Kicking off to kick the habit in Spain
A series of arrests have been made after fights broke out over the new smoking ban
Paella punch up
Holidaymakers beaten up, imprisoned and found guilty of assault on a police
Where’s our Spanish furniture?
Victims of rentals scheme are on the hunt for British businesswoman Margaret
Let it SNOW! The white stuff has fallen on the mountains of Spain’s Andalucia as temperatures finally begin to descend
THE dramatic change of weather over the past few days has seen a healthy coat of snow gather on the peaks of Andalucia. The Sierra
Man is killed when car overturns amid 100km/hr winds in Spain’s Andalucia: Six others are injured after emergency services received 2,000 incident reports
SEVERE storms killed two people in Cordoba and Huelva provinces amidst around two thousand reported incidents in Andalusia- 500 of which were logged since 10.00pm
BREAKING: Suspected jihadist in Granada is among FOUR arrested in Spain today as part of nationwide anti-terror operation following attacks in France and Belgium
A SUSPECTED jihadist has been arrested in Andalucia as Spain intensifies its anti-terror operations following attacks in France and Belgium. The 22-year-old was cuffed following
Student pilot killed in plane crash was 26-year-old Brit who lived on Spain’s Costa del Sol
IT’S BEEN revealed that a British man was one of the two victims in Wednesday’s light aircraft crash in Almeria’s Cabo de Gata natural park.
Fossil of last ever crocodile to live in Europe some 4.5 MILLION years ago is found in Spain’s Andalucia
EUROPE’s last ever crocodile has been discovered by paleontologists near Granada. Paleontologists at the site, in Baza, Granada, have found a 4.5 million year old
Pre-historic footwear dating back 6,200 years is discovered in caves in Spain’s Andalucia
THE OLDEST pair of shoes in Europe found in a Granada area cave may be much older than first thought, according to scientists. Experts used
Russian hackers target Spanish government websites to disrupt Granada immigration summit
RUSSIAN hackers launched a series of cyber attacks on Friday against Spanish government and Granada city council websites to coincide with the immigration summit and
Cities across Spain to review nightclub licences after Murcia fire that claimed 13 lives
SUNDAY’S Murcia nightclub fire that killed 13 people has prompted cities across Spain to check if clubs are operating legally. The two adjoining Murcia clubs
Steven Spielberg was ‘very sorry’ to give up Granada’s Alhambra Palace as a shooting location for Indiana Jones: Letter from his studio praises ‘one of Spain’s most magnificent architectural wonders’
STEVEN Spielberg was ‘very sad’ after being forced to give up the Alhambra Palace as a filming location for Indiana Jones, it has emerged. The
Lonely cancer patient, 60, asks to be sent to be PRISON on Spain’s Costa del Sol because he is ‘tired of being alone 24/7’
A 60-YEAR-OLD cancer sufferer from Granada has requested to be voluntarily taken into prison because, he says, he is afraid of ‘being alone’ all day
GRANADA SHOOTING: Man shot to death while sitting in car in Spain
A MAN in his forties has been shot and killed while sitting inside a parked car on a Granada avenue. According to official reports, emergency
WATCH: The mother of Luis Rubiales speaks amid her ongoing hunger strike
THE mother of Luis Rubiales finally made an appearance last night shortly before 8pm on Tuesday as her hunger strike enters its third day. Dozens
REVEALED: The luxury villa overlooking Spain’s Costa Tropical where Spanish football boss Luis Rubiales allegedly held sordid sex parties
By Laurence Dollimore in Motril and Walter Finch THIS stunning villa on the Costa Tropical of Granada boasts breathtaking sea and mountain views, an infinity
Granada wins twitter vote for Spain’s most beautiful city
GRANADA, the historic Spanish city nestled against the backdrop of the Sierra Nevada mountains, has emerged triumphant in a recent Twitter vote, securing the title
The works of three British artists to be included at the first ever Moclin Arte festival
AFTER winning an art competition three Brits will have their work shown at the first ever Moclin Arte art festival in Granada. Jayne Stansfield, MA
Malaga and Granada among Spain’s top 10 cities with the highest cost of living
MALAGA and Granada have been named among Spain’s top 10 cities with the highest cost of living. According to a study carried out by savings
Beachgoers are warned their parasols and other belongings used to reserve a space WILL be removed: Resort in southern Spain popular with British expats adopts ‘drastic’ measures to battle ‘umbrella wars’
Since yesterday, workers from the City Council have been placing warning stickers on parasols and other items left on the sand as a way to
Heartless scammer cons dog owners by charging for fake information about ‘stolen’ pets in Spain
A MURCIA region fraudster conned lost dog owners into believing he could find the pets and even mocked them after they transferred him money. The
MUCHA AGUA: How the mountain village of Cáñar in Spain’s Alpujarra keeps the water flowing all year round
CÁÑAR, a mountain village in the Alpujarra of Granada, is attracting international attention for its restoration of acequias, a network of water channels created by
WATCH: Bouncer places reveller in a CHOKEHOLD before dumping his motionless body on the ground outside club in popular seaside resort in southern Spain
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THIS is the shocking moment overzealous bouncers in Spain place a young man into a chokehold before throwing
Arrival of 400 migrants on Spain’s southern coasts raises alarms for authorities
BOATS carrying around 400 migrants have arrived on the coasts of Spain’s Almeria, Granda and Murcia in just a few days. In many cases, holidaymakers
GETTING ARTY: Spain’s Granada region is becoming a magnet for modern female artists
GRANADA has a long history of art and self-expression, with the most famous luminary being Frederico Garcia Lorca. Since then, many creatives have been drawn
One of Granada’s best known spas has reopened this summer after a season hiatus
AFTER a season’s hiatus, one of the most popular Spas in the province of Granada, the Balneario de Alicún, has reopened. The mineral-rich, hyper thermal
Hotel Nueva Alcazaba de Busquistar – affordable 4-star luxury near the Alpujarra’s highest village of Trevelez
THE Nueva Alcazaba is a stunning hotel complex set in the heart of the Alpujarra Alta, just 4km from the area’s highest village of Trevelez,
DON’T MISS: The Best of What’s on in Spain
Top events in Spain for the week and month ahead from Madrid to Barcelona via Valencia and A Coruña. THIS WEEK: Tour de France (in