ON THIS DAY: The Madrid train bombings – how Spain’s worst ever terror attack unfolded 22 years ago
AT 7am on March 11, 2004, twelve men boarded commuter trains at Alcalá de Henares, a town 32km east of Madrid. Each was carrying a
Spain’s newest property hotspot: The Gibraltar treaty is causing a gold rush in La Linea as the border prepares to come down
THE property market in La Linea is booming as the long-anticipated Gibraltar treaty edges closer to bringing down the border fence. Buyers are rushing to
Property prices start to soar in Costa del Sol ‘bargain’ hotspot while Marbella hits €5,600 per square metre
ASKING prices in one of the Costa del Sol’s previously most affordable expat hotspots have surged by a massive 17.2% over the last year. The
Gibraltar treaty protest has strong support but saw low turnout due to ‘fear of retribution’, organisers claim
PROTEST organisers of a march against the recently published Gibraltar treaty have claimed the turnout would’ve been higher but for fear of ‘retribution’. A group
German chancellor ‘tried to call Pedro Sanchez but dialled wrong number’ as relations turn frosty over Merz’s failure to defend Spain during Trump’s tirade
RELATIONS between Spain and fellow European ally Germany have plummeted over the past week as the two countries clash over the German chancellor Friedrich Merz’s
An elegy to Spain’s western wonder: Why spring is the best time to visit Extremadura
WHEN it comes to tourism, Extremadura is off the beaten track and spring is the best season to visit. Few of the 90 million foreign
Polish fugitive wanted for murder, robbery and assault is caught hiding out in sleepy Malaga village
A POLISH fugitive wanted for murder and extorting prostitutes has been arrested while hiding out in a sleepy Malaga village. Police swooped on the suspect
Spain’s top supermarket chain, Mercadona, announces 25% profit boost to make a record €1.7 billion in 2025
SPAIN’S leading supermarket chain Mercadona has unveiled record profits of €1.7 billion for 2025- up by 24.9% on the previous year. The company’s president, Juan
Squatter eviction on the Costa del Sol turns nasty as woman assaults police officer while being removed from property
MIJAS Policia Local have arrested a woman who was occupying a Costa del Sol house and assaulted an officer during her removal. The agents found
‘Professional’ female pickpockets banned from entering Valencia during Fallas festivities
TWO female pickpockets have been banned from Valencia City for the remainder of the Fallas celebrations after stealing a wallet from an Italian tourist. The
Spain’s deputy prime minister accuses Germany of being a ‘vassal state’ after the German chancellor failed to defend Madrid during Trump rant
SPAIN’S deputy prime minister has launched a furious tirade at Germany after chancellor Friedrich Merz sat in silence while US president Donald Trump slammed Spain
‘Spain has lost its way’: Republican senator Lindsey Graham calls on Donald Trump to abandon Rota and Moron bases in Andalucia
REPUBLICAN Senator Lindsey Graham has called on Donald Trump to shut down military bases in Andalucia. Graham, a heavyweight in U.S. foreign policy, responded to
Thieving carer ordered to pay back €191k stolen from elderly Costa Blanca couple or face imprisonment
A DISHONEST carer who stole nearly €191k from an elderly Benissa couple has been convicted of misappropriation. The Alicante Provincial Court has ordered her to
Find the cheapest petrol station near you in Spain with this handy portal – as regional prices push €2 mark and oil continues to fluctuate
A TOOL created by the Spanish government allows you to find the cheapest petrol station nearby as the price of oil continues to fluctuate. Since
French ‘wolf pack’ is jailed for 73 years for sexual assault they filmed and posted to social media of British girl, 18, in Mallorca hotel
A COURT has sentenced eight men to a total of 73 years in prison for the gang rape of an 18-year-old British woman at a
‘I’ve visited loads of castles in Spain and this is my favourite’: Olive Press travel guru Fiona Govan reveals a Moorish gem
With so many castles found atop hillsides across Spain it's hard to have a favourite. But this one overlooking the olive groves of Jaen is
Spain has the highest number of births to mothers over 40 in Europe – how the housing crisis, tourism and cost of living has pushed the figure ever upwards
THE full extent of Spain’s fertility crisis has become apparent after it was revealed that more than one in ten children are born to mothers
Taxi driver sexually assaults British tourist and tells her ‘that’s how things are done in Spain’
A MALLORCA taxi driver has pled guilty to sexually assaulting a British passenger and received a €2,880 fine. The 29-year-old cabby told the victim ‘that’s
Barcelona mayor wants to ban non-EU residents from purchasing property – but the number they actually buy is tiny
THE Barcelona mayor’s bid to scapegoat non-EU foreigners as one of the causes of the city’s housing crisis has been met with a barrage of
Malaga cruise ship recovery sees passenger numbers boom to rival the city’s entire population
A POST-pandemic cruise ship recovery has seen almost one cruise passenger per Malaga inhabitant enter the city in 2025. This means that the number of
Tourism fears in Costa del Sol expat haven as Semana Santa bookings are down 35% – lack of high-speed trains blamed
EASTER bookings at a Costa del Sol hotspot have plunged by more than a third, tourism bosses warn, as local officials blasted Spain’s government over
BREAKING: Macron announces ‘defensive’ EU mission to unlock millions of vital barrels of oil stuck in the closed-off Strait of Hormuz
FRENCH president Emmanuel Macron has said France and its allies are preparing a ‘purely defensive’ mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and facilitate the
Spain is left out of Europe’s new post-US security architecture – while the UK is included
SPAIN is sidelined from Europe’s new security framework, as European nations grow more cautious about relying on Trump’s United States. In the wake of Russia’s
Europe could be facing an inflation crisis that dwarfs the 1970s oil shocks – here are five scenarios for how it might play out in Spain
EUROPE could be facing an energy crisis that dwarfs the 1970s oil shocks, bringing back the nightmare post-Covid years of rampant inflation and supply chain
Undermatched Spanish police have just ONE functioning vessel to patrol long stretch of narco-infested Andalucian coastline
IT has been revealed that Spanish police have only one vessel to patrol along the stretch of narco-infested Andalucian coastline. This news comes from a
The rise of the bank of mum and dad: Financial donations from parents to children hit record highs in Spain as youngsters struggle to access housing
A RECORD number of Spanish parents are forking out thousands of euros to help their kids get on the property ladder as housing prices soar.