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Manhunt underway for suspected ‘pyromaniac’ who caused mass evacuations as forest fires pepper swathes of Spain

POLICE are looking for a suspected arsonist who authorities claim started a wildfire that tore through the forested hills of Valdecaballeros in Badajoz. The blaze,

23 Jul, 2025 @ 18:15

Andalucia·Lead

Taxi association rubbishes claims of long queues for cabs at Costa Blanca airport

Taxi association rubbishes claims of regular long queues for cabs at Costa Blanca airport

A TAXI drivers association at Alicante-Elche airport has dismissed reports of regular long delays for cabs as a ‘smear campaign’ which paints an incorrect picture

23 Jul, 2025 @ 18:06

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s tourism boom prices out locals: holidays too costly for Spaniards

As temperatures soar in the summer months, tourists are not the only ones dreaming of the coast, but it is becoming impossible for the average

23 Jul, 2025 @ 17:46

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Police investigate hundreds of bogus parking tickets that advertised Alicante kebab shop

POLICE in Alicante are investigating if a crime was committed after hundreds of bogus parking tickets advertising a kebab shop were plastered on cars The

23 Jul, 2025 @ 17:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm's beaches go high-tech to help out visually-impaired tourists

Benidorm’s beaches go high-tech to help visually-impaired visitors

BENIDORM’S beaches have a new network of information boards where visually-impaired visitors can access information Using the NaviLens code technology, users can find out whether

23 Jul, 2025 @ 16:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Junta finally greenlights 4km stretch of motorway near Spain’s Malaga – after 16-year delay

THE Junta de Andalucía has finally given the green light to build a key 4.2km stretch of the long-promised Guadalhorce motorway – a move that

23 Jul, 2025 @ 16:18

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Costa Blanca beach hogger caught on camera putting up umbrella at 5.36am

A TORREVIEJA beach goer has been videoed reserving a spot on the sand well before sunrise last Saturday. One of the camera’s used by the

23 Jul, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Brit hit with €1,195 bill to top up electric car in Spain – and Shell won’t answer

A BRITISH holidaymaker was left fuming after being slapped with a jaw-dropping €1,195 bill to charge his electric car in Spain – and Shell has

23 Jul, 2025 @ 15:54

Environment·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Confusion at Portugal and Spain border as Algarve motorway is now toll-free – but signs still tell tourists to pay

BRITISH holidaymakers and Spanish day-trippers heading to Portugal this summer are being wrongly told to pay to use a motorway that is now completely free

23 Jul, 2025 @ 15:33

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Brussels triples ETIAS ‘digital visa’ fee to enter Spain – but you won’t pay until 2027

BRITS hoping to swap drizzle for sangria may soon need to pay €20 just to enter Spain – but here’s the twist: you won’t need

23 Jul, 2025 @ 15:01

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Benidorm sea lions provide therapy to vulnerable children and young people

A SPECIAL Benidorm-based initiative has been extended with sea lions providing therapy to vulnerable children and young people. Launched in 2024, the project at Aqua

23 Jul, 2025 @ 14:30

Benidorm·Health·Lead

BREAKING: British drug kingpin Brian Charrington dies on Costa Blanca before prison fate sealed

ONE of Britain’s most infamous drug traffickers, Brian Charrington, has died on Spain’s Costa Blanca – just as Spanish courts were deciding whether to throw

23 Jul, 2025 @ 13:32

Costa Blanca·crime·Crime & Law·Lead

Rice and fall: Spain’s rice crop on the brink as pesticide ban bites

SPAIN’S rice farmers are facing wipeout, as their fields are overrun with weeds and pests – thanks to a pesticide and herbicide crackdown. Agri-food cooperatives

23 Jul, 2025 @ 12:31

Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

Pedro Almodovar throws support behind embattled Spain PM Pedro Sanchez: Corruption allegations are ‘right-wing conspiracy’ and ‘orgy of fake news’

TOP Spanish film director Pedro Almodovar has come out to bat for embattled prime minister Pedro Sanchez, describing allegations of rampant corruption in government ranks

23 Jul, 2025 @ 11:52

Celebrity·Lead·Politics

VIDEO: One of Spain’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals spent five years hiding in a shed without owners knowing he was there

ONE of Spain’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals has been arrested- just days before the statute of limitations kicked in on July 31- after hiding in a

23 Jul, 2025 @ 11:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Spanish police recover rare modernist artwork stolen from Barcelona museum 16 years ago

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional have successfully recovered a rare artwork from a leading Catalan artist – sixteen years since the painting was snatched from a Barcelona

23 Jul, 2025 @ 10:49

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

EXPLAINER: The Montoro case has topped the charts in Spain’s corruption scandal top ten – but what is it about?

MOVE over Pedro Sanchez – there’s a new sheriff in Spain’s corruption town. The various scandals engulfing the prime minister have for the time being

22 Jul, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Swimmers ordered out of the water in shark alert at Mallorca beach

RED flags were raised on part of Playa de Palma on Tuesday between Balneario 1 to 10 after an elderly Italian bather was bitten in

22 Jul, 2025 @ 17:41

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Anti-racism protest attracts 5,000 people to Murcia’s streets in response to recent riots

ORGANISERS of Monday’s anti-racism protest in Murcia City say that 5,000 people took part in a response to the recent riots in Torre Pacheco. Social

22 Jul, 2025 @ 16:45

Lead·Murcia

Tributes pour in for Scot who fell to his death in Ibiza hotel – as venue cancels upcoming parties

A SECOND Scot whose death led to Ibiza Rocks Hotel canceling its upcoming music events has been named. Gary Kelly, 19, died in a fall

22 Jul, 2025 @ 16:00

Ibiza·Lead

Plans unveiled for Valencia riverside parks costing €150m to act as ‘sponges’ to soak up floodwater

TWO parks will be built along the banks of the Turia river and the Poyo ravine to act as flood defences in Valencia. The Valencian

22 Jul, 2025 @ 15:25

Lead·Valencia

Repsol faces €170 million loss from Spanish power outages

THE nationwide power cut that hit Spain has cost energy giant an estimated €170 million in lost revenues from its refineries and chemical plants. The

22 Jul, 2025 @ 15:05

Business & Finance·Lead

British expat, 75, banned from returning to his Costa Blanca home after being found guilty of child abuse in the UK

Alicante extends moratorium on new tourist accommodation licenses to include more properties

ALICANTE City Council has voted to extend its moratorium on granting new tourist apartment rental licenses to include blocks of holiday homes. It also includes

22 Jul, 2025 @ 14:16

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Pervert burglar spent 30 minutes watching naked woman sleep after breaking into Marbella home

THIS is the bizarre moment a pervert burglar spent over half an hour staring at a sleeping woman’s private parts after breaking into her Marbella

22 Jul, 2025 @ 12:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Spain to declassify ALL Franco-era documents in landmark victory for human rights campaigners

THE secrets of the Franco dictatorship will soon be brought to light as Spain’s government pushes ahead with long-delayed reforms to the Official Secrets Law.

22 Jul, 2025 @ 12:20

Lead·Politics

Tourists warned after valuables are stolen from cars parked by popular Costa Blanca beaches

THE Guardia Civil has warned tourists visiting popular Costa Blanca beaches to keep valuable items out of sight in their parked cars or risk being

22 Jul, 2025 @ 11:52

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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