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Beeping horns, fluttering flags and raucous roundabouts – how the Spanish celebrated their Euro 2024 trophy late into the night on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE Costa del Sol exploded into celebrations that lasted long into the night yesterday – although not for everyone. After Spain comfortably saw off England

15 Jul, 2024 @ 13:27

Costa del Sol·Lead

Property sales in Spain soared by 20% in July, new figures show - while prices jumped by almost 3%

REVEALED: Why Spain’s property sales in May dropped so dramatically

MAY’S home sales figures in Spain plummeted by 21.5% compared to a year earlier. The National Institute of Statistics(INE) showed 44,013 were carried out in

15 Jul, 2024 @ 12:45

Lead·National News·Property

Spanish bank launches budget rentals in Andalucia to relieve rental crisis: Prices start from €300 a month

A SPANISH bank has launched budget rental properties in Andalucia, with prices starting at just €300 a month to relieve the area’s rental crisis. In

15 Jul, 2024 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Lead·Property

Alicante man kills his wife and then turns shotgun on himself during weekend of four domestic murders in Spain

A MAN allegedly killed his wife with a shotgun on Sunday and then took his own life at their home in the El Postiguet beach

15 Jul, 2024 @ 11:08

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Euro 2024 final: Spain break English hearts with 2-1 win to seal record-breaking fourth Euros triumph

THREE years on from a heartbreaking defeat to Italy on penalties, England stumbled at the final hurdle, losing 2-1 to a magnificent Spain side who

15 Jul, 2024 @ 00:56

Lead·Sport

BREAKING: Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz regains Wimbledon crown with straight sets victory over Novak Djokovic

FOR the thousands of spectators packed into Centre Court, today’s events on the hallowed grass resembled a changing of the guard. Carlos Alcaraz, the 21-year-old

14 Jul, 2024 @ 17:38

Lead·Murcia·Sport

Conflicted Euro 2024 loyalties bring the perils of family feuds as the big final Spain v England final looms, writes Olive Press editor Jon Clarke

IT’S coming home, that’s 100% certain. But to which home? The one where I’m born and bred, or the one where I’ve lived – and

14 Jul, 2024 @ 14:59

Lead·Must Read

Search underway for British man, 48, who went missing in Spain on Thursday after ‘arguing with his wife’

A SEARCH is underway in the northern Spanish province of Leon for a British man who has not been seen since a row with his

14 Jul, 2024 @ 14:54

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz cheekily teases English crowd ahead of Sunday’s Wimbledon and Euros final double-header

CARLOS Alcaraz was booed by Wimbledon’s Centre Court after making a cheeky comment ahead of the Euro 2024 final on Sunday between England and his

14 Jul, 2024 @ 14:15

Lead·Sport

Is Spain about to undergo an internal fracturing? A movement is growing in Granada to secede from Andalucia inspired by events in Leon

THE dominoes of independence could be falling in Spain. Leon signalling its intentions to break away from Castilla and form its own autonomous community has

14 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Politics

Euro 2024: Before the final between Spain and England

Big screens, extra security measures and the promise of a major party in Madrid: Spain and England fans prepare for the Euro 2024 final

THOUSANDS of Spain and England fans were preparing for the Euro 2024 final on Sunday, both in the streets of Berlin and on Spanish shores.

14 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Benidorm·Lead·Sport

‘Violence and hatred have no place in democracy’: Spain’s politicians react to failed assassination attempt of former US President Donald Trump

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has taken to social media to condemn Saturday’s assassination attempt against Donald Trump, the former US President and presumptive Republican

14 Jul, 2024 @ 13:44

Lead·Politics

Big names like the Black Eyed Peas, Jess Glynne, and Sam Ryder gear up for Spain's top outdoor music festival

Big stars including the Black Eyed Peas, Jess Glynne, and Sam Ryder gear up for Spain’s top outdoor music festival

SPAIN’S biggest party – the Festival Internacional de Benicassim – kicks off four days of top musical entertainment this Thursday(July 18). Located on the east

