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WATCH: Malaga flooded after heavy rainfall and storms

ROADS across Malaga city have become flooded following heavy rainfall and storms overnight and today. Málaga con lluvia = caos!! #malaga#lluvia#inundaciones#malagaseinunda# pic.twitter.com/X0EHGSRcgJ — ??ßL? ?

18 Oct, 2017 @ 15:31

Environment·Lead·Malaga

STORMS-A-BREWING: Rain and thunder coming to Andalucia

THUNDERSTORMS and rain are coming to Andalucia. According to weather agency AEMET, more than one litre of rainfall per square metre will fall across the

17 Oct, 2017 @ 12:14

Environment·Lead·National News

ARSON TERROR: At least 39 dead in Spain and Portugal fires as suspects arrested

AT least 39 people have died in forest fires tearing through Portugal and Spain. Authorities said they were still battling 60 blazes in Portugal and another 50

17 Oct, 2017 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·National News

SEISMIC SWARM: Spanish volcano experiences ‘over 350’ tremors risking eruption and MONSTER tsunami

LA Palma has hit been shaken by HUNDREDS of earthquakes in the past few days, sparking fresh fears its active volcano is about to erupt.

17 Oct, 2017 @ 09:45

Environment·Lead·Mallorca·National News

RED ALERT: Spain’s forest fires and Hurricane Ophelia turn Britain’s skies yellow and sun blood red

THE UK has been hit with an eerie yellow sky and blood red sun today. People from the South of England to the North of

16 Oct, 2017 @ 17:06

Environment·National News

Nine dead and dozens injured in Portugal and Spain wildfires, two burned to death trapped in car

AT least nine people have died following the outbreak of wildfires in Portugal and Spain over the weekend. Hundreds of fires, which were made deliberately

16 Oct, 2017 @ 11:22

Environment·Lead·National News

WILDFIRES have destroyed thousands of hectares of land this year, accelerated by drought and heatwaves

2017 is the third worst year for wildfires this decade destroying thousands of hectares of arable land.

15 Oct, 2017 @ 16:25

Cordoba·Environment·Lead·Nature

Spain facing fines from the EU after failing to control pollution in urban areas

The European Commision have sent a 'final warning' to Spain for failing to comply with EU air pollution levels.

15 Oct, 2017 @ 12:16

Environment·Health·Lead·Nature·Politics

LONG READ: Hanging with Andalucia’s most notorious hippie commune to see if they spread more than peace and love

Following last month’s police raid on a long-time hippy colony near Granada, the Olive Press sent Jed Neill to discover whether these New Age veterans

14 Oct, 2017 @ 13:28

Environment·Granada·La Cultura·Lead

Potentially record-breaking HURRICANE heading towards Spain

Category 1 storm is building in the Atlantic approximately 760 miles southwest of the Azores and moving northeast.

12 Oct, 2017 @ 16:48

Environment·Lead·National News·Nature

CHILLI MANIA for European business partners putting heat back into cooking

Scorched Earth Chill Farm has one of the most eclectic collections of chillis along the Costa del Sol specialising in rare peppers from all around

11 Oct, 2017 @ 17:08

Environment·Food & Drink

MONSTER WAVE: Tsunami fears in Spain as HUGE active volcano experiences 40 quakes in 48 hours

RESIDENTS on the Canary islands are fearing a volcanic eruption after the Spanish archipelago was hit by more than 40 earthquake tremors in just 48 hours.

11 Oct, 2017 @ 11:55

Environment·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Emergency committee scrambled after TWO earthquakes in Spain this morning

Two more earthquakes now bring the total to 50 tremors felt in La Palma since last Saturday putting emergency services on high alert.

10 Oct, 2017 @ 13:32

Environment·Lead·Nature

Huge ALLIGATOR fish native to North America found lurking in Costa del Sol waters

A HUGE alligator fish that’s native to North America has been founding lurking on the Costa del Sol. The creature, called an Alligator Gar, was found

4 Oct, 2017 @ 14:12

Environment·Lead·Malaga

What is tomorrow’s Harvest Moon and when is the best time to see it?

THE Harvest Moon will shine bright tomorrow night. This full moon, which is also known as the Blood Moon or Hunter’s Moon, guided hunters

4 Oct, 2017 @ 11:25

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

Russian teenager arrested after police suspect ‘bonfire while hiking’ caused Marbella fire

A RUSSIAN teenager has been arrested over the fire the erupted on the La Concha in Marbella over the weekend. Some 5.9 hectares of forest

2 Oct, 2017 @ 10:36

Environment·Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Forest fire declared in Marbella

A FOREST fire has been declared in Marbella. The blaze is believed to have erupted within the last hour on the La Concha in the

30 Sep, 2017 @ 23:58

Environment·Lead·Malaga

INDIAN SUMMER: Spain’s autumn to be warmer than usual and with less rainfall, particularly in Andalucia

SPAIN’S autumn will be warmer than usual this year. It comes after a scorching summer which saw temperature records broken in Madrid and Andalucia as

29 Sep, 2017 @ 15:57

Almeria·Cadiz·Cordoba·Environment·Granada·Huelva·Lead·Mallorca·National News

BREAKING: Aircraft and firemen tackle huge Ronda blaze

FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a huge blaze that has erupted in Ronda. The flames on the edge of the Sierra de las Nieves natural park is

26 Sep, 2017 @ 20:57

Environment·Lead·Malaga

British schoolchildren rushed to hospital following gas leak in Spain

Nine British schoolchildren have been taken to hospital after a suspected carbon monoxide leak at a hotel in northern Spain.

21 Sep, 2017 @ 15:59

Environment·Health·Lead·National News

SHOCKING: Protected building to make way for a petrol station

The historic 100-year-old farmhouse, one of the last left between Fuengirola and Mijas, is set to lose its listed status.

19 Sep, 2017 @ 18:00

Environment·Lead

Night time wine picking phenomenon in Jerez

Over 30% of all the grapes picked in Jerez’s wine harvest are being picked at night to avoid the worse of the seasonal heat.

16 Sep, 2017 @ 12:46

Environment·Nature

Patiently beckoning the end of the summer season

As I get older and wiser (and that's an oxymoron in itself) that I no longer look forward to the annual influx of party hungry

4 Sep, 2017 @ 19:31

Environment·Travel News

The monkey with no name – Bioparc Fuengirola’s adorable new addition

Fuengirola Bioparc's new addition is the first golden-cheeked gibbon to be born in Spain, and the latest to be born on the continent

31 Aug, 2017 @ 15:56

Environment·Nature

EXCLUSIVE: British expats left without water for a MONTH in Malaga ‘at risk of Legionnaires disease’

DOZENS of expats have been left without water in stifling conditions for almost a MONTH. The residents in Colmenar, in the Axarquia, have been forced

31 Aug, 2017 @ 14:44

Environment·Lead·Malaga

More than 500 dogs facing DEATH as embattled Costa del Sol charity pleas for donations to avoid closure

AN embattled Costa del Sol charity is pleading for help after seeing its donations dwindle. Marbella’s Triple A sanctuary, which is home to more than

25 Aug, 2017 @ 14:49

Environment·Lead·Malaga

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