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FIRE LATEST: 18 large wildfires remain active as lower temperatures help to contain blazes in Spain

18 LARGE fires remain active in the Asturias, Castilla y Leon, and Galicia regions in northern Spain plus Extremadura in the west. The figures were

21 Aug, 2025 @ 18:30

Lead·National News

21 major wildfires still active in Spain as Pedro Sanchez promises ‘disaster area’ status

SPAIN continued to battle against several major wildfires on Tuesday despite temperatures falling after a heatwave that lasted over a fortnight. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez,

19 Aug, 2025 @ 18:00

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Volunteer firefighter dies as 8,000 people are evacuated due to wildfires in Spain

A VOLUNTEER firefighter died from severe burns as wildfires fuelled by strong winds and high temperatures continued to create problems in Spain. At least six

13 Aug, 2025 @ 12:39

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Ryanair gets court to suspend hefty €107m fine for abusive practices in Spain

Ryanair ordered to refund €147 hand luggage surcharges by court in Spain

A COURT in north-west Spain has ordered Ryanair to payback €147 in cabin luggage fees to a passenger who flew five times between 2019 and

17 May, 2025 @ 08:00

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British couple die after their Ferrari plunges into a river in Spain

A BRITISH couple died after their Ferrari sports car plunged off a mountainous road in northern Spain and ended up in a river. The accident

12 May, 2025 @ 15:14

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British man dies after falling off wall when taking photos of popular tourist attraction in Spain

Tragedy in Spain: British man, 63, dies after falling off wall when taking selfie at popular tourist attraction

A BRITISH man died on Saturday after falling from a wall while taking photos at a popular tourist spot in Spain. The accident happened at

14 Apr, 2025 @ 11:59

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Watch: Snow chaos in Spain as two hikers are rescued from blizzard and cars are trapped

SNOWY conditions are wreaking havoc in central and northern Spain as temperatures plummet across the country. In Madrid, a total of 29 roads have been

3 Mar, 2025 @ 12:36

Lead·National News·Video·Weather

Town mayor banned from from receiving Holy Communion at church in Spain because he’s gay and in a relationship

A PARISH priest in a Castilla y Leon region town has refused to give Holy Communion to the mayor because he’s gay and in a

14 Jan, 2025 @ 11:20

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This is the most stunning waterfall in Spain, according to poll among nature lovers

A WATERFALL in western Spain has been voted as the most spectacular in the country in a survey conducted by the Escapada Rural portal. The

29 Oct, 2024 @ 17:00

Exploring Spain·Olive Press Travel

Huge fish capable of eating DOGS is discovered in a swimming lake in Spain

A GIANT catfish capable of eating a small dog has been caught in a reservoir in north-west Spain. A 31-year-old fisherman, Aitor Garcia, netted the

23 Aug, 2024 @ 12:45

Animals·Lead·National News

Alicante man kills his wife and then turns shotgun on himself during weekend of four domestic murders in Spain

Search underway for British man, 48, who went missing in Spain on Thursday after ‘arguing with his wife’

A SEARCH is underway in the northern Spanish province of Leon for a British man who has not been seen since a row with his

14 Jul, 2024 @ 14:54

Crime & Law·Lead

Political chaos as far-right Vox party plans to quit regional government coalitions in Spain

THE far-right Vox party is set to scrap its regional government coalition deals with the conservative Partido Popular(PP) in a dispute over young migrants. Vox

11 Jul, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Politics

Why does Leon want independence? The dramatic history of the northwestern province in Spain – after it voted to be its own autonomous community

THE province of Leon voted on June 26 to pass a motion demanding independence from Castilla y Leon, and called for the region’s courts to

8 Jul, 2024 @ 15:34

Asturias·Cantabria·Lead

Former bodega worker arrested after allegedly dumping 60,000 litres of wine onto Spanish winery floor

IT was a crime that will have broken the heart of even the most casual wine drinker. Grainy CCTV footage showed how, back in February,

27 Jun, 2024 @ 18:03

Boxer in Spain faces charges after ‘beating up a man in a cinema who was shouting aggressively at his girlfriend’

A BOXER from Spain who has been hailed by some as ‘a hero’ after he intervened in a cinema to stop a man from allegedly

9 May, 2024 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Boxer divides opinion in Spain after beating up an ‘abusive boyfriend’ who was ‘shouting at his girlfriend’ inside a cinema

A YOUNG boxer from the northern Spanish province of Leon has offered heartfelt apologies in a video message, after a video of him beating up

7 May, 2024 @ 16:02

Crime & Law·Lead

Spain's government examines different options to bring in national toll road charges in 2024

Portugal is set to remove tolls on roads that enter Spain via Andalucia, Galicia and elsewhere

THE national parliament in Portugal on Thursday approved a draft law from the Socialist Party that will see tolls on a number of roads scrapped.

3 May, 2024 @ 11:18

Andalucia·Galicia·Lead

Revealed: The 5 towns in Spain added to the ‘most beautiful pueblos’ list for 2024

FIVE Spanish towns have won a place in the 2024 list of Spain’s prettiest pueblos. Some 19 towns were put forward to gain the prestigious

8 Jan, 2024 @ 12:14

Andalucia·Cantabria·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

For sale: Abandoned village in Spain with more than 40 homes and stunning countryside views – after several failed attempts to turn it into a tourism hotspot

THE SPANISH hamlet of Salto de Castro is up for sale again- a year after it was bought for €300,000 by Toledo constructor Oscar Torres.

30 Oct, 2023 @ 13:13

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Property

Monster pit bull weighing 30kg kills a family’s tiny pet Maltese at a dog hotel in Spain

A FIVE-KILO Maltese bichon dog called Toby was mauled to death by a 30-kilo pit bull at a Valladolid area boarding kennel. It’s been reported

12 Oct, 2023 @ 12:00

Animals·Lead·National News

Man Tipped A Cupboard Onto His Dead Mother After Killing Her With A Baseball Bat At Her Costa Blanca Home In Spain

Two men in Spain’s Valladolid arrested after argument over queue for children’s swings turns violent

THE POLICE had to be called to a park in the northern Spanish city of Valladolid on Wednesday night, after two fathers got into a

3 Aug, 2023 @ 18:30

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A Mysterious High Pitch Noise Is Driving British Resident Crazy On Spain's Costa Blanca

Woman from Spain’s Salamanca ordered to pay €10,000 after discussing neighbour’s noisy sex on TV program

GOSSIPING about a neighbour’s sex life has proved to be costly for a woman from the Spanish city of Salamanca, after it landed her with

2 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Gas explosion leaves one dead, 14 injured in Spain’s northwestern city of Valladolid

A SUSPECTED gas explosion in the northwestern Spanish city of Valladolid left one woman dead and 14 people injured on Tuesday night. The body of

2 Aug, 2023 @ 10:30

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Crowdfunding used to pay for repairs to old traditional village church in Spain

Crowdfunding used to pay for repairs to historic village church in Spain

CROWDFUNDING with a €55,000 target is being used to pay for renovations to a historic church in Burgos province. As of mid-July, €26,000 had been

17 Jul, 2023 @ 12:02

La Cultura·Lead·Property

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Locals in over 10 Castilla y Leon municipalities are drinking non-potable water

Residents of Valladolid (Castilla y Leon) and 10 towns within its province are consuming non-drinkable water. The water in these municipalities has nitrate levels over

8 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Environment·Health·Lead·Other News

‘Love Hug’ robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 30-YEAR-OLD Romanian woman who has arrest warrants dating back to 2015 for committing ‘love hug’ robberies has been arrested in the Alicante area. A

5 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

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