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Revealed: The optimum number of steps per day to reduce your risk of heart problems and death

How taking in the sun daily can help prevent cancer and heart problems, according to scientists in Spain

FOUR out of ten adults and three out of ten children in Alicante province suffer from Vitamin D deficiency. Despite some of Spain’s biggest levels

21 Apr, 2024 @ 11:00

Alicante·Health·Lead

‘I’ve been trying the best non-alcoholic beers in Spain – these are my favourites’

NEED to go alcohol free? These are our top choices for guilt free beer in Spain. When I was told I could no longer drink

21 Apr, 2024 @ 10:00

Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

Outrage after black female doctor is ‘racially abused and assaulted’ while treating a man in his home in southern Spain

A MURCIA region doctor was racially abused and assaulted during a house visit which she has reported to the Guardia Civil’s Hate Crimes Unit. The

21 Apr, 2024 @ 09:00

Health·Lead·Murcia

Where do people work the most and least hours in Spain? Eye-opening figures disprove the stereotype of ‘lazy’ Andalucians

ANDALUCIA is among the hardest-working regions in Spain, based on hours spent at work according to BBVA Research which analysed figures from 2022. It shows

21 Apr, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Lead

Basque elections in Spain: All you need to know as separatist descendants from ETA lead the polls in potential headache for PM Pedro Sanchez

THE Basque Country will head to the polls this Sunday for a crucial regional election that could prove to be a political headache for incumbent

20 Apr, 2024 @ 18:30

Basque Country·Lead·Politics

Ferrari driving ‘narco boss’ is among 35 arrested in huge crackdown on drug trafficking on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COSTA Blanca drugs gang led by a man who bought a €250,000 luxury car out of the proceeds, has been busted by the Guardia

20 Apr, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Murcia

Travelodge expands to southern Spain: British chain snaps up a 117-room hotel in Murcia

THE British hotel group Travelodge has taken over the Campanile Hotel in Murcia City as part of its expansion plans in Spain. The Murcia hotel

20 Apr, 2024 @ 17:00

Murcia

Police find €1million in CASH during raid of house belonging to a ‘narco boat operator’ in Spain’s Cadiz

A HUGE police operation to smash the narco-trafficking gangs plaguing the Strait of Gibraltar swept up a €1.4 million in cold hard cash. Dubbed Grajuela,

20 Apr, 2024 @ 15:30

National News

3 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Esporles with pool garage – € 750,000

Townhouse Esporles, Majorca 3 beds 3 baths € 750,000 Es voltor: new townhouses for sale in esporles, in the tramuntana mountains, mallorca For

20 Apr, 2024 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Protests against tourism in the Canary Islands

Thousands turn out in Spain’s Canary Islands in protest demanding major rethink of tourism model for the hugely popular holiday destination

DEMONSTRATORS came out in force today in Spain’s Canary Islands in a historic protest against the tourist massification of the archipelago, and the dangers faced

20 Apr, 2024 @ 13:00

Canary Islands·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I took the ferry from Spain to Morocco to explore the North African country- these are my top tips’

Hopping on the ferry to Morocco? These are my top tips for visiting the North African country. Getting there From the Costa del Sol, Morocco

20 Apr, 2024 @ 12:30

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Why is the luxury property market booming in Malaga province and is a bubble forming? Property expert Adam Neale gives his verdict

I HAVE noticed a strong trend in recent years, accelerating since the pandemic, for Marbella to become a destination of choice for luxury home purchases.

