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Ryanair launches ‘prime’ subscription plan that could save passengers hundreds per year

Ryanair loses mini court battle in Spain: Passenger successfully challenges €30 fee for printing off his boarding pass at the airport

RYANAIR has been ordered to refund a passenger who was charged an extra fee for printing his boarding pass at an airport in Spain. The

11 Sep, 2024 @ 15:34

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News

British OnlyFans model secretly films Benidorm hotel worker sniffing and stealing her underwear

A BRITISH OnlyFans model has described the shocking and ‘creepy’ moment a Benidorm hotel receptionist allegedly snuck into her room before sniffing and stealing her

11 Sep, 2024 @ 15:01

Benidorm·Lead

The 10 best bottles of wine in Spain right now, according to the New York Times

RIOJA, Tempranillo, Albariño and Cava – with just four examples, it is no wonder that Spanish wine is renowned all over the world for its

11 Sep, 2024 @ 14:05

Food & Drink·For Foodies·Lead

Mafia-style assassination in Spain’s Alicante was linked to stolen 5kg haul of cocaine, say police

THE violent murder of a Costa Blanca gangster has been linked to a dispute over five kilograms of cocaine, according to police. Two men have

11 Sep, 2024 @ 13:39

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

4 bedroom Villa for sale in L'Ametlla de Mar with pool – € 330,000

Villa L'Ametlla de Mar, Tarragona 4 beds 2 baths € 330,000 Discover the house of your dreams in the exclusive residential area of

11 Sep, 2024 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Husband charged with kidnapping and murdering Ana Knezevich after she disappeared from her Madrid apartment in February

Man accused of kidnapping his missing wife Ana Knezevich in Spain is kept behind bars in the US after a Florida judge declared him a ‘serious flight risk’

A JUDGE in the American state of Florida has denied bail to David Knezevich for a second time, as the court proceedings against the Serbian

11 Sep, 2024 @ 12:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez visits China in hopes of easing EU trade dispute

SPANISH prime minister Pedro Sanchez has called on the EU to ‘reconsider’ its position on tariffs of Chinese goods in an attempt to ease a

11 Sep, 2024 @ 12:34

Lead·Politics

New direct flights between Istanbul and major city in Spain’s Andalucia begin this month – this is how much they cost

IF you are a long-term resident of Andalucia, you might be interested to hear that very soon you will have the chance to take a

11 Sep, 2024 @ 12:19

Sevilla·Travel News

Watch: British tourist heading to Paris wakes up in Spain’s Alicante after boarding wrong flight in the UK

A BRITISH tourist heading to Paris has woken up in Spain’s Alicante after boarding the wrong flight from Leeds. TikToker user @our.little.renno boarded a flight

11 Sep, 2024 @ 12:04

Alicante·Lead·Video

An earth tremor that hit the Canary Islands on September 10, 2024

Earthquake in Spain’s Gran Canaria: Tremor with 20km-deep epicentre rumbles multiple towns

THE earth moved for residents of Gran Canaria on Tuesday evening, as a tremor measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale shook several different parts of

11 Sep, 2024 @ 11:25

Canary Islands·Lead

Watch: Australian TikTokers try to get their phone stolen in Spain’s Barcelona – with unexpected results

AUSTRALIAN TikTokers have gone viral after trying to get their phone stolen in Spain’s Barcelona, but you won’t believe the outcome. Barcelona is notorious for

11 Sep, 2024 @ 11:12

Barcelona·Lead·Video

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French tourist, 74, dies while swimming off popular beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A FRENCH tourist has died after being pulled from the sea on the Costa del Sol. The 74-year-old was seen floating in the water off

11 Sep, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Driver dies after crashing into the sea at major beach resort in Spain

A DRIVER has died after crashing into the sea in Spain. The tragic incident took place on the beach of Las Teresitas, in Santa Cruz

11 Sep, 2024 @ 07:00

Lead·Tenerife

Man, 22, is caught trying to smuggle 2.1kg of cannabis onto a flight from Sevilla to Mallorca

A 22-YEAR-OLD has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle 2.1kg of airport past security at Sevilla airport. The alleged trafficker was busted when passing

11 Sep, 2024 @ 06:00

Andalucia·Lead

Two gorgeous towns in Malaga maintain their positions on the ‘100 most beautiful pueblos in Spain’ list – but have YOU visited them yet?

