Police arrest 17 involved in underage prostitution ring targeting children in care in Spain’s Mallorca
POLICE in Mallorca have arrested 17 people involved in an underage prostitution ring that ‘recruited’ troubled girls, many of whom were in care at...
Anyone found making racist, sexist or homophobic comments in public could face €3,000 fine in Spain’s Valencia
Under a new proposal to tackle the scourge of street harassment, Valencia City Council hopes to put a stop to conduct that 'threatens a person's freedom'
WATCH: Spectacular fireball streak across night sky in Spain’s Andalucia
A DAZZLING fireball, produced by a rock detached from an asteroid, has streaked across the sky of southern Spain.
The spectacular fireball, with a luminosity...
Have you seen Michal? Family search for Polish engineer missing on Costa del Sol
IN a desperate search to find her missing brother Michal, Maria Jagier has sent out appeals to police forces, social media groups and even...
Lifeguard service at popular beach extended until mid-October on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BEACHES on Orihuela Costa will have an extended Rescue and Lifeguard service at weekends until Sunday October 17.
The area includes areas popular with British...
Bar in Spain’s Valencia has a zebra crossing painted through entire terraza area overnight
A BAR owner in Valencia can’t get over his astonishment at finding a zebra crossing painted across the entire terrace of his bar, and...
Nightlife sector in Spain’s Valencia demands opening of dance floors to 75% capacity
NIGHTLIFE calls for urgent review of current measures that affect the sector and demand to be able to open dance floors to 75% capacity...
Improved Covid rates lead to calls for extra high-speed trains to Madrid from Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE TOURISM Department of Orihuela has demanded that ADIF (Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias) provide extra trains to cope with the increase in demand for...
COVID-19 VACCINE: Spain to give booster jab to care home residents and other vulnerable groups
SPAIN has announced it will immediately roll out plans to administer a third dose of Covid-19 vaccine to those considered the most vulnerable.
Elderly people...
PHOENIX FROM THE FLAMES: Stricken animal shelter on Spain’s Costa del Sol back in action just days after massive...
WITHIN days of the ADANA animal shelter evacuating 60 dogs into the care of volunteers after a fierce wildfire, people have started dumping unwanted...
ANALYSIS: How bad was the Sierra Bermeja wildfire on Costa del Sol and where does it rank among worst...
ALTHOUGH it has been catastrophic, the wildfire which raged through the Sierra Bermeja fire for six days ravaging close to 10,000 hectares before it...
COVID SPAIN: Ban on religious processions lifted in Andalucia
RELIGIOUS processions will be taking place across Andalucia following the Bishop’s decision to lift the ban.
Bishop of Malaga, Jesus Catala signed a decree this...
ANALYSIS: Is a volcano on Spain’s Canary Island of La Palma about to blow?
RECENT seismic activity detected on the Spanish island of La Palma have raised fears that a volcano which last erupted 50 years ago could...
SPECIAL OLIVE PRESS BACK TO SCHOOL DISCOUNT: Language work out!
LIVING in Spain for nearly two decades I didn’t think I could improve my Spanish much. How wrong could I be?
While understanding most of...
COVID in Spain: What you need to know about ‘new normal’ in Andalucia as restrictions lift
ALMOST all of Andalucia’s remaining COVID-19 restrictions are to end from this Thursday, the Junta has confirmed.
Full capacity will be allowed cinemas, churches, theatres...
Calling all classic car lovers!
Car lovers from all over Malaga will be zooming up to Estepona for Premiers's first ever annual classic car open day.
Vehicle repair specialist, Premier...
From Somerset to Menorca: Extraordinary art centre opens in Spain’s Balearic Islands
The 40,000 square metre island is only a short boat ride from Mahon and now home to an extraordinary art centre featuring works by acclaimed artist Mark Bradford
EXPLAINED: What lies behind the strange square road surface marks that have appeared in Spain’s Valencia?
HAVE you seen them? Strange square road surface marks that are often mistaken for patches of roadworks and seem to appear overnight.
The mysterious square...
Free and ‘formidable’ concerts to close fiesta season in Orihuela on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA City Council are planning two huge outdoor concerts to mark the end of the season of fiestas in the Vega Baja municipality.
The city’s...
Two American tourists fall to their deaths while rock climbing without ropes in Spain’s Mallorca
TWO men from the USA fell to their death whilst rock climbing without a rope in Cala Mitjana and Cala Sa Nau coves in...
WORLD FIRST: Teen hospitalised over Fortnite addiction in Spain’s Valencia
RESEARCHERS in Valencia have registered the first clinical case in the world for video game addiction.
A team of specialists from the Provincial Hospital of...
Covid compensation severely affected by “damaging” price of fuel and energy, claims mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FINANCIAL AID for businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic on the Costa Blanca has been severely affected by the price rises for fuels and...
Autumn is coming: downpours predicted during last summer days in Spain’s Valencia region
TYPICAL autumnal downpours and sunny days will mark the weather for the rest of the week in Valencia.
The instability, caused by an Atlantic storm...
New rules for dogs in Spain’s Valencia—including rinsing dog wee off the streets
VALENCIA'S new Coexistence Ordinance will oblige pooch owners to act responsibly and clean up after their dogs.
The city expects dog owners to clean up...
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Like a horror movie’ as expat animal charity bosses fled Spain’s Sierra Bermeja wildfire while rescuing dozens of...
THE boss of the Costa del Sol’s most famous animal rescue centre has recalled the dramatic moment she and her husband had to evacuate...
Nine firearms dumped in reservoir by criminal gang in Spain’s Valencian Community
Diving specialists were called in to search the body of water and here they located all of the missing weapons