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EXCLUSIVE: Spanish police seize 56kg of MDMA in Europe-first probe into criminals exporting drugs TO South America

By Anthony Piovesan and Walter Finch WHEN officers from the Policia Nacional stopped a small yacht bound for South America and found enough MDMA powder

16 Dec, 2022 @ 19:15

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read·National News

A little slice of Chile that was really Chilly!: Spain’s Sierra Nevada stands in for the Andes

WHEN Spanish director JA Bayona needed some snowy high mountain scenery for his new movie, he knew where to look. The Jurassic World film-maker headed

16 Dec, 2022 @ 18:45

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

Parents in Spain’s Madrid go gambling in casino and leave crying baby in car

THE parents of a three-month-old baby have been arrested in Madrid for abandoning him in the car while they went to have a flutter in

16 Dec, 2022 @ 18:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Police In Spain Recover Valuable African Statue Stolen In 2016 As Part Of 348 Piece Haul

Police in Spain recover valuable African statue stolen in 2016 among 349 Nigerian artifacts

THE Policia Nacional’s Historical Heritage unit based in Valencia has recovered a piece of African art stolen in the Madrid area in 2016. A man

16 Dec, 2022 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Valencia

IN PICS: Top 10 smallest villages in Spain’s Malaga

AROUND the province of Malaga there are villages with less residents than in a block of flats in a big city.

16 Dec, 2022 @ 17:15

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Santa Claus Sinterklaas Alicante Source Wikimedia Commons

EXPLAINED: Could Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca really be the original home of Santa Claus?

ALICANTE is an unlikely candidate for the original home of Santa Claus – for starters, it hasn’t snowed in the city since 1926. There are

16 Dec, 2022 @ 16:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Must Read·Other News

Police rescue trafficked women who were sexually exploited in brothels across Eastern Spain

Seven women rescued from clutches of sex exploitation gang in Spain

SEVEN victims of a sex exploitation gang that operated in different parts of Spain have been freed by the Policia Nacional. Three men who pimped

16 Dec, 2022 @ 16:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Mar Menor·Murcia·Valencian Community

DNA evidence and CCTV used to lock up teen repeat offender in Gibraltar with an eye for easy cash

A COURT in Gibraltar lengthened a teenager’s prison time after DNA evidence found he broke into a rowing club and CCTV caught him stealing cash

16 Dec, 2022 @ 16:12

Gibraltar·Lead

Ski’s not the limit : Add an extra dimension to your winter sports experience with these other (great value and often free) Granada sites

NO trip to the Sierra Nevada is complete without paying homage to Granada’s most iconic landmark, the stunning Alhambra Palace. This magical 13th century Arabic

16 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Home Brew: Where to eat in Ronda

IN a tiny back street, a torero’s cape length from the town’s famous bullring is a spit-and-sawdust bar that perfectly typifies Ronda. Nothing more than

16 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

For Foodies·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Key figure in multi-billion euro cryptocurrency scam is arrested at Barcelona airport in Spain

Key figure in multi-billion euro cryptocurrency scam arrested at Spain’s Barcelona airport

THE Guardia Civil and Mossos d’Esquadra have arrested a key player in a multi-billion euro cryptocurrency scam that swindled hundreds of thousands of investors. 33-year-old

16 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Costa Blanca’s David Ferrer will become Spain’s new Davis Cup captain

JAVEA’S David Ferrer will be named next week as Spain’s new Davis Cup captain, replacing Sergi Brugera. The appointment made by Royal Spanish Tennis Federation

16 Dec, 2022 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport

British charter TUI offer flights from Belfast to Mallorca for summer 2023

British charter airline TUI will start offering weekly flights direct between Belfast and Mallorca next summer. The carrier said the route would be offered every

16 Dec, 2022 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Murcia·National News·Travel News

Golf Ace Jon Rahm Follows His Hero Severiano Ballesteros In Winning Special Award From Spain's Biscay Region

Golf ace Jon Rahm follows hero Ballesteros in winning special award from Spain’s Biscay region

GOLF star Jon Rahm was presented with the Bizkaitar Argia-Ilustre de Bizkaia medal on Thursday which is given to individual people or groups who promote

16 Dec, 2022 @ 11:22

Lead·National News·Sport

Drunk priest blames communion wine for crashing into several cars in Spain’s Valencia

A priest blamed communion wine on why he lost control of his car and hit five parked cars in Valencia. He was driving through the

16 Dec, 2022 @ 10:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Botanic Garden La Concepcion Malaga Edited (cropped) (cropped)

Spain’s Malaga holds winter wonder light show at city’s botanical garden

MALAGA’S botanical garden celebrates the magic of the season with a winter wonder light show. The city of Malaga will once again transform La Concepción

16 Dec, 2022 @ 09:15

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Caminito del Rey reopens today after three day closure due to damaging landslides

MALAGA’S star hiking trail, Caminito del Rey, will reopen today, Friday 16, after three day closure due to damaging landslides. As work to repair the

16 Dec, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Energy Giant Cepsa To Transform 3,000 Petrol Stations In Spain Under €8 Billion 'green Plan'

Repsol, BP and Cepsa under the spotlight of Spain’s antitrust watchdog

SPAIN’S antitrust watchdog the CNMC is investigating oil companies Repsol, BP and Cepsa for possible anti-competitive practices in the energy industry. Repsol, a multinational oil

15 Dec, 2022 @ 18:45

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain approves law allowing 16 and 17-year-old girls to have an abortion without parental permission

SPAIN’S Congress approved a new sexual and reproductive law on Thursday which allows girls aged 16 and 17 to have an abortion without parental consent.

15 Dec, 2022 @ 18:00

Health·Lead·National News

EU treaty talks on Gibraltar likely to roll into 2023 as disagreements continue between UK, EU and Spain

THE latest round of talks held December 14 in Brussels on Gibraltar’s EU treaty between the UK and Spain has failed to reach a final

15 Dec, 2022 @ 17:28

Gibraltar·Lead

Madrid brought to a standstill as heavy rain floods Metro system, causes traffic jams and halts trains

A DAY of sustained rainfall in Madrid caused travel chaos on Wednesday evening, including severe flooding in the Metro de Madrid underground rail system. Around

15 Dec, 2022 @ 17:15

Lead·Madrid·Travel News

Businessmen In Spain's Costa Blanca And Valencia Are Arrested For Helping Counterfeiter Who Printed Eight Million Fake 500 Euro Bills

Businessmen arrested in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia for helping counterfeiter to print eight million euros

POLICE have arrested two men in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas for assisting in the production of counterfeit 500-euro bills. A La Nucia printing

15 Dec, 2022 @ 16:45

Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Denys Shmyhal Meet With Manuel Albarez Bueno

Post-Brexit deal on Gibraltar a step closer after successful talks between Spanish and UK foreign ministers

A POST-BREXIT deal on Gibraltar appeared to take a step closer to becoming a reality this week, after a hastily arranged meeting in Madrid on

15 Dec, 2022 @ 16:07

Gibraltar·Lead·National News·Politics

Guardia Civil Officer Shoots Her Two Daughters Dead Before Pulling Gun On Herself In Cuenca Area Of Spain

Guardia Civil officer kills her two daughters before pulling gun on herself in Cuenca area of Spain

A Guardia Civil officer shot dead her two daughters, aged 9 and 11, in their home at the Guardia barracks in Quintanar del Rey in

15 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

Fases De Vaciado Del Puente De Mando Del Os35 (4)

Wreck removal tugs head to Gibraltar as OS 35 shipwreck gets stripped down to bare metal structure

SALVAGE crews are continuing to strip down the bulk carrier beached in Gibraltar waters as the machinery needed to remove it gets ready to sail

15 Dec, 2022 @ 15:07

Gibraltar·Lead

Dutch narco boss accused of shipping cocaine worth €228 million is arrested on Costa Blanca

Policeman shoots himself dead at Castellon courthouse in Spain’s Valencia region

A Policia Nacional officer fatally shot himself on Thursday while on duty in a Castellon city courthouse in the Valencia region. The man was in

15 Dec, 2022 @ 14:48

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

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EXCLUSIVE: Spanish police seize 56kg of MDMA in Europe-first probe into criminals exporting drugs TO South America

A little slice of Chile that was really Chilly!: Spain’s Sierra Nevada stands in for the Andes

Parents in Spain’s Madrid go gambling in casino and leave crying baby in car

Police in Spain recover valuable African statue stolen in 2016 among 349 Nigerian artifacts

IN PICS: Top 10 smallest villages in Spain’s Malaga

EXPLAINED: Could Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca really be the original home of Santa Claus?

Seven women rescued from clutches of sex exploitation gang in Spain

DNA evidence and CCTV used to lock up teen repeat offender in Gibraltar with an eye for easy cash

Ski’s not the limit : Add an extra dimension to your winter sports experience with these other (great value and often free) Granada sites

Home Brew: Where to eat in Ronda

Key figure in multi-billion euro cryptocurrency scam arrested at Spain’s Barcelona airport

Costa Blanca’s David Ferrer will become Spain’s new Davis Cup captain

British charter TUI offer flights from Belfast to Mallorca for summer 2023

Golf ace Jon Rahm follows hero Ballesteros in winning special award from Spain’s Biscay region

Drunk priest blames communion wine for crashing into several cars in Spain’s Valencia

Spain’s Malaga holds winter wonder light show at city’s botanical garden

Spain’s Caminito del Rey reopens today after three day closure due to damaging landslides

Repsol, BP and Cepsa under the spotlight of Spain’s antitrust watchdog

Spain approves law allowing 16 and 17-year-old girls to have an abortion without parental permission

EU treaty talks on Gibraltar likely to roll into 2023 as disagreements continue between UK, EU and Spain

Madrid brought to a standstill as heavy rain floods Metro system, causes traffic jams and halts trains

Businessmen arrested in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia for helping counterfeiter to print eight million euros

Post-Brexit deal on Gibraltar a step closer after successful talks between Spanish and UK foreign ministers

Guardia Civil officer kills her two daughters before pulling gun on herself in Cuenca area of Spain

Wreck removal tugs head to Gibraltar as OS 35 shipwreck gets stripped down to bare metal structure

Policeman shoots himself dead at Castellon courthouse in Spain’s Valencia region

Spain’s impressive GDP growth slows down in first three months of 2026 as impact of Iran war takes hold

August’s total eclipse all booked up? Well don’t tell anyone but there’ll be an even longer, more spectacular one in 2027 – when and where you should be booking to catch it in all its glory

Spanish airports introduce new rules to help families amid EES border queue chaos

Spain reaches magic 2% of GDP on defence spending mark for first time in 30 years after boosting budget by 50% in past year

WATCH: Police arrest ‘young’ counterfeiter in Malaga selling fake €50 and €100 notes to buyers in Germany through the dark web