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Silicon Valley giant OpenAI targets Madrid for its first office in Spain as ChatGPT demand explodes by 40%

SILICON Valley giant OpenAI has set its sights on Madrid for its first Spanish office after a surge in ChatGPT users turned Spain into one

12 Jun, 2026 @ 16:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid·Technology

Husband charged with kidnapping and murdering Ana Knezevich after she disappeared from her Madrid apartment in February

Unsolved mystery of American woman feared murdered by her husband in Madrid returns to spotlight in NBC Dateline special

THE mystery of an American woman who vanished in Madrid before her husband was charged with her murder is set to return to the spotlight

12 Jun, 2026 @ 12:32

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Chants of ‘viva el Papa’ to Pope’s speech in Spanish Parliament – in which he called for migrants’ dignity and warned against European rearmament

POPE Leo XIV has asked for newfound respect for the rights of migrants and international law during a historic speech at a joint session of

9 Jun, 2026 @ 10:44

Lead·Madrid·National News

WATCH: Millions flood streets of Madrid as Pope Leo begins historic Spain tour – with pontiff waving to crowds from iconic ‘popemobile’

MORE than a million people flooded the streets of Madrid on Sunday morning to catch a glimpse of Pope Leo, as the pontiff began a

7 Jun, 2026 @ 18:38

International Affairs·Lead·Madrid

Scammer poses as rental company worker to steal hire cars from Spain’s Valencia airport

A CONMAN who posed as a rental car firm employee at Valencia airport has been arrested for stealing at least seven vehicles. The 44-year-old man

5 Jun, 2026 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Valencia

Manchester City threaten to sue Real Madrid over presidential candidate’s Erling Haaland signing claim

TOP Premier League club Manchester City are contemplating legal action against Real Madrid after a candidate for the La Liga side’s upcoming presidential election promised

4 Jun, 2026 @ 16:34

Lead·Madrid·Sport

Pope Leo XIV heads to Spain for a historic week-long tour with massive half-million crowds expected – and a pro-immigration message

POPE Leo’s week-long visit to Spain starts on Saturday which will finish with meetings with migrants in the Canary Islands. Leo has criticised U.S. President

3 Jun, 2026 @ 11:00

Canary Islands·Lead·National News·Other News

WATCH: Spanish tennis player, 19, slammed after appearing to shove ball girl during French Open match

A LEADING Spanish tennis player has come under fire after appearing to push a Roland Garros ball girl during a childish on-court meltdown at the

30 May, 2026 @ 13:59

Lead·Sport

Catholic religious order is accused of building Madrid property empire from donated homes – and evicting pensioners

A RELIGIOUS brotherhood has been accused of cashing in on dozens of donated properties across Madrid – with elderly tenants facing eviction if they cannot

28 May, 2026 @ 12:08

Lead·Madrid·Property

Six out of 10 missing persons reports in Spain last year were for children – with nearly 8,000 minors vanishing from their homes

NEW data has revealed a drop in the number of missing persons across Spain, but the amount is still more than 25,000 with over 60%

26 May, 2026 @ 17:27

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News·Tenerife

Second Spanish national confirmed to have contracted hantavirus onboard MV Hondius cruise ship

A SPANIARD placed into quarantine in a Madrid hospital has tested positive for hantavirus after being evacuated from a cruise ship The Health Ministry on

26 May, 2026 @ 09:54

Hantavirus·Health·Lead·Madrid

Tens of thousands take to Madrid’s streets to call for affordable housing including lower rents

THOUSANDS of people took to the streets of central Madrid on Sunday to call for affordable housing. The march was organised by Madrid Tenants’ Union

25 May, 2026 @ 10:50

Lead·Madrid·Property

Buying a standard home in Madrid now requires a shocking 59 years of total salary

A WORKER in Madrid would need to save almost 59 years of net salary to buy a modest home in the Spanish capital, according to

22 May, 2026 @ 15:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid·Property

Drivers in Madrid warned of two weeks of road closures as Spain’s capital gears up for historic Pope Leo visit

