Spain’s November unemployment figures hit lowest total since 2007
SPAIN’S November jobless total was the lowest for the month since 2007- according to government figures released on Tuesday. The number stood at 2.42 million
‘She was happy and never bullied’: Father calls ‘suicides’ of two teens found hanging from trees in Andalucia ‘the perfect murder’
THE father of one of two teenage girls found dead in a suspected double suicide in Andalucia has cast doubt over the official hypothesis, instead
Time is running out to find two teenage girls who went missing on the Costa del Sol a week ago – with one in need of medication
TIME is running out as the search for two teenage girls who went missing on the Costa del Sol continues – and one needs medication
Top five Spanish pueblos to visit once before you die – including the town of the eternal wind and a small Rome without queues
SPAIN is not short of gems, but these five pueblos will have you digging up your old camera, packing a bag, and setting off on
Shock in Malaga as men who ‘lured girl out of disco to take turns raping her’ had targeted other women previously
THREE men have been jailed after allegedly luring an 18-year-old girl out of a disco and then taking turns to rape her in a nearby
Where are the Spanish going this bank holiday weekend – and should you think about following them?
THE Spanish are setting off to exciting destinations this bank holiday weekend – take a look at where they are going and why expats should
Christmas is the perfect time to visit this town on Spain’s northern coast crammed full with UNESCO and Historic-Artistic sites
IF you are dreaming of a Christmas escape that feels like stepping into a storybook, you just cannot go wrong with Santillana del Mar –
Anti-ageing cream heist as €500k of cosmetics are stolen while lorry driver snoozed in his cab on the Costa Blanca
FIVE people have been arrested after nearly €500k of anti-ageing cream was stolen from a lorry in Alicante while the driver was asleep. The shipment
Watch out on the roads: Spain gives Tesla green light to test unmanned cars all over the country without restrictions
ELON Musk’s car brand Tesla has been handed a significant boost after the government approved tests of its self-driving vehicles on Spanish roads – without
Valencia City could lose €150m of European money after failing to agree on a Low Emission Zone
VALENCIA could lose €150 million of European funding for not introducing a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) banning polluting vehicles from the city centre as of
Spain dishes out fresh travel advice for citizens visiting the UK as major visa overhaul comes into effect next year
SPAIN’S foreign office has published fresh advice for those wanting to visit the UK from next year – with big changes to how visas work
Malaga police now tell Brits who are resident in Spain they should NOT join the EES queue at the airport – and doing so by mistake could have nasty consequences
POLICE at Malaga Airport have issued new instructions telling British residents in Spain that they must not use the EES queues or automatic gates when
The McGrail Report – The unlikely role that British TV cop classics played in Gibraltar’s inquiry into the police and the politicians, by F Oliva
Ex-Chronicle news editor Franciso Oliva muses on what can be divined from the pop culture references that cropped up sporadically during the hearings for the
WATCH: Hilarious moment white-haired man resembling Richard Gere is mobbed at hospital in Spain by people wanting selfie with surprised ‘Hollywood legend’
YOU would think being a lookalike of Hollywood legend Richard Gere would be a cause for celebration. After all, the dashing Pretty Woman star, now
Spain is ghettoising: New data shows how immigrant groups are hiving off into parallel societies
NON-EUROPEAN residents in Spain are gravitating towards some of the country’s poorest districts, new data has shown, amid concerns that the trend could lead to
New ‘low noise’ zone setback as court says bars and restaurants can return to longer late-nights in Alicante’s Old Town
A COURT has suspended Alicante’s Old Town new low-noise zone after hospitality businesses said they were being unfairly penalised. The ZAS started in October after
Benidorm ‘best in Europe’ coffee shop and a bar are busted for selling drugs in city’s tourist zone
A BENIDORM coffee shop and a bar have been raided for selling drugs in the tourist area of the city. Six people have been arrested
Earthquake shakes Costa del Sol awake at dawn with 3.2 magnitude registered just off coast of Estepona
EARLY risers across the Costa del Sol got an unexpected wake-up call this morning when a 3.2 magnitude earthquake struck just off the coast of
Spain hit by first swine fever outbreak in 30 years as ‘high percentage of GDP’ at risk in multi-billion pork export sector
SPAIN has been hit by its first outbreak of African swine fever in more than 30 years, triggering fears for the country’s multi-billion euro pork
WATCH: Endangered gorilla gives birth in front of stunned visitors at Bioparc Fuengirola – the only birth in Spain this year
VISITORS to a Spanish zoo got to witness an early Christmas miracle when a gorilla gave birth before their very eyes. This heartwarming arrival marks
New evidence shows Brit who died in Benidorm ‘was driven to the cliff he fell off’ as police try to brush it off as an accident
THE family of a Welsh holidaymaker who claim he died in Benidorm as a result of foul play has revealed new evidence to back their
Spain’s housing crisis is squeezing renters in Madrid to bursting point – can Pedro Sanchez’s government build their way out of it in time?
FAMILIES in Madrid’s lowest-income district are spending more than half of their annual earnings on rent, new data has shown – as experts renew warnings
Who should be offended here: The country that The Economist thinks is most similar to Britain is Spain
A NEW analysis by The Economist has delivered a surprise that may bruise egos on both sides of the English Channel: the country it says
Shock as two nuns are arrested for flogging priceless works of art from their monastery in northern Spain
TWO former nuns have been arrested in northern Spain after priceless works of art from their rebel monastery were spotted on-sale in an antiques market.
Neo-Nazi terror group The Base is trying to get foothold in Spain – to ‘bring down liberal democracy’ from its stronghold in Russia
A VIOLENT neo-Nazi terror group banned throughout the western world has targeted Spain for expansion. A three-man cell has been accused of preparing for attacks
The Olive Press Podcast comes roaring back with a vengeance: Police violence in Portugal, police negligence in Almeria, and curious tsunami drills in Cadiz
EPISODE 10 of the Rest is Spain, the Olive Press’ flagship podcast, has been out for a few days and is definitely worth a listen.