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Pedro Sanchez announces windfall and temporary taxes on banks and energy companies in Spain

Spain’s Socialist Party bows to pressure and will propose changes to controversial ‘only yes means yes’ law

AFTER months of political pressure, the governing Socialist Party (PSOE) has announced that it will present changes to the new ‘only yes means yes’ law.

7 Feb, 2023 @ 17:45

Lead·National News·Politics

Concierto De Manuel Carrasco En El Starlite De Marbella

Police officers find nephew of Spain’s King Felipe VI in illegal after hours club in Madrid

WHEN officers from Madrid’s municipal police force busted an illegal after hours club in the Spanish capital on Sunday morning, they discovered minors, drugs including

7 Feb, 2023 @ 16:15

Lead·Madrid·National News

Mandatory mask wearing on public transport in Spain ends this Wednesday

SPAIN’S Council of Ministers has approved the end of mandatory mask wearing on public transport which is expected to be lifted on Wednesday. Spain was

7 Feb, 2023 @ 14:35

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Spain's Dia Supermarkets Hook Up With Just Eat For Home Grocery Delivery Service

Spain’s Dia supermarkets hook up with Just Eat for home grocery deliveries

SPAIN’S Dia supermarket chain has gone into partnership with Just Eat to deliver its grocery and convenience goods to homes. The initiative will initially see

7 Feb, 2023 @ 12:37

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·National News·Sevilla

Ex-Malaga footballer pulled out from rubble after horror Turkey earthquake

By Nadia McDonald Former Malaga, Chelsea and Newcastle footballer, Christian Atsu has been found alive amongst the rubble after Turkey’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake. The Ghanaian

7 Feb, 2023 @ 12:18

Lead·Malaga·National News·Sport

Up and coming footballer dies suddenly, collapses on football pitch in Spain

An up and coming footballer has died suddenly after he collapsed on a football pitch in Spain. Nigerian Hadi Ado Bala fell to the ground

6 Feb, 2023 @ 20:00

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Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez says European Union should become more self-sufficient

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wants the European Union to end its reliance on importing energy, food and microchip technology. He says lessons need to

6 Feb, 2023 @ 19:30

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain’s supercentenarians: Deep dive into the lives of the oldest people in Spain

With Spain now home to the world’s oldest person the Olive Press takes a look at the lives of other Spanish supercentenarians Spain now has

6 Feb, 2023 @ 19:00

Health·Lead·National News

‘Terrible anguish’: Former Malaga CF footballer trapped under rubble after Turkey earthquake

Concerns are growing for a former Malaga footballer who is feared trapped under rubble at the scene of a horror 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey.

6 Feb, 2023 @ 17:33

Lead·Malaga·National News

Youngsters who distributed and downloaded child pornography arrested in Spain’s Madrid

THREE people including two underage teenagers have been arrested in the Madrid region for possessing and distributing child pornography. Two others in Murcia and Alcoy

6 Feb, 2023 @ 16:44

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·National News

Air traffic controllers stage second Monday strike at 16 airports in Spain

AIR traffic controllers at 16 airports in Spain have gone on strike for a second successive Monday. Workers for private companies Saerco and FerroNats claim

6 Feb, 2023 @ 14:17

Lead·National News

Spain sends troops and drones to help in Turkish earthquake rescue effort

SPAIN is sending troops and drones from its Military Emergency Unit to help in the rescue effort following Monday’s Turkish earthquake disaster. The 7.7 magnitude

6 Feb, 2023 @ 13:38

Lead·National News

Tennis star Novak Djokovic spotted in Malaga days after winning tenth Australian Open

Tennis star Novak Djokovic has been spotted in Malaga just days after winning his tenth Grand Slam in Australia, tying with Rafael Nadal for the

6 Feb, 2023 @ 12:00

Lead·Malaga·National News·Sport

Protests across Spain over animal rights law that excludes hunting dogs

PROTESTS were held in 44 cities across Spain on Sunday over hunting dogs being excluded from the new animal welfare law which Congress will vote

6 Feb, 2023 @ 11:18

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·National News

IN PICTURES: If trees could talk then these 10 amazing trees in Spain would have some tales to tell

TREES are one of the most breathtaking natural wonders in our world and Spain has its fair share of truly exceptional ones. The Olive Press

5 Feb, 2023 @ 14:17

Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel

Crazily affordable average property prices in Spain’s cheapest village

You’ll be forgiven for letting this town in central Spain go under your radar, but you should probably know about it if you want to

5 Feb, 2023 @ 12:00

Lead·National News·Property

Spanish pharmacies report long delays in hundreds of medications amid Europe drug shortage

Spanish pharmacies have reported long delays in hundreds of different kinds of medication as Europe grapples with a drug shortage. Spanish pharmacies had a hard

