‘Never seen it like this before’: Brits report travel chaos at Malaga airport – which sets new October passenger record

BRITS travelling through Malaga Airport say they faced ‘chaos’ at passport control over the weekend, with queues for UK flights stretching back into the public

17 Nov, 2025 @ 10:10

Lead·Travel News

‘Most wanted’ leader of notorious Latin American drug cartel who ‘faked own death’ is arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE leader of Ecuador’s most notorious drug trafficking organisation has been arrested on the Costa del Sol following a joint operation with Spanish police Wilmer

17 Nov, 2025 @ 08:00

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

British teenager fighting for life after nearly drowning during school trip to northern Spain

A BRITISH teenager is in a critical condition after getting into difficulty while swimming at sea during a school trip to northern Spain. The 14-year-old

16 Nov, 2025 @ 18:18

Catalunya·Lead

Affordable housing all but disappears in Malaga and Valencia as luxury homes increasingly dominate

SPAIN’S coastal property market has undergone one of its sharpest transformations in decades, with new data showing that affordable homes have almost vanished from the

16 Nov, 2025 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga·Property·Valencia

The McGrail Report – Toward a modernised model of policing for Gibraltar, writes F Oliva

In his continuing column for the Olive Press, ex-Gibraltar Chronicle news editor Franciso Oliva muses on the future of policing on the Rock.

15 Nov, 2025 @ 17:13

Gibraltar·Lead

Sky high rents in Spain’s top cities are pushing people into popular hotspots in Alicante, Valencia and Andalucia

RISING rents are pushing tenants out of the major cities and into some of Spain’s most popular expat hubs, according to new figures from property

15 Nov, 2025 @ 08:00

Alicante·Lead·Property

Costa Blanca airport enjoys bumper July with passenger numbers set to smash annual record

Costa Blanca airport claims 10 successive months of passenger records- with a third of visitors coming from the UK

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has almost beaten last year’s passenger total with two months to spare. The Costa Blanca facility recorded a tenth successive record month for

15 Nov, 2025 @ 07:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

WATCH: Shock as Donald Trump Jr makes flying visit to Gibraltar

DONALD Trump Jr, the eldest son of the US president, shocked onlookers in Gibraltar this afternoon when made a surprise visit to the Rock. Arriving

14 Nov, 2025 @ 18:39

Gibraltar·Lead

Renfe launches new high-speed rail route in Spain connecting Madrid with Alicante and Murcia|

Flash sale offers high-speed train tickets between Malaga and Madrid for just €7 — but you’ll have to move fast

RENFE has launched a flash sale on its Avlo high-speed trains, offering Malaga–Madrid tickets for just €7 — one of the cheapest prices ever seen

14 Nov, 2025 @ 18:25

Lead·Madrid

Three arrests over murder of Swedish restaurant owner who was dragged to his death by phone thieves on the Costa Blanca

THREE men have been arrested in Alicante City after a restaurant owner was dragged to his death when his iPhone was stolen in Torrevieja. Inquiries

14 Nov, 2025 @ 17:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Special alert zone declared near expat hotspots on the Costa del Sol as West Nile Virus detected in the Campo de Gibraltar

HEALTH authorities have issued a fresh West Nile Virus alert after the virus was detected in a dead wild bird in the Campo de Gibraltar.

14 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa del Sol·Gibraltar·Health·Lead

Illegally-kept wild African cat goes to Costa Blanca rescue centre after family ‘can’t cope’ with their exotic pet

AN AFRICAN wild cat illegally kept as a domestic pet has been rescued from an Alicante area home. The five-year-old female serval called Tila became

14 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Alicante·Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead

Elon Musk’s X slapped with €5 million fine in Spain over dodgy crypto ads

SOCIAL media giant X (formerly Twitter) has been hit with a hefty €5 million fine in Spain after breaking the law on advertising financial products,

14 Nov, 2025 @ 14:37

Business & Finance·Celebrity·Lead

Heavy rain to continue through the weekend with orange alert for Valencia region on Saturday

Storm Claudia to soak the Costa del Sol and the rest of Spain this weekend as heavy rain and warnings continue

