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Asian ‘murder hornets’ kill three in just two weeks in Galicia as Spain faces defeat in its battle against invasive species

THREE men have lost their lives to ‘murder hornets’ in Galicia in under two weeks – prompting fears that Spain is losing its long-running battle

29 Oct, 2025 @ 11:00

Galicia·Green·Lead

WATCH: Spanish special forces board Vigo-bound cargo ship and seize 6.5 tonnes of cocaine after tip-off from American DEA

SPANISH special forces have made a major drugs seizure near the Canary Islands from a cargo ship bound for Galicia. Authorities discovered 6.5 tonnes of

27 Oct, 2025 @ 15:30

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Galicia·Lead

One arrested after police ‘discover 250 dead animals in illegal breeding centre’ in northern Spain

A MAN has been arrested after Spanish police made the horrifying discovery of 250 dead animals in an illegal breeding centre. Officers from the Guardia

12 Oct, 2025 @ 18:02

Crime & Law·Galicia·Lead

WATCH: Luxury British cruise ship loaded up with thousands of high-paying passengers pulls into port in northern Spain

THIS is the moment the cruise liner Silver Dawn manoeuvres into Vigo port loaded up with thousands of well-heeled British visitors yesterday. The Silver Dawn

7 Oct, 2025 @ 15:30

Galicia·Lead·Travel News

Narco submarines, spider-men and a wave of arrests rock Spain’s cocaine underworld

SPAIN’S war on drug trafficking has exploded in dramatic fashion, as police smash two major cocaine-smuggling rings operating on opposite ends of the country. One

1 Oct, 2025 @ 10:30

crime·Crime & Law·Galicia·Lead·National News·Other News

GALICIA: Not such a cool Spanish destination (at least not in a heatwave!)

By Brandon Cheevers IS it time to reconsider spending my summer holidays in Spain? This is the question I found myself asking during our family

29 Sep, 2025 @ 11:15

Galicia·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Petrol bomb attack on migrant children’s centre in Spain’s Galicia

THUGS hurled a petrol bomb at a future care home for migrant children in north-west Spain – just days after officials announced plans to open

21 Sep, 2025 @ 09:37

Galicia·Lead·National News·Other News

Claims octopuses are leaving Spanish waters for UK shores are a ‘snowball of misinformation’

RECENT reports have suggested that octopuses are leaving the Spanish coast of Galicia because they cannot cope with rain and changes in water salinity. However,

18 Sep, 2025 @ 16:08

Environment·Galicia·Green·Lead·Nature·Other News

Pedro Sanchez attends christening of new Spanish frigate – ‘the first of five’ – as Spain boosts its military credibility

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has hailed Spain as an “open, prosperous and industrial nation” while attending the launch of the Spanish Navy’s new frigate *Bonifaz*

12 Sep, 2025 @ 13:37

Galicia·Lead·Other News·Politics

‘The worst place I’ve ever been to’: Jeremy Clarkson stuns Spaniards with savage attack on city in northern Spain

FOR many visitors it is one of Spain’s best hidden gems, renowned for its medieval old town, the world’s oldest functioning Roman lighthouse and jaw-dropping

22 Aug, 2025 @ 13:25

Celebrity·Galicia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Raging wildfires force partial closure of Spain’s world-famous Camino de Santiago

AS SEVERAL regions in Spain continue to battle wildfires, authorities in Castilla and Leon have closed down a section of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage

18 Aug, 2025 @ 12:23

Galicia·Lead·Olive Press Travel

New study blames August's wildfires in Spain on climate change - despite huge number of arson arrests

European allies fly in to help Spain battle deadly forest fires engulfing the country

SPAIN has received two firefighting planes from France under the European Union’s Civil Protection Mechanism, as authorities battle dozens of wildfires across the country. Interior

14 Aug, 2025 @ 15:27

Environment·Galicia·Lead·Other News

Franco’s family forced to open 18th-century mansion to the public after years of resistance

THE 18th-century mansion of Spain’s fascist dictator Francisco Franco has finally opened to the public for the first time in six decades, despite the dictator’s

10 Aug, 2025 @ 09:30

Galicia·Lead·Politics·Property

WATCH: Wild and bloody brawl leaves one dead after two notorious family clans sit down for lunch in northern Spain

Warning – this story contains distressing scenes of violence A SEEMINGLY innocuous family lunch in Galicia spiralled into a chaotic and deadly brawl, leaving one

7 Jul, 2025 @ 16:15

Galicia·Lead·Other News

Pedro Sanchez says Spain will buy arms from US for Ukraine after fresh criticism from Donald Trump

BREAKING: EU vote to recognise Catalan, Basque and Galician postponed in blow to Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez – at least 10 countries expressed doubts

A VOTE on a proposal that would officially recognise Catalan, Basque and Galician as European Union languages has been postponed in a blow for Spain’s

27 May, 2025 @ 14:10

Basque Country·Catalunya·Galicia·Lead·Politics

REVEALED: The three beaches in Spain with the best photographic ‘wow factor’

THREE Spanish beaches have been proclaimed to have the ‘wow factor’ when photographs are posted online via social media or in travel blogs. The holiday

25 May, 2025 @ 08:00

Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Galicia·Lead

Blackspot Branded As The 'road Of Death' On The Costa Blanca In Spain Claims Another Victim In A Head On Collision Horrific crash at blackspot known as the ‘Road of Death’ on the Costa Blanca in Spain claims another victim

Family die of carbon monoxide poisoning with home generator likely culprit during Spain’s blackout

A FAMILY died from carbon monoxide poisoning at their Galicia region home in north-west Spain with suspicions revolving around an indoor electricity generator. It was

