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‘So happy he is standing up for himself:’ David Beckham’s former Madrid mistress picks a side in family feud

DUTCH model Rebecca Loos, 48, claimed to have had an affair with Beckham in 2004 while Beckham was playing for Real Madrid (2003-7). Now, she

24 Jan, 2026 @ 09:15

Celebrity·Lead·Madrid

Hefty €1,000 fines for scooter users without insurance start in Spain – but who will they apply to?

ELECTRIC scooters are zipping through Spain’s streets, but starting this month, riding without insurance could cost you €1,000. From Almeria to Madrid, Malaga to Alicante,

21 Jan, 2026 @ 15:00

Almeria·Barcelona·Lead·Madrid

Revealed: The eye-watering prices Spain’s drivers are paying on country’s toll roads in 2026

DRIVERS using Spain’s toll motorways are feeling the real impact of January’s price rises, with some of the country’s busiest routes among the most expensive

21 Jan, 2026 @ 14:00

Barcelona·Bilbao·Costa del Sol·Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Outrage in Spain after tomb for murdered ‘13 Rosas’ vandalised with graffiti sending vile death threats to female journalist

SPAIN’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez has vowed that ‘hatred, machismo and fear will not prevail’ after a tomb holding the remains of 13 young women

19 Jan, 2026 @ 10:52

Lead·Madrid

Madrid’s El Prado must-see exhibitions in 2026 – from Austrian queens of Spain to early photographers and a De Madrazo sketchbook

WITH 3.5 million visitors last year, a historic record for the Madrid museum, El Prado could have relaxed slightly in 2026 – it has, however,

15 Jan, 2026 @ 18:15

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

WATCH: Sparkling candle causes blaze in trendy Madrid restaurant two weeks after Swiss new year tragedy that killed 40

A SPARKLING candle caused a blaze in a trendy Madrid restaurant just two weeks after the Swiss new year tragedy that killed 40. After diners

14 Jan, 2026 @ 14:30

Lead·Madrid

Real Madrid ‘sack’ coach Xabi Alonso and replace him with reserve team boss Alvaro Arbeloa

REAL Madrid have sacked Xabi Alonso as the club’s head coach with reserve team boss, Alvaro Arbeloa, replacing him. A statement was issued that expressed

13 Jan, 2026 @ 12:20

Lead·Madrid·Sport

Spain’s housing crisis: Pedro Sanchez promises landlords 100% tax break if they freeze rents and slams seasonal lets as ‘speculation and greed’

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced ‘urgent and decisive’ measures to address Spain’s deepening housing shortage. Landlords who extend long-term rental contracts without increasing rents

12 Jan, 2026 @ 18:00

Lead·Madrid·National News·Property

WATCH: Macabre ‘Black Axe’ cult is smashed in Spain: Police swoop on feared mafia group in Sevilla and Malaga

THE Policia Nacional have arrested 34 people in a nationwide operation against an international crime ring known as Black Axe. The detentions- carried out in

9 Jan, 2026 @ 18:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Sevilla

Pope Leo will make first trip to Spain as pontiff this year with three ‘recommended’ destinations revealed

BARCELONA, Madrid, and the Canary Islands have been suggested as possible parts of Spain that Pope Leo could visit later this year. There has been

9 Jan, 2026 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Canary Islands·Lead·Madrid·National News

WATCH: Thousands of jubilant Venezuelan expats flood the streets of Madrid to celebrate capture of Maduro

THOUSANDS of Venezuelan expats took to the streets on Saturday evening to celebrate the capture of Nicolas Maduro, the country’s socialist leader who has clung

4 Jan, 2026 @ 13:06

International Affairs·Lead·Madrid

Woman, 90, and two of her children die in Madrid flat fire as experts probe cause

A WOMAN, 90, and her two children- aged in their sixties- died in a fire at their flat in the Carbanchel district of Madrid in

2 Jan, 2026 @ 10:53

Lead·Madrid

FIESTA! The best festivals in Spain for your 2026 travel bucket list

Now Christmas is out of the way, it’s time to look ahead to 2026 and plan your fiestas for the year.

30 Dec, 2025 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Exploring Spain·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·Must Read·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

'Police arrest woman on Madrid airport plane after stealing coat at security control

Police arrest woman on Madrid airport plane for stealing coat at security control

A WOMAN was carted off a plane at Madrid airport after stealing a coat from a conveyor belt tray at security control. Passengers who had

30 Dec, 2025 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca

The 5 Best Team Building Activities in Madrid

If you’re considering corporate team building activities in Madrid, then you’re making a great choice. With strong transport links, premium hotel offerings, and a packed

26 Dec, 2025 @ 10:24

Business & Finance·Madrid·Sponsored·Sponsored Article·Travel News

Why are Madrid’s tabernas red? The secrets behind their coloured fronts

WHEN you wander through Madrid’s streets you’re likely to stumble upon old tabernas with red fronts – here’s why these traditional taverns are painted in

23 Dec, 2025 @ 15:15

Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid

South Madrid residents at their wits’ end after squatters’ apartment fire caps months of disturbances

MADRID residents have voiced alarm over safety in their district after a squatted apartment in the heart of their neighbourhood caught fire last week. Emergency

23 Dec, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

‘Greenhouse’ gas dealers arrested after police find €3m of cannisters set for fridges and air conditioners in Spain

A GANG illegally selling ‘greenhouse’ fluorinated gases used in fridges and air conditioners has been brought down by the Policia Nacional and the Tax Agency.

