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Andalucia storm warning: More fears for Grazalema and Montejaque dam as up to 180mm of rainfall expected – yellow alerts for Ronda and Costa del Sol

ANDALUCIA is back on high alert today as the arrival of Storm Oriana threatens to unleash a fresh wave of chaos across a region already

13 Feb, 2026 @ 09:57

Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Spain tops 10 million foreign-born residents for the first time as demographic landscape continues to shift

MORE than 10 million people currently living in Spain were born abroad, new figures reveal, as migration continues to drive the nation’s population growth. Data

13 Feb, 2026 @ 08:30

Lead

Horror on the Costa del Sol as woman’s legs are crushed beneath reversing bus bound for Marbella

A SERIOUS morning accident at Malaga bus station has left woman with multiple leg fracture and a driver shaken. A woman in her 30s was

12 Feb, 2026 @ 18:05

Lead·Malaga

‘We’re all really worried’: Every centimetre added to full Montejaque dam could cause 20 million litres of water to overflow

FOR every additional centimetre of water added to the Montejaque dam once it reaches capacity, 20 million litres of water will gush out, according to

12 Feb, 2026 @ 17:35

Andalucia·Lead

Bargain boom in Spain: Low-cost supermarkets grab record market share with more shoppers hunting for cut-price deals

LOW-cost supermarkets have grabbed a record market share as shoppers hunt for cheap groceries and bargainous deals. Mercadona, Lidl and Aldi close the year with

12 Feb, 2026 @ 17:15

Business & Finance·Lead

WATCH: Iconic Barcelona tower shakes violently as Catalunya is battered by 160km/h hurricane-force gusts

THIS is the moment an iconic Barcelona tower trembled under the force of hurricane-strength winds sweeping across Catalonia. Shocking footage showed Barcelona’s Torre de Collserola,

12 Feb, 2026 @ 16:48

Barcelona·Lead·Weather

Moroccan gang ‘hunted gay people in packs’ in southern Spain: Victims were lured into traps after agreeing to meet on dating apps

A 20-year-old man has been remanded in custody in Almería, accused of leading a group that allegedly used Grindr to ambush, beat and rob gay

12 Feb, 2026 @ 16:15

Almeria·crime·Lead

This Mediterranean foodie’s paradise guards the entrance to Valencia’s most authentic neighbourhood

MERCADER is a gastronomic market located in one of the most distinctive enclaves of the city of Valencia. It was conceived as a space where

12 Feb, 2026 @ 15:27

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Olive Press Travel·Sponsored Article·Valencia

British expats arrested for operating pirate IPTV network out of their Costa Blanca home

TWO British nationals have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for running a pirate IPTV operation out of their Alicante home. The Brits, aged 50

12 Feb, 2026 @ 15:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

A deep dive into Mallorca’s luxury tourism boom: Record spending creates rental pressure – can ‘quality tourism’ save the day?

MALLORCA’S luxury travel market is having a record year — and the numbers behind it are hard to ignore. Visitor volumes remain high, spending keeps

12 Feb, 2026 @ 14:55

Lead·Mallorca·Property·Sponsored Article

EXPLAINER: Why are Spanish farmers so against an EU trade deal with South American countries – and how will it affect you?

THOUSANDS of farmers from across Spain staged a protest in Madrid after the EU struck a landmark trade deal with a bloc of South American

12 Feb, 2026 @ 14:40

International Affairs·Lead·Madrid·National News·Politics

Spain wants to hand out €2,400 to families in a bid to combat extreme child poverty – what you need to know

SPAIN’S government plans to boost family incomes with a universal child-rearing benefit worth €2,400 per year per child. The Ministry of Social Rights- which is

12 Feb, 2026 @ 14:30

Lead·National News

Act stupid, pay the price: Spanish tourist hotspot to whack hefty fines on reckless holidaymakers who need rescuing

COSTLY rescues could soon leave reckless swimmers footing helicopter bills of €2,000 an hour under a new Canary Islands law The Canary Islands Government has

12 Feb, 2026 @ 14:00

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

RIP: Tributes pour in after British expat, 54, who went missing after leaving Benidorm hospital is found dead

A BRITISH expat last spotted leaving a Benidorm hospital over the weekend has been found dead. Pete Jackson, 54, lived and worked in Benidorm for

12 Feb, 2026 @ 13:47

Lead·Torrevieja

WATCH: The Olive Press reports live from Barcelona where six are injured and 91 flights cancelled during ‘worst windstorm in 15 years’

BARCELONA has officially declared a state of emergency as Storm Nils batters the province with hurricane-force winds that have left six people injured and grounded

12 Feb, 2026 @ 13:23

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Weather

Warning for Airbnb hosts in Andalucia as new digital snoop force to use AI and electricity bills to sniff out illegal listings

THE days of rogue holiday landlords flying under the radar in Andalucia may be numbered as a new elite ‘digital snoop force’ begins operations. Authorities

12 Feb, 2026 @ 13:20

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Property·Travel News

WATCH: Alarming new footage shows Malaga’s Montejaque dam at just 26cm from overflowing into the Guadiaro valley

ALARMING new footage shows Malaga’s Montejaque dam filled with water which is just 26cm from overflowing into the Guadiaro valley. The video was shared soon

12 Feb, 2026 @ 13:16

Lead·Malaga

The biggest killers in Andalucia as chronic diseases still send most people to the morgue

NEW data has revealed Andalucia’s biggest killers and shown that it is still chronic diseases that send most people to the morgue. Most of these

12 Feb, 2026 @ 13:15

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Man arrested after 19-year-old is stabbed in Estepona nightclub confrontation

A NIGHT out turned into a scene of horror after a 19-year-old man was stabbed in the stomach during a blazing row at a Costa

12 Feb, 2026 @ 13:03

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

January gone was second gloomiest on record in Spain

SPAIN experienced its second darkest January on record in 2026 since records began in 1982, with the least sunlight since 1996. In a month where

12 Feb, 2026 @ 13:00

Lead·Weather

Extraordinary’ red alert issued with Storm Oriana to lash Spain with 9m monster waves – but could this finally be winter's last hurrah?

‘Extraordinary’ red alert issued with Storm Oriana to lash Spain with 10m monster waves – but could this finally be winter’s last hurrah?

THE Basque Country in northern Spain is on red alert on Thursday for sea waves of up to 10 metres coupled with a yellow warning

12 Feb, 2026 @ 12:31

Lead·National News·Weather

‘Catch me if you can’: The fabulous lies of a con artist who treated patients as a fake nurse in Malaga for FIVE YEARS using stolen ID

A MAN has been arrested in Malaga after posing as a qualified nurse for more than five years, reportedly securing contracts across both public and

12 Feb, 2026 @ 12:15

Almeria·Health·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: How huge narco network used cars with secret compartments to smuggle tonnes of cocaine from Andalucia to Madrid

A MAJOR cocaine trafficking network in Spain hid vast quantities of drugs inside specially adapted vehicles with secret compartments capable of carrying up to 160

12 Feb, 2026 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga

Schools shut, trains suspended and medical appointments axed in Catalunya as Storm Nils unleashes ‘unprecedented’ 140km/h wind blast

AUTHORITIES in Catalunya have suspended all educational and sporting activities plus non-urgent healthcare procedures as the region braces for what officials believe to be the

12 Feb, 2026 @ 10:04

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Weather

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Manilva with pool – € 265,000

This elevated ground floor offers a pleasant living environment, bathed in sunlight from morning to evening thanks to its full south-facing orientation. The atmosphere is

12 Feb, 2026 @ 10:01

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN·Property

Stormy winter surges water levels in key Malaga reservoirs – in a silver lining amid the devastation wrought by Atlantic storms

STORM-FUELLED reservoirs have swelled to nearly double their usual size in Malaga – in a rare silver lining after weeks of relentless stormy weather across

11 Feb, 2026 @ 18:50

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Weather

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