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One person seriously injured and driver cut from vehicle after A-495 head-on smash in Spain’s Huelva

FIREFIGHTERS pulled a person from the wreckage of their vehicle while the air ambulance flew overhead after a two-vehicle smash on the A-495. At about 9am on

27 Jan, 2022 @ 12:15

Huelva·Lead·Other News

COVID-19 passports and early bar closures extended in Spain's Murcia region

Spain’s Andalucia seeks to extend current COVID-19 passport rule for hospitality industry, hospitals and care homes by another 15 days

THE Junta has proposed the extension of COVID-19 passports to access indoor hospitality and healthcare establishments. Following a meeting this Wednesday, January 26, by the

27 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

Drug gang dismantled in Spain’s Malaga as police uncover cocaine, heroin and thousands in cash

A DRUG trafficking gang based in Malaga has been dismantled by the National Police. A total of five arrests were made following an anonymous tip-off

26 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Tragedy as woman dies after van careers off road in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A 47-YEAR-old woman has died after her van careered off the road in a horror crash in Malaga. She was travelling near the junction 241

26 Jan, 2022 @ 12:45

Almeria·Lead·Malaga

READERS’ TIPS: How do you keep warm during winter in Spain?

When Olive Press intern Tallulah Taylor arrived on the Costa del Sol in December she discovered she was entirely unprepared for winter in a house

23 Jan, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·National News·Weather

Jihadist Leader Is Arrested In Spain's Andalucia Along With Three 'radicalised' Group Members In Murcia

Jihadist leader arrested in Spain’s Andalucia along with three ‘radicalised’ group members in Murcia

FOUR members of a jihadist group have been arrested by the Policia Nacional after an 18-month investigation. Officers swooped on the leader in Algeciras on

21 Jan, 2022 @ 17:22

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Marbled Duck quacks back in Spain with rise in breeding population

Marbled Duck quacks back in Spain with much-needed population rise

SPAIN’S Marbled Duck population is bouncing back after serious concerns about its decline. Falling numbers in the 2010s led to the official declaration of the

20 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Environment·Lead·Nature

COVID-19 boosters and flu vaccine shots will be offered at the same time in some parts of Spain

Booster shot appointments open to over 40s this week in Spain’s Andalucia

BOOSTER vaccine appointments will be made available for all those over 40 years of age this week in Andalucia. As of yesterday, Monday, January 17,

18 Jan, 2022 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·Other News

Part-time Marbella resident, Novak Djokovic, gets health warning from Spain’s PM, Pedro Sanchez

PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has fired off a warning to Novak Djokovic that he has to follow COVID-19 health safety rules if he wants to

17 Jan, 2022 @ 20:26

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Sport

Spain’s Andalucia set on prohibiting by law the mutilations of animals for ‘cosmetic purposes’; animal fighting and ‘cruel’ use of animals in cinema—with sanctions of up to €35,000

Spain’s Andalucia poised to ban the mutilations of animals for ‘cosmetic purposes’; animal fighting and ‘cruel’ use of animals in cinema

THE Junta aims to prohibit by law various acts of animal cruelty in its Animal Welfare Law. The preliminary draft of the Andalucian Animal Welfare

17 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Other News

Calls for ‘urgent’ blood donations needed amid shortage of all blood types in Spain’s Andalucia

THE Andalucian Network of Transfusion Medicine is urgently seeking blood donors to come forward amid ‘shortages’ following the festive period. The ANTM said a recent

15 Jan, 2022 @ 15:00

Health·Lead·Other News

List of shame: Vast majority of Spain’s ‘most secretive’ town halls are in Andalucia

AN alarming three quarters of the least transparent town halls are in Andalucia. A survey of 500 councils has named and shamed the local authorities

14 Jan, 2022 @ 18:30

Lead·Politics

Three Kings fail to bring sufficient rain to lift reservoir levels in Spain’s Andalucia

THE festive rainfall has failed to improve the reservoir level in Andalucia. While the heavy December rain dropped an average of 124 litres per square

14 Jan, 2022 @ 12:45

Lead·Weather

From Africa to Spain in 30 minutes: how a crime group smuggled migrants, fugitives and drugs on speedboats

AN organised crime group who used speedboats to smuggle migrants and drugs across the Mediterranean Sea to Spain has been dismantled by Spanish police. Officers

12 Jan, 2022 @ 20:30

Almeria·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Spain's top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits

Shopkeeper stabbed during robbery in Spain’s Malaga as man arrested

A WORKER at a Malaga grocery store suffered a knife wound to his arm after a confrontation with a group of thugs outside his shop. The

12 Jan, 2022 @ 18:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

‘Extraordinarily violent’ rapist jailed after breaking into police officer home while she slept in Spain’s Almeria

A MAN has been jailed for raping a police officer at knifepoint after breaking into her home in Almeria while she slept following a terrifying

12 Jan, 2022 @ 17:30

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Man in Spain’s Sevilla arrested after cops find machine gun and machete stashed under sofa following bust-up with sister

POLICE in Sevilla have arrested a 30-year-old man after finding a machine gun in his home along with a kilo of hashish and a large

11 Jan, 2022 @ 18:30

Sevilla

Another life for cat as firefighter gives it mouth-to-mouth following blaze in Spain’s Cadiz

A LUCKY cat owes one of its nine lives to a Spanish firefighter who revived it with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Fire crews in Cadiz rescued the

