Olive Press offers Greta Thunberg lift to key Spain climate summit “It turns out I’ve travelled halfway around the world, the wrong way,” the teen wrote on her Twitter account, which has three million followers 11 Nov, 2019 @ 12:11 Environment·Lead·National News
WARNING: Deadly LISTERIA detected in popular Aldi product in Spain ALDI has sounded the alarm after one if its products was found to be contaminated with listeria. The warning at the weekend came just days 11 Nov, 2019 @ 08:01 Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Mallorca·National News
HUNG PARLIAMENT: Spain’s socialist PSOE wins election but no party has absolute majority A left wing block of the PSOE, Podemos and Mas Pais only adds up to 159 seats, 17 short of a majority 11 Nov, 2019 @ 00:24 Lead·National News·Politics
F-RIGHT NIGHT: France’s Le Pen and Italy’s Salvini congratulate Vox after far-right party becomes third biggest political force in Spain FAR-right leaders in Europe are beaming with pride tonight after Vox surged in the Spanish polls to become the third biggest political force in Spain. 11 Nov, 2019 @ 00:07 Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics
Far right and anti-immigrant party Vox win big in British expat hotspots on Spain’s Costa del Sol SPAIN’S far right party Vox has emerged from today’s general election as the third biggest political force in the country. Running on a campaign which 10 Nov, 2019 @ 22:53 Lead·Malaga·National News·Politics
Polls close for Spain general election with socialist PSOE set for slim win and far right anti-immigrant Vox predicted HUGE gains Voter turnout was last calculated at 6pm, when it was put at 56.8%, four points lower than on April 28 10 Nov, 2019 @ 21:13 Lead·National News·Politics
Europe’s first case of dengue fever transmitted by sex recorded in Spain “To our knowledge, the first sexual transmission of the dengue virus among men who have sex with men” 10 Nov, 2019 @ 19:42 Health·Lead·National News
Voter turnout drops as Spain heads to polls for fourth general election in four years Voter turnout at 14:00pm today was recorded at 37.93%, 3.6 points less than in April, reflecting Spaniards’ apathy at yet another election 10 Nov, 2019 @ 16:22 Lead·National News·Politics
EXCLUSIVE: Killer drug Nolotil still being handed out without prescription on Spain’s Costa Blanca despite ban The Spanish Medical Agency (AEMES) banned the medication’s sale without a prescription last year. 10 Nov, 2019 @ 09:30 Costa Blanca·Lead·National News
SPAIN ELECTIONS 2019: Who’s contesting it? What do they want? Who will win? Spaniards are heading to polling booths for the fourth time in four years this weekend as voters hope to bring an end to the country’s 9 Nov, 2019 @ 09:00 Lead·National News·Politics
Spaniards worse at speaking English than Romanians, Serbians and Greeks, new study finds, but who are Spain’s worst linguists? Andalucia was the sixth worst region, ahead of Valencia, the Canary Islands, Murcia, the Balearic Islands and Extremadura 8 Nov, 2019 @ 16:19 Lead·National News
Expat priest ‘raped poverty-stricken girl’ INSIDE Evangelical church in Spain’s Madrid and ‘gave her €50 each time for her silence’ while threatening to release video of abuse if she told police A PRIEST has been arrested after allegedly sexually abusing a 17-year-old church-goer. The 49-year-old allegedly took advantage of the girl, knowing her family were extremely 8 Nov, 2019 @ 12:00 Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News
UK police in diplomatic pickle after calling Spain’s arrest warrant for Catalan separatist leader ‘disproportionate’ British authorities have since backtracked on the comments, trying to pass them off as a misunderstanding. 7 Nov, 2019 @ 13:59 Lead·National News·Politics
Mystery as two dead and burned bodies found in abandoned home in Spain TWO dead bodies have been found in an abandoned home in central Spain. The gruesome discovery was made in a property in Quintanar de la 6 Nov, 2019 @ 11:08 Crime & Law·Lead·National News
Spain’s moderate Ciudadanos party in CRISIS as its voters leave in droves to support far right Vox in snap election Vox is set to gain 14% of the overall vote, after the PP in second place (21.2% and 91 seats) and the left wing PSOE 3 Nov, 2019 @ 14:55 Lead·National News·Politics
Shakespeare, bonsai trees, fish suppers…how Spain’s politicians wind down in the run-up to the elections Game of Thrones is also a popular choice... 2 Nov, 2019 @ 09:01 Lead·National News·Politics
Gang accused of raping ‘unconscious’ 14-year-old in Spain’s Barcelona CLEARED of most serious charge because victim was drunk The men were convicted of the lesser crime of sexual abuse of a minor and sentenced to between 10 and 12 years in prison. 1 Nov, 2019 @ 12:35 Crime & Law·Lead·National News
Number of mortgages registered in Spain takes 30% nosedive due to new law, which affects expats The poor mortgage data has been blamed on Spain’s new property law, which was implemented this summer 1 Nov, 2019 @ 09:10 Lead·National News·Property
Suspicions abound after young university graduate spends €40,000 on Facebook adverts aggressively targeting all rivals of conservative Partido Popular ahead of snap election in Spain A SLEW of fake Facebook pages have spent tens of thousands of euros bashing the rivals of the conservative Partido Popular. An investigation by El 31 Oct, 2019 @ 11:00 Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics
Real Madrid star Gareth Bale has ‘no idea’ who British Prime Minister is and is unaware of ’99 per cent of Brexit’ after six years in Spain “Well, there we go. I didn't know that. I thought he was the mayor?” 29 Oct, 2019 @ 20:15 Celebrity·Lead·National News
Britain’s new ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott talks cricket, Brexit and his Costa del Sol holidays in an exclusive interview As well as dispelling Brexit fears around tourism, Elliott also revealed his own Spanish holiday habits, in a wide-ranging conversation 29 Oct, 2019 @ 16:09 Lead·National News·Politics
Spain’s 30 million caged egg-laying hens mean it is worst in EU for animal welfare The EU average stands at just 52%, while other countries in the 28-member bloc, like Germany and the Netherlands have just 10% of their total 29 Oct, 2019 @ 13:14 Food & Drink·Lead·National News
Brexit stalled again as EU approves extension until January 2020 The extension means the UK will no longer leave on Boris Johnson's 'do or die' Brexit deadline of October 31. 28 Oct, 2019 @ 15:46 Lead·National News
People living in Andalucia are second most unhappy with their lives in Spain People in Spain recorded a 7.3 life satisfaction rating on average. 28 Oct, 2019 @ 10:38 Lead·National News
Mummified body of pensioner found in bathroom in Spain 15 YEARS after her death THE mummified body of a pensioner has been found in a home in Spain. The grisly find was made by Policia Nacional on Tuesday after 25 Oct, 2019 @ 12:57 Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News
Cocaine is Spain and Britain’s drug of choice new study finds – but which Spanish city is the European capital of coke? The drug habits of 60 million people were analysed between 2011 and 2017. 24 Oct, 2019 @ 20:32 Health·Lead·National News