14 Jul, 2024 @ 11:00

Entertainment·Lead·Valencian Community

EXCLUSIVE: The Olive Press takes a tour of some of the Costa de la Luz’s under-the-radar spots, as the largely unheralded coastal gem girds itself for discovery by British tourists

PERCHED upon the highest point in Chiclana de la Frontera sits the round cupola of the Ermita de Santa Ana. The church is located on

13 Jul, 2024 @ 15:00

EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Benidorm introduces a new hoist to help people with mobility issues enjoy a seaside swim

Benidorm brings in new equipment to help people with mobility issues enjoy a seaside swim

BENIDORM is making life much easier for people with mobility issues to have a swim at the beach. The popular Costa Blanca resort has installed

13 Jul, 2024 @ 12:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Ryanair adds extra winter flights to Costa Blanca airport after cutting regional services in Spain

Costa Blanca airport milestone: Ryanair clocks up 55 million passengers since first flight 17 years ago

BUDGET airline Ryanair says that it has broken the 55 million passenger mark at Alicante-Elche airport since starting flights there in 2007. The debut service

13 Jul, 2024 @ 11:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s housing crisis gets worse: Spanish rental market hit by double whammy of soaring prices and shrinking supply with some hotspots seeing near 20% rises year-on-year

THE rental prices of housing in Spain have increased by 13.2% over the last 12 months, according to a report published by Idealista. Prices have

13 Jul, 2024 @ 10:00

Lead·Property

OLIVE PRESS COMMENT: Conduct forensic searches on the bank accounts of politicians who keep approving destructive tourist developments on Spain’s coasts

FOR those not aware, the annual Black Flags report details the true state of Spain’s beaches. It rips away the PR veil and calls out

13 Jul, 2024 @ 08:00

Lead·Opinion

Locksmith who repaired a safe at a luxury Madrid apartment returned months later to steal cash and items valued at €1.5m

Locksmith who repaired a safe at a luxury Madrid apartment returned months later to steal €1.5m in cash and items

A LOCKSMITH has been arrested in Madrid for stealing cash and jewellery valued at €1.5 million from a safe that he repaired months earlier. The

12 Jul, 2024 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

MUST READ: Unwanted developments, ‘touristification’ and greedy politicians selling the country out are destroying Spain’s coastline – new report

THE latest Blue Flag report offered a dazzling reporting on Spain’s beaches. The Foundation for Environmental Education created a map that blanketed the country’s coastlines

12 Jul, 2024 @ 19:15

Environment·Lead·Must Read

Spain's Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz books his place in Sunday's final

Spain’s reigning Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz books his place in Sunday’s final

MURCIA’S Carlos Alcaraz has kept alive his hopes of winning back-to-back Wimbledon titles after beating Daniil Medvedev in their semi-final on Friday. The 21-year-old Spaniard

12 Jul, 2024 @ 18:14

Lead·Sport

Benidorm tourist watches bank app in horror as nine charges are made on stolen card within minutes

Police in this Spanish city warn that late-night thefts are on the rise as thieves take advantage of drunk revellers

POLICE and a citizen patrol are warning residents of Madrid that late-night thefts are on the rise, as thieves take advantage of revellers who are

12 Jul, 2024 @ 17:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

BIG SCREEN GUIDE for Sunday’s Euro 2024 final between England and Spain:- Where you can enjoy all the atmosphere in the Valencia region

IN case the fact may have escaped you, there’s a certain football match happening in Berlin on Sunday night! England take on Spain in the

12 Jul, 2024 @ 17:00

Lead·Valencian Community

These are the towns on the Costa del Sol that will be putting up big screens: Where Spanish and expats alike can watch Sunday’s Euro 2024 final between England and Spain

FOOTBALL fever is sweeping through the Costa del Sol as many towns prepares to host a special event for the Euro 2024 final between Spain

12 Jul, 2024 @ 15:30

Costa del Sol·Lead

New monthly passenger landmark recorded for busy Costa Blanca airport

Tourists can’t get enough of Spain’s Costa Blanca with airport setting an all-time passenger record

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport clocked up an all time passenger record for a single month in June, beating the previous best that was only set in May.

