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WATCH: Police bust sex exploitation gang in Spain with 162 women rescued from brothels

AUTHORITIES have smashed a Valencia-based gang that sexually exploited women by forcing them to work in brothels camouflaged as massage parlours. 162 victims have been

22 Jul, 2025 @ 11:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Shocking shootout at Aldi supermarket blamed on Turkish mafia war exported to the Costa del Sol

A SUPERMARKET shootout that saw an innocent bystander hit in the arm has been blamed on rival Turkish mafia groups. The terrifying gun battle broke

22 Jul, 2025 @ 09:25

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

From Almodovar to Game of Thrones: See Spain via its most famous films and series one location at a time

SPAIN is rolling out the red carpet for film buffs with a new tourism programme that lets visitors explore the country through the lens of

22 Jul, 2025 @ 08:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

Hollywood royalty Antonio Banderas and Robert De Niro have lunch in Marbella during ‘hectic summer’

A SUNLIT terrace in Marbella was the unlikely rendezvous point for two Hollywood legends as Malaga-born Antonio Banderas and American A-lister Robert De Niro united

22 Jul, 2025 @ 08:00

Celebrity·Lead

Gang paid ‘mules’ €10k each to pick up cocaine-filled suitcases from Madrid airport

AUTHORITIES have smashed a drug-trafficking gang that hired ‘mules’ to collect cocaine shipments from Madrid airport. The criminals paid vulnerable people up €10,000 each and

21 Jul, 2025 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Elderly couple's nightmare ends after British squatter leaves Mallorca apartment- owning over €20k

Elderly couple’s nightmare ends after British squatter leaves Mallorca apartment- owing over €20k

AN ELDERLY Spanish couple have breathed a sigh of relief after a British squatter moved out of their Mallorca apartment after not paying rent for

21 Jul, 2025 @ 18:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

One in three people in Spain cannot afford to take a week-long holiday, shocking new data reveals

SHOCKING new figures have shone a light on Spain’s cost-of-living crisis with over one-in-three Spaniards admitting they cannot afford to go on holiday. According to

21 Jul, 2025 @ 17:49

Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel

Spain's 'Black Flag' awards for beach pollution includes one for flood disaster waste in Valencia Spain’s ‘Black Flag’ awards for beach pollution includes one for flood disaster waste in Valencia

Ship leaks brown-coloured slick to force swimming ban at La Manga beaches in Spain

SEVERAL beaches on the Mediterranean side of La Manga in Murcia have been closed to swimmers on Monday after a sewage spillage from a boat.

21 Jul, 2025 @ 17:45

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

WATCH: Poolside brawl breaks out between Benidorm stag party and bouncers – but who started it?

A SHOCKING fight erupted at a Benidorm hotel swimming pool between members of a stag party and security staff as onlookers – some with children

21 Jul, 2025 @ 17:15

Benidorm·Lead

Postal service ‘on verge of collapse’ with undelivered mail piling up on Costa Blanca

A TRADE union claims that a backlog of mail is piling up and the Correos postal service on the Costa Blanca is on the ‘verge

21 Jul, 2025 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

British tourist, 19, dies in Spain after third-floor fall – just two weeks after Scot fell to death at same Ibiza hotel

A YOUNG British tourist has died in Ibiza after falling from the third floor of a hotel. The incident occurred in the early hours of

21 Jul, 2025 @ 16:35

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

German police are patrolling the Costa del Sol during high summer – with more foreign coppers set to come

HOLIDAYMAKERS on the Costa del Sol are getting a pleasant – or perhaps not-so – surprise this summer as they spot police officers from their

21 Jul, 2025 @ 16:30

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Spain’s abandoned mega-resort ghost town rises from the ashes – and is targeting British tourists

A SPANISH resort that once promised to be the ultimate holiday destination – complete with three golf courses, an artificial ski slope and beaches filled

21 Jul, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News·Valencian Community

Record number of heat-related deaths in Spain during August

Heatwave will end with ‘below average’ temperatures this week in Valencia region

ABOVE average temperatures and heatwaves that have dominated the Valencian Community’s weather for almost two months are set to disappear this week. Forecasters say that

21 Jul, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Valencia·Weather

Shopping centre underground car park reopens- nine months after Valencia flood disaster

AN UNDERGROUND shopping centre car park has partially reopened- nine months after being flooded during the Valencia October 29 disaster. The Bonaire centre facility in

21 Jul, 2025 @ 13:45

Lead·Valencia

“Alternative Financing Is a Magnet for International Clients”

IT was six years ago when Yeidy Ramírez, with over twenty years of experience in the investment fund industry, took a bold step in Spain.

21 Jul, 2025 @ 13:27

3 bedroom Villa for sale in El Valle Golf Resort with pool – € 345,000

Exclusive villa Alcor. Only one owner. Has never been rented out. Three large bedrooms. Marble floors. Extended kitchen into the utility room. Fully re painted

21 Jul, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property

WATCH: Man rescued attempting to reach Spain from Africa in just an inflatable ring

A YOUNG man had the blessing of a saint after he was rescued from the Mediterranean sea 20km off the Costa del Sol. Rescuers were

21 Jul, 2025 @ 13:00

Costa del Sol·Lead

Benidorm goes to major court in Spain in last chance bid to fight off €330m compensation bill

BENIDORM City Council is going to Spain’s Constitutional Court in a last bid to stop a €330 million compensation payment to developers. The case revolves

21 Jul, 2025 @ 12:13

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

TWO men have been injured during the latest shooting to take place in the Vega Baja region of Alicante province. The Policia Nacional are investigating

21 Jul, 2025 @ 11:24

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Innocent bystander hit during shootout outside Aldi supermarket in Estepona

An innocent bystander has been injured during an armed confrontation in an Aldi supermarket car park in on the Costa del Sol. The incident took

21 Jul, 2025 @ 11:17

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

IN PICTURES: Spanish frigate escorts largest aircraft carrier in the world past Gibraltar as US strike group heads east

THE world’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, passed through the Strait of Gibraltar on Saturday as it headed for

21 Jul, 2025 @ 09:48

Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

ON THIS DAY IN SPAIN: Flamenco legend Antonio Gades died

Spain lost a treasure on July 20, 2004, when Antonio Gades died of lung cancer. Gades was a flamenco dancer and choreographer. A native of

20 Jul, 2025 @ 15:41

La Cultura·Lead

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Bellreguard with garage – € 149,000

– Beachfront Apartment for Sale with Terrace & Parking – Bellreguard Beach Your coastal getaway awaits! Just 100 meters from the beach in Bellreguard, this

20 Jul, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Spain under fire from US and EU for €12M deal with China’s Huawei to store judicial wiretaps

Spain is under fire after it awarded Huawei, the Chinese tech giant, a €12.3 million contract to store judicial wiretaps used by law enforcement and

20 Jul, 2025 @ 11:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

€100m eco-cash splash: Small firms in Spain’s Catalunya handed loans to fight climate change

SMALL businesses across Catalunya have been handed a €100?million credit line to help them go green – and fast. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has

20 Jul, 2025 @ 10:20

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead·Other News

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