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Spain’s Sevilla takes ‘unprecedented’ measures to battle West Nile virus amid fears of a new epidemic

HEALTH authorities in Sevilla are taking ‘unprecedented’ measures to battle the West Nile virus. It comes as the number of mosquitoes carrying the disease continues

9 Aug, 2024 @ 12:00

Health·Lead·Sevilla

Health authorities in Spain call for calm after detecting possible case of tick-borne Crimean-Congo virus in Sevilla

HEALTH authorities in Andalucia have appealed for calm after activating procedures for a possible case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF). Samples have been sent to

9 Aug, 2024 @ 11:15

Health·Lead·Sevilla

Fears of a new epidemic in southern Spain: Protesting locals demand a vaccine for deadly mosquito-borne virus following multiple deaths

LOCALS in southern Spain are demanding a vaccine to fight the deadly West Nile virus following an uptick in cases and two recent deaths. Residents

5 Aug, 2024 @ 15:18

Health·Lead·Sevilla

Watch: Girl in Spain finds huge snake slithering in her bed – and has no idea where it came from

THIS is the moment emergency services recovered a snake from the bedroom of a young girl in southern Spain last night. At around 3.55am, the

31 Jul, 2024 @ 14:33

Animals·Environment·Lead·Sevilla

Weather expert warns that climate change is turning Spain's Sevilla into a desert

Young man screams ‘someone wants to kill me’ in English before jumping to his death off bridge in southern Spain

Do you know more about this incident? Email tips@theolivepress.es A YOUNG man has died after jumping off a bridge in Sevilla. The unidentified victim was

22 Jul, 2024 @ 14:36

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Faeces is found smeared on lockboxes outside Airbnb flats in southern Spain: Locals online say ‘well done’ and brand vile action ‘marvellous’

ANTI-tourism activists may have reached new lows in southern Spain after excrement was allegedly found smeared on lockboxes outside tourist apartments. Multiple padlocked boxes which

18 Jul, 2024 @ 14:20

Lead·Sevilla

Gem in Spain’s Andalucia is among the top 100 must-visit destinations for 2025, according to Forbes

Spain’s war on Airbnb continues: Country’s third-most visited city demands removal of hundreds of tourist flats

SEVILLA city council has requested the removal of 715 tourist apartments, two thirds of which are in the historic centre and the Triana neighbourhood. It

4 Jul, 2024 @ 21:00

Lead·Sevilla

Going vegan in Sevilla? These six restaurants are a must visit

FOR vegans, eating like a local can be difficult but not in Sevilla with this expert guide. The capital of Andalucia, Sevilla’s cuisine uses lots

23 Jun, 2024 @ 14:00

For Foodies·Lead·Sevilla

Talk about vintage! World’s oldest wine is found in Spain’s Andalucia after being preserved for 2,000 years in a Roman sarcophagus

AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL team has discovered the oldest wine in the world while investigating a Roman tomb found in 2019 in a house at Carmona in

22 Jun, 2024 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

TikToker Gigi, who was denied entry to Sevilla cathedral

TikTok influencer is denied entry into a major tourist attraction in southern Spain ‘because of her tattoos and outfit’

AN ONLINE influencer called Gigi (@gigi_abeleira) has taken to her TikTok account to complain that she was refused entry to the cathedral in the southern

19 Jun, 2024 @ 17:04

Lead·Sevilla

Traveller attempts to fly from Madrid to southern Spain with 15 TARANTULAS in Tupperware containers

A TRAVELLER was stopped flying from Madrid to southern Spain carrying 15 TARANTULAS in Tupperware cases. The Guardia Civil are investigating a man for illegally

13 Jun, 2024 @ 12:11

Lead·Madrid·Sevilla

Who is Alvise Perez? The UK-educated, former LibDem supporter turned alt-right influencer whose party won 800,000 votes and 3 seats at the EU elections in Spain

HE went to university in Leeds, was once a member of the Liberal Democrats, and has been likened to both Javier Milei, the firebrand populist

11 Jun, 2024 @ 17:28

Andalucia·Lead·Politics·Sevilla

Riot police struggle with protestors in Sevilla University

Watch: Dramatic scenes in Spain’s Sevilla University as riot police forcibly remove students protesting against Israel’s war in Gaza

STUDENTS at Spain’s Sevilla University have denounced being physically assaulted by riot officers from the Policia Nacional, as they broke up a pro-Palestine protest in

