Man, 23, is electrocuted to death inside wind turbine in northern Spain ‘after cruel dare goes wrong’
A MAN was electrocuted to death after carrying out a dare inside a wind turbine on a night of camping that ended in tragedy. Two
Feel rewarded, stay protected: Generali’s €30 cashback campaign for expats in Spain is now running
LIVING in another country already involves enough decisions. Insurance should not be one of the stressful ones. Generali Expatriates specialises in protecting foreign homeowners, drivers
Old investment rules don’t work for Spain’s country-hopping expats – that’s why you need a financial planner
By Peter Dougherty MOST investing advice assumes we live our life in one country, with one currency, one language, and one tax system. But as
Barcelona pickpocket pipeline revealed as driver is caught smuggling over 150 stolen phones to Morocco
A TRUCK driver carrying a backpack stuffed with stolen phones has been arrested in the suburbs of Barcelona. The 51-year-old Moroccan national was found with
Spain’s highest ranking police chief resigns amid allegations he sexually assaulted junior female officer
SPAIN’S top copper has resigned in disgrace after being accused of sexual assault by a junior colleague, with a court appearance pencilled in for March
Bid to enforce three-year jail sentences for wearing the burqa in Spain’s public spaces is narrowly defeated in Spanish parliament
A PROPOSED bill that would have banned the burqa in public spaces will no longer become law after it was narrowly voted down in Spain’s
36 hours in Segovia: Join The Olive Press’ Fiona Govan on a whirlwind tour of its ancient wonders, medieval charm and Castillian traditions
Segovia is the sort of place that takes your breath away - with its iconic Roman aqueduct, impressive gothic cathedral and fairy tale castle all
WATCH: Europe’s biggest fake perfume factory offering knock-off Chanel, Dior and Gucci is uncovered in northern Spain
AUTHORITIES in Catalunya have busted Europe’s biggest counterfeit perfume factory with 1.2 million bottles valued at €94 million seized. Four warehouses were used to produce
5 bedroom Villa for sale in L'Eliana with pool garage – € 597,000
A modern house is for sale in L'Eliana, one of the most comfortable suburbs of Valencia. This 313 m2 residential building sits on a 730
WATCH: Incredible moment nine-metre dead whale is scooped out of Valencia port
THE dead body of an enormous sea creature was found floating in a Valencia port. The finding of the nine-metre whale – the second largest
Spain paves way for 310 square-km offshore wind farm as close as 25km from the Costa del Sol shore
SPAIN is set to roll out offshore wind energy projects, with AndalucIa’s coast likely to host the first. The wind farm, dubbed Nao Victoria, would
Spain’s TENTH named storm arrives: Pedro will bring winds of up to 110km/h – and more insurance claims
SPAIN is bracing for its tenth named storm of the year as violent winds and dangerous seas prepare to batter the peninsula. Storm Pedro has
Foreigners bought up nearly half of all properties sold in this Costa Blanca province in late 2025 – but Brits are falling
FOREIGN property buyers accounted for 13.52% of sales in Spain during the last quarter of 2025, with Alicante province the hotspot on overseas share of
Spain’s La Liga is offering a €50 reward to anyone who reports bars streaming football without a licence
A €50 reward is being offered by Spain’s La Liga to anyone who reports bars streaming football without a licence. This new measure has been
Leaked police report claims Spanish government is ‘massively underestimating’ scale of new migrant amnesty plan with up to 1.35 million applying
A LEAKED police report suggests that the number of undocumented migrants in Spain that will be legalised under a new amnesty could be more than
Spain’s reservoirs reach levels that were unthinkable last year after six weeks of storms
SPANISH reservoir levels are at their highest level in 13 years after a month of heavy downpours across the country. All but two regions are
Successful separation of Siamese twins in Barcelona hospital chalks up another impressive medical operation after historic face transplant
THE successful separation of Siamese twins in Barcelona has been labelled another impressive medical operation after another hospital in the city performed a historic face
Do price controls actually work? Madrid housing costs outstrip Barcelona’s since new regulations began, according to new report
MARKET regulation in Barcelona has pushed property prices down, a new report has shown, while Madrid continues to struggle with rising rents and purchase costs.
La Viñuela: Malaga’s biggest reservoir makes remarkable recovery after nearly vanishing two years agoÂ
TWO years after historic lows, Malaga’s La Viñuela reservoir has recovered to over 80% of its total capacity. Weeks of sustained rainfall have lifted Malaga’s
WATCH: Horrified hiker gets trapped in mud up to the waist for EIGHT hours before rescue teams in Malaga finally pull him out
VIDEO footage shows rescue teams’ eight hour struggle to save a hiker trapped in mud up to his waist. The 53-year-old man had been adventuring
What lies behind Spain’s curious and ancient tradition of holding a funeral for a SARDINE during Carnaval?
In what is surely one of Spain’s most bizarre traditions, people will gather across Spain this week to attend a solemn burial of a symbolic
Five teenagers dead after fire rips through apartment building near Barcelona
CATALUNYA is in mourning today after five teenagers were killed and at least five others injured when a fire tore through an apartment building. The
Police investigate claims of school and cyber bullying in case of 14-year-old girl who ‘took her own life’ in Malaga’s Benalmadena
POLICE are investigating claims of both school and cyber bullying in the case of a 14-year-old girl who ‘took her own life’ in Malaga’s Benalmadena
Bored in Barcelona? Why not check out one of Europe’s largest photo exhibitions
BARCELONA’S Photo Forum Fest returns this week with a programme that goes beyond trade stands and camera demos, placing a strong focus on exhibitions open
No UK passport, no entry: Dual British nationals could be forced to renounce citizenship under new rules
DUAL British nationals could be denied entry to the UK from next week if they are not carrying their British passport, warns the Home Office.
High-speed trains between Madrid and Andalucia partially resume with trains as far as Cordoba and Sevilla – Malaga will have to wait
HIGH-SPEED train services resumed on Tuesday between Madrid and Andalucia following the suspension caused by the Adamuz disaster on January 18. State operator Renfe said