Vox promises immigration crackdown ahead of elections

Vox election manifesto: Classroom quotas for ‘foreign children’ and undocumented migrants excluded from healthcare

The hard-right party wants to put expat children into ‘leveling classrooms’ until their Spanish improves, and strip irregular migrants of healthcare.

13 Nov, 2026 @ 14:36

Election 2026·Lead·Politics

Spain is named Europe’s top retirement destination as British buyers return to the Costa del Sol

The report describes Spain as ‘the single largest European destination for retired UK migrants’.

9 Oct, 2026 @ 17:45

Andalucia·Brexit·Lead·Other News

Spain injects €60m into public dental care as government moves to expand access for elderly and vulnerable groups

SPAIN’s government has approved €60 million to expand public dental care, targeting pensioners and other vulnerable groups in a move it says will help reduce

29 May, 2026 @ 17:00

Health·Madrid·National News

Relief for cancer patients as Marbella hospital receives €100m upgrade – all you need to know

THE Costa del Sol’s flagship hospital has finally completed its expansion after 16 years in the making. The new and improved University Hospital in Marbella

3 Mar, 2026 @ 18:00

Costa del Sol·Health·Marbella

Malaga ICU pushed to breaking point amid critical nurse shortage, unions warn

MALAGA’S Regional Hospital is facing a severe crisis in its Intensive Care Unit (ICU) due to a critical shortage of nursing staff, according to local

31 Jul, 2025 @ 14:33

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Malaga

Want to move to Sevilla? These are the two best towns for families, according to AI

Sevilla city, with its rich history and vibrant culture, is one of Spain’s most attractive cities to live in. However, for families looking for a

11 Mar, 2025 @ 15:28

Olive Press Travel·Property·Sevilla

Exclusive: Why do Spaniards live so long? Health expert reveals what could be behind Spain’s superior longevity

SET to surpass Japan as the country with world’s longest life expectancy by 2040, Spain, it seems, may hold the key to human longevity. At

31 Aug, 2024 @ 17:47

EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Madrid

Doctors warn about 'collapse' of hospital emergency units in Spain due to increased demand

US tourist is shocked by her medical bill after requiring emergency treatment in Spain

FOR residents of countries such as Spain or the UK, where universal free healthcare is a fact of life, it can be easy to take

29 Jun, 2024 @ 16:28

Lead

U-turn by regional health bosses after Torrevieja Hospital staff voted for strike action on Spain's Costa Blanca

‘Profound crisis’ at Hospital Costa del Sol: 75,000 patients remain on waiting list for surgery, tests and appointments

A DOCTOR’S union has denounced what it describes as a ‘profound crisis’ at the Hospital Universitario Costa del Sol in Malaga, due to underfunding and

10 Jan, 2024 @ 13:08

Costa del Sol·Health·Lead

Revealed: The best public and private hospitals in Spain

Two top healthcare officials quit in Spain’s Andalucia region in the midst of a waiting-list crisis

TWO of the most senior officials in Andalucia’s regional healthcare system have quit their roles, in the midst of a waiting-list crisis in the southern

27 Dec, 2023 @ 14:43

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Britain is no longer attractive to health workers from Spain: Nurses blast post-Brexit rules and worsening conditions

A COMBINATION of Brexit and worsening work conditions have prompted more and more Spanish nursing staff to up sticks and leave the United Kingdom. In

12 Dec, 2023 @ 12:54

Health·Lead

Ramon, 94, pushes his wife's wheelchair due to lack of ambulances

Husband, 94, goes viral in Spain after being forced to push his sick wife on a wheelchair from hospital due to a lack of ambulances

THE PLIGHT of a 94-year-old man from Spain has gone viral on social media after a photo was widely shared of him pushing his wife

5 Dec, 2023 @ 14:46

Catalunya·Health·Lead

Spain to reduce working hours after socialist parties PSOE and Sumar agree to form a government – but they’ll need to win the all-important investiture vote first

THE POLITICAL stalemate that has reigned in Spain since the inconclusive general election of July 23 was a step closer to ending on Tuesday, after

24 Oct, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·Must Read·Politics

Lonely cancer patient, 60, asks to be sent to be PRISON on Spain’s Costa del Sol because he is ‘tired of being alone 24/7’

A 60-YEAR-OLD cancer sufferer from Granada has requested to be voluntarily taken into prison because, he says, he is afraid of ‘being alone’ all day

8 Sep, 2023 @ 11:51

Granada·Health·Lead

‘Newsweek’ magazine includes six Spanish hospitals on its list of the world’s 100 best

PRESTIGIOUS US magazine Newsweek has just published its fifth annual list of the world’s best hospitals, and six Spanish healthcare centres are featured among the

11 Jul, 2023 @ 18:45

Health·Lead

Masks are made mandatory in Spain's Valencia region: This is where you must cover your face from TODAY amid spike in Covid and flu cases

Spain’s health minister floats idea of scrapping mask use in healthcare settings

MORE THAN three years after the coronavirus pandemic first hit Spain, the health minister has suggested that the time may have arrived to remove obligatory

17 Jun, 2023 @ 09:15

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Politics

Police in Spain seize passport of toddler after parents seek female genital mutilation procedure

THE AUTHORITIES in Catalonia have confiscated the passport of a 17-month-old girl in a bid to prevent her parents from subjecting her to female genital

14 Mar, 2023 @ 20:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead

Cybercriminals demand €4.2 after ransomware attack on Clinic hospital in Spain’s Barcelona

THE CYBERCRIMINALS behind a so-called ‘ransomware’ attack on the Clinic Hospital in Barcelona are demanding a payment of €4.2 million before they will release the

10 Mar, 2023 @ 18:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead

Assaults on doctors hit record high in Spain

THE NUMBER of violent acts suffered by medical professionals in Spain hit a new high in 2022, with a total 843 physical or verbal assaults

9 Mar, 2023 @ 17:12

Health·Lead·National News

Hospital in Barcelona suffers cyberattack and is forced to significantly reduce healthcare services

Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, one of Barcelona’s biggest public hospitals, was victim to a ransomware attack on the morning of Sunday 5 March. The hospital

6 Mar, 2023 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Health·Lead

Protestors come out in force on streets of Madrid to denounce regional government’s ‘dismantling’ of healthcare system

HUNDREDS of thousands of people came out to protest on the streets of Madrid today, to denounce what they called the ‘dismantling’ of the region’s

12 Feb, 2023 @ 17:15

Health·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Spain’s central government takes action after region promises anti-abortion measures

A BIZARRE row over abortion measures has sparked a crisis in the Castilla y Leon regional government, and has also dragged in the central administration

17 Jan, 2023 @ 17:42

Health·Lead·National News·Politics

725 complaints to Ombudsman for alleged medical negligence in Malaga

There were more than 700 reports of medical negligence in the Malaga province last year, new figures show. According to a new report the Patient

16 Jan, 2023 @ 17:45

Almeria·Cadiz·Cordoba·Granada·Health·Huelva·Jaen·Lead·Malaga·National News·Sevilla

Chairman of private healthcare group slams Spain’s public system, calling it ‘broken’

THE CHAIRMAN of the private HM Hospitales healthcare group, the third-largest in Spain, has caused controversy in the sector after claiming that the public system

15 Jan, 2023 @ 10:00

Health·Lead·National News

Madrid doctors and paediatricians temporarily halt indefinite strike to evaluate offer from regional government

AN INDEFINITE strike by doctors in Madrid has been suspended temporarily while union representatives consider an offer from the regional government to improve their conditions.

23 Dec, 2022 @ 16:30