Spain turns to ‘IKEA-style’ flat-pack homes to solve massive housing shortage
SPAIN is betting on ‘IKEA-style’ kit homes to solve a massive housing deficit that has left the country short of 600,000 properties. A quiet revolution
Joy for drivers as important stretch of Costa Blanca motorway is now permanently ‘toll free’
ALICANTE’S AP-7 ring road has become ‘toll-free’ permanently after a successful experiment launched in July 2024. Spain’s government has approved the change after the trial
Spain’s notorious tax agency will gain sweeping new powers to spy on bank accounts from 2026 – including seeing balances and cash movements
SPAIN’S tax agency will gain broad new powers to monitor all bank accounts nationwide from 2026 – as the government launches an unprecedented crackdown on
Masked men burst into home and brutally tie up mother and daughter on the Costa del Sol
MASKED men burst into a Costa del Sol home where they brutally tied up a mother and daughter with tape before stealing valuable goods. A
Kremlin off the hook as probe into Costa Blanca hit on Russian helicopter defector is shelved
A JUDGE has closed a probe into the February 2024 shooting of a Russian pilot who defected to the Ukraine because no suspects can be
Kidnapped for crypto: Man tortured, executed and dumped in woods after Danish gang snatch couple on the Costa del Sol
A MAN was tortured and executed in a ‘crypto-kidnapping’ horror on the Costa del Sol. Police have revealed the terrifying final hours of the victim,
EXCLUSIVE: Fears in Alicante that ‘serial pet shooter’ is at large after a ‘friendly cat’ has bullet lodged in its leg
A FRIENDLY community cat in Alicante was found with a bullet in its leg, sparking outrage among residents who fear a serial pet shooter may
Eyebrows raised as Brits are urged to retire in Spain for ‘major attraction’ of the public healthcare system
BRITS are urged to retire in Spain with the nation’s public healthcare system acting as a ‘major attraction’. With the UK’s rising taxes and cold
Children convicted for sex assault offences doubles over seven years in Alicante area
THE number of children convicted of sex crimes in Alicante province has almost doubled in seven years. The figures relate to 2024 totals compiled by
Spaniards side with Britain’s FT in its assault on Spain’s ‘I win, you lose’ tax agency
SPANIARDS have been expressing their delight after the Financial Times ran a full-page advertisement against their own tax agency. The advert, by Amsterdam & Partners
Spain alone in voting to reject EU plans to return migrants to ‘safe third country’ in Brussels showdown
SPAIN has rejected an EU proposal that would make it easier to expel migrants from European countries – in an act of defiance that left
Spain’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminal couple with dozens of arrest warrants for rental home scam are caught on the Costa Blanca
SPAIN’S ‘Most Wanted’ criminal couple have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Torrevieja. The husband and wife team- aged 36 and 44- have been
WATCH: ‘Murdered by racism in cold blood’: Fury in Torremolinos as police tasered ‘innocent man four times while he asked to borrow a charger’
A GRIEVING family has accused the Policia Nacional of ‘murdering’ a brother who died after being restrained by agents in Torremolinos. While official sources claim
What about my appointment? All you need to know as healthcare workers in Spain start four day strike
PATIENTS are facing a ‘week of hell’ as over 100,000 doctors launch a massive four-day strike across Spain. Hospitals and health centres have ground to
LIFE IN SPAIN: Christmas markets are everywhere once again – but what can their subtle differences teach us about Spanish history and culture, asks FIONA GOVAN
At the Christmas markets that pop up across Spain you’ll still find clues to long treasured traditions that are quintessentially Spanish.
Manhunt in Malaga for child abuser sentenced to 18 years who failed to show for jail
A SEARCH is underway in Malaga for a man who failed to appear in prison to begin serving an 18-year sentence for child abuse. The
WATCH: Moment deadly wave washes away tourists as they pose for selfies in Tenerife rock pool
HORRIFYING footage has captured the moment a ‘giant’ wave swept away dozens of tourists in Tenerife, leaving four dead and one missing. A British onlooker
Inside the dark Malaga prostitution ring that enslaved over 40 women – until one managed to escape and free her fellow victims
AUTHORITIES on Costa del Sol have rescued 42 women from a prostitution ring that exploited them for profit – raking in more than €9 million
Five horror stories to make your blood boil as Spain’s squatter problem reaches stratospheric new heights
SPAIN’S squatter problem shows no signs of abating, and only reaches further into the lives of ordinary people. Here’s a round-up of some of the
Caution motorists! Burst water pipe floods A-7 near Duquesa port on the Costa del Sol
A WEEKEND pipe flood caused danger to motorists on the Costa del Sol with locals being advised to lower their water consumption. At approximately 10.30am
‘Whitewash’ scammer tries to con Costa Blanca man out of €400k with ‘magic chemical’ that changes banknotes
POLICE in Alicante have arrested a 58-year-old Nigerian man for trying to scam a victim out of €400,000 by claiming he had a ‘magic chemical’
‘Phone thief caught red-handed in Torremolinos internet cafe’ dies from cardiac arrest during police struggle
A MAN has died in Torremolinos after suffering a cardio-respiratory arrest while he was being restrained by the Policia Nacional following an alert over an
The McGrail Report – Gibraltar is small and needs its best people regardless of affiliations, writes F Oliva
In his final column on the long-running McGrail saga – and with publication of the report delayed until December 15 – former Gibraltar Chronicle news
FROM THE ARCHIVES: ‘These are my top sight-seeing tips for Bilbao – including the wonderful Guggenheim Museum’
BILBAO is the Basque Country’s biggest city and with much to explore, we have prepared a guide for the ultimate visit. Culture filled cities, stunning
Legendary American architect behind Bilbao’s iconic Guggenheim Museum dies aged 96: Here’s how to best enjoy his masterpiece
THE legendary architect who designed Bilbao’s iconic Guggenheim Museum has died aged 96 following a brief respiratory illness, his chief of staff confirmed on Friday.
FOCUS ON: The annual inter-house Laude school magazine battle
How the talented young writers at Laude school in Marbella are learning how to turn a phrase and even invent new words. Olive Press Editor