The Olive Press shares with you the five very best brunch spots in Madrid – according to our travel guru
On a mission to find the best brunch spot in Madrid, Fiona Govan discovered there is now a lot more to Spanish breakfast than tortilla
‘Historic’ war elephant bones found in Andalucia in discovery that could shed new light on Hannibal’s march through Spain
AN ELEPHANT bone discovered at a Spanish archaeological site may provide the first physical proof that war elephants used by Hannibal’s army once marched through
Tougher laws lead to big cutback as number of tourist homes available for let in Spain plummets
THE number of tourist homes available for let in Spain fell by 12.4% last November- the biggest annual fall since twice-yearly figures started to be
How ‘weird deep booming sounds in the middle of the night’ forced dozens of Brits to evacuate their Malaga homes
TERRIFIED British residents have described the moment they were forced to flee their homes after hearing ‘weird, deep booming noises’ coming from the mountains above
UK pub chain Wetherspoons opens its first foreign bar at Costa Blanca airport
BRITISH pub chain Wetherspoons has opened its first bar outside the UK and Ireland at Alicante-Elche airport. The opening ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on Monday.
A new ally next door for Pedro Sanchez after Portugal elects socialist as president
SPAIN’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has been handed a timely political boost after Portugal elected a socialist ally as the country’s new president. Sunday’s second
EasyJet boss slams ‘lunatic’ EU plan to hand air passengers extra cabin bags for FREE
THE boss of easyJet has blasted EU proposals to give passengers free extra cabin baggage on flights, warning the move would push up fares and
EXCLUSIVE: Mayors gather for emergency meeting in Malaga’s Ronda to decide on further evacuations with Montejaque dam ‘just 25cm from overflowing’
EXCLUSIVE by Jon Clarke in Ronda A HIGH-LEVEL meeting is taking place in Ronda to decide how to tackle the current emergency in inland Andalucia,
Class sizes to be cut in Andalucia to ‘benefit teachers and children’s education’
The Junta has announced that they will begin reducing the student-teacher ration in early years and mixed age classrooms. With the aim of improving the
Spain’s nationwide three-day train strike kicks off today: All you need to know as hundreds of services are cancelled
SPAIN has been plunged into travel chaos after train drivers began a three-day nationwide strike in response to a spate of deadly accidents on the
EXCLUSIVE: Former Swedish kayak champion, 63, who braved raging flood waters to rescue his dogs ‘would do it again’ – and hits back at Jerez mayor for labelling him ‘irresponsible’
HE became famous around Spain when he flouted a police evacuation order by swimming across a raging torrent to rescue his dogs. A video of
Andalucia’s evacuated zones at risk once again as new Atlantic ‘sky river’ reaches Spain – with many areas ‘already fully saturated’
ANDALUCIA is bracing for a fresh week of weather chaos as a new ‘atmospheric river’ sweeps in from the Atlantic, threatening submerged areas as they
Tremors and fears dams could overflow after Storm Marta forces evacuation of 11,000 people across Andalucia – with orange weather alerts still in force
ALMOST 11,000 residents were evacuated from their homes across Andalucia over the weekend as Storm Marta’s ‘atmospheric river’ made landfall. The region has been left
British man arrested for pre-Christmas killing of fellow Brit, 29, on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH man has been arrested and jailed for the fatal Costa Blanca shooting of a fellow countryman on December 21 last year. The 29-year-old
WATCH: The Olive Press reports from the dangerously full Montejaque dam in Malaga as authorities fear a disaster
THE Olive Press’ Jon Clarke went out to the scene of an impending emergency at the Montejaque dam in Malaga. The century-old feat of engineering
Padel vs Tennis: Why padel is winning over expats – and where to play in Marbella
FROM cheaper courts to a buzzing social scene, Spain’s fastest-growing sport is leaving tennis on the sidelines. If you’ve lived in Marbella for more than
Flamenco star Estrella Morente fronts near sell-out charity concert in Granada
A BENEFIT show hosted by a famous flamenco star raised funds for a local homeless charity in Granada. Singer Estrella Morente headlined a near sell-out
This Costa Tropical seaside town is set to launch a €900k underwater sculpture park for diving enthusiasts – here’s what you need to know
A COSTA Tropical seaside town is splashing nearly €1million on a dramatic underwater park – transforming its seabed into a submerged world of ancient sculptures.
Remarkable archeological find in Estepona: A dozen 13th century Muslim tombs during works on new central boulevard
A DOZEN medieval Muslim tombs have been uncovered in Estepona during construction work to revamp the main boulevard. This discovery shines fresh light on the
Elon Musk claims ‘emptied Spain’ could generate enough solar power to supply all of Europe – but politics and investment are holding it back
RURAL Spain could be transformed into a vast solar powerhouse capable of supplying all of Europe’s energy needs, according to Elon Musk. Speaking at the
Spain is now the world’s second most visited country – ahead even of Italy and the US, new data shows
SPAIN has become the second most visited country in the world – nearing 100 million visitors in 2025, according to new figures. Ranking behind only
The ghostly history of Malaga’s ‘useless’ Montejaque dam – now a ticking timebomb as subterranean tremors force evacuations
FOR a century, the Montejaque Dam has stood as a silent, bone-dry monument to human hubris—a spectacular engineering failure hidden in the mountains above Ronda.
Spain’s plan to legalise half a million irregular migrants sees huge queues at Algerian consulate in Alicante
Spain’s plan to legalise up to 500,000 undocumented migrants has sparked a frenzy – sending hundreds camping outside consulates across the country. At the Algerian
Girlfriend of Estepona mayor’s son called to testify on how she ended up running plush restaurant atop the town’s flagship new tower
FEARS of foul play are mounting in Estepona after the mayor’s son’s girlfriend swooped in to run a restaurant in a publicly owned building. Prosecutors
Brits among hundreds evacuated from Malaga’s Benaojan as mountain ‘trembles’ amid fears defunct dam could burst
DOZENS of Brits and other European expats are believed to be among 200 people urgently evacuated from a Malaga beauty spot yesterday. Emergency services ordered
UPDATE: Costa del Sol upgraded to orange as Andalucia braces for fresh pummelling from Storm Marta this weekend
MALAGA is facing yet another battering this weekend as the seventh named storm of the year prepares to sweep across the province. Just as the