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Watch: Young Spaniard sparks debate online after claiming migrants ‘don’t integrate’ and ‘bring crime’

A YOUNG Spaniard has sparked backlash online after claiming immigrants are ‘failing to adapt’ to local culture. San Adrian de Besos, from Barcelona, made the

30 Jan, 2025 @ 14:28

Barcelona·Lead·Politics·Video

Fugitive Russian mafia mobster arrested on Costa Blanca after Italian court gave him long jail term

BMW driver jailed in southern Spain after killing a baby in a hit-and-run while high on a cocktail of drugs

A BMW driver who killed a baby while high on a cocktail of drugs in a hit-and-run in Sevilla has been sent to jail for

30 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Spain has the highest number of school drop outs in the EU after Romania, figures reveal

SPAIN continues to have some of the worst school drop out figures in the European Union- only beaten by Romania. But the latest numbers from

30 Jan, 2025 @ 13:15

Education·Lead·National News

Policeman’s leg nearly lopped off in high speed chase with e-scooter going 80kmh in Spain’s Mallorca

A POLICEMAN’s leg was severely wounded in a high speed chase through tourist-packed streets after two men had struck a child on an overpowered e-scooter.

30 Jan, 2025 @ 12:30

Lead·Mallorca

Spain's inflation rate climbs to highest figure since June 2024 due to electricity prices

Inflation rate in Spain climbs to 3% due to higher fuel and electricity prices

SPAIN’S annual inflation rate rose to 3% in January- up 0.2% on December- according to preliminary figures published by the National Statistics Institute (INE) on

30 Jan, 2025 @ 12:00

Lead·National News

Pictured: US priest, 80, found ‘brutally murdered’ inside Malaga tourist flat

AN American priest found dead in a Malaga tourist flat has been named as Father Richard Gross. The 80-year-old’s body was discovered on January 21,

30 Jan, 2025 @ 11:27

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Exclusive: Pret A Manger is coming to Malaga airport as part of Spain-wide expansion

MALAGA airport will soon be home to a Pret A Manger, the Olive Press can reveal. The British cafeteria chain, which pulled in over €1billion

30 Jan, 2025 @ 11:25

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

‘We deserve respect!’: Spanish minister fumes over Ryanair row amid fears for Cadiz’s tourism industry

A SPANISH minister has called on Ryanair and Aena to settle their dispute after the budget carrier announced it was pulling out of Jerez airport.

30 Jan, 2025 @ 10:00

Cadiz·Lead·Travel News

Robert Lewandowski buys second Mallorca home: Barcelona striker snaps up €11m seafront villa

ROBERT Lewandowski has bought his second home on the Spanish island of Mallorca. According to German tabloid BILD, the Barcelona FC striker (pictured above inset)

30 Jan, 2025 @ 09:00

Lead·Mallorca·Property

British man, 63, dies in tragic incident at Tenerife beauty spot

A BRITISH man died on Monday after being swept out to sea on the island of Tenerife, it has emerged. The 63-year-old tourist was dragged

30 Jan, 2025 @ 08:00

Lead·Tenerife

German expat whose body was found in a torched caravan in Cadiz ‘was killed by man she met 24 hours earlier’

A GERMAN expat whose charred body was found inside a burnt out caravan in Cadiz was killed by a man she met just 24 hours

30 Jan, 2025 @ 07:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Exclusive: Brit expat fury in Spain after hundreds of migrants are moved into a four-star hotel overnight

A ROW has broken out between expats after hundreds of migrants were moved into a quiet Costa del Sol town ‘overnight’. It came after residents

29 Jan, 2025 @ 18:15

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Politics

Social media calls to overthrow Spain's government over slow response to Valencia flood disaster came from Chinese state-led group

Chinese state-led social media impersonators wanted overthrow of Spain’s government over slow response to Valencia floods

AN AMERICAN online analyst company says the Chinese spearheaded a social media campaign that called for the overthrow of Spain’s government. The postings involved impersonating

29 Jan, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·National News

Explosion at firework factory in Spain causes serious life-changing injuries to three workers

Explosion at firework factory in Spain causes life-changing injuries to three workers

THREE people were seriously injured after an explosion at a Catalunya fireworks company on Wednesday. The blast happened at around 10.51am at the Pirotecnia Catalana

29 Jan, 2025 @ 17:30

Catalunya·Lead

Red weather alerts are issued for Spain amid Storm Ivo – while Andalucia is warned of heavy snow

A SERIES of red weather alerts have been issued for parts of northern Spain tomorrow due to rough seas. The warning by AEMET is in

29 Jan, 2025 @ 17:11

Lead·National News·Weather

Frustrated expat blasts ‘illegal vanlifers’ who ‘throw human waste’ onto beach

A FRUSTRATED expat has spoken out after ‘illegal’ campers were spotted throwing rubbish and human waste onto a Torrox beach. Doug Fairchild, 78 from Australia

29 Jan, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

‘La Modelo’ cocaine trafficker sentenced to five years in prison

‘THE LAST cocaine queen’ has been sentenced to five years in prison by Malaga Provincial Court. Maria Teresa J.C., known as ‘The Model’ was found

