Music, Food and Hope: Spanish Parents Rally Support for Rare Genetic Disorder GNB1
A SPANISH family is leading an extraordinary grassroots campaign to fund research into a rare genetic disorder that affects just over 100 people worldwide –
Three Thomson gazelle antelopes are born at Bioparc Valencia
THREE Thomson gazelle antelopes have been born at Bioparc Valencia and are doing well. The species can race at speeds of up to 80 kms/h
HIDDEN CORNERS OF SPAIN: Vejer de la Frontera – a whitewashed hilltop dream
DRIVING the coast road west from Gibraltar, as the sun drifts toward Cadiz, there’s a moment – about an hour into the journey – when
Electric ferry skims across the sea from Spain to Africa for just €8
A SWEDISH-built ‘flying’ electric boat has zipped across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Africa – and back – in a single day, marking
43,000-year-old Neanderthal fingerprint in Spanish cave stuns archaeologists
IT’S the ultimate cold case: forensic tech has just uncovered a 43,000-year-old Neanderthal fingerprint in a Spanish cave. In a find that’s blowing the dusty
Spain’s second-hand property prices soar to biggest-ever annual rise
PRICES for second-hand homes in Spain rose annually by 14.8% in May according to listings collated by the Fotocasa property portal. It states that in
Humans in Spain revealed to have been making tools from whale bones 20,000 years ago
HUMANS were crafting tools out of whale bones as far back as 20,000 years ago, a new study by Spanish and French researchers has found.
Spain falls to fifth best country in Europe to be LGBTQ+, but where’s first?
THE island of Malta has once again been named the best European country for being LGBTQ+, while Spain falls to fifth place, one down from
Measles alert continues in the Costa del Sol – including in these tourist hotspotsÂ
Health authorities in Andalucia are grappling with six active measles outbreaks, with the Costa del Sol among the affected regions. As of late May, the
Spain’s blackout coverup: Event was ‘controlled experiment in green agenda gone wrong’
LAST month’s mega-blackout that wiped out electricity across the Iberian peninsula came just one week after the Spanish government launched an experiment to test how
LIFE IN SPAIN: Remembering Julio Romero de Torres – Cordoba’s emblematic painter
A GREAT Andalucian artist died 95 years ago this month. Julio Romero de Torres was a pure cordobes, and his art has come to symbolise
The Olive Press Podcast episode two lands – crooks steal Swede’s Malaga home, the perils of Nolotil – and 60,000 English football fans in Bilbao
THE second episode of the Olive Press podcast is here! Tuck in to a fascinating 40 minutes in which we tackle the hot topics affecting
Salamanca’s Plaza Mayor in Spain might be the most beautiful square worldwide
TO call Salamanca’s Plaza Mayor ‘just’ a city square, the little word ‘just’ has to pull off a heroic shift. Let’s not be coy: this
What is behind dire predictions that Spain will suffer an extreme water crisis by 2050?
SPAIN has been lumped in with desert countries in Africa and the Middle East facing a future water crisis by 2050. The World Resources Institute
‘No crime’ verdict over Valencia apartment block fire that killed 10 people
A VALENCIA court says no criminal act took place regarding the city apartment block fire in February 2024 that killed 10 people. The blaze in
EXCLUSIVE: Leading lawyer clashes with Gibraltar’s Chief Minister over UK deal to give away sovereign territory to Mauritius
ONE of Gibraltar’s leading lawyers has slammed the Rock’s Chief Minister for his ‘obnoxious’ stance over the UK’s decision to cede sovereign British territory to
Inflation in Spain dips below 2% mark with energy costs falling
SPAIN’S inflation rate has fallen to below 2% according to preliminary May figures published by the National Statistics Institute(INE) on Friday. It now stands at
British boy, 5, saved from drowning at Mallorca hotel swimming pool
LIFEGUARDS saved the life of a 5-year-old British boy after he got into difficulties in a Mallorca hotel swimming pool. The incident happened around noon
Hacking group linked to Spain’s government which targeted Gibraltar resurfaces
A SPANISH hacking group called ‘Careto’ has resurfaced, almost a decade after it launched its last cyberattacks. Careto has links to the Spanish government, and
Two women arrested in Madrid for running a ‘jihad academy that trained females in the ways of the Islamic State’
TWO women have been arrested in the Madrid area for allegedly running an online ‘jihad academy’ aimed at recruiting females. The Policia Nacional detained the
Swedish expat threatened in her Costa del Sol home after finding crooks had stolen it with fake power of attorney
A PREGNANT expat fears losing her baby after she discovered fraudsters had stolen her dream home with fake legal certificates. The Scandinavian environmental scientist is
Uproar forces German estate agency to sheepishly scrap advert that ‘trivialised’ Mallorca’s housing crisis
A GERMAN real-estate agency in Mallorca has scrapped an advertising campaign that used the ‘Game of Thrones’ TV series to ‘trivialise’ the island’s housing crisis.
Two British men arrested after ‘British woman, 19, is sexually attacked’ while partying in Marbella
TWO young British men were arrested by the Policia Nacional after allegedly raping a British 19-year-old girl in a villa in Marbella. The events took
Nearly 40 sailboats from Spain and Gibraltar will compete in a regatta to cross the Strait
A RECORD 40 boats will take part in the Straitchallenge 2025, which takes place this Saturday on May 31. Almost 40 boats and more than
Giant venomous snake curled up in toilet shocks homeowner in Spain
A SHOCKED homeowner found a large bastard snake peering up at him from his bathroom toilet. The resident in Benejuzar(Alicante province) called for help shortly
Ryanair warns of soaring flight delays across Spain and Europe this summer
HOLIDAYMAKERS flying Ryanair this summer could face a travel nightmare, with the airline warning delays are set to skyrocket by ‘up to 20%’ – and