

American servicemen in Spain warned about trying to drive huge 4x4s or pickups on Spanish roads

Travel chaos in Catalonia as ‘suspected cyber attack’ hobbles train network leaving thousands stranded amid intermittent services

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

Batten down the hatches: Red weather alert issued in Spain as Atlantic storms roll in with heavy rainfall and strong winds

LIFE IN SPAIN: Lola Flores embodied the soul of Andalucia – but she was possessed by a demon

Spain deports five passengers to UK after storms divert Gibraltar flight to Malaga