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WATCH: ‘Amazing how they can talk like that!’ Spaniards ‘flip out’ at Gibraltarians talking in their native mix of English and Spanish

SPANIARDS have once again been entranced by Gibraltar’s unique dialect llanito after a clip of people speak it went viral. The segment, from Gibraltar Broadcasting

3 Apr, 2025 @ 13:30

Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

‘Ten seconds later it would’ve been our turn’: Witnesses recount horror of shooting in Spain’s Malaga ‘as children were leaving school’

GUNSHOTS broke the quiet in the Malaga district of Carretera de Cadiz at around 6pm on Wednesday. The suspect is still on the run.Four people

3 Apr, 2025 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Europe in shock as Trump announces 20% tariffs on imports from Spain and the EU

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has – as expected- announced 20% tariffs on EU member states including Spain. “Our country has been looted, plundered, raped and

3 Apr, 2025 @ 12:00

Lead·National News

Ryanair announces four new routes from Spain’s Malaga – including one new flight to the UK

RYANAIR has announced that it will start flying from new destinations to Malaga airport this summer. The north east of England will now be serviced

3 Apr, 2025 @ 11:30

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Spanish and EU citizens visiting the UK now need this €12 document in major travel shake up

SPANISH citizens intending to visit the UK must now get a new digital permission starting from Wednesday, 2 April. A tourist visit (that is, a

3 Apr, 2025 @ 10:42

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Two brothers jailed in Spain’s Malaga ‘for beating a homeless Irishman to death with a rock’

TWO BROTHERS have received a nine-year jail sentence for beating a homeless Irishman to death. They were also ordered to pay €150,000 to the victim’s

3 Apr, 2025 @ 09:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

€4 billion electric car battery factory to be built in Spain- promising to cut costs for vehicle owners

Spain brings back electric vehicle subsidies of up to €7,000 in new green drive

The Spanish government has reactivated its EV-subsidy scheme ‘MOVES III’. It has done so retroactively, meaning that the programme restarted at the beginning of 2025.

3 Apr, 2025 @ 08:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Man suffers brain damage after brutal assault by 'up to 20 mad men' outside Alicante nightclub

Shooting in Spain’s Malaga leaves four wounded: 73-year-old hit in the chest while gunman remains at large

FOUR men have been wounded in a shooting that took place this afternoon in Malaga city. A lone gunman opened fire on a group of

2 Apr, 2025 @ 20:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

‘No more talking!’: Mass uprising in Spain as over 40 cities set to protest the housing crisis – while property prices break new record

MASS demonstrations are planned in over 40 cities across Spain as citizens rise up against a housing crisis that has priced many out of the

2 Apr, 2025 @ 18:30

Lead·National News·Property

Spanish court gives ex-Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti one-year prison sentence for tax fraud

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti testifies in tax fraud trial that could see him jailed for nearly five years

REAL Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti testified in court on Wednesday in his tax fraud trial where he’s accused of illegally pocketing €1 million over a

2 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

PICTURED: The mind boggling sums of cash seized from the home of Spanish police’s Breaking-Bad narco cop

THESE are the incredible sums of hard cash and luxury goods that were found in the home of one of Spain’s most senior police officers.

2 Apr, 2025 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Unemployment in Spain falls to lowest March total for 17 years with new jobs created in hotels, bars, and restaurants

SPAIN’S March jobless total fell by 13,311 to over 2.5 million- the lowest figure for the month since 2007. The fall was half of that

2 Apr, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·National News

Far-right group in Spain is under investigation over calls for the Spanish to 'rise up against the foreign immigrant invasion'

Spanish far-right group is investigated over calls to ‘rise up against the foreign immigrant invasion’

A FAR-RIGHT group calling itself the National Nucleus Association is being investigated by the Guardia Civil for posting a social media video calling on foreign

2 Apr, 2025 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Landlord in Spain’s Sevilla shoots father-of-two in the head because he ‘owed him two months rent’

A MAN survived being shot in the head by his landlord because he was two months behind on his rent.The bullet became stuck in the

2 Apr, 2025 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

British ‘Spiderman’ tourist is rescued by firefighters after getting trapped on shop sign in Spain’s Benidorm

A 27-year-old British man had to be rescued by firefighters after he became stuck on top of a shop sign in Benidorm on Monday. Hundreds

2 Apr, 2025 @ 15:15

Benidorm·Lead

RED ALERT: Spain’s Canary Islands in ‘extraordinary danger’ as hurricane-force storm set to batter the tourist hotspot

A RED weather alert has been issued for the Canary Islands as Storm Nuria threatens the holiday hotspot with hurricane-force winds. The Spanish weather agency

2 Apr, 2025 @ 15:02

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

Fake plumber pulls out gun and assaults elderly couple during failed eviction bid at Valencia home

Devious landlady ‘hired fake plumber to violently evict elderly couple at gunpoint’ in Spain’s Valencia

A DEVIOUS landlady is being investigated for hiring a man to violently evict an elderly couple from her flat in Gandia (Valencia province). The Policia

2 Apr, 2025 @ 14:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

UK tourists help Spain smash February foreign visitor record

Brits are the backbone of Spain’s tourism sector in latest data as economic boom continues

SPAIN welcomed a record number of 5.4 million foreign tourists in February with a million of those coming from the United Kingdom. The National Institute

2 Apr, 2025 @ 13:45

Lead·National News

Spanish mayor slams Costa del Sol toll road which rakes in €30m a year while offering ‘no discounts for drivers’

