COPYCAT: Queen Letizia laughs off fashion faux pas with guest at award ceremony
THERE was an unfortunate clothing mix up at the Queen Letizia Awards on Wednesday when a woman unwittingly rocked up to the event wearing exactly
Arrests made in Spain over so-called crypto cult
SPANISH police have arrested eight people for their links to a cryptocurrency cult that lured in young people. The organisation – called IM Mastery Academy,
Spain threatens oil companies as filling station prices continue to spiral upward
SPAIN’S Finance Minister, Nadia Calviño, has blasted a warning to oil companies who are hiking petrol pump prices despite a 20 cent per litre subsidy
Pro-Putin Ukrainian journalist accused of treason is arrested in Spain’s Catalunya region
A Ukrainian journalist and blogger accused of treason in his home country has been arrested in Tarragona under an international arrest warrant. Anatoly Shariya, 43,
Tourists are pouring back to Spain but still fall short of pre-Covid pandemic numbers
SPAIN welcomed four million foreign tourists in March- a number that’s eight times higher than a year earlier, but still below pre-Covid pandemic levels. Figures
Spain will be using its hospitals to treat wounded victims of Ukraine war
HOSPITALS in Spain will be opening their doors to wounded victims of the war in Ukraine. Full details of the plan have still to be
Landmark figure achieved of 20 million people working in Spain, according to government statistics
A record 20 million people are in work according to Spain’s social security figures released on Wednesday. It’s the first time that the much-vaunted 20
La Liga player Santi Mina gets four-year prison term for raping woman inside camper van in Spain’s Almeria
LA LIGA footballer Santi Mina has been given four years in prison after raping a woman in 2017. The Celta Vigo player, 26, has also
Paedophile in Spain gets massive 686 years in jail after being convicted of 227 crimes against children
THE Madrid Provincial Court handed down a 686-year jail term on Tuesday to one of Spain’s most notorious paedophiles after he abused 98 children. 31-year-old
EXCLUSIVE: Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner: ‘I will be convicted of sex crimes over my rabbit teeth’
In letter to American supporter seen by Olive Press German rapist confirms he is being probed over five other sex attacks MADELEINE McCann suspect Christian
Spain’s hospital operation waiting lists are longest in 18 years
SPAIN’S operation waiting lists in public hospitals have reached their highest level since 2003. Health Ministry figures going up to the end of 2021 show
LISTEN UP!: Definitive book on Madeleine McCann case now available as an audio book
SIT back and relax. The definitive book on the complicated Madeleine McCann case is now available as an audiobook. My Search for Madeleine by Olive
Animal abuse cases in Spain soar in 2021
THE number of known animal abuse cases in Spain, in which police took action in 2021, amounts to a total of 5,752—14% more than in
Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner ‘had traces of the toddler in his van’ claims Portuguese investigator
GERMAN police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have found traces of her in a vehicle driven by the prime suspect Christian Brueckner. A Portuguese
Man stabs wife to death in front of young children just weeks after protection order expired in Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha region
A man stabbed his wife to death in front of their three young children on Monday in Cuenca Province, Spain. The attacker, 38, went to
Breakdown: Chaos as thousands of British expats in Spain no longer allowed to drive with UK licence
THOUSANDS of Brits across Spain are now unable to drive after an extension period that allowed Brits to use their British driving licence in Spain
Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has mobile phone hacked by Pegasus spyware
A mobile phone owned by Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, was hacked twice in May 2021 according to the Spanish government. The unit was hit by
Rental crisis in Spain as supply of properties plummets by a third within a year
HOMES to rent in Spain are in increasingly short supply, according to property giant Idealista. The property listing portal found the supply of rental housing
UK driving licences for those resident in Spain for more than six months no longer valid from May 1
UK driving licences for people who have been living in Spain for more than six months are no longer valid from today (May 1). Since
These four seaside towns are officially the sunniest in Spain and they’re not on the Costa del Sol
THINK of Spain and you’ll undoubtedly think of sun-soaked days at the beach. But despite its name, the Costa del Sol isn’t actually the sunniest
Digital nomads take on the Spanish property market
SPAIN has experienced a 25% increase of interest in property from foreign buyers over the first quarter of this year. This is part of a
Is this the end for Spain’s traditional ‘Menu Del Dia’?
SPAIN’S Ministry of Health has rubbished claims that bars and restaurants will be forced to exclude alcoholic drinks from their traditional ‘Menu del Dia’. The
Boris Becker jailed for two years after failed Mallorca loan payment
FORMER tennis champ Boris Becker has been jailed for two years in the UK for hiding assets to avoid loan repayments. The German, 54, and
Train was a strain: 350 passengers stranded for five hours between Madrid and Alicante
ALMOST 350 passengers were stuck for five hours on a broken down train travelling from Madrid to Alicante. The train was static from 6.05pm to
EXPLAINED: Anarchy, assassinations & acrimony – the rich & violent history of Labour Day in Spain
THIS SUNDAY sees Labour Day celebrated in Spain, a national holiday originating back to 1889 that was outlawed for decades under Franco. The DÃa del
Hotels across Spain join scheme to recruit Ukrainian refugees to work in tourism sector
SPAIN’S tourism sector has launched a scheme to recruit Ukrainian refugees to work in hotels and holiday accommodation. The Confederación Española de Hoteles y Alojamientos