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Costa del Sol desalination plant takes another giant step to further ease drought pressure

THE Marbella desalination plant finished its second expansion phase on May 31, with a production capacity of 20 cubic hectometres per year. Although it can’t

4 Jun, 2025 @ 12:30

Lead·Marbella

Beach regeneration project almost finished but without promised walkway on Spain's Costa Blanca

Marbella will finally get its breakwaters to save its iconic beaches

GREEN light for the breakwater project in Marbella as the central government approves the environmental works. The coastal project is expected to stabilise the coastline

4 Jun, 2025 @ 11:30

Lead·Marbella

Spain facing ‘historic’ hay fever season after rainy spring

MARCH’S abundant rainfall has led to a spring with a lot of pollen, which will lead to many allergies. Since the beginning of May, there

4 Jun, 2025 @ 10:49

Lead·National News

BREAKING: Motorcyclist killed in collision near Malaga: Six-kilometre tailbacks cripple morning commute

Motorcyclist dies in collision with car on MA-20 as traffic diversions cause havoc around Teatinos A motorcyclist has died following a collision with a car

4 Jun, 2025 @ 10:48

Lead·Malaga

How has Gibraltar come out of nowhere to break cruise ship records – and unnerve the Spanish competition?

GIBRALTAR has been celebrating a record April for cruise ship calls that has put the wind up its Spanish neighbours. As the Olive Press reported

4 Jun, 2025 @ 09:40

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Gibraltar has ‘vital’ role in the UK’s new ‘warfighting’ defence review – despite concerns over lack of combat ships using its port

GIBRALTAR is set to host a lot more British nuclear submarines after the UK committed to building one every 18 months. It is part of

3 Jun, 2025 @ 20:25

Gibraltar·Lead

‘We live in a world where crime knows no borders’: Costa del Sol town demands more police to combat mafia wars

THE mayor of Fuengirola has asked for more police units and assistance from the federal government, following a shooting in a bar on the promenade

3 Jun, 2025 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Expert warns ‘it’s a disgrace that squatting is great business’ as scourge rises 7% in Spain

SQUATTING continues to rise all over Spain, with a 7% increase in all cases last year. The most shocking thing is perhaps the fact that

3 Jun, 2025 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Malaga is creating over 10,000 jobs a month to become Spain’s fourth fastest growing province

MALAGA has reached a new employment record, with more than 745,000 people now employed. This comes as 36,000 new jobs have been created over the

3 Jun, 2025 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Fires Scorch Spain And France During European Heat Wave

Firefighters in Andalucia warn of ‘one of the most dangerous seasons in decades’

ANDALUCIA’S firefighters warn they are helplessly underprepared to face what could be one of the most dangerous forest fire seasons seen in decades. The Infoca

3 Jun, 2025 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Lead

Spain’s Telefonica investigates major hack of Movistar customer records

A CYBERHACKER named ‘Dedale’ has accessed Movistar’s customer record base which has 22 million names and details. Movistar’s parent company, the Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica,

3 Jun, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Technology

Spain’s jobless total dips below 2.5m for first time since 2008

SPAIN’S unemployment total has fallen below 2.5 million for the first time since the height of the financial crisis. Figures released on Tuesday by the

3 Jun, 2025 @ 14:15

Lead·National News

3 bedroom Penthouse for sale in Cabo de Palos with pool garage – € 280,000

Penthouse in Cabo de Palos with sea views, dream terrace, and just 150 meters from the beach Imagine waking up every morning to the sea

3 Jun, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property

New rules in effect for wild San Juan festivities in Marbella this month

MEASURES are going to be in place to allow for safe festivities during the night of San Juan in Marbella, which will take place on

3 Jun, 2025 @ 12:35

Lead·Marbella

WATCH: Portuguese police search once again for Madeleine McCann with German help

A team of German detectives briefs bosses of Portugal’s Policia Judiaria as the first of up to two dozen searches begin for missing Madeleine McCann

3 Jun, 2025 @ 12:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Video

The beautiful Spanish fortress on an island far from Spain

LOOKING across the old town of Croatia’s Hvar island and out over the crystal-clear waters of the Adriatic Sea is a medieval Spanish fortress. Built

3 Jun, 2025 @ 12:25

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Mallorca hotel worker who suffered broken jaw after punch from British tourist says his life 'has been ruined'

Brit, 33, arrested in Mallorca for ‘breaking security guard’s jaw’ after trying to enter woman’s hotel room

A MALLORCA hotel security guard suffered a broken jaw after getting punched by a British man. The incident happened early on Monday morning in the

3 Jun, 2025 @ 12:13

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Two Brits stand trial over alleged Benidorm group sex attack

TWO British tourists have gone on trial for allegedly raping a British woman at a Benidorm hotel in November 2023. The men have been in

3 Jun, 2025 @ 11:34

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Large group of British hikers rescued in southern Spain after getting ‘dizzy and disorientated’

SEVENTEEN hikers from the UK were rescued from a hike they had embarked on in the Sierra de Nijar after becoming disorientated on Sunday. They

3 Jun, 2025 @ 11:26

Lead

Spain is on course to receive 100 MILLION tourists this year – driving prices ever higher

AN all-time high of 94 million travellers have visited Spain in 2024, but with a growth of around 5.7% in the first quarter of this

3 Jun, 2025 @ 11:15

Lead·National News

Yellow alert as wind and hailstorms to hit the Costa del Sol after sweltering week

UNSTABLE weather is set to arrive on the Costa del Sol after a sweltering weekend that saw temperatures of 40C in some parts of Andalucia.

