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Record-breaking Mediterranean heatwaves risk marine ecosystem collapse in Spain

THIS year’s ocean heatwaves in the Mediterranean Sea have been the hottest to date, sparking concern among scientists about the potentially devastating consequences on marine

12 Aug, 2025 @ 14:48

Environment·Lead·National News·Other News

Spanish film stars including Javier Bardem slam British Oscar-winning director for filming new blockbuster in occupied Western Sahara

THE acclaimed British film director Sir Christopher Nolan has come under fire over his decision to shoot part of his latest blockbuster in a city

12 Aug, 2025 @ 14:39

Entertainment·Lead

Controversy rumbles on in Spain as another town 'cancels' Islamic event to be held in public sports centre

Government gives Spanish council one-month deadline to reverse Islamic prayer ban in municipal facilities

SPAIN’S government has given Jumilla City Council a month to rescind a ban on Muslims holding prayer festivals in municipal sports facilities or else it

12 Aug, 2025 @ 14:24

Lead·Murcia

‘Stop the madness’: Outrage in Spain after La Liga agrees to play league match in US

FOOTBALL supporters in Spain have launched a scathing attack on La Liga after plans to host a league match in the United States were formally

12 Aug, 2025 @ 13:19

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

New monthly passenger landmark recorded for busy Costa Blanca airport

New monthly passenger landmark recorded by busy Costa Blanca airport

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has broken the two million passenger mark for the very first time in a single month. Airport operator Aena said 2.1 million people

12 Aug, 2025 @ 13:05

Costa Blanca·Lead

2 bedroom Penthouse for sale in Llucmajor – € 335,000

Penthouse for Sale in Llucmajor – Bright, Private, and Peaceful Living We present this charming penthouse located in a quiet community in the village of

12 Aug, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Prestigious British school under threat from deadly fires near Spain’s Madrid that have already claimed one life

FIREFIGHTERS have brought under control a wildfire in the Tres Cantos area of Madrid which killed one person and led to 180 people being evacuated.

12 Aug, 2025 @ 12:27

Lead·Madrid

Salmonella death of Brit, 70, during birthday trip to Spanish island luxury resort blamed on ‘shocking hygiene standards’

AN investigation into the death of British tourist Leslie Green, 70, has concluded that he died of a salmonella infection earlier this year. Mr Green,

12 Aug, 2025 @ 12:08

Canary Islands·Lead

Mallorca’s former top anti-drug cop arrested in money laundering probe linked to Ibiza cocaine pipeline

A FORMER head of the Policia Nacional’s narcotics unit in Mallorca has been arrested as part of a probe into money laundering of drug trafficking

12 Aug, 2025 @ 11:47

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: World famous Spanish chef is caught up in Tarifa fires: Jose Andres has controversial plans to build tourist development in pristine region

WORLD-renowned chef Jose Andres has found himself at the centre of a devastating wildfire that has forced the evacuation of 2,000 people from Spain’s Costa

12 Aug, 2025 @ 11:17

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

Andalucia hit by highest RED ALERT weather warning TODAY: Temperatures to max out at 44C in western regions

SPAIN’S brutal heatwave has triggered the highest level red weather warnings across parts of western Andalucia today, with thermometers set to hit a scorching 44C

12 Aug, 2025 @ 10:07

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead·Sevilla·Weather

One third of homes in this Spanish city are snapped up within a week – and it may surprise you

IT’S not Madrid, Barcelona or even Malaga. The fastest-moving property market in Spain right now is Granada, where nearly one in three homes change hands

12 Aug, 2025 @ 08:00

Granada·Lead·Property

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Watch as wildfire causes chaos in Spain’s Tarifa – flames threaten millionaire villas as 2,000 flee

The Olive Press has exclusive videos of a ferocious wildfire tearing through Tarifa’s luxury coastline – with one villa ablaze – as more than 2,000

11 Aug, 2025 @ 21:52

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

Spain’s hotel sector slams ‘price-gouging’ 300% hike in cost of new ETIAS travel permits for Brits

SPAIN’S hotel industry has blasted an EU plan to nearly triple the cost of upcoming travel permits for non-EU visitors, warning it will hit British

11 Aug, 2025 @ 19:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Horror in Malaga as Nigerian man smashes champagne bottle over Swedish girlfriend’s head during hotel room brawl

A MALAGA hotel room brawl saw a woman stab her boyfriend after he smashed a champagne bottle on her head. Both have been arrested by

11 Aug, 2025 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Bullfighter tossed into the air during controversial event in Marbella

RENOWNED bullfighter Morante de la Puebla has been released from hospital after being thrown in the air at Marbella’s bull ring on Friday. In Marbella’s

11 Aug, 2025 @ 17:14

Lead

WATCH: Police frogmarch one of Europe’s most wanted narco kingpins out of his luxury villa on Spain’s southern coast

IT was just after dawn when elite Guardia Civil officers swept into a quiet hillside neighbourhood of Almuñecar on Granada’s Costa Tropical. Moments later, one

11 Aug, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

New wildfire hits Spain’s Tarifa: flames rage near famous Bolonia and Atlanterra beaches

A NEW blaze has broken out in Tarifa close to the popular beaches of Bolonia and Atlanterra. Around six forestry firefighter squads, specialist technicians, and

11 Aug, 2025 @ 16:54

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

Spanish football team parts with head coach Tome

THE Spanish women’s national football team is parting ways with head coach, Montse Tome, following defeat to England. Tome will be replaced by former player,

11 Aug, 2025 @ 16:53

Lead·Sport

The Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Wikimedia Commons

Spain’s UNESCO World Heritage Site dubbed the ‘eighth wonder of the world’

BRITISH tourists seeking a cultural escape near the capital have rediscovered Madrid’s hidden gem, bringing it back into the spotlight as a must-visit destination. Nestled

11 Aug, 2025 @ 16:26

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spanish council hires private detectives to crack down on sick leave abuse

FUENGIROLA Town Hall is hiring private detectives to spy on council workers off sick – in a bid to tackle what it calls ‘sky-high’ absenteeism.

11 Aug, 2025 @ 16:12

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Gibraltar teens arrested in Spain after sneaking into long-closed Tivoli amusement park

TWO 16-year-old Gibraltarians have been caught breaking into Benalmadena’s long-shuttered Tivoli World amusement park in the early hours. Security cameras picked them up forcing open

11 Aug, 2025 @ 16:03

Costa del Sol·Gibraltar·Lead

Motorcyclist killed after colliding with wild boar on Valencia area road

Motorcyclist killed after colliding with wild boar on Valencia road

A MOTORCYCLIST died on Friday after crashing into a wild boar crossing a Valencia province road. The accident happened at around 10.50pm on the CV-675

11 Aug, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Alicante gets tougher on overnight noise for rest of summer after complaints from residents

ALICANTE City Council has toughened up enforcement of noise limit rules after complaints from residents about excessive levels- especially at night. A campaign is running

11 Aug, 2025 @ 15:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Just six provinces dominate Spain’s luxury property market – with one tourist hotspot accounting for nearly a quarter

THE vast majority of Spain’s million-euro homes are concentrated in just six provinces, with the Balearic Islands commanding the top spot in the country’s luxury

11 Aug, 2025 @ 14:30

Lead·Property

British tourist robbed of €40k Rolex watch in Mallorca street as young daughter screams in horror

A BRITISH tourist had his Rolex watch wrenched off his wrist while walking down a Mallorca street with his wife and young daughter. The violent

11 Aug, 2025 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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