STORM Claudia will continue to cause chaos in Spain this weekend as heavy and persistent rainfall is expected across the country. AEMET has extended the

14 Nov, 2025 @ 14:15

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Tragedy in Andalucia as three-year-old girl dies in house fire

A THREE-YEAR-OLD girl has died in southern Spain after a fire ripped through her family home on Thursday afternoon. Firefighters were called to the village

14 Nov, 2025 @ 13:12

Andalucia·Granada·Lead

Spain beats US vulture fund in British court over €1.7bn tussle to hoover up Madrid’s debt

A LONDON judge has handed Spain a major victory in its long and expensive fight with US vulture funds seeking to seize state assets over

14 Nov, 2025 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead

Good news for Spain's economy as budget deficit falls to lowest level in 18 years - here's what it means for your wallet

Cut public spending and reduce debt to keep economy on track, Bank of Spain urges government

SPAIN’S central bank has sounded the alarm over the economy, urging the government to lower public spending and cut debt levels to protect the country

14 Nov, 2025 @ 12:39

Business & Finance·Lead

IN PICS: Benidorm’s Fancy Dress Party attracts over 30,000 visitors- mainly British- to Europe’s ‘biggest’ costume parade

OVER 30,000 people- mainly British expats and tourists- lined Benidorm’s streets on Thursday for the annual ‘Fancy Dress Party’. The event organised by hospitality associations

14 Nov, 2025 @ 12:38

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

WATCH: Storm Claudia slams Andalucia with gale-force winds as inland river bursts its banks – after flooding Lisbon and killing two

STORM Claudia has battered southern Spain with violent winds and heavy rain, triggering flooding inland and a wave of incidents across Andalucia – just hours

14 Nov, 2025 @ 12:36

Lead·Weather

Storm Claudia brings travel chaos to the Costa del Sol: Flights to Malaga airport are diverted across Spain

NUMEROUS Ryanair flights to Malaga were diverted last night, landing in Alicante and Valencia. Six Ryanair planes departing from locations across Europe did not end

14 Nov, 2025 @ 12:03

Lead·Travel News

WATCH: Disgraced former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales pelted with eggs launched by his own UNCLE

LUIS Rubiales, the disgraced former chief of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), was pelted with eggs at a book launch event in Madrid on Thursday

14 Nov, 2025 @ 08:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Travel chaos in Spain: Fuming passengers are ‘trapped' on stifling hot AVE train outside a station in Madrid

Good news for passengers in Spain after parliament rules Renfe must reimburse tickets if high-speed trains arrive 15 minutes late

TRAIN passengers travelling on high-speed services run by Spain’s state-owned railway operator will now be able to claim compensation if their journey is delayed by

14 Nov, 2025 @ 07:45

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

Red weather warning issued in central Spain: Storm Claudia could dump over 120mm of rain in just 12 hours

A RARE red weather warning has been issued for a region of central Spain as Storm Claudia brings torrential rainfall and strong wind gusts. More

13 Nov, 2025 @ 23:46

Lead·Weather

‘Rosalia mania’: Spain’s biggest music star smashes records with ‘exquisite’ new album – with Pedro Sanchez and Catholic bishops among her biggest fans

AN 18-track amalgamation of flamenco, rumba and opera with lyrics in 14 different languages, featuring collaborations with music greats including Björk, Estrella Morente and even

13 Nov, 2025 @ 20:39

La Cultura·Lead

Marbella homes now three times pricier than Spain’s national average reveals influential Panorama Market Report

AVERAGE property prices in Marbella are now more than three times the Spanish national average, confirming its status as Europe’s ‘new ultra-luxury capital’. According to

13 Nov, 2025 @ 17:17

Lead·Other News·Property

Revealed: How conmen in Spain are targeting foreign arrivals with illegal €200 ‘address-for-cash’ service

REGISTERING on the local census has become a lucrative business in Madrid as foreign arrivals pay up to €200 for illegal ‘address-for-cash’ services. If done

13 Nov, 2025 @ 17:15

Lead·Madrid·Property

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