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Foreign-born workers take more new jobs than Spaniards for first time ever – with rise blamed on Pedro Sanchez’s divisive migrant amnesty scheme

FOREIGN workers have accounted for over half of the new jobs created in Spain over the past year. Data from Spain’s social security has revealed

3 Aug, 2026 @ 18:38

Business & Finance·Lead

Dozens more migrants arrive in Cadiz as trafficking mafias reactivate Strait of Gibraltar route following Ceuta chaos

FOUR migrants have been arrested in Algeciras after a fast boat carrying up to 20 people landed on the coast at dawn. The arrests appear

3 Aug, 2026 @ 18:22

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead

Bizarre Costa Blanca discovery of urn containing human ashes in supermarket locker

Bizarre Benidorm discovery of urn containing human ashes in supermarket locker

BENIDORM police are trying to find the custodian of an urn containing human ashes which was left in a city supermarket. The surprise discovery was

3 Aug, 2026 @ 16:06

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Gruesome discovery of a skull in an Alhaurin de la Torre manhole leads to arrest for 2020 Coin murder

A MAN has been arrested over a murder that took place six years ago in Coin, Malaga, after a skull was found hidden in a

3 Aug, 2026 @ 15:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain records more than 3,000 heat-related deaths in just three months as brutal summer takes its toll

DEATHS caused by excessive heat in Spain could reach a decade-high annual level with 3,096 fatalities recorded between May and July. 3,102 deaths were attributed

3 Aug, 2026 @ 15:08

Health·Lead·National News

Estepona roadside fire near A7 destroys 50 cars and forces evacuations after bin fire spreads to mechanic’s workshop

A FIRE that started in a roadside bin has gutted a mechanic’s workshop and destroyed 50 vehicles on the Costa del Sol. The blaze broke

3 Aug, 2026 @ 15:00

Estepona·Lead

How to watch Spain’s August solar eclipse safely – and where to find special sunglasses to enjoy the spectacle

Stay safe when watching the eclipse this month. Here's how:

3 Aug, 2026 @ 14:29

Environment·Health·Lead·Olive Press Travel

DISPATCH: On the frontline of Fortress Europe – a day out in Ceuta ‘like Belfast in the 1970s’ as far right activists arrive to stir up trouble

The Olive Press sent Kirana Luna to Ceuta to test the temperature and understand just what has happened in the Spanish enclave – and what exactly

3 Aug, 2026 @ 14:24

Lead·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Terror in Marbella’s Puerto Banus as Saudi royal family caught up in ‘bomb threat’ incident

A TERROR threat swept through Puerto Banus last night after a man shouted that he had a bomb and suddenly leaped into the water clutching

3 Aug, 2026 @ 12:54

Lead·Marbella

Ceuta crisis latest: Spanish spies believe Morocco ‘allowed’ 60,000-strong migrant surge – as 5,000 remain in the city and death toll nears 100

SPAIN’S intelligence services believe Morocco did not orchestrate last week’s unprecedented migrant surge into Ceuta – but instead deliberately stood back and allowed it to

3 Aug, 2026 @ 11:29

International Affairs·Lead·National News

‘Dangerous’ British fugitive accused of drug trafficking is arrested in Costa Blanca expat hotspot

A BRITISH fugitive described by authorities as ‘dangerous’ and how was about to be placed on the UK’s Most Wanted list has been arrested in

3 Aug, 2026 @ 10:39

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Red weather alert: Warning of 40C+ highs in Spanish holiday hotspot as August getaway rush begins

HOLIDAYMAKERS rushing off to the Canary Islands this week for an August break are being urged to exercise caution after a rare red weather alert

3 Aug, 2026 @ 10:04

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

Escape Spain’s scorching August heat with a visit to the country’s coolest village – where temperatures regularly plunge below 0C

WITH yet another heatwave pushing the mercury above 40C, many people in Spain are dreaming of cooler climes. While Spain’s northwestern corner has escaped the

2 Aug, 2026 @ 17:40

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Weather

WATCH: Fire breaks out at entrance to Estepona near A7 as drivers film the flames and two helicopters battle the blaze