3 Jun, 2025 @ 10:36

Lead·Weather

Spanish legend Rafael Nadal makes history with epic Australian Open final fightback. Credit: Cordon Press.

On this day: Spain’s greatest tennis star, Rafael Nadal, was born

ON June 3, 1986, a boy named Rafael Nadal Parera was born in the small Mallorcan town of Manacor. 39 years later, he still lives

3 Jun, 2025 @ 09:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Sport

EXCLUSIVE PICS: The Maddie search site where cops hope to find vital clues to finally charge German Christian Brueckner

By Jon Clarke in Praia da Luz THESE are the first pics of police working at the initial search site for the body of missing

3 Jun, 2025 @ 08:33

Crime & Law·Lead

British gang visited Ibiza to carry out robberies and used stolen vehicles including UK car with false plates

Body of young Irish woman discovered by partner inside Alicante area apartment

THE Guardia Civil is investigating the death of an Irish woman, 24, at an apartment in Albatera, Alicante province. She is understood to be from

2 Jun, 2025 @ 18:45

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Get off the motorway in Spain this summer with these rural road trips

TIRED of going on road trips and just endlessly cruising along busy motorways? We’ve rounded up some of the most scenic routes in Spain that

2 Jun, 2025 @ 18:30

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Warhol and Dali ‘fakes’ seized in €1.2m art package sent to Valencia auction house

A JOB lot of 41 fake or unattributable paintings and prints including works ascribed to Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali have been seized by Valencian

2 Jun, 2025 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead

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Costa del Sol desalination plant takes another giant step to further ease drought pressure

Marbella will finally get its breakwaters to save its iconic beaches

Spain facing ‘historic’ hay fever season after rainy spring

BREAKING: Motorcyclist killed in collision near Malaga: Six-kilometre tailbacks cripple morning commute

How has Gibraltar come out of nowhere to break cruise ship records – and unnerve the Spanish competition?

Gibraltar has ‘vital’ role in the UK’s new ‘warfighting’ defence review – despite concerns over lack of combat ships using its port

‘We live in a world where crime knows no borders’: Costa del Sol town demands more police to combat mafia wars

Expert warns ‘it’s a disgrace that squatting is great business’ as scourge rises 7% in Spain

Malaga is creating over 10,000 jobs a month to become Spain’s fourth fastest growing province

Firefighters in Andalucia warn of ‘one of the most dangerous seasons in decades’

Spain’s Telefonica investigates major hack of Movistar customer records

Spain’s jobless total dips below 2.5m for first time since 2008

3 bedroom Penthouse for sale in Cabo de Palos with pool garage – € 280,000

New rules in effect for wild San Juan festivities in Marbella this month

WATCH: Portuguese police search once again for Madeleine McCann with German help

The beautiful Spanish fortress on an island far from Spain

Brit, 33, arrested in Mallorca for ‘breaking security guard’s jaw’ after trying to enter woman’s hotel room

Two Brits stand trial over alleged Benidorm group sex attack

Large group of British hikers rescued in southern Spain after getting ‘dizzy and disorientated’

Spain is on course to receive 100 MILLION tourists this year – driving prices ever higher

Yellow alert as wind and hailstorms to hit the Costa del Sol after sweltering week

On this day: Spain’s greatest tennis star, Rafael Nadal, was born

EXCLUSIVE PICS: The Maddie search site where cops hope to find vital clues to finally charge German Christian Brueckner

Body of young Irish woman discovered by partner inside Alicante area apartment

Get off the motorway in Spain this summer with these rural road trips

Warhol and Dali ‘fakes’ seized in €1.2m art package sent to Valencia auction house

‘Violent, racist, authoritarian’: Acclaimed British historian reminds Spain who Franco really was amid surge in popularity for the dictator

Olive Press offers its top tips as Spain’s gastronauts wait to see who joins the Michelin-rated creme de la creme

Train journeys between Madrid and Barcelona will take UNDER two hours after Spain agrees to bump up top speeds to 350km/h

Horror after ‘man throws his elderly mother to her death from apartment window’ near Barcelona

Ronda has struck the imaginations of poets, artists, bullfighters and musicians for thousands of years