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UPDATED: At least TEN dead and dozens injured after two high-speed trains derail in horror crash in southern Spain

AT least ten people have been killed and dozens injured after two high-speed trains carrying hundreds of passengers derailed in Andalucia, according to the Guardia

18 Jan, 2026 @ 22:06

Andalucia·Lead·Travel News

Flight chaos in Spain as paraglider flies over airport causing diversions and delays

Revealed: These are the best and worst airports in Spain for delays and cancellations

EYE-OPENING new figures have lifted the lid on Spain’s best and worst airports for delays and cancellations. According to data crunched by boffins at AirHelp

13 Jan, 2026 @ 18:50

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Real Madrid ‘sack’ coach Xabi Alonso and replace him with reserve team boss Alvaro Arbeloa

REAL Madrid have sacked Xabi Alonso as the club’s head coach with reserve team boss, Alvaro Arbeloa, replacing him. A statement was issued that expressed

13 Jan, 2026 @ 12:20

Lead·Madrid·Sport

Spain’s housing crisis: Pedro Sanchez promises landlords 100% tax break if they freeze rents and slams seasonal lets as ‘speculation and greed’

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced ‘urgent and decisive’ measures to address Spain’s deepening housing shortage. Landlords who extend long-term rental contracts without increasing rents

12 Jan, 2026 @ 18:00

Lead·Madrid·National News·Property

WATCH: Macabre ‘Black Axe’ cult is smashed in Spain: Police swoop on feared mafia group in Sevilla and Malaga

THE Policia Nacional have arrested 34 people in a nationwide operation against an international crime ring known as Black Axe. The detentions- carried out in

9 Jan, 2026 @ 18:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Sevilla

Pope Leo will make first trip to Spain as pontiff this year with three ‘recommended’ destinations revealed

BARCELONA, Madrid, and the Canary Islands have been suggested as possible parts of Spain that Pope Leo could visit later this year. There has been

9 Jan, 2026 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Canary Islands·Lead·Madrid·National News

WATCH: Thousands of jubilant Venezuelan expats flood the streets of Madrid to celebrate capture of Maduro

THOUSANDS of Venezuelan expats took to the streets on Saturday evening to celebrate the capture of Nicolas Maduro, the country’s socialist leader who has clung

4 Jan, 2026 @ 13:06

International Affairs·Lead·Madrid

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez blasts Trump’s Venezuela strikes as ‘violation of international law’ after Maduro is captured

SPAIN’S prime minister has said his government will not recognise President Trump’s intervention in Venezuela after US forces launched an unprecedented military assault that resulted

4 Jan, 2026 @ 11:57

International Affairs·Lead

Woman, 90, and two of her children die in Madrid flat fire as experts probe cause

A WOMAN, 90, and her two children- aged in their sixties- died in a fire at their flat in the Carbanchel district of Madrid in

2 Jan, 2026 @ 10:53

Lead·Madrid

Here’s a list of Spain’s most sought-after holiday spots over Christmas – and most of them are in Andalucia

DESTINATIONS in Andalucia were among Spain’s most sought-after holiday spots over the Christmas period, new data has shown. Figures from holiday rental platform Holidu revealed

31 Dec, 2025 @ 11:19

Andalucia·Lead·Property

These Malaga neighbourhoods are among Spain’s most expensive – as prices top €10,000 per square metre, according to new data

SOME of Malaga’s neighbourhoods now rank among the most expensive places to buy a home in Spain, new data shows. Figures from property portal Pisos.com

26 Dec, 2025 @ 15:47

Lead·Malaga·Property

South Madrid residents at their wits’ end after squatters’ apartment fire caps months of disturbances

MADRID residents have voiced alarm over safety in their district after a squatted apartment in the heart of their neighbourhood caught fire last week. Emergency

23 Dec, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

‘Greenhouse’ gas dealers arrested after police find €3m of cannisters set for fridges and air conditioners in Spain

A GANG illegally selling ‘greenhouse’ fluorinated gases used in fridges and air conditioners has been brought down by the Policia Nacional and the Tax Agency.

19 Dec, 2025 @ 17:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Madrid·Valencia

Horror in Madrid as mother leaps from tenth floor window with her three-year-old twins in her arms

A WOMAN died and her three-year-old twins were critically injured after she plunged off the balcony of her Madrid apartment on Saturday morning, holding the

11 Dec, 2025 @ 12:51

Lead·Madrid

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LIFE IN SPAIN: Christmas markets are everywhere once again – but what can their subtle differences teach us about Spanish history and culture, asks FIONA GOVAN

At the Christmas markets that pop up across Spain you’ll still find clues to long treasured traditions that are quintessentially Spanish.

9 Dec, 2025 @ 14:00

Exploring Spain·La Cultura·Lead·Must Read·Olive Press Travel·Opinion·Other News·Travel News

Brazen squatters take over Madrid luxury chalet with their children – and even sublet rooms for extra income

THE owners of a luxury chalet in Madrid said they were driven to their wits’ end after a family of squatters moved into their one-million-euro

8 Dec, 2025 @ 11:31

Lead·Madrid·Property

UK expats living in Spain fall by 2.2% as total population heads towards 50m

THE number of registered UK expats living in Spain fell by 2.2% in 2024 according to the National Institute of Statistics(NIE). Their annual population census

3 Dec, 2025 @ 10:36

Benidorm·Lead·National News·Torrevieja

Spain is ghettoising: New data shows how immigrant groups are hiving off into parallel societies

NON-EUROPEAN residents in Spain are gravitating towards some of the country’s poorest districts, new data has shown, amid concerns that the trend could lead to

1 Dec, 2025 @ 17:53

Lead·Property

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez responds to Donald Trump's threat to raise tariffs

Spain’s housing crisis is squeezing renters in Madrid to bursting point – can Pedro Sanchez’s government build their way out of it in time?

