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National News from The Olive Press, covering the stories shaping Spain as a whole – from government policy and the economy to migration, wildfires and major national moments. Coverage spans national politics and corruption cases, economic data and the cost of living, immigration and border policy, and severe weather affecting the whole country. For specific angles see Politics, Crime & Law and Business & Finance.

A busy Calle Larios, Malaga's main shopping street, as the Spain population nears 50 million

One in five people living in Spain is now born abroad as the population expects to break 50 million imminently

SPAIN’S population has climbed to a record high just shy of 50 million, with almost all of the latest growth coming from people born abroad.

13 Nov, 2026 @ 16:30

Health·Lead·National News

Books book store library reading preview

Spain marks National Bookshop Day as rising rents force much-loved neighbourhood meeting places to close

Rising rents threaten independent bookshops in Spain as booksellers call for protection for shops that keep neighbourhood culture alive.

13 Nov, 2026 @ 13:15

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Spain’s most notorious Neo-Nazi group is shut down after 24-year-old female leader’s ‘plans for armed uprising’ are exposed

Spyware planted on leader Isabal Peralta’s phone indicated that she is ‘prepared to sacrifice her life in defence of her ideology’.

13 Nov, 2026 @ 12:36

Lead·National News

Cordoba church evacuated as wave of bomb scares sparks panic and controlled explosions across Spain

Police cordoned off the Nuestra Señora de la Consolacion parish on Thursday evening after a suspicious bag was found inside.

13 Nov, 2026 @ 10:12

Cordoba·Lead·National News

Spanish families budget around €300 for Christmas dinner – but turn to supermarket own brands to keep it affordable

Christmas food shopping in Spain is increasingly shaped by price, with families turning to supermarkets' own brands, special offers and advance planning to control festive

11 Nov, 2026 @ 14:01

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

British pensioners in Spain gain spending power as pound holds close to €1.20

The pound to euro exchange rate is holding near €1.20, giving British expats in Spain more spending power when converting their UK pensions into euros.

11 Nov, 2026 @ 13:57

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·National News

Spain general strike: Everything you need to know about Wednesday’s walkout as workers nationwide prepare to join the protest

The Olive Press has put together a guide to what readers can expect from the walkout on November 11, and how it could affect their

10 Nov, 2026 @ 14:00

Lead·National News·Politics

12 silly laws in Spain that will leave you baffled (and possibly fined)

It turns out dominoes are also illegal, as is publicly displaying your mop.

7 Nov, 2026 @ 14:16

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

An Olive farm in Spain with a road leading up a hill to a farmhouse

Spain makes shock intervention in olive oil market to stop price from crashing after bumper harvest

Farmers hail the move as ‘historic’, while the competition watchdog warns it could push up prices.

7 Nov, 2026 @ 10:07

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

The Spanish and Moroccan flags tearing apart with the World Cup in the foreground

Spain could ‘pull out of 2030 World Cup’ if final given to Morocco

PP leader Alberto Feijoo made the pledge on TV show 'El Chiringuito, three weeks before the general election and amid tense relations with Rabat.

7 Nov, 2026 @ 08:00

Lead·National News·Sport

Spain shakes off NATO ‘problem child’ tag to boost defence spending by 50% in just one year

SPAIN has shaken off its reputation as a NATO laggard to increase its defence spending by half in the last year. The Stockholm International Peace

5 Nov, 2026 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead·National News·Politics

Six in 10 Spaniards no longer trust Spain’s high-speed train network after Toledo disaster

Public confidence in the country's vast rail network has slumped after a second fatal crash this year.

5 Nov, 2026 @ 10:00

Lead·National News·Travel News

No water, no power, no phone signal: The EU wants us ready for the first 72 hours of a crisis – but how prepared are we?

New EU emergency preparedness guidance aims to help families cope during the first 72 hours of crises, when water, electricity and phone services could fail.

5 Nov, 2026 @ 09:30

Health·Lead·National News·National News·Weather

Brits lead Spain’s record tourism boom as visitors spend €114 billion in nine months

Spain tourist spending reached a record €114.38 billion in the first nine months of 2026, with British visitors accounting for the biggest share.

4 Nov, 2026 @ 13:55

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·National News·Olive Press Travel

Sanchez suffers fresh polling blow as PP and Vox forecast to win landslide majority in wake of Toledo train disaster

The PP and Vox would win a comfortable majority on November 29, according to the Sigma Dos survey.

2 Nov, 2026 @ 13:31

Election 2026·Lead·National News·Politics

Two young women in front of a sign that reads 'pessimist'

Young Spaniards gloomier about their future than most of Europe, with six in ten saying they have fewer chances than those 30 years ago

A new EU survey also finds that young people are increasingly taking action to change society

2 Nov, 2026 @ 08:39

Lead·National News

Jose Angel San Emeterio Freire and pet dog Trece after the Toledo train disaster

Heartbreak for family as owner of pet dog miraculously found alive in wreckage of Toledo train disaster is confirmed dead

Jose Angel San Emeterio Freire, known as ‘Pepe’, was travelling with his white Maltese bichon Trece when two high-speed trains collided near Urda.

2 Nov, 2026 @ 08:30

Animals·Lead·National News·Travel News

Cambridge University scientist Dr Marta Shahbazi, killed in the Toledo train disaster

‘Inspiring’ Cambridge University scientist on her way to collect award for pioneering IVF research among 69 killed in Toledo train disaster

Dr Marta Shahbazi, 41, was on her way to collect the prestigious scientific excellence prize from the Spanish Society of Developmental Biology.

