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Costa Blanca under yellow alert for thunderstorms as intense rains dampen the flames in Northern Spain

THE Valencia region has been placed on yellow alert for storms just days after enduring a punishing red alert heatwave. Spain’s weather agency AEMET has

22 Aug, 2025 @ 06:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community·Weather

BREAKING: Wildfire erupts near Monda Castle as flames light up Costa del Sol skyline

A NEW wildfire has broken out tonight in the Sierra Canucha near Monda, Malaga, with flames visible across the Costa del Sol. The blaze began

21 Aug, 2025 @ 22:05

Costa del Sol·Lead

FIRE LATEST: 18 large wildfires remain active as lower temperatures help to contain blazes in Spain

18 LARGE fires remain active in the Asturias, Castilla y Leon, and Galicia regions in northern Spain plus Extremadura in the west. The figures were

21 Aug, 2025 @ 18:30

Lead·National News

REVEALED: The most expensive streets to buy a home in Spain

AN entire Costa del Sol urbanisation has been classified as the most expensive street for property buyers in Spain. The annual price survey by the

21 Aug, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·Property

WATCH: Unbelievable moment man sets bar alight in southern Spain because ‘they wouldn’t serve him mayonnaise’

A SPANISH man has been arrested for allegedly dousing a bar in petrol and setting it ablaze after staff refused to put mayonnaise on his

21 Aug, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Paddle power!: Charity surf race makes big splash in Spain’s Sotogrande

IT was sun, smiles and serious splash as dozens took to the water for Sotogrande’s feel-good event of the summer – the Charity Paddle Surf

21 Aug, 2025 @ 16:30

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Sport

LATE-SUMMER SALE IS STILL ON: Take advantage of 50% off an Olive Press annual subscription in our flash sale – before it’s too late

WE are half way through our late-summer flash sale – and the clock is ticking! For the rest of this week you will be able

21 Aug, 2025 @ 15:15

Lead

Westminster lord proposes ‘small fine of £20’ for Brits in Spain who fail to vote in UK elections

BRITISH expats living in Spain could face £20 fines for failing to vote in UK elections under controversial new proposals being tabled by a Labour

21 Aug, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Other News

Man with cerebral palsy dies in illegal care home for dependent people on Costa Blanca

A 34-year-old man with cerebral palsy has died in an illegal care home in Elche that catered for special needs and disabled patients. The police

21 Aug, 2025 @ 14:10

Costa Blanca·Lead

Warning for vapers in Spain as councils start to enforce €2,000 beach fine

AS thousands of British tourists flock to the Spanish coastline during the summer season, travelers are warned that national restrictions regarding electronic cigarettes, or vapes,

21 Aug, 2025 @ 13:58

Balearic Islands·Lead

Outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases in Spain’s Andalucia set to be ‘new normal’ thanks to tropicalising climate

EUROPE’S health watchdog has issued a stark warning that record outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases, including West Nile Virus, will become the ‘new normal’ across the

21 Aug, 2025 @ 13:52

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Controversy rumbles on in Spain as another town ‘cancels’ Islamic event to be held in public sports centre

ANOTHER Murcia region town has ignited controversy over Islamic festivals using municipal property. After the on-going row in Jumilla, a far-right Vox party councillor in

21 Aug, 2025 @ 12:54

Lead·Murcia

Man arrested 13 months after brutal stabbing of female French motorhome owner in Spain

A MAN has been arrested over the July 2024 killing of a French tourist who was stabbed to death inside her motorhome in Castellon province.

21 Aug, 2025 @ 12:14

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead

Poisonous Blue Dragon molluscs force swimming ban along Spain’s Costa Blanca

BATHING has been banned along 11 kilometres of Guardamar del Segura coastline until further notice due to the appearance of a small venomous mollusc known

21 Aug, 2025 @ 11:29

Costa Blanca·Lead

Is he your neighbour? Reward for British killer linked to Estepona double murder who could be hiding out on the Costa del Sol

Anyone with information can contact Crimestoppers anonymously from Spain on 900 926 111. A HEFTY €12,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the

21 Aug, 2025 @ 10:36

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Two women create mayhem at Murcia health centre- assaulting staff and police as well as biting security guard

TWO women are scheduled to appear in court on Thursday after attacking health workers and police officers at a Murcia region health centre. Violence erupted

21 Aug, 2025 @ 07:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Man faces big fine for selling ‘dangerous breed’ puppies in a Spanish street

A MAN selling puppies out of a cardboard box on an Alicante province road could be fined up to €15,000. The Policia Local in Elda

21 Aug, 2025 @ 06:00

Animals·Lead

NATO in action: French air tanker refuels Spanish jets over Scotland on return from Iceland – as Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks hit snag

SIX Spanish F-18 fighter jets have returned home after completing a NATO mission in northern Europe – making a pit stop in the skies above

20 Aug, 2025 @ 18:45

Lead·Other News·Politics

British woman, 59, arrested on suspicion of ‘intimately groping’ young Italian girl sitting on park bench in Mijas

A 59-year-old British woman has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting an Italian female child in Mijas. The incident occurred on Boulevard de La

20 Aug, 2025 @ 16:45

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Ex-employee and girlfriend sneak into warehouse and steal 65 barrels of beer in southern Spain

POLICE in Sevilla have arrested two people accused of stealing 65 barrels of Cruzcampo beer worth around €10,000. The theft took place in July from

20 Aug, 2025 @ 16:21

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

New study claims to prove ovulating women change their armpit scent to attract men

WOMEN give off a more fragrant scent when they ovulate – and men can’t help but notice, a Japanese study reveals. Researchers at Tokyo University

20 Aug, 2025 @ 16:18

Health·Lead·Other News

Soldier honoured after braving flames to rescue dying man from horse stables in Madrid inferno

A SPANISH soldier has been hailed a hero after braving raging flames to rescue a man trapped in horse stables during the devastating Madrid fires.

20 Aug, 2025 @ 16:15

Lead·Other News

An American in Spain: My First Time at Feria de Malaga

As an intern at The Olive Press, I am experiencing life in Spain for the first time — a culture starkly different from my life

20 Aug, 2025 @ 16:07

Lead·Malaga

Ibiza restaurant sues diner for libel over ‘bag hook’ charge with €36k compensation demand

A JAPANESE restaurant in Ibiza has launched a libel action against a customer who said she was charged €12 for providing a hook to hang

20 Aug, 2025 @ 15:30

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

Take a trip to the Malaga Feria: A wild display of dances, drinking, and traditional music

THE famous Malaga Feria takes place for one week every August, filling the city with colour, music and plenty of wine. The tradition dates back

20 Aug, 2025 @ 15:04

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

Estate agents stole €120k from elderly client’s Costa Blanca home while she enjoyed ‘free’ spa holiday

AN ALICANTE real estate agency hatched an elaborate plot to steal €120,000 in cash from a vulnerable elderly client. Two men- including the agency manager-and

20 Aug, 2025 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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