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Jihadist Leader Is Arrested In Spain's Andalucia Along With Three 'radicalised' Group Members In Murcia

Jihadist leader arrested in Spain’s Andalucia along with three ‘radicalised’ group members in Murcia

FOUR members of a jihadist group have been arrested by the Policia Nacional after an 18-month investigation. Officers swooped on the leader in Algeciras on

21 Jan, 2022 @ 17:22

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

EXCLUSIVE: Body of a man discovered by hiker could match that of mystery head found last month in Spain’s Alpujarras

A BODY has been found in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The skeleton, found near Orgiva, could belong to a head located nearby in November. The

21 Jan, 2022 @ 16:04

Granada·Lead·Must Read

Spain's Health Minister talks 'caution' as latest COVID-19 wave appears to have peaked

Spain’s Health Minister urges ‘caution’ as latest COVID-19 wave appears to have peaked

SPAIN’S Health Minister, Carolina Darias, has urged ‘caution’ as the sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is showing signs of subsiding. COVID cases currently stand

21 Jan, 2022 @ 15:35

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Nine quintessential Spanish proverbs with ancient origins to use to impress your friends

Once you have more than a basic grasp of Spanish you will start to realise that in common parlance conversation is peppered with delightful and

21 Jan, 2022 @ 15:34

Lead·Must Read·National News

New home construction falls by 17% in first half of 2023 on Spain's Mallorca

New home construction in Costa Blanca rises quicker than before COVID-19 pandemic in Spain

SIGNS of a significant rise in new home construction are emerging in Alicante Province. Figures from the Alicante Quantity Surveyors, Architects, and Building Engineers Association(COAATIEA)

21 Jan, 2022 @ 14:27

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Torrevieja

6 Useful Financial Tips That You Need To Hear

The following article offers six useful financial tips that everyone should know. You’ll learn how to avoid debt, cut spending and save for the future

21 Jan, 2022 @ 13:46

Business & Finance

Benidorm hotels say Spain ought to copy England in scrapping COVID restrictions

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels want Spain to end COVID restrictions like England

THE Benidorm-based Hosbec hotel association wants Spain to follow England’s lead in scrapping COVID-19 regulations to boost tourism. England ends its ‘Plan B’ restrictions on

21 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Police chase luxury yacht stuffed with drugs off Spain’s Costa Blanca

A luxury yacht crammed with 810 kilos of hashish has been intercepted off the Costa Blanca after a half-hour police pursuit. A Guardia Civil maritime

21 Jan, 2022 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

The Olive Press January Sale

2022 is still shiny and new and we want to help you make it a great year. We are offering our reader the chance to

21 Jan, 2022 @ 12:08

Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca·Other News·Valencia

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Los Alcazares with pool – € 161,500

Apartment Los Alcázares, Murcia 2 beds 2 baths € 161,500 The unique location of Nueva Ribera Beach Club, located on one of the

21 Jan, 2022 @ 12:07

Featured Property

Woman takes the role of Jarramplas for first time in Spain’s bizarre turnip throwing fiesta

SPAIN has a whole host of bizarre fiestas, from jumping over babies during El Colacho in Burgos province to the gigantic flour and egg battle

21 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

La Cultura·Lead

Yachting in Majorca and COVID-19

The Balearic Island of Mallorca is a popular destination for tourists, who come to enjoy the warm weather they may not be able to get

21 Jan, 2022 @ 11:44

Coronavirus·Mallorca

Eight reasons that make Spain the best place in the world

IF you’re smugly thinking that Spain will have the most Spanish speakers in the world, you’re wrong. That’s Mexico. If you’re thinking perhaps Spain had

21 Jan, 2022 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Lead·Must Read

Tickets go on sale for ‘world’s most dangerous path’ Caminito del Rey in southern Spain—including three major holiday dates

MALAGA’S star hiking trail, El Caminito del Rey, has announced it has put tickets on sale until June 19 for travel agencies and establishments as

21 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spain Could Send Fighter Jets To Bulgaria As Fears Mount Over Possible Russian Invasion Of The Ukraine

Spain could send fighter jets to Bulgaria as fears mount over Russian invasion of the Ukraine

SPAIN could deploy fighter jets to Bulgaria as part of NATO plans to deter Russia from invading the Ukraine. Defence Minister, Margarita Robles, said on

20 Jan, 2022 @ 20:00

Lead·National News

Scientists From Spain's Alicante University Create Artificial Reef To Regenerate Mediterranean Seabed

Scientists from Spain’s Alicante University create new type of artificial reef to regenerate Mediterranean seabed

AN artificial reef using electrolysis to regenerate Mediterranean marine life has been successfully tested in Alicante waters. A team from the University of Alicante created

20 Jan, 2022 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

EXPLAINED: The new clues that link German sex offender to missing Madeleine McCann

A GERMAN TV investigation has uncovered a series of fresh witnesses and information linking a convicted paedophile to the snatching of Madeleine McCann. The documentary,

20 Jan, 2022 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

WATCH: Police save cat overcome by toxic fumes from volcano in La Palma on Spain’s Canary Islands

OFFICERS on the Canary Island of La Palma came to the rescue of a cat named Felix after he was overcome by toxic fumes released

20 Jan, 2022 @ 18:30

Canary Islands·Lead

HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series kicks off in Spain

AS the sun beats down on Malaga’s impressive skyline that rises high above the Mediterranean sea, the world’s most talented rugby players are gearing up

20 Jan, 2022 @ 18:00

Lead·Malaga·Sevilla·Sport

Police Arrest Drugs Mule In Barcelona Hospital After Cocaine Burst In His Stomach After Flying Into Spain

Police in Spain arrest drugs mule at Barcelona hospital bedside after cocaine burst in his stomach

A drugs mule was placed into a coma at a Barcelona hospital after part of his smuggled cocaine stash burst in his stomach. Police say

20 Jan, 2022 @ 17:27

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Glass eye found during the exhumation of remains of a mass grave at cemetery in Spain helps to identify body

THE skeletal remains of a man executed at the hands of General Franco has been uncovered in Alicante – and thanks to his ‘perfectly’ preserved

20 Jan, 2022 @ 16:31

Alicante·Lead·Other News

Campaigners in Spain launch last ditch attempt to save 38 beagles from slaughter by animal testing company

ANIMAL rights activists in Spain have launched a last-ditch attempt to save 38 beagle puppies from slaughter after the animals were used in a pharmaceutical

20 Jan, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

COVID-19 passport measures to continue in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID passports will continue to be used in the Valencian Community past the current January 31 expiry date. The EU COVID certificate is needed for

20 Jan, 2022 @ 15:05

Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Massive whale beaches itself in Estepona in the south of Spain

SPANISH animal experts said on Thursday they were preparing to conduct an autopsy on a 12-metre-long whale that died after getting stranded at the La

20 Jan, 2022 @ 14:30

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Young Madrid thieves made special journeys to rob elderly women on the streets of Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO people from Madrid aged, 18 and 21, have been arrested in Alicante after travelling there just to violently rob elderly women in the street.

20 Jan, 2022 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Marbled Duck quacks back in Spain with rise in breeding population

Marbled Duck quacks back in Spain with much-needed population rise

SPAIN’S Marbled Duck population is bouncing back after serious concerns about its decline. Falling numbers in the 2010s led to the official declaration of the

20 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Environment·Lead·Nature

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