1 Nov, 2026 @ 14:09

Lead·National News·Travel News

Antonio Acedo, the 'hero' driver of the Renfe AVE train involved in the Toledo rail disaster

PICTURED: ‘Hero’ driver, 36, of doomed Renfe train in Toledo rail disaster whose last-minute actions ‘saved hundreds of lives’

His heartbroken family say he hit the emergency brake in the final moments before the collision, saving the lives of hundreds of passengers.

30 Oct, 2026 @ 11:31

Lead·National News·Travel News

‘Yesterday was bad. People died’: Urda wakes to grief and solidarity the day after deadly train crash

The quiet Toledo town was not prepared for yesterday's events, but residents are determined to get on with life.

29 Oct, 2026 @ 20:15

Lead·National News

Former government minister, rising athletics star and Guardia Civil officer named among 69 dead after horror Toledo train disaster

The death toll from Wednesday's horror crash has reached 69 as rescuers find more victims in the wreckage.

29 Oct, 2026 @ 17:20

Lead·National News·Travel News

Revealed: The last messages between Madrid controllers and the two doomed trains in the minutes before Toledo rail disaster

The control centre seemed unaware that they had issued an order for the second train to proceed.

29 Oct, 2026 @ 09:54

Lead·National News

Paramedics and police outside a sports hall

EXCLUSIVE: On the ground in Urda, the rural town at the centre of a senseless tragedy

During a day of harrowing trauma, the Olive Press was at the centre of the rescue operation in a community rocked by disaster.

28 Oct, 2026 @ 21:42

EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Madrid·National News

Toledo train crash round-up: At least 68 dead in Spain’s worst rail disaster since 2013

The crash happened around 9am near Urda station, sending three carriages plunging down an embankment. Officials fear the death toll may rise.

28 Oct, 2026 @ 15:04

Lead·Madrid·National News

Outrage in Madrid as Woody Allen receives €3m in public money for new film with city in grip of housing crisis

The Woody Allen Madrid film will receive €3 million in public funding to promote the capital, raising questions over spending as residents face rising rents.

27 Oct, 2026 @ 14:00

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·National News·National News·Property

Foreign buyers lead Spanish property market slowdown, but latest numbers offers some hope

There are signs that the slowdown might be easing, lending weight to the idea that the market is heading for a soft landing.

25 Oct, 2026 @ 14:12

Lead·National News·Property

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National News

One in five people living in Spain is now born abroad as the population expects to break 50 million imminently

Spain marks National Bookshop Day as rising rents force much-loved neighbourhood meeting places to close

Spain’s most notorious Neo-Nazi group is shut down after 24-year-old female leader’s ‘plans for armed uprising’ are exposed

Cordoba church evacuated as wave of bomb scares sparks panic and controlled explosions across Spain

Spanish families budget around €300 for Christmas dinner – but turn to supermarket own brands to keep it affordable

British pensioners in Spain gain spending power as pound holds close to €1.20

Spain general strike: Everything you need to know about Wednesday’s walkout as workers nationwide prepare to join the protest

12 silly laws in Spain that will leave you baffled (and possibly fined)

Spain makes shock intervention in olive oil market to stop price from crashing after bumper harvest

Spain could ‘pull out of 2030 World Cup’ if final given to Morocco

Spain shakes off NATO ‘problem child’ tag to boost defence spending by 50% in just one year

Six in 10 Spaniards no longer trust Spain’s high-speed train network after Toledo disaster

No water, no power, no phone signal: The EU wants us ready for the first 72 hours of a crisis – but how prepared are we?

Brits lead Spain’s record tourism boom as visitors spend €114 billion in nine months

Sanchez suffers fresh polling blow as PP and Vox forecast to win landslide majority in wake of Toledo train disaster

Young Spaniards gloomier about their future than most of Europe, with six in ten saying they have fewer chances than those 30 years ago

Heartbreak for family as owner of pet dog miraculously found alive in wreckage of Toledo train disaster is confirmed dead

‘Inspiring’ Cambridge University scientist on her way to collect award for pioneering IVF research among 69 killed in Toledo train disaster

PICTURED: ‘Hero’ driver, 36, of doomed Renfe train in Toledo rail disaster whose last-minute actions ‘saved hundreds of lives’

‘Yesterday was bad. People died’: Urda wakes to grief and solidarity the day after deadly train crash

Former government minister, rising athletics star and Guardia Civil officer named among 69 dead after horror Toledo train disaster

Revealed: The last messages between Madrid controllers and the two doomed trains in the minutes before Toledo rail disaster

EXCLUSIVE: On the ground in Urda, the rural town at the centre of a senseless tragedy

Toledo train crash round-up: At least 68 dead in Spain’s worst rail disaster since 2013

Outrage in Madrid as Woody Allen receives €3m in public money for new film with city in grip of housing crisis

Foreign buyers lead Spanish property market slowdown, but latest numbers offers some hope

Just one in ten children in Murcia eats a healthy Mediterranean diet – despite living in ‘Europe’s vegetable garden’

The Prestige: How Spain’s worst ecological disaster caked Galicia’s coast in oil and left big business off the hook

Marbella ordered to stump up €39 million for land grabbed under disgraced mayor Julian Muñoz for San Pedro tunnel

Mallorca mansion loved by the Obamas with 11 bedrooms and stunning sea views goes on sale for €46 million

More than 450 Barcelona restaurants and bars slash their prices for Foodie Black Week – but diners will have to be quick

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