Spain strengthens its stand against Israel with cancellation of €285m arms purchase
SPAIN has scrapped a €285 million deal for anti-tank missile systems that were to be made in Madrid by a subsidiary of an Israeli company.
Costa del Sol desalination plant takes another giant step to further ease drought pressure
THE Marbella desalination plant finished its second expansion phase on May 31, with a production capacity of 20 cubic hectometres per year. Although it can’t
Marbella will finally get its breakwaters to save its iconic beaches
GREEN light for the breakwater project in Marbella as the central government approves the environmental works. The coastal project is expected to stabilise the coastline
Spain facing ‘historic’ hay fever season after rainy spring
MARCH’S abundant rainfall has led to a spring with a lot of pollen, which will lead to many allergies. Since the beginning of May, there
BREAKING: Motorcyclist killed in collision near Malaga: Six-kilometre tailbacks cripple morning commute
Motorcyclist dies in collision with car on MA-20 as traffic diversions cause havoc around Teatinos A motorcyclist has died following a collision with a car
How has Gibraltar come out of nowhere to break cruise ship records – and unnerve the Spanish competition?
GIBRALTAR has been celebrating a record April for cruise ship calls that has put the wind up its Spanish neighbours. As the Olive Press reported
Gibraltar has ‘vital’ role in the UK’s new ‘warfighting’ defence review – despite concerns over lack of combat ships using its port
GIBRALTAR is set to host a lot more British nuclear submarines after the UK committed to building one every 18 months. It is part of
‘We live in a world where crime knows no borders’: Costa del Sol town demands more police to combat mafia wars
THE mayor of Fuengirola has asked for more police units and assistance from the federal government, following a shooting in a bar on the promenade
Expert warns ‘it’s a disgrace that squatting is great business’ as scourge rises 7% in Spain
SQUATTING continues to rise all over Spain, with a 7% increase in all cases last year. The most shocking thing is perhaps the fact that
Malaga is creating over 10,000 jobs a month to become Spain’s fourth fastest growing province
MALAGA has reached a new employment record, with more than 745,000 people now employed. This comes as 36,000 new jobs have been created over the
Firefighters in Andalucia warn of ‘one of the most dangerous seasons in decades’
ANDALUCIA’S firefighters warn they are helplessly underprepared to face what could be one of the most dangerous forest fire seasons seen in decades. The Infoca
Spain’s Telefonica investigates major hack of Movistar customer records
A CYBERHACKER named ‘Dedale’ has accessed Movistar’s customer record base which has 22 million names and details. Movistar’s parent company, the Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica,
Spain’s jobless total dips below 2.5m for first time since 2008
SPAIN’S unemployment total has fallen below 2.5 million for the first time since the height of the financial crisis. Figures released on Tuesday by the
New rules in effect for wild San Juan festivities in Marbella this month
MEASURES are going to be in place to allow for safe festivities during the night of San Juan in Marbella, which will take place on
WATCH: Portuguese police search once again for Madeleine McCann with German help
A team of German detectives briefs bosses of Portugal’s Policia Judiaria as the first of up to two dozen searches begin for missing Madeleine McCann
The beautiful Spanish fortress on an island far from Spain
LOOKING across the old town of Croatia’s Hvar island and out over the crystal-clear waters of the Adriatic Sea is a medieval Spanish fortress. Built
Brit, 33, arrested in Mallorca for ‘breaking security guard’s jaw’ after trying to enter woman’s hotel room
A MALLORCA hotel security guard suffered a broken jaw after getting punched by a British man. The incident happened early on Monday morning in the
Two Brits stand trial over alleged Benidorm group sex attack
TWO British tourists have gone on trial for allegedly raping a British woman at a Benidorm hotel in November 2023. The men have been in
Large group of British hikers rescued in southern Spain after getting ‘dizzy and disorientated’
SEVENTEEN hikers from the UK were rescued from a hike they had embarked on in the Sierra de Nijar after becoming disorientated on Sunday. They
Spain is on course to receive 100 MILLION tourists this year – driving prices ever higher
AN all-time high of 94 million travellers have visited Spain in 2024, but with a growth of around 5.7% in the first quarter of this
Yellow alert as wind and hailstorms to hit the Costa del Sol after sweltering week
UNSTABLE weather is set to arrive on the Costa del Sol after a sweltering weekend that saw temperatures of 40C in some parts of Andalucia.
On this day: Spain’s greatest tennis star, Rafael Nadal, was born
ON June 3, 1986, a boy named Rafael Nadal Parera was born in the small Mallorcan town of Manacor. 39 years later, he still lives
EXCLUSIVE PICS: The Maddie search site where cops hope to find vital clues to finally charge German Christian Brueckner
By Jon Clarke in Praia da Luz THESE are the first pics of police working at the initial search site for the body of missing
Body of young Irish woman discovered by partner inside Alicante area apartment
THE Guardia Civil is investigating the death of an Irish woman, 24, at an apartment in Albatera, Alicante province. She is understood to be from
Get off the motorway in Spain this summer with these rural road trips
TIRED of going on road trips and just endlessly cruising along busy motorways? We’ve rounded up some of the most scenic routes in Spain that
Warhol and Dali ‘fakes’ seized in €1.2m art package sent to Valencia auction house
A JOB lot of 41 fake or unattributable paintings and prints including works ascribed to Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali have been seized by Valencian