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Andalucia on fresh weather alerts as AEMET warns of 40C temperatures and extreme wildfire risk

ANDALUCIA is bracing for temperatures above 40C on Tuesday as Spain’s second heatwave of the summer places much of the country under fresh weather and

7 Jul, 2026 @ 10:23

Andalucia·Catalunya·Lead·Valencia·Weather

THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: Antoni Gaudi is born, Cordoba is captured – and the curious reason why Spaniards call Brits ‘guiris’

Welcome to the second edition of our latest series, ‘This Week in Spanish History, written by Michael Coy 25 JUNE, 1852 – ANTONI GAUDI BORN

21 Jun, 2026 @ 16:15

La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain

Soar above Andalucia’s famous white villages with a balloon ride offering a sunrise experience unlike any other

IF you are looking for something different for a birthday, anniversary or even a team-building day out in Spain, a hot air balloon ride might

24 May, 2026 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel

ON THIS DAY: The life of Julio Romero de Torres – a precocious and ‘sexy’ painter adored by the men and women of Cordoba

DEEP in Cordoba’s historical heart, there’s a square called ‘the Foal’ (‘la plaza del Potro’). It gets its name from the 500-year-old fountain in the

10 May, 2026 @ 18:13

Cordoba·La Cultura·Lead

The unsettling final image from inside Malaga to Madrid carriage moments before Spain’s Adamuz train disaster claimed 46 lives

AUTHORITIES have released disturbing new images from inside one of the trains involved in the deadly Adamuz crash – in what proves the disaster was

29 Apr, 2026 @ 12:55

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead

How the killing of a grandmother in Cordoba at the hands of her husband exposes the cracks in Spain’s domestic violence protection system

A 64-YEAR-OLD woman killed by her ex-husband last Monday in Cordoba is the 16th gender-violence victim in Spain this year, raising concerns over the effectiveness

14 Apr, 2026 @ 13:33

Cordoba·Crime & Law·Lead

Gold chain thief is bitten by victim and then captured by chasing pedestrians in Spain's Mallorca

Colombian woman, 64, is hacked to death by her ex just one hour before domestic violence hearing in Andalucia

A COLOMBIAN woman has been murdered by her ex-partner in Cordoba just one hour before a domestic violence hearing. Grandmother Tulia Ester, 64, was killed

14 Apr, 2026 @ 12:56

Andalucia·Cordoba·Crime & Law·Lead

Adamuz train disaster: Track fault was detected nearly 24 hours before crash – but system failed to report it

A TRACK fault linked to the Adamuz train disaster was detected almost 24 hours before the crash, but no alert was triggered due to a

9 Apr, 2026 @ 12:45

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead

Cordoba becomes the latest Spanish town to ban the burqa in public places

A NEW rule which bans wearing the burqa and niqab in public places has been approved in Cordoba. The measure bans entry to municipal buildings

13 Mar, 2026 @ 11:10

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead

Spain’s best kept culinary secret is hidden among history and flavour in this valley in Cordoba

THE Valle de las Pedroches, in northern Cordoba, is famed for producing some of Europe’s finest pork. Despite this, finding a truly exceptional place to

28 Feb, 2026 @ 10:00

Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Man arrested in Andalucia on suspicion of animal cruelty after ‘pet dog is found hanging from a bridge’

POLICE in southern Spain have arrested a pet owner on suspicion of animal cruelty after his dog was found suspended above a fast-flowing body of

22 Feb, 2026 @ 19:15

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

High-speed trains between Madrid and Andalucia partially resume with trains as far as Cordoba and Sevilla – Malaga will have to wait

HIGH-SPEED train services resumed on Tuesday between Madrid and Andalucia following the suspension caused by the Adamuz disaster on January 18. State operator Renfe said

17 Feb, 2026 @ 11:18

Almeria·Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Granada·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Sevilla

Spain’s nationwide three-day train strike kicks off today: All you need to know as hundreds of services are cancelled

SPAIN has been plunged into travel chaos after train drivers began a three-day nationwide strike in response to a spate of deadly accidents on the

9 Feb, 2026 @ 13:11

Lead·Travel News

Spain agrees to fork out €20 million in fast-track compensation scheme for victims of Adamuz rail disaster

THE Spanish government will pay out over €20 million in compensation to the victims of the country’s worst train crash in over a decade, it

29 Jan, 2026 @ 14:33

Cordoba·Lead·Travel News

PICTURED: Fractured rail joint at fault for deadly high-speed Adamuz train disaster that killed 45 people

A PICTURE of the fractured rail joint believed to be at fault for Spain’s worst train crash in over a decade has been released. Eight

26 Jan, 2026 @ 11:30

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead·Travel News

Train sensors had previously detected ‘anomalies’ at the point of the Adamuz disaster – as final death toll reaches 45

INVESTIGATORS probing the cause of Spain’s worst train disaster in over a decade say trains running along the site of the Adamuz crash in the

24 Jan, 2026 @ 10:30

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead·Travel News

‘Stop traffic on the lines urgently, please’: Listen to the harrowing call made by a train driver during Spain’s deadly Adamuz crash

THIS is the harrowing call made by one of the train drivers involved in a deadly train crash in southern Spain over the weekend. On

21 Jan, 2026 @ 13:10

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead·Travel News

BREAKING: Driver dead and at least 20 passengers injured after train derails near Barcelona

AT least one person has been killed after a train derailed near Barcelona on Tuesday evening. According to local reports, a train running on the

20 Jan, 2026 @ 23:48

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Travel News

DISPATCH: A heavy silence fills the air… even as Spain’s king and queen arrive to pay their respects to at least 41 dead in Cordoba

THE train carriage lay tilted over the tracks, its windows cracked and its belly split open. Beside it were strewn dozens of discarded blood bags

20 Jan, 2026 @ 17:46

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead

Spain train disaster death toll rises to 41 after body is found in damaged carriage

THE death toll following Sunday’s train disaster in Adamuz in Cordoba province rose to 41 on Tuesday morning. Transport Minister, Oscar Puente said another body

20 Jan, 2026 @ 11:26

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead

TRAVEL: All high-speed trains cancelled between Madrid and Andalucia after deadly Cordoba crash

Spain’s national rail network operator confirmed all high-speed services between Madrid and Cordoba, Sevilla, Malaga and Huelva have been suspended.

