Panic grips Bristol-to-Malaga flight as smoke fills cabin – pilots put oxygen masks on
PILOTS declared an emergency as they alerted air traffic controllers, with the plane eventually landing safely at around 9.30am on Monday.
Spain’s right surges past 50% in polls for the first time as PP and Vox capitalise on Ceuta migrant crisis anger
A NEW poll suggests that the PP and Vox would claim 50.2% of the votes at a general election, compared to 36.1% for Spain's left-wing
Morocco’s military is rapidly ‘closing gap’ with Spain as new missiles put Andalucia within striking distance – but Madrid still rules the skies
Deeper inland, Sevilla, Cordoba and Granada sit within the 300km strike range envelope of ATACMS ballistic missiles - but would require US authorisation.
Could Oasis finally return to Spain? Rumours swirl of long-awaited gigs as teaser hints at Barcelona shows next year
RUMOURS are swirling that Oasis could return to Spain for the first time in 18 years after the band shared a teaser video hinting at
Weather warning for extreme heat in Andalucia with 40C highs – as dozens of September temperature records are smashed across Spain
SPAIN's weather agency has issued orange alerts for Sevilla, Cordoba, Huelva, Cadiz and Jaen on Monday.
High alert in Ceuta as Moroccan social media campaign calls for fresh ‘march of anger’ on Spanish enclave
Online messages and posters in the Moroccan Arabic dialect began circulating in early September, urging a 'march of anger' against Spanish territories.
Plans to build new luxury hotel on Marbella’s Golden Mile triggers outcry from environmental groups
THE five-storey hotel would take up nearly 5,000 square metres on protected coastline where only two-storey buildings are currently permitted.
Bizarre scene in Mijas as a car accidentally reverses through a wall and falls into a hotel
A WOMAN was injured after her Citroen C4 plunged off the road and into the patio of TRH Mijas hotel on the Costa del Sol.
21 migrants arrested after ‘hurling rocks at police’ in Ceuta – as fears grow of new speedboat smuggling route linking enclave to mainland Spain
21 MOROCCAN migrants have been identified and arrested after throwing stones and rocks at soldiers as tensions in Ceuta continue to grow.
Hollywood royalty descends on Spain: Brad Pitt and Penelope Cruz lead A-list line-up at this month’s San Sebastian Film Festival
A HOST of Hollywood A-listers will descend on northern Spain this month for the annual San Sebastian Film Festival, including Brad Pitt and Rami Malek.
EXPLAINER: Inside the row over the right-wing president of Madrid’s €6m penthouse – and why it could offer a lifeline to Pedro Sanchez
THE PP president of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, is facing growing questions over her regional government's purchase of a €6.3m penthouse with public cash
British holidaymaker becomes latest drowning victim on Catalunya’s beaches after ‘drunkenly leaping off ferry to swim to beach bar’
A BRITISH holidaymaker has become the latest victim to drown off the coast of Catalunya after jumping from a tourist ferry to swim to a
WATCH: Horror as female tourist, 64, is gored to death in street during running of the bulls festival in southern Spain
A 64-YEAR-OLD woman was gored to death by a bull in southern Spain on Saturday morning after becoming trapped on the street.
British boy, 5, in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest during near-drowning in Lanzarote hotel pool
A BRITISH boy was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition on Thursday after nearly drowning in a hotel swimming pool on the popular island
THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: The Spantax air disaster, Queen Letizia is born and the siege of Gibraltar fails
MICHAEL Coy delves into the key events that took place in Spanish history this week, including a tragic air disaster and a failed attempt to
WATCH: Gibraltar teen arrested ‘smuggling migrants from Ceuta’ as police chase sparks diplomatic row with Spain
A GIBRALTAR teenager has been arrested on suspicion of ferrying migrants from Ceuta in a speedboat in an incident that has triggered a diplomatic dispute.
Political round-up: PM Pedro Sanchez battles growing Ceuta backlash as opposition turns up the heat
PROTESTS over the Ceuta migration crisis turned against Pedro Sanchez as opposition parties intensified calls for his resignation following a controversial police report.
Spain’s bars go flat as locals ditch the caña – but tourists are keeping the taps running
Beer sales have slumped 16% in three years, with brewers pinning their hopes on foreign visitors and the booming alcohol-free market
Anti-Semitic incidents in Spain soar by almost 15% in a year – as Jewish groups warn of ‘alarming’ rise in hate
ISRAELI ministers blame Madrid, although Spain's own figures show a smaller but sharply rising count.
Fears grow for iconic Spanish car brand Seat after parent company Volkswagen admits future is ‘increasingly complex’
FEARS are growing for the future of iconic Spanish car brand Seat after parent company Volkswagen admitted its future was becoming ‘increasingly complex’.
One critically injured and nine others hurt after carbon monoxide leak aboard ship docked in Barcelona port
TEN people have been hurt after a carbon monoxide leak in the hold of a cargo ship docked in Barcelona port. One person is in
WATCH: Demolition finally begins of doomed two-star Hotel Ibis in Malaga – four months after devastating fire gutted building
DEMOLITION work has finally begun on Malaga’s doomed Hotel Ibis – almost four months on from the devastating fire that gutted the building.
Spain’s migrant amnesty eases traditional August jobs slump – with 70% of new roles going to foreign workers
SPAIN'S traditional August jobs slump was slower than normal this year thanks to Pedro Sanchez's controversial migrant regularisation scheme.
The mind-boggling science behind next August’s total solar eclipse over southern Spain – including three minutes of darkness in Cadiz
CADIZ will experience nearly three minutes of totality on August 2, 2027, as a rare total solar eclipse passes directly over the province.
The day that Spain exploded in anger for Ceuta and its people after one month of crisis
“We were being invaded by 60,000 people, that is almost the whole population of Ceuta,” one protestor told The Olive Press.
Spain’s minimum wage increases to €1,425 a month – a rise of just €43 that puts it in second tier of EU economies
The top tier all pay above €12 an hour, led by Luxembourg on €15.60; the middle group includes Spain at €8.40; and the bottom pay
