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Spaniards side with Britain’s FT in its assault on Spain’s ‘I win, you lose’ tax agency

SPANIARDS have been expressing their delight after the Financial Times ran a full-page advertisement against their own tax agency. The advert, by Amsterdam & Partners

9 Dec, 2025 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Spain alone in voting to reject EU plans to return migrants to ‘safe third country’ in Brussels showdown

SPAIN has rejected an EU proposal that would make it easier to expel migrants from European countries – in an act of defiance that left

9 Dec, 2025 @ 15:48

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Spain’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminal couple with dozens of arrest warrants for rental home scam are caught on the Costa Blanca

SPAIN’S ‘Most Wanted’ criminal couple have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Torrevieja. The husband and wife team- aged 36 and 44- have been

9 Dec, 2025 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

WATCH: ‘Murdered by racism in cold blood’: Fury in Torremolinos as police tasered ‘innocent man four times while he asked to borrow a charger’

A GRIEVING family has accused the Policia Nacional of ‘murdering’ a brother who died after being restrained by agents in Torremolinos. While official sources claim

9 Dec, 2025 @ 14:52

Costa del Sol·Lead·Video

What about my appointment? All you need to know as healthcare workers in Spain start four day strike

PATIENTS are facing a ‘week of hell’ as over 100,000 doctors launch a massive four-day strike across Spain. Hospitals and health centres have ground to

9 Dec, 2025 @ 14:20

Health·Lead·Other News

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LIFE IN SPAIN: Christmas markets are everywhere once again – but what can their subtle differences teach us about Spanish history and culture, asks FIONA GOVAN

At the Christmas markets that pop up across Spain you’ll still find clues to long treasured traditions that are quintessentially Spanish.

9 Dec, 2025 @ 14:00

Exploring Spain·La Cultura·Lead·Must Read·Olive Press Travel·Opinion·Other News·Travel News

Manhunt in Malaga for child abuser sentenced to 18 years who failed to show for jail

A SEARCH is underway in Malaga for a man who failed to appear in prison to begin serving an 18-year sentence for child abuse. The

9 Dec, 2025 @ 13:01

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Moment deadly wave washes away tourists as they pose for selfies in Tenerife rock pool

HORRIFYING footage has captured the moment a ‘giant’ wave swept away dozens of tourists in Tenerife, leaving four dead and one missing. A British onlooker

9 Dec, 2025 @ 13:00

Lead·Tenerife

Inside the dark Malaga prostitution ring that enslaved over 40 women – until one managed to escape and free her fellow victims

AUTHORITIES on Costa del Sol have rescued 42 women from a prostitution ring that exploited them for profit – raking in more than €9 million

9 Dec, 2025 @ 11:58

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Five horror stories to make your blood boil as Spain’s squatter problem reaches stratospheric new heights

SPAIN’S squatter problem shows no signs of abating, and only reaches further into the lives of ordinary people. Here’s a round-up of some of the

9 Dec, 2025 @ 11:15

Lead·Property

Caution motorists! Burst water pipe floods A-7 near Duquesa port on the Costa del Sol

A WEEKEND pipe flood caused danger to motorists on the Costa del Sol with locals being advised to lower their water consumption. At approximately 10.30am

9 Dec, 2025 @ 11:15

Costa del Sol·Lead

'Whitewash' scammer tries to con Alicante victim out of €400k with 'magic chemical' to change banknote values

‘Whitewash’ scammer tries to con Costa Blanca man out of €400k with ‘magic chemical’ that changes banknotes

POLICE in Alicante have arrested a 58-year-old Nigerian man for trying to scam a victim out of €400,000 by claiming he had a ‘magic chemical’

9 Dec, 2025 @ 10:51

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Phone thief caught red-handed in Torremolinos internet cafe’ dies from cardiac arrest during police struggle

A MAN has died in Torremolinos after suffering a cardio-respiratory arrest while he was being restrained by the Policia Nacional following an alert over an