TWO helicopters are currently helping firefighters battle a blaze that has broken out near Estepona on Sunday afternoon, sending a plume of smoke across the

2 Aug, 2026 @ 16:48

Estepona·Lead

‘I took the hour-long ferry from Spain to Morocco – these are my top tips for exploring the country’

HOPPING on the ferry from Spain to Morocco? If so, these are my top tips for visiting the North African country. Getting there From the

2 Aug, 2026 @ 16:45

Lead·Olive Press Travel

THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: Christopher Columbus sets sail, Diego Velazquez dies and the highest temperature ever in Europe is recorded

WELCOME to the latest edition of ‘This Week in Spanish History’, written by Michael Coy. 3 AUGUST, 1492 – COLUMBUS SETS SAIL FROM PALOS In

2 Aug, 2026 @ 16:00

La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain

Can you handle the heat? These are the hottest towns in Spain where temperatures top 47C – including the ‘frying pan of Andalucia’

SPAIN has once again cranked up the thermostat, with soaring temperatures sending residents and holidaymakers scrambling for swimming pools, shady plazas and anywhere with air

2 Aug, 2026 @ 15:00

Lead·Weather

Why is some Spanish ham five times more expensive than the rest? The ultimate guide to jamon – and why it’s all in the acorns

IT’S no wonder many foreigners are bewildered by Spanish ham. A plate can cost five times as much in Pedro’s bar than Antonio’s restaurant in

2 Aug, 2026 @ 14:15

Food & Drink·Lead

Spain’s devastating wildfire summer was made 20 times more likely by climate change – after 150,000 hectares burned in July alone

SPAIN’S catastrophic wildfire season so far was made at least 20 times more likely by climate change, according to a new scientific study. Researchers from

2 Aug, 2026 @ 13:10

Environment·Lead·Weather

Two Spaniards among 13 tourists killed after sightseeing plane crashes over Peru’s famous Nazca Lines

TWO Spanish tourists were among 13 people killed on Saturday after a sightseeing plane crashed over Peru’s world-famous Nazca Lines. The Cessna Caravan C-208 came

2 Aug, 2026 @ 12:12

Lead·National News·Travel News

Heat warning for the Costa del Sol as infamous ‘terral winds’ to send temperatures soaring back towards 40C

TEMPERATURES are set to climb again on the Costa del Sol this Sunday as dreaded ‘terral’ winds push the mercury back towards 40C. State meteorological

2 Aug, 2026 @ 10:41

Costa del Sol·Lead·Weather

Outrage in Granada after tourist defaces historic 16th-century building with bright-pink graffiti

A TOURIST has been charged after allegedly damaging a 16th-century building in the heart of Granada. Officers from the Policia Local used nearby CCTV footage

2 Aug, 2026 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Granada·La Cultura·Lead

Tragedy as British tourist dies almost 10 months after Lanzarote hotel railing collapse that also killed his friend

A BRITISH tourist died after being hospitalised for nine months due to the sudden collapse of a balcony in Lanzarote, an inquest has heard. The

1 Aug, 2026 @ 17:30

Canary Islands·Lead

Mysterious ‘white blob’ in Spain’s Mar Menor wipes out 86% of fish species in worst-hit zone

A MYSTERIOUS white stain spreading through Spain’s Mar Menor has devastated marine life in the worst affected part of the lagoon. Researchers found only three

1 Aug, 2026 @ 16:45

Environment·Lead·Murcia

Malaga heatwave warning as extreme temperatures threaten over-85s and boost hospital admissions for dehydration

EXTREME heat could increase hospital admissions among chronically ill patients in Malaga by up to 20%, doctors have warned. Hospitals are already treating unusually high

1 Aug, 2026 @ 16:00

Health·Lead·Malaga

INTERVIEW: Andalucia’s shrinking lake becomes the setting for a new thriller as one British author asks if nature is kicking back

WE already live in the world of global warming with all its unpredictability. Droughts, wildfires and high temperatures are the new normal. But has nature

1 Aug, 2026 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

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