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‘I visited two incredible and barely-known cities in northern Spain – here’s why you must add them to your travel wishlist’

THESE two cities in northern Spain are a must-add to your travel wishlist, despite being missed by many tourists. Although Galicia is known for the

11 Aug, 2024 @ 10:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

British tourist, 23, seriously injured after falling into hotel swimming pool in Ibiza

Swimming pools banned in parts of Spain: Drastic measures are taken in these areas amid drought and extreme temperatures

PARTS of Spain have been forced to ban the filling up of swimming pools due to drought. It comes as the country is suffering one

10 Aug, 2024 @ 20:46

Lead·National News·Valencia

Freak weather alert for Spain: Storms and hail predicted next week just days after ‘dangerous’ heatwave

SPAIN is facing another bout of freak summer storms next week with the possibility of a fresh so-called DANA. According to forecasters at Meteored, intense

10 Aug, 2024 @ 14:15

Lead·National News·Weather

Versace to build eight luxury villas in Spain’s Marbella – this is how much they will cost

VERSACE has been revealed as the latest fashion brand to join the booming luxury real estate market in Spain. The Italian fashion house has signed

10 Aug, 2024 @ 14:14

Lead·Marbella·Property

Hellish traffic jams in southern Spain as heatwave forces mass exodus to the beach

LOCALS racing to the beach during the fourth heatwave of the year have caused 15km traffic jams in southern Spain today. The tailbacks were seen

10 Aug, 2024 @ 13:35

Andalucia·Lead

Exclusive: ‘I visited northern Spain’s hidden paradise beaches – but they won’t remain a secret for long’

THESE beaches in northern Spain have golden sand and turquoise waters but are unknown to most tourists, here’s how to visit them. While thousands flock

10 Aug, 2024 @ 12:00

Galicia·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Plague of invasive hornets threaten bees and honey production across Spain’s Malaga

AN INVASION of oriental hornets is threatening bee hives and honey production in Malaga province. There are over 30,000 hives in the area and the

10 Aug, 2024 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

‘Corrupt’ lawyer from Spain arrested for bribing officials in impoverished former Spanish colony in Africa

A SPANISH lawyer has been arrested on suspicion of bribing high-ranking officials in Equatorial Guinea to secure a lucrative contract for a fish processing plant.

10 Aug, 2024 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Nursing home resident, 87, is robbed of €80,000 life savings by care worker on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A TORREVIEJA nursing home worker has been arrested along with a man for clearing out over €80,000 from an 87-year-old female resident. The woman was

10 Aug, 2024 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Expats accounted for 98% of new residents in Spain’s Balearic Islands in the first half of 2024

NEW figures from the Spanish Statistics Institute (INE) have revealed that 98% of new residents in the Balearic Islands were foreign during the first six

10 Aug, 2024 @ 08:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Property

British tourist was ‘strangled to death by nightclub doorman’ in Spain’s Gran Canaria

A BRITISH tourist died after being put in a rear naked choke at a nightclub in Gran Canaria. A call was made reporting that a

10 Aug, 2024 @ 07:00

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Red weather alert in Spain: Experts warn of serious risk to life due to extreme heat in these areas

SPAIN has issued a series of red alerts for extreme heat this weekend – the highest warning possible. It means there is a serious risk

9 Aug, 2024 @ 19:23

Lead·Weather

EXCLUSIVE: British Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson visits Spain’s Marbella after stunning 800m victory in Paris

KEELY Hodgkinson has been spotted on the Costa del Sol following her stunning gold medal victory in Paris. The 22-year-old is in Marbella just days

9 Aug, 2024 @ 18:39

Lead

Biggest fireworks night of the year will light up the sky on Spain’s Costa Blanca this weekend

ALTEA hosts its massive Castell de l’Olla firework display this Saturday evening in the biggest summer night of lights and colours on the Alicante province

9 Aug, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Cause of death revealed for last suspected victim of infamous serial killer in Spain

THE last alleged victim of convicted serial killer Jurado Montilla died from a severe blow to her head. Ester Estepa from Sevilla went missing last

9 Aug, 2024 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Spain does NOT hate tourists: New poll shows majority of locals ‘value’ the key industry

DESPITE a summer of apparently endless anti-tourist discontent in Spain, the latest opinion survey reveals a very different picture. It shows that 69% of the

9 Aug, 2024 @ 16:30

Lead·Other News

British tourist is rescued by firefighters’ cherry picker from top of major cathedral in Spain

A BRITISH tourist had an unforgettable visit to Mallorca’s Palma Cathedral when she broke her ankle and had to be rescued by a fire crew’s

9 Aug, 2024 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Bar worker in Spain is stunned after patron leaves behind their wheelchair after drinking session

EVER left something behind after a heavy drinking session? This patron must have a sore head after leaving behind their wheelchair in a Spanish bar.

9 Aug, 2024 @ 15:58

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

Suspected salmonella outbreak declared in Madrid: Two people are hospitalised and 15 others affected after eating contaminated truffle sauce at award-winning burger restaurant

SEVENTEEN people have gone down with food poisoning after eating at two restaurants operated by the ‘gourmet’ Hundred Burgers chain in Madrid. Two people are

9 Aug, 2024 @ 15:00

Health·Lead·Madrid

Spain suffers one of its deadliest summers in a decade: Extreme heat kills 544 people in one week

SPAIN is facing one of its deadliest summers in a decade, latest figures reveal. A total of 544 people have died as a result of

9 Aug, 2024 @ 14:54

Lead·National News·Weather

Marbella suffers a drop in international tourists in first half of 2024 – after series of PR disasters

MARBELLA saw the number of foreign tourists fall in the first half of 2024, latest hotel figures show. According to the National Institute of Statistics,

9 Aug, 2024 @ 14:13

Lead·Marbella·Travel News

British band Clean Bandit are robbed of €40,000 in Spain’s Ibiza after thieves broke into their hotel room

BRITISH chart-topping band Clean Bandit were robbed of equipment and cash totalling €40,000 on Ibiza last weekend. The trio known for number one UK hits

9 Aug, 2024 @ 14:05

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

Spain’s Sevilla takes ‘unprecedented’ measures to battle West Nile virus amid fears of a new epidemic

HEALTH authorities in Sevilla are taking ‘unprecedented’ measures to battle the West Nile virus. It comes as the number of mosquitoes carrying the disease continues

9 Aug, 2024 @ 12:00

Health·Lead·Sevilla

How to avoid mosquito bites in Spain this summer - and why the bloodsuckers target some more than others

Spain issues guidance on how to avoid the West Nile virus as cases in major tourist city grow – including the type of plants that repel mosquitoes

A MAJOR city in southern Spain has issued guidance on how to lower one’s exposure to the West Nile virus. Sevilla City Council listed its

9 Aug, 2024 @ 11:59

Andalucia·Health·Lead

These are the Malaga towns most overwhelmed by tourists – and they’re not Marbella or Estepona

A STUDY by a website specialising in vacation rentals has identified the municipalities in Spain that are most at risk from overcrowding by tourists, and

9 Aug, 2024 @ 11:51

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Carles Puigdemont ‘is already back in Belgium’ after brief return to Spain from exile

FUGITIVE Catalan politician Carles Puigdemont is ‘already back in Belgium’ after he briefly returned to Spain this week for the first time in seven years.

9 Aug, 2024 @ 11:16

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

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