8 Dec, 2025 @ 18:12

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

The McGrail Report – Gibraltar is small and needs its best people regardless of affiliations, writes F Oliva

In his final column on the long-running McGrail saga – and with publication of the report delayed until December 15 – former Gibraltar Chronicle news

8 Dec, 2025 @ 17:57

Gibraltar·Lead

FROM THE ARCHIVES: ‘These are my top sight-seeing tips for Bilbao – including the wonderful Guggenheim Museum’

BILBAO is the Basque Country’s biggest city and with much to explore, we have prepared a guide for the ultimate visit. Culture filled cities, stunning

8 Dec, 2025 @ 15:05

Basque Country·Bilbao·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Legendary American architect behind Bilbao’s iconic Guggenheim Museum dies aged 96: Here’s how to best enjoy his masterpiece

THE legendary architect who designed Bilbao’s iconic Guggenheim Museum has died aged 96 following a brief respiratory illness, his chief of staff confirmed on Friday.

8 Dec, 2025 @ 15:00

Basque Country·Bilbao·La Cultura·Lead·Travel News

FOCUS ON: The annual inter-house Laude school magazine battle

How the talented young writers at Laude school in Marbella are learning how to turn a phrase and even invent new words. Olive Press Editor

8 Dec, 2025 @ 13:46

Andalucia·Education·Lead·Other News

New virulent flu strain is ripping through Barcelona hospitals with cases ‘doubling weekly’

HOSPITALS in northern Spain have been plunged into chaos as a virulent new strain of the flu rips through the region, leaving patients sleeping in

8 Dec, 2025 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Health·Lead

Wild boars surprise beachgoers in Spain’s Marbella

Spain’s African swine fever outbreak ‘may have come from lab leak’, investigators say – after previously blaming half-eaten pork sandwich

INVESTIGATORS probing the cause of Spain’s African swine fever outbreak are examining whether the virus may have leaked from a nearby high-security laboratory. Previously, officials

8 Dec, 2025 @ 13:04

Catalunya·Environment·Lead

Rental contracts for 75 years at below-market rates: What is Casa 47, Spain’s solution to the housing crisis?

RENTAL contracts for 75 years and below-market rates form part of Spain’s latest solution to the housing crisis, Casa 47. This new public housing company

8 Dec, 2025 @ 12:15

Lead·Property

Three tourists dead after ‘powerful wave knocks them into the sea’ at popular swimming spot in Spain – despite repeated warnings to avoid the coast

THREE people have died in Tenerife after a group including foreign tourists were dragged into the sea when an enormous wave caught them by surprise

8 Dec, 2025 @ 12:05

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife

Four die in series of horror traffic accidents during deadly bank weekend on the Costa del Sol

FOUR people have lost their lives in a string of horror crashes across Malaga province at the start of the Constitution bank holiday. Six others

8 Dec, 2025 @ 11:52

Lead·Malaga

Christmas cheer!: Free parties for recovering addicts to stave off loneliness this Xmas, without the festive temptations

A businessman is organising not one, but two, free parties for recovering addicts this Christmas and New Year. For those in recovery, the holiday season

8 Dec, 2025 @ 11:49

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Brazen squatters take over Madrid luxury chalet with their children – and even sublet rooms for extra income

THE owners of a luxury chalet in Madrid said they were driven to their wits’ end after a family of squatters moved into their one-million-euro

8 Dec, 2025 @ 11:31

Lead·Madrid·Property

British youngster dies after ‘deliberate hit-and-run’ while riding bike in Spain’s Canary Islands

A YOUNG British tourist has died in Tenerife after a suspected hit-and-run while riding his bike. The victim, named only so far as Harry, was

8 Dec, 2025 @ 11:27

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

Every 5kg you gain will add four-fold pressure to every step you take, warns Spain’s national football team doctor DR CLAUDIO VAZQUEZ

By Dr Claudio Vazquez I STILL remember a colleague who, after a long career as a medical director, decided to spend his final years before

8 Dec, 2025 @ 11:26

Columnist·Health·Lead·Other News

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