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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·Málaga·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

WATCH: Coastguards save man floating on blow-up mattress almost 40km off Spain’s Costa del Sol

THIS is the extraordinary moment Spanish coastguards rescued a man floating on a blow-up mattress over 20 miles off the Costa del Sol. Eagled-eyed crew

13 Nov, 2025 @ 15:39

Costa del Sol·Lead

Renting in Spain? It requires more income than buying a property, alarming study reveals

RENTING a property in Spain requires more income than paying off a mortgage, an alarming new study has revealed. According to research by property portal

13 Nov, 2025 @ 14:44

Lead·Property

Spain proposes crackdown on underage drinking: Breathalysers at SCHOOLS and ban on alcohol branding

Bad news for boozers: US study shows heavy drinkers likely to suffer strokes ‘earlier, deeper and more severely’

DO you enjoy a tipple or two in the evening, whether a crate of copas or a bottle of vino? If so, you could be

13 Nov, 2025 @ 14:14

Health·Lead

British motorists could be taxed for driving in Spain under UK ‘pay-per-mile’ budget plan

BRITISH motorists could be taxed for driving in Spain under the terms of a new ‘pay-per-mile’ scheme set to be unveiled at this autumn’s UK

13 Nov, 2025 @ 13:27

Environment·Green·Lead·Politics

Ryanair launches ‘prime’ subscription plan that could save passengers hundreds per year

Warning for holidaymakers visiting Spain as Ryanair scraps printed boarding passes

RYANAIR will reject passengers who present printed boarding passes at airports as they go fully digital, the company has announced. With the aim of speeding

13 Nov, 2025 @ 13:15

Lead·Travel News

Foreigners bought almost half of Costa Blanca properties sold between July and September

FOREIGN buyers accounted for 43.29% of home purchases in Alicante province between July and September this year. Spain’s Association of Registrars said it was the

13 Nov, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Torrevieja

Revealed: Over half of Barcelona’s young residents are born abroad – as Catalan separatists sound alarm over loss of cultural identity

OVER half of Barcelona’s young residents are born abroad – and Catalan separatists are concerned that this is causing a loss of cultural identity. In

13 Nov, 2025 @ 12:15

Barcelona·Lead

Spain locks down poultry farms to avoid spread of avian flu by migrating birds

SPAIN has ordered the lock down of all poultry in the country to contain the spread of avian flu. The decision expands on restrictions introduced

13 Nov, 2025 @ 12:00

Animals·Health·Lead

Deadly flesh-eating bacteria currently sweeping Japan is already in Spain, say experts - but there's no need to panic

‘Superbugs’ could cause more deaths than cancer by 2050 in Spain

MEDICAL experts in Spain have warned that ‘superbugs’ could cause more deaths than cancer by 2025. The worrying threat of infections caused by multi-resistant antibiotic

13 Nov, 2025 @ 11:01

Health·Lead

The McGrail Report – Josef K: Between dystopia, depression and redemption in Gibraltar, writes F Oliva

In his third column of a new series for the Olive Press, ex-Gibraltar Chronicle news editor Franciso Oliva supplies his personal impression of the McGrail

12 Nov, 2025 @ 18:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Police dismantle sex exploitation gang that abused foreign women on Costa Blanca

A YEAR-LONG probe to bust a Costa Blanca gang that sexually exploited women has resulted in seven arrests and the freeing of 11 victims. Following

12 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Police find 'love hug' robbers hiding out in Barcelona after multiple thefts on the Costa Blanca

‘Love hug’ robbers arrested in Barcelona after multiple thefts from elderly people on the Costa Blanca

A MAN and a woman have been arrested in the Barcelona area after committing ‘love hug’ robberies on the Valencia region coast. The couple of

12 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Vox mayor in small Andalucia town comes under fire after distributing 2026 calendar adorned with pictures of fascist dictator Franco

VOX mayor in a small Andalucia town is facing criticism after distributing a 2026 calendar adorned with pictures of fascist dictator Franco. Francisco Garcia Aviles,

12 Nov, 2025 @ 14:15

Andalucia·Lead

IN PICS: King Felipe VI meets China’s Xi Jinping during official state visit – but will charm offensive help Spain bolster economic ties?

PRESIDENT Xi Jinping on Wednesday welcomed King Felipe who is on a state visit to China- his first since ascending to the Spanish throne in

12 Nov, 2025 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

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

Orange weather alert: Heavy rain and ‘hurricane-force gusts’ expected as Storm Claudia closes in on Spain

AN orange weather alert has been issued for parts of northwestern Spain ahead of Storm Claudia’s arrival. According to AEMET, the state weather agency, ‘hurricane-force’

12 Nov, 2025 @ 12:49

Lead·Weather

RIP: Spain’s oldest woman Angelina Torres dies aged 112

ANGELINA Torres, the oldest person in Spain, has died in Barcelona aged 112. The supercentenarian became Spain’s oldest lady fourteen months ago following the deaths

12 Nov, 2025 @ 12:32

Health·Lead

Budget airline Jet2 unveils new programme of flights connecting London Gatwick and Spain

