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Spain’s sweltering August to ease as cooler-than-average finish forecast for most regions

SPAIN’S blast-furnace August is poised to ease next week, with AEMET forecasting a cooler-than-average finish to the month across most of the peninsula. From August

22 Aug, 2025 @ 18:30

Lead·Weather

Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia will next week visit areas affected by severe wildfires

KING Felipe and Queen Letizia will next week visit areas of Spain that were seriously affected by the recent spate of wildfires. The announcement came

22 Aug, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·National News

Spain set for perfect stargazing tonight as rare Black Moon darkens skies

STARGAZERS across Spain are in for a treat tonight as a rare astronomical phenomenon creates perfect conditions for viewing the night sky. The so-called Black

22 Aug, 2025 @ 17:15

Lead·Other News

Hotel stays in Spain rise modestly as German tourists stay away but British bookings soar

Hotel stays in Spain rise modestly as Germans look elsewhere but British bookings soar

RECORD overseas tourist numbers in Spain are not being reflected in big rises in overnight hotel stays as German bookings have gone down with UK

22 Aug, 2025 @ 16:45

Lead·National News

Tarifa wildfires update: Lighter found in ashes of devastating blaze that forced evacuation of over 2,000 people from campsites and beach resorts

AN investigation into the wildfires that devastated swathes of forestland in Tarifa last week has identified a used lighter among the burnt ashes left by

22 Aug, 2025 @ 16:24

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Barcelona mayor gets last-minute ban from visiting Israel in revenge for suspending Tel Aviv ‘twinning’

BARCELONA’S mayor, Jaume Collboni, has got a last minute ban from entering Israel after the Catalan capital put aside its twinning arrangement with Tel Aviv

22 Aug, 2025 @ 16:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Marbella residents should resign themselves to MORE traffic gridlock hell as Elrow electronic festival comes to town

MARBELLA residents face another weekend of traffic chaos as the town prepares for Saturday’s Elrow Town electronic festival. Up to 30,000 people are expected to

22 Aug, 2025 @ 15:15

Lead·Marbella

Judge who summoned Pedro Sanchez’s wife to court over corruption allegations faces own investigation by Spain’s legal watchdog

THE judge who charged Pedro Sanchez’s wife with the embezzlement of public funds earlier this week will now face his own investigation after Spain’s legal

22 Aug, 2025 @ 14:26

Lead·Politics

‘The worst place I’ve ever been to’: Jeremy Clarkson stuns Spaniards with savage attack on city in northern Spain

FOR many visitors it is one of Spain’s best hidden gems, renowned for its medieval old town, the world’s oldest functioning Roman lighthouse and jaw-dropping

22 Aug, 2025 @ 13:25

Celebrity·Galicia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Mijas Costa with pool garage – € 422,000

This exclusive residential complex offers a curated selection of 1 to 3-bedroom apartments, including ground-floor units with private gardens, spacious 2-bedroom homes with expansive terraces,

22 Aug, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Surgeon arrested after DIY home amputation of his father’s toes and subsequent death at Alicante hospital

AN ALICANTE medic, 54, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional over the death of his elderly father after he partially amputated some of his

22 Aug, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

British gang visited Ibiza to carry out robberies and used stolen vehicles including UK car with false plates

Brit gang visits Ibiza – not to party but to commit string of robberies using stolen vehicles, including one nicked in the UK

A GANG of Brits descened upon Ibiza this summer – but not with the usual beach and party itinerary. Instead, they came with the specific

22 Aug, 2025 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Costa del Sol breathes sigh of relief as Monda wildfire declared stabilised

MARBELLA woke to good news this morning as the wildfire that raged near Monda last night was declared stabilised. INFOCA confirmed at 10am that the

22 Aug, 2025 @ 11:39

Costa del Sol·Lead·Marbella

Worrying fall trend continues as Brit, 22, plunges from Ibiza balcony – becoming seventh UK tourist victim in Spain this year

A YOUNG British tourist has been left seriously injured after falling from a hotel balcony in Ibiza, the latest case in a worrying trend of

22 Aug, 2025 @ 11:28

Ibiza·Lead

Sweden’s child killers return to the Costa del Sol: Mafia hit narrowly foiled as teenager ‘e-scootered towards his target at midnight’

POLICE swooped in to arrest a Swedish child hitman moments before he was due to carry out a murder in the streets of Malaga. The

22 Aug, 2025 @ 10:46

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Costa Blanca under yellow alert for thunderstorms as intense rains dampen the flames in Northern Spain

THE Valencia region has been placed on yellow alert for storms just days after enduring a punishing red alert heatwave. Spain’s weather agency AEMET has

22 Aug, 2025 @ 06:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community·Weather

BREAKING: Wildfire erupts near Monda Castle as flames light up Costa del Sol skyline

A NEW wildfire has broken out tonight in the Sierra Canucha near Monda, Malaga, with flames visible across the Costa del Sol. The blaze began

21 Aug, 2025 @ 22:05

Costa del Sol·Lead

FIRE LATEST: 18 large wildfires remain active as lower temperatures help to contain blazes in Spain

18 LARGE fires remain active in the Asturias, Castilla y Leon, and Galicia regions in northern Spain plus Extremadura in the west. The figures were

21 Aug, 2025 @ 18:30

Lead·National News

REVEALED: The most expensive streets to buy a home in Spain

AN entire Costa del Sol urbanisation has been classified as the most expensive street for property buyers in Spain. The annual price survey by the

21 Aug, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·Property

WATCH: Unbelievable moment man sets bar alight in southern Spain because ‘they wouldn’t serve him mayonnaise’

A SPANISH man has been arrested for allegedly dousing a bar in petrol and setting it ablaze after staff refused to put mayonnaise on his

21 Aug, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Paddle power!: Charity surf race makes big splash in Spain’s Sotogrande

IT was sun, smiles and serious splash as dozens took to the water for Sotogrande’s feel-good event of the summer – the Charity Paddle Surf

21 Aug, 2025 @ 16:30

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Sport

Ditch the Flip-Flops: The Hidden Health Risks Lurking in Your Summer Sandals

THEY might be the ultimate symbol of summer freedom – but doctors are warning that flip-flops could be wrecking your body, from your feet to

21 Aug, 2025 @ 16:08

Andalucia·Health·Sponsored

LATE-SUMMER SALE IS STILL ON: Take advantage of 50% off an Olive Press annual subscription in our flash sale – before it’s too late

WE are half way through our late-summer flash sale – and the clock is ticking! For the rest of this week you will be able

21 Aug, 2025 @ 15:15

Lead

Westminster lord proposes ‘small fine of £20’ for Brits in Spain who fail to vote in UK elections

BRITISH expats living in Spain could face £20 fines for failing to vote in UK elections under controversial new proposals being tabled by a Labour

21 Aug, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Other News

Man with cerebral palsy dies in illegal care home for dependent people on Costa Blanca

A 34-year-old man with cerebral palsy has died in an illegal care home in Elche that catered for special needs and disabled patients. The police

21 Aug, 2025 @ 14:10

Costa Blanca·Lead

Warning for vapers in Spain as councils start to enforce €2,000 beach fine

AS thousands of British tourists flock to the Spanish coastline during the summer season, travelers are warned that national restrictions regarding electronic cigarettes, or vapes,

21 Aug, 2025 @ 13:58

Balearic Islands·Lead

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