France

Ex-Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy criticised for ‘racist’ remarks about France team ahead of World Cup semi-final tie

FORMER Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy has come under fire after making ‘racist’ comments about the French men’s football team ahead of their World Cup

12 Jul, 2026 @ 17:10

Lead·Politics·Sport

Mob killer wanted in France arrested in Almeria before ferry dash to Morocco

A MAN accused of a deadly drug feud execution in France has been captured in Spain while trying to flee to Morocco. The fugitive was

1 Jul, 2026 @ 15:35

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain's Prime Minister backs relationship with China during Beijing talks as tariff war hots up between Asian giant and the US

Spain pulls back from EU push to get tough on China as Sanchez continues economic alignment with Beijing

SPAIN has distanced itself from a French-led effort to harden the European Union’s trade stance towards China, highlighting growing divisions within Europe over how to

29 May, 2026 @ 13:26

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Spain set to overtake France as world’s most visited country by 2040, new report predicts

SPAIN is on course to overtake France as the world’s most visited country by the end of the next decade, according to forecasts. A report

13 May, 2026 @ 15:01

Lead·National News

Global hunt underway for the 29 passengers who left deadly hantavirus cruise ship heading for Spain’s Tenerife

HEALTH officials worldwide are scrambling to contain a deadly virus outbreak linked to a cruise liner now headed for the Canary Islands. MV Hondius operator

8 May, 2026 @ 11:16

Canary Islands·Health·International Affairs·Lead·Tenerife

WATCH: Marseille drug lord caught hiding out in Madrid after fleeing double murder conviction

ONE of France’s most wanted fugitives has been arrested in Madrid after hiding from the outside world for almost two years. Policia Nacional officers captured

16 Apr, 2026 @ 15:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Doctor blunder meant France star Kylian Mbappe played whole month with injury after Real Madrid medics looked at the wrong knee

CLUB doctors at Real Madrid have been left with egg on their faces after it emerged that star striker Kylian Mbappe played through injury for

25 Mar, 2026 @ 10:52

Health·Lead·Sport

Chinese mafia arrested in Barcelona for enslaving 60 women in ‘sub-human’ brothels across French border

DOZENS of women have been freed from ‘sexual slavery’ after Spanish and French police smashed a cross-border Chinese prostitution mafia. Police said they rescued 60

24 Mar, 2026 @ 12:29

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Bilbao hits record 27C as normally chilly northern Spain basks in August-like sunshine thanks to ‘foehn effect’ wind system

THE Basque city of Bilbao has broken its all-time record for the highest temperature in the month of February as winter gives way to summer-like

26 Feb, 2026 @ 15:22

Basque Country·Lead·Weather

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez unveils plan to tax private jets to combat climate change

SPAIN’S prime minister Pedro Sanchez has outlined plans to tax private jets in a move backed by environmental activists. Speaking at the United Nations COP30

7 Nov, 2025 @ 16:55

Environment·Lead·Politics·Travel News

Valencia man gets €49k payment after his penis stays erect for 30 hours and hospital makes mistake with prosthetic implant surgery

Hospitals in France told to prepare to receive thousands of wounded soldiers amid possibility of ‘large scale war in Europe’

FRENCH hospitals have been put on a war footing after a letter sent by the country’s health ministry warned of the possibility of an all-out

2 Sep, 2025 @ 12:44

Lead·National News

Spain to meet with allies over new European fighter jet: France ‘blocking project by demanding sole leadership’

SPAIN’S defence minister will meet with her colleagues from Germany and France in October in an attempt to revive a joint fighter jet programme beset

29 Aug, 2025 @ 15:21

Lead·Politics

Spanish minister embroiled in anti-Semitism row after calling French Jewish children kicked off Vueling flight ‘Israeli brats’

SPAIN’S transport minister has sparked a diplomatic row after slamming a group of French Jewish children kicked off a flight in Valencia as ‘Israeli brats’.

