Spain’s gender pay gap laid bare: Women earn more than €5,000 less per year – and it gets worse with age
WOMEN in Spain would need to earn more than 20 per cent extra every year to receive the same salary as men, a new report
Rival marches hit Madrid and Barcelona as trans row splits feminist movement on International Women’s Day
COMPETING marches have split Spain’s feminist movement for the second year running, with two separate demonstrations hitting both Madrid and Barcelona on International Women’s Day.
Want to stop wrinkles? Taking collagen won’t be a quick fix – although it can boost skin health
From supplements and creams to collagen-infused smoothies, the so-called ‘miracle ingredient’ has become a staple in many anti-ageing routines – but does it actually prevent
Madrid welcomes a new massage parlour – of course The Olive Press went to try it out
OUTSIDE, Madrid’s noise is unrelenting. Café chatter swells as tourists surge past in dense waves, car engines droning beneath it all. Yet inside ZenVida, a
Living with pain? UK-trained senior orthopaedic surgeon Fabian Poletti reveals the best way to end the agony
By Dr. Fabian Poletti ONE of the most common phrases I regularly hear from patients over 60 is this: “I’m managing.” They tell me calmly.
Obesity surges among young people in Spain as HALF the country is now overweight
SPAIN’s obesity crisis is increasingly affecting younger generations, with rates among 18-24 year-olds rising by more than 40% in recent years. New analysis linked to
ON THIS DAY: Banksy fakes, a drive-by assassination and Lorca’s masterpiece – the dark history of March 8 in Spain
MARCH 8 has a certain resonance in Spain’s past, serving, as it does, as the anniversary for a massive art fraud, a brutal political assassination
Revealed: Property prices in Spain soared by 12.9% in 2025 – the steepest climb in 18 years and almost DOUBLE initial forecasts
HOUSE prices in Spain rose by 12.9% last year – the highest figure since early 2007 when costs went up 13.1%. The numbers are far
Revealed: Spain’s most dangerous neighbourhoods – do you live near one? Barcelona’s El Raval ranks high
DRUG trafficking, gang shootouts and gun possession galore. Spain – unfortunately – is home to a string of neighbourhoods where crime is part of daily
The battle of the festivals: How Madrid and Barcelona have conquered the summer music scene – and are now going head-to-head
SPAIN has been winning the summer festival war for decades. But this year the biggest battle will be fought between which city takes the Limp
WATCH: At least 100 battery-powered buggies destroyed as fire rips through popular golf club on the Costa del Sol
THIS is the frightening moment a ferocious inferno tore through a popular golf club on the Costa del Sol, destroying at least 100 battery-powered buggies.
Spanish restaurant chain La Mafia is ordered to change name after Italy complained it ‘trivialises events that are offensive to our country’
A LEADING Spanish restaurant chain has been ordered to change its name after the Italian government won a long-running legal battle alleging that the company’s
TWITCHER’S CHALLENGE: Try to spot the vividly colourful Bluethroat in and around Spain’s wetlands this spring
By Fran Candelera HAVE you ever seen a Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)? March is one of the best months to catch it in full swing. This
Two-thirds of Spaniards agree with Pedro Sanchez’s stance opposing war in Iran – but what do YOU think?
A NEW survey shows a majority of Spaniards firmly support their Prime Minister in opposing the new war unfolding in the Middle East. The new
Where Spanish forces are deployed across the globe in 2026 – as Sanchez says ‘no’ to war in a spiralling Middle East
FROM Mozambique to Slovakia via Colombia, Spain maintains a robust global footprint, with roughly 4,000 military personnel deployed overseas until the end of the year.
Police in northern Spain ‘ignored complaints about wobbly wooden bridge’ just 24 hours before tragic collapse that killed six young students
POLICE in northern Spain have come under fire after it emerged that a local resident filed a complaint about the poor condition of a coastal
Japanese shoppers clear shelves of jamon and Spanish wine in touching display of solidarity after Trump trade threats
JAPANESE citizens are heading to shops to purchase Spanish products in an act of citizen solidarity with Spain after Trump’s trade threats. Across social media
Traffic through vital Strait of Hormuz grinds to near-total halt: Is Spain prepared to handle the economic blowback?
TRAFFIC through the Iran-controlled Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime route for global trade, has ground to a near-total standstill as Tehran retaliates for US-Israeli
The internet’s meme army rallies around Spain in its battle with Trump – here are some of the funniest
SOCIAL media users have rushed to Spain’s defence after fiery clashes between Spain’s Prime Minister and the US President over the escalating conflict with Iran.
‘British we stay’: First protests erupt in Gibraltar over post-Brexit treaty which permits ‘Spanish boots on the ground and airport’
By Maeve Gorman and Rachel Gore AS the dust starts to settle on Gibraltar’s long-awaited post-Brexit treaty, protestors gathered in the territory’s main square with
Weather warnings for Spain’s Mediterranean coast: Torrential rain and three-metre waves to hit while Andalucia feels the big freeze
SEVERE weather warnings have been activated across seven Spanish regions for this Saturday as a new storm system batters popular expat areas. The State Meteorological
Spain braces for new tourism boom as holidaymakers shun other destinations over Middle East conflict fears
EUROPE’S biggest tour operator, Tui, says that Spain could be the beneficiary of holiday-makers switching their vacations from the war-torn Middle East. Companies are reporting
Vigilantes in Andalucia form packs to hunt down illegal parking attendants who ‘damage cars if drivers refuse to pay up’
FRUSTRATED residents in locations across Andalucia have begun organising night patrols to drive away illegal parking attendants accused of demanding cash and vandalising vehicles when
Costa del Sol struck by two more earthquakes – the first just off the coast from Mijas
TWO mild earthquakes were recorded in Spain’s southern coastal region, though no damage or injuries were reported. Andalucia was rocked by two low-magnitude earthquakes on
Trump has threatened to cut all trade with Spain – but with the US running a trade surplus, who is really set to lose?
TREMORS rippled through Spain on Tuesday when US President Donald Trump threatened to cut off all trade over Pedro Sanchez’s refusal to let US forces
Spain’s King Felipe calls for ‘restraint’ over use of force in US-Israeli conflict with Iran
KING Felipe has called for ‘restraint’ in the Middle East amid US-Israeli attacks on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory actions across the region. The monarch made