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EU orders all member states must recognise same-sex marriages – highlighting one of the deepest divides in the union

SPAIN has been a European leader in same-sex marriage for two decades. Now, the EU’s top court has ruled that every member state must recognise

27 Nov, 2025 @ 12:00

International Affairs·Lead·Other News

Costa Blanca thief snatches €5,800 from victim- leaving trail of banknotes on the pavement

Costa Blanca thief snatches €5,800 from woman who won big in gaming salon – only to be tracked down from trail of banknotes he left behind

AN Alicante street thief was caught after snatching a bag containing €5,800 in cash and leaving a trail of banknotes strewn over the pavement. The

27 Nov, 2025 @ 11:08

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Estepona to open new Christmas Park with ice rink, Santa’s house and bumper cars — and big light switch-on tomorrow

ESTEPONA is rolling out its biggest festive programme yet this week, with a brand-new Christmas Park set to open this weekend beside the Auditorio Felipe

27 Nov, 2025 @ 10:47

Estepona·Lead

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

Warning for pensioners in Spain as people are living longer – here’s what you should do to live out your days without pain or disability

PEOPLE are now living to 84 on average in Spain, but new research warns that a large share of those extra years may be spent

26 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Health·Lead

PP claims 45 homes are taken over by squatters every day in Spain – as problem ‘surges 55% since Pedro Sanchez took charge’

SPAIN’S conservative opposition have gone on the offensive, accusing prime minister Pedro Sanchez of ‘handing over the keys of the housing market to squatters’ amid

26 Nov, 2025 @ 15:27

Lead·Politics·Property

Police search dental clinic after girl, 4, dies after being put under by anaesthetic and another child is hospitalised in Valencia

Tragedy in Valencia as girl, 6, dies while under anaesthetic ‘dental clinic staff not qualified to administer’

A DENTAL clinic in Alzira has been searched by the Policia Nacional after a girl, 6, died last Thursday after being put under anaesthetic. A

26 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Valencia

Hospital blaze forces evacuation in Spain’s Cartagena

MORE than 50 patients had to be evacuated as fire ripped through the Hospital Universitario Santa Lucia in Cartagena. Flames were first spotted at around

26 Nov, 2025 @ 14:35

Lead·Murcia

WATCH: The sick array of whips and toys a child sex predator was arrested with after luring teenage girl from her home in northern Spain

A 39-year-old man has been arrested in La Rioja for grooming an underage girl via social media and then luring her away from home to

26 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain’s airport company hit with €10m fine for installing facial recognition cameras intended to speed up boarding

SPAIN’S airport company has been hit with a €10 million fine for installing facial recognition cameras intended to speed up boarding. These cameras took pictures

26 Nov, 2025 @ 13:15

Lead·Travel News

EXPLAINER: What is Spain’s new dog DNA scheme – and how will it catch owners on the Costa del Sol who don’t pick up after their mutt?

SPAIN is rolling out mandatory dog DNA registration across dozens of towns designed to catch naughty owners who leave their dog’s poop in the streets

26 Nov, 2025 @ 13:00

Costa del Sol·EXPLAINER·Lead·Other News

British investors target Spain’s housing crisis to build ‘affordable homes’ in big city and coastal hotspots

SPAIN’S crisis-ridden housing market is coming into the crosshairs of major British investors seeking to profit from so-called affordable housing schemes. UK-based Octopus Capital says

26 Nov, 2025 @ 12:00

Lead·Property

British pub giant Wetherspoon's to open its first bar in Spain at Costa Blanca airport

Wetherspoon’s global takeover starts at Alicante airport in Spain – Dilip Kuner gives his verdict

WELL, it’s official. Wetherspoon, the UK’s much loved (?) haven of cheap pints and dodgy carpets, is taking over the world – and it’s starting

26 Nov, 2025 @ 11:53

Food & Drink·Lead·Opinion·Other News·Travel News

Family of four die in Costa del Sol town after suspected gas leak

A FAMILY of four died in their Torrox home from a suspected gas leak. The bodies of a married couple and their two teenage children

26 Nov, 2025 @ 11:23

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Foodie’s delight: How did Malaga’s leading restaurants fare at this year’s Michelin star gala?

NONE of Andalucia’s or Valencia’s leading restaurants got an extra Michelin star in this year’s annual gala for the guide. Despite persistent rumours, neither Benito

26 Nov, 2025 @ 10:52

Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel

WATCH: Female MMA fighter overpowers Spanish cops trying to remove her from a Ryanair flight to Ireland

THIS is the shocking moment a female Irish MMA fighter injures two Guardia Civil officers who had come to remove her from a Ryanair flight

25 Nov, 2025 @ 21:43

Canary Islands·Lead·Other News

Estepona native leads international team which pioneers the first ever lab-grown human bone marrow

A TEAM led by an Estepona native has designed the first ever lab-grown human bone marrow. This scientific advancement has the potential to transform cancer

25 Nov, 2025 @ 17:15

Estepona·Health·Lead

Plans for Spain’s €5bn Mediterranean Corridor rail network are confirmed with some glaring omissions – as Madrid is favoured and Malaga nowhere to be seen at all

THE finished version of Spain’s €5 billion ‘Mediterranean Corridor’ rail network has finally been announced — but not to universal fanfare. While some regions are

25 Nov, 2025 @ 16:29

Lead·National News·Travel News

Revealed: Spain’s cheapest and most expensive areas for a traditional ‘Menu del Dia’

THE Canary Islands offer the country’s cheapest Menu del Dia coming in at an average price of €13 per head, according to a study conducted

25 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Spain’s housing crisis will continue for years because ‘house building is just not profitable’

Spain’s housing crisis will continue for years because ‘house building is just not profitable’ in the country, according to a housing consultant and mortgage expert.

25 Nov, 2025 @ 15:15

Lead·Property

Spain shoulders 20% of all GDP growth in the eurozone as traditional powerhouses stagnate

SPAIN is now responsible for a fifth of all GDP growth in the eurozone despite making up only a tenth of the bloc’s economy, new

25 Nov, 2025 @ 14:45

Business & Finance·Lead

Online gambling sites hit by fines totalling €33m with six operators ordered to close in Spain

SPAIN’S Consumer Affairs ministry has dished out fines totalling €33m to online gambling portals and ordered six unlicensed foreign operators to stop operating in the

25 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·National News

Three Belgian hikers are rescued after taking wrong turn into a treacherous canyon near Marbella

THREE Belgian hikers were rescued after taking a wrong turn into a treacherous canyon while hiking north of Marbella. The group, aged 50, 50 and

25 Nov, 2025 @ 13:32

Lead·Marbella

Scenes of chaos at Tenerife South Airport as EES rollout continues to gridlock Spain’s airports

EES rollout continues to gridlock Spanish airports with scenes of chaos spotted at Tenerife South Airport. Departures and arrivals at the terminal saw long queues

25 Nov, 2025 @ 13:15

Lead·Tenerife·Travel News

This is where house prices are actually FALLING in Spain – including two towns in rising expat hotspot

ONE of Spain’s up-and-coming most popular regions for expat home buyers boasts two towns on the list of places where used-home prices are actually falling,

25 Nov, 2025 @ 12:14

Lead·Murcia·Property

Work continues on new 25-metre outdoor heated swimming pool in Marbella – all you need to know (including opening date)

THE second phase of construction on Marbella’s new municipal swimming pool has begun in Las Chapas – here’s all you need to know. Located on

25 Nov, 2025 @ 11:15