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Alicante fire latest: Blaze is STILL burning after taking hold at the weekend – as police make two arrests

TWO people have been arrested over the burning of agricultural waste that sparked a big fire on Sunday in the north of Alicante province. They are said to be a father and

16 Apr, 2024 @ 11:56

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

‘Mutant’ cockroach warning in Spain: Experts say numbers of the bugs have soared by a third while their genetics are rapidly changing – this is why

EXPERTS are warning against ‘mutant’ cockroaches as numbers of the bugs soar due to genetic mutation. Climate change has accelerated the metabolic cycles of certain species, leading to a huge expansion of

16 Apr, 2024 @ 11:38

Animals·Lead

Flights cancelled and delayed at major airport in Spain today due to issues with the runway

A MAJOR airport in Spain has seen flights cancelled and delayed due to runway issues. According to air traffic control, the problems started after pieces of ‘tyre’ were reportedly found on the

16 Apr, 2024 @ 10:49

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I’m a British expat and started my own football club in Spain…we’ve rocketed through the leagues and now we’re playing at a national level – this is our winning formula’

SEAMLESSLY switching between fluent Spanish and English, George Jermy barks orders to his players on a sun-drenched training ground on the Costa del Sol. Whilst the squad take a break, sipping water

15 Apr, 2024 @ 20:00

EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Malaga·Sport

WATCH: Moment a dead horse is removed from the Feria de Abril in Sevilla: Animal suffered a heart attack during 28C heat – sparking outrage among activists

ANIMAL activists are outraged after a horse suffered a heart attack and died due to 28C heat at the Feria de Abril in Sevilla. The first day of Sevilla’s famous feria has

15 Apr, 2024 @ 17:22

Animals·Lead·Sevilla

Abandoned pets are on the rise in Alicante, warn activists – while fewer people are adopting

ALICANTE’S Municipal Animal Shelter has recorded a 40% increase in animals in its care each month over the last year. Abandonments have risen while adoption levels have fallen at the same time.

15 Apr, 2024 @ 17:19

Alicante·Animals·Lead

Are British tourists REALLY at risk of dengue fever in Spain? Ibiza newspaper blasts reports in the UK press based on ‘old data’ as ‘not helpful’ to the island

BRITISH tourists have been warned to take precautions when travelling to Ibiza due to multiple cases of dengue fever. According to an exclusive in the Daily Mail, holidaymakers have been warned about

15 Apr, 2024 @ 17:19

Health·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Reyes de Las Pistolas: A brief history of Spanish anarchism through the life of Buenaventura Durruti

JULY 1936. It’s the Summer of Anarchy in Barcelona, and the air smells of revolution. In a matter of days, the state system had collapsed and the economy had been almost entirely

15 Apr, 2024 @ 16:40

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid

Finnish man, 48, is found dead after disappearing during a hike on the La Concha in Marbella

A HIKER has been found dead after disappearing on the La Concha mountain in Marbella. The man, from Finland, 48, vanished during an excursion at around 11.55pm last night. A large search

15 Apr, 2024 @ 16:23

Lead·Marbella

Revealed: The most popular locations for ‘golden visa’ homebuyers in Spain – including the Costa del Sol

THESE are the most popular locations for ‘golden visa’ homebuyers in Spain, including this Costa del Sol region. Since 2013, many foreigners have come to Spain under the so-called ‘golden visa’. Introduced

15 Apr, 2024 @ 16:22

Lead·Other News·Property

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Alicante fire latest: Three firefighters are injured as forest blaze tears through more than 500 hectares and forces the evacuation of 180 people – including dozens of hippies who tried to stay behind

MORE than 500 hectares of forest land have been destroyed by a fire in the Marina Alta area of Alicante province. The blaze – most likely caused by an agricultural fire –

15 Apr, 2024 @ 14:18

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Marbella shooting latest: Victim, 33, is from Albania and received multiple wounds in yet another gangland incident in Guadalmina

GUADALMINA has become the latest site of a Marbella shooting after a 33-year-old Albanian man received multiple wounds this Saturday. The man was allegedly shot up to five times in Guadalmina’s shopping

15 Apr, 2024 @ 14:08

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Are flying taxis coming to Spain? EU creates official regulations to make it easier for the technology to grow

