Rafael Nadal’s long-time tennis mentor joins Emma Raducanu’s coaching team
AHEAD of this month’s US Open, the Spanish tennis player’s former coach, Francisco Roig, has joined Emma Raducanu’s team on a full-time basis. The British
Town in northern Spain votes to revoke honours handed to fascist dictator Franco – despite opposition from far-right Vox
A FULL provincial council meeting in Palencia has approved the proposal to withdraw all honours and recognitions given to Francisco Franco and his associates. All
Over a dozen injured Palestinian children arrive in Spain for urgent medical care
SPAIN’S Ministry of Health has led a humanitarian mission to evacuate children with heart conditions from the conflict zone to hospitals in the Basque Country,
Costa del Sol faces growing concern over unreported spiking and assaults
NATIONAL Police officers in Malaga are awaiting toxicology results for an alleged spiking and sexual assault of a foreign tourist. The incident took place at
Airbnb begins removing holiday rentals in Spain without a rental registration number
SPAIN’S Airbnb crackdown has officially begun, with a July directive from government officials ordering the removal of all unregistered holiday rentals. The American rental giant
La Linea mayor: Spanish police carrying out dual checks at Gibraltar airport once treaty is signed ‘doesn’t make sense’
THE mayor of La Linea has cast doubt on whether Spanish police will actually carry out double passport checks on passengers arriving at Gibraltar airport
Trump threatens EU with fresh tariffs despite claiming ‘they’re finally treating us nicely’
DONALD Trump has announced that the European Union will receive a tariff letter ‘in a couple of days’ threatening to reopen his trans-Atlantic trade war.
Here’s how Spain would be impacted if eight million immigrants were deported – and it isn’t pretty
SPAIN’S far-right party Vox was on the receiving end of a powerful backlash after it outlined a radical plan to deport all eight million immigrants
Valencia planning two huge parks to absorb future flood surges
By Brandon Cheevers THE Valencia government has announced the creation of two huge parks on the outskirts of the capital to mitigate the future effects
Spanish and British navies ‘learning to integrate’ as frigate captain reveals role in defending carrier
A SPANISH naval captain has revealed how his frigate is tasked with protecting Britain’s HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier from attack whilst sailing through
WATCH: Calls in Spain to leave ‘criminal alliance’ NATO and cut military ties with the USA
A SPANISH Member of the European Parliament has ignited a debate on Spain’s military alliances by demanding that the country withdraw from NATO and sever
Spain’s infamous summer colds – and how to avoid catching them
EVEN the word ‘cold’ gives the game away. We British people can’t shake the belief that the illness we know so well – blocked up
Spain officially rejects NATO’s demand of spending 5% GDP on defence ‘to protect welfare state’
SPAIN has formally told NATO it will not commit to spending 5% of GDP on defence, with Pedro Sanchez warning the alliance that such demands
LIFE IN SPAIN: Why are expats called ‘guiris’? It seems a Spanish Queen liked Scottish soldiers
HAVE you ever heard the term, ‘guiris’? It’s a slang term, and it means us. Foreigners. Specifically, the anglo-saxon type of foreigner. Spanish people know
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez refuses to speculate on cause of the unprecedented blackout and urges the public to behave ‘responsibly’
SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has refused to rule out ‘any possibility’ for what was behind the massive nationwide power cut. Speaking at La Moncloa
Power starts to return to parts of Spain as national grid claims ‘exceptional and totally extraordinary’ blackout will take six to 10 hours to repair
SPAIN experienced a massive, nationwide power outage at around 12.30pm today. Reports came in from Madrid, Malaga, Sevilla, Bilbao and Cadiz and even Portugal, while
WHAT A PAIR OF MELONS!: Duo jailed after £1.5M of weed was found hidden in fruit lorry from Spain
TWO drug smugglers who tried to sneak more than £1.5 million worth of cannabis into Scotland disguised as a watermelon shipment from Spain have been
The Olive Press gets crafty: a new approach to our social media platforms sees 375% growth and the winners of our Tom Jones and David Walliams competitions
THE Olive Press social media platforms have spiked by 176% this year. The combined outlets of Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube have never been performing
Woman on trial for causing Marbella scrub fires
A WOMAN stands accused of allegedly setting two fires in the Málaga municipality of Marbella. One of them forced the evacuation of homes in a
Bank boss warns of ‘high probability of recession in Spain’ due to Trump’s erratic tariffs
THE boss of Spanish bank Unicaja has warned of a likely recession both in Spain and globally, citing growing economic instability and unpredictable financial conditions
Will Spain’s hallowed Semana Santa be another washout? Storm Olivier brings orange alerts to Andalucia
AEMET, the Spanish meteorological office, is predicting “certain” rainfall, at least for the first few days of Holy Week. Semana Santa starts on Sunday 13
Spanish government grants nearly 300 million euros for renewables and tech projects
NEARLY 300 million euros in subsidies will be given to 34 green and renewable projects in Spain. The money will come from Spain’s Ministry for
WATCH: High-speed boat chase in Gibraltar: One suspected petrol smuggler arrested but his accomplices make dramatic escape
GIBRALTAR Customs officers arrested a suspected fuel smuggler following a dramatic high-speed chase near Catalan Bay late on Friday night. The suspect was found hiding
SPANISH STYLES: Mudejar architecture is a testament to cultural fusion
MUDEJAR architecture, a unique style that emerged in medieval Spain, serves as a stunning reminder of the country’s rich cultural tapestry. This style developed under
Experts warn Doñana rainfall may not be enough to sustain the park through ever rising temperatures.
DOÑANA National Park experts have warned recent rainfall may not be enough to stave off drought come summertime. Juanjo Carmona, WWF coordinator at Doñana, says
Zero weather alerts in Spain from Wednesday for the first time in WEEKS after onslaught of rain and storms
THERE are zero weather alerts in place for Spain on Wednesday. For the first time in weeks, no province, city or town is being warned