The ranking, by National Geographic, is updated every year, with thousands of picturesque towns vying to be named among the cream of the crop

10 Sep, 2024 @ 20:00

Andalucia·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

Spanish police seize over a MILLION ecstasy pills destined for Ibiza as they rumble Italian-led trans-European narco network

SPANISH police have announced a record-breaking drugs haul after seizing over a million ecstasy pills in raids in Ibiza and Malaga. The sophisticated European smuggling

10 Sep, 2024 @ 19:00

National News

Activists in Spain slam Gibraltar’s environmental record after King Charles III ‘commends’ the territory on its nature conservation in National Day message

KING Charles III’s National Day message to Gibraltar congratulating the territory on its conservation work was met with a scathing response from Spanish ecologists. The

10 Sep, 2024 @ 18:00

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

Seventh person dies from West Nile virus in Spain’s Andalucia: Junta confirms at least seven more cases, including one in Jaen

WEST Nile virus has struck again in Spain’s Andalucia as a seventh person has died and the Junta confirms at least seven more cases. A

10 Sep, 2024 @ 16:40

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Spain’s ‘sea of plastic’ in Almeria ‘wins’ NASA prize of being the most visible man-made object from the International Space Station

IT is a grand prize but won for the wrong reason. The notion that the Great Wall of China is the only human-made structure visible

10 Sep, 2024 @ 16:30

Almeria·Environment·Lead·Other News

Watch: Five things you should NOT do when visiting Barcelona, according to a British expat who lives in the city

A BRITISH expat living in Barcelona has handed out five key pieces of advice for any tourists visiting the city – including how to avoid

10 Sep, 2024 @ 16:14

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Travel News·Video

Weather rollercoaster in Spain this week: Cold snap will bring lows of 5C to some parts before warming once again – these are the affected areas

A COLD snap will tease the start of autumn in Spain this week with many central and northern areas seeing lows of 5C. Between Thursday

10 Sep, 2024 @ 16:07

Lead·National News·Weather

Video of giant crabs emerging from the sea sparks panic in Indonesia – but turn out to be a new art installation in Spain’s Andalucia

THE arrival of terrifying giant crabs on Indonesian shores was deemed a dark omen that was sure to sow panic – apart from it didn’t

10 Sep, 2024 @ 15:45

Cadiz·Lead·Other News

Germans are ditching Mallorca for a major resort in Turkey this autumn, booking figures suggest

GERMAN tourists have famously long loved the sun, sea and sand of Mallorca – but it may be time to say ‘Auf Wiedersehen’ as new

10 Sep, 2024 @ 15:40

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

World’s best chef Dabiz Muñoz to open ‘gourmet spaces’ at four major airports in Spain

DABIZ Muñoz, the highly-acclaimed Madrid-born chef, has premiered his first airport dining concept set to land at four terminals across Spain this year. The Hungry

10 Sep, 2024 @ 14:41

Barcelona·Food & Drink·For Foodies·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

‘Gazumping’ comes to Spain’s housing market: What is the practice and how vulnerable are homebuyers to being gazumped?

HOMEBUYERS across Spain are coming to terms with an expression that Brits have long been familiar with: gazumping. This practice, where a seller agrees to

10 Sep, 2024 @ 14:15

Lead·Property

British plumbing tycoon makes permanent move to Marbella: Charlie Mullins ‘is selling up’ in the UK amid fears of a Labour tax raid on the rich

BRITAIN’S richest plumber has revealed he is making a permanent move to the Costa del Sol amid fears of a tax raid on the rich

10 Sep, 2024 @ 13:13

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Politics·Property

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