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Benidorm scammers conned savers out of €339,000 with bogus claims of UK-based investment companies bringing massive monthly profits

Fake bank notes totting up to millions of Euros seized from scamming brothers ripping-off sellers in Spain’s Madrid and Valencia

THREE Croatian-Italian brothers who used counterfeit euro notes to con sellers of high-value items have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The siblings led a

14 Aug, 2023 @ 16:45

Crime & Law·Madrid·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Tourists can't get enough of Spain with record July airport passenger numbers on Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

Tourists return to Spain with a bang as passenger records for July are smashed at Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca airports

SPAIN’S airports saw the best-ever July for passenger numbers, as tourism continues to blossom following the Covid pandemic. Operator Aena said on Monday that 29.76

14 Aug, 2023 @ 15:45

Alicante·Andalucia·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Madrid·Malaga·Mallorca·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Driver of 40-tonne lorry was EIGHT times over alcohol limit as motorists feared for their lives in Spain

Drink drive crackdown launched on Costa del Sol this week as police ramp up patrols nationwide and warn of fines of up to €1,000 – but what is the legal alcohol limit in Spain?

AN ‘INTENSIVE’ week-long campaign has kicked off to crack down on drunk and drugged-up drivers in Andalucia and across Spain. Officers from the Guardia Civil’s

14 Aug, 2023 @ 14:15

Andalucia·Lead·National News

8.5 million car journeys predicted over five days in Spain's big weekend ending with national bank holiday this Tuesday

Spain’s big long weekend getaway sees busy roads with bank holiday this Tuesday

A BIG weekend getaway started on Friday with 8.5 million car journeys predicted by Spain’s DGT traffic authority over the next five days. Tuesday is

11 Aug, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·National News

Spain sees olive oil price war as supermarkets FINALLY lower the cost of ‘liquid gold’

Olive oil prices rocket to sky-high levels as olive harvests get ravaged by drought across Spain

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es OLIVE OIL price rises are showing no sign of slowing down in Spain with the cost of a

9 Aug, 2023 @ 12:51

Environment·Lead·National News·Weather

Airlines face punishment over lack of toll-free phone numbers by Spain's Consumer Affairs ministry

Airlines face punishment for lack of toll-free customer phone numbers in Spain

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THE MINISTRY of Consumer Affairs has started to initiate disciplinary action against several unspecified airlines for not having

8 Aug, 2023 @ 17:47

Lead·National News

Far-right Vox offers Partido Popular's Feijoo 'no-strings' deal to form new minority government in Spain

Far-right Vox offers Partido Popular’s Feijoo ‘no-strings’ backing to form new minority government in Spain

SPAIN’S far-right Vox party has offered the conservative Partido Popular a ‘no-strings’ deal where it would back a PP minority government without demanding a formal

7 Aug, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain takes action against low-cost airlines charging travellers for hand luggage

MUST READ: Spain moves against low-cost airlines charging travellers for hand luggage

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es SPAIN’S Ministry of Consumer Affairs(Consumo) has opened disciplinary proceedings against several low-cost airlines for charging passengers for hand

3 Aug, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead·Must Read·National News

Reservoirs continue drying up despite heavy weekend storms bringing torrential rain across Spain

Spain’s reservoirs have more capacity than 2022 but serious problems continue in parts of country

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es SPAIN’S reservoirs were at 42.2% of total capacity at the start of August- 1.8% more than a year

3 Aug, 2023 @ 11:29

Andalucia·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·National News

British holidaymakers boost June foreign tourist figures for Spain

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es SPAIN welcomed 8.3 million foreign tourists in June- 10.9% more than in the same month last year according

2 Aug, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says he will seek parliamentary majority in Spain’s Congress

BATTLE LINES are continuing to be drawn over who will be Span’s next prime minister after July 23rd’s indecisive general election result. Acting Prime Minister

31 Jul, 2023 @ 16:19

Lead·National News·Politics

212 international fighters resisting Franco's forces in Spain's Civil War found in mass graves in Catalunya

Catalunya mass graves discovered of foreign fighters who resisted Franco’s forces in Spain’s Civil War

212 international fighters from Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands who disappeared in Catalunya during the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939 have been identified

