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Time running out as deadline approaches for driving licence exchange for Brits resident in Spain

AFTER February 28, British residents in Spain will no longer have an automatic legal right to drive using their British licence unless there is another

16 Feb, 2022 @ 17:15

Brexit·Lead·National News

Five of the most important contemporary Spanish artists

Everyone has heard of Picasso, Dali, Goya and Velazquez. Their paintings are among the most celebrated in the world of art, fetching millions at auction

16 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

La Cultura·Lead·Must Read·National News

Thieves grab victim round neck to steal €30,000 watch on Valencia street in Spain

Spain plans to lift minimum height requirement for police officers

SPAIN is poised to abolish the minimum height requirement for entry into its police forces in a bid to attract new recruits, especially women. Announcing

15 Feb, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·National News

IN PICS: Ghost village becomes tourist hot spot as it remerges from drought-hit reservoir in northwestern Spain

A VILLAGE that was flooded to make way for a reservoir 30 years ago in Spain’s northwestern Galicia region has reappeared thanks to receding waters

15 Feb, 2022 @ 11:45

Environment·Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel

Terrorist With Gun Fighting With Soldiers

EU-funded crime unit arrests five jihadists operating terrorist network in coastal Spain

FIVE suspected terrorists have been arrested in the last two weeks by an EU-funded task force assisting Spain’s Polica Nacional. Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre

15 Feb, 2022 @ 08:37

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Pedro Sanchez claims 'more than 500 people' died during latest heatwave in Spain

Blow for Pedro Sanchez socialists as far-right Vox party gets big boost in regional elections in Spain’s Castilla y Leon

FAR-RIGHT party Vox won 13 seats in yesterday’s Castilla y Leon regional elections which will make it kingmaker in a Partido Popular-led coalition. The PSOE

14 Feb, 2022 @ 13:06

Lead·National News·Politics

Victory for Singletons on Valentine’s Day in Spain

IF you’re single, or ‘it’s complicated’, you can be forgiven for wanting to avoid Valentine’s Day. On February 14, restaurants are full of simpering couples,

14 Feb, 2022 @ 10:18

Lead·National News

REVEALED: The most popular and iconic Spanish location for movies

FILM FANS have favourite actors and favourite genres, but which locations prove to be the top go-to destinations in Europe for film-makers? Research shows that

13 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·National News

WORTH A VISIT: The Charterhouse in Valldemossa has reopened after three months of closure

TOURIST attraction The Charterhouse in Valldemossa has reopened having been closed to the public for three months. Mayor Nadal Torres said he hoped that visitor

13 Feb, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·National News

Spain takes top TWO places in the list of world’s best places for a frugal first foray into love

ST VALENTINE’S DAY is looming and many singletons will be left wondering, “where in the world is the best place to find love?” If those

13 Feb, 2022 @ 10:10

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·National News·Travel News

OPINION: Isn’t it time Spain had a Royal visit from Her Majesty?

AS Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the Platinum Jubilee becoming the first monarch ever to mark 70 years on the throne, isn’t it about time she

12 Feb, 2022 @ 17:00

Lead·National News·Opinion

NO TO HUNTING: Mass demonstrations have been hosted all over Spain coinciding with the end of greyhound hunting season

MORE than 40 cities across Spain hosted mass demonstrations against hunting. The protests, called every year by the ‘Plataforma No A la Caza’ (NAC), brought

12 Feb, 2022 @ 14:15

Lead·National News

LEADING FROM THE FRONT: A focus on Olive Press editor Jon Clarke

THE Olive Press counts on over 20 journalists and writers spread around Spain. Over 75% of our staff work in editorial… and there’s a good

12 Feb, 2022 @ 10:30

Lead·National News

Warning about the scourge of cyberbullying as it’s revealed 92% of 14-year-olds own mobile phones

SPANISH police have warned parents and teachers to be on the lookout for signs of children being bullied online. While many children have had to

12 Feb, 2022 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

SPAIN’S EDUCATION SYSTEM: Not making the best of it

NOW that schools have returned to some sort of normality following the pandemic, the debate on school hours in Spain is set to reignite. Figures

12 Feb, 2022 @ 09:15

Columnists·Education·Lead·National News

Young Foreign Student During English Language Lesson

EDUCATION SPECIAL: Try teaching English for a rewarding career in Spain

THE recent boom in private language schools offering English has meant a bigger demand for English teachers in Andalucia. This means that increasing numbers of

12 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Education·Lead·National News

What happened to the rape case that brought down Spain’s Big Brother?