20 Apr, 2024 @ 11:00

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Lead·Property

Big boost in state aid to fight Mar Menor lagoon pollution

Spain coughs up an extra €200m to eliminate pollution from the Mar Menor lagoon

THE Spanish government has announced a 40% increase in its budget to remove pollution from the Mar Menor lagoon. The Ecological Transition Minister, Teresa Ribera,

20 Apr, 2024 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor

Spain’s infamous bureaucracy has turned an EU-funded €15.4bn plan to renovate the country’s housing stock into a ‘disaster’, writes property expert Mark Stucklin

By property expert Mark Stucklin IN the wake of Covid-19 the EU launched the NextGenerationEU recovery plan with €807 billion to help economies recover from

20 Apr, 2024 @ 09:30

Lead·Property

Why are there so many cockroaches in Spain? How the vile bugs thrive in southern Europe – as new research shows they are becoming resistant to insecticides

REPORTS of shocking cockroach infestations are nothing new in Spain, with its warm climate, long summers, and myriad of dense cityscapes rife with the kinds

20 Apr, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Animals

SPORTING SUCCESS: The Knee, Hand and Shoulder Unit of the Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Service of Hospital Quirónsalud Marbella deals with many golf, tennis/padel and watersports injuries

The Knee, Hand and Shoulder Unit of the Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Service of Hospital Quirónsalud Marbella has seen a high rate of consultations for

19 Apr, 2024 @ 22:20

Andalucia·Health

Olive Press subscription deal: Get three months for the price of one – then for less than €1.25 a week… as new website sees visitor numbers soar

THE Olive Press website has seen visitor numbers more than DOUBLE since launching a brand new look. After months of arduous planning, www.theolivepress.es entered a

19 Apr, 2024 @ 18:50

National News

‘Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner abused my four-year-old daughter during dog walks in the park – while taking sick pictures of her’

A FORMER friend of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has revealed how he abused her child while out walking his dogs. Anja K told a

19 Apr, 2024 @ 18:49

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Moment Audrey Fang’s ‘killer’ is arrested during raid at his hotel after his car was caught on CCTV: Suspect, 43, will remain in prison in Spain while the investigation continues

POLICE in Spain have released footage showing the last recorded movements of the alleged killer of Singaporean tourist Audrey Fang. In a clip shared online,

19 Apr, 2024 @ 18:06

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Protests against ‘excessive’ tourism are expected to erupt across Spain tomorrow: Malaga, Madrid, Barcelona and Granada will show support to main event on the Canary Islands

THE anti-tourism protest on the Canary Islands tomorrow is expected to go international, with cities across Spain and Europe expected to show support. From around

19 Apr, 2024 @ 18:01

Lead·National News

Airport expansions in Spain: Both Alicante and Valencia will increase their capacity following record-breaking passenger numbers this year

ALICANTE-ELCHE and Valencia airports will be ‘expanded’ in future investments by airport operator Aena. It’s chairman and CEO, Maurici Lucena, told a shareholders meeting in

19 Apr, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Young expat, 27, plunges to his death after ‘trying to jump between two fourth floor windows’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol after he ‘forgot his keys’

TRAGEDY has struck the Costa del Sol after a young expat, 27, plunged to his death trying to climb into his fourth floor bedroom. Erick

19 Apr, 2024 @ 17:19

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Town dubbed the ‘Mykonos of Spain’ blasts disrespectful tourists as it joins calls for stricter controls on the industry

A MENORCA fishing village branded as Spain’s answer to the Greek island of Mykonos- due to its white buildings- has demanded measures to stop ‘disrespectful’

19 Apr, 2024 @ 17:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Menorca

Winter comes back with a bang: Arctic blast to bring freezing temperatures to Spain next week – these are the most affected areas

SPAIN could be set to feel its coldest temperatures of the year next week in the middle of April. A cold front moving in from

19 Apr, 2024 @ 16:06

Lead·Weather

Guardia Civil operation to bust a trafficking ring

Trafficked into Spain and exploited in restaurants: Police and Guardia Civil bust network that was paying a pittance to Colombian nationals in four Tarragona eateries

A JOINT operation between the Policia Nacional and the Guardia Civil has busted a network in Spain’s Catalunya region that was trafficking Colombian nationals into

19 Apr, 2024 @ 16:05

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Outrage in Spain after squatters take over home of 87-year-old woman while she was visiting her daughter in Canada

AN elderly woman returned from a trip to Canada to visit her daughter to find that her Madrid apartment had been taken over by squatters.

19 Apr, 2024 @ 16:05

Lead·Madrid

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