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Couple accused of buying young boy as mother in Spain's Madrid says husband ordered sale to distant relatives

Arrests in Spain’s Madrid and Tenerife as humanitarian aid for Syrian orphans ‘diverted to finance terrorism’

SPANISH police have arrested three men who allegedly used humanitarian aid for Syrian orphans as a cover to finance terrorism. Policía Nacional supported by Europol,

28 Mar, 2021 @ 11:05

Lead·Madrid·National News

Covid 19 Spain Tourism Crisis 3th Of August 2020

SEASIDE SHUFFLE as neighbour exposes Madrid pensioner who illegally travelled to her Costa Blanca holiday home in Spain

AN elderly Madrid pensioner could be fined up to €600 for illegally travelling to her Costa Blanca holiday home after a neighbour alerted the police.

26 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Judge pauses exhumations of Franco victims from controversial mausoleum in Spain

Spain set to exhume Franco victims from controversial Valley of the Fallen and return them to relatives for burial

SPAIN’S government is set to approve an immediate €650,000 of funding to exhume and identify victims of the country’s Civil War that were buried at

26 Mar, 2021 @ 12:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Spain's top court upholds massive jail sentence for British paedophile teacher who changed name by deed poll

LESSONS NEEDED: How did a convicted British paedophile move to Spain, dodge criminal record checks and find work as an English teacher?

SHOCKWAVES have been sent through bilingual schools across Spain following the arrest of a British man who began teaching at one of Madrid’s most exclusive

24 Mar, 2021 @ 07:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Must Read·National News·Other News

Drones complete 2,500 missions patrolling beaches in Spain’s Fuengirola this Summer

Europe’s first drone delivery service to be launched in Spain’s capital Madrid

THE Villaverde district in Madrid is poised to become the first place in Europe to try out a home delivery service using drones. Madrid’s City

23 Mar, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Madrid·Technology

Battle For Madrid: Isabel Ayuso Pablo Iglesias

EXPLAINER: Left right, left right, centre, reverse – why Spain’s political landscape is in turmoil again

They say that a week is a long time in politics… And this week in Spain, that adage runs particularly true. Spain has seen an

19 Mar, 2021 @ 15:49

Lead·Madrid·Must Read·Politics

Robert Capa iconic photo of bomb-damaged building in SPanish Civil War in Madrid

IN PICS: The extraordinary legacy of Robert Capa’s iconic shot of bomb-damaged building in Spain’s Madrid

A photograph snapped by famous war photographer Robert Capa of a bombed out building in Madrid’s southern district of Vallecas during the Spanish Civil War

19 Mar, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Madrid

WATCH: Police bust violent drug gang with arsenal of weapons in Spain’s capital Madrid

Police in Spain seized almost three-quarters of a million euros in cash, a red Ferrari and an arsenal of weapons including automatic weapons and a

15 Mar, 2021 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Pablo Iglesias Podemos in Spain's Parliament Madrid

Podemos leader steps down as Spain’s deputy PM to fight battle for Madrid

PABLO Iglesias, leader of the radical left Podemos group has announced his decision to step down as Deputy Prime Minister in the coalition government of Pedro Sánchez

15 Mar, 2021 @ 15:38

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Woman at the helm: Introducing new digital editor at The Olive Press

THE Olive Press has a new centre forward. Seasoned journalist Fiona Govan joins the group as our new Digital Editor in, fittingly, International Women’s week.