4 Feb, 2023 @ 17:15

Health·Lead·National News

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How British expat turned land rover into luxury home ahead of ‘mammoth’ road trip through Africa

A British expat has converted a Land Rover into a mobile home with a double bed and an indoor shower. It’s all in preparation for

4 Feb, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·Malaga·National News·Travel News

Amazon ‘Flex’ couriers were falsely self-employed, Spanish court rules

Amazon must compensate self-employed couriers who used their own vehicles for deliveries, a Spanish court has ruled. The Madrid labour court said this week the

4 Feb, 2023 @ 12:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Easyjet cabin crew in Spain reach pay deal and call off strikes

Best time to book cheap flights new Skyscanner data reveals

The best time to book flights is six months before departure, on average, according to new research by flight comparison site Skyscanner. The website’s data

3 Feb, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead·National News·Travel News

Top Spanish fashion designer Paco Rabanne dies, aged 88

SPANISH fashion designer Paco Rabanne, known for his eccentric clothing designs and for founding one of the world’s best-known fragrance brands, died on Friday, aged

3 Feb, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·National News

Police expose Almeria port base that smuggled migrants into Spain, drugs across to Africa

Police have arrested 19 people for smuggling immigrants and drugs across from north Africa into Spain on taxi boats. They charged up to 5000 euros

3 Feb, 2023 @ 13:30

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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Fears grow for missing teenager last seen boarding bus to La Linea Concepcion

Fears are growing for a Cadiz teenager who has been missing since Tuesday. Ruben Aguera Quiros was last seen boarding a bus at San Martin

3 Feb, 2023 @ 11:30

Cadiz·Lead·National News

Moroccans given path to formal employment in Spain through lorry driver visa amid labour shortage

Spain has announced plans to train and employ truck drivers from Morocco in an effort to ease labour shortages. The move follows the recent release

3 Feb, 2023 @ 11:07

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CEPSA hits back at protesters against controversial solar farm project in Ronda

Oil giant CEPSA has responded to concerns over its plan to install a massive solar farm near the Serrania de Ronda. It comes after dozens

2 Feb, 2023 @ 19:15

Environment·Lead·National News

Family’s desperate pleas for answers after tourist in ‘perfect health’ found dead on Malaga beach

Spanish authorities closed the case of a missing man after he was found dead, but his family say the case should remain open The family

2 Feb, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead·Malaga·Must Read·National News

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Police officers find nephew of Spain’s King Felipe VI in illegal after hours club in Madrid

Mandatory mask wearing on public transport in Spain ends this Wednesday

Spain’s Dia supermarkets hook up with Just Eat for home grocery deliveries

Ex-Malaga footballer pulled out from rubble after horror Turkey earthquake

Up and coming footballer dies suddenly, collapses on football pitch in Spain

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez says European Union should become more self-sufficient

Spain’s supercentenarians: Deep dive into the lives of the oldest people in Spain

‘Terrible anguish’: Former Malaga CF footballer trapped under rubble after Turkey earthquake

Youngsters who distributed and downloaded child pornography arrested in Spain’s Madrid

Air traffic controllers stage second Monday strike at 16 airports in Spain

Spain sends troops and drones to help in Turkish earthquake rescue effort

Tennis star Novak Djokovic spotted in Malaga days after winning tenth Australian Open

Protests across Spain over animal rights law that excludes hunting dogs

IN PICTURES: If trees could talk then these 10 amazing trees in Spain would have some tales to tell

Crazily affordable average property prices in Spain’s cheapest village

Spanish pharmacies report long delays in hundreds of medications amid Europe drug shortage

How British expat turned land rover into luxury home ahead of ‘mammoth’ road trip through Africa

Amazon ‘Flex’ couriers were falsely self-employed, Spanish court rules

Best time to book cheap flights new Skyscanner data reveals

Top Spanish fashion designer Paco Rabanne dies, aged 88

Police expose Almeria port base that smuggled migrants into Spain, drugs across to Africa

Fears grow for missing teenager last seen boarding bus to La Linea Concepcion

Moroccans given path to formal employment in Spain through lorry driver visa amid labour shortage

CEPSA hits back at protesters against controversial solar farm project in Ronda

Family’s desperate pleas for answers after tourist in ‘perfect health’ found dead on Malaga beach

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez vows to release all top-secret files related to failed coup d’état attempt made 45 years ago today

WATCH: Father and daughter rescued in dramatic operation after being swept to sea from same Tenerife rock pool where four tourists died late last year

A mysterious joker calling himself the ‘Son of Cervantes’ is leaving bizarre anti-foreigner poems on statues around Malaga’s Ronda

Massive €15m shopping and leisure complex set to open this summer on the Gibraltar border bringing Aldi, Fitness Park and 400 new jobs

Man convicted of animal cruelty after cameras caught him spraying acid at neighbour’s barking dog in Spain