29 Apr, 2025 @ 18:45

Galicia·Lead

WATCH: Shellfish divers call for ‘removal’ of famous dolphin in Spain’s northern coast because he eats all their catch

A BOTTLENOSE dolphin known locally as ‘Manoliño’ is causing increasing frustration among shellfish divers in Galicia, northern Spain, who say the animal’s playful behaviour is

21 Apr, 2025 @ 17:17

Environment·Galicia·Lead·Nature

British woman is evacuated by helicopter from cruise ship off Spain

SPAIN’S Maritime Rescue team came to the aid of a British passenger who fell ill on a cruise ship. The woman was on the Sky

27 Mar, 2025 @ 17:10

Galicia·Lead

High-speed rail link between Spain and Portugal to be completed by 2032

SPAIN and Portugal will be connected by a high-speed train by 2032, according to Portugal’s infrastructure minister. The high-speed line will link the popular Portuguese

28 Feb, 2025 @ 15:22

Galicia·Lead·Travel News

Spanish city honours two heroic illegal migrants who stopped brutal beating of gay man that sparked widespread protests

A GALICIA city has given a top honour to two illegal migrants who risked deportation to stop a vicious homophobic assault that made national headlines.

25 Feb, 2025 @ 16:00

Galicia·Lead

The little-known seaside gem in northern Spain where Richard Gere has been house hunting

HOLLYWOOD legend Richard Gere is looking to put down roots in northern Spain’s picturesque Galician coast. The ‘Pretty Woman’ star, 75, and his Galician wife

20 Feb, 2025 @ 18:30

Celebrity·Entertainment·Galicia·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Abandoned narco-sub breaks into two when fishing boat tries to tow it to port in Spain

Abandoned narco-sub breaks into two as fishing boat tries to tow it to port in Spain

THE Guardia Civil says a suspected narco-submarine capable of smuggling drugs broke in two as a fishing boat was towing it to a port in

23 Jan, 2025 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Galicia·Lead

Revealed: The Spanish regions with best levels of English

THESE are the areas of Spain who speak the best English, according to a new study. While learning English is an important part of the

14 Jan, 2025 @ 17:11

Education·Galicia·Lead·Madrid

Exclusive: ‘Chronic pollution’ warning in northern Spain one year after 25 tonnes of plastic pellets were dropped into the sea

A YEAR after millions of tiny plastic pellets were spilled off the coast of Galicia, how has the environmental disaster impacted Spain? On December 8

11 Jan, 2025 @ 11:00

Galicia·Lead

Watch: Giant jellyfish is filmed swimming in popular tourist port in Spain

A GIANT jellyfish was spotted in the fishing port of Cangas in Spain’s northern Galicia region last Friday. Eyewitnesses said it was around two metres

13 Dec, 2024 @ 18:00

Galicia·Lead

Galicia

Asian ‘murder hornets’ kill three in just two weeks in Galicia as Spain faces defeat in its battle against invasive species

WATCH: Spanish special forces board Vigo-bound cargo ship and seize 6.5 tonnes of cocaine after tip-off from American DEA

One arrested after police ‘discover 250 dead animals in illegal breeding centre’ in northern Spain

WATCH: Luxury British cruise ship loaded up with thousands of high-paying passengers pulls into port in northern Spain

Narco submarines, spider-men and a wave of arrests rock Spain’s cocaine underworld

GALICIA: Not such a cool Spanish destination (at least not in a heatwave!)

Petrol bomb attack on migrant children’s centre in Spain’s Galicia

Claims octopuses are leaving Spanish waters for UK shores are a ‘snowball of misinformation’

Pedro Sanchez attends christening of new Spanish frigate – ‘the first of five’ – as Spain boosts its military credibility

‘The worst place I’ve ever been to’: Jeremy Clarkson stuns Spaniards with savage attack on city in northern Spain

Raging wildfires force partial closure of Spain’s world-famous Camino de Santiago

European allies fly in to help Spain battle deadly forest fires engulfing the country

Franco’s family forced to open 18th-century mansion to the public after years of resistance

WATCH: Wild and bloody brawl leaves one dead after two notorious family clans sit down for lunch in northern Spain

BREAKING: EU vote to recognise Catalan, Basque and Galician postponed in blow to Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez – at least 10 countries expressed doubts

REVEALED: The three beaches in Spain with the best photographic ‘wow factor’

Family die of carbon monoxide poisoning with home generator likely culprit during Spain’s blackout

WATCH: Shellfish divers call for ‘removal’ of famous dolphin in Spain’s northern coast because he eats all their catch

British woman is evacuated by helicopter from cruise ship off Spain

High-speed rail link between Spain and Portugal to be completed by 2032

Spanish city honours two heroic illegal migrants who stopped brutal beating of gay man that sparked widespread protests

The little-known seaside gem in northern Spain where Richard Gere has been house hunting

Abandoned narco-sub breaks into two as fishing boat tries to tow it to port in Spain

Revealed: The Spanish regions with best levels of English

Exclusive: ‘Chronic pollution’ warning in northern Spain one year after 25 tonnes of plastic pellets were dropped into the sea

Watch: Giant jellyfish is filmed swimming in popular tourist port in Spain

‘The McGrail Report is Gibraltar as you have never seen it before’ – Catharsis under the shadow of the Dragon Tree, writes F Oliva

‘If released he’d just do it again’: Costa del Sol karate coach accused of abusing children as young as six is refused bail

New shooting in Marbella as Costa del Sol is rocked by wave of violence amid mafia crackdowns

Father and son kidnapped man in Malaga and sent photos to the family with a ham knife against his neck over €50 cocaine debt

This is the most dangerous road on the Costa del Sol – which has claimed four casualties in four years