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Spain’s deputy prime minister accuses Germany of being a ‘vassal state’ after the German chancellor failed to defend Madrid during Trump rant

SPAIN’S deputy prime minister has launched a furious tirade at Germany after chancellor Friedrich Merz sat in silence while US president Donald Trump slammed Spain

10 Mar, 2026 @ 12:26

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

‘Spain has lost its way’: Republican senator Lindsey Graham calls on Donald Trump to abandon Rota and Moron bases in Andalucia

REPUBLICAN Senator Lindsey Graham has called on Donald Trump to shut down military bases in Andalucia. Graham, a heavyweight in U.S. foreign policy, responded to

10 Mar, 2026 @ 12:00

International Affairs·Lead

Thieving carer ordered to pay back €191k stolen from elderly Costa Blanca couple or face imprisonment

A DISHONEST carer who stole nearly €191k from an elderly Benissa couple has been convicted of misappropriation. The Alicante Provincial Court has ordered her to

10 Mar, 2026 @ 11:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Find the cheapest petrol station near you in Spain with this handy portal – as regional prices push €2 mark and oil continues to fluctuate

A TOOL created by the Spanish government allows you to find the cheapest petrol station nearby as the price of oil continues to fluctuate. Since

10 Mar, 2026 @ 10:45

Lead·Travel News

French ‘wolf pack’ is jailed for 73 years for sexual assault they filmed and posted to social media of British girl, 18, in Mallorca hotel

A COURT has sentenced eight men to a total of 73 years in prison for the gang rape of an 18-year-old British woman at a

10 Mar, 2026 @ 10:40

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

‘I’ve visited loads of castles in Spain and this is my favourite’: Olive Press travel guru Fiona Govan reveals a Moorish gem

With so many castles found atop hillsides across Spain it's hard to have a favourite. But this one overlooking the olive groves of Jaen is

9 Mar, 2026 @ 22:29

Andalucia·Exploring Spain·Jaen·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spain has the highest number of births to mothers over 40 in Europe – how the housing crisis, tourism and cost of living has pushed the figure ever upwards

THE full extent of Spain’s fertility crisis has become apparent after it was revealed that more than one in ten children are born to mothers

9 Mar, 2026 @ 17:50

Business & Finance·Health·Lead·National News·Property

Taxi driver sexually assaults British tourist and tells her ‘that’s how things are done in Spain’

A MALLORCA taxi driver has pled guilty to sexually assaulting a British passenger and received a €2,880 fine. The 29-year-old cabby told the victim ‘that’s

9 Mar, 2026 @ 17:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Barcelona mayor wants to ban non-EU residents from purchasing property – but the number they actually buy is tiny

THE Barcelona mayor’s bid to scapegoat non-EU foreigners as one of the causes of the city’s housing crisis has been met with a barrage of

9 Mar, 2026 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Lead·Property

Malaga cruise ship recovery sees passenger numbers boom to rival the city’s entire population

A POST-pandemic cruise ship recovery has seen almost one cruise passenger per Malaga inhabitant enter the city in 2025. This means that the number of

9 Mar, 2026 @ 16:15

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Tourism fears in Costa del Sol expat haven as Semana Santa bookings are down 35% – lack of high-speed trains blamed

EASTER bookings at a Costa del Sol hotspot have plunged by more than a third, tourism bosses warn, as local officials blasted Spain’s government over

9 Mar, 2026 @ 16:06

Lead·Malaga·Politics

BREAKING: Macron announces ‘defensive’ EU mission to unlock millions of vital barrels of oil stuck in the closed-off Strait of Hormuz

FRENCH president Emmanuel Macron has said France and its allies are preparing a ‘purely defensive’ mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and facilitate the

9 Mar, 2026 @ 15:32

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead

Spain is left out of Europe’s new post-US security architecture – while the UK is included

SPAIN is sidelined from Europe’s new security framework, as European nations grow more cautious about relying on Trump’s United States. In the wake of Russia’s

