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Legendary British author Julian Barnes wins Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias award

LEICESTER-BORN literary legend Julian Barnes has won Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias Award. Barnes, 80, burst onto the literary scene in 1980 with his debut

11 Jun, 2026 @ 13:30

La Cultura·Lead

Teachers overwhelmingly vote to ‘suspend’ month-long strike with just a few days remaining in Valencia’s school year

TEACHERS in the Valencian Community have voted overwhelmingly to suspend their month-long ‘indefinite’ strike that has affected public-run schools. Unions have described it as a

11 Jun, 2026 @ 12:36

Alicante·Castellon·Education·Lead·Valencia

Manhunt for missing Moroccan promoter facing jail over shocking homophobic party rules in Spain’s southern gay capital of Torremolinos

SPANISH police have launched a manhunt for a Moroccan party promoter accused of organising an event in Torremolinos with a shockingly homophobic entry policy. The

11 Jun, 2026 @ 11:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British holidaymaker, 25, dies in horror accident on Costa Blanca beach

A BRITISH tourist has died in tragic circumstances after an accident while unwinding with pals on a Costa Blanca beach. The 25-year-old is understood to

11 Jun, 2026 @ 11:25

Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia

Apartment fire in Mallorca holiday hotspot leaves two dead and several rushed to hospital

AT least two people have been killed and dozens injured after a fire broke out at an apartment in Magaluf, a popular holiday destination visited

11 Jun, 2026 @ 11:02

Lead·Mallorca

Three British tourists sexually assaulted by man who posed as Valencia hostel worker

Three British tourists sexually assaulted by man posing as Valencia hostel worker

A 32-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for sexually assaulting three British female tourists at a Valencia hostel. The Policia Nacional said that the Tunisian national

11 Jun, 2026 @ 10:59

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

ON THIS DAY: The moment Franco closed the border with Gibraltar – and the Brits annoyed Spain by pinching the Falklands

IN 1967 Gibraltar voted by 99.6% of the electorate to remain British. In other words, one vote in 250 went against Britishness. Franco wasn’t happy.

11 Jun, 2026 @ 10:16

La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain

A brutal Balkan gang war on the streets of Barcelona culminates in broad daylight murder on the day of the Pope’s visit – a timeline of all we know

THE latest shooting in Barcelona in Calle Balmes has seen a man take a bullet to the head at point-blank range in the city’s commercial

10 Jun, 2026 @ 19:12

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Alicante hits two million residents and GDP doubles in 25 years – but still ranks 45th out of 52 Spanish provinces for wealth per capita

A STUDY says that Alicante province’s population is now over two million people and its economy is growing at a record rate- but the area

10 Jun, 2026 @ 14:00

Alicante·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead

Nearly four in ten Brits would pass on a holiday to Spain over ‘three-hour’ EES border queues, major study warns

EUROPE’s entry and exit system (EES) is causing frustration for global travellers with 3+ hour lines, making Brits most likely to reconsider trips into the

10 Jun, 2026 @ 13:21

Barcelona·Catalunya·International Affairs·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Travel News

Welcome to Barcelona, Leo: Man is gunned down in the street as Pope prepares to inaugurate Sagrada Familia tower

A MAN was shot dead on a Barcelona street on Wednesday close to the Policia Nacional station while events in the Catalan capital are dominated

10 Jun, 2026 @ 12:13

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Where to catch Pope Leo XIV in Barcelona today: Prison, Montserrat and a historic Sagrada Familia mass on the centenary of Gaudi’s death

POPE Leo XIV will tonight hold his first mass at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia, blessing the basilica’s towering new spire on the 100th anniversary of Antoni

10 Jun, 2026 @ 11:44

Barcelona·Lead

Popular Costa Blanca street market raided with 12 traders arrested for selling fake football shirts ahead of the World Cup

12 PEOPLE have been arrested for selling fake goods at the weekly Torrecremada Park street market in Denia. The Policia Nacional and Denia’s Policia Local

10 Jun, 2026 @ 11:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Spain’s biggest fire of 2026 devastates an area five times the size of Gibraltar in Andalucia — and summer hasn’t even started