12 Mar, 2021 @ 17:30

Madrid·Other News·Women's Day

No Way San Jose: Spain’s bans travel over Father’s Day bank holiday weekend

SPAIN has banned travel between regions over the March 19th long weekend, a bank holiday for Father’s Day that is observed in some, but not

11 Mar, 2021 @ 13:00

Coronavirus·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·National News·Travel News·Valencia

Isabel Diaz Ayuso Press Conference In Madrid

Madrid shock: Regional leader Isabel Diaz Ayuso triggers snap election with resignation

Madrid’s conservative leader Isabel Diaz Ayuso stepped down and dissolved the right-wing coalition regional government on Wednesday triggering a snap election. The shock move, described

10 Mar, 2021 @ 15:50

Lead·Politics

Far-right vandals target feminist murals across Spain in backlash against International Women’s Day

Far-right vandals have targeted feminist murals and monuments in several places across Spain in acts timed to coincide with International Women’s Day. In Madrid a

9 Mar, 2021 @ 21:58

Lead·Other News·Women's Day

Capital pleasures: Plan a trip to Madrid this Spring, it has so much to offer

IT was a bright, sunny New Year’s Day in 2007 and we were walking out of the Ritz hotel down Paseo de la Castellana en

14 Feb, 2021 @ 19:44

Madrid·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Madrid·What to do·What to see

Train operator joins forces with Vega Baja city to promote popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA council, who cover expat areas like Campoamor, the Orihuela Costa, and Mil Palmeras, has joined forces with state rail operator RENFE to promote the

11 Feb, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

FRENCH CONNECTION as young people head south to Spain’s Madrid for bar and restaurant life

YOUNG French people chasing an open bar or restaurant are travelling to Madrid, where COVID-19 restrictions are less restrictive. The Madrid regional government has been

9 Feb, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Madrid·National News

UNDER PRESSURE: Spain’s first high-pressure hydrogen refuelling station set up to prove viability of the green technology

SPAIN’s first high-pressure hydrogen refuelling station has been set up. With a supply capacity of 700 bar pressure, the new station is part of a

6 Feb, 2021 @ 14:50

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Other News

THE MOMENT OF TRUTH: Former Madrid regional president faces three years in prison over master’s forgery scandal

THE court case against former Madrid regional president Cristina Cifuentes over accusations that she forged her master’s degree has now entered its final stage. Cifuentes

3 Feb, 2021 @ 18:30

Lead·Madrid·National News

President Sanchez visits Costa Blanca as local mayor brands Madrid rail link a “historic milestone” for the region

THE MAYOR of Orihuela and other dignitaries welcomed Spain’s President Sanchez, as the new AVE rail link to Madrid officially opened. A direct link to

2 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid

Adrift in Madrid’s white weekend

IF we thought the bells on New Year’s Eve marked the end of our troubles, a historic snowfall in and around Madrid prompted a rethink.

11 Jan, 2021 @ 13:35

Lead·Madrid·National News

SPECIAL REPORT: Snow and severe weather bring four deaths and travel chaos to Spain as army called in, flights diverted and rail services cancelled

The first reported victims were a South American couple who drowned in Mijas after their car was swept away by surging water

10 Jan, 2021 @ 07:00

Lead·National News

WATCH: Couple arrested for robbing cemeteries of over 2 tonnes of bronze statues throughout Spain’s Toledo region

A MARRIED couple have been detained for the theft of nearly half a million euros worth of statues and ornaments from cemeteries in central Spain.

13 Dec, 2020 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Madrid

Boa constrictor escapes from house in Spain’s Madrid causing alarm with neighbours

AN agent of the Environmental Unit (UMA) in Madrid has caught a large boa constrictor that escaped from a house in the district of Tetuan.

25 Nov, 2020 @ 15:45

Lead·Other News

Lavish praise for Malaga –and a top ten slot among European destinations for US expats

The survey, reported in Forbes magazine for wealthy Americans, placed Malaga in 10th, San Sebastian fourth and Madrid in second

17 Nov, 2020 @ 16:00

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Woman arrested for skipping €500 taxi fare to Spain’s Costa Blanca from Madrid

A TAXI passenger tried to avoid paying a €500 fare but was caught in a Alicante street after the cab driver chased her down. The

9 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid

Riots In Barcelona Against Covid 19 Mesures

Weekend of riots across Spain in wake of new COVID-19 restrictions

CITIES across Spain awoke this morning to the aftermath of chaotic scenes as violent demonstrations took place against new COVID-19 regulations. One of the largest

2 Nov, 2020 @ 10:00

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

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