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Madrid woman falls six metres from her balcony to land on car in Spanish capital

A Madrid resident survived a six metre balcony fall by landing on a parked car. The incident happened yesterday morning(August 26) on Calle Nicolas Usera...

Clock ticks down as Spain tries to get 70% of the country fully vaccinated by end of August

TIME is running out for the Spanish government to reach its self-imposed target of having 70% of the population fully vaccinated by the end...

Fraudster strikes again to offer bogus home rentals in Alicante Province area of Spain

A home rental scammer has struck again with new cons bringing his total number of frauds to 80. A 31-year-old man has been arrested by...

Terral wind puts Spain’s Malaga back on amber weather warning for blistering heat

FOLLOWING a brief respite from the summer sizzle, temperatures are set to soar again tomorrow, Saturday. Spain’s weather agency AEMET has placed the Costa del...

Fun Spanish Card Games You Should Consider Learning

If you want to feel closer to Spanish culture and have fun at the same time, you should consider learning card games that originated...

Falling COVID-19 case rates maintained in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 case figures have fallen again on both a daily and weekly basis in the Valencian Community today(August 26). 836 new infections were reported today,...

Tanker with three dead crew members poisoned by gas arrives at Cartagena port in Spain’s Murcia region

A chemical tanker docked in Cartagena this morning(August 26) carrying three deceased crew members, including the captain, who were poisoned by a gas leak...

Cistercian monk in Spain’s Catalunya region is arrested for sexually touching a child

A Cistercian monk from Catalunya has been arrested over the inappropriate sexual touching of a child. The monk, 68, is part of a thirty-strong community...

ANIMAL HOUSE: Rescue shelters in Spain’s Valencia area issue plea for help

ANIMAL welfare associations in La Ribera district (Valencia Province) have issued a cry for help, as numbers of stray cats and dogs continue to...

Bulgarian fugitive accused of kidnap and fraud arrested at Malaga airport

A HUNGARIAN fugitive has been arrested at Malaga airport on suspicion of kidnapping and fraud.   The 27-year-old was taken into police custody after the...

Malaga announces new festive light show at Botanic Gardens throughout December

MALAGA will be turned into a lighting spectacular as part of this year's unique Christmas celebrations. Following the news that many of the Christmas celebrations...

Family in Spain increasingly concerned for missing 19-year-old last seen in Malaga

POLICE in Spain are appealing for information to help trace a teenager reported missing from Malaga.  Carmen Roja, 19, was last seen in Alozaina on...

Disrespectful vandals scrawl graffiti on Costa Blanca COVID-19 victims memorial in Spain

A Denia sculpture paying tribute to victims of the COVID-19 pandemic has been vandalised. The heart-shaped 'Corozones' by local sculptor, Modesto Mari, was unveiled in...

New accident leads to speed bumps appearing by dangerous pedestrian crossing on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPEED bumps have been installed close to a Torrevieja pedestrian crossing after a man was struck by a car just 24 hours after a...

Teenager killed in house collapse in Spain’s Peñiscola

Although the exact causes for the accident are not yet known, the torrential rainfall that drenched Peñiscola and surrounding areas earlier this week - as reported by The Olive Press – and the state of the building are thought to be key reasons.

Elsie Mogford, 37, wife of multi-millionaire United Utilities boss, dies suddenly while on holiday in Menorca

THE wife of multi-millionaire water company chief has died suddenly ‘of natural causes’ while on holiday at a luxury villa on the Spanish island...

Cash-strapped nightclubs and late bars on the Costa Blanca brand summer season as a disaster in Spain

LATE bars and nightclubs in the Valencian Community say they are only generating just over a quarter of their 2019 income levels. A survey from...

Green light for new golf course and 2800 luxury homes in Spain’s Malaga

MALAGA moves forward with its plan to build a new golf course and 2,800 homes in Rojas-Santa Tecla. The municipal planning department has given the...

The new edition of Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – here’s where to get your...

THE 47th edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South and Murcia is out now. From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant and...
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This beach in Andalucia has been chosen as the best playa in the whole of Spain

LIFESTYLE travel magazine, Conde Nast Traveler, has named Valdevaqueros (Cadiz), the best beach in Spain 2021 More than 8,000 km of coastline, the longest coastline...

British holidaymaker and waiter stab each other in row over bill at restaurant in Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH holidaymaker and the waiter who served him are both being treated in hospital for stab wounds after a row broke out over...

No calls for curfew in Spain’s Andalucia as incidence rates drop across the region

THE Junta has not proposed a night curfew for any municipality in the region. For the first time since July 22, there are no municipalities...

Electricity wholesale prices to reach another new record high in Spain

WHOLESALE electricity prices in Spain will hit a new record figure tomorrow(August 26). The news comes as three small political parties in Congress- Mas Pais,...

COVID-19 cases continue falling across the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 infections have recorded another drop on a week-to-week basis in the Valencian Community. 1,059 new coronavirus cases were reported today(August 25) compared to 1,290...
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Marbella diner leaves whopping €4,000 tip at restaurant on Spain’s Costa del Sol to make up for viral complaint...

WAITERS at one of Marbella’s most fashionable restaurants have profited from a bizarre one-upmanship between strangers who appear to have too much money to...

Survey names the cities in Spain under the biggest threat from major earthquake damage

MURCIA and Alicante are the most vulnerable cities in Spain to possible earthquake damage, according to an Alicante University survey. Researchers have examined the probability...

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