11 Jan, 2022 @ 17:45

Cadiz·Lead

Frigiliana City Council in Spain are offering free antigen tests to school pupils this Wednesday

SCHOOL pupils in Malaga are being advised to take a free antigen test at school to limit the spread of omicron. Students at Enrique Gines

11 Jan, 2022 @ 17:06

Education·Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Masked thug who broke into Brit couple’s Spanish home and launched savage knife attack jailed for three years

A MAN who wore a ski mask as he threatened a British couple at knifepoint in a terrifying attempted murder and robbery has been jailed

11 Jan, 2022 @ 14:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Costa Blanca Based People Smugglers Operated Sea And Land Route Between Spain And Algeria

Stolen items from Costa Blanca beach goers despatched on people smuggling route between Spain and Algeria

AN Alicante-based people-trafficking gang has been arrested in a joint Policia Nacional-Europol operation. The criminal crew ran a route between Spain and Algeria and also

10 Jan, 2022 @ 17:30

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

Exhibition in Spain: Festive favourites unwrapped in museum’s new toy story

SOME of the most sought-after stocking fillers of the past century have gone on show in a nostalgic new toy exhibition in Malaga. Vintage childhood

9 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

Lead·Malaga

Mum in Spain ‘kidnapped her two boys to avoid vaccine’

A MOTHER who abducted her two sons to avoid having them vaccinated has been granted provisional release by a court in Sevilla. The woman, who

8 Jan, 2022 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Fatal fire: Mother and son die in tragic house blaze in Spain’s Granada

A MOTHER and son have died in a tragic fire at a home in Granada after firefighters tried to rescue them. A woman and her

7 Jan, 2022 @ 15:00

Granada·Lead

€100 Million Lottery Win For Winemaking Area Of La Rioja In Spain

Glasses raised for €100 million lottery win in wine-making La Rioja region of Spain

SPAIN’S annual Loteria del Niño has seen the wine corks popping in La Rioja with the wine-producing region’s capital Logroño winning the €100 million first

6 Jan, 2022 @ 18:30

Lead·National News

Canadian tourist arrested and charged with illegally flying a drone over Sevilla Cathedral

A CANADIAN tourist has been charged with illegally flying a drone over Sevilla’s Cathedral. Cops in the city arrested the man after reports of a

6 Jan, 2022 @ 13:00

Lead·Sevilla

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One person seriously injured and driver cut from vehicle after A-495 head-on smash in Spain’s Huelva

Spain’s Andalucia seeks to extend current COVID-19 passport rule for hospitality industry, hospitals and care homes by another 15 days

Drug gang dismantled in Spain’s Malaga as police uncover cocaine, heroin and thousands in cash

Tragedy as woman dies after van careers off road in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol

READERS’ TIPS: How do you keep warm during winter in Spain?

Jihadist leader arrested in Spain’s Andalucia along with three ‘radicalised’ group members in Murcia

Marbled Duck quacks back in Spain with much-needed population rise

Booster shot appointments open to over 40s this week in Spain’s Andalucia

Part-time Marbella resident, Novak Djokovic, gets health warning from Spain’s PM, Pedro Sanchez

Spain’s Andalucia poised to ban the mutilations of animals for ‘cosmetic purposes’; animal fighting and ‘cruel’ use of animals in cinema

Calls for ‘urgent’ blood donations needed amid shortage of all blood types in Spain’s Andalucia

List of shame: Vast majority of Spain’s ‘most secretive’ town halls are in Andalucia

Three Kings fail to bring sufficient rain to lift reservoir levels in Spain’s Andalucia

From Africa to Spain in 30 minutes: how a crime group smuggled migrants, fugitives and drugs on speedboats

Shopkeeper stabbed during robbery in Spain’s Malaga as man arrested

‘Extraordinarily violent’ rapist jailed after breaking into police officer home while she slept in Spain’s Almeria

Man in Spain’s Sevilla arrested after cops find machine gun and machete stashed under sofa following bust-up with sister

Another life for cat as firefighter gives it mouth-to-mouth following blaze in Spain’s Cadiz

Frigiliana City Council in Spain are offering free antigen tests to school pupils this Wednesday

Masked thug who broke into Brit couple’s Spanish home and launched savage knife attack jailed for three years

Stolen items from Costa Blanca beach goers despatched on people smuggling route between Spain and Algeria

Exhibition in Spain: Festive favourites unwrapped in museum’s new toy story

Mum in Spain ‘kidnapped her two boys to avoid vaccine’

Fatal fire: Mother and son die in tragic house blaze in Spain’s Granada

Glasses raised for €100 million lottery win in wine-making La Rioja region of Spain

Canadian tourist arrested and charged with illegally flying a drone over Sevilla Cathedral

Child horror as ruthless Swedish mafia bosses treat teenagers as ‘disposable contract killers’ for hits on the Costa del Sol

Fresh calls for third lane on ‘unmanageable’ Costa del Sol A7 motorway as Malaga traffic chaos slammed once again

Alicante switches on one of Spain’s biggest Christmas light displays this Friday at a cost of €580k

‘Kamikaze driver’ who caused head-on smash while driving the wrong way down the Costa del Sol motorway was FIVE TIMES over the drink-drive limit

Arctic blast will cause temperatures to plummet in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain