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Judge pauses exhumations of Franco victims from controversial mausoleum in Spain

Nazi salutes and fascist chants: Clashes and arrests break out during exhumation of Falange founder in Spain’s Madrid

CLASHES broke out between police and far-right supporters over the controversial exhumation of Falange founder José Antonio Primo de Rivera. The remains of the father

24 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Madrid·National News

Over two-thirds of people aged 20 years and under can't speak English in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Vast majority of people aged 20 years and under can’t speak English in Spain’s Costa Blanca area

OVER TWO-THIRDS of young people in the Valencian Community have told a survey that they cannot speak or understand any English, with just one out

24 Apr, 2023 @ 16:30

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Education·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

UK and EU ride their luck in the 13th round of Gibraltar post-Brexit deal negotiations in London

THE UK will try to thrash out a deal in the 13th round of talks on Gibraltar’s relationship with the EU this April 24-25 in

24 Apr, 2023 @ 15:10

Gibraltar·Lead·National News

'Love Hug' robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain's Costa Blanca Warning over ‘love hugging’ scam in Murcia after string of elderly people are targeted by gang TWO members of a ‘love-hug’ gang that travelled around Spain robbing elderly people have been jailed. Four Romanians- aged between 28 and 31- rented a 9 APR, 2024 @ 11:30 ALICANTE·CRIME & LAW·LEAD·MURCIA·OTHER NEWS Expat Brits in Benidorm sold drugs to bar and hotel customers with express deliveries via an electric scooter British tourist has expensive gold chain stolen by Benidorm ‘love hug’ thief who foolishly publishes social media photos of her showing it off A WOMAN stole a gold chain from a British tourist in Benidorm but was arrested days later after posting social media images of her wearing 27 NOV, 2023 @ 16:30 BENIDORM·COSTA BLANCA·CRIME & LAW·LEAD·VALENCIAN COMMUNITY ‘Love Hug’ robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain’s Costa Blanca Callous ‘love hug’ robber targeting old people- and even offering sex- gets fifth arrest in recent months on Spain’s Costa Blanca A PROFESSIONAL ‘love hug’ street robber has been arrested in Alicante for the fifth time in recent months. The 26-year-old woman travelled all round Spain 15 AUG, 2023 @ 17:15 ALICANTE·COSTA BLANCA·CRIME & LAW·VALENCIAN COMMUNITY One of Spain's most-notorious 'Love Hug' robbers is arrested on Costa Blanca One of Spain’s most-notorious ‘Love Hug’ robbers is arrested on Costa Blanca

‘Hugging robber’ jailed at last after multiple offences on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FEMALE thief who ‘hugged’ victims in a tight embrace was caught red-handed trying to steal from an elderly man in a Costa Blanca golf

24 Apr, 2023 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Police Catch Child Gang Who Stole Electric Scooters In Spain's Benidorm

Police catch child gang stealing electric scooters in Spain’s Benidorm

A GANG of child thieves have been arrested for stealing electric scooters parked close to a Benidorm sports centre. Police received reports from scooter owners

24 Apr, 2023 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

British ambassador suggested Spanish police operate Gibraltar border entry points, UK newspaper claims

THE UK’s ambassador to Spain said Spanish officers could be allowed to police airport arrivals in Gibraltar, a British national daily newspaper claimed. The Telegraph

24 Apr, 2023 @ 14:10

Gibraltar·Lead·National News

Motorcycle gang from Naples mugging people of luxury watches in Spain’s Marbella no more after police make arrests

THE streets of Marbella are safer to walk whilst wearing a Rolex after police busted a motorcycle gang targeting people wearing high-end watches. The gang,

24 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Water supply on the Costa del Sol guaranteed for the summer despite drought crisis in Spain

THE water supply for the Costa del Sol is guaranteed for the summer despite the ongoing crises of droughts, wildfires and soaring temperatures. Tourism officials

24 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

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Gibraltar to mark May 6 Charles III coronation with very British garden parties and parades

PARADES, parties and school visits in Gibraltar will lead up to the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday May 6 in London, Gibraltar’s government

24 Apr, 2023 @ 12:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz takes apart rival Tsitsipas to win Barcelona Open

MURCIA’S Carlos Alcaraz capped a perfect week at the Barcelona Open to outplay Stefanos Tsitsipas in a high-quality display on Sunday The 19-year-old from El

24 Apr, 2023 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Lead·Murcia·Sport

Man Shot In Marbella Two Sentenced To 5 Years Audiencia De Malaga

Two men jailed for shooting another man in the head in Marbella

Two men have been sentenced to five years in prison for attempting to kill another man by shooting him in the jaw in Marbella. It

24 Apr, 2023 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Flambee pizza causes fatal blaze at Madrid restaurant in Spain

TWO PEOPLE have died in a Madrid restaurant after a waiter flambeed a pizza dish, accidentally setting alight plastic plants that were hanging on the

24 Apr, 2023 @ 10:59

Lead·Madrid·National News

The wild cat of the Iberian Peninsula in ‘pre-extinction’ state

THE wild feline of the Iberian Peninsula faces a pre-extinction scenario a recent study reveals. According to the latest publication by the Red Book Assessment

24 Apr, 2023 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Other News

Spain’s Malaga to ask Unesco to declare Monte Gibralfaro and Alcazabilla World Heritage Sites

The 10 most impressive castles in Spain from Malaga to Murcia

SPAIN is a land strewn with castles and fortresses, all of which reflect the country’s history, and many of them are remarkably well-preserved. But with

24 Apr, 2023 @ 09:15

Exploring Spain·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Andalucia set to bake: 'Extreme heat' to hit Malaga and other cities in Spain this week

Spain’s Andalucia set to swelter with highs between 35ºC-40ºC forecast this week

SPAIN’S Met Office, AEMET, has warned of sweltering temperatures across Andalucía in the next few days. The entry of a mass of very warm and

24 Apr, 2023 @ 08:45

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

PLAN AHEAD: THE 2023 FERIAS IN SPAIN’S ANDALUCIA

STARTING as cattle markets (or occasionally, religious ceremonies), ferias have evolved into the cultural highlights of the year. They tend to be week-long events in

23 Apr, 2023 @ 13:45

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News

Benidorm's Terra Natura Welcomes A Pair Of Deadly Snakes For Anti Venom Research In Spain

Benidorm’s Terra Natura welcomes pair of deadly snakes to aid anti-venom research in Spain

TERRA NATURA park in Benidorm has expanded its collection of poisonous residents by welcoming a pair of butterfly vipers from a Dutch zoo. Besides caring

23 Apr, 2023 @ 10:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Resident kept awake at night by barking dog loses €60,000 compensation bid in Spain’s Valencia region

THE Valencian Superior Court(TSJCV) has rejected a €60,000 compensation bid by an Antella resident for being kept awake at night by a barking dog. The

23 Apr, 2023 @ 08:45

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Ladies man: Spanish free-thinker Luis Vives was the world’s first Renaissance Man and championed education for all women back in the 16th century

IMAGINE for a moment an individual who witnessed his family burned at the stake for their beliefs. Then, rather than seek revenge, have the fortitude

22 Apr, 2023 @ 15:31

Columnists·Jack Gaioni: Jack's Corner·La Cultura·Lead

A hundred short films from 17 countries selected for Alicante International Film Festival in Spain

A hundred short films from 17 countries selected for Alicante International Film Festival on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A HUNDRED short films from 17 countries have been chosen for screening at this June’s Alicante International Film Festival. Judges had to sift through over

22 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

SNAP HAPPY: Why the Sierra Nevada and Alpujarra region of Granada are a visual feast for your camera

THE Sierra Nevada area of Granada is a dream for photographers, who will encounter some of the best scenery and atmosphere of Andalucia. This is

22 Apr, 2023 @ 12:12

Granada·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Holiday operator offers measly compensation to family terrorised by eight nights of bed bugs in four-star Mallorca hotel

A BRITISH family were left flabbergasted by a derisory compensation offer from their tour operator after their dream Mallorca holiday turned into a bed-bug-infested nightmare.

22 Apr, 2023 @ 10:30

Lead·Mallorca·Must Read

Say ‘hello’ to Hola Properties in its new head office in the spa town of Lanjarón, in Spain’s Granada

HOLA Properties, a thriving real estate agency based in La Alpujarra, has moved its head office after its recent expansion. The larger premises, in the

22 Apr, 2023 @ 09:30

Granada·Lead·Other News·Property·Sponsored

Workers redeploy oil barriers around OS 35 wreck as storm passes in Gibraltar and salvage continues

AS this week’s storm passed Friday, port workers got to work redeploying the floating oil barriers around the OS 35 shipwreck off Gibraltar’s coast. Captain

22 Apr, 2023 @ 09:16

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar government praises Dominic Raab as he resigns from the UK Cabinet over bullying scandal

THE Government of Gibraltar has praised Dominic Raab after he resigned from the UK Cabinet when an independent report found he had bullied officials. The

22 Apr, 2023 @ 09:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Exclusive update: Third time lucky, as arsonists allegedly set exclusive Marbella beach restaurant on fire

A FIRE that destroyed El Nini beach bar in San Pedro Alcantara, Marbella, was allegedly caused by arsonists. A partner at the restaurant that was

21 Apr, 2023 @ 18:50

Lead·Marbella·Other News

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