FAMILIES in Madrid’s lowest-income district are spending more than half of their annual earnings on rent, new data has shown – as experts renew warnings

1 Dec, 2025 @ 15:15

Lead·Madrid·Property

OP INVESTIGATES: Inside the sinister force calling for a ‘second reconquest’ to banish Muslims from Europe – as Spain’s far right celebrates 50th anniversary of dictator Franco’s death

IT was a weekend in Madrid when it seemed that almost every nationalist and right-wing Vox supporter was out in the streets united by one

28 Nov, 2025 @ 18:55

Lead·Madrid·Politics

OP INVESTIGATES: Inside the sinister force calling for a ‘second reconquest’ to banish Muslims from Europe – as Spain’s far right celebrates 50th anniversary of dictator Franco’s death

IT was a weekend in Madrid when it seemed that almost every nationalist and right-wing Vox supporter was out in the streets united by one

27 Nov, 2025 @ 08:30

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Pope accepts resignation of Spain’s Bishop of Cadiz after investigation launched into historic child abuse claims

POPE Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Bishop of Cadiz after an official investigation was launched into an allegation of historic child sexual

23 Nov, 2025 @ 08:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Disgraced former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales pelted with eggs launched by his own UNCLE

LUIS Rubiales, the disgraced former chief of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), was pelted with eggs at a book launch event in Madrid on Thursday

14 Nov, 2025 @ 08:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Madrid’s regional government hands controversial director Woody Allen €1.5 million for new film – but with strings attached

MADRID’S regional government has agreed to invest €1.5 million of taxpayer money into an upcoming film directed by Woody Allen – but the new flick

7 Nov, 2025 @ 16:16

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Turkish Airlines puts pen-to-paper on deal for €300 million stake in Spain’s Air Europa

TURKISH Airlines has formally signed a deal to buy around a quarter of rival airline Air Europa – although the carrier will remain under Spanish

7 Nov, 2025 @ 11:07

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

What is El Gordo? Spain’s national Christmas lottery takes place this weekend

El Gordo could get even fatter: Ticket sellers for Spain’s Christmas lottery urge government to up prize in line with inflation

SPAIN’S annual Christmas lottery could get even fatter after ticket sellers for El Gordo called on the government to increase the draw’s top prize in

6 Nov, 2025 @ 15:30

La Cultura·Lead

UPDATED: At least TEN dead and dozens injured after two high-speed trains derail in horror crash in southern Spain

Revealed: These are the best and worst airports in Spain for delays and cancellations

Real Madrid ‘sack’ coach Xabi Alonso and replace him with reserve team boss Alvaro Arbeloa

Spain’s housing crisis: Pedro Sanchez promises landlords 100% tax break if they freeze rents and slams seasonal lets as ‘speculation and greed’

WATCH: Macabre ‘Black Axe’ cult is smashed in Spain: Police swoop on feared mafia group in Sevilla and Malaga

Pope Leo will make first trip to Spain as pontiff this year with three ‘recommended’ destinations revealed

WATCH: Thousands of jubilant Venezuelan expats flood the streets of Madrid to celebrate capture of Maduro

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez blasts Trump’s Venezuela strikes as ‘violation of international law’ after Maduro is captured

Woman, 90, and two of her children die in Madrid flat fire as experts probe cause

Here’s a list of Spain’s most sought-after holiday spots over Christmas – and most of them are in Andalucia

These Malaga neighbourhoods are among Spain’s most expensive – as prices top €10,000 per square metre, according to new data

South Madrid residents at their wits’ end after squatters’ apartment fire caps months of disturbances

‘Greenhouse’ gas dealers arrested after police find €3m of cannisters set for fridges and air conditioners in Spain

Horror in Madrid as mother leaps from tenth floor window with her three-year-old twins in her arms

LIFE IN SPAIN: Christmas markets are everywhere once again – but what can their subtle differences teach us about Spanish history and culture, asks FIONA GOVAN

Brazen squatters take over Madrid luxury chalet with their children – and even sublet rooms for extra income

UK expats living in Spain fall by 2.2% as total population heads towards 50m

Spain is ghettoising: New data shows how immigrant groups are hiving off into parallel societies

Spain’s housing crisis is squeezing renters in Madrid to bursting point – can Pedro Sanchez’s government build their way out of it in time?

OP INVESTIGATES: Inside the sinister force calling for a ‘second reconquest’ to banish Muslims from Europe – as Spain’s far right celebrates 50th anniversary of dictator Franco’s death

OP INVESTIGATES: Inside the sinister force calling for a ‘second reconquest’ to banish Muslims from Europe – as Spain’s far right celebrates 50th anniversary of dictator Franco’s death

Pope accepts resignation of Spain’s Bishop of Cadiz after investigation launched into historic child abuse claims

WATCH: Disgraced former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales pelted with eggs launched by his own UNCLE

Madrid’s regional government hands controversial director Woody Allen €1.5 million for new film – but with strings attached

Turkish Airlines puts pen-to-paper on deal for €300 million stake in Spain’s Air Europa

El Gordo could get even fatter: Ticket sellers for Spain’s Christmas lottery urge government to up prize in line with inflation

UPDATED: At least TEN dead and dozens injured after two high-speed trains derail in horror crash in southern Spain

Spain watches on closely as neighbouring Portugal heads to the polls for crunch presidential election

ON THIS DAY: Pep’s birthday, Julio Iglesias’ randy dad, a Spanish playwright was born and a Nobel laureate died

It’s already the home of sherry – but Jerez de la Frontera now begins its reign as Spain’s culinary capital for 2026

Good news for Brits heading to Spain: Brussel’s new ETIAS permit pushed back once again