19 Dec, 2025 @ 17:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Madrid·Valencia

Horror in Madrid as mother leaps from tenth floor window with her three-year-old twins in her arms

A WOMAN died and her three-year-old twins were critically injured after she plunged off the balcony of her Madrid apartment on Saturday morning, holding the

11 Dec, 2025 @ 12:51

Lead·Madrid

Brazen squatters take over Madrid luxury chalet with their children – and even sublet rooms for extra income

THE owners of a luxury chalet in Madrid said they were driven to their wits’ end after a family of squatters moved into their one-million-euro

8 Dec, 2025 @ 11:31

Lead·Madrid·Property

Sky-high rents are driving workers out of Spain’s big cities and into commuter towns on the high-speed train lines

RISING rent is driving workers out of Spain’s big cities and into commuter towns that sit on the high-speed train train lines. Sky-high rent prices

3 Dec, 2025 @ 17:15

Barcelona·Madrid·Property

WATCH: Shocking moment Spanish reporter is harassed by abusive far-right protesters on live TV

THE president of Spain’s public broadcaster has slammed a group of anti-government protesters as ‘fascists’ after dozens angrily harassed a reporter on live television. Laura

2 Dec, 2025 @ 16:05

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez responds to Donald Trump's threat to raise tariffs

Spain’s housing crisis is squeezing renters in Madrid to bursting point – can Pedro Sanchez’s government build their way out of it in time?

FAMILIES in Madrid’s lowest-income district are spending more than half of their annual earnings on rent, new data has shown – as experts renew warnings

1 Dec, 2025 @ 15:15

Lead·Madrid·Property

OP INVESTIGATES: Inside the sinister force calling for a ‘second reconquest’ to banish Muslims from Europe – as Spain’s far right celebrates 50th anniversary of dictator Franco’s death

IT was a weekend in Madrid when it seemed that almost every nationalist and right-wing Vox supporter was out in the streets united by one

28 Nov, 2025 @ 18:55

Lead·Madrid·Politics

OP INVESTIGATES: Inside the sinister force calling for a ‘second reconquest’ to banish Muslims from Europe – as Spain’s far right celebrates 50th anniversary of dictator Franco’s death

IT was a weekend in Madrid when it seemed that almost every nationalist and right-wing Vox supporter was out in the streets united by one

27 Nov, 2025 @ 08:30

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Travel chaos in Spain: Fuming passengers are ‘trapped' on stifling hot AVE train outside a station in Madrid

Train journeys between Madrid and Barcelona will take UNDER two hours after Spain agrees to bump up top speeds to 350km/h

TRAVELLING by train between Spain’s two biggest cities will soon take less than two hours, according to plans unveiled by the government earlier this week.

23 Nov, 2025 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

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‘So happy he is standing up for himself:’ David Beckham’s former Madrid mistress picks a side in family feud

Hefty €1,000 fines for scooter users without insurance start in Spain – but who will they apply to?

Revealed: The eye-watering prices Spain’s drivers are paying on country’s toll roads in 2026

Outrage in Spain after tomb for murdered ‘13 Rosas’ vandalised with graffiti sending vile death threats to female journalist

Madrid’s El Prado must-see exhibitions in 2026 – from Austrian queens of Spain to early photographers and a De Madrazo sketchbook

WATCH: Sparkling candle causes blaze in trendy Madrid restaurant two weeks after Swiss new year tragedy that killed 40

Real Madrid ‘sack’ coach Xabi Alonso and replace him with reserve team boss Alvaro Arbeloa

Spain’s housing crisis: Pedro Sanchez promises landlords 100% tax break if they freeze rents and slams seasonal lets as ‘speculation and greed’

WATCH: Macabre ‘Black Axe’ cult is smashed in Spain: Police swoop on feared mafia group in Sevilla and Malaga

Pope Leo will make first trip to Spain as pontiff this year with three ‘recommended’ destinations revealed

WATCH: Thousands of jubilant Venezuelan expats flood the streets of Madrid to celebrate capture of Maduro

Woman, 90, and two of her children die in Madrid flat fire as experts probe cause

FIESTA! The best festivals in Spain for your 2026 travel bucket list

Police arrest woman on Madrid airport plane for stealing coat at security control

The 5 Best Team Building Activities in Madrid

Why are Madrid’s tabernas red? The secrets behind their coloured fronts

South Madrid residents at their wits’ end after squatters’ apartment fire caps months of disturbances

‘Greenhouse’ gas dealers arrested after police find €3m of cannisters set for fridges and air conditioners in Spain

Horror in Madrid as mother leaps from tenth floor window with her three-year-old twins in her arms

Brazen squatters take over Madrid luxury chalet with their children – and even sublet rooms for extra income

Sky-high rents are driving workers out of Spain’s big cities and into commuter towns on the high-speed train lines

WATCH: Shocking moment Spanish reporter is harassed by abusive far-right protesters on live TV

Spain’s housing crisis is squeezing renters in Madrid to bursting point – can Pedro Sanchez’s government build their way out of it in time?

OP INVESTIGATES: Inside the sinister force calling for a ‘second reconquest’ to banish Muslims from Europe – as Spain’s far right celebrates 50th anniversary of dictator Franco’s death

OP INVESTIGATES: Inside the sinister force calling for a ‘second reconquest’ to banish Muslims from Europe – as Spain’s far right celebrates 50th anniversary of dictator Franco’s death

Train journeys between Madrid and Barcelona will take UNDER two hours after Spain agrees to bump up top speeds to 350km/h

Could Puerto Rico really ‘go back’ to Spain? Inside the fringe group raising eyebrows in the US

Spain calls for windfall tax on energy firms as Iran war sends fuel prices soaring

The surprising way Franco saved Marbella from becoming a concrete jungle

Bullfighting beyond borders: It’s not just Spain that fights with bulls, but not every country kills them

Microchips, renewable energy and industry: How the Canary Islands are looking to pivot away from a tourism-dependent economy

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