31 Jul, 2025 @ 17:38

Lead·Politics·Travel News·Valencia

Brits in Spain watch closely as France moves to ‘review the 90-day restriction on British second home owners’

A FRENCH MP is pushing to make obtaining visiting-visas easier for British second-home owners in the wake of Brexit, possibly paving the way for Spain

15 Apr, 2025 @ 14:15

Lead·National News·Property

Two killed and 28 injured after Spanish bus crashes on mountain road in southern France

AT least two people have died following a horror bus crash in the south of France. The Spanish bus was returning to Barcelona when it

2 Dec, 2024 @ 18:07

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·National News

Spain passes controversial 'amnesty law': Architects of illegal Catalan independence referendum are granted freedom from prosecution

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez reacts to far-right ‘victory’ in first round of France’s general election: PM ‘has hope’ the left will win Sunday’s second vote but admits ‘we should be alert’

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez reacted this morning to the results of the first round of parliamentary elections in France, which saw the far right

1 Jul, 2024 @ 16:39

Lead·Politics

‘Stick to football’: Spain’s goalkeeper Unai Simon slams Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe after Frenchman urged his compatriots to vote against far-right Marine Le Pen

SPAIN’S goalkeeper Unai Simon criticised the Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe in a press conference this week after the French forward urged his compatriots to

20 Jun, 2024 @ 11:35

Lead·Politics·Sport

Farmers plan fresh protests in Spain as they plot to block border with France with their tractors

FARMER strikes are set to return with a plot to block the border between France and Spain on the eve of next month’s European elections.

16 May, 2024 @ 10:24

Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Politics

Who is ‘The Fly’? The ‘underestimated’ drug lord who escaped French authorities during a deadly ambush – and who has connections to Spain’s Costa del Sol

KNOWN as ‘The Fly’, inmate Mohammed Amra remains at large after escaping from a prison van in a dramatic ambush at a tollbooth in France

15 May, 2024 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

American student is in critical condition after being knocked off her bike in Spain: Friends are desperately trying to fly her home

A GOFUNDME donation page has been set up for an American student who is ‘fighting for her life’ after suffering a ‘traumatic brain injury’ whilst

25 Mar, 2024 @ 10:56

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Farmer strikes day 9: Malaga and Sevilla are among the biggest targets for tractor road blocks in Spain – while the border with France is virtually closed off

THE farmer strikes in Spain entered their ninth day on Wednesday as tractors continue to block roads up and down the country. The official protests

14 Feb, 2024 @ 13:46

Lead

Who is the ‘serial killer’ wanted in Spain? All we know about ‘The Orchard Killer’ – as details of his three victims emerge

A SUSPECTED serial killer is being investigated in Spain following the grisly deaths of three farmers over a three-month period. The alleged murders took place

8 Feb, 2024 @ 10:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read·Other News

Is a serial killer at work in Spain? Three farmers are found dead in very similar circumstances over a three-month period

THE mysterious deaths of three farmers in the Spanish countryside has raised suspicions among police investigators that there may be a serial killer at work

6 Feb, 2024 @ 14:34

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Northern Spain·Other News

Renfe launches new high-speed rail route in Spain connecting Madrid with Alicante and Murcia|

Renfe hacks: The many ways you can make BIG savings on high-speed train travel across Spain – and even into France

TRAVELLING by train across Spain is, for many, a much preferred option compared to flying. But while prices have been falling in recent months, flights

23 Jan, 2024 @ 14:16

EXPLAINER·Must Read·Olive Press Travel

Must-visit: The picturesque towns on France’s southern coast that are just a 2-hour drive from Spain

JUST a short drive from Spain, these picturesque towns on France’s southern coast are a must-visit. Although many Spaniards choose Portugal for their weekend getaways,

17 Jan, 2024 @ 16:04

Lead·Olive Press Travel

French couple who ‘plotted to kill their 5-year-old son in the Sahara desert’ because they believed he was ‘possessed’ are arrested in southern Spain

SPANISH police have arrested a French couple in Algeciras for allegedly plotting to murder their five-year-old son in Morocco. According to authorities, the couple, originally

6 Jan, 2024 @ 11:22

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead