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Deadline for UK expats to change driving licence extended to January 31 – what you need to know

The special measures put in place by the Spanish Department of Transport for UK nationals to exchange their driving licence have been extended to January

15 Nov, 2019 @ 15:51

Lead·Politics

'Spain WILL NOT be on UK 'Green' travel list before the end of July' says UK ambassador on a visit to Benidorm and the Costa Blanca

British Ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott to meet expats at key Brexit meeting on Costa del Sol

Elliott will be introduced as the event’s keynote speaker by local British councillor Dean Tyler Shelton

14 Nov, 2019 @ 19:19

Lead·Malaga·Politics

Far right party Vox enters petty row with Spain’s biggest pop star Rosalia after she said ‘f*** Vox’ during elections

Vox has campaigned on a platform of anti-immigration and pledged to repeal gender-based violence laws

13 Nov, 2019 @ 19:17

Lead·Politics

Spain could have government ‘within weeks’ after years of political uncertainty

SPAIN could have a new government before Christmas, according to PSOE secretary Rafael Simancas. The politician has revealed that an ‘investiture session’ – similar to

13 Nov, 2019 @ 13:57

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

Leaders of Spain’s PSOE and Podemos seal deal to form new government with a hug

PSOE and Podemos had previously tried to form a coalition following the Spring election, but talks broke down

13 Nov, 2019 @ 11:46

Lead·National News·Politics

Popular gay bar owner ‘fearful’ of growing far right and Vox after ‘noticeable spike’ in homophobic attacks in LGBT hotspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol sees British expat and well-known drag queen assaulted

As a gay man and owner of a gay bar in the LGBT-friendly resort on Spain’s Costa del Sol, he has never felt unsafe, until

11 Nov, 2019 @ 22:41

Lead·Malaga·Politics

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British expat visiting family in Spanish-plated car told to ‘f**k off back to Europe’ by road rage driver in Dorset

A BRITISH man visiting family in his Spanish-plated car has been told to ‘f**k off back to Europe’ by a road rage driver in Dorset.

11 Nov, 2019 @ 17:52

Costa Blanca·Lead·Politics

Spain’s far right Vox party wins most votes in Murcia at Spanish General Election

Turnout at the general election, which was narrowly won by the PSOE, was only 73.53%, three percentage points down from the April elections

11 Nov, 2019 @ 14:18

Lead·Politics

Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera resigns after shocking performance in Spain’s general election

CIUDADANOS leader Albert Rivera has resigned today after his centre-right party was almost wiped off the map in yesterday’s general election. The C’s, as its

11 Nov, 2019 @ 13:35

Lead·National News·Politics

British expats abroad can vote in the December general election – here’s how

BRITISH citizens residing outside the UK can vote in the upcoming general election scheduled for December 12. However, there is one caveat: you must have

11 Nov, 2019 @ 12:27

Lead·Politics

HUNG PARLIAMENT: Spain’s socialist PSOE wins election but no party has absolute majority

A left wing block of the PSOE, Podemos and Mas Pais only adds up to 159 seats, 17 short of a majority

11 Nov, 2019 @ 00:24

Lead·National News·Politics

France's Marine Le Pen was one of the first to congratulate Vox on their victory

F-RIGHT NIGHT: France’s Le Pen and Italy’s Salvini congratulate Vox after far-right party becomes third biggest political force in Spain

FAR-right leaders in Europe are beaming with pride tonight after Vox surged in the Spanish polls to become the third biggest political force in Spain.

11 Nov, 2019 @ 00:07

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

Far right and anti-immigrant party Vox win big in British expat hotspots on Spain’s Costa del Sol

SPAIN’S far right party Vox has emerged from today’s general election as the third biggest political force in the country. Running on a campaign which

10 Nov, 2019 @ 22:53

Lead·Malaga·National News·Politics

Polls close for Spain general election with socialist PSOE set for slim win and far right anti-immigrant Vox predicted HUGE gains

Voter turnout was last calculated at 6pm, when it was put at 56.8%, four points lower than on April 28

10 Nov, 2019 @ 21:13

Lead·National News·Politics

Voter turnout drops as Spain heads to polls for fourth general election in four years

Voter turnout at 14:00pm today was recorded at 37.93%, 3.6 points less than in April, reflecting Spaniards’ apathy at yet another election

10 Nov, 2019 @ 16:22

Lead·National News·Politics

OPINION: Predictions that Spain’s far right Vox party could become kingmakers in today’s elections are worrying for expats and Spaniards alike

In 2016, their current leader controversially unfurled a giant Spanish flag on the rock of Gibraltar, an act he was willing to be arrested for

10 Nov, 2019 @ 10:45

Opinion·Politics

LONG READ: 30 years since Berlin Wall fell, populism is the new divide that endangers our response to the climate crisis

Populism is the wall blocking serious action to tackle today's environmental crisis says Olive Press editor Jon Clarke as he remembers the fall of the

10 Nov, 2019 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·Politics