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Police helicopter discovers large marijuana farm hidden within pine forest in Spain

A GUARDIA Civil helicopter stumbled upon a massive marijuana farm run by two Albanians in Spain’s northern La Rioja region. Officers flying over the Aldeanueva

25 Jul, 2025 @ 12:20

Crime & Law·Lead

British hiker drops dead in front of wife and friends outside picturesque monastery in Spain

A BRITISH hiker has tragically died in front of his wife and friends in northern Spain. The 73-year-old suddenly collapsed outside the Monastery of Valvanera

20 Oct, 2024 @ 11:56

Lead·National News

Man arrested for sexually assaulting Camino de Santiago pilgrim

Spain’s Civil Guard arrests man who sexually assaulted a German woman on the Camino de Santiago

THE CIVIL Guard has arrested a man after he allegedly held a 24-year-old German national against her will and sexually assaulted her. The victim was

12 Dec, 2023 @ 14:09

Crime & Law·Lead

Evidence found of swimming dinosaurs dating back over 100 million years ago in Spain

Dozens of swimming dinosaur prints are discovered in northern Spain

A TEAM of researchers from the University of La Rioja have found a site of swimming dinosaur prints in northern Spain- of which there is

24 Oct, 2023 @ 15:09

Animals·La Cultura·Lead

Revealed: The most sexually active provinces in Spain – and the leader might surprise you

A NATIONWIDE study has revealed where people are having the most sexual encounters. According to the Study On Sexual Habits 2023, La Rioja leads the

21 Oct, 2023 @ 17:40

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Reservoirs continue drying up despite heavy weekend storms bringing torrential rain across Spain

No silver lining for Spain’s reservoirs as levels FALL despite a weekend of devastating torrential storms

HEAVY weekend storms which caused widespread destruction and some loss of life did not bring a silver lining as water levels in Spain’s reservoirs continuing

5 Sep, 2023 @ 18:15

Andalucia·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Murcia·National News·Navarra·Valencian Community

Elderly people withdrawing large cash amounts from banks are robbed by men on Spain's Costa Blanca

Elderly people withdrawing large cash amounts from banks robbed by men who spied on them on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO street thieves have been arrested in Calpe close to a bank where they stole €4,000 from an elderly man last May. The men of

16 Aug, 2023 @ 12:01

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

DON’T MISS: The Best of What’s on in Spain

TOP events for August from Malaga and Madrid to Nerja, La Rioja and Valencia and the Cala Mijas festival. Unmissable concerts, events and experiences!

31 Jul, 2023 @ 14:50

Don't Miss·Olive Press Travel

Child Pornography Arrests from Policia Nacional

Man arrested in Spain’s Logroño after allegedly killing wife and trying to throw three children into river

A MAN was arrested this weekend in the city of Logroño after allegedly stabbing his wife to death and then trying to drown his three

9 Jul, 2023 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Spain arrests 79 people over newborn baby scam to illegally gain nationality and residency status

Two more victims of ‘baby swapping’ in Spanish hospitals sue for multi-million sums

TWO SPANISH men who were switched at birth with other babies in hospital in the early 1970s are each seeking around €3 million in compensation.

16 May, 2023 @ 20:00

Health·Lead·National News

REVEALED: Where UK businesses are investing the most in Spain

THE Madrid region was the most popular part of Spain for British investment during the first nine months of 2022 according to figures produced by

9 Mar, 2023 @ 11:15

Balearic Islands·Business & Finance·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Valencian Community

Illegal Cigarette Factories In Spain Exploited Ukrainian Refugees With Andalucia Gang Leaders Living In Luxury

Illegal cigarette factories in Spain exploit Ukrainian refugees as Andalucia gang leaders lived in luxury

THREE clandestine cigarette factories have been closed down by the Guardia Civil and Europol with products with a retail value of €37.5 million seized. 27

23 Jan, 2023 @ 11:41

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s police arrest couple who murdered their daughter for marrying man without permission in Pakistan

A Pakistani couple in Logroño, La Rioja, have been arrested by Policia Nacional for kidnapping and murdering their daughter because she got married without their

21 Oct, 2022 @ 12:20

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

EXPLAINER: The areas of Spain that still use COVID-19 passports and where you have to show it

EXPLAINER: The areas of Spain that still use COVID-19 passports and where you have to show them

EIGHT areas of Spain are still running COVID-19 passport schemes while other regions have stopped the measure as ‘sixth wave’ coronavirus infections fall. Passport will

8 Feb, 2022 @ 19:00

Coronavirus·Health·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

Baby fractures skull in hospital incubator fall but Murcia parents only get a €1,420 payout in Spain

Spanish woman seeking €3million damages after being raised by wrong family ‘welcomed’ by biological parents

THE biological parents of a woman swapped at birth in a hospital in northern Spain 19 years ago have told their daughter they will ‘welcome

2 Dec, 2021 @ 17:00

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Man arrested over killing of nine-year-old boy in Spain’s La Rioja had previous convictions

A MAN arrested on suspicion of murder after a child’s body was found during Halloween celebrations in Lardero had previous convictions. Francisco Javier Almeida served

31 Oct, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Six wine-growing regions in Spain to enjoy the grape harvest this autumn

Autumn is in the air, and in Spain that means that we are moving into the best season to enjoy a spot of wine tourism.

26 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Woman in Spain’s La Rioja discovers she was swapped as a baby in maternity ward mix up and brought up by wrong family

A WOMAN is seeking €3 million in damages from health authorities after discovering that two decades ago, she and another newborn were accidentally swapped at

8 Sep, 2021 @ 18:30

Health·Lead·National News

Nudist hippies at free love Rainbow gathering in Spain’s La Rioja fall foul of the law

POLICE have issued dozens of fines to a group of naked hippies who have gathered from across Europe to set up camp in a remote

10 Jun, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead·Other News

Racist bar owner charged over colour ban in Spain’s La Rioja region

BLACK LIVES did not apparently matter for a bar owner who brazenly admitted that he refused to serve ‘people with dark skin’. Police in Logroño,

11 Oct, 2020 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Drunk Lorry Driver Phones Guardia Civil In Spain S La Rioja To Be Arrested So That He Can Be Sacked And Claim Dole Money

Drunk trucker phones police to get arrested in Spain’s La Rioja because he wanted the sack to claim state benefits

A DRUNK lorry driver rang the Guardia Civil to say that he was intoxicated and asked to be arrested. The 56-year-old man from the Barcelona

9 Sep, 2020 @ 14:13

National News

Guardia Civil tracks down coronavirus patient who left hospital in Spain to go buy coffee

THE Guardia Civil has had to track down a coronavirus patient who left the hospital in La Rioja and went to go buy a coffee.

11 May, 2020 @ 18:35

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Couple in Spain’s La Rioja get married on their balcony, after their wedding ceremony was cancelled due to coronavirus

A COUPLE in La Rioja have married on their balcony, after their wedding had to be cancelled due to COVID-19.

8 Apr, 2020 @ 17:38

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SPERM on the menu at restaurant in Spain first

SPERM is finally on the menu in Spain. Cod’s sperm that is. The Japanese delicacy, known as shirako, sees the testicle of the fish –

9 Feb, 2019 @ 09:41

Food & Drink·Lead

Three Michelin Star chef Francis Paniego challenges foreign cooks to invent new Spanish fusion cuisine

Three Michelin Star-ranked Francis Paniego of Echaurren in Ezcaray (La Rioja) wants cooks abroad to put their own twist on traditional recipes to invent new

20 Jan, 2017 @ 15:00

Food & Drink·Lead