SPAIN’S biggest wildfire of 2026 has torn through Andalucia, burning more than 36 square kilometres — an area five times the size of Gibraltar —

10 Jun, 2026 @ 10:43

Andalucia·Environment·Huelva·Lead

Nine out of eleven drivers fail drug tests in Costa del Sol town during weekend police blitz

NINE OUT OF 11 drivers stopped for roadside drug testing in Fuengirola last weekend have tested positive. It makes for a remarkable 82% positive rate

10 Jun, 2026 @ 10:19

Costa del Sol·Lead

The awe-inspiring genius of Sagrada Familia architect Antoni Gaudi, 100 years on from his tragic death

THE month of June is inextricably linked with Barcelona’s Antoni Gaudi. This year will be extra special as a host of VIPs – including Pope

10 Jun, 2026 @ 10:00

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain

Right-wing Vox-PP coalition in Castilla y Leon rules foreigners must live in Spain for 10 years to buy subsidised housing

A RIGHT-WING coalition expected to take power in Castilla y Leon has vowed to introduce strict residency requirements for access to key public services, mirroring

10 Jun, 2026 @ 09:15

Lead·Politics·Property

Brussels rules Spain’s tourist data grab is too intrusive – including handing payment data to police

THE way Spain collects personal data about foreign tourists has come under scrutiny after officials in Brussels suggested that legislation introduced less than two years

10 Jun, 2026 @ 08:15

Business & Finance·Lead

Andalucia’s rampant narco activity moves closer to Gibraltar after nearly two tonnes of petrol are found stashed in caves high up on the Rock

POLICE in Gibraltar have seized nearly two tonnes of petrol used to fuel notorious ‘narcolancha’ boats funnelling drugs into southern Spain in the latest sign

10 Jun, 2026 @ 07:30

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Spain rolls out free condoms for youngsters as officials push to make protection the norm

SPAIN is rolling out free condoms for 16-22 year olds in pharmacies across the country in a bid to make protection the norm. Spain’s Director

9 Jun, 2026 @ 17:15

Health·Lead

British and American tourists heading to Spain must be able to prove they have at least €1,099 or face being turned away under tough new entry requirements

HOLIDAYMAKERS from non-EU countries arriving in Spain must be able to prove they have at least €1,099 to enter Spain under border rules. Under Spanish

9 Jun, 2026 @ 17:00

Lead·Travel News

Tourist projects in the Balearics, Barcelona and Tenerife among the finalists in Spain’s top architecture awards

A STRATEGIC renovation of a Balearic tourist zone and a Barcelona food market are amid the finalists of Spain’s top architecture awards The eye-opening Playa

9 Jun, 2026 @ 15:53

Lead·Property

The Pope’s Barcelona visit: How will the water pistol brigade take to this latest American visitor driving up prices, wonders comic James Regal

In a new regular column by stand-up comic and Barcelona resident James Regal (@baarelyregal), he wonders how Chicagoan pontiff will be treated by the Catalan

9 Jun, 2026 @ 15:37

Barcelona·Columnists·Lead

Dog walker has ear half bitten off after ‘dangerous breed’ goes on attack rampage biting four people – including four-year-old boy – in Alicante

FOUR people were victim to a hazardous dog attack in Costa Blanca that ended with a 51-year-old woman losing part of her ear. A violent

9 Jun, 2026 @ 15:35

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

A survivor’s guide to Barcelona’s ‘bad barrios’: The best (and worst) of El Raval and La Barceloneta

THE true jewel of the Mediterranean, it comes as a surprise that two of Barcelona’s best-known barrios also have the worst reputations. While full of

9 Jun, 2026 @ 14:04

Barcelona·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Warning for tourists in Ibiza as American, 19, breaks back and hip after falling 12 metres from hotel balcony – and medical insurance won’t pay out ‘if drink or drugs involved’

An AMERICAN tourist is the second person facing serious injuries after falling off the veranda of his Ibiza hotel, an act not covered by insurance

9 Jun, 2026 @ 14:02

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Travel News

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