Spain sizzles as mercury soars to 40ºC in unseasonably early ‘heatwave’
SPAIN’S Met Office has issued alerts for high temperatures across much of Spain and warned of extreme risk of wildfires as the nation sizzles. Aemet
Barack Obama to visit Spain’s Malaga as keynote speaker of Digital Enterprise Show
THE 44th President of the United States will participate in the Digital Enterprise Show 2022 (DES 2022) to be held in Malaga from June 14-16. The former
Injured and disorientated beaked whale rescued from beach in Spain’s Granada
THE Maritime Service of the Civil Guard has rescued, with the help of several local divers, a 4-metre-long beaked whale, which has the appearance of
The Olive Press: How the world’s media follows up on our exclusive stories
IT was a full 12 hours before the world’s media caught up with our exclusive that police had found traces of missing toddler Madeleine McCann
Spain investigates 23 cases of suspected monkeypox with seven confirmed
SPAIN’S health services are investigating 23 potential cases of the rare monkeypox infection after an initial seven cases were confirmed in Madrid. A statement by
‘Phishing’ gang steal at least €443,600 from hacked online bank accounts in Spain
A bank ‘phishing’ con netted a nationwide gang at least €443,600 from 146 victims. The Policia Nacional have arrested 13 people across Spain and are
Man tries to strangle health centre receptionist in Valencia area of Spain
TWO Gandia health centre receptionists were attacked by a man who walked in and started to insult them. The man appeared at the Beniopa centre
Spain’s disgraced former King Juan Carlos returns to Spain after two-year exile
SPAIN’S former monarch, King Juan Carlos will land in Spain on Thursday in his first visit since he moved to Abu Dhabi in self-imposed exile
Opinion poll reveals revitalised Partido Popular could form new government in Spain after December’s general election
A respected monthly opinion poll is spelling potentially serious problems for the left-of-centre coalition led by Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez. Sanchez recently said that Spain
Benidorm family drugs gang converted squatted homes into drug dens and sales points on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Benidorm drugs gang operating out of three illegally occupied Villajoyosa homes has been brought down in a joint Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional operation.
Spain poised to allow unvaccinated tourists from outside EU (including UK) if they have negative test
SPAIN is preparing to lift the ban on unvaccinated tourists visiting from outside the EU and allow them entry if they have a negative Covid
Rangers’ dream dashed in Spain’s Sevilla after losing Europa League Final on penalties
OVER 100,000 Rangers fans descended on Sevilla for the Europa League Final on Wednesday only to be agonisingly beaten on penalties by Eintracht Frankfurt. The
EXPLAINER: Why Brits in Spain are being urged update residency document to TIE ‘without delay’
BRITISH residents in Spain are being urged to update their ID to a TIE ‘without delay’ as more and more of Spain’s administrative bodies fail
Spain’s Malaga to host 1st Andalucian celiac awareness day on May 26
Spain’s Malaga to host 1st Andalucian celiac awareness day on May 26
Spain’s Andalucia prepares for ‘earliest heatwave’ since records began—with ‘chiringuitos’ expecting turnover figures to be similar to those of 2019
ANDALUCIA is gearing up for a summer scorcher this weekend with several days of blistering heat on the way. According to Spain’s weather agency AEMET,
EXCLUSIVE: Expat couple vow to leave Spain after beloved dog shot by hunters and police ‘did nothing’
AN expat couple have slammed police inactivity after their dog was shot dead by hunters on an evening stroll. Jennifer and Victor Gebhardt, 67 and
Russia expels 27 staff from Spain’s Embassy in Moscow in tit-for-tat diplomacy row
RUSSIA said on Wednesday that it would expel 27 staff from Spain’s Embassy in Moscow in response to Spain kicking out Russian diplomatic staff from
Sevilla bars expected to sell an extra half a million pints a day as Rangers fans flood into Spain for Europa League Cup Final
BAR owners in Spain’s Sevilla welcomed the economic boost brought by big-drinking Rangers and Frankfurt fans flooding into the city for the UEFA Europa League
Elderly bather dies at Costa Blanca beach in Spain with no lifeguards or local ambulance to try to save him
SWIMMERS at a Torrevieja beach were unable to save a 72-year-old man who drowned on Wednesday morning. Eyewitnesses said he was spotted face down in
Dead fish return to Mar Menor lagoon shore as gloomy predictions become reality in Spain’s Murcia region
PREDICTIONS that heavy rainfalls earlier this year would kill more marine life in the Mar Menor lagoon have come true. Around 250 small dead fish
Wife goes berserk in violent attack on drunk husband for refusing to drive car in Spain’s Mallorca
A Mallorca woman lashed out at her husband on Tuesday morning for refusing to drive home because he had too much to drink. The man
Spain’s Picasso Museum Malaga launches online shop
THE Museo Picasso Malaga (MPM) now has an online shop where you can purchase many of the products currently available in the physical shop of
Crooked lawyer ran Costa Blanca ‘marriage of convenience’ scam for non-Spaniards to get residency
A Policia Nacional investigation has brought down an Elche-based group who arranged marriages as a pretence for foreigners to get Spanish residency. 129 people have
Monkeypox: Eight suspected cases detected in Madrid sparks nationwide health alert in Spain
HEALTH officials in Spain are investigating eight cases of what is believed to be monkeypox – a rare viral infection related to smallpox – and
Owner of Costa Blanca bars and restaurants closed by police in Spain’s Javea expresses injustice in special customer message
THE owner of a Javea hospitality business chain has asked customers to fight back against the local council closing down three of his outlets in
IN PICS: Rangers fans crowd into Sevilla ahead of Europa League final as heatwave hits Spain
THE streets of Sevilla are filling with bare chested Rangers fans turning pink in the scorching sun as they drink pints ahead of one the