Paella punch up
Holidaymakers beaten up, imprisoned and found guilty of assault on a police officer over a €15 paella addition to their lunch
Spain has fourth largest number of empty homes in the world
Colder countries were found to have a lower rate of empty homes
Safari Spain – Olive Press Investigation
On the Cordoba-Extremadura border, a businessman is to be tried for charging
Five of Spain’s most spectacular tourist train journeys — from Andalucia to the Pyrenees
EXTENDED rail trips offer visitors idealistic views of Spain’s expansive cultural scenery. The nag of airport queues and motorway traffic can be left behind with
WATCH: Outrage as horses spotted drawing carriages in Cordoba during 38C heatwave
ANIMAL rights activists have slammed horse-drawn carriage drivers in Cordoba for ignoring local heatwave laws and forcing animals to work in blistering temperatures. Animal rights
ON THIS DAY: The life of Julio Romero de Torres – a precocious and ‘sexy’ painter adored by the men and women of Cordoba
DEEP in Cordoba’s historical heart, there’s a square called ‘the Foal’ (‘la plaza del Potro’). It gets its name from the 500-year-old fountain in the
The unsettling final image from inside Malaga to Madrid carriage moments before Spain’s Adamuz train disaster claimed 46 lives
AUTHORITIES have released disturbing new images from inside one of the trains involved in the deadly Adamuz crash – in what proves the disaster was
How the killing of a grandmother in Cordoba at the hands of her husband exposes the cracks in Spain’s domestic violence protection system
A 64-YEAR-OLD woman killed by her ex-husband last Monday in Cordoba is the 16th gender-violence victim in Spain this year, raising concerns over the effectiveness
Colombian woman, 64, is hacked to death by her ex just one hour before domestic violence hearing in Andalucia
A COLOMBIAN woman has been murdered by her ex-partner in Cordoba just one hour before a domestic violence hearing. Grandmother Tulia Ester, 64, was killed
Young woman still in critical condition after Spain’s Adamuz rail disaster gives birth to healthy baby in Malaga hospital
THE final victim of the horrifying Adamuz disaster still in hospital with injuries suffered in the crash has given birth to a healthy baby, the
Adamuz train disaster: Track fault was detected nearly 24 hours before crash – but system failed to report it
A TRACK fault linked to the Adamuz train disaster was detected almost 24 hours before the crash, but no alert was triggered due to a
Cordoba becomes the latest Spanish town to ban the burqa in public places
A NEW rule which bans wearing the burqa and niqab in public places has been approved in Cordoba. The measure bans entry to municipal buildings
Andalucia train disaster: Guardia Civil investigate whether documents regarding key weld failure were tampered with
THE Guardia Civil has told courts investigating the Adamuz train disaster that documents regarding the tracks where one of the trains derailed may have been
High-speed trains between Madrid and Andalucia partially resume with trains as far as Cordoba and Sevilla – Malaga will have to wait
HIGH-SPEED train services resumed on Tuesday between Madrid and Andalucia following the suspension caused by the Adamuz disaster on January 18. State operator Renfe said
Tragedy in Andalucia: 92-year-old man is killed by falling tree while trying to help fellow driver
TRAGEDY struck in Cordoba this weekend when a 92-year-old man was killed by a falling tree as he was trying to help others. Gusty winds
Andalucia storm warning: More fears for Grazalema and Montejaque dam as up to 180mm of rainfall expected – yellow alerts for Ronda and Costa del SolÂ
ANDALUCIA is back on high alert today as the arrival of Storm Oriana threatens to unleash a fresh wave of chaos across a region already
Careful out there: Dozens of roads are closed across Andalucia due to Storm Leonardo – check the list here
WIDESPREAD road closures have been triggered across Andalucia as Storm Leonardo wreaks havoc causing flooding, landslides and damage to already saturated routes. Spain’s traffic authority,
Spain agrees to fork out €20 million in fast-track compensation scheme for victims of Adamuz rail disaster
THE Spanish government will pay out over €20 million in compensation to the victims of the country’s worst train crash in over a decade, it
Mordor, Winterfell…or Malaga? The Olive Press explores Antequera and the mysteries of El Torcal
SPAIN is known for its natural diversity – one moment you’re stretched out on a sun-bleached beach along the southern coast; the next, you’re strapping
High-speed trains between Madrid and Andalucia will be down until next week
THE reopening of high-speed rail services between Madrid and Andalucia remains uncertain following last week’s derailment in Adamuz (Córdoba). While the Ministry of Transport had
PICTURED: Fractured rail joint at fault for deadly high-speed Adamuz train disaster that killed 45 people
A PICTURE of the fractured rail joint believed to be at fault for Spain’s worst train crash in over a decade has been released. Eight
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
Train sensors had previously detected ‘anomalies’ at the point of the Adamuz disaster – as final death toll reaches 45
INVESTIGATORS probing the cause of Spain’s worst train disaster in over a decade say trains running along the site of the Adamuz crash in the
Broken rail preliminarily confirmed as cause of Cordoba train disaster that killed 45 – after previous convoys ‘narrowly escaped’ disaster
AS long suspected, a broken track weld has been identified as the probable cause of the tragic Iryo train crash in Cordoba. The official preliminary
Happy ending after missing dog in Spain’s Adamuz train disaster is found safe and sound
A DOG that went missing in the aftermath of the Adamuz train disaster has been found safe and well on Thursday morning. An Infoca forest
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
Emergency service to connect Madrid and Andalucia after Cordoba train disaster shuts down high-speed line
SPAIN’S national train operator has launched a back-up transport service between Madrid and Andalucia after a train crash cut off the high-speed line on Sunday.
Sniffer dogs, cranes and bulldozers: The gruesome search for survivors continues in worst train crash in Andalucia’s history
THE grim search for survivors continues after a train crash in Andalucia killed at least 42 people, amid fears the death toll will rise. Rescuers
‘Stop traffic on the lines urgently, please’: Listen to the harrowing call made by a train driver during Spain’s deadly Adamuz crash
THIS is the harrowing call made by one of the train drivers involved in a deadly train crash in southern Spain over the weekend. On