MOTORISTS in Madrid have been warned to expect around two weeks of major disruption as the city prepares for the historic visit of Pope Leo

22 May, 2026 @ 14:00

International Affairs·Lead·Madrid·Travel News

Telefonica sells iconic headquarters on Madrid’s Gran Via for €200 million to Marbella-based billionaire

TOMAS Olivo has won the battle for Europe’s former tallest skyscraper and one of Madrid’s most famous landmarks. The billionaire in question controls the property

22 May, 2026 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid·Property

Spain’s former prime minister Zapatero denies corruption charges in €53m airline bailout

SPAIN’S former prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, has denied any wrongdoing after being placed under criminal investigation for influence peddling and corruption offences. Madrid’s

19 May, 2026 @ 17:36

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Politics

WATCH: Firefighters cut woman out of car after dramatic crossroads smash up involving police car and taxi in Madrid

EIGHT people have been injured after a dramatic three-vehicle collision involving a police patrol car, a ride-hailing taxi and a private vehicle in Madrid. According

18 May, 2026 @ 11:28

Lead·Madrid·Video

Spain’s cities are being overtaken and redesigned by an unexpected new social phenomenon – running clubs

SPANISH residents are forgoing afterwork pints and replacing them with a healthier alternative: lacing up their trainers and hitting the pavement for the latest social

16 May, 2026 @ 13:07

Andalucia·Barcelona·Basque Country·Catalunya·Health·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Marbella·Other News·Sevilla

Former British PM Gordon Brown meets Spain’s Pedro Sanchez in Madrid to discuss global finance and AI governance

SPANISH prime minister Pedro Sanchez welcomed a former UK leader to Madrid on Thursday for talks on global finance and artificial intelligence (AI) governance. The

15 May, 2026 @ 12:13

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Half of all immigrants who arrived in Spain between 2002 and 2024 ended up leaving again, study finds

SPAIN’s foreign-born population is booming, but only 50% of migrants end up staying in the country after their move abroad. Since 2002, Spain has seen

14 May, 2026 @ 12:10

Alicante·Andalucia·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·National News·Valencia

‘I was a spy!’ Spain dramatically drops extradition charges against British accountant who claims Madrid ignored his tip off about 2004 train bombings

A RETIRED British accountant has declared his claims of being a spy are vindicated after Spanish prosecutors abruptly dropped extradition proceedings against him this week.

13 May, 2026 @ 12:36

Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead·Madrid

Hantavirus symptoms emerge in Spanish cruise ship passenger in Madrid while women in Alicante and Barcelona remain under observation

A SPANISH boat passenger with positive Hantavirus PCR test shows signs of the infection in high-level isolation, while others remain in quarantine. One of the

12 May, 2026 @ 12:51

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·International Affairs·Lead·Madrid·Other News·Valencian Community

Fake investment empire brought down in Madrid after Ponzi gang ‘cloned legitimate platform to swindle victims out of €2 million’

AN ALLEGED criminal network accused of defrauding victims out of nearly €2 million through fake investment schemes has been dismantled in Madrid, with 11 people

11 May, 2026 @ 17:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Spanish foreign minister calls for creation of EU army amid doubts over US commitment to NATO

A LEADING Spanish minister and key ally of prime minister Pedro Sanchez has called on the European Union (EU) to build its own army amid

11 May, 2026 @ 14:54

International Affairs·Lead

REVIEW: These are the 10 best restaurants in Madrid that have put Spain’s capital firmly on the food map

AFTER Madrid’s Dabiz Munoz maintained his position as the World’s Best Chef for a third year running, the globe’s keenest gourmet travellers immediately started reading

10 May, 2026 @ 13:45

Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel

WATCH: Inside the crime spree of a team of highly-skilled Ocean’s Eleven-style bank robbers who hit small town lenders across Spain

A SIX-strong gang of highly organised bank robbers has been brought down in Madrid after the group launched crime spree across Spain. The Guardia Civil

8 May, 2026 @ 14:03

Crime & Law·Lead·Video