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WATCH: Remarkable moment Spanish Air Force plane drops 12 tonnes of food into war-torn Gaza

THIS is the moment twelve tonnes of much-needed food were dropped into war-torn Gaza by a Spanish military transport aircraft. Video footage posted on social

1 Aug, 2025 @ 15:07

Lead·Politics

MISSING: Concerns grow for Brit woman, 41, last spotted in southern Spain on Monday

FEARS are growing for a British woman, 41, who disappeared from a tourist hotspot in Spain four days ago. Jennifer Frances Lacey was last spotted

1 Aug, 2025 @ 14:26

Almeria·Lead

Outrage in Spain’s Tarifa after town hall greenlights housing project in stunning nature reserve – ignoring 157 environmental objections

ONE of the last truly unspoilt stretches of Spain’s southern coast could be buried under concrete after Tarifa council ignored 157 objections and gave the

1 Aug, 2025 @ 14:03

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Lead·Other News·Property

Ryanair threatens ‘drastic cuts’ to flights in Spain due to airport tax rise

IRISH carrier Ryanair has threatened ‘drastic cuts’ to services in Spain following a 6.6% hike in airport taxes from 2025. Airport operator Aena announced the

1 Aug, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·National News

DON’T MISS: Supermarket shootings, Sanchez sleaze and Epstein’s links to Spain – all on this week’s episode of the Olive Press podcast!

IT’S been a busy couple of weeks…at least for the embattled government of Pedro Sanchez, and for the women’s football teams of England and Spain.

1 Aug, 2025 @ 13:40

Lead·Video

Sagrada Familia becomes the tallest building in Barcelona, surpassing two skyscrapers – but how does it compare to the rest of Spain?

CONSTRUCTION on Barcelona’s iconic basilica continues, with its height now reaching 155.58 metres, just edging out the city’s previous tallest buildings, the Torre Mapfre and

1 Aug, 2025 @ 13:14

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Property

Game over? Spain’s multi-billion euro videogame industry is in crisis amid mass layoffs — with AI taking the blame

ACROSS the Spanish videogame industry, significant layoffs are taking place. This reflects a worldwide restructuring that many are attributing to the rise of Artificial Intelligence

1 Aug, 2025 @ 13:10

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

1 bedroom Apartment for sale in Empuriabrava – € 150,000

Ground floor apartment with terrace and community pool Ground floor apartment located in a building with Spanish-style architecture, featuring a pleasant central courtyard with a

1 Aug, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property

At least four injured after car crashes into cafe terrace on Spain’s Costa del Sol

EMERGENCY services are treating customers at a bar in Torre de Benagalbon, Rincón de la Victoria, after a car crashed into its terrace. At 9:40

1 Aug, 2025 @ 13:03

Andalucia·Lead

Spain continues to set new foreign tourist records with UK visitors dominating

SPAIN welcomed almost 9.5 million foreign tourists in June, with 2.1 million of them coming from the United Kingdom. Compared to the same month last

1 Aug, 2025 @ 13:00

Lead·National News

Spain’s banks enjoy nearly 12% rise in profits during first six months of 2025

SPAIN’S biggest banks have seen profits soar by 11.8% in the first half of 2025, compared to the same period last year. The combined net

1 Aug, 2025 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Southern Spain’s most evocative coastline is bright, breezy and brilliant for walking, eating and watersports

WHILE it’s blowing a hoolie outside and well over 35 degrees in the sun, I’m sitting in deep shade and wondering what amazing culinary creation

1 Aug, 2025 @ 11:58

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Spain criticised for failing to act on anti-corruption reforms, says European watchdog

Spain has failed to fully implement a single one of the 19 anti-corruption reforms recommended by the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body in 2019, a

1 Aug, 2025 @ 11:45

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

An American in Spain: Here’s what I found in Ronda

As an intern at The Olive Press, I am experiencing life in Spain for the first time — a culture starkly different from my life

1 Aug, 2025 @ 11:26

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

Two shootings in same Alicante region follow arrests of cocaine kingpin and Italian mafia boss

Police arrest two in €640,000 holiday property theft ring in Spain’s Marbella

TWO suspects who allegedly stole €640,000 worth of cash and jewellery in a string of burglaries from holiday accommodation have been arrested. Police believe the

1 Aug, 2025 @ 11:22

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Palestinian Children Arriving in Spain Video: Ministry of Health Spain

Over a dozen injured Palestinian children arrive in Spain for urgent medical care

SPAIN’S Ministry of Health has led a humanitarian mission to evacuate children with heart conditions from the conflict zone to hospitals in the Basque Country,

1 Aug, 2025 @ 11:13

Lead·National News

Iberia in Flames: Thousands battle raging wildfires in Spain and Portugal as mercury set to soar past 40°C

THOUSANDS thousands of exhausted firefighters are battling wave after wave of blazing infernos as scorching heat grips the Iberian Peninsula. Blazes have been tearing through

1 Aug, 2025 @ 08:46

Lead

Police chief says two British children drowned due to 'dangerous' conditions at beach in Spain's Catalunya

PICTURED: Heartbreaking final photo of Brit brother and sister, aged 11 and 13, who drowned off Spain’s Catalunya coast

THIS is the heartbreaking final photo of two British siblings who drowned off the Catalan coast on Tuesday. Ameiya, 13, and Ricardo Junior, 11 –

31 Jul, 2025 @ 21:56

Catalunya·Lead

Benidorm barman jailed for attempted murder after brutal stabbing of British tourist

Benidorm barman jailed for attempted murder after brutal stabbing of British customer

A BENIDORM bar worker has been jailed for five years for the attempted murder of a British holidaymaker in October 2022. Alicante Provincial Court also

31 Jul, 2025 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish minister embroiled in anti-Semitism row after calling French Jewish children kicked off Vueling flight ‘Israeli brats’

SPAIN’S transport minister has sparked a diplomatic row after slamming a group of French Jewish children kicked off a flight in Valencia as ‘Israeli brats’.

31 Jul, 2025 @ 17:38

Lead·Politics·Travel News·Valencia

Yellow alert for storms and showers ahead of heatwave return in Valencia region

THE State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has issued a yellow alert for storms and rain in parts of the Valencian Community for this Friday ahead of a

31 Jul, 2025 @ 17:15

Lead·Valencia·Weather

Barcelona strike a €44m shirt deal with DR Congo — but is it a winner or own goal?

FC BARCELONA are about to wear their hearts on their backs – quite literally. From next season, the legendary La Liga giants will sport ‘DR

31 Jul, 2025 @ 15:47

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Sport

Teen cannabis use in Spain plummets 40% in 20 years – but adults still lighting up

TEENAGERS in Spain are ditching the weed – with cannabis use among 14 to 18-year-olds slashed by 40% over the last two decades, a new

31 Jul, 2025 @ 15:25

Health·Lead

Spanish footballer hospitalised in Greece after dog bites his genitals

A FORMER Barcelona footballer was rushed to hospital in Greece after a feral dog jumped up and bit his genitals, local media reported on Wednesday.

31 Jul, 2025 @ 15:23

Lead·Sport

Foreign tourist, 67, dies while kayaking to spectacular waterfall on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A 67-YEAR-OLD man died on Wednesday afternoon at Burriana Beach in Nerja while kayaking to the waterfall, Cascada Grande de Maro. The tragic incident occurred

31 Jul, 2025 @ 14:52

Lead·Malaga

Spanish footballer Alberto Lejarraga makes history with same-sex marriage

SPANISH footballer Alberto Lejarraga has tied the knot with his long-term partner, actor and musician Rubén Fernandez – becoming the first openly gay active footballer

31 Jul, 2025 @ 14:50

Andalucia·Celebrity·Lead·Marbella

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