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How to reach this remote village in northern Spain – one of Western Europe’s last towns untouched by time that didn’t have telephones till 1990 and boasts just six residents today

THERE IS a tiny village perched on a mountainside in Asturias’ Picos de Europa national park like a village that time abandoned which is well

16 Sep, 2025 @ 13:30

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spain abandons plans to buy over €6b of US-made F-35 fighter jets - and will now look for European alternatives

Spain prepared to send fighter jets and refuelling tanker to NATO’s eastern flank after Russian incursions

SPAIN is ready to step up its role in NATO’s air defence, with plans to send two Eurofighter jets and a refuelling aircraft to bolster

16 Sep, 2025 @ 12:24

Lead·Other News·Politics

Where house prices are cheapest in much-sought after Malaga province

WHILE the Costa del Sol continues to dazzle with its luxury developments and sea-view penthouses, the real bargains lie inland – far from the tourist

16 Sep, 2025 @ 12:08

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Property

How to pick up a bargain in Marbella and Benahavis: Four homes up for auction in Malaga with bids starting from €6,600

FANCY picking up a bargain house on Spain’s glorious Costa del Sol? If you are, then you’re in luck as four houses are set to

16 Sep, 2025 @ 11:32

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Property

Local Council Says People Are Dying In British Expat Area Of Spain S Costa Blanca Due To Poor Ambulance Service

Tragedy in Alicante as new-born baby dies and mother crushed by runaway car rolling down hill

A PEACEFUL Sunday evening in the Costa Blanca town of Calpe turned into a devastating tragedy when a 20-day-old baby girl was killed and her

16 Sep, 2025 @ 11:24

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Tougher laws cause big cutback in tourist homes available for let in Spain

This Spanish city takes the unwanted crown for the most illegal tourist flats – even beating out several Costa del Sol towns

WITH its eye-catching orange tree-lined streets, renowned gastronomy and spectacular monuments such as the Plaza de España or Royal Alcazar, it’s no surprise that Sevilla

16 Sep, 2025 @ 09:51

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Property·Sevilla

This summer in Spain was the hottest on record at 2.1C above the average

SPAIN has experienced the warmest summer since records began, with overall temperatures being higher than in the summer of 2022 by 0.1C. This summer also

16 Sep, 2025 @ 09:39

Lead·National News·Other News·Weather

The Albanians? The Mocro maffia? The Chinese? A who’s who of the most dangerous criminal gangs and mafias operating in Spain today

A NEW report from Spain’s Prosecutor’s Office has laid bare some of the many mafia groups operating in the country today. There are some real

15 Sep, 2025 @ 18:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

Spain’s credit rating upgraded to A+ thanks to 2.6% GDP growth forecasts and ‘low exposure to Trump’s tariffs’

SPAIN’S economic outlook received a major boost this week after credit rating agency S&P upgraded the country’s sovereign debt rating to A+ with a stable

15 Sep, 2025 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Other News

Flights are diverted from Malaga airport due to foggy conditions

Malaga airport posts best ever August passenger figures: British numbers wipe the floor with second-placed Germans

MALAGA-COSTA del Sol Airport had its best ever August in terms of passenger numbers, newly published figures reveal – with Brits eyeing up some summer

15 Sep, 2025 @ 15:21

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Spain’s airport operator accuses Ryanair CEO of ‘lying continuously’ in row over ‘excessive fees’

THE chief executive of Spain’s state-owned airport operator has accused Ryanair’s outspoken CEO Michael O’Leary of ‘not telling the truth’ over a bitter fees row

15 Sep, 2025 @ 14:49

Business & Finance·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Fumigating is underway in southern Spain to combat mosquitos carrying West Nile Virus

AUTHORITIES in southern Spain have stepped up fumigation campaigns after mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus were detected in Cadiz province. They were found in Benalup-Casas

15 Sep, 2025 @ 14:43

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Health·Lead·Other News

More than 8,000 tourist flats to be removed from Malaga province

THE Spanish government has announced that over 8,000 tourist flats in Malaga province will be removed from online platforms such as Airbnb and Booking. Prime

15 Sep, 2025 @ 14:21

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Property·Travel News

‘A disgrace to Spain’: Pedro Sanchez under fire for praising pro-Palestine protesters who halted Vuelta a España finale and injured 22 police

