Police raid Estepona drug den selling cocaine near popular Orchidarium botanical park
THREE men have been arrested after police shut down an illegal drug den on the Costa del Sol. The suspects, aged 32, 47 and 63,
Famous birthdays: Jose Tomas – the fearless bullfighter who had fans buying tickets with ‘relish and dread’
LEGENDARY Spanish bullfighter Jose Tomas celebrates his 51st birthday today. Here's a look at his astonishing career and remarkable life so far.
Car hire company Avis slapped with €1 million fine for charging customers in Spain ‘admin fee’ for paying traffic fines
SPAIN’S government has fined car rental company Avis €1 million for ‘abusive practices’ over customer charges. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs said renters had to
Malaga rents hit record high as families forced to spend 58% of income on housing
THE figure, from property portal Idealista, is nearly double the 30% that households should ideally spend on rent, according to financial experts.
WATCH: Spanish police in Ceuta move in to clear thousands of migrants from beach camps to specially-built centres
SPANISH police have moved onto Ceuta's Trampolin beach to clear a makeshift camp of around 4,000 migrants.
Spain to see 10C temperature drop tomorrow — but Costa Blanca and east coast will have to wait
A FRESH mass of cool air has swept towards the Iberian Peninsula, bringing temperatures down by as much as 10C across northern and central Spain.
Spectacular lunar eclipse is coming to Spain just a fortnight after total solar eclipse – here’s everything you need to know
A SPECTACULAR lunar eclipse is set to light up skies across Spain just a fortnight after the country witnessed a historic total solar eclipse.
Malaga reopens final four beaches to swimming as water quality returns to normal
MALAGA has reopened the final four of six beaches shut for swimming since last week after new water quality tests confirmed the sea is safe
Tenerife taxi driver jailed after German holidaymaker, 22, sexually assaulted following night out
A TAXI driver has been jailed for six years after sexually assaulting a 22-year-old German holidaymaker in Tenerife.
Ceuta scabies outbreak located to military barracks in the Spanish enclave and ‘not linked to recent migrant crisis’
A RECENT outbreak of scabies amongst police and military personnel deployed in Ceuta has been traced to poorly kept barracks.
EXPLAINER: Which benefits could Brits living in Spain lose access to under Reform’s EU welfare ban – and would it include pensions?
BRITS living in Spain are facing an anxious time after Reform UK unveiled plans to ban EU nationals from accessing benefits in Britain. Experts have
Red weather alert: Temperatures to soar again despite thunderstorms – including scorching 44C highs on the Costa Blanca
RESIDENTS on the Costa Blanca are being urged to take precautions after an ‘extraordinary danger’ weather alert was issued for extreme heat.
‘Fake couples’ gang busted in Spain after arranging bogus relationships to regularise migrants
A GANG has been busted in Spain for making over €30 million from fixing up fake relationships for illegal migrants so that they could get
WATCH: Near two-tonne cocaine haul discovered in Torremolinos apartment leads to wild car chase and arrest in Marbella
THE discovery in a Torremolinos apartment triggered a car chase through the Costa del Sol as police pursued the suspects.
Spain’s richest man and Zara founder Amancio Ortega splashes out €175m on prime London apartment building
THE founder of the Spanish fashion giant has made his first domestic property investment in the United Kingdom.
Granada earthquake swarm forces 600 people from their homes
AUTHORITIES ordered residents to leave six apartment blocks in Las Gabias after walls cracked following dozens of tremors throughout the day.
‘Emily in Paris’ style TV show being filmed in Barcelona sparks fury for romanticising the digital nomad lifestyle
THE new show has sparked a wave of negative reactions by locals who claim it will contribute to the gentrification of the city.
Guaro new mother thought the hospital was calling back – it was a €25,500 solar giveaway win
WHEN the phone rang on Saturday evening, Coline thought it was the hospital calling back. She had given birth hours earlier and just returned home
Man, 52, stabs his flatmate in the chest in upmarket Estepona golf urbanisation
A MAN has survived being stabbed near the heart inside an upmarket golf urbanisation in Estepona after police and paramedics carried out 90 minutes of
Malaga reopens two beaches to swimmers as E. coli bacteria warning keeps four more shut during Feria week
Campo de Golf-San Julian, near Malaga airport, and El Palo, the fishing district on the eastern seafront, had their green flags restored on Tuesday.
Granada earthquake: Residents tell of terror as second powerful quake rocks city in four days
RESIDENTS have recalled moments of terror after a powerful earthquake shook Granada on Tuesday.
Tracing the legacy of Federico Garcia Lorca in Granada, 90 years after Spain’s most famous poet was murdered by Franco’s fascists
On the 90th anniversary of his murder, the Olive Press traces the history of Federico Garcia Lorca, Spain's most famous-ever poet
9 facts about Federico Garcia Lorca on the 90th anniversary of his death by firing squad in the Spanish Civil War
THE playwright and poet Federico Garcia Lorca was arrested and killed on the orders of right-wing military authorities led by General Francisco Franco in the early weeks
Sotogrande homes in short supply as luxury buyers keep coming
Sotogrande has been one of Spain’s key luxury property markets for more than half a century. The exclusive private enclave attracts everyone from captains of
Turkish fugitive wanted for ‘e-scooter drive-by shooting’ in Germany is arrested in Spain’s Ronda
A TURKISH fugitive wanted for an attempted drive-by assassination on an electric scooter in Germany has been arrested in Ronda. Policia Nacional officers intercepted the
WATCH: Barcelona police arrest six violent chain snatchers – but leave 54 repeat offenders with nearly 900 police records free to roam the streets
CATALAN police have arrested six violent chain snatchers during a targeted crackdown in Barcelona. But 54 other repeat offenders with almost 900 combined police records
