Record 20.5% annual price rise in 2025 for second-hand properties in Spain
A STUDY has reported a record 20.5% annual price rise for second-hand properties in Spain last year. Property portal Fotocasa said that prices reached an
New costa kings of bling: Brits are being hugely outspent in Alicante property market
DUTCH buyers have officially dethroned the British to become the biggest spenders on the Costa Blanca. While UK nationals are still buying the highest number
Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez opens door for Spanish troops to be stationed in Ukraine and Palestine
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has said that Spain may send troops to join a post-ceasefire peacekeeping mission in Ukraine. Sanchez on Thursday said the government
WATCH: One dead and several missing after traffickers force migrants into freezing water at gunpoint off the Andalucian coast
A MAN has died and several others are feared missing after human smugglers forced migrants to swim to Andalucian shores at gunpoint on Sunday. Shocking
LANDMARK ANNIVERSARY: Twenty Years of The Olive Press – Why Independent Journalism Still Matters
STARTING a newspaper was never meant to involve police statements or security concerns. Yet over the past twenty years, The Olive Press has faced legal
Andalucia property prices soared 19% in 2025 – with one under-the-radar province seeing the biggest jump of all
PROPERTY prices across Andalucia have once again shattered historic records, surging by 18.9% in 2025 to reach an all-time high of €2,755 per square metre
Coming up in 2026: Spain will enjoy its first total solar eclipse in over 100 years – all you need to know to catch the best view
ONLOOKERS gazed upwards as the sunlight dimmed, a rim of gold lining the pitch-black blot in the sky. It was the middle of the day,
Spain’s minimum wage is set to break €1,200 a month in 2026 – and will retroactively apply from January 1st
SPAIN’S government is proposing a 3.1% rise in the minimum wage in 2026. It said on Wednesday that the increase would put €17,094 into pockets
Off the beaten track: Five destinations to explore in Spain during 2026
Fiona Govan shares her favourite destinations far away from the tourist crowds, where it is still possible to find the authentic Spain.
Summer is secured: Storm Francis replenishes key reservoirs on the Costa del Sol and Sotogrande – but what about the rest of Andalucia?
STORM Francis has officially ended the drought crisis for this year, replenishing Andalucia’s reservoirs with enough water to guarantee a restriction-free summer. Regional authorities confirmed
Wet October and fewer ‘home’ tourists are blamed for slight fall in 2025 Costa Blanca hotel stays
A WET October and a slight drop in domestic tourists have been blamed for a fall in Costa Blanca hotel occupancy rates in 2025. The
Tourist, 37, ‘gropes teenage girl, 16, he found worse-for-wear in hostel toilets’ during New Year’s Eve festivities in Malaga
A 37-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Malaga on suspicion of sexually assaulting a young girl on New Year’s Eve. Authorities said the suspect allegedly
Drug crackdown on the Costa del Sol: Police raids shut down narco flats in popular expat town
POLICE raids have shut down narco flats in a popular expat town during the latest drug crackdown on the Costa del Sol. The Policia Nacional
Warning in Spain over bogus TikTok scam using AI clips of Princess Leonor to swindle victims out of cash
THE foundation representing the heir to the Spanish throne has warned that fraudsters are using AI-generated videos of Princess Leonor on the popular social media
‘Greenland belongs to its people’: Spain’s Pedro Sanchez stands up to Trump – and warns Venezuela strikes set a ‘dangerous precedent’
SPANISH prime minister Pedro Sanchez and seven other top European leaders have joined forces to rebuke President Trump over his remarks about annexing the autonomous
Spain’s big freeze hits Malaga with -3.5C – while the Costa del Sol chills at just above zero
TEMPERATURES across Malaga province plunged below freezing on Wednesday morning as the Costa del Sol braced for ‘widespread frost’, Spain’s state weather agency has said.
British fugitive convicted of UK sex crimes is arrested in Costa Blanca expat area
A BRITISH man has been arrested on the southern Costa Blanca for sexual assault offences committed in the UK between 2014 and 2015. The Policia
Terrifying Mexican cartel gains foothold in Spain – €3 million in CASH found in bunker during raids across Malaga, Alicante and other expat hotspots
A NOTORIOUS Mexican cartel that slipped crystal meth into Europe by concealing it in marble statues delivered to Spain has been smashed by police following
WATCH: Junta president heckled at Three Kings parade in Sevilla as crowd jeer and chant for better public healthcare
THE Junta president should have been the most popular man in Sevilla when he turned up to the Pearl of Andalucia for the city’s traditional
Red weather alert for central Spain as Storm Francis triggers ‘danger to life’ warnings – with temperatures plunging to -14C and snow and wind alerts in force
SPAIN’S wintery cold snap is set to get even chillier with temperatures forecast to plummet below zero across the peninsular. A rare red alert has
Andalucia commuters spared fare hikes as Junta extends transport subsidies into new year
DISCOUNTS to continue on Andalucia’s public transport with the Junta extending offers into the new year. The continuation of these deals means that throughout 2026
‘A very serious racist act’: Outrage after Junta president appears in blackface for Sevilla’s Three Kings parade
THE president of Andalucia has come under fire after appearing in blackface for a traditional Three Kings parade in Sevilla. Juanma Moreno, the conservative Partido
REYES: The connections to Spain’s top composer and a now extinct rare mountain goat
THREE Kings Day – or ‘Reyes’ in Spanish – is known to Anglosaxons as ‘the Epiphany’. It falls on January 6, and while it’s no
The toll of Storm Francis: Hundreds flee homes across Andalucia as floods ravage region and bridge collapses
NEARLY 500 families were evacuated from their homes in Andalucia as Storm Francis wreaked havoc through Spain on Sunday, authorities have said. A total of
Spain’s jobless total in biggest annual fall for three years but rate is still the EU’s highest
SPAIN’S jobless total fell by 16,291 people in December, a 0.7% decrease compared to November. It means the total of registered unemployed in the country
Spain’s oldest Three Kings parade goes ahead despite weather warning
SPAIN’S oldest Three Kings parade will take place in Alcoy from 6pm this Monday- despite the inclement weather. Despite many surrounding Alicante province towns suspending