THE Costa del Sol toll road has been slammed for raking in the cash while offering no discounts to the drivers who use it every

2 Apr, 2025 @ 13:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·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

Man in Spain’s Costa Blanca ‘killed ex-girlfriend’s 5-year-old daughter with pill overdose in revenge for new lover’

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl died in Murcia on Tuesday when her adopted mother’s ex-boyfriend allegedly gave her a large amount of pills. The man – named

2 Apr, 2025 @ 12:14

Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia

DANA Alice warnings of heavy localised rain expected in Eastern Spain and the Balearics

Hello April, hello Storm Nuria: Latest Atlantic front will bring rain and strong winds to Spain’s coasts – these are the affected areas

RAIN will hit large parts of Spain- especially from Thursday- due to the arrival of Storm Nuria. The State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) says the new front

2 Apr, 2025 @ 11:20

Lead·National News·Weather

Gibraltar appoints Brit to top cop role: Welshman with experience in London street crime to take the reins on the Rock

GIBRALTAR’S newest Commissioner of Police will come from overseas after a selection process that was ‘fair, open and thorough.’ Owain Ceri Richards will become Commissioner

2 Apr, 2025 @ 10:33

Gibraltar·Lead

‘Thank you for caring’: Relief as missing Brit father who vanished from a Spanish airport is found after three day search

A BRITISH man who vanished mysteriously from Alicante airport following a stag weekend in Benidorm has been found safe, authorities confirmed yesterday. Welshman Jason Taylor,

1 Apr, 2025 @ 21:34

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Supplying petrol to drug smugglers in Spain now gets eight years in prison: Years of impunity end in the Gibraltar Strait

SMUGGLERS who supply fuel to drug boats in Spain will now be punished by up to eight years in prison, following a landmark ruling that

1 Apr, 2025 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

‘Illegal’ British ice cream van scooping up tourists and locals is seized by Benidorm police

A TRADITIONAL ice cream van operated by a British man has been impounded by Benidorm police for not having a licence to sell food. The

1 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Malaga balcony tragedy update: Ukrainian couple threw themselves from building in 'suicide pact'

Malaga balcony tragedy update: Ukrainian couple in their 60s ‘threw themselves from building in suicide pact’

A UKRAINIAN couple who fell to their deaths from the eighth-floor of a Malaga City apartment block on Tuesday may have done so as a

1 Apr, 2025 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

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WATCH: ‘Amazing how they can talk like that!’ Spaniards ‘flip out’ at Gibraltarians talking in their native mix of English and Spanish

‘Ten seconds later it would’ve been our turn’: Witnesses recount horror of shooting in Spain’s Malaga ‘as children were leaving school’

Europe in shock as Trump announces 20% tariffs on imports from Spain and the EU

Ryanair announces four new routes from Spain’s Malaga – including one new flight to the UK

Spanish and EU citizens visiting the UK now need this €12 document in major travel shake up

Two brothers jailed in Spain’s Malaga ‘for beating a homeless Irishman to death with a rock’

Spain brings back electric vehicle subsidies of up to €7,000 in new green drive

Shooting in Spain’s Malaga leaves four wounded: 73-year-old hit in the chest while gunman remains at large

‘No more talking!’: Mass uprising in Spain as over 40 cities set to protest the housing crisis – while property prices break new record

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti testifies in tax fraud trial that could see him jailed for nearly five years

PICTURED: The mind boggling sums of cash seized from the home of Spanish police’s Breaking-Bad narco cop

Unemployment in Spain falls to lowest March total for 17 years with new jobs created in hotels, bars, and restaurants

Landlord in Spain’s Sevilla shoots father-of-two in the head because he ‘owed him two months rent’

British ‘Spiderman’ tourist is rescued by firefighters after getting trapped on shop sign in Spain’s Benidorm

RED ALERT: Spain’s Canary Islands in ‘extraordinary danger’ as hurricane-force storm set to batter the tourist hotspot

Devious landlady ‘hired fake plumber to violently evict elderly couple at gunpoint’ in Spain’s Valencia

Brits are the backbone of Spain’s tourism sector in latest data as economic boom continues

Spanish mayor slams Costa del Sol toll road which rakes in €30m a year while offering ‘no discounts for drivers’

Man in Spain’s Costa Blanca ‘killed ex-girlfriend’s 5-year-old daughter with pill overdose in revenge for new lover’

Hello April, hello Storm Nuria: Latest Atlantic front will bring rain and strong winds to Spain’s coasts – these are the affected areas

Gibraltar appoints Brit to top cop role: Welshman with experience in London street crime to take the reins on the Rock

‘Thank you for caring’: Relief as missing Brit father who vanished from a Spanish airport is found after three day search

Supplying petrol to drug smugglers in Spain now gets eight years in prison: Years of impunity end in the Gibraltar Strait

‘Illegal’ British ice cream van scooping up tourists and locals is seized by Benidorm police

Malaga balcony tragedy update: Ukrainian couple in their 60s ‘threw themselves from building in suicide pact’

Spain doesn’t quite get Christmas as we know it, writes MICHAEL COY – so here’s how to enjoy it the Spanish way

MICHAEL COY introduces us to his hero – George Santayana: A Spanish-American thinker famous for his pithy sayings

Daring swashbuckle and the restoration of honour: MICHAEL COY on a Spanish theatrical classic -the Mayor of Zalamea

‘Greenhouse’ gas dealers arrested after police find €3m of cannisters set for fridges and air conditioners in Spain

Heavy rain prompts yellow alert for Costa del Sol this weekend