THE EU has created official regulations to make it easier to develop flying taxi technology. This week the European Commission has adopted a new range of regulations on VTOL aircrafts (vertical take-off

15 Apr, 2024 @ 14:06

Lead·Technology

Frenchman kills neighbour and then turns gun on himself at luxury Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain

THE BODIES of two men who were neighbours on a Calpe urbanisation have been discovered by the Guardia Civil on Monday. Both had gunshot wounds with one of the victims being a

15 Apr, 2024 @ 13:18

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

This is how much cash you should be keeping in your home – according to the Bank of Spain

THE Bank of Spain has revealed how much cash you should be keeping in your home. Although society is becoming more and more cashless, it never hurts to have some cash on

15 Apr, 2024 @ 13:12

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Thieves steal from foreign tourists visiting popular sight-seeing area in Spain's Valencia

Female gang of pickpockets are arrested after targeting tourists in Spain’s Valencia

A GANG of street thieves have been arrested in Valencia City after robbing a group of Chinese tourists. The four women operated in a popular sight-seeing spot by the City of Arts

15 Apr, 2024 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Barcelona removes popular bus route from Google Maps to avoid tourists overcrowding the service

A BUSY bus route in Barcelona has been removed from Google Maps to prevent tourists dominating the service. It comes after years of complaints from locals. The 116 bus covers the Park

15 Apr, 2024 @ 11:54

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Ruff to the rescue: A beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol will introduce specially trained DOG lifeguards this summer

VELEZ-Malaga will soon have dog lifeguards specially trained in water rescue. The project is a collaboration between the local council and the Asociación de Rescate Acuático Canino (Association for Canine Water Rescue).

15 Apr, 2024 @ 11:13

Animals·Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Child victim of a sex assault in Portugal recognises Madeleine Mccann suspect Christian Brueckner in the courtroom

By Jon Clarke and Rainer Burkard, in Braunschweig IT was something of a seminal moment in the mammoth ongoing trial of seasoned sex offender Christian Brueckner. But it was missed by almost

14 Apr, 2024 @ 21:32

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

Boozed-up British tourist bites police officers at passport control in Mallorca airport in Spain

What is the passport Entry/Exit System and when will it come into force in Spain and the EU?

NOWADAYS, travellers from outside the European Union get their passports stamped upon arrival as a way of keeping track of who’s overstayed their welcome. This system, however, is largely unreliable in terms

14 Apr, 2024 @ 18:23

EXPLAINER·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Far-right group in Spain attracts full house at Madrid meeting thanks to video blaming immigrants for turning the country ‘into a dunghill’

A FAR-RIGHT group called Nucleo Nacional released a video earlier this week, encouraging supporters to attend a meeting that took place earlier today, Sunday, in central Madrid. In the recording, a hooded

14 Apr, 2024 @ 14:54

Lead·Madrid

Tourist killed in freak accident in Spain’s Tarragona after being struck on the head by a bell at village fiestas

A THIRTY-year-old Spaniard was killed in Spain’s Catalonia region on Saturday in a freak accident, after he was hit on the head by a church bell at local fiestas. The incident took

14 Apr, 2024 @ 14:39

Catalunya·Lead

British tourist aged just 23 dies in Spain’s Tenerife after trying to cross busy motorway

A BRITISH tourist aged just 23 was killed in the early hours of Saturday morning after he tried to cross a busy motorway on the Canary Island of Tenerife. The tragic accident

14 Apr, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·Tenerife

Spain’s Housing Minister Isabel Rodriguez pledges to ‘limit’ impact of tourist accommodation with stricter regulations on room rentals

SPAIN’S Housing Minister Isabel Rodriguez has held her role for more than 100 days now, and to take stock of the Socialist Party-led government’s actions in the area, and to explain her

14 Apr, 2024 @ 13:39

Lead·Politics

Barcelona to ramp up flight arrivals this summer – despite wave of anti-tourist protests last year

THE Catalan government has sparked controversy after proposing a restructure of Barcelona’s main airport that would ramp up the number of flight arrivals each day during peak summer months. Pere Aragones, the

14 Apr, 2024 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Meet one of the stars of Netflix’s new reality property show Making It In Marbella

NETFLIX has announced a new reality show following the lives of Marbella property brokers and we met one of the stars. Just four years after Homerun Brokers launched on the Costa del

14 Apr, 2024 @ 10:00

EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Marbella

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