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Power firm Iberdrola fined €68,000 after griffon vulture is electrocuted in Spain’s Valencia

IBERDROLA’S power distribution division has been fined €68,667 after a griffon vulture was electrocuted on a Valencia Province power line. The penalty was imposed by

17 Jan, 2023 @ 19:30

Environment·Lead·Nature·Valencia·Valencian Community

BLESSED ANIMALS: San Anton Church in Madrid is centre of attraction for pets

ONCE a year, on January 17, a strange crowd gathers on a street in Madrid’s fashionable Chueca district. For several hours, unusual pilgrims gather at

17 Jan, 2023 @ 19:15

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·Other News

ABSOLUTELY FAB FRESCOS: Spain has some of the best, plus one or two ‘unfortunate’ examples!

FROM cave paintings to church frescos to modern murals of epic scale, countless artists have left their brush marks on Spanish architecture down the centuries

17 Jan, 2023 @ 18:45

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Premium·Property

THE FRENCH CONNECTION: Cocaine gang based in Marbella and Paris busted

AN international criminal gang that shipped cocaine to Europe using sailing boats has been broken up. The organisation was based in Marbella and Paris, and

17 Jan, 2023 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

Where are Brits and other foreigners buying property in Spain? New data reveals the hottest locations

78.8% of ‘second’ home buyers in Spain’s Valencia region during 2022 were foreigners

78.8% of people who bought a second home through Valencian Community real estate agencies in 2022 were foreigners while 70.1% of those who acquired a

17 Jan, 2023 @ 18:00

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s central government takes action after region promises anti-abortion measures

A BIZARRE row over abortion measures has sparked a crisis in the Castilla y Leon regional government, and has also dragged in the central administration

17 Jan, 2023 @ 17:42

Health·Lead·National News·Politics

Gay couple arrested for domestic violence after just a month living together in Spain's Alicante area

Gay couple arrested for domestic violence after one month of living together in Spain’s Alicante area

A gay couple came to blows in their Petrer home with both men arrested for domestic violence. One of them was taken to hospital with

17 Jan, 2023 @ 17:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Lawyer takes Vueling to court in Spain and wins after airline charged him €60 for hand luggage in what judge branded an ‘abusive practice’

Spain’s Vueling Airlines becomes first European budget carrier to accept cryptocurrency

SPAIN’S Vueling Airlines will allow cryptocurrencies as payment for fares later this year. The low-cost carrier says it will be the first budget airline in

17 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Forget 5G… 25G is coming to Spain with speeds of 20gbps – around 60 times faster than current high-speed internet

The first ultra speedy 25G PON technology has successfully been trialled in Spain on Telefonica’s existing fibre network, Nokia announced. The trial demonstrated nose-bleed-inducing speeds

17 Jan, 2023 @ 15:00

Lead·Technology

Caballos Y Jinetes Saltan Al Fuego En El Festival Las Luminarias En San Bartolomé De Pinares

IN PICTURES: The festival in Spain where horses are ridden through flames

A TRADITION where horses are spurred to leap through 20 flaming bonfires has been revived after a COVID break – and not everyone is happy.

17 Jan, 2023 @ 14:15

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Premium

Girls flee Valencia home after domestic abuse and arranged marriage threats

Elderly bank customers hit by distraction robbery gang in Spain’s Valencia and Murcia areas

A distraction robbery gang that stole from elderly people who made bank withdrawals in the Valencia and Murcia regions has been arrested by the Guardia

17 Jan, 2023 @ 11:15

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencia·Valencian Community

Hello winter as icy winds rip through Spain’s Andalucia in first storm of the season—predicted to last until next week

WINTER is making its presence felt this week across Andalucia as temperatures plummet and icy winds cause havoc. The arrival of an Arctic air mass

17 Jan, 2023 @ 10:45

Lead·Weather

Gale-force winds down trees and injure two in Spain’s Malaga

MALAGA province has taken a battering from severe winds over the last 48 hours. Gale-force winds exceeding 60 kilometres per hour have wreaked havoc in

