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Ryanair hits passenger record in Spain despite regional airport axe and closing routes

Ryanair hits passenger record in Spain despite regional airport axe and route closures

IRISH budget carrier Ryanair has clocked up record passenger numbers in Spain in the first half of 2025- despite scrapping 12 regional routes. Figures from

17 Jul, 2025 @ 17:30

Lead·National News

Outrage over Spanish company’s role in shipping artillery barrel machine tool to Russia

A SPANISH firm has been accused of helping send a powerful piece of military machinery to Russia, sparking outrage over how such equipment is slipping

17 Jul, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·Other News

Italian mobster linked to Camorra mafia gang is arrested on Spain's Costa Blanca

Italian mob boss linked to Camorra mafia gang is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ITALIAN mafia boss who distributed cocaine has been arrested by the Policia Nacional on the Orihuela Costa. Officers collared Simone Bartiromo on Wednesday as

17 Jul, 2025 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Barcelona is Spain’s most expensive city to buy a home new data reveals

BARCELONA is Spain’s most expensive city for existing home prices, reaching almost €3,900 per square metre during the first half of the year. The latest

17 Jul, 2025 @ 16:22

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Property

Spain has the lowest asylum application approval figure in European Union, according to refugee group study

Spain climbs past Germany to become EU’s number one asylum destination

SPAIN has become the EU’s number one destination for asylum seekers after overtaking Germany in May. The change comes after a dramatic drop in Syrian

17 Jul, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Other News

Immigrants earn over 29% less in wages than ‘local’ workers in Spain

MIGRANT workers in Spain earn 29.3% less on average than locals according to a Norwegian-led study published on Wednesday. Are Skeie Hermansen from the University

17 Jul, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·National News

Spain’s historic stock exchanges still power the economy – but few know how they work or why they matter

By Peter Dougherty of Bissan Wealth Management MANY people are familiar with the New York Stock Exchange (founded in 1792) or the London Stock Exchange

17 Jul, 2025 @ 14:17

Business & Finance·Columnists·Other News

Malaga port is erecting a two-metre barrier to protect the mega yachts of the super rich

Spain’s property market sees sudden and historic drop in supply of available homes – except for Malaga

SPAIN’S property supply crisis has reached historic proportions, with available homes for sale plummeting by 20% in the second quarter of 2025, according to new

17 Jul, 2025 @ 13:51

Lead·Malaga·Property

Flash new €80m Costa Blanca tourist apartment complex shows foreign demand holding strong

SPAIN’S latest luxury development just a stone’s throw from Benidorm shows that foreign demand in the upper end of the market remains strong. The Delfín

17 Jul, 2025 @ 13:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Spain’s housing crisis: Surge in 11-month rentals sees estate agents profit at tenants’ expense

SPAIN’S rental market is seeing a huge shift towards seasonal lets of just 11 months as landlords shy away from offering long-term contracts – and

17 Jul, 2025 @ 13:06

Barcelona·Lead·Property

3 bedroom Semi-detached Villa for sale in S'Agaro with pool garage – € 600,000

House with 159 m² built, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, 1 Toilets, Reformed, Outward, Ref. 2512 Nestled in the idyllic town of S´Agaró, just steps from

17 Jul, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property

EU intervenes over Spain’s handling of BBVA takeover of Sabadell Bank

THE European Commission has- as expected- opened an investigation into the Spanish government’s intervention over the proposed ‘hostile’ takeover of Sabadell Bank by BBVA. Last

17 Jul, 2025 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Benidorm has new inspectors ready to fine owners of illegal holiday rental homes

BENIDORM can now penalise owners of illegal holiday rental properties after the formation of a five-person inspection team. It follows Valencia City as the second

17 Jul, 2025 @ 12:27

Benidorm·Lead·Property

Mallorca hotels fight back against ‘tourismophobia’ in new campaign welcoming foreigners

‘BIENVENIDO tourists!’ say a group of Mallorca hoteliers who are hitting back against anti-tourism protests seen on the island. Thousands of residents took to Palma’s

16 Jul, 2025 @ 17:27

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel

No slow down expected this year for new home price rises in Spain

PRICES for new homes in Spain will continue rising in the second half of 2025 according to a study by appraisal company, Sociedad de Tascion.

16 Jul, 2025 @ 17:16

Lead·Property

Homeless man blinded by brutal knuckle-duster assault in Valencia park

A HOMELESS man living in a Valencia park has lost the sight of an eye after being attacked by a passer-by with a knuckle-duster. The

16 Jul, 2025 @ 16:16

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Malaga set to be turned into a furnace as infamous terral ‘hairdryer’ winds head south

SPAIN is bracing for an intense heat wave as temperatures soar to a scorching 42C across much of the country, with the dreaded terral winds

16 Jul, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Girl, 17, suffers horrific 95% burns after man sets her on fire in Canary Islands

A TEENAGE girl suffered serious burns to her body after a 20-year-old man set fire to her inside a squatted property in Las Palmas, Gran

16 Jul, 2025 @ 13:27

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

3 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Almunecar – € 288,000

At the top of Avenida Costa del Sol is this residential complex of 10 semi-detached houses with a communal pool, close to the national road

16 Jul, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Bouncer arrested for stabbing man to death outside nightclub in Spain

A SALAMANCA nightclub bouncer has been arrested by the Policia Nacional after a man was fatally stabbed in the chest on Wednesday. The incident happened

16 Jul, 2025 @ 12:40

Crime & Law·Lead

British man dies in hospital after seven-metre fall at Ibiza supermarket car park

A BRITISH man has died in an Ibiza hospital after falling seven metres from a supermarket parking lot. The incident happened at around 8.15pm on

16 Jul, 2025 @ 11:19

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

Orange alert warns of scorching temperatures reaching 42C in parts of Spain

ALERTS have been issued for excessively high temperatures in parts of Spain on Wednesday with some areas predicted to see values of 42C. Orange and

16 Jul, 2025 @ 10:41

Lead·National News·Weather

MISSING PERSON: American man reported missing in Spain while hiking in the Pyrenees

TWENTY-SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Cole Henderson from the United States of America has reportedly gone missing while hiking in the Pyrenees Mountains. His last known location was Torla-Ordesa,

16 Jul, 2025 @ 10:22

Lead

Expats in Spain urged to save money by switching bank mortgages thanks to interest rate cuts

EXPAT homeowners in Spain are being urged to review their mortgage arrangements as more people switch their home loans to different banks. The trend has

16 Jul, 2025 @ 10:10

Lead·Property

Spain clears up Brit travel insurance concerns after reports they could be fined €7k

BRITISH tourists heading to Spain do not need to take out private medical insurance in order to enter the country, Spanish health authorities have confirmed.

16 Jul, 2025 @ 08:57

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Spain's reservoir levels fall but no drought worries compared to a year ago

Spain’s reservoir levels fall but no water supply worries compared to a year ago

RESERVOIR levels in Spain have fallen to their lowest level since mid-March but are still comfortably better than a year ago, with drought fears banished-

15 Jul, 2025 @ 18:10

Lead·National News