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Pictured: Soldier, 19, from Sevilla is among two missing Spaniards in Israel following deadly Hamas attack

THE NAMES of two Spaniards who went missing after Hamas’ weekend air and ground attack in Israel have been revealed. One is a teenage soldier

9 Oct, 2023 @ 17:48

Basque Country·Lead·National News·Sevilla

Young woman is fined €500 for leaving her dog tied up outside a pharmacy in Spain as new animal laws take effect

A YOUNG woman has become the first known person in Spain to be fined for breaking the new Animal Welfare law, but she ended up

9 Oct, 2023 @ 16:04

Animals·Basque Country·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

New offshore wind turbine off Spain’s Basque coast could power about 2,000 homes

A FLOATING wind turbine capable of powering about 2,000 homes has been set up off the Basque coast to make it Spain’s first offshore wind

30 Sep, 2023 @ 09:24

Basque Country·Environment

Bull’s revenge: Bullfighter suffers horrific goring while rescuing fellow fighter in Spain’s Santander

EVERY bullfighter’s nightmare came to pass as one risked his own life and suffered a goring to distract a raging bull that had his fellow

28 Jul, 2023 @ 14:15

Basque Country·Lead·Sport

First spring sightings of poisonous Portuguese Man O'War in Spain's Costa Blanca waters

Hundreds of sightings of Portuguese Man O’War lead to close several beaches in Spain

HUNDREDS of sightings of Portuguese Man O’War have led to a number of beaches in northern Spain to be closed for swimmers. Basque Country and

24 Jul, 2023 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Basque Country·Cantabria·Environment·Lead

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Top sommelier gets prison sentence for the misappropriation of high-end wine bottles in the Basque Country

A TOP sommelier has been given a two-year prison sentence for the misappropriation of luxury wine bottles in Spain’s Basque Country. Guillermo Cruz, who was

4 Jul, 2023 @ 13:30

Basque Country·Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

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

3 Jul, 2023 @ 14:29

Andalucia·Asturias·Barcelona·Basque Country·Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla·Valencia

Extinction Rebellion fills in golf course holes in Spain in excessive water usage protest

CLIMATE activists from Extinction Rebellion(XR) said on Sunday that they had plugged holes on 10 golf courses in Spain to protest at the sport’s excessive

3 Jul, 2023 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Basque Country·Environment·Ibiza·Lead·National News·Navarra·Valencian Community

A man on TVE proffers insults to Spain's prime minister

‘Get Txapote to vote for you’: The slogan about ETA that is plaguing the prime minister and victims alike in Spain

“QUE TE vote Txapote.” Roughly translated: Get Txapote to vote for you. This seemingly innocent Spanish phrase, which is nice and catchy thanks to its

1 Jul, 2023 @ 13:30

Basque Country·Lead·Politics

Spain has three of the world’s top four restaurants following Valencia awards ceremony

SPAIN’S restaurants held their heads high in Tuesday’s ‘Best Restaurants in the World Awards 2023’ staged at Valencia’s Les Arts Opera House. The ceremony honoured

21 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Basque Country·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid·Valencia·Valencian Community

Young man arrested for allegedly murdering his 89-year-old great aunt in the Basque Country

A YOUNG man accused of murdering his 89-year-old great aunt has been arrested in Bilbao (Basque Country). The 28-year-old reportedly walked to a police patrol

18 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

Basque Country·Crime & Law

How Spain’s iconic Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao geared up to celebrate its 25th anniversary

ONLY a select few buildings stand out as icons of the cities that raised them. The Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building and Big Ben

5 Feb, 2022 @ 17:06

Bilbao·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Life’s a picnic: The Olive Press samples Bilbao’s famous Azurmendi restaurant

As Spain’s top chef Eneko Atxa opens in London, Jon Clarke checks out the green and wacky world of his Basque restaurant

3 May, 2021 @ 09:40

Bilbao·Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Pintxo hopping in Spain’s San Sebastian may be ‘World’s Best Culinary Experience’ but don’t bail on Bilbao

THE world’s best culinary experience has officially been awarded to an old Spanish tradition. Well, Basque that is. Choosing from 500 different food experiences from

15 Sep, 2018 @ 11:30

Bilbao·Food & Drink·Lead

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