Quarter of girls aged 14 to 17 were victims of sexual assault or harassment in Spain last year, shocking figures show
ONE in four girls in Spain aged 14 to 17 says they have been a victim of sexual assault or harassment in the last year,
Clocks to change in Spain this month: All you need to know
CLOCKS in Spain go forward on March 31 to herald Daylight Saving Time for the summer with longer lighter evenings. The switch over Easter weekend
Pilgrims in Spain are forced to hide up an oak tree after being charged at by a herd of cows
TWO men doing Spain’s famous Camino de Santiago pilgrims walk had to take refuge up an oak tree after being charged by several cows. The
New man in Madrid named as UK appoints new Ambassador to Spain
THE UK has appointed a new Ambassador to Spain- Alex Ellis- who will take up his post this summer. Ellis, 56, will replace Hugh Elliott
Crucial victory for Pedro Sanchez as controversial amnesty law for Catalan separatists gets parliamentary backing in Spain
CONGRESS in Madrid on Thursday backed an amnesty bill for Catalan separatists by 178 votes to 172. The lower house of parliament result is good
Spain’s fashion giant Inditex- owners of Zara- reports record profits in 2023
FASHION chain Inditex- owners of branded stores like Zara- reported record profits last year. The Spanish company achieved a net profit of €5.3 billion- up
Mercadona breaks all-time record as profits soar past €1 BILLION following expansions in Spain, Portugal and online
SPAIN’S biggest supermarket chain, Mercadona, recorded a record net profit of just over €1 billion last year- up 40% on the 2022 total. Sales grew
No dishes no baby: Spain’s shocking fertility rate linked to men’s reluctance to help out around the house – but what’s behind the demographic time bomb?
THE refusal by men in Spain to chip in with the housework has been linked to the country’s shockingly low birth rate – the second
Nurse in Spain is kicked so hard in the testicles he dies – as figures show attacks on doctors are soaring
DOCTORS are continuing to endure a rising number of physical and verbal assaults in Spain according to figures from the Spanish Medical Association(OMC). The worrying
Madrid train bombings: How the 2004 terror attack changed Spain – as country marks 20th anniversary of its deadliest ever terrorist incident
SPAIN has been marking the 20th anniversary this Monday of the Madrid train bombings that killed 192 people and injured 2,000 others. The Al Qaeda
Spain’s top court rejects bid to stop removal of medals awarded by dictator General Franco
SPAIN’S Supreme Court has backed the stripping of medals awarded to dictator General Francisco Franco by himself as well as his collaborators. It rejected an
EXCLUSIVE: We paid €25,000 to a dog breeder in Spain and NEVER received our pups – don’t make the same mistakes we did
THREE victims of an alleged dog scammer have called for action after their ‘dreams’ were shattered by a popular breeder. Kim Holmes had always hoped
Home viewers of pirated La Liga soccer matches can now be fined individually in Spain
A LANDMARK ruling by a Barcelona judge means that home viewers of pirated feeds of La Liga football matches could be fined. The order of
Heavy localised rain predicted for parts of Spain this weekend
AFTER mainly calm weather this week, forecasters a predicting a storm stretching over a large part of Spain over the weekend leaving ‘widespread and abundant’
Inside Amazon’s new pre-fabricated house that’s available in Spain for just €27,556 – but how safe is it?
A NEW high quality prefabricated home is being marketed for €27,556 by Amazon in Spain. Covering 70 m2, the Nyab is larger than other prefabs
Police swoop on people uploading child pornography to the ‘cloud’ from Spain
SEVEN people have been arrested across Spain by the Policia Nacional for accessing and storing child pornography. Four other suspects are still being investigated. Details
No to Nolotil: Over 500 people support the Olive Press campaign to protect Brits from lethal painkiller
Have you been affected by Nolotil? Email us tips@theolivepress.es OVER 500 people have signed an Olive Press petition to keep tourists and expats safe from
Bars and restaurants in Spain see drink sales plummet after rising prices
BAR and restaurant customers are buying fewer drinks because of high prices according to a study by market analysts NielsenIQ. The firm says that beverage
IPTV crackdown in Spain: First-ever sentence for pirate TV sees company fined €670,000 and its employees up to €7,000 each
A PONTEVEDRA court has become the first in Spain to convict a company for proving pirate television services by selling decoders. Engel Systems S.L and
Spain posts lowest February unemployment rate since 2008
SPAIN’S jobless total for February was the lowest for the second month of the year since 2008. The Ministry of Labour said on Monday that
Police arrested 115 people last year for violent assaults against doctors and nurses in Spain
THE Policia Nacional were called out over 9,000 times last year to deal with health worker safety concerns and carried out 115 arrests. 6,100 of
WATCH: The Costa del Sol courts the German youth with ‘Shout My Name’ slogan at the Berlin International Travel Fair
THE Costa del Sol is aiming to entice the German ‘Gen-Z’ crowd to its shores this summer with a new slogan that has gone viral:
Reduced VAT on electricity bills to end this month in Spain
VAT on electricity bills will leap up from 10% to 21% in March due to big falls in the wholesale price of energy. Anti-inflation measures saw
Police dismantle giant sports betting fraud that fixed results and ‘delayed’ live satellite tv pictures to fool bookmakers in Spain
75 members of a sports betting syndicate that duped bookmakers have been arrested by the Policia Nacional and the Tax Agency in association with Europol
Santander Bank computer error in Spain causes ‘double-charging’ of customers who are reassured that their balances have not been altered
A COMPUTER glitch has been blamed for causing Banco Santander customers in Spain to be double charged for transactions on Friday morning. The bank confirmed
Spain’s top court opens ‘terrorism probe’ into exiled Catalan ex-president Carles Puigdemont
SPAIN’S Supreme Court has started a terrorism investigation into former Catalunya President Carles Puigdemont over protests linked to the region’s failed and illegally-organised 2017 independence