12 Jul, 2024 @ 15:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Wayne Rooney jets into Marbella: Manchester United legend predicts THIS team will ‘just nick it’ in the Euro 2024 final between England and Spain

WAYNE Rooney took a breather from his new role as Plymouth Argyle manager to give his verdict on the Euro 2024 final at a swanky

12 Jul, 2024 @ 14:30

Lead·Marbella

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Beeping horns, fluttering flags and raucous roundabouts – how the Spanish celebrated their Euro 2024 trophy late into the night on Spain’s Costa del Sol

REVEALED: Why Spain’s property sales in May dropped so dramatically

Spanish bank launches budget rentals in Andalucia to relieve rental crisis: Prices start from €300 a month

Alicante man kills his wife and then turns shotgun on himself during weekend of four domestic murders in Spain

Euro 2024 final: Spain break English hearts with 2-1 win to seal record-breaking fourth Euros triumph

BREAKING: Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz regains Wimbledon crown with straight sets victory over Novak Djokovic

Conflicted Euro 2024 loyalties bring the perils of family feuds as the big final Spain v England final looms, writes Olive Press editor Jon Clarke

Search underway for British man, 48, who went missing in Spain on Thursday after ‘arguing with his wife’

WATCH: Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz cheekily teases English crowd ahead of Sunday’s Wimbledon and Euros final double-header

Is Spain about to undergo an internal fracturing? A movement is growing in Granada to secede from Andalucia inspired by events in Leon

Big screens, extra security measures and the promise of a major party in Madrid: Spain and England fans prepare for the Euro 2024 final

‘Violence and hatred have no place in democracy’: Spain’s politicians react to failed assassination attempt of former US President Donald Trump

Big stars including the Black Eyed Peas, Jess Glynne, and Sam Ryder gear up for Spain’s top outdoor music festival

EXCLUSIVE: The Olive Press takes a tour of some of the Costa de la Luz’s under-the-radar spots, as the largely unheralded coastal gem girds itself for discovery by British tourists

Benidorm brings in new equipment to help people with mobility issues enjoy a seaside swim

Costa Blanca airport milestone: Ryanair clocks up 55 million passengers since first flight 17 years ago

Spain’s housing crisis gets worse: Spanish rental market hit by double whammy of soaring prices and shrinking supply with some hotspots seeing near 20% rises year-on-year

OLIVE PRESS COMMENT: Conduct forensic searches on the bank accounts of politicians who keep approving destructive tourist developments on Spain’s coasts

Locksmith who repaired a safe at a luxury Madrid apartment returned months later to steal €1.5m in cash and items

MUST READ: Unwanted developments, ‘touristification’ and greedy politicians selling the country out are destroying Spain’s coastline – new report

Spain’s reigning Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz books his place in Sunday’s final

Police in this Spanish city warn that late-night thefts are on the rise as thieves take advantage of drunk revellers

BIG SCREEN GUIDE for Sunday’s Euro 2024 final between England and Spain:- Where you can enjoy all the atmosphere in the Valencia region

These are the towns on the Costa del Sol that will be putting up big screens: Where Spanish and expats alike can watch Sunday’s Euro 2024 final between England and Spain

Tourists can’t get enough of Spain’s Costa Blanca with airport setting an all-time passenger record

EXCLUSIVE: Wayne Rooney jets into Marbella: Manchester United legend predicts THIS team will ‘just nick it’ in the Euro 2024 final between England and Spain

WATCH: Police arrest Swedish mafia gang members who held ‘millionaire’ hostage for three days on Costa Blanca

British expats among hundreds facing eviction to make way for ‘corporate greed’ mass-tourism complex on the Costa del Sol

How Marbella’s criminal class dine out in Puerto Banus one day – and carry out daylight robberies the next

EXCLUSIVE: Expat shock as vanished funeral firm found to have ‘no funds left’ in accounts

Fake cigarette factory raided with €3m of products set for black market sales in Spain