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Warning for allergy sufferers in Malaga after intense period of rain

EXPERTS have issued a warning for allergy sufferers this spring. The University of Malaga’s Aerobiological Station expects concentrations of most pollen types to increase after

21 Mar, 2025 @ 12:56

Health·Lead·Nature

‘Woman in the shed’ finally identified in Spain- igniting fresh hope for cold case investigators

THE ‘woman in the shed’ was identified almost seven years after her death. Her identity was revealed yesterday as 33-year-old Ainoha Izaga Ibieta Lima following

21 Mar, 2025 @ 12:53

Crime & Law·Lead

Malaga’s tourism industry struggles to find workers due to surging rent and property prices

THE Costa del Sol’s tourism sector is blaming its inability to find seasonal workers on Malaga’s cost of living crisis. The tourism sector is actively

21 Mar, 2025 @ 12:15

Business & Finance·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

King of Spain sparks fury among animal activists after attending ‘charity’ bullfight

THE KING of Spain has sparked fury amongst animal activists as he attended a ‘charity’ bullfight for DANA victims. Animal rights party PACMA has spoken

21 Mar, 2025 @ 12:10

Lead·Valencia·Video

Watch: Local fury in Malaga after ‘drunk guiris’ are seen ‘uprooting and carrying a tree’ through historic centre

THREE young men have been blasted online after they were filmed carrying a tree through Malaga’s city centre. The trio, branded ‘drunk guiris’ by spectators,

21 Mar, 2025 @ 11:22

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Video

Spain is affected by flight chaos after Heathrow Airport is forced to close for 24 hours

54 FLIGHTS to and from Spain to London Heathrow airport have been cancelled on Friday after a electrical substation fire put the facility out of

21 Mar, 2025 @ 10:57

Lead·National News

Homeless man dies at Madrid airport: 60-year-old was one of 500 people sleeping rough inside the travel hub

A HOMELESS man who was sleeping in Madrid airport has passed away in the travel hub- the 60-year-old was one of 500 sleeping using the

21 Mar, 2025 @ 10:50

Lead·Madrid

Three arrested over spate of burglaries and breaks in on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Popular Duquesa Port among the targets

TWO men and a woman have been arrested over a spate of robberies in Sabinillas and Duquesa port. The investigation began after local businesses reported

20 Mar, 2025 @ 17:39

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Outrage in Spain after 39 teens film themselves ‘using a chicken as a football’

A GROUP of teens have caused outrage in Spain after filming themselves ‘playing football with a chicken.’ The Guardia Civil has now identified 39 of

20 Mar, 2025 @ 16:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Video

Earthquake in Spain’s banking sector: BBVA’s hostile takeover of Banco Sabadell ‘threatens the wellbeing of the Spanish economy’

BBVA’s long running hostile takeover bid of Banco Sabadell ‘poses a threat to the economic wellbeing of Spain’, according to the Catalan bank’s boardroom. Banco

20 Mar, 2025 @ 16:40

Business & Finance·Lead

Trump admin to consider ‘the status of Gibraltar’ as part of probe into ‘trade and shipping constraints’ in the Strait of Gibraltar

THE status of ‘Gibraltar’s sovereignty’ is going to feature in part of an investigation by the Trump administration into ‘unfavourable shipping conditions’ in the Strait.

20 Mar, 2025 @ 15:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Watch: Madrid is forced to open dam as police warn locals of potential flooding – just as Storm Martinho arrives

MADRID’S emergency services have issued a stark warning to residents as authorities were forced to release water from the El Pardo dam due to dangerous

20 Mar, 2025 @ 14:23

Lead·Madrid·Video·Weather

Club shut down in Madrid after police discover drug den and exotic shark

A MADRID smoker’s club has been shut down for selling drugs and keeping an exotic shark in a fish tank. Some three people have been

20 Mar, 2025 @ 14:03

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

‘Urgent’ search for missing girl, 16, in Spain’s Almeria: Siodbh Caitlin Clifford Stirling vanished two days ago