9 Mar, 2026 @ 15:15

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead·National News

Europe could be facing an inflation crisis that dwarfs the 1970s oil shocks – here are five scenarios for how it might play out in Spain

EUROPE could be facing an energy crisis that dwarfs the 1970s oil shocks, bringing back the nightmare post-Covid years of rampant inflation and supply chain

9 Mar, 2026 @ 14:27

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead·National News

Undermatched Spanish police have just ONE functioning vessel to patrol long stretch of narco-infested Andalucian coastline

IT has been revealed that Spanish police have only one vessel to patrol along the stretch of narco-infested Andalucian coastline. This news comes from a

9 Mar, 2026 @ 13:20

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

The rise of the bank of mum and dad: Financial donations from parents to children hit record highs in Spain as youngsters struggle to access housing

A RECORD number of Spanish parents are forking out thousands of euros to help their kids get on the property ladder as housing prices soar.

9 Mar, 2026 @ 13:05

Business & Finance·Lead·Property

Knife found in man’s skull after he confronted thief stealing his car in Malaga beachfront enclave

A MAN is fighting for his life after a brutal confrontation ended with a knife blade embedded in his skull in a normally quiet Malaga

9 Mar, 2026 @ 12:19

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Fears mounting of ‘worst energy crisis since the 1970s’ as oil prices surge beyond $100 per barrel in wake of Iran war

THE Iran war has driven oil prices to their highest levels in years, data has shown, as experts warn the conflict could trigger the ‘worst

9 Mar, 2026 @ 12:15

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Spain’s Ibex stock market slides again as Middle East conflict continues to spook investors

SPAIN’s stock market is bracing for a brutal start to the week as Middle East conflict sends the Ibex 35 tumbling. The Ibex 35, Spain’s

9 Mar, 2026 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead

Cancer creeps into first place as the biggest killer in Malaga province after knocking cardiovascular illnesses off the top

CANCER continues to be the biggest killer in Malaga after knocking cardiovascular illnesses off the top spot. It is this deadly disease that took first

9 Mar, 2026 @ 11:44

Health·Lead·Malaga

Yellow alert for heavy rain as temperatures are set to fall 'below average' on Spain's Costa Blanca

Yellow alert for storms coupled with lower temperatures on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A DANA weather front is heading towards Spain’s eastern coast with state forecaster Aemet issuing a yellow alert for Alicante province on Tuesday. Heavy rain

9 Mar, 2026 @ 10:24

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community·Weather

Winter to return as DANA makes landfall in Spain: ‘Ice-cold core’ set to plummet temperatures with snow and heavy rain across the peninsula

METEREOLOGICAL spring has begun but the weather in Spain is set to feel more like winter over the week ahead as an icy DANA sweeps

8 Mar, 2026 @ 19:40

Lead·Weather

Woman sets fire to boyfriend in Spain after dousing him in fuel while he was sleeping

Man, 28, is fatally run over by bus in Granada after injuring driver in axe attack

A 28-YEAR-OLD man has died in southern Spain after launching a wild axe attack on a bus, which subsequently ran him over. Emergency services were

8 Mar, 2026 @ 16:50

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Spain’s gender pay gap laid bare: Women earn more than €5,000 less per year – and it gets worse with age

WOMEN in Spain would need to earn more than 20 per cent extra every year to receive the same salary as men, a new report

8 Mar, 2026 @ 16:17

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Rival marches hit Madrid and Barcelona as trans row splits feminist movement on International Women’s Day

COMPETING marches have split Spain’s feminist movement for the second year running, with two separate demonstrations hitting both Madrid and Barcelona on International Women’s Day.

8 Mar, 2026 @ 14:21

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Want to stop wrinkles? Taking collagen won’t be a quick fix – although it can boost skin health

From supplements and creams to collagen-infused smoothies, the so-called ‘miracle ingredient’ has become a staple in many anti-ageing routines – but does it actually prevent

8 Mar, 2026 @ 13:00

Health·Lead

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