11 Jun, 2024 @ 12:55

Lead·Sevilla

Tom Cruise’s tour of Spain: Mission Impossible star, 61, visits major city in southern Spain before returning to Mallorca on a plane he pilots himself

MISSION Impossible star, Tom Cruise, has visited a popular city in Southern Spain before returning to Mallorca on his self-piloted plane. Less than a month

10 Jun, 2024 @ 15:54

Lead·Mallorca·Sevilla

Must visit: The hidden gems well worth discovering in the four poorest towns of Spain’s Andalucia

THE poorest towns in Spain were revealed this week after analysing the average income of each of their respective inhabitants. Out of the 10 poorest,

25 May, 2024 @ 10:27

Andalucia·Cadiz·Granada·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

Locals fume at the price of a ‘cafe con leche’ in Sevilla: Tourists are blamed for surging food and drink costs

SEVILLA locals have been enraged by high breakfast prices and indifferent quality in tourist area restaurants. One customer took to social media to say ‘she

24 May, 2024 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Planned Airbnb crackdown backfires in Sevilla: HUNDREDS of tourist apartments are registered ahead of new regulation

A PLAN by the local council in Sevilla to limit the number of tourist apartments in the southern Andalusian city has backfired, with landlords and

14 May, 2024 @ 12:26

Lead·Sevilla·Travel News

Outrage in Sevilla as iconic area is left with ZERO local residents after being taken over by tourist flats and hotel – as ‘anti-tourism’ backlash grows across Spain

FEARS are growing of Sevilla becoming a ghost town due to a surge of tourist apartments ‘kicking out locals’. It comes as it was revealed

9 May, 2024 @ 13:16

Lead·Sevilla·Travel News

Seville Atmosphere Eintracht Frankfurt V Rangers Uefa Europa League Final

Sevilla locals blast ‘toxic tourist invasion’ that is ‘destroying’ the city due to ‘impossible prices’ and ‘jammed streets’ – as they demand the number of Airbnb homes to be reduced

LOCALS in Sevilla have launched a petition calling for stricter controls on ‘excessive’ tourism in the city. In a missive, the group claim the ‘masses

6 May, 2024 @ 14:22

Lead·Sevilla·Travel News

WATCH: Neighbour at war with popular tapas bar in Sevilla ‘blasts porn and animal noises from her flat and goes on naked walks’ in a bid to put off punters

DINERS enjoying the views at a swanky Sevilla eatery have to chew their food to loud porn noises after a disgruntled neighbour declared war. The

5 May, 2024 @ 14:30

Lead·Sevilla

Female patient, 70, hurls xenophobic abuse at ‘foreign’ doctor trying to treat her in southern Spain

A FEMALE doctor was verbally abused by an elderly patient at a Sevilla province health centre on the grounds that she wasn’t Spanish. The incident

3 May, 2024 @ 16:10

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Doctors guilty of reckless homicide after boy, 8, died following five ER visits over four days in Spain

‘I’m a prisoner in my own body’: Man, 52, who will be euthanised in Spain today explains his reasons in final social media post

A SEVILLA province man has taken to social media to explain why is he is being euthanised this Friday. The Castilblanco de los Arroyos resident,

3 May, 2024 @ 12:45

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Sevilla

Cabify launches hundreds of electric mopeds in Sevilla: Users can rent the vehicles by the minute

SEVILLANOS can now hop on hundreds of electric mopeds dotted throughout the city as Cabify launches their new service. The 200 electric mopeds will be

24 Apr, 2024 @ 13:50

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

AC/DC in Spain: Last few tickets available for legendary rock band’s two-night showing in Andalucia

LEGENDARY rock band AC/DC has almost sold out their two-night stint in Spain’s Andalucia. The band have not visited Spain since 2016, when they also

23 Apr, 2024 @ 15:58

La Cultura·Lead·Sevilla

Sevilla to hold a referendum on moving the Feria de Abril: Three MILLION people attended this year and brought in €6bn – but some locals say it’s ‘overrun with tourists’

A REFERENDUM is to be held into Sevilla’s Feria de Abril after three MILLION people attended this year’s festivities, bringing in €6bn This year’s feria

22 Apr, 2024 @ 11:06

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

WATCH: Scandalous behaviour at Sevilla’s Feria de Abril is put on full display thanks to social media hashtag – including sex in broad daylight, staggering drunks and stripping festival goers

THE outrageous behaviour of some festival goers at the Feria de Abril in Sevilla is being laid bare on social media. Attendees to one of

18 Apr, 2024 @ 13:18

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