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WATCH: Firefighters rescue man trapped in a lift for five hours during Spain’s historic blackout

A MAN was rescued after spending five terrifying hours trapped in an elevator during Monday’s unprecedented blackout that left large parts of Spain and Portugal

29 Apr, 2025 @ 13:03

Lead·National News·Video

ORGANIC TO GO: Bringing healthy and sustainable eating to Marbella and the Costa del Sol

THERE is a dynamic new way to get the freshest ‘100% organic’ food and veg delivered direct to your door on the Costa del Sol.

29 Apr, 2025 @ 12:43

Andalucia·Food & Drink·Marbella·Other News·Sponsored

Spain’s energy network ‘rules out a cyber attack as the cause of the blackout’

SPAIN’S national grid operator, Red Electrica, has ruled out a cyberhack as the cause of Monday’s power blackout. Speaking at a Tuesday news conference, Red’s

29 Apr, 2025 @ 12:26

Lead·National News

No more edibles: Spain moves to ban cannabis-infused sweets that contain ‘psychotropic substances’

SPAIN’S Ministry of Health has banned the sale and distribution of cannabis-infused sweets and candies. The new regulation updates a 1977 law on psychotropic substances

29 Apr, 2025 @ 12:00

Health·Lead

Electricity fully restored in Valencia as president demands 'explanation' for blackout 'as soon as possible'

Electricity fully restored in Valencia as president demands blackout ‘explanation as soon as possible’

VALENCIAN president Carlos Mazon reported that electricity was fully restored to the region at 4am on Tuesday but wants answers from the government over why

29 Apr, 2025 @ 11:49

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

At least 20 former clients of Iberian Funeral Plans will file lawsuit against the company that disappeared overnight with its founder’s death

QUESTIONS remain over the disappearance of an expat funeral planning company and the millions of pounds it held, with some former clients choosing legal action.

29 Apr, 2025 @ 11:45

Lead

Calls to emergency services rose 500% in Andalucia during Spain’s blackout – despite authorities pleading with the public to avoid unnecessary calls

DURING the nationwide blackout on Monday, the Emergency Coordination Center (112) received nearly 6,000 calls in Andalucia alone, a figure that is five times greater

29 Apr, 2025 @ 11:15

Andalucia·Lead

Two Moroccan men stopped by Spanish border guards trying to enter Gibraltar with €50k ‘in various currencies’ hidden in their car

TWO Moroccans have been arrested at the Spain-Gibraltar border after the Policia Nacional found over €50,000 of cash in their car. The vehicle- with Gibraltar

29 Apr, 2025 @ 11:09

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead

Zap squad!: Ukraine’s Zelensky offers shock help to Spain and Portugal after massive power cut causes chaos

AS Spain and Portugal were plunged into chaos during yesterday’s massive blackout, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stepped up with a shock offer: help from

29 Apr, 2025 @ 10:25

Lead·National News

Ever higher: Marbella’s luxury market set to continue growth, writes Property Insider Adam Neale

THE March release of the Knight Frank Wealth Report is another clear sign that Marbella’s trajectory as a luxury home destination is set to continue.

29 Apr, 2025 @ 10:22

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Lead·Other News·Property

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

29 Apr, 2025 @ 09:28

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

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

29 Apr, 2025 @ 09:15

Lead·National News

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

29 Apr, 2025 @ 08:15

Lead

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

28 Apr, 2025 @ 21:58

Lead

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

28 Apr, 2025 @ 20:33

EXCLUSIVE·Lead·National News

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 –

28 Apr, 2025 @ 18:55

Lead·Property

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

28 Apr, 2025 @ 18:30

Lead·National News

Spain scraps free public transport for 2025 - but these discounts will still be available

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

28 Apr, 2025 @ 18:01

Lead·National News

Electricity bills in Spain rise to their highest level since February

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

28 Apr, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·National News

Environmentalists demand changes to electricity pylon plans linking new solar power station to Spain's Costa Blanca

‘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

28 Apr, 2025 @ 16:16

Lead·National News

Spain makes fresh plea for EU to do more to fight rising energy prices

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

28 Apr, 2025 @ 13:06

Lead·National News

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

28 Apr, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

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

28 Apr, 2025 @ 12:30

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Other News

British cyclist, 39, dies after falling during race on Mallorca

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

28 Apr, 2025 @ 12:26

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

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

28 Apr, 2025 @ 11:27

Andalucia·Lead

Two women get Benidorm city centre ban after making special trips to rob tourists

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

28 Apr, 2025 @ 11:26

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

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WATCH: Firefighters rescue man trapped in a lift for five hours during Spain’s historic blackout

ORGANIC TO GO: Bringing healthy and sustainable eating to Marbella and the Costa del Sol

Spain’s energy network ‘rules out a cyber attack as the cause of the blackout’

No more edibles: Spain moves to ban cannabis-infused sweets that contain ‘psychotropic substances’

Electricity fully restored in Valencia as president demands blackout ‘explanation as soon as possible’

At least 20 former clients of Iberian Funeral Plans will file lawsuit against the company that disappeared overnight with its founder’s death

Calls to emergency services rose 500% in Andalucia during Spain’s blackout – despite authorities pleading with the public to avoid unnecessary calls

Two Moroccan men stopped by Spanish border guards trying to enter Gibraltar with €50k ‘in various currencies’ hidden in their car

Zap squad!: Ukraine’s Zelensky offers shock help to Spain and Portugal after massive power cut causes chaos

Ever higher: Marbella’s luxury market set to continue growth, writes Property Insider Adam Neale

Bus in death crash on Spain’s Mallorca with eight injured

EXPLAINER: What is ‘inertia’, how did renewable energy sources contribute to Spain’s nationwide blackout – and how did they get the power back?

Over 99% of power is back in Spain – yet cause of the nationwide blackout remains elusive

Only 20% of Spain’s power restored as the government declares nationwide state of emergency

ZERO DAY: How an Olive Press reporter watched Spain’s world turn upside down on historic day

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

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez refuses to speculate on cause of the unprecedented blackout and urges the public to behave ‘responsibly’

Power cut latest: All medium and long distance trains in Spain cancelled for today but air traffic operating ‘normally’

Massive power cut in Iberia caused by ‘rare’ atmospheric phenomenon in Spain – Portuguese electricity operator

‘A blackout of this magnitude can only be caused by a cyberattack’: Is a hostile actor really to blame for Spain’s unprecedented blackout?

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

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in La Cala de Mijas with pool garage – € 399,000

FURRY SUCCESS: Another litter of vulnerable Iberian Lynx cubs born in Spain’s Doñana National Park

British cyclist, 39, dies from suspected heart attack during race in Spain’s Mallorca

LIFE IN SPAIN: Michael Coy explains the Spanish Legion’s gruelling 101km race in Ronda – now celebrating its 30th year

Blow against Benidorm’s thieves as two women who targeted tourists around hotels get city centre ban

20-hour police stand-off ends after squatters beat to death two men who tried to evict them from a Costa Blanca villa

Why are Madrid’s tabernas red? The secrets behind their coloured fronts

South Madrid residents at their wits’ end after squatters’ apartment fire caps months of disturbances

This town west of Malaga ushers in the New Year with a unique costume party – here’s what you need to know

FROM THE ARCHIVES: King Felipe VI’s Christmas speech from 2023 focuses on holding Spain together after year of high political tensions