Huge wildfire in northern Spain threatens historic monasteries known as ‘the cradle of Kingdom of Aragon’
Firefighters are racing against time to save two landmark monasteries from a massive wildfire tearing through northern Spain.
Malaga hands out bracelets that detect spiked drinks at the Feria as sex attacks soar
MALAGA will be giving out over 3,000 drug-detecting bracelets to people at the summer feria as part of a new scheme to reduce spiking incidents.
Morocco militarises border with Ceuta amid growing fears of new mass crossing on August 15
Morocco has ramped up security along its border with Ceuta as fears grow over a fresh mass crossing of migrants on August 15.
German child abuse fugitive arrested living in shack and ‘working odd jobs’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A GERMAN fugitive has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Velez-Malaga for sexually exploiting children and producing child pornography. The 39-year-old man was detained
Spain’s nuisance spam call numbers must start with a 400 number from this autumn
SPAIN'S measures to regulate spam marketing will require all commercial calls trying to sell products and services to use a 400 prefix.
Costa Blanca people-smuggling gang busted following high-speed boat chase off Spanish coast
FIVE members of a Costa Blanca gang that smuggled in migrants into Spain from via a high-speed boat have been arrested by the Policia Nacional.
Mountaineers find over a tonne of rubbish dumped in a cave in Spain’s protected Picos de Europa National Park
MOUNTAIN rescuers and volunteers have hauled around a tonne of decades-old rubbish from a remote chasm in Spain’s spectacular Picos de Europa. The extraordinary clean-up
Exclusive: Eyewitness says Nikoline ‘clearly disoriented’ just hours before tragic Costa del Sol hit-and-run death
A NORWEGIAN teenager who was killed in a mystery hit-and-run incident was ‘barely able to speak’ and appeared heavily under the influence, it can be
EXCLUSIVE: ‘It may have been the best one of my life’: American eclipse-hunter recounts Wednesday’s once-in-a-century celestial event in northern Spain
An American photographer said she was left ‘mesmerised’ as she captured a total solar eclipse from Juliobriga in northern Spain.
Famous Iberian Orc pictured with ‘pellet wounds’ in the Strait of Gibraltar
ONE of the best-known members of Spain’s vulnerable – if notorious – Iberian orca pod has been spotted with several unexplained wounds across her dorsal
The Costa del Sol dominates Spain’s ultra-luxury property market – leaving Madrid and the Balearics in the shade
MALAGA has claimed over a third of all ultra-luxury homes for sale across Spain, comfortably beating both Madrid and the Balearics in the three-million-euro market.
LONDON CALLING: Expat students headed to UK universities after top A-level results
WITH six A-level A*s between them two expat friends clinch top places in the UK capital
Why international buyers turn to Rhead Estates in Sotogrande to buy their ideal home
By Natalie Rhead, Founder & Director at Rhead Estates Having lived on the Costa del Sol since 1985 and worked in luxury real estate for
Estepona: The Costa del Sol Town That Grew Without Losing Its Soul
Estepona has modernised without losing the character of a traditional Andalusian town, strengthening its appeal both as a place to live and to invest. Discover
What to do if you encounter a disease-carrying wild boar on the Costa del Sol, according to medical professionals
AFTER a new study revealed that more than 86% of wild boars wandering into Malaga’s urban areas carry germs that can infect humans, leading medical
Brit tourist’s life is saved by his quick-thinking wife and Costa del Sol property owner after heart attack shock in rural Frigiliana
A BRITISH tourist was saved from the brink of death after his wife and a Costa del Sol property owner stepped in when he suffered
Spain helps motorists over soaring diesel prices by boosting tax discount
MOTORISTS facing ever-rising diesel prices at filling stations across Spain will get extra help from the government. As from September, forecourt tax cuts on a
Spain placed on alert for extreme weather including high temperatures, rain, and storms
MOST of Spain has been placed under yellow and orange warnings for extreme weather on Thursday.
WATCH: Spanish Olympic skateboarder pulls off ‘move of his life’ by timing mid-air jump with solar eclipse
Viral footage captured the epic moment a Spanish skateboarder timed a mid-air stunt with a total solar eclipse on Wednesday.
Millions enjoy total eclipse of the sun in Spain- not witnessed in the country for over 100 years
MILLIONS of people gathered across Spain on Wednesday to watch a total solar eclipse- something not seen in the country for over a century. The
Julio Iglesias puts €4m Galicia mansion up for sale just one year after buying it
Legendary Spanish singer Julio Iglesias is selling his €4-million Galicia mansion only one year after buying it.
NASA and BBC take over abandoned Spanish villages to broadcast historic solar eclipse
NASA and BBC crews have rented out properties in ghost towns near Burgos, northern Spain, to broadcast Wednesday's eclipse.
Cops bust illegal adoption plot as couple ‘pay €20,000’ for two-year-old girl in Murcia
FOUR people were arrested as social services intervened in the black market surrogacy scheme.
Three Spanish beaches named among Europe’s most valuable – with Playa de Bolonia worth an eye-watering €365 million
FROM above, the dunes of Playa de Bolonia resemble a pool of liquid gold spilling into the surrounding greenery. The tranquil bay is flanked on
British tourist, 27, arrested after shouting ‘f*** the police’ and slapping officer in Mallorca party capital of Magaluf
A BRITISH tourist has been arrested in Magaluf after slapping a police officer in the face and then trying to hit him while they wrestled
The Ceuta migrant crisis, a dodgy British fixer on the Costa Blanca, and the mystery death of Norwegian teen Nikoline – all in the latest episode of The Rest is Spain podcast
A NEW episode of The Olive Press’ flagship podcast The Rest is Spain is out now! Available on all major platforms, this week’s drop zeroes