U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Olive Press making big inroads with driving licence exchange petition
AN Olive Press campaign to allow resident Brits without a Spanish licence back on the road is gathering speed. A pair of expat councillors have
Ryanair claims cabin crew strikes in Spain will be ‘relatively insignificant’ in disrupting summer holiday flights
BUDGET airline Ryanair claims six days of cabin crew strikes in Spain will be ‘relatively insignificant in terms of disruption’. Cabin crew will strike on
Heatwave: How unseasonably high temperatures are taking a toll on Spain’s nesting birds
BABY birds are crawling out of their nests and plummeting to their deaths as they try to escape soaring temperatures one of the earliest heatwaves
Petrol station pump prices in Spain could soar to three euros per litre this summer
PETROL pump prices in Spain might hit €3 per litre this summer according to a service station employers group. Nacho Rabadan, president of CEEES, said:
Everybody in Spain can get a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose this autumn
A new round of Covid-19 booster jabs will be available to everybody in Spain from this autumn, Health Minister, Carolina Darias, made the announcement on
Wildfires rage across different parts of Spain as ‘exceptional’ June heatwave continues into sixth day
WILDFIRES have broken out across different parts of Spain as the heatwave continued to grip the nation sending the mercury soaring above 40ºC. Three wildfires
One of UK’s most wanted fugitives thought to be on the run in Spain has been arrested
ANOTHER fugitive on the list of UK’s most wanted who are thought to be hiding out in Spain had been detained, but in Bulgaria. Benjamin
U-TURN CAMPAIGN: British expat behind driving licence petition speaks out
THE OLIVE PRESS spoke to Stuart Hudd, the man who started the parliamentary petition to reverse Spain’s decision to end an extension period on negotiations
Spain’s Air Nostrum buys 10 UK-built helium-powered airships
SPAIN’S Air Nostrum has ordered 10 airships from UK firm, Hybrid Air Vehicles(HAV). The craft named Airlander 10 will be used on Air Nostrum routes
Pret a Manger: Popular British sandwich chain to open across Spain
THE hugely popular British high street sandwich and coffee chain Pret A Manger is to open outlets across Spain and could change the way Spaniards
EXPLAINER: What are the rules for expat Brits regarding voting in elections in Spain?
A NEW ruling by the European Court of Justice issued has stirred up emotions among British residents in Europe as it states that an “automatic
Heatwave hell: Spain sizzles in hottest temperatures ever recorded in June
HIGH temperatures continued across Spain in what has officially been declared a record-breaking heatwave for June. The mercury soared to over 40ºC in much of
Spanish airline based in Mallorca due to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda from UK
SPANISH airline Privilege Style, based in Mallorca, has agreed to fly channel-crossing migrants currently in the UK to Rwanda under a highly controversial new law
Legal blow for Brexiteer ‘bad boy’ Arron Banks who used Rock businesses to fund Leave campaign
THE multimillionaire Brexit backer Arron Banks has lost his libel action against freelance journalist Carole Cadwalladr, in what has been hailed as a significant decision
Strawberry Supermoon: When and where to see it in Spain
MOON lovers have a date today with a strawberry moon—one of three that will take place this year, 2022. This type of moon, the biggest
Ryanair cabin crew in Spain call six days of strikes threatening travel chaos at start of summer holidays
UNIONS for Ryanair staff in Spain have announced six days of strikes in late June and early July after negotiations with management over pay collapsed.
Love Island returns to Spain’s Mallorca
LOVE ISLAND contestants were welcomed into a brand new Mallorcan villa on Monday June 6. Previously, every Love Island series since the show’s relaunch in
Spain aims to cut food waste with ‘doggy bags’ on offer for all diners
SPAIN is to introduce a new law making it compulsory for restaurants to offer ‘doggy bags’ in a drive to tackle food waste. The measure
Spain to allow 16 year-olds to drive micro electric cars
SPAIN is preparing a new driving licence to allow over 16s to get behind the wheel of low-horsepower electric vehicles with of up to speeds
STILL VOLATILE: GBP/EUR exchange rates fluctuates on recession fears, ECB rate hike bets
THE Pound Euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate continued to trade in a wide range through the second half of May as fears of a UK recession
Spain scrambles 500 border guards to cope with post-Brexit passport stamping
SPAIN is scrambling to find an extra 500 officers to police border control at its busiest airports ahead of the summer season. With Covid travel
Wildfire in Benahavis in hills above Spain’s Costa Del Sol pictured from space
THE wildfire raging in the hills near Benahavis has been photographed from space. The gigantic smoke plume from the blaze, which broke out in the
Military stood down as wildfire threatening Benahavis in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol declared ‘stablised’
THE wildfire that has been raging across the Sierra Bermeja in the hills above Estepona and Marbella has been declared ‘stabilised’ by authorities in Andalucia.
Olivia Valere: Queen of Marbella party scene dies aged 75
OLIVIA VALERE, known as the queen of Marbella nightlife, has died aged 75. The French businesswoman had been battling stomach cancer for the past year
Que Calor! Warnings of 40ºC as first official heatwave hits Spain
SPAIN’S Meteorological Agency has warned that the first official heatwave of 2022 is set to sweep across the peninsula and Balearic Islands this weekend sending
Stay away! Evacuated residents cannot return home for another day as wildfire blazes in the hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol
RESIDENTS evacuated from Benahavis as a wildfire rages in the hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol have been told they will have to stay away