29 Jan, 2025 @ 16:11

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Revealed: The behind-the-scenes power struggle that made the Spanish police chief at the Gibraltar border ‘go rogue’

THE so-called rogue officer’s rebellion at the Gibraltar frontier is down to an ‘internal dispute between the border chief and La Linea chief of police’,

29 Jan, 2025 @ 15:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Ryanair boss O’Leary says Spain’s Consumer Affairs minister is a ‘crazy communist’ for fining company €107m over abusive practices

RYANAIR chairman Michael O’Leary has branded Spain’s Consumer Affairs minister, Pablo Bustinduy as a ‘crazy communist minister’. The outburst came over fines totalling €179 million

29 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·National News

Spain's economy set for even bigger boost in 2025 says OECD- despite Trump tariffs

Spain basks in impressive economic growth during 2024- easily beating eurozone countries

SPAIN’S economy grew by 3.2% in 2024- much higher than other eurozone countries- according to preliminary figures published by the National Statistics Institute on Wednesday.

29 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Property purchases set all-time April high in Spain's Costa Blanca

Alicante property prices soar to new record high as housing supply dramatically falls

PROPERTY prices in Alicante City rose by 18.2% in December over 12 months, while the stock of houses and flats for sale fell by 15%,

29 Jan, 2025 @ 13:15

Alicante·Lead·Property

Sexual abuse complaint against Estepona mayor is dismissed: Misuse of public funds case to go ahead next month

A JUDGE has dismissed a complaint of sexual harassment by a local policeman against the high-flying mayor of Estepona. The complainant had alleged that the

29 Jan, 2025 @ 12:32

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Narco gang smuggled 334 kilos of cocaine into Spain hidden in industrial machinery on a container ship

WATCH: Narcos try to smuggle nearly half a tonne of cocaine into Spain in industrial machinery on a container ship

POLICE and customs authorities have busted a Benidorm and Valencia area gang that imported large quantities of cocaine from South America. Nine people have been

29 Jan, 2025 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Taxi drivers go on strike across Spain today – this is why

TAXI drivers across Spain are staging a three-hour strike between 11am and 2pm on Wednesday in protest over spiralling insurance costs. Driver associations like Elite

29 Jan, 2025 @ 11:20

Lead·National News

Child sex offender, 63, who did ‘unspeakable things for quarter of a century’ jailed for 39 years in Gibraltar

CONVICTED paedophile Graham Southwell has been sentenced to 39 years in imprison for a series of child sex offences spanning nearly three decades. The landmark

28 Jan, 2025 @ 19:29

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Saint Sebastian concludes with a bang

ON Sunday 26, the traditional Correfoc celebration rounded off Mallorca’s 2025 Saint Sebastian festivities. The festival, which is held in the Balearic Islands but focused

28 Jan, 2025 @ 19:27

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

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Watch: Young Spaniard sparks debate online after claiming migrants ‘don’t integrate’ and ‘bring crime’

BMW driver jailed in southern Spain after killing a baby in a hit-and-run while high on a cocktail of drugs

Spain has the highest number of school drop outs in the EU after Romania, figures reveal

Policeman’s leg nearly lopped off in high speed chase with e-scooter going 80kmh in Spain’s Mallorca

Inflation rate in Spain climbs to 3% due to higher fuel and electricity prices

Pictured: US priest, 80, found ‘brutally murdered’ inside Malaga tourist flat

Exclusive: Pret A Manger is coming to Malaga airport as part of Spain-wide expansion

‘We deserve respect!’: Spanish minister fumes over Ryanair row amid fears for Cadiz’s tourism industry

Robert Lewandowski buys second Mallorca home: Barcelona striker snaps up €11m seafront villa

British man, 63, dies in tragic incident at Tenerife beauty spot

German expat whose body was found in a torched caravan in Cadiz ‘was killed by man she met 24 hours earlier’

Exclusive: Brit expat fury in Spain after hundreds of migrants are moved into a four-star hotel overnight

Explosion at firework factory in Spain causes life-changing injuries to three workers

Red weather alerts are issued for Spain amid Storm Ivo – while Andalucia is warned of heavy snow

Frustrated expat blasts ‘illegal vanlifers’ who ‘throw human waste’ onto beach

‘La Modelo’ cocaine trafficker sentenced to five years in prison

Revealed: The behind-the-scenes power struggle that made the Spanish police chief at the Gibraltar border ‘go rogue’

Ryanair boss O’Leary says Spain’s Consumer Affairs minister is a ‘crazy communist’ for fining company €107m over abusive practices

Spain basks in impressive economic growth during 2024- easily beating eurozone countries

Alicante property prices soar to new record high as housing supply dramatically falls

Sexual abuse complaint against Estepona mayor is dismissed: Misuse of public funds case to go ahead next month

WATCH: Narcos try to smuggle nearly half a tonne of cocaine into Spain in industrial machinery on a container ship

Taxi drivers go on strike across Spain today – this is why

Child sex offender, 63, who did ‘unspeakable things for quarter of a century’ jailed for 39 years in Gibraltar

Saint Sebastian concludes with a bang

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

Raids on Costa del Sol topple cocaine gang shipping drugs to the UK