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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·Málaga

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

Lead

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

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·Málaga·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·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

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