Badly burned British couple rescued from ravine during Almeria wildfire ‘after firefighters hear faint cries of help’

A BRITISH couple have been rescued in critical condition after becoming trapped at the bottom of a ravine during the deadly wildfires in Andalucia’s Almeria

13 Jul, 2026 @ 10:41

Almeria·Environment·Lead·Weather

Police arrest 11 people and shut down two 'pink cocaine' labs supplying drugs to partygoers in Torrevieja

Police raid two ‘pink cocaine’ labs supplying dangerous drugs to partygoers in Torrevieja

AN INVESTIGATION into a series of robberies resulted in the discovery of a criminal gang who manufactured ‘pink cocaine’ at two Torrevieja addresses. Eight men

13 Jul, 2026 @ 10:25

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Death toll from horrific Almeria wildfire rises to 13 after British woman succumbs to injuries in hospital

A 93-YEAR-OLD British woman has died after being injured in the forest fires that have swept through the Los Gallardos area of Almeria. It now

13 Jul, 2026 @ 09:46

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead

Catalunya presses ahead with plan to ban ‘property speculation’ in attempt to alleviate region’s housing crisis

CATALUNYA is pressing ahead with a plan to ban the speculative purchase of homes after a proposed law took its first steps in the regional

12 Jul, 2026 @ 19:27

Catalunya·Lead·Property

Fire that gutted Malaga’s two-star Hotel Ibis finally declared over – 47 days after flames first broke out

FIREFIGHTERS battling a blaze that gutted a two-star Malaga hotel have finally ended their operation – just 47 days after flames first tore through the

12 Jul, 2026 @ 18:06

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s magical beaches where you might catch a glimpse of glowing bioluminescence – from Galicia to La Linea

WHEN thinking of glow in the dark waves – the ones that seem straight out of a magical movie – people often imagine faraway countries

12 Jul, 2026 @ 17:33

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Ex-Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy criticised for ‘racist’ remarks about France team ahead of World Cup semi-final tie

FORMER Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy has come under fire after making ‘racist’ comments about the French men’s football team ahead of their World Cup

12 Jul, 2026 @ 17:10

Lead·Politics·Sport

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez postpones Gibraltar border visit after deadly Almeria wildfire

PEDRO Sanchez will no longer visit the Gibraltar border on Monday to mark its historic removal. The Spanish prime minister had been due to travel

12 Jul, 2026 @ 16:46

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Relief in Almeria as deadly wildfire is ‘stabilised’ after firefighters work through the night – with 1,000 evacuated residents allowed to return home

THE deadly Almeria wildfire that claimed the lives of at least 12 people has finally been brought under control, local officials have confirmed. “We can

12 Jul, 2026 @ 16:07

Almeria·Andalucia·Environment·Lead

BORN TODAY: Margaret Theresa of Spain – the tragic tale of a vulnerable girl at the heart of Velazquez’s greatest work

IS there a birthday in your family this week? Michael Coy has been trawling through the archives, looking for interesting Spanish personalities whose birthday will

12 Jul, 2026 @ 15:24

La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain

Brexit - The flags of the UK and European Union

OPINION: A vote to disaster – a decade after Brexit, the people of Britain (and us expats in Spain) are still paying the price

By Jon Clarke FOR many it was a vote that resonated with their heart. They were either travelling on the velvet bus of snake oil

12 Jul, 2026 @ 15:08

Brexit·Lead·Opinion

EXPLAINER: Thousands of British expats in Spain are facing TIE residency card renewals five years after Brexit – here’s how to do it

FIVE years on from the implementation of Brexit, thousands of British nationals living in Spain are facing an important milestone: the expiry of their first

12 Jul, 2026 @ 13:03

Brexit·Lead·National News

Alicante Airport set for €1.15bn transformation with new terminal that finally gives Brits their own fast-track lane