UK tour operator Jet2 is to start offering flights and holidays from London Gatwick for the summer 2026 season including 11 routes to Spain. The

12 Nov, 2025 @ 12:08

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Burglars arrested after high-speed police chase catches crew who robbed 50 homes in Spain

THREE men have been arrested for robbing 50 homes in the Murcia region and on the Costa Blanca. In February, Guardia Civil investigators detected a

11 Nov, 2025 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Police arrest five people in northern Spain after ‘parents sell 14-year-old daughter for €5,000 and five bottles of whisky’

POLICE in northern Spain have made five arrests over the alleged sale of a 14-year-old girl for €5,000 and several bottles of whisky. Officers from

11 Nov, 2025 @ 14:20

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Conservative Partido Popular name candidate to replace ‘resigned’ Valencia president, Carlos Mazon

THE Partido Popular(PP) has named Juan Francisco Perez Llorca as the party’s candidate to replace Carlos Mazon as Valencian President. Perez Llorca is seen as

11 Nov, 2025 @ 14:15

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

WATCH: Horrifying moment crowd of tourists are swept off pier by deadly wave in Tenerife

VIDEO footage shared on social media shows the horrifying moment a crowd of tourists were swept into the Atlantic Ocean after a tidal surge struck

11 Nov, 2025 @ 13:58

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife·Weather

Bishop of Cadiz ‘steps back from duties’ as Vatican announces investigation into historic child abuse claims

THE Bishop of Cadiz has stepped back from official duties after the Vatican opened a formal investigation into an accusation of historic child sexual abuse.

11 Nov, 2025 @ 13:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca’s top summer music festival ‘kicked out of Benidorm’ but finds new home in Torrevieja

A MAJOR summer music festival has quit Benidorm after 14 years and found a new home on the southern Costa Blanca in Torrevieja. The Low

11 Nov, 2025 @ 12:43

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Torrevieja

Police plead with people in Puerto Banus and other Marbella hotspots not to buy from street venders

POLICE are pleading with people in Puerto Banus and other Marbella hotspots to stop buying fake goods from street vendors. Marbella’s Policia Local has confiscated

11 Nov, 2025 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Lead - Page 22

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

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

WATCH: Coastguards save man floating on blow-up mattress almost 40km off Spain’s Costa del Sol

Renting in Spain? It requires more income than buying a property, alarming study reveals

Bad news for boozers: US study shows heavy drinkers likely to suffer strokes ‘earlier, deeper and more severely’

British motorists could be taxed for driving in Spain under UK ‘pay-per-mile’ budget plan

Warning for holidaymakers visiting Spain as Ryanair scraps printed boarding passes

Foreigners bought almost half of Costa Blanca properties sold between July and September

Revealed: Over half of Barcelona’s young residents are born abroad – as Catalan separatists sound alarm over loss of cultural identity

Spain locks down poultry farms to avoid spread of avian flu by migrating birds

‘Superbugs’ could cause more deaths than cancer by 2050 in Spain

The McGrail Report – Josef K: Between dystopia, depression and redemption in Gibraltar, writes F Oliva

Police dismantle sex exploitation gang that abused foreign women on Costa Blanca

‘Love hug’ robbers arrested in Barcelona after multiple thefts from elderly people on the Costa Blanca

Vox mayor in small Andalucia town comes under fire after distributing 2026 calendar adorned with pictures of fascist dictator Franco

IN PICS: King Felipe VI meets China’s Xi Jinping during official state visit – but will charm offensive help Spain bolster economic ties?

Orange weather alert: Heavy rain and ‘hurricane-force gusts’ expected as Storm Claudia closes in on Spain

RIP: Spain’s oldest woman Angelina Torres dies aged 112

Budget airline Jet2 unveils new programme of flights connecting London Gatwick and Spain

Burglars arrested after high-speed police chase catches crew who robbed 50 homes in Spain

Police arrest five people in northern Spain after ‘parents sell 14-year-old daughter for €5,000 and five bottles of whisky’

Conservative Partido Popular name candidate to replace ‘resigned’ Valencia president, Carlos Mazon

WATCH: Horrifying moment crowd of tourists are swept off pier by deadly wave in Tenerife

Bishop of Cadiz ‘steps back from duties’ as Vatican announces investigation into historic child abuse claims

Costa Blanca’s top summer music festival ‘kicked out of Benidorm’ but finds new home in Torrevieja

Police plead with people in Puerto Banus and other Marbella hotspots not to buy from street venders

ON THIS DAY: Spain’s biggest football fan and a disgraced royal in-law were born – and Goya began a masterpiece

Madrid’s El Prado must-see exhibitions in 2026 – from Austrian queens of Spain to early photographers and a De Madrazo sketchbook

Expat Brit declares war on ‘big bully’ Google after tech giant took €60 from his account ‘for no reason’ and then stonewalled his complaints

EXCLUSIVE: Brits will take to the streets of UK cities to march for an end to Spanish hunting dog cruelty

BREAKING: Turkish Airlines jet makes emergency landing at Barcelona airport after bomb threat