Bus in death crash on Spain’s Mallorca with eight injured
A MAN has died after his car smashed head-on into a bus on a road between Portocolom and Felanitx in Mallorca. The crash happened at
EXPLAINER: What is ‘inertia’, how did renewable energy sources contribute to Spain’s nationwide blackout – and how did they get the power back?
SPAIN’S worst power outage in modern history may have been triggered by an invisible weakness in the peninsula-wide electrical system: a lack of inertia. According
Over 99% of power is back in Spain – yet cause of the nationwide blackout remains elusive
WITH the clocks striking 8am on Tuesday morning, 99% of Spain’s electricity has been restored, electricity operators working through the night to get the country
Only 20% of Spain’s power restored as the government declares nationwide state of emergency
SPAIN has declared a state of emergency after a massive power cut left the country in the dark for more than eight hours. Many areas
ZERO DAY: How an Olive Press reporter watched Spain’s world turn upside down on historic day
EXTRAORDINARY TIMES: How Zero Day unravelled on the Costa del Sol as cash is king and the supermarkets all shut their doors. By Jon Clarke
This is why they protest: Renting a room in a shared flat hits €600 a month in Barcelona as prices soar across Spain’s cities
RENTING a single room in Spain’s major cities is becoming prohibitively expensive, with average prices hitting an eye watering €600 a month in Barcelona –
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez refuses to speculate on cause of the unprecedented blackout and urges the public to behave ‘responsibly’
SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has refused to rule out ‘any possibility’ for what was behind the massive nationwide power cut. Speaking at La Moncloa
Power cut latest: All medium and long distance trains in Spain cancelled for today but air traffic operating ‘normally’
SPAIN’S Transport Minister Oscar Puente has advised train passengers that ‘it is not expected that medium and long-distance trains will resume service today.’ It means
Massive power cut in Iberia caused by ‘rare’ atmospheric phenomenon in Spain – Portuguese electricity operator
AS the lights start to switch on again across Spain and Portugal, an investigation into the cause of the power cut which left the two
‘A blackout of this magnitude can only be caused by a cyberattack’: Is a hostile actor really to blame for Spain’s unprecedented blackout?
A MASSIVE blackout has plunged much of Spain — and parts of Portugal — into darkness today, sparking speculation that the country may have suffered
Power starts to return to parts of Spain as national grid claims ‘exceptional and totally extraordinary’ blackout will take six to 10 hours to repair
SPAIN experienced a massive, nationwide power outage at around 12.30pm today. Reports came in from Madrid, Malaga, Sevilla, Bilbao and Cadiz and even Portugal, while
2 bedroom Apartment for sale in La Cala de Mijas with pool garage – € 399,000
Welcome to this wonderful apartment in the sought-after area of La Cala Mijas on the Costa del Sol. With its corner location, the apartment receives
FURRY SUCCESS: Another litter of vulnerable Iberian Lynx cubs born in Spain’s Doñana National Park
CONSERVATIONISTS at the El Acebuche Iberian lynx captive breeding centre in Almonte, part of Doñana National Park, are celebrating the arrival of two new Iberian
British cyclist, 39, dies from suspected heart attack during race in Spain’s Mallorca
A BRITISH amateur cyclist died during Mallorca’s 312 Ok Mobility event on Saturday. Philip Williams, 39, came off his bike and hit security fencing when
LIFE IN SPAIN: Michael Coy explains the Spanish Legion’s gruelling 101km race in Ronda – now celebrating its 30th year
THE 101 Kilometres race is back. Between May 9 and 11, more than 10,000 people will take part in the famous race, organised by the
Blow against Benidorm’s thieves as two women who targeted tourists around hotels get city centre ban
TWO thieves who travelled to Benidorm to rob tourists have been barred from the city centre. A judge slapped a restraining order on the women
Housing crisis latest: Spanish tenants are spending nearly half of their income on rent
SPAIN’S housing crisis shows no signs of easing, with new figures revealing that tenants are now spending nearly half of their income just to keep
Orange alert: Winds of up to 90kmh set to batter parts of Andalucia today – while yet another Atlantic storm threatens the May bank holiday weekend
STRONG winds of up to 90km/h have triggered orange weather alerts across parts of Andalucia today, as meteorologists warn of further disruption later in the
Clock is ticking: Is it the end of holiday rentals in Spain? asks the Property Insider Adam Neale
BIG changes have come in about how tourist rental apartments are regulated. Very big changes. If you already have an apartment that you rent out
Over-65s are encouraged to buck the anti-tourism trend and check out these two Spanish island destinations
TOUR and activities company TUI Musement has named La Palma and Menorca as two of the top seven European destinations for senior travellers, after analysing
Historical Controversy erupts in Palma Council over Spanish Civil War cruiser’s role in Malaga bombing
A HEATED debate in Palma’s city council has reignited historical tensions surrounding one of the darkest episodes of Spain’s Civil War. Officials clashed over the
The unsung genius of Córdoba: How a medieval Spanish city engineered a sanitation system centuries ahead of its time
BY the time most European cities were still dumping chamber pots into the street, Cordoba was quietly revolutionising urban living. Between the 10th and 13th
2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Roquetas de Mar with pool – € 175,000
Roquetas de Mar is changing year to year and offers a lot of nice places to relax like the more than 7km long promenade, green
Meet Gibraltar’s new guitar-strumming, filmmaking media director who will bring ‘documentary know-how to government storytelling’
GIBRALTAR’S mercurial new government media director would quite like to be playing the guitar or indulging his passion for cinema and documentaries. But instead, Anton
HIDDEN CORNERS: Michael Coy continues his series about some of the lesser known spots in Spain, this time in Écija
THE attractive town of Écija is situated on the main road which links Sevilla and Córdoba, about half-way (50 miles) from either city. It stands
Six rattlesnakes that could save human lives are born at Benidorm nature park
SIX rattlesnakes that could produce a potentially life-saving venom for people with serious heart problems have been born at Terra Natura Benidorm. The six dark