BRITS travelling to and from the Costa Blanca will soon enjoy smoother journeys after a €1 billion overhaul of Alicante Airport was given the green

12 Jul, 2026 @ 12:06

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

DISPATCH: As the border with Spain begins to come down, Gibraltar’s residents are worried about security and change

FOR Layla Igancio, a sales beauty advisor, and for many other citizens of the Rock, their territory will never be quite the same when July

11 Jul, 2026 @ 18:17

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Costa del Sol business leaders urge Junta to add ‘reversible’ third lane to A-7 motorway – and boost case for long-awaited railway

BUSINESS leaders in Malaga are calling for a new reversible lane on the A-7 motorway to tackle chronic traffic that affects drivers between Malaga and

11 Jul, 2026 @ 17:30

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spain’s Guardia Civil criticised for video showing transportation of remains of victims from deadly Almeria wildfire – ‘heartless and disrespectful’

SPAIN’S Guardia Civil law enforcement agency have come under fire after releasing a video that shows the remains of the victims of the deadly Almeria

11 Jul, 2026 @ 16:50

Almeria·Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Ex-partner arrested in Mijas ‘double murder’ horror after mother, 63, and daughter, 31, found stabbed in burned-out home on the Costa del Sol

POLICE investigating the case of a mother and daughter found stabbed to death in a house fire on the Costa del Sol have made an

11 Jul, 2026 @ 15:38

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Swedish mafia boss who ‘supplied weapons to teenage hitmen’ is arrested living quiet life on Spain’s Costa Blanca amid wider crackdown on Scandinavian gangs

A SWEDISH mafia boss accused of supplying the weapons used by teenage hitmen has been arrested after years of living a quiet life on the Costa

11 Jul, 2026 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

World Cup fever? You must be kidding – I hate football more than Starmer, writes Charlie Mullins

I’M not a football fan. I don’t get it and I never will. I hate football so much that when my kids wanted to rebel

11 Jul, 2026 @ 14:26

Celebrity·Lead·Sport

EXCLUSIVE: American national among those feared dead after Andalucia’s deadliest-ever wildfire kills at least 12 – with 23 still unaccounted for

By Alessio Ghirlanda in Mojacar, Almeria, with additional reporting from Ben Pawlowski AN American woman is among those feared to have perished in Andalucia’s deadliest

11 Jul, 2026 @ 13:26

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Weather

EU pushes back new €20 ETIAS travel permit to 2027 in good news for British tourists travelling to Spain this summer

THE EU’s new European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) will be pushed back until 2027 in good news for British tourists heading to Spain

11 Jul, 2026 @ 11:58

Lead·Travel News

‘We are surrounded by fire – I think we left too late’: The harrowing message from Andalucia’s deadliest wildfire as expats scramble to survive the horror

By Alessio Ghirlanda in Mojacar, Almeria WHEN Lenox Napier learnt that a devastating wildfire was tearing through Andalucia, he picked up his phone and contacted

11 Jul, 2026 @ 09:51

Almeria·Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Weather

Friends pay tribute to the Norwegian teenager whose life was tragically cut short in a hit-and-run on the Costa del Sol

A NORWEGIAN teenager killed in a hit-and-run on the Costa del Sol this week was planning to go to a friend’s birthday party in her

11 Jul, 2026 @ 09:40

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

As deadly fires rage all over Spain, this amazing app tracks locations and spread – helping to coordinate responses and save lives

IT has fast become a irreplaceable tool for both expats and locals alike in Spain’s fire-prone hinterlands during the summer months. Wildfire Watch reports on

10 Jul, 2026 @ 17:45

Environment·Lead·National News

British resident flees fire in southern Spain ‘with just her two cats’ as raging inferno torches villages and expats ‘lose everything’

Exclusive by Jon Clarke A BRITISH resident of Almeria has told the Olive Press how his girlfriend fled the lethal Gallardos fire – with just