17 Jan, 2023 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Surprise inspections for Big Four accounting firms accused of running sweatshop practices in their Spain offices

ACCUSATIONS that they were making their Spanish employees work 84 hour weeks triggered simultaneous surprise inspections for the big four accounting firms by Spain’s labour

16 Jan, 2023 @ 20:30

Business & Finance·Lead

New sexual allegations emerge against Placido Domingo during performance in Spain in 2000s

LEGENDARY opera singer Placido Domingo is facing new historical sexual harassment charges three years after the the first accusations derailed his career. An anonymous singer

16 Jan, 2023 @ 20:00

Entertainment

Wheel Of Fortune As Fraudsters Drill Hole In Roulette Machine To Net €50,000 In Spain's Murcia

Wheel of fortune with drilled hole in roulette machine netting fraudsters €50,000 in Spain’s Murcia

A roulette wheel game in a Aguilas gambling saloon was sabotaged to pay out €50,000 in five days. The ringleader of the fraudsters smuggled in

16 Jan, 2023 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Police Simultaneously Raid Six Indoor Marijuana Farms On Spain's Costa Blanca And Murcia

Police simultaneously raid six indoor marijuana farms in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia

AN investigation spanning several months has culminated in simultaneous raids on six indoor marijuana farms in Alicante Province and Murcia. 2,181 plants were removed by

16 Jan, 2023 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

725 complaints to Ombudsman for alleged medical negligence in Malaga

There were more than 700 reports of medical negligence in the Malaga province last year, new figures show. According to a new report the Patient

16 Jan, 2023 @ 17:45

Almeria·Cadiz·Cordoba·Granada·Health·Huelva·Jaen·Lead·Malaga·National News·Premium·Sevilla

Storm Gerald causes severe orange weather alert to parts of Spain’s Valencia region

A yellow extreme weather was activated on Monday for the Valencian Community with westerly winds caused by Storm Gerald bringing gusts in excess of 100

16 Jan, 2023 @ 17:15

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Woman steals identity of a dead baby before embarking on 10-year criminal career as head of a mafia on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Mother viciously assaults son, 10, with toy just because he was doing homework in Spain’s Valencia

A 33-year-old Valencia woman has been arrested for family ill-treatment after hitting her son, 10, with a toy. The boy had bruises all over his

16 Jan, 2023 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Gang drugged girls and sexually assaulted them in Spain’s Valencia

TWO men have been arrested for drugging and sexually assaulting girls at a Gandia house in Valencia Province. The mother of one of the victims

16 Jan, 2023 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca Parcel Delivery Man Stole To Items To Sell Online Across Spain

Costa Blanca parcel delivery man stole items for online resale in Spain

A 20-year-old Alicante parcel delivery driver stole at least €5,000 of items to make money selling them online. His ruse was rumbled after a woman

16 Jan, 2023 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

New food delivery rider rules start for Glovo and Uber Eats in Spain

Barcelona City Hall to ban ‘phantom’ supermarkets and kitchens that are ‘overtaking public spaces’

BARCELONA City Hall is banning supermarkets and kitchens whose products are only available for home delivery. The measure will target popular businesses such as Glovo

15 Jan, 2023 @ 17:15

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Catalunya·Lead

Pique-Shakira spat rumbles on, as ex-Barcelona player turns up to 7-a-side league in a Twingo

THE VERY public spat between former celebrity couple Shakira and Gerard Pique shows no sign of dying down, after the Colombian singing superstar released a

15 Jan, 2023 @ 16:03

Celebrity·Lead·Sport

Far-right Vox party announces new abortion measures for Spain’s Castilla y Leon region

THE FAR-RIGHT Vox party wants to restrict abortion rights in the Castilla y Leon region by putting in new optional measures for women such as

15 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

Health·Lead·National News·Politics

Watch: The mysterious case of the headless and handless corpse that washed up next to a Marbella restaurant

Around this time last Sunday, a woman was being murdered, decapitated, and her body dumped in the sea. Investigators do not even know yet if

15 Jan, 2023 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Malaga

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