Do you know more about this case? Email tips@theolivepress.es AN ‘urgent’ search is underway for a missing 16-year-old girl in Almeria, southern Spain. Siodbh Caitlin

20 Mar, 2025 @ 13:37

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead

Violent safe-cracking gang arrested after robbing over 40 businesses in eastern Spain

A SAFE-CRACKING gang that broke into 42 Valencia and Murcia region businesses has been brought down by the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. A hydraulic

20 Mar, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Where is Martina? Fears grow for German carer who vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol six days ago – as finding her car becomes crucial

FEARS are growing for a missing German carer who vanished from the Costa del Sol almost a week ago. Martina (pictured above right), 61, and

20 Mar, 2025 @ 12:43

Costa del Sol·Lead

Storm Martinho lands in Spain: Weather warnings are issued across Andalucia and Costa del Sol

WEATHER alerts have been issued across Spain today following the arrival of the fourth storm in just 12 days. Storm Martinho follows hot on the

20 Mar, 2025 @ 12:25

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Storm Laurence kills three people in Spain’s Andalucia: Victims are married couple and cyclist – while a fourth remains missing

SEVERE weather in southern Spain has killed a married couple and a cyclist, while a fourth person remains missing. The wave of flooding caused by

20 Mar, 2025 @ 12:11

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

‘Home for sale; comes with squatters’: New report lays bare the crisis in Spain as over 20,000 properties listed for sale are occupied

MORE than 20,000 properties that are currently occupied by squatters are listed for sale across Spain. The figure represents 2.6% of the entire housing market,

20 Mar, 2025 @ 12:00

Lead·Property

Watch: Viral moment local in Spain’s Andalucia jumps into flood water to rescue a cat

A LOCAL in Andalucia has been praised on social media after jumping into flood water to save a cat trapped in a river. The young

20 Mar, 2025 @ 11:43

Cordoba·Lead·Video·Weather

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

Foreign buyers accounted for HALF of all property sales in Alicante last year

JUST over half of all property sales last year in Alicante province were to foreign buyers. Figures from the Valencia Notary Association revealed that non-Spaniards

20 Mar, 2025 @ 11:10

Alicante·Lead·Property

British TikToker sparks backlash in Spain for branding supermarket jamon joints ‘disgusting’

A BRITISH influencer has faced harsh criticism after expressing his views on Spanish cuisine. Harry, a Brit living in Spain, has 30K followers on Instagram

20 Mar, 2025 @ 09:12

Food & Drink·Lead·Video

Disruptive Ryanair passenger who claimed he had ‘diplomatic immunity’ because he was a ‘UN envoy’ facing up to 12 months in Spanish jail

A PASSENGER who claimed to be a ‘UN diplomat with diplomatic immunity’ is facing criminal prosecution after causing chaos on a Ryanair flight from Lanzarote

19 Mar, 2025 @ 19:00

Lead·Other News

Businessmen cleared of fraud after charging €6m commission for Covid-19 PPE deal in Spain

Businessmen did nothing wrong in charging €6m commission for Covid-19 PPE deal in Spain

TWO businessmen have been acquitted of defrauding Madrid City Council by charging €6 million in commission for securing a PPE contract in the early days

19 Mar, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Valencia's Fallas festivities finish this Wednesday night with the burning of the giant 'ninot' statues

Valencia’s Fallas festivities finish this Wednesday night with fires galore to burn giant ‘ninot’ statues

VALENCIA City’s annual Fallas celebrations reach a climax this Wednesday evening with the burning of the ninot statues in the Crema ceremony. The ninots are

19 Mar, 2025 @ 17:30

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia

‘Do not come!’: Residents in Spain’s Mallorca warn British and German tourists ‘you are the problem’

ANTI-tourism activists in the Balearics have one message for sunseekers this summer: do not come to Mallorca. Seven environmental organisations have put their signature to