10 Jul, 2026 @ 15:41

Almeria·Andalucia·Environment·Lead

How Andalucia’s deadliest wildfire spread from a roadside ditch to a British expat stronghold in hours — leaving tearful residents desperately searching for loved ones

If you are searching for a loved one, contact the family hotline on +34 677 904 624, where they have a list of people and

10 Jul, 2026 @ 14:21

Almeria·Andalucia·Environment·Lead

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Badly burned British couple rescued from ravine during Almeria wildfire ‘after firefighters hear faint cries of help’

Police raid two ‘pink cocaine’ labs supplying dangerous drugs to partygoers in Torrevieja

Death toll from horrific Almeria wildfire rises to 13 after British woman succumbs to injuries in hospital

Catalunya presses ahead with plan to ban ‘property speculation’ in attempt to alleviate region’s housing crisis

Fire that gutted Malaga’s two-star Hotel Ibis finally declared over – 47 days after flames first broke out

Spain’s magical beaches where you might catch a glimpse of glowing bioluminescence – from Galicia to La Linea

Ex-Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy criticised for ‘racist’ remarks about France team ahead of World Cup semi-final tie

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez postpones Gibraltar border visit after deadly Almeria wildfire

Relief in Almeria as deadly wildfire is ‘stabilised’ after firefighters work through the night – with 1,000 evacuated residents allowed to return home

BORN TODAY: Margaret Theresa of Spain – the tragic tale of a vulnerable girl at the heart of Velazquez’s greatest work

OPINION: A vote to disaster – a decade after Brexit, the people of Britain (and us expats in Spain) are still paying the price

EXPLAINER: Thousands of British expats in Spain are facing TIE residency card renewals five years after Brexit – here’s how to do it

Alicante Airport set for €1.15bn transformation with new terminal that finally gives Brits their own fast-track lane

DISPATCH: As the border with Spain begins to come down, Gibraltar’s residents are worried about security and change

Costa del Sol business leaders urge Junta to add ‘reversible’ third lane to A-7 motorway – and boost case for long-awaited railway

Spain’s Guardia Civil criticised for video showing transportation of remains of victims from deadly Almeria wildfire – ‘heartless and disrespectful’

Ex-partner arrested in Mijas ‘double murder’ horror after mother, 63, and daughter, 31, found stabbed in burned-out home on the Costa del Sol

Swedish mafia boss who ‘supplied weapons to teenage hitmen’ is arrested living quiet life on Spain’s Costa Blanca amid wider crackdown on Scandinavian gangs

World Cup fever? You must be kidding – I hate football more than Starmer, writes Charlie Mullins

EXCLUSIVE: American national among those feared dead after Andalucia’s deadliest-ever wildfire kills at least 12 – with 23 still unaccounted for

EU pushes back new €20 ETIAS travel permit to 2027 in good news for British tourists travelling to Spain this summer

‘We are surrounded by fire – I think we left too late’: The harrowing message from Andalucia’s deadliest wildfire as expats scramble to survive the horror

Friends pay tribute to the Norwegian teenager whose life was tragically cut short in a hit-and-run on the Costa del Sol

As deadly fires rage all over Spain, this amazing app tracks locations and spread – helping to coordinate responses and save lives

British resident flees fire in southern Spain ‘with just her two cats’ as raging inferno torches villages and expats ‘lose everything’

How Andalucia’s deadliest wildfire spread from a roadside ditch to a British expat stronghold in hours — leaving tearful residents desperately searching for loved ones

Man gored in the chest by bull at Cadiz street festival dies in hospital after days in intensive care

Spain makes shock intervention in olive oil market to stop price from crashing after bumper harvest

Spain could ‘pull out of 2030 World Cup’ if final given to Morocco

EU investigates Spanish rail safety bodies for ‘safety fund fraud’ after Toledo train crash

Remigration’ guru banned from the UK plans to open Spanish base to push for the mass deportation of ‘millions of migrants’

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