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Barcelona province placed under yellow weather alert for ‘heavy’ thunderstorms and intense rainfall

BARCELONA province has been placed under a yellow weather alert this Tuesday, with warnings of heavy thunderstorms and intense rainfall across large parts of the

5 May, 2026 @ 12:07

Barcelona·Lead·Weather

‘Death ship’ could be coming to Spain: Just what is the hantavirus, how contagious is it – and deadly is it?

A CRUISE ship stricken by a suspected hantavirus outbreak that already killed three passengers could next head for the Canary Islands, its operator has suggested.

5 May, 2026 @ 11:40

Canary Islands·Health·International Affairs·Lead·Tenerife

Spain’s tourism boom kicks into gear with record-breaking number of visitors in first three months of 2026

SPAIN welcomed a record 17.5 million tourists between January and March, a 2.6% rise compared with 2025. Spending by visitors topped €25 billion over the

5 May, 2026 @ 11:40

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Record €13.3m medical negligence award in Spain after newborn baby is not given enough oxygen

Record €13.3m medical negligence award in Spain after baby is not given enough oxygen

A VALENCIA family has received a Spanish record figure €13.3 million for medical negligence after their son was not properly treated immediately after his birth.

5 May, 2026 @ 11:37

Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s jobless total hits lowest level since 2008

SPAIN’S annual unemployment rate fell by 6.2% in April to 2,357,044- according to figures published on Tuesday by the Ministry of Labour. It was the

5 May, 2026 @ 10:23

Lead·National News

This hidden gem is home to the smallest cathedral in Spain which was once looted by notorious master thief ‘Erik the Belgian’

A VILLAGE in northern Spain is home to the smallest cathedral in Spain – and it was once targeted by a notorious master thief. Roda

5 May, 2026 @ 09:00

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: German sources confirm UK trial for top Madeleine McCann suspect is edging closer – with case ‘frozen’ back home

THE lead suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann could be forced to stand trial in the UK over her abduction and murder, it has

4 May, 2026 @ 23:42

Crime & Law·Lead

Get off the beaten track this spring with National Geographic’s recommendations for Spain’s best natural wonders

FROM mist-laced waterfalls to ancient canyons carved over millennia, Spain’s landscapes come alive in spring with a rare intensity. These seven natural wonders reveal a

4 May, 2026 @ 17:45

Lead·Nature·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Alicante and Malaga’s congested roads gained over 100,000 vehicles last year – amounting to three for every four people in both provinces

MORE than 100,000 vehicles were added to the roads of Alicante and Malaga combined in a single year, with both provinces now more motorised than

4 May, 2026 @ 17:15

Alicante·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Barcelona named best in Europe for free drinking water fountains with summer heatwaves just round the corner

BARCELONA has been named the best city in Europe for free drinking water with 18 water fountains per square kilometer in the Catalan capital. A

4 May, 2026 @ 16:45

Barcelona·Health·Lead·Travel News

All-you-can-eat sushi restaurant in Sevilla to charge a ‘vomit fee’ to customers who eat until they ‘burst’

AN all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant in Sevilla has announced that it will now be charging a ‘vomit fee’ to its diners who eat until they ‘burst’.

4 May, 2026 @ 16:15

Food & Drink·Lead·Sevilla

Mercadona ordered to rehire or pay out €40,000 to an employee fired for walking his dog and doing grocery shopping while on medical leave

A COURT has ruled in favour of an employee after Mercadona hired a private detective to catch him walking his dog while off on medical

4 May, 2026 @ 16:00

Lead·Other News

Spain silent on EES as Greece, Portugal and Italy relax biometric entry rules for British travellers

BRITISH tourists are holding their breath to see if Spain will follow suit after Greece, Portugal and Italy all moved to ease new biometric border controls.