31 Jul, 2023 @ 14:12

Catalunya·Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez announces VAT hike on electricity bills: Tax will rise to 10% and could more than double next year

Explainer: How the vote count from Spaniards living abroad just made Pedro Sanchez’s life a little bit more difficult

THE TASK ahead of Socialist Party leader Pedro Sanchez to be voted back in as prime minister became even more complicated this weekend, as the

30 Jul, 2023 @ 11:30

Lead·National News·Politics

Member of notorious ‘ISIS Beatles’ torture group found dead in his cell in Spain’s Cadiz

ONE of the suspected infamous ‘ISIS Beatles’ who tortured and beheaded captives while in Syria has been discovered dead in his prison cell in Cadiz.

27 Jul, 2023 @ 18:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Postal service wants time extension for mail-in ballots ahead of Sunday's general election in Spain

Postal service gets time extension for mail-in ballots ahead of Sunday’s general election in Spain

SPAIN’S postal service Correos has been granted a half-day extension to the deadline for accepting postal votes ahead of Sunday’s general election. A record number

20 Jul, 2023 @ 15:00

Lead·National News·Politics

Shakira faces new court-ordered tax investigation in Spain

POP SINGER Shakira is facing a new tax probe in Spain after a court announced on Thursday that it had agreed to open an investigation

20 Jul, 2023 @ 12:16

Catalunya·Celebrity·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain grabs second best place for expat life in global survey

MAYBE it’s because of the laidback lifestyle, the cafe culture, the beaches and good weather or perhaps it’s just the good food. But Spain has

19 Jul, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·National News·Travel News

Former Venezuelan spy chief looses extradition battle in Spain to face drug trafficking charges in United States

Former Venezuelan spy chief extradited from Spain to face drug trafficking charges in United States

A FORMER Venezuelan military intelligence chief was extradited on Wednesday from Spain to the United States, where he is wanted on drug trafficking charges. His

19 Jul, 2023 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

Spain’s Emeritus King Juan Carlos asks London court to throw out damages claim from ex-lover

THE BARRISTER acting for Emeritus King Juan Carlos has asked a London High Court judge to throw out a €126 million damages claim by his

18 Jul, 2023 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Boost in Americans buying properties in Spain according to notaries report

MORE AMERICANS are coming to Spain for longer, whether as digital nomads or simply to retire. The number of Americans living in Spain grew by

18 Jul, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Madrid·National News·Property·Valencia

Hottest start to June since modern records began with 'sticky nights' affecting Spain's Costa Blanca

Spain sees sixty degrees: Heatwave conditions continue into the weekend

The deadly heat wave spreading across Spain has caused ground temperatures in some areas to exceed a deadly 60C. Satellite imaging showed certain areas on

14 Jul, 2023 @ 12:45

Environment·Lead·National News

Spain and UK sign new agreements to improve sustainability during the International Civil Aviation Organisation Summit

Spain and the UK signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) during the International Civil Aviation Organisation Summit on July 7th. The agreements focus on promoting

13 Jul, 2023 @ 19:15

Environment·Lead·National News·Politics

Spain's airports report record six-month passenger totals, surpassing 2019 figures

Spain’s airports report record total of passengers for first half of 2023

SPAIN’S airports operated by Aena closed the first six months of 2023 with 129,447,124 travellers, a total which represents an increase of 23.4% compared with

12 Jul, 2023 @ 15:00

Lead·National News

Gibraltar leader slams Vox ‘political rhetoric’ and says Spain will not ‘get a finger’ on the Rock

CHIEF Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo has hit out at Spain’s far-right party Vox just weeks from an election that could see it come into

8 Jul, 2023 @ 08:45

Gibraltar·Lead·Madrid·National News·Politics

Greenpeace calls for faster action to save Spain from ravages of climate change

A NEW REPORT from Greenpeace has highlighted the effects of climate change on Spain and has called for tough action soon to counter its impact.

7 Jul, 2023 @ 11:15

Environment·Lead·National News

Fresh blow for ex-Catalan separatist leader trying to dodge extradition to Spain

THE EUROPEAN UNION Court of Justice has confirmed that the former Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont and two other Catalan separatist Members of the European Parliament,

6 Jul, 2023 @ 17:15

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

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