19 Jan, 2026 @ 11:40

Andalucia·Cordoba·Huelva·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla·Travel News

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez to visit train disaster crash site where at least 39 people died

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has cancelled his schedule to go to the train crash site in Cordoba where at least 39 people died. He will

19 Jan, 2026 @ 10:24

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead

IN PICS: Death toll from horror high-speed train crash in southern Spain rises to 39 as rescue efforts continue

AT least 39 people have been killed and hundreds injured after two high-speed trains derailed in Andalucia, Spain’s Guardia Civil have said, with the death

19 Jan, 2026 @ 10:11

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead·Travel News

FROM THE ARCHIVES: This Lidl home brand won the world’s best olive oil competition in 2020 – but can you find it today?

This article was first published on July 9, 2020 The ‘Olisone Extra Virgin Olive Oil Selection Almazara,’ has been given the Gold Medal in the

26 Dec, 2025 @ 12:32

Lead

Cordoba’s famous Flora festival returns as teams duke it out to transform courtyards into dazzling displays of colour

CORDOBA’S streets have exploded into colour as the Flora festival returns to the city, bringing with it over 20,000 flower stems and 5,000 plants. The

14 Oct, 2025 @ 14:45

Cordoba·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Spain’s iconic Great Mosque of Cordoba narrowly escaped Notre Dame-style catastrophe – but why is it a World Heritage site?

A FIRE broke out at Cordoba’s historic mosque-turned-cathedral at 9pm on Friday, 8 August, but it was quickly extinguished by firefighters. Mayor of Cordoba, Jose

12 Aug, 2025 @ 17:54

Cordoba·Lead

Andalucia on fresh weather alerts as AEMET warns of 40C temperatures and extreme wildfire risk

THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: Antoni Gaudi is born, Cordoba is captured – and the curious reason why Spaniards call Brits ‘guiris’

Soar above Andalucia’s famous white villages with a balloon ride offering a sunrise experience unlike any other

ON THIS DAY: The life of Julio Romero de Torres – a precocious and ‘sexy’ painter adored by the men and women of Cordoba

The unsettling final image from inside Malaga to Madrid carriage moments before Spain’s Adamuz train disaster claimed 46 lives

How the killing of a grandmother in Cordoba at the hands of her husband exposes the cracks in Spain’s domestic violence protection system

Colombian woman, 64, is hacked to death by her ex just one hour before domestic violence hearing in Andalucia

Adamuz train disaster: Track fault was detected nearly 24 hours before crash – but system failed to report it

Cordoba becomes the latest Spanish town to ban the burqa in public places

Spain’s best kept culinary secret is hidden among history and flavour in this valley in Cordoba

Man arrested in Andalucia on suspicion of animal cruelty after ‘pet dog is found hanging from a bridge’

High-speed trains between Madrid and Andalucia partially resume with trains as far as Cordoba and Sevilla – Malaga will have to wait

Spain’s nationwide three-day train strike kicks off today: All you need to know as hundreds of services are cancelled

Spain agrees to fork out €20 million in fast-track compensation scheme for victims of Adamuz rail disaster

PICTURED: Fractured rail joint at fault for deadly high-speed Adamuz train disaster that killed 45 people

Train sensors had previously detected ‘anomalies’ at the point of the Adamuz disaster – as final death toll reaches 45

‘Stop traffic on the lines urgently, please’: Listen to the harrowing call made by a train driver during Spain’s deadly Adamuz crash

BREAKING: Driver dead and at least 20 passengers injured after train derails near Barcelona

DISPATCH: A heavy silence fills the air… even as Spain’s king and queen arrive to pay their respects to at least 41 dead in Cordoba

Spain train disaster death toll rises to 41 after body is found in damaged carriage

TRAVEL: All high-speed trains cancelled between Madrid and Andalucia after deadly Cordoba crash

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez to visit train disaster crash site where at least 39 people died

IN PICS: Death toll from horror high-speed train crash in southern Spain rises to 39 as rescue efforts continue

FROM THE ARCHIVES: This Lidl home brand won the world’s best olive oil competition in 2020 – but can you find it today?

Cordoba’s famous Flora festival returns as teams duke it out to transform courtyards into dazzling displays of colour

Spain’s iconic Great Mosque of Cordoba narrowly escaped Notre Dame-style catastrophe – but why is it a World Heritage site?

Man arrested for assaulting six-month pregnant partner at Malaga Airport

Motorist injured as three-vehicle crash causes motorway chaos in Fuengirola

Medical deliveries held up at Gibraltar border as chemotherapy supplies languish amid new EU treaty stumbles

Hundreds evacuated after third wildfire in 24 hours erupts in Andalucia’s Huelva – as Spain reels from nationwide fire crisis

More international estate agencies are vandalised in Mallorca ahead of huge anti-tourism protests – as two women are arrested over previous ‘guiris out’ attacks

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