IN PICS: Spain hosts Europe’s first ever surfing championship for dogs
THE first ever European Canine Surfing Championships has been held in Asturias in the north of Spain. Salinas beach in Asturias hosted the first surfing
Forest firefighting unit prepares Spain’s Malaga to face summer of high fire hazard
INFOCA, the agency that deals with fire emergencies in Andalucia, is preparing for the high-risk season which begins today, on June 1, and continues until
Spain’s Malaga set to sizzle with ‘warmer than average’ summer forecast
THIS summer will bring ‘warmer than average’ temperatures, weather expert reveals. According to Jesus Riesco, director of the AEMET Malaga Meteorological Centre, temperature rises have
HORSEPOWER TO THE PEOPLE: Why the Olive Press has launched campaign to allow Brits in Spain back on the road
IT’S time to kick the mandarins into gear!
Get This In Reverse: The Olive Press demands urgent action to restore driving rights to thousands of UK licence holders in Spain
THE OLIVE PRESS is launching a campaign to demand a U-turn in draconian new rules stopping thousands of British expats from driving in Spain. We
Pedro Sanchez hints that power bill tax cuts and fuel subsidies will continue in Spain beyond June 30 end date
SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, says the country’s Finance Ministry is reviewing current crisis measures which are due to expire on June 30. Sanchez hinted
IN PICS: Gibraltar athletes welcome Queen’s Baton ahead of Commonwealth Games
THE Mayor of Gibraltar Christian Santos hosted a reception on Tuesday, May 31 for those Gibraltar athletes who will be competing in the forthcoming Commonwealth
Gibraltar welcomes ship famed for recovery of doomed EgyptAir flight and now on its way to fight pirates
GIBRALTAR Naval Base has welcomed the RFA Lyme Bay, a ship that assisted in the recovery of EgyptAir Flight 804 which crashed into the Mediterranean
Spain lodges complaint over ‘inappropriate’ Royal visit to Gibraltar for Jubilee celebrations
THE Spanish Government has lodged a protest over the forthcoming visit of the Earl and Countess of Wessex to the Rock. A protest was made to
Call centres in Spain could be fined if customers have to hang on for more than three minutes
A new consumer bill in Spain promises to fine utility firm call centres who don’t answer client queries fast enough. The measure proposes a three-minute
Work to reopen Costa Blanca railway line in Spain closed in 1975 could cost up to €250 million
A report says restoring the rail link between Denia and Gandia is ‘a realistic and sustainable solution’ to local demands. Train services between the centres
Deadly month: Three women murdered by partners in Andalucia during last ten days of MayÂ
THREE women have been murdered at the hands of their partners over the last week in Andalucia. The first victim Florina, a 26-year-old seasonal worker
Virtual reality to take pain out of needle pricks for children at Spain’s Malaga Maternity Hospital
THE Maternity Hospital in Malaga has started using virtual reality (VR) technology to help kids with extreme needle anxiety. Millions of kids have medical problems
Spain’s most ‘smokiest’ regions revealed on ‘World No Tobacco Day’
EXTREMADURA and Murcia have the highest percentage of daily smokers in Spain’s regions according to figures released on ‘World No Tobacco Day’. Statistics compiled for
Ex-wife of Qatari Royal found dead in Marbella on Spain’s Costa de Sol
THE former wife of a senior Qatari royal has been found dead at her home in Marbella of a suspected drug overdose. Kasia Gallanio, 45,
MUST READ: Rude awakening as police find man sleeping on mattress in middle of the street in Spain’s Murcia region
A man surprised police by grabbing 40 winks on a mattress that he placed in the middle of a Murcia region street. The strange incident
Belgian man kidnaps young son and brings him to Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Belgian man has been arrested for child abduction after fleeing with his two-year-old son to Spain. The man, 50, was detained by the Policia
Monkeypox cases in Spain rise to 120
THE number of monkeypox cases in Spain rose over the weekend by 22 confirmed cases to 120, the Spanish health ministry said on Monday. Spain
IN PICS: Take a look at Spain’s extraordinary scrap cathedral built entirely by one man
JUSTO Gallego Martinez, a former monk who devoted the last six decades of his life to building a cathedral out of scrap in a town
Animal activists in Spain call on Government to ban use of horses in fairs and pilgrimages
THE Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) has urged the central government to ban the use of horses at fairs and pilgrimages. PACMA has
WATCH: Impressive fireball streak across sky in Spain’s Andalucia
A DAZZLING fireball has streaked across the sky of southern Spain. The bolide, which spotted over Spain on May 28, at 3:19 am local time
Have you seen them? Police appeal for help to find top ten most wanted fugitives in Spain
A BRITISH murderer and a Belgian drug dealer are included in a list of the top ten most wanted fugitives in Spain. The Policia Nacional
Boozed-up British tourist bites police officers at passport control in Mallorca airport in Spain
A British tourist with an underlying psychological condition had to be restrained at Palma de Mallorca airport last week, after attacking police officers at passport
Hikers arrested after sparking wildfire with barbecue while camping outskirts of Granada in southern Spain
A COUPLE have been arrested on suspicion of being responsible for starting a wildfire that has already destroyed 172 hectares of woodland on the outskirts
Worker bleeds to death after chainsaw accident on Costa Blanca farm in Spain
A Costa Blanca farmworker died after a chainsaw slashed his neck. The accident happened on Saturday in Elche’s La Hoya district when the man was
Sex attacker and thief nearly freezes to death in desperate sea plunge on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO men have been charged with robbing and sexually assaulting a woman, 25, in the Old Town area of Alicante. One of the assailants went