EXPLAINER: What the new UK-EU deal means for businesses and expats in Spain
THE UK-EU deal on a new post-Brexit relationship unveiled on Monday was a wide-ranging affair, with some details still to be ironed out. There appear
British tourists to Spain accounted for one in five in April as tourism boom continues
A FIFTH of visitors to Spain this April were Brits as the United Kingdom continues to dominate the tourism boom. Brits represented 21.1% of visitors
Dutch tourist is attacked and robbed by a man and two women while cleaning his car in southern Spain
A DUTCH man was assaulted and robbed last Wednesday in Algeciras in a parking lot behind the San Bernardo bus station. The victim was cleaning
Move aside Rome: Spain has its own Trevi Fountain in the Andalucian heartlands
THE CITY of water, is home to a cordoban fountain, on par with Rome’s Trevi Fountain. In Priego de Córdoba, known for its Baroque architecture
BREAKING: Network outage leaves swathes of Spain without landline coverageÂ
A NETWORK outage has left vast areas of Spain without landline coverage just weeks after the nationwide blackout. This morning, popular telecommunications company Telefonica announced
Europa League Final build-up: The madcap rush to get to Spain for Spurs v Manchester United in Bilbao – and avoid the price gouging
By Jon Clarke in Bilbao ENGLISH football fans were flying into all parts of Spain, as well as Portugal and France, in order to make
Outraged Spanish town refuses Costa del Sol mafia drama ‘Marbella’ permission to filmÂ
THE town of La Linea has refused to collaborate with the production company behind ‘Marbella’, a new series about drug trafficking currently being filmed in
Police make multiple arrests to bring down family-led drugs gang in Spain
A SEVEN month probe into a family-led drugs trafficking gang has produced 40 arrests in Valencia and Madrid. The Policia Nacional described the operation as
Spain’s Pedro Sanchez demands Israel be kicked out of Eurovision ‘like Russia was’
SPAIN’S prime minister Pedro Sanchez weighed in on the debate over Israel’s controversial participation in Eurovision on Monday, calling for the country to be kicked
Polish property buyers head west to Spain to escape war in the east
POLES looking for a safe haven are boosting foreign property sales in Spain amidst fears that Russia could attack their homeland. They had the biggest
Spain’s parliament moves to legalise nearly half a million undocumented workers
MORE than 400,000 undocumented workers could soon have full legal rights to live and work in Spain. It’s been a drawn-out process, with political negotiations
WATCH: Horror collision between lorry and bus injures 12 and shuts down Costa del Sol motorway
A BUS and a truck collided on Sunday on the AP-7 at the height of Torremolinos and left a dozen people injured, according to emergency
From Marbella to Madrid: The Costa del Sol’s original guiri signs for Real in €60m deal
DEAN Huijsen, a Dutch-born Spanish international who spent his childhood on the Costa del Sol, will join Real Madrid this summer after the Spanish giants
Spanish police make huge haul of contraband tobacco ‘smuggled in from Gibraltar’
MORE than 22,000 packs of unmarked tobacco have been seized by the Guardia Civil during a major anti-smuggling operation in the municipality of Los Barrios,
Expat neighbours ‘thrilled’ as neglected animals are finally rescued in southern Spain
THREE horses, including a foal, and a donkey have been rescued from alleged neglect after five months of complaints by neighbours. The Cartagena City Council’s
‘I spent three incredible days in Bilbao – here are my top sight-seeing tips’
BILBAO is the Basque Country’s biggest city and with much to explore, we have prepared a guide for the ultimate visit. Culture filled cities, stunning
Spain orders Airbnb to block 65,000 illegal tourist apartments ahead of summer season
65,000 AIRBNB listings for unlicensed tourist flats in Spain face being removed after a Madrid court threw out an appeal by the company. The Ministry
WATCH: Spain’s queen enjoys ‘white privilege’ fashion rule at Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Vatican mass
THE king and queen of Spain attended Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural mass at the Vatican on Sunday as the new pontiff declared that he wanted
LISTEN: The new Olive Press podcast delves deep into the expat stories that matter in Spain
KEEN to go behind the scenes and find out how investigative journalism works in Spain? The Olive Press has proudly launched a new topical podcast
3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Salobrena with pool – € 285,000
Duplex apartment in Playa, with 160 m² built, 153 m² useful, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, good condition, exterior, 2nd floor, 3 terrace(s), 15 m² of
Pilot arrested after flying drone over protected nuclear power plant in Spain
A DRONE pilot has landed himself in trouble after flying his unit over a nuclear power plant in Valencia province. The incident happened last Tuesday.
WATCH: Shock in the Costa del Sol as huge shark is sighted near Marbella – but don’t worry it’s harmless
A SHARK was spotted just a few hundred metres off the coast of Marbella this weekend – but there’s no need to panic, as this
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Why you need to visit Spain’s Bilbao this year
How to enjoy one one of Europe’s best gems in 72 hours
Kanye West rents out famed open-air museum as his Mallorca love affair continuesÂ
AMERICAN singer and rapper Kanye West has rented out the Pueblo Español museum in Mallorca for six weeks. It’s unclear why West is on the
British expat arrested for running ‘sophisticated’ indoor marijuana farm on Costa Blanca
A BRITISH man has been accused of running a marijuana farm inside a warehouse in an Alicante province town. The 37-year-old expat has been arrested
Brits heading to Spain ‘will be able to use e-gates and skip queues’ as part of new UK-EU deal
THE UK is pushing for British passport holders to be able to use EU e-gates when entering Spain and other EU member states at the