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Spain leads the EU in rejecting asylum seekers – and now receives the second most overall

THE European Union received one million applications for asylum last year, with Spain receiving the second highest number of those requests for international protection. Yet,

17 Jun, 2025 @ 16:37

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Spain's April blackout blamed on 'inability' to sort out voltage levels across national grid

Spain’s April blackout ‘failure’ is revealed in government report

A REPORT into the April 28 power blackout that hit most of Spain has blamed the national grid operator, Red Electrica, and the country’s electricity

17 Jun, 2025 @ 15:38

Lead·National News

Benidorm high-speed chase ends with car containing 1.5 kilos of ecstasy pills crashing into road sign

A HIGH-SPEED car chase in Benidorm’s streets ended in a vehicle carrying 7,240 ecstasy pills crashing into a road sign. Two men- both aged 35

17 Jun, 2025 @ 14:31

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Cuenca: a must-see city in Castilla de La Mancha

CUENCA, situated 2 hours outside of Madrid by car, is a gem of a place to visit. Arguably, the city is not so much a

17 Jun, 2025 @ 13:49

Day Trips·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Pedro Sanchez challenges opposition parties to bring down Spain’s government

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has challenged opposition parties to bring his government down via a censure motion put before Congress. In a letter to

17 Jun, 2025 @ 13:18

Lead·Politics

Serial tyre slasher, 54, seized in the Costa del Sol after hitting 20 cars

A TYRE slasher operating in Benalmadena has been caught after an off-duty Policia Nacional officer saw him in action. The 54-year-old man was spotted in

17 Jun, 2025 @ 12:30

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Easyjet cabin crews to strike at start of summer season in Spain

PASSENGERS could face disruption as Easyjet cabin crew staff based in Spain are set to go on strike towards the end of June. The USO

17 Jun, 2025 @ 11:54

Lead·National News

Five alternative holiday venues for those looking to pass on Spain this summer

WHERE is the best holiday destination other than Spain? Huffpost spoke with several travel experts to find out: “The southeastern European nation has a long

17 Jun, 2025 @ 11:22

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Sabadell looks to sell off British bank TSB to fend off hostile takeover by Spain’s BBVA

SPAIN’S Sabadell Bank is looking to sell off the TSB Bank in the UK to strengthen its battle against the hostile €11 billion BBVA takeover

17 Jun, 2025 @ 11:20

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Weather alert across Spain: Andalucia to be roiled by 40C heat and storms – these are the affected areas

ANDALUCIA is bracing for a spell of intense heat and thunderstorms today and tomorrow, with the Spanish weather agency AEMET issuing an orange alert across

17 Jun, 2025 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

US air tankers arrive overnight at Spanish base as Trump declares ‘Iran cannot have a nuke’

US mid-air refuelling tankers landed at an American airbase near Sevilla overnight amid expectations of a strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities. A group of at

17 Jun, 2025 @ 08:15

Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Hotel prices jump 7% in Spain in one year – and are up nearly 50% on 2019

UNQUENCHABLE demand by tourists to come to Spain is starting to reflect in hotel and hostel prices, which surged 7% year-on-year last month. New figures

17 Jun, 2025 @ 08:00

Lead·Travel News

Mallorca hotel worker who suffered broken jaw after punch from British tourist says his life 'has been ruined'

Mallorca hotel worker who suffered broken jaw at hands of British tourist says his life ‘has been ruined’

A MAGALUF hotel worker who had his jaw broken by a British tourist says his life ‘has been ruined’. Speaking to Mallorca’s Ultima Hora newspaper,

16 Jun, 2025 @ 18:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

‘Guiris go home!’ Mob harasses stunned tourists sitting in Mallorca terrace as anti-tourism protests escalate

AROUND 100 protesters surrounded tourists dining at an outdoor terrace in Palma for nearly an hour yesterday evening, harassing them with chants and banging pots.

16 Jun, 2025 @ 17:52

Lead·Mallorca

King Felipe tries out new plane which will be used by Spain’s ‘Eagle Patrol’ aerobatic team

THOUSANDS of people took over the Mar Menor’s beaches on Sunday to enjoy Spain’s biggest aerobatic display while King Felipe did a spot of flying

16 Jun, 2025 @ 17:27

Celebrity·Lead·Mar Menor

Costa del Sol residents lead Andalucia in producing nearly 750kg of waste each per year

THOSE calling the Costa del Sol home are some of the biggest producers of waste in all of Andalucia. Alongside residents of Gibraltar, Costa del

16 Jun, 2025 @ 14:55

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead·Malaga

Irish man stabbed but won’t reveal attacker’s name to police on Costa Blanca

A 29-year-old Irish man was stabbed by a knife on Sunday morning in the La Zenia area of the Orihuela Costa. The victim- according to

16 Jun, 2025 @ 14:14

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

OLIVE PRESS PODCAST: The Costa del Crime returns, is your pension safe and have they finally found Maddie?

THE latest episode of the Olive Press Podcast sees host Caroline Lips joined by Walter Finch and Jon Clarke to tackle the burning issues of

16 Jun, 2025 @ 13:51

Lead·Other News

Illegal street sellers suffer setback as fake goods suppliers are raided on Costa Blanca

A MAJOR supplier of fake goods to illegal street sellers in Costa Blanca tourist areas has been taken down in Elche. Two warehouses containing 36,000

16 Jun, 2025 @ 13:23

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish-bred horse named after Costa del Sol town lines up at Royal Ascot tomorrow

ESTEPONA will fly the flag for Spain at Royal Ascot tomorrow when the Madrid-bred horse lines up in a prestigious Group 1 race. Named after

16 Jun, 2025 @ 12:55

Costa del Sol·Estepona·Lead·Sport

Return of the water pistols: Anti-tourism protests grip Barcelona, Mallorca and other cities

MIRRORING the scenes that marred the summer of 2024, thousands of protestors took to the streets across Spain over the weekend to call for a

16 Jun, 2025 @ 12:18

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Funfair attraction owner in Spain arrested for homicide after girl, 2, is electrocuted

Girl, 2, is electrocuted on fairground attraction in Spain after touching metal fence

A GIRL, 2, was electrocuted while she was playing on a fairground trampoline in central Murcia. Eyewitnesses reported seeing her collapse when she touched metal

16 Jun, 2025 @ 12:07

Lead·Murcia

Expansion of Spain’s Barcelona Airport to be completed by 2033 in move blasted as ‘climate denialism’

THE Catalan government’s decision to approve a long-awaited expansion to Barcelona’s El-Prat Airport has provoked fury among local activists. On Tuesday, Catalan president Salvador Illa

16 Jun, 2025 @ 11:24

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Politics