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Madrid placed under orange alert for severe storms and flash flooding: Avoid unnecessary travel; flights may face diversions

ANYONE in Madrid is being urged to avoid all unnecessary travel today as severe storms, hail and flash flooding threaten to batter the capital. State

29 Apr, 2026 @ 10:57

Lead·Madrid·Weather

Brit, 24, dies after tragic ‘face-first’ stairwell plunge in Tenerife

A BRITISH holidaymaker has died after a ‘face-first’ plunge down a stairwell at an apartment complex in Tenerife. The 24-year-old, who police told The Olive

29 Apr, 2026 @ 10:57

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife

Guernica: The horror behind Picasso’s masterpiece – and Hitler’s decision to decimate the Basque town in 1937

THERE is an invisible glue that holds civilised society together: ordinary human decency. It is the instinct that makes you run a sick neighbour to

29 Apr, 2026 @ 08:15

Basque Country·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Wizz Air boss tells holidaymakers not to panic as jet fuel shortages ‘won’t ground summer flights’ despite EU warnings

JUST weeks after European officials and Spanish oil companies issued warnings of a jet fuel shortage, one budget airline has ensured summer flights will not

28 Apr, 2026 @ 18:30

Entertainment·International Affairs·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Travel News

Horror in Granada as local woman stabs Korean tourist taking photos of the Alhambra UNESCO site

A SOUTH Korean tourist has been stabbed in the ankle while taking photos at a viewpoint of Spain’s world famous Alhambra World Heritage Site. Policia

28 Apr, 2026 @ 18:15

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Troubled Malaga barrio under lockdown as police launch massive ‘land and air’ operation following wave of shootings

A NEIGHBOURHOOD in Malaga has been placed under lockdown after police launched a major operation following a recent wave of shootings in the city. Around

28 Apr, 2026 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Police station in Costa del Sol expat hotspot is battling rat infestation with rodent numbers skyrocketing in last month

A POLICE station in Mijas has been battling a growing rat infestation, with numbers said to have increased dramatically over the past month. Civil Guard

28 Apr, 2026 @ 17:00

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s nationwide blackout one year on: How the day unfolded, what caused it and who’s paying for it?

ONE year ago today, at 12.33pm, the Iberian Peninsula lost power in under five seconds. The great apagón (blackout) of 28 April, 2025, remains the

28 Apr, 2026 @ 16:30

Environment·Lead·National News·Other News

Mocromafia ‘gangsters’ walk free after jury acquits them of murdering ‘Butcher of Amsterdam’ police informer on Spain’s southern coast

TWO men accused of murdering a Dutch criminal linked to the Mocromafia, one of the most feared drug mafias operating in Spain, have been acquitted

28 Apr, 2026 @ 14:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Two out of three adults under 34 still live with their parents as Spain breeds an entire generation of poor people

TWO-THIRDS of young people in Spain were living with at least one of their parents in 2025 with high property prices cited as a key

28 Apr, 2026 @ 14:00

Lead·National News·Property

The story behind Spain’s iconic Seat Ibiza – the best-selling runaround thanks to a touch of American marketing and German engineering

THE very first SEAT Ibiza rolled off the assembly line at Martorell, Barcelona on 27 April, 1984. Marketing had come to Spain. SEAT (the Sociedad

28 Apr, 2026 @ 13:45

La Cultura·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Technology

Get ready for Spain’s once-in-a-century total eclipse with a dress rehearsal this week while the sun is in the same position in the sky

THOSE in Spain can prepare for the once-in-a-century total eclipse by holding a dress rehearsal this week thanks to the sun’s position in the sky.

28 Apr, 2026 @ 13:41

Environment·Lead

Tourism summit set for Malaga after drawing 600+ attendees last year

EUROPE’s leading flexible accommodation summit is set to return next month and it will be hosted in Spain. Vitur Summit 2026 will bring together operators,

28 Apr, 2026 @ 13:00

Lead·Travel News

‘Tongue of Saharan dust’ sweeps across Spain: These regions can expect the dreaded ‘blood rain’ this week

HOMEOWNERS and drivers are being warned to keep their hoses packed away as a massive ‘tongue of Saharan dust’ sweeps across Spain, bringing the dreaded

28 Apr, 2026 @ 12:27

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Costa Blanca property prices soar by average of 12.9% in first three months of 2026

HOUSE prices rose by an average of 12.9% in Alicante province during the first quarter of 2026, according to real estate appraisal company Gesvalt Tasaciones.

28 Apr, 2026 @ 11:56

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Valencian Community

Take a peek at the remarkable towns along the Spanish coast where British expats make up nearly half the population

A STRIKING new map has revealed where British expats have clustered on Spain’s costas – including several towns where they make up about half of

28 Apr, 2026 @ 11:49

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spain moves back into double-digit unemployment rate after losing 170,000 jobs in first three months of 2026

SPAIN’S unemployment rate climbed back to a double-digit percentage in the first quarter of 2026. Job losses nearly doubled compared with the same period last

28 Apr, 2026 @ 11:04

Lead·National News

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Santa Ponsa – € 675,000

We are pleased to present this fully renovated apartment, completed in 2025 and ready to move into. The property is ideally located in the community

28 Apr, 2026 @ 11:00

Featured Property

EXPLAINER: Your legal rights if your Spain-UK flight gets axed this summer due to the jet fuel crisis

WITH the Strait of Hormuz blockade triggering a massive jet fuel shortage across Europe, anyone planning to travel between Spain and the UK might be

28 Apr, 2026 @ 10:58

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Marbella hospital patients sent home from operating table as 175,000 doctors go on strike across Spain

TWO women were sent home from the operating table at a Costa del Sol hospital after their long-awaited surgeries were abruptly cancelled amid Spain’s ongoing

27 Apr, 2026 @ 16:45

Costa del Sol·Health·Lead·Marbella

Netflix is about to hike prices in Spain once again – the cheapest plan will now be almost €9

NETFLIX is preparing to increase its prices in Spain again with the cheapest plan rising to almost €9 a month. The streaming platform has hiked

27 Apr, 2026 @ 16:15

Lead

Spanish minister urges people planning a trip to Spain this summer to ‘buy your flights now’ ahead of possible price rises

TRAVELLERS have been urged to buy air tickets ‘as soon as possible’ to avoid higher fares caused by oil price hikes due to the Iran

27 Apr, 2026 @ 16:00

Lead·National News·Travel News

Warning for drivers as dirty cars can land a fine of €200 – with more Saharan ‘blood rain’ forecast to hit Andalucia

DRIVERS in Spain could be hit with fines of up to €200 simply for failing to keep their cars clean, according to the national traffic

27 Apr, 2026 @ 15:53

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Weather

Bank card thieves who robbed elderly people across Spain are caught ‘red-handed’ in Costa Blanca supermarket

THREE men have been arrested inside a Costa Blanca supermarket for stealing bank cards from elderly people and making multiple ATM withdrawals of over €3,000

27 Apr, 2026 @ 15:10

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Murcia

Ryanair to axe 1.2 million seats from flights in Spain this summer over ‘uncompetitive’ airport charge hikes

RYANAIR is set to axe 1.2 million seats from its Spanish flights this summer due to ‘uncompetitive’ airport charge hikes. The budget airline’s CEO Eddie

27 Apr, 2026 @ 14:15