4 May, 2026 @ 15:40

Lead·Travel News

Escape the crowds at these ‘secret’ natural pools in Tarifa hidden right in front of ancient Roman ruins

IF you’re looking to escape the crowds this summer, head to Tarifa to discover Cadiz’s best-kept secret: the natural pools at Baelo Claudia. Bolonia Beach

4 May, 2026 @ 15:31

Cadiz·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Benidorm's 'English Zone' sees 80 arrests over drug trafficking in bars and clubs

Bar owners in Benidorm’s English Zone ‘used walkie-talkies and secret lookouts to protect drug dens’ as 80 arrested

80 PEOPLE have been arrested in Benidorm for drug trafficking in a massive police sweep of bars and clubs in the city’s so-called English Zone.

4 May, 2026 @ 15:19

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Heartbroken teenagers in Alicante launch fundraiser to build memorial garden for classmate who died of cancer aged just 15

A GROUP of friends in Alicante have started a fundraiser to create a garden in memory of a classmate who died of cancer at just

4 May, 2026 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Outrage as new beach picnic area in Marbella’s San Pedro is left covered in trash with bins ‘just metres away’

FURIOUS residents have slammed May Day revellers after a new beach picnic area in Marbella was left strewn with rubbish. Photos circulating on social media

4 May, 2026 @ 14:20

Costa del Sol·Lead·Marbella

Spain on alert as ‘death ship’ with three dead and one Brit critical is refused entry to port while heading for Canary Islands

THREE people have died following a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship bound for the Canary Islands. A total of six passengers fell ill

4 May, 2026 @ 13:17

Canary Islands·Health·International Affairs·Lead

‘I have cried so many times’: Medical staff at Marbella’s main hospital are forced to live in their cars due to ‘sky-high’ Costa del Sol rents

MEDICAL staff at Marbella’s Costa del Sol hospital are forced to live in their cars and camper vans due to ‘extortionate’ Costa del Sol rental

4 May, 2026 @ 13:15

Costa del Sol·Health·Lead·Marbella

Has Spain made the largest high-seas cocaine bust ever? Merchant ship carrying up to 45 tonnes seized off coast of Morocco

SPAIN may have carried out the largest cocaine seizure ever recorded at sea after intercepting a merchant vessel off the Moroccan coast. The Guardia Civil

4 May, 2026 @ 12:15

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

New cars sold in Europe must have ‘anti-distraction’ cameras that track driver eye and body movements from July

CAMERAS that monitor drivers for fatigue and distraction are set to become mandatory in all new cars across the EU from July. The new Advanced

4 May, 2026 @ 11:56

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

WATCH: Dating app predator with criminal history in the US is arrested for the sexual assault and attempted murder of a woman in Barcelona beach town

A dating app predator has been arrested in Barcelona and charged with sexual assault and attempted murder. Authorities arrested the suspect in the Barcelona beach

4 May, 2026 @ 11:52

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Yellow weather warning for Alicante as ‘intense’ storms and heavy rain set to lash the Costa Blanca

TOURISTS and residents along the Costa Blanca might want to rethink a day at the beach as Aemet issues a yellow weather alert for much

4 May, 2026 @ 11:37

Alicante·Lead·Weather

Off-duty policeman stops drunk British man, 74, beating up his wife inside their Costa Blanca holiday home

Off-duty policeman stops drunk British man, 74, beating up his wife inside Costa Blanca holiday home

AN OFF-DUTY Policia Nacional officer intervened in Denia to stop a 74-year-old British man from beating up his wife. The policeman heard screaming coming from

4 May, 2026 @ 10:46

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

British fugitive ‘on the run’ for drug trafficking and money laundering is arrested in Benidorm

A BRITISH fugitive on the run from Lancashire police for two years has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm. The 32-year-old man was

4 May, 2026 @ 10:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain demands release of Gaza flotilla activist ‘kidnapped’ by Israel in international waters

THE Spanish foreign ministry is calling on Israel to immediately release a Spanish national it said was being ‘held illegally’ by Israel after a flotilla

3 May, 2026 @ 17:35

International Affairs·Lead

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