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King and Queen of Spain visit major international tourism fair in Madrid with 156 countries represented

King and Queen of Spain open major international tourism fair as hundreds of thousands pour into Madrid

THE King and Queen of Spain officially opened the country’s prestigious tourism fair (Fitur) in Madrid on Wednesday. It’s the 45th staging of the event

22 Jan, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·Madrid·National News

Bungee jump instructor is criticised for pushing frightened woman off a bridge in Spain

Bungee jump instructor slammed for pushing terrified woman off bridge in Spain

A SEVILLA bungee jump instructor has been criticised after a video showed him pushing a scared woman off a bridge. Cristina Amaro Priego became fearful

22 Jan, 2025 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Revealed: The most popular cultural leisure activities enjoyed by people in Spain

Security guard wins back job after watching porn on company mobile phone in Spain

A SECURITY guard who was fired for watching pornography on a works mobile phone was unfairly sacked, according to the Basque Country Supreme Court. The

22 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00

Basque Country·Lead

Oldest person in Spain- aged 111- reveals there’s no great or special secret to her long life

SPAIN’S oldest person has revealed there’s no big secret about her living a long life. She admitted though to enjoying a simple breakfast of a

22 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Barcelona·Lead·National News

Back to basics: Churros, calamari sarnies and zarajos; why Madrid is a lot more than Michelin stars. Jon Clarke picks over some of its true culinary institutions

WELL Madrid has finally become one of Europe’s dining capitals. Fact. Having long been overshadowed by Barcelona and San Sebastian, it is at last bearing

22 Jan, 2025 @ 13:24

For Foodies·Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel

Non-stop ‘drug market staffed by two teenage girls who accepted stolen TVs as payment’ shut down on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A 24 hour ‘drug market’ has been taken down by Fuengirola police, with four traffickers arrested. The ‘takeaway’ drug operation was found in two ‘narcoflats’

22 Jan, 2025 @ 13:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Germans and Dutch dominate Spain’s luxury property market – but which areas will be hit in Pedro Sanchez’s ban on non-EU buyers?

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez’s plans to shut non-EU-non-resident buyers out of the Spanish property market could affect a number of areas popular with Brits and

22 Jan, 2025 @ 13:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

John George breakthrough: Two suspects are arrested in Portugal over murder of Northern Irish father in Spain

John George: International arrest warrant issued for prime suspect in his murder on Spain’s Costa Blanca as family ask for second autopsy

AN INTERNATIONAL arrest warrant has been issued by a Torrevieja judge for the suspected killer of Belfast man John George. Meanwhile his family have requested

22 Jan, 2025 @ 11:23

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Mallorca's former top anti-drug cop arrested in money laundering probe linked to Ibiza cocaine pipeline

American tourist, 80, ‘murdered in Malaga tourist apartment’ after neighbours hear ‘screams of agony’

AN American tourist has been found dead with signs of violence in a holiday apartment in Malaga’s historic centre. He had reportedly just arrived in

22 Jan, 2025 @ 11:04

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Marbella clinic named Spain’s best paediatric centre

A MARBELLA clinic has been named the best paediatric clinic in Spain. German Clinic has long been a respected health facility on the Costa del

22 Jan, 2025 @ 10:37

Health·Lead

Spain-Morocco tunnel latest: Hopes dashed that it will be completed in time for 2030 World Cup amid reports of 'decade-long' delay

German tunnelling specialists ‘awarded contract to assess feasibility of Spain to Morocco underwater train’ – reports

AN underwater tunnel between Spain and Morocco is reported to be one step closer to fruition after a firm was selected to conduct a feasibility

21 Jan, 2025 @ 19:00

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

British teenager with rare genetic condition faces weeks in hospital after falling seriously ill during family holiday on Costa Blanca

A BRITISH teenage girl with a rare genetic condition had to be placed on a ventilator at Alicante’s General Hospital after her lungs filled with

21 Jan, 2025 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Trump fires Spanish chef Jose Andres from the White House for ‘not being aligned with MAGA’

TRUMP has dismissed Spanish chef Jose Andres from the White House. He is just one of over a thousand fired as Trump ‘removes those not

21 Jan, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·Politics

Why are kids in Spain’s Malaga off in February? Just what is ‘Semana Blanca’ anyway?

IF you have children who are attending a school in the province of Málaga (or if you’re a school student yourself), Semana Blanca is almost

21 Jan, 2025 @ 16:38

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Explosion at Barcelona Port: Industrial accident kills one and injure four

ONE person has died and four injured – one critically – in an explosion at Barcelona port. The incident occurred at approximately 10.10am this morning

21 Jan, 2025 @ 16:31

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Brussels proposes nearly €1.6b of aid to pay for Valencia flood disaster reconstruction work

Spain asks for €4.4 billion of EU money to pay for emergency flood relief work in Valencia

SPAIN’S government has asked for €4.4 billion from the European Union Solidarity Fund to help pay for relief work following the October 29 floods in

21 Jan, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Horror in Ronda: Man nearly has femoral artery severed in daylight knife attack while out walking his dog with his girlfriend in Spain

A MAN has been arrested in Ronda after allegedly stabbing a rival in the leg during a broad daylight attack, missing his femoral artery by

21 Jan, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

PREVIEW: What is Carnaval in Spain?

BRITISH people have certain days of the year which are special to them, such as Bonfire Night, Pancake Day or maybe the FA Cup Final.

21 Jan, 2025 @ 15:45

La Cultura·Lead

Four fugitives working as fruit pickers- including man on the run for 18 years- are arrested on the Costa Blanca

A POLISH man on the run for 18 years from his native country was one of four fugitives arrested during checks made on fruit pickers

21 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British tourist in Benidorm robbed of mobile phone and gleeful thieves make £16k of transactions on it

THERE was double trouble for a British tourist in Benidorm after his mobile phone was stolen and the thieves then racked up £16,000 of transactions

21 Jan, 2025 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Sanchez urges world leaders to stop take over by ‘Silicon Valley technocastes’ as Trump takes office

SPANISH prime minister Pedro Sanchez has called on world leaders to stop ‘Silicon Valley technocastes’ taking over as Trump comes into power. Yesterday, Donald Trump

21 Jan, 2025 @ 11:58

Lead·Politics

Urgent appeal launched for missing 13-year-old girl in Gibraltar: Police ‘concerned for her safety’

Police have launched an urgent appeal to find a teenage girl who went missing from Gibraltar’s Laguna Estate yesterday afternoon. Sara Mae White, 13, was

21 Jan, 2025 @ 11:43

Gibraltar·Lead

Spain’s Paula Badosa gets shock win over Coco Gauff to book Australian Open semi-final clash against top seed Sabalenka

SPAIN’S Paula Badosa has made it to a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time after a shock quarter-final win over third-seeded Coco Gauff in

21 Jan, 2025 @ 11:17

Lead·Sport

WATCH: Red alert returns to Andalucia: Storm dumps over 130mm of rain across southern Spain as roads turn to rivers

STREETS have been turned into rivers and rail services disrupted as Storm Garoe batters western Andalucia amid a red alert weather warning. The province of

21 Jan, 2025 @ 08:10

Huelva·Lead·Sevilla·Weather

Notorious narco leader in the Strait of Gibraltar claims Netflix documentary violated his right to a fair trial

THE leader of one of Spain’s most notorious drug trafficking groups has claimed that a Netflix documentary about his activities violated his rights in an

20 Jan, 2025 @ 19:00

Lead·National News

Illegal tourist flat owners fined €800,000 after residents protested outside them in Mallorca last summer

Illegal tourist flat landlords fined €800,000 after residents protested outside Mallorca apartment block

10 ILLEGAL tourist flats in a Palma apartment block have each been fined €80,000 for not having a licence and the owners have been told

20 Jan, 2025 @ 18:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

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