THE violent scenes that forced the cancellation of the grand finale of the Vuelta a España have triggered a bitter political row in Spain after

15 Sep, 2025 @ 13:23

Lead·Madrid·Politics

In the red: The once-optimistic Andalucian airport and gateway to the Costa de la Luz that has missed the wave of Spain’s tourism boom

SPAIN’S rocketing economy has in large part been driven by a booming tourist sector which welcomed a record-breaking 44.5 million international tourists in the first

15 Sep, 2025 @ 12:49

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Travel News

Chaos in Madrid as rampaging pro-Palestine protesters injure 22 police and force cancellation of final day of Vuelta a España race

THE greatest fears of the organisers of the Vuelta a España came true on Sunday as the grand finale of the gruelling, three-week-long cycle race

15 Sep, 2025 @ 11:50

Lead·Madrid·Politics·Sport

Huge queues and travel chaos at Spain’s busiest airport as strike action hits holidaymakers

TRAVELLERS are facing massive delays and travel chaos at Madrid-Barajas Airport today as an indefinite security strike continues to cause huge queues and flight disruptions

15 Sep, 2025 @ 11:22

Lead·Madrid·Travel News

Spain set for ‘second summer’ this week: Here are the regions where the thermometer could top 36C

SPAIN is bracing for a scorching week of temperatures more typical of August as a massive anticyclone brings sweltering heat across much of the country.

15 Sep, 2025 @ 10:18

Lead·Weather

Danish expat army help Denmark stun Spain on Day 1 of Davis Cup Clash in Marbella

A PHALLANX of Danish expats cheered their tennis legends onto an extraordinary first day lead in a crucial Davis Cup tie in Marbella. They turned

14 Sep, 2025 @ 14:28

Lead·Sport

Pedro Sanchez vows to remove 53,000 tourist flats and convert them into ‘permanent rentals’ for young people during Malaga visit

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced plans to remove 53,000 tourist apartments from rental platforms across Spain – with 6,000 of them located in

14 Sep, 2025 @ 13:54

Lead·Malaga·National News·Property

Three Key Dates in Spanish History You Should Know

If you’re a history enthusiast and curious about Spain’s rich and complex past, three significant anniversaries are just around the corner. Here’s a closer look

14 Sep, 2025 @ 13:29

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

US demands the EU stop buying Russian oil in exchange for sanctions tightening – but why is Spain still importing Putin’s gas?

SPAIN’S role in importing Russian gas has come under the spotlight once again after Washington issued a blunt ultimatum to the EU to stop buying

14 Sep, 2025 @ 12:58

Lead·Must Read·National News·Politics

WATCH: Shocking scenes as explosion rips through bar in Madrid suburb injuring dozens

A MASSIVE gas explosion has ripped through a bar in Madrid’s Vallecas district, leaving 25 people injured and forcing residents to flee their homes as

13 Sep, 2025 @ 20:04

Lead·Madrid

Blackspot Branded As The 'road Of Death' On The Costa Blanca In Spain Claims Another Victim In A Head On Collision Horrific crash at blackspot known as the ‘Road of Death’ on the Costa Blanca in Spain claims another victim

Gangsters disguised as cops shoot giant tattooed Danish man in the face and later burn his van in sleepy Malaga town

A DANISH man was shot twice in his van by after gangsters disguised as Guardia Civil officers pulled him over in a quiet town just

13 Sep, 2025 @ 19:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

‘Russian missiles can reach London or Madrid in a matter of minutes’: NATO warns that Russia is not only a threat to ‘eastern flank’

THE Secretary General of NATO has delivered a stark warning to Spain that Russia poses a threat to all member states. Speaking in Luxembourg on

13 Sep, 2025 @ 18:50

Lead·National News

‘It’s ludicrous’: British ‘troublemaker’ charged with terrorism offence in Gibraltar denies he ‘supports Hamas’

A BRITISH resident in Gibraltar has branded his terrorism charge as ‘ludicrous’ after being arrested for carrying a pro-Hamas placard on the Rock’s National Day.

13 Sep, 2025 @ 16:06

Gibraltar·Lead

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