The murky mystery behind why Spain’s elite anti-narco unit was disbanded after years of crushing the drug cartels

OCON-Sur was disbanded suddenly in 2022 at the height of its success, and nobody in government has ever given a satisfactory explanation as to why.

27 Aug, 2026 @ 14:24

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

A massive stench surrounds the tragic death of Norwegian teenager Nikoline on the Costa del Sol

Six weeks after Nikoline Piwoni’s death, questions remain over missing CCTV, her Uber journey and whether the Norwegian teenager was drugged.

27 Aug, 2026 @ 14:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella·Opinion

Crucial Evidence is wiped off as the Nikoline hit-and-run death remains a mystery

Crucial CCTV footage from a Repsol station was deleted before police requested it, potentially erasing evidence of Nikoline Piwoni’s final hours on the Costa del

27 Aug, 2026 @ 13:30

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella·National News

Traffic warning as Spain braces for 6.9 million journeys in final weekend getaway of the summer holidays

SPAIN'S big August holiday getaway ends this weekend with 6.9 million motorists predicted to hit the road home.

27 Aug, 2026 @ 12:37

Lead·National News·Travel News

Albanian ‘great escape master’ who broke out of four European prisons is finally captured in Spain

THE fugitive sawed through bars, climbed down knotted sheets, and even scaled a human pyramid to escape prison.

27 Aug, 2026 @ 12:33

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Four Spaniards and dozens of Brits missing after hundreds killed in devastating Nepal flash floods

AT least 177 people have died after a catastrophic flash flood struck the border area between Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday.

27 Aug, 2026 @ 10:57

Environment·International Affairs·Lead

The phone company winning over expats in Spain – here’s why more people are switching to Lobster

LIVING in Spain means getting used to the unexpected. You might miss the right motorway exit, catch the wrong bus or accidentally order something completely

27 Aug, 2026 @ 10:54

Business & Finance·Sponsored·Sponsored Article

WATCH: Ryanair mocks Spain’s transport minister with bizarre AI video amid ongoing spat over airport fees

RYANAIR'S war of words with Spain's Transport Minister, Oscar Puente, has taken a fresh twist with the carrier's CEO, Michael O'Leary posting a mocking video

27 Aug, 2026 @ 09:47

Lead·National News·Travel News

IN PICS: Small Spanish town welcomed 22,000 people to annual ‘La Tomatina’ tomato fight

Over 150,000 tonnes of overripe tomatoes - thirty thousand more than last year - were brought in by seven lorries from Badajoz province.

27 Aug, 2026 @ 09:10

La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

EXCLUSIVE: The hunt for a lion roaming the wilds of the Spanish heartlands was very real – but local residents weren’t concerned

IT’S not every day you wake up to the news that a lion is on the loose. While it was, admittedly, silly season, the mid-August

26 Aug, 2026 @ 18:00

Animals·Cordoba·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Spain’s infrastructure at the limit as it finally heads towards the 100 million tourist mark in 2026

SPAIN received a record 46.5 million tourists in the first six months of 2026, placing it on course to smash through the 100-million mark by

26 Aug, 2026 @ 16:52

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

WATCH: Chaos as mini-tsunamis batter Valencia, Costa Blanca and Balearics – with waves pushing up to 200m inland

MONSTER waves pushed as far as 200 metres inland across tourist hotspots including Mallorca, Gandia, and Javea.

26 Aug, 2026 @ 13:44

Alicante·Balearic Islands·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Weather

Spain says sorry for ‘abandoning’ the people of Ceuta after July’s unprecedented migrant border crossing

SPAIN’S government has apologised to Ceuta’s residents for the migrant crisis inflicted on the country’s North African enclave since late July. Defence Minister, Margarita Robles,

26 Aug, 2026 @ 12:30

Lead·National News

Nearly 100 firefighters work overnight to stabilise wildfire near Nerja on the Costa del Sol

THE fire threatened to engulf the Sierras of Tejeda natural park, a protected area spanning 400 square kilometres across the provinces of Malaga and Granada.

26 Aug, 2026 @ 11:55

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Bodies of Irish couple are found by their children in Valencia villa

THE Irish couple were found by their children in a popular Valencia holiday resort with suspicious injuries that 'appeared to be caused by a sharp

26 Aug, 2026 @ 09:39

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Spain’s transport minister accuses Ryanair of using airport fee row to hide aircraft shortage

SPAIN’S Transport Minister, Oscar Puente, has accused Ryanair of using a global shortage of new aircraft as an excuse to pressurise governments to cut airport

26 Aug, 2026 @ 09:36

Lead·National News

Landmark Madeleine McCann suspect appeal date set as German high court takes over

Germany’s highest court will hear appeals in January 2027 against Christian Brueckner’s acquittal on five sex offence charges linked to Portugal.

25 Aug, 2026 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead

‘Paintings swung wildly and furniture shifted across the room’: How Granada’s terrifying 4.8 earthquake shattered an otherwise ordinary day

REPORTER Alessio Ghirlanda recalls how the 4.8-magnitude tremor 'rudely' intruded on an Olive Press editorial meeting.

25 Aug, 2026 @ 18:00

Environment·Granada·Lead

Marbella average house price breaks €800,000 for first time as number of buyers under 30 falls below 10%

THE average house price in Marbella has broken the €800,000 mark for the first time, leaving huge swathes of the local population unable to get

25 Aug, 2026 @ 17:36

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Property

Spain to send 45,000 vaccines to Ceuta to prevent spread of diseases among migrant population

VACCINES will be available to both migrants and Ceuta residents, with authorities stressing there is no public-health emergency in the enclave.

25 Aug, 2026 @ 16:46

Health·Lead·National News·Politics

Robotaxis are coming to Spain: Google’s Waymo sets up Madrid base ahead of self-driving car trials

THE robotaxi giant, which like Google is owned by parent firm Alphabet, established a Spanish branch on the capital’s glitzy Calle Serrano on July 17.

25 Aug, 2026 @ 15:55

Madrid·Technology

Marbella estate agents hand fake lawyer keys to upmarket properties before she vanishes with €100k deposit — are there more victims?

A WOMAN posing as a lawyer has been arrested in Marbella accused of scamming a property investor out of €100,000. Police say the 52-year-old posed

25 Aug, 2026 @ 15:19

Lead·Marbella·Property

West Nile Virus alert deactivated in Fuengirola and Mijas as cases across Andalucia climb to 52

ANDALUCIA's health ministry made the decision on Monday after the towns were initially placed on alert on July 26.

25 Aug, 2026 @ 14:50

Costa del Sol·Health·Lead·Other News

‘Plan’ to conquer Spain’s Ceuta in ‘two to five hours’ is published as Morocco officials talk of ‘liberation’

The plan depicts Spanish forces in red and Moroccan in blue, with mobile ATGM units wielding American-made Javelin launchers firing from the hills.

25 Aug, 2026 @ 14:05

International Affairs·Lead·National News

Costa Blanca beaches closed to swimmers after water pollution is double the permitted level

TWO Orihuela Costa beaches have raised red flags banning swimming after excess contamination levels were discovered in the water. Orihuela council has imposed a bathing

25 Aug, 2026 @ 12:55

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Why Granada’s earthquakes keep coming as separate tremor strikes Cadiz — geologists warn swarm could rumble on for months

GRANADA has seen a recent earthquake swarm that has produced two magnitude-4.8 quakes and dozens of smaller, still-felt aftershocks since August 13. While no one

25 Aug, 2026 @ 12:23

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Granada·Lead

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