Four top tips to step up your Spanish this year
LEARNING a language is hard. Luckily for us living here in Spain, Spanish is one of the easier languages to pick up. But we are
Dawn raids across 80 homes in Spain and Belgium result in arrest of 45 Albanian cocaine-drugglers
DAWN RAIDS carried out by authorities from seven countries has resulted in the takedown of one of Europe’s most active Albanian-speaking cocaine trafficking gangs. Spain
68 child sex abuse investigations involving Spain’s Catholic Church are revealed
68 cases of alleged child sex abuse connected to the Catholic Church are currently being investigated in Spain. Attorney General, Dolores Delgado, ordered 17 regional
Oscars adds ’fan favourite’ prize voted by Twitter after several Spanish blockbusters were snubbed for Best Picture
NEXT month’s Oscars will include a new ‘fan favourite’ prize for the year’s most popular film as voted for by Twitter users. The Academy announced
Stargazers ready for dazzling spectacle as ‘Snow Moon’ blossoms above Spain tonight
SKYGAZERS are in for a treat tonight as this year’s Snow Moon is set to blossom over Spain. The spectacle should be on display shortly
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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