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New rule for drivers in Spain over 65-years-old: All you need to know

SPAIN’S DGT Traffic Authority has introduced more rigorous tests for senior motorists renewing driving licences As before, more frequent renewals including medical and aptitude tests

19 Apr, 2025 @ 07:00

Lead·National News

Picasso: The Spanish painter’s enduring relationship with Asia

PABLO PICASSO’S artworks hang in galleries thousands of kilometres away from his original hometown of Malaga, with several key pieces now adorning the walls of

18 Apr, 2025 @ 16:30

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Controversial new law allows properties to be built on rural land in Balearic Islands

Massive demand helps home construction soar to highest level for 17 years on Costa Blanca

CONSTRUCTION of new properties in Alicante province have soared to their highest level since the property bubble burst in 2008. Figures from Alicante’s Official College

18 Apr, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Historic 58 kilometre hiking trail between Ronda and Casares in Andalucia to be restored

WORK to refurbish the hiking trail Ruta de los Viajeros Romanticos between Ronda and Casares will start after Easter, according to the provincial council. It

18 Apr, 2025 @ 15:30

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Spain’s hottest young football star, Nico Williams, nets himself a Marbella mansion

SPANISH football sensation Nico Williams has just bagged himself a swanky new pad in Marbella’s ultra-exclusive Sierra Blanca – joining the A-list ranks of Novak

18 Apr, 2025 @ 15:00

Celebrity·Lead·Property

Mystery blaze guts Costa del Sol beach club as cops probe arson link

A RAGING inferno has reduced a popular beach hotspot on the Costa del Sol to ashes – and now police are investigating if it was

18 Apr, 2025 @ 14:41

Andalucia·Lead

Elderly people made up majority of Valencia floods death toll as tragic accounts describe what happened before belated emergency warning

More than two-thirds of all European flood deaths in 2024 occurred in Valencia

NEARLY 70% of all victims who lost their lives because of flooding in EU countries in 2024 died during the catastrophic floods in Valencia, according

18 Apr, 2025 @ 14:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

The Pope shuts down Catholic Church sect accused of decades of sexual abuse across North and South America

POPE Francis has dissolved an extreme conservative Peruvian based group whose leader was accused of being a sexual predator and running the organisation like a

18 Apr, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·National News

REVIEW: Koi Marbella – It has the feel of a Bond villain’s lair, but the sophistication of the best of Asia

WITH its sunken ponds, stone walls and acres of new wood, you feel like you’ve entered Blofeld’s home in You Only Live Twice. Extremely zen,

18 Apr, 2025 @ 13:50

Andalucia·Food & Drink·For Foodies·Lead·Marbella·Olive Press Travel·Other News

Locals fume as Junta slams Coin’s €267m ‘water park madness’ in Spain’s Andalucia

A LUXURY water park billed as a ‘paradise for tourists’ has turned into a nightmare for locals in Coin, Malaga – and now an explosive

18 Apr, 2025 @ 13:30

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

UPDATE: Drunk woman without licence arrested after causing crash that left two dead, three injured in Fuengirola

THE woman behind the wheel of the car that crashed on the Fuengirola promenade – killing two people and critically injuring three others – has

18 Apr, 2025 @ 13:15

Lead·Malaga

New study reveals that seven in 10 women in Spain suffer from period pain

A STUDY has revealed that 70.9% of women in Spain suffer from menstrual discomfort every month or nearly every month. Despite the high level of

18 Apr, 2025 @ 13:00

Health·Lead

Little-Known Cordoba: Michael Coy takes you on a tour of the Andalucian city to discover hidden corners

THE city of Cordoba is one of Andalucia’s most spectacular treasures. Most visitors are familiar with the Mezquita – the astoundingly beautiful former mosque –

18 Apr, 2025 @ 12:30

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Drought fears grow as dry spell continues in Spain’s Malaga

Spain is set to lose its Mediterranean climate by 2050 as swathes of the country turn to desert

A SHOCKING new study reveals that by 2050, Spain will no longer have its iconic Mediterranean climate. Instead, much of the country will fall under

18 Apr, 2025 @ 12:15

Environment·Lead·Other News

Spain will get two green fuel plants in massive deal with shipping company Maersk

IMF predicts a downward trend in the global economy, while the ECB cuts interest rates for the sixth consecutive time

FACED with the ongoing trade war between the US and China, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and dozens of other international institutions have begun bracing

18 Apr, 2025 @ 11:49

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

SPAIN’S HIDDEN GEM IN MADRID: Out-of-bounds royal park El Pardo could be set to open to the public

MADRID’S best-kept secret could soon be open to the public in a move that could ruffle a few feathers at the royal palace. El Pardo,

18 Apr, 2025 @ 11:45

Environment·Lead·Madrid

Horror crash on Fuengirola seafront leaves two dead, three seriously injured

TWO people have died and three were seriously injured in a horrific car crash on the promenade in Fuengirola on Tuesday evening. The incident also

18 Apr, 2025 @ 10:39

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Scared of needles?: Researchers in Spain may have the answer

GOOD news, if you’re afraid of needles, researchers may have made a discovery that could end your fear.Apparently, its official name is “aichmophobia”, but we

18 Apr, 2025 @ 10:30

Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

SPANISH RECIPE: Mercedes’ Andalucian Kitchen – Chorizo a la Sidra

Chorizo a la sidra is a classic Spanish tapas dish, and is one of the best ways to enjoy smoky chorizo sausage and apple cider

18 Apr, 2025 @ 09:30

Food & Drink·Lead

War declared on illegal sellers hawking fake goods along beach promenades on Costa Blanca

CALPE has launched a major drive against illegal sellers peddling mainly counterfeit products to unsuspecting buyers on beach promenades. The town’s Policia Local has pooled

18 Apr, 2025 @ 08:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Have the anti-tourism protestors won? British tourists are ‘increasingly opting to holiday away from Spain’

BRITS are increasingly shunning Spain in favour of alternative European destinations following months of anti-tourism protests and tightening regulations, new research reveals. Amsterdam has now

17 Apr, 2025 @ 18:45

Lead·National News·Travel News

Alleged jihadist who studied explosives with 'solid evidence of terrorist activity' is arrested and jailed in Spain

‘Jihadist neutralised’: Moroccan national with ‘solid evidence of terrorist activity’ was studying explosives in Spain

AN ALLEGED jihadist follower of terrorist groups including Daesh has been arrested in Murcia City. The Guardia Civil said he had been active in his

17 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Two brothers convicted of ‘crimes against public health’ freed in Spain’s Malaga: What’s behind the bizarre Semana Santa tradition?

BROTHERS convicted of drug offences in southern Spain have been granted a royal pardon and released from prison – just in time to take part

17 Apr, 2025 @ 17:34

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead

Man jailed for ‘shooting nightclub bouncer in the back after he wouldn’t let him in’ during heated argument in Marbella

A MAN has been sentenced to prison after a nightclub row in Marbella turned violent, leaving a security guard permanently disabled. The shocking incident, which

17 Apr, 2025 @ 16:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

SALMONELLA SCARE! Supermarket chicken burgers pulled after bacteria alert hits shelves across Spain

A BATCH of chicken burgers sold by Spanish supermarket chain DIA has been slapped with a health warning after testing positive for the dangerous salmonella

17 Apr, 2025 @ 16:15