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Chaos and cancellations at Gibraltar airport as burst water pipe forces several-hour shut down

Travellers faced chaos at Gibraltar airport on Saturday morning after a high-pressure water main burst and flooded the terminal building. The incident struck in the

18 Aug, 2025 @ 10:10

Gibraltar·Lead

Astonishing day of red alert heat warnings sees SIX places in Spain top 45C

SPAIN baked under an extraordinary blast of heat on Sunday as six locations smashed through the 45C mark. The national weather agency AEMET placed much

18 Aug, 2025 @ 09:22

Lead·Weather

Giant Roman baths finally unearthed in Spain’s Elche after eight year dig

AFTER eight years of relentless digging, archaeologists at the University of Alicante have finally uncovered the full glory of the Eastern Baths at La Alcudia,

17 Aug, 2025 @ 15:28

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: ‘WAIT AND SEE’: As Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner could be out on the streets in ‘under a month’

DANGEROUS child molester Christian Brueckner might make a return trip to Spain or Portugal in under a month. The convicted German sex offender – the

17 Aug, 2025 @ 15:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

Spanish nutritionist answers the question: Should you change your diet to cope with Spain’s August heatwaves?

SPAIN’S sweltering August temperatures may have you reaching for that ice-cold gazpacho, but don’t fall for the summer diet hype flooding social media. Spanish health

17 Aug, 2025 @ 11:00

Health·Lead

REVIEW: Fabulous sushi and steaks are order of the day at Don Diego in Sotogrande port

SITTING in pole position in Sotogrande port, right beside the water, Don Diego takes some beating. Opened by local businessman Juan Moncayo it has gone

17 Aug, 2025 @ 10:25

Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel

The US axes Spain’s busiest port from key Asia trade route as tit-for-tat diplomatic war heats up

THE United States has expelled Spain’s largest port from a crucial shipping route connecting America with Asia. The Port of Algeciras, Spain’s busiest cargo hub

17 Aug, 2025 @ 09:00

Cadiz·Lead·National News

Spain and the EU frustrated as efforts to curb plastic pollution fail at the UN thanks to opposition from oil-producing countries

FOLLOWING a long night of negotiations, efforts to finalize the first global pact against plastic pollution at the UN has failed again. Approximately 180 countries

16 Aug, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead

Don’t trust ChatGPT: Spanish influencers stuck in airport nightmare

A Spanish influencer couple’s dream trip to Puerto Rico descended into chaos after they blindly trusted ChatGPT for travel advice – and ended up stranded

16 Aug, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

WHERE TO EAT: The Olive Press asked long-established local businessman James Stewart of Savills about his Sotogrande foodie picks

By James Stewart WHEN I made my first visit to Sotogrande many, many moons ago in March, Sotogrande was completely empty and the only place

16 Aug, 2025 @ 13:07

Andalucia·Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News

Deadly rabies warning in popular tourist region of Spain after alarming surge in bat attacks

HEALTH authorities in Catalunya have issued an urgent warning urging residents to avoid all contact with bats following a spike in potentially dangerous encounters across

16 Aug, 2025 @ 12:00

Catalunya·Health·Lead

WATCH: How Malaga plans to transform itself with a ‘series of garden bridges’ criss-crossing dry river bed

MALAGA City Council has unveiled ambitious plans to turn the dry bed of the Guadalmedina River into a chain of landscaped pedestrian ‘plaza bridges’ linking

16 Aug, 2025 @ 09:00

Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Costa Blanca community ‘living in fear’ after squatter gang – including two pregnant women – move in and threaten to kill their pets

WHAT began as a quiet summer for one gated community on the Costa Blanca has turned into a nightmare its residents – both expat and

15 Aug, 2025 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

We’re all poorer: Food prices in Spain shoot up at three times the rate of wages since 2019

THE price rises of food in Spain has far outstripped the boost in wages over the last six years, leaving everyone poorer. Filling a shopping

15 Aug, 2025 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

‘Tinder date’ horror in Spain: Woman is strangled to death with a dog leash and set on fire

Top Spanish anti-drugs cop in Mallorca remanded in custody over links to mafia-style drug and money laundering gang

A SENIOR Spanish police inspector has been thrown behind bars without bail over claims he leaked top-secret information to a ruthless European drug gang. Inspector

15 Aug, 2025 @ 16:07

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Migrant flood hits Spain’s Balearic islands: 351 arrive in just 48 hours

THE Balearic Islands faced another wave of migrant arrivals, as 351 people reached the archipelago in 20 separate pateras within 48 hours. The latest boat,

15 Aug, 2025 @ 15:50

Balearic Islands·Lead·National News

MALAGA FERIA: Southern Spain’s biggest Summer party kicks off tonight with fireworks, drones and dancing

HOLD onto your sombreros! The famous Malaga Fair, southern Spain’s biggest summer blowout, explodes into life tonight. Even though the full fiesta officially runs from

15 Aug, 2025 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Spare a thought for those with ‘cold allergy’ unable to cool themselves down during Spain’s current heatwave

WHILE most of Spain seeks refuge from sweltering temperatures through cold drinks, air conditioning and refreshing dips in the sea, around 24,000 Spaniards face a

15 Aug, 2025 @ 13:00

Health·Lead

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

TESTING TIME: Driving instructor fails alcohol test in Spain’ Mallorca in middle of exam

WHAT should have been the most nerve-wracking day of their lives turned into an outright fiasco – when their driving instructor was caught over the

15 Aug, 2025 @ 12:47

Balearic Islands·Lead

British crime boss Jamie Rothwell who ran UK shootings from Barcelona luxury apartment jailed for 43 years

A notorious British gang leader who hid out in a Barcelona apartment with sweeping city views while directing violent attacks in the UK has been

15 Aug, 2025 @ 12:07

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Cops bust ‘holiday car jackers’ who stripped 50 motors from Madrid airport car park for black market in Morocco

BRAZEN thieves stole up to ten cars a week from airport and holiday parking spots – then stripped them in a secret rural chop shop

15 Aug, 2025 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

VJ Day: Remembering Spain’s shadowy role in the war against Japan

TODAY marks the 80th anniversary of VJ Day – Victory over Japan Day – when the Second World War finally came to an end on

15 Aug, 2025 @ 11:26

Lead·National News·Other News

Mijas wildfire extinguished by forest firefighters in Spain

A WILDFIRE in Mijas that started yesterday afternoon has been controlled. The fire started in the Cortijo de Los Ortejones area near Santana Golf and

15 Aug, 2025 @ 11:03

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Arrests made as arsonists blamed for torching huge swathes of Spain – firefighters are still battling several blazes

SPAIN’S countryside is burning — and police say arsonists are to blame for many of the blazes tearing through forests, farmland and even areas close

15 Aug, 2025 @ 10:38

Lead·National News·Other News

Spanish winery pays tribute to pioneering 19th century British railway engineer

A SPANISH vineyard has paid homage to a British engineer behind the first railway line from Madrid to the south of the country. In its

15 Aug, 2025 @ 10:30

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Seized narco-boat with powerful engine starts new life as police vessel on Costa Blanca

Seized narco-boat with powerful engine starts new life as Costa Blanca police vessel

A NARCO-BOAT seized from drug traffickers has been given a new lease of life in patrolling Costa Blanca waters. The 7.40-metre long vessel- worth €75,000-

15 Aug, 2025 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

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