New exhibition tells the lives of Roman gladiators, with help from their tombstones
SLAVES, prisoners of war, condemned criminals or even free men who voluntarily chose the job… There was no one route to becoming a gladiator...
OUR MAN IN MADRID returns to Spanish TV… and immediately causes trouble
WHEN you are invited onto one of Spain’s biggest live morning news programs, it’s probably not the best idea to correct the presenter before...
Trade unions in Spain sign deal with key employer groups for guaranteed wage rise of 10% over three years
A WAGE DEAL amounting to at least 10% rises in pay packets for many workers in Spain has been agreed between major employers associations...
Meta’s planned data centre for Toledo town will require ‘660 million litres of water a year’
A PLANNED data centre that will serve Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is due to be built in the Toledo municipality of Talavera de...
Weather in Spain to take a U-turn with rain and snow expected
THE unseasonal hot and dry spring weather of the past few weeks will give way to colder temperatures along with rain, sleet and snow...
Mother’s Day mishaps in Spain, with a misguided text message and a ‘sexist’ prize for a women’s running race
A SERIES of Spanish brands came under fire on Sunday for promotions that coincided with Mother’s Day, which was celebrated in Spain on May...
Catalan Government to expropriate 70 flats and transformed them into social housing
THE CATALAN Government has announced the expropriation of 70 empty flats belonging to large property owners.
These apartments will be converted to social housing in...
Alleged gang rape of a 21-year-old woman investigated in Madrid
A 21-YEAR-OLD Maghrebian woman has reported that she was raped by three men in a flat in Tetuan (Madrid) last Saturday May 6.
The victim...
Wages to increase by 4% in Spain this year
The Spanish Confederation of Business Organisations (CEOE) and working unions have agreed to increase workers’ wages by 4% this year.
Both sides have reached the...
Spain sees big foreign tourist boost during first three months of 2023
SPAIN was visited by 13.7 million foreign tourists in the first three months of the year- 41.2% more than in the same period in...
18 injured after octogenarian wife of infamous drug trafficker loses control of her car in Galicia
EIGHTEEN people have been injured after the octogenarian wife of a notorious drug boss lost control of her car, crashing into a marquee in...
RBL standard bearer and Olive Press staffer recounts his day at the King’s Coronation
LIFELONG memories, a huge smile on his face, a sense of pride and a stiff right arm are the legacy of King Charles III’s...
In pictures: Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia attend King Charles’s coronation
IN A BREAK with tradition, King Charles III decided that coronated monarchs would be invited to attend his coronation today, May 6. Two of...
OUR MAN AT THE CORONATION: Olive Press staffer selected for duty at King Charles’s big day
A MEMBER of the Olive Press family will be proudly taking part in the procession today for the coronation of King Charles III in...
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia jet in to London for King Charles III’s royal coronation on Saturday
KING Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain are travelling to London today to attend the coronation of Charles III as the new King...
Explainer: Why Spain’s leftist parties could hold the key to the 2023 general election
SPAIN’S political parties are focussing their attention right now on the upcoming regional and local elections, which will be held across much of the...
Police open probe in northern Spain after dogs left to die in hot car
THE SPANISH Civil Guard has opened an investigation into three people after they left three dogs unattended in the boot of a car while...
After unusually warm April in Spain, dry and hot weather spell continues into May
THE UNUSUALLY warm weather registered in Spain during the month of April are continuing into May, with an ‘episode of high temperatures and a...
Six arrested after big brawl between 15 employees of two Indian minimarkets in Mallorca
SIX INDIAN NATIONALS have been arrested after a street fight between employees from two Indian fruit minimarkets in Can Pastilla (Palma).
A total of 15...
Police stops 7-years-old from jumping off school roof in Valencia
POLICE saved the life of a 7-year-old who planned on jumping off his school roof in Valencia on Friday April 28.
The kid had climbed...
Inflation is what people worry about most in Spain- says survey
THE regular monthly 40dB barometer public opinion survey conducted for the El Pais newspaper and SER radio puts inflation as the biggest concern for...
Osteopath accused of sexually abusing 23 women in Barcelona could face lengthy jail sentence
AN OSTEOPATH alleged to have sexually abused 23 women in Barcelona between 2014 and 2016 could be jailed for over 100 years.
He is accused...
Workers in Spain spend on average 43% of their salary on rent
People in Spain spent on average 43% of their gross salary on rent in 2022, according to a Fotocasa real estate portal study.
This is...
Guardia Civil captain suspended for working as a pilot for Spain’s Vueling Airlines without permission
A Guardia Civil captain has been suspended after getting caught working as a pilot for Vueling Airlines.
The high ranking officer was employed from April...
One woman dies and almost 40 injured in bus accident in Spain’s Huelva
A MOROCCAN WOMAN has lost her life after a bus taking seasonal workers to a field overturned in Almonte (Huelva) this morning (Monday May...
A quarter of children in Spain say bullying went on at schools in previous academic year
A REPORT into bullying at schools in Spain reported 24.4% of students believing it went on at their institution in the 2021-22 academic year.
The...
LATEST NEWS FROM THE OLIVE PRESS
Spain wants to BAN smoking on restaurant terraces and crackdown on vaping
LONG-TERM plans to restrict smoking in public places are being dusted down once again from the Ministry of Health's shelves.
Some of Spain's regions got...