THE rape allegations that brought down Spain’s Big Brother reality TV series are once again in the press. February 8 was supposed to be the

11 Feb, 2022 @ 11:49

Celebrity·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

OFF THE ROLL: Jobless figure in Spain plunges but is still 3.1 million

SPAIN’s labour market has recovered to pre-pandemic levels as unemployment fell faster than ever before. But the jobless figure still stands at more than 3.1

11 Feb, 2022 @ 11:06

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Anti-vaxxers thought to be behind bomb threat at school in Spain’s Tenerife

ANTI-vaxxers are thought to be responsible for a bomb threat at a school in Tenerife. The threat was called in at CEIP Isaac de Vega

10 Feb, 2022 @ 18:30

Canary Islands·Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Other News

Catalan Queralt Castellet wins Spain’s first medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics in women’s snowboarding halfpipe

THE first medal awarded to Team Spain at the Beijing Olympics has gone to an athlete from Catalunya. Someone had to be the first, and

10 Feb, 2022 @ 17:45

Catalunya·Lead·National News·Sport

EXPLAINED: What are the new rules for face mask use outdoors in Spain?

AS of today, Thursday February 10, face masks will no longer be compulsory outdoors in Spain. The royal decree order that ends the general obligation

10 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Must Read·National News·Other News

Spain's minimum wage is set to break €1,200 a month in 2026 - and will retroactively apply from January 1st

Spain’s new national minimum wage rises to exactly €14,000 per year

THE national minimum wage in Spain has gone up to €1,000 per month, with the rise backdated to January 1. An agreement was reached between

9 Feb, 2022 @ 20:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

BREAKING NEWS: Major failure for Movistar and Telefonica phone customers in Spain

THOUSANDS of Telefonica subscribers have been unable to use their phones since around 11.00 am on Wednesday. The outage has occurred in Movistar’s 4G network,

9 Feb, 2022 @ 13:53

Lead·National News·Technology

Schools in Spain’s Andalucia await instructions on the end of face masks in classrooms

Children will no longer have to wear a face mask in the school playground as of this Thursday

THE Council of Ministers has agreed to eliminate the use of face masks outdoors from Thursday, and put an end to their use in school

9 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

REVEALED: The most popular and iconic Spanish location for movies

FILM FANS have favourite actors and genres, but which locations prove to be the top go-to destinations in Europe for film-makers themselves? Research shows that

9 Feb, 2022 @ 08:00

Entertainment·Lead·National News

Spain’s fat cats under renewed investigation over corporate spying

SEVERAL of Spain’s most powerful businessmen are once again implicated in a far-reaching spying scandal. On Monday Spain’s High Court has placed Antonio Brufau, chairman

8 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

National News- Page 127

Time running out as deadline approaches for driving licence exchange for Brits resident in Spain

Five of the most important contemporary Spanish artists

Spain plans to lift minimum height requirement for police officers

IN PICS: Ghost village becomes tourist hot spot as it remerges from drought-hit reservoir in northwestern Spain

EU-funded crime unit arrests five jihadists operating terrorist network in coastal Spain

Blow for Pedro Sanchez socialists as far-right Vox party gets big boost in regional elections in Spain’s Castilla y Leon

Victory for Singletons on Valentine’s Day in Spain

REVEALED: The most popular and iconic Spanish location for movies

WORTH A VISIT: The Charterhouse in Valldemossa has reopened after three months of closure

Spain takes top TWO places in the list of world’s best places for a frugal first foray into love

OPINION: Isn’t it time Spain had a Royal visit from Her Majesty?

NO TO HUNTING: Mass demonstrations have been hosted all over Spain coinciding with the end of greyhound hunting season

LEADING FROM THE FRONT: A focus on Olive Press editor Jon Clarke

Warning about the scourge of cyberbullying as it’s revealed 92% of 14-year-olds own mobile phones

SPAIN’S EDUCATION SYSTEM: Not making the best of it

EDUCATION SPECIAL: Try teaching English for a rewarding career in Spain

What happened to the rape case that brought down Spain’s Big Brother?

OFF THE ROLL: Jobless figure in Spain plunges but is still 3.1 million

Anti-vaxxers thought to be behind bomb threat at school in Spain’s Tenerife

Catalan Queralt Castellet wins Spain’s first medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics in women’s snowboarding halfpipe

EXPLAINED: What are the new rules for face mask use outdoors in Spain?

Spain’s new national minimum wage rises to exactly €14,000 per year

BREAKING NEWS: Major failure for Movistar and Telefonica phone customers in Spain

Children will no longer have to wear a face mask in the school playground as of this Thursday

REVEALED: The most popular and iconic Spanish location for movies

Spain’s fat cats under renewed investigation over corporate spying

Lunar eclipse tonight: How to watch Spain’s spectacular celestial show – and do you need special glasses?

Malaga town of Cartama placed under West Nile virus alert after mosquitos caught in trap test positive

Relief as Brazilian woman who vanished on the Costa del Sol is found in hospital – but questions remain unanswered

Relief for commuters as Malaga to Fuengirola rail line is set to get seven new ‘double decker’ trains

The murky mystery behind why Spain’s elite anti-